LEGENDARY
F117
Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk
Nighthawk
“The world's first stealth aircraft.”
Lockheed · military
Length
65 ft 11 in
Wingspan
43 ft 4 in
Max speed
554 kts
Range
930 nmi
Ceiling
43,000 ft
Engines
2x GE F404-F1D2 (non-afterburning)
Crew
1
Built
64
The F-117 was officially retired in 2008, but they keep getting spotted flying over Nevada. If you see one, you're witnessing living history.
Fun fact
The F-117 was so secret that its pilots trained at night and the aircraft was hidden in hangars during the day.
How to spot one
Angular stealth shape with flat facets. V-tail. Subsonic. Officially retired but still occasionally seen flying in Nevada.
Crews call it
The Stealth Fighter
Sounds like
Non-afterburning F404 — surprisingly quiet for a military jet. It was DESIGNED to be quiet.
One might be overhead right now.
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