| Manufacturer |
Supermarine |
Lockheed Corporation |
| Description |
The Vickers Type 559 was a supersonic interceptor aircraft design by the British aircraft company Vickers-Armstrongs and was their submission for Operational Requirement F.155 in 1955. |
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 |
|
1981-06-18 |
| Entry Into service |
|
1983-10-01 |
| Production End |
|
1990-01-01 |
| Designer |
Supermarine |
Lockheed Corporation |
| Type |
Interceptor |
|
| Length (m) |
20.7264 |
19.812 |
| Height (m) |
4.572 |
3.6576 |
| Cockpit Crew |
1 |
1 |
| Max Speed (km/h) |
|
1100.087 |
| Max Ceiling (m) |
18288 |
13716 |
| Armament |
2 × Red Hebe (radar guided) or Blue Jay (heat-seeking) missiles |
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… |
| Endurance (h) |
32 |
|
| Max Mach (Mach) |
2.5 |
0.92 |
| National Origin |
|
United States of America |
| Number Built |
|
64 |
| Powerplant Description |
2 × de Havilland Gyron PS.26/1 afterburning turbojet engines |
2 × General Electric F404-F1D2 turbofan engines |
| Primary Users |
|
United States Air Force |
| Status |
|
Retired from combat in 2008, used as training aircraft as of 2025 |
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vickers_Type_559 |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_F-117_Nighthawk |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
12.8016 |
13.1064 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
57.1354 |
72.4644 |
| Wake Category |
|
M |
| Number of Engines |
2 |
2 |