Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk
single-seat, twin-engine stealth ground-attack aircraft
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Summary
Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk is an aircraft family[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of aircraft family entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (32,912 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: black project[3]
- Operator: United States Air Force[4]
- Manufacturer: Skunk Works[5]
- Developer: Skunk Works[6]
- Collection: Nellis Air Force Base[7], National Museum of the United States Air Force[8], Holloman Air Force Base[9], Blackbird Airpark[10], Museum of Aviation[11], Hill Aerospace Museum[12], Ronald Reagan Presidential Library[13], Pima Air & Space Museum[14], Castle Air Museum[15], Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum[16], Air Zoo[17], Stafford Air & Space Museum[18], Strategic Air and Space Museum[19], Palm Springs Air Museum[20]
- Subclass of: stealth aircraft[21], twinjet[22], land-based attack airplane[23], single-seat fighter[24]
- Commons category: Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk[25]
- Country of origin: United States[26]
- Powered by: General Electric F404[27]
- Armament: Mark 84[28], GBU-10 Paveway II[29], GBU-12 Paveway II[30], GBU-27 Paveway III[31], BLU-109[32], Wind Corrected Munitions Dispenser[33], B61[34]
- First flight: June 18, 1981[35]
- Participated in conflict: United States invasion of Panama[36], Gulf War[37], Yugoslav Wars[38], War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)[39], Iraq War[40]
- Service entry: October 1983[41]
- Service retirement: April 22, 2008[42]
- Topic's main category: Category:Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk[43]
- Commons gallery: F-117 Nighthawk[44]
- Director / manager: Ben Rich[45]
- Maximum capacity: 1 human[46]
- Total produced: 64[47]
- Described by source: US Air Force Air Power Directory[48], Jane's World Aircraft Recognition Handbook, Fourth Edition[49]
- Undercarriage: retractable tricycle gear[50]
- Wing configuration: delta wing[51]
- Length: 20.09 m[52]
- Height: 3.78 m[53]
- Wingspan: 13.21 m[54]
Why It Matters
Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[55] It is known by 112 alternative names across languages and contexts.[56]