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F117 - Nighthawk

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F-117 Nighthawk


Single seat fighter with the radar cross section of 'a bee'.  Designed for precision penetration strikes of ground targets only.  Every detectable energy type, reflected and generated, is masked.  This plane would fly like a rock if the computers failed.

Cruise Speed

Max Speed

Control

Body

Protection

ShX (153) - 684 mph

ShX (159) - 700 mph

Gd (12)

Ty (5)

Ty

Wingspan

43 feet 3 inches  

Weight

52,500 pounds

Length

66 feet  

Sustained Climb Angle

36.3 deg

Height

12 feet 6 inches  

Cost

$42,600,000

Range

   

Ceiling

45,000 feet