| Manufacturer |
McDonnell Douglas |
Lockheed Corporation |
| Description |
The McDonnell Douglas F-15 STOL/MTD (Short Takeoff and Landing/Maneuver Technology Demonstrator) is a modified F-15 Eagle. |
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). |
| ICAO Code |
|
F117 |
| First Flight |
1988-09-07 |
1981-06-18 |
| Entry Into service |
|
1983-10-01 |
| Production End |
|
1990-01-01 |
| Service End |
1991-08-15 |
|
| Designer |
McDonnell Douglas |
Lockheed Corporation |
| Type |
Technology Demonstrator and Research Aircraft |
|
| Length (m) |
19.42 |
19.812 |
| Height (m) |
5.64 |
3.6576 |
| Cockpit Crew |
2 |
1 |
| Max Speed (km/h) |
2124.334 |
1100.087 |
| Max Ceiling (m) |
18288 |
13716 |
| 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… |
| Capacity Description |
17,000 lb (7,112 kg) |
|
| Max Mach (Mach) |
2 |
0.92 |
| National Origin |
United States of America |
United States of America |
| Number Built |
1 |
64 |
| Powerplant Description |
2 × Pratt & Whitney F100-PW-229 turbofan engines, equipped with 20° three-dimensional thrust vectoring P/YBBN, 79 kN thrust each |
2 × General Electric F404-F1D2 turbofan engines |
| Primary Users |
United States Air Force, NASA |
United States Air Force |
| Status |
Retired from both NASA and military service |
Retired from combat in 2008, used as training aircraft as of 2025 |
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_F-15_STOL/MTD |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_F-117_Nighthawk |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
13 |
13.1064 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
56.5 |
72.4644 |
| Wake Category |
|
M |
| Aircraft Engine |
Pratt & Whitney F100 |
|
| Number of Engines |
2 |
2 |