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LOCKHEED F-117A NIGHTHAWK
1981
 
ATTACK STEALTH AIRCRAFT
  
     
 
 
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LOCKHEED F-117A NIGHTHAWK
 
CLASSIFICATION
CLASS :
 ATTACK STEALTH AIRCRAFT
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN :
 UNITED STATES
MANUFACTURER :
 Lockheed Aircraft Corporation
FIRST FLIGHT :
 June 18, 1981
SERVICE DELIVERY :
 October 1983
NUMBER BUILT :
 59
   
SPECIFICATION
SPAN :
 43 ft 4 in (13.20 m)
LENGTH :
 65 ft 11 in (20.09 m)
HEIGHT :
 12 ft 9.5 in (3.78 m)
WING AREA :
 780 sq ft (73 m sq)
WING LOADING :
 65 lb/ft sq (330 kg/m sq)
POWER LOADING :
 0.40
ASPECT RATIO :
 ---
WEIGHT EMPTY :
 29,500 lb (13380 kg)
WEIGHT LOADED :
 ---
WEIGHT MAX :
 52,500 lb (23800 kg)
ARMAMENT :
 NONE
PAYLOAD :
 5,000 lbs (2268 kg) of Bombs in two internal weapons bays with one
 
 hardpoint each; Load may include the following:
 -
 GBU-10 Paveway II laser-guided bomb with 2000lb Mk84
 
 blast/fragmentation or BLU-109 or BLU-116 Penetrator warhead
 -
 GBU-12 Paveway II laser-guided bomb with 500lb Mk82
 
 blast/fragmentation warhead;
 -
 GBU-27 Paveway III laser-guided bomb with 2000lb Mk84
 
 blast-fragmentation or BLU-109 or BLU-116 Penetrator warhead;
 -
 GBU-31 JDAM INS/GPS guided munition with 2000lb Mk84
 
 blast-frag or BLU-109 Penetrator warhead;
 
 B61 Nuclear Bomb
POWER PLANT :
 2 x General Electric F404-F1D2 Turbofans Engine, Producing
 
 10,600 lbf (48.0 kN) each
CREW :
 1 - Pilot
 
 
PERFORMANCE
MAXIMUM SPEED :
 617 mph (993 km/h, Mach 0.92)
CRUISING SPEED :
 ---
LANDING SPEED :
 ---
CLIMB RATE :
 ---
RANGE :
 691 miles (1112 km) w/ Max Bomb Load (Combat Radius)
SERVICE CEILING :
 44,000 ft (13411 m)
 
 
 
 
REFERENCES
  
 

Donald, David. The encyclopedia of World Military Aircraft. New York: Barnes & Noble. 2000. ISBN 0-7607-2208-0.

  
 
     
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