Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk
The Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk is a US military jet aircraft. It was the first stealth aircraft to be declared operational. It was only used by US Air Force until 2003. It was used in the Gulf War. It was also used by NATO air attacks in Kosovo in 1999.
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| Role | Attack aircraft |
| National origin | USA |
| Manufacturer | Lockheed. |
| First flight | 1981 |
| Introduction | 1983 |
| Status | Out of service. |
| Primary user | US Air Force. |
| Number built | 64 |
The Lockheed F-117 is a single-seat, twin-engine stealth ground-attack aircraft that is operated by the United States Air Force. The F-117 was the first flyable aircraft to be designed around stealth technology. It retired in 2008 because of the F-22 Raptor. It is shaped to deflect radar signals. It is limited to subsonic speed. It’s weird 2d shape was from the 1970’s era computer technology.
Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk Media
F-117A painted in "Gray Dragon" experimental camouflage scheme
F-117 flight demonstration
An F-117 Nighthawk taxis down the runway before its flight during the Holloman Air and Space Expo at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., Oct. 27, 2007.
Lockheed F-117A, National Museum of the United States Air Force, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, near
An F-117 conducts a live exercise bombing run using GBU-27 laser-guided bombs
Canopy of F-117 shot down in Serbia in March 1999 at the Museum of Aviation in Belgrade
A pair of F-117A Nighthawks
A pair of specially painted F-117 Nighthawks sporting a United States flag theme on their bellies fly off from their last refueling by the Ohio Air National Guard's 121st Air Refueling Wing
F-117 Nighthawk during Northern Edge 23-1 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, May 2023
F-117s trailing a KC-135, October 2023
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