| Manufacturer |
Lockheed Corporation |
Grumman |
| 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 Grumman G-118 (sometimes called the XF12F, though this was never official) was a design for an all-weather missile-armed interceptor aircraft for use on US Navy aircraft carriers. |
| ICAO Code |
F117 |
|
| First Flight |
1981-06-18 |
|
| Entry Into service |
1983-10-01 |
|
| Production End |
1990-01-01 |
|
| Designer |
Lockheed Corporation |
Grumman |
| Type |
|
Fighter aircraft |
| Length (m) |
19.812 |
17.3736 |
| Height (m) |
3.6576 |
4.2672 |
| Cockpit Crew |
1 |
2 |
| Max Speed (km/h) |
1100.087 |
|
| Max Ceiling (m) |
13716 |
18288 |
| 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… |
2 x AIR-2 Genie unguided nuclear rockets or; ; 3 × AIM-7 Sparrow III missiles , or; 2 × AIM-7 Sparrow and; 3 × AIM-9 Sidewinder |
| Max Mach (Mach) |
0.92 |
2 |
| National Origin |
United States of America |
|
| Number Built |
64 |
|
| Powerplant Description |
2 × General Electric F404-F1D2 turbofan engines |
2 × J79-GE-3 after-burning turbojet engines |
| Primary Users |
United States Air Force |
United States Navy (intended) |
| Status |
Retired from combat in 2008, used as training aircraft as of 2025 |
Not built |
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_F-117_Nighthawk |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grumman_G-118 |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
13.1064 |
13.1064 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
72.4644 |
55.2773 |
| Wake Category |
M |
|
| Aircraft Engine |
|
General Electric J79 |
| Number of Engines |
2 |
2 |