| Manufacturer |
Lockheed Corporation |
Blackburn Aircraft |
| Description |
The Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk is a retired American single-seat, subsonic, twin-engined stealth attack aircraft developed by Lockheed's Skunk Works division and operated by the United States Air Force (USAF). |
The Blackburn Buccaneer is a British carrier-capable attack aircraft designed in the 1950s for the Royal Navy (RN). |
| ICAO Code |
F117 |
|
| First Flight |
1981-06-18 |
1958-04-30 |
| Entry Into service |
1983-10-01 |
1962-07-17 |
| Production End |
1990-01-01 |
|
| Service End |
|
1994-03-31 |
| Designer |
Lockheed Corporation |
Blackburn Aircraft |
| Type |
|
Maritime strike aircraft |
| Length (m) |
19.812 |
19.2024 |
| Height (m) |
3.6576 |
4.8768 |
| Cockpit Crew |
1 |
2 |
| Max Speed (km/h) |
1100.087 |
1074.159 |
| Max Ceiling (m) |
13716 |
12192 |
| Armament |
2 × internal weapons bays with one hardpoint each (total of two weapons) equipped to carry:; Bombs:; GBU-10 Paveway II laser-guided bomb with 2,000 lb Mk84 blast/fragmentation or BLU-109 or BLU-116 Penetrator warhead; GBU-12 Paveway II laser-guided bomb with 500 lb Mk82 blast/fragmentation warhead; GBU-27 Paveway III laser-guided bomb with 2,000 lb Mk84 blast-fragmentation or BLU-109 or BLU-116 P… |
4 × under-wing pylon stations for up to 12000 lb of bombs, and 1 × internal rotating bomb bay |
| Max Mach (Mach) |
0.92 |
0.95 |
| National Origin |
United States of America |
United Kingdom |
| Number Built |
64 |
211 |
| Powerplant Description |
2 × General Electric F404-F1D2 turbofan engines |
2 × Rolls-Royce Spey Mk.101 turbofan engines |
| Primary Users |
United States Air Force |
Royal Navy, Royal Air Force, South African Air Force |
| Status |
Retired from combat in 2008, used as training aircraft as of 2025 |
|
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_F-117_Nighthawk |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackburn_Buccaneer |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
13.1064 |
13.4112 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
72.4644 |
47.7522 |
| Wake Category |
M |
|
| Number of Engines |
2 |
2 |