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[Nighthawk]

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[The Troll]

http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=410

Lockheed F-117A Nighthawk

Posted 6/8/2007 Printable Fact Sheet

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DAYTON, Ohio -- Lockheed F-117A Nighthawk at the National Museum of the United States Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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DAYTON, Ohio -- Lockheed F-117A Nighthawk in the Cold War Gallery at the National Museum of the United States Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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The Lockheed F-117A was developed in response to an Air Force request for an aircraft capable of attacking high value targets without being detected by enemy radar. By the 1970s, new materials and techniques allowed engineers to design an aircraft with radar-evading or "stealth" qualities. The result was the F-117A, the world's first operational stealth aircraft.

The first F-117A flew on June 18, 1981, and the first F-117A unit, the 4450th Tactical Group (renamed the 37th Tactical Fighter Wing in October 1989), achieved initial operating capability in October 1983. The F-117A first saw combat during Operation Just Cause on Dec. 19, 1989, when two F-117As from the 37th TFW attacked military targets in Panama.

The F-117A again went into action during Operation Desert Shield/Storm in 1990-1991 when the 415th and the 416th squadrons of the 37th TFW moved to a base in Saudi Arabia. During Operation Desert Storm, the F-117As flew 1,271 sorties, achieving an 80 percent mission success rate, and suffered no losses or battle damage. A total of 59 F-117As were built between 1981 and 1990. In 1989 the F-117A was awarded the Collier Trophy, one of the most prized aeronautical awards in the world.

The aircraft on display is the second F-117A built and was specially modified for systems testing. The Air Force retired it to the museum in 1991 after its test program was completed. It is marked as it appeared during tests conducted for the Air Force Systems Command between 1981 and 1991.

TECHNICAL NOTES:
Armament: Up to 5,000 lbs. of assorted internal stores
Engines: Two General Electric F404-F1D2 engines of 10,600 lbs. thrust each
Crew: One
Maximum cruise speed: 684 mph
Range: Unlimited with aerial refueling
Ceiling: 45,000 ft.
Span: 43 ft. 4 in.
Length: 65 ft. 11 in.
Height: 12 ft. 5 in.
Weight: 52,500 lbs. maximum

Click here to learn more about the Lockheed F-117.

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  Well Ms. Kumquat you have told me about the old models.  What about the new and improved F-117.  Hummmmmm.

  While your at it tell Bull Bat (A Night Hawk)  The only way the higher up in the air force thought they could get some real good fighter pilots, they thought was to call it a fighter.  So the B for bomber was changed to F for fighter and it worked. 

[me]

Uh Troll, the F is a series it doesn't stand for fighter.

[The Troll]

Uh Troll, the F is a series it doesn't stand for fighter.

  Where in hell did you come up with that little jewel.  You never heard of the F-104 Starfighter, the F-86 Saber Jet,  the F?A Raptor, the F-35 Lightning II, the F-16 Fighting Falcon and F-105 Thunder Jet.  You want some more, this is just of the top of my head.  My god your are a dumbass.   Please don't say anything more ignorant about airplanes.  I just can't talk to you about airplanes anymore.  Your hopeless. 

[Nighthawk]

  Where in hell did you come up with that little jewel.  You never heard of the F-104 Starfighter, the F-86 Saber Jet,  the F?A Raptor, the F-35 Lightning II, the F-16 Fighting Falcon and F-105 Thunder Jet.  You want some more, this is just of the top of my head.  My god your are a dumbass.   Please don't say anything more ignorant about airplanes.  I just can't talk to you about airplanes anymore.  Your hopeless. 

There you go again. Insulting people just because they aren't familiar with something.

Let's take your little post here...

First, it's an F-86 Sabre. "Jet" was not part of the name.

The Raptor is designated F-22

The F-105 was name Thunderchief. Again "Jet" was not part of its name.

[The Troll]

                                           Wait a minute while I catch my breath.            

  This morning I had a thought, I know what a Night Hawk is.  I remembered it was in the deep South.   So I went to the internet and went to Outdoor Alabama.  They say the Night Hawk is a small 12 inch bird with a 12 inch wing span.  It is a mysterious and often misunderstood bird.  I goes by the name of goat sucker, bull bat and night jar. 

  Small weak feet and when it perches it perches with the branch and not across it like other birds.  It is not a hawk but more of a swifts and flycatchers.  It is dark and drab and does not build a nest, lay it's eggs bare on stoney ground.

  One thing out standing about Nighthawk.  It has a VERY BIG MOUTH AND THE MOUTH IS LINED WITH STIFF BRISTLES.

  You must read more about the big mouth goat sucker.      This is just killing me.   

    www.outdooralabama.com/watchable-wildlife/Watchablearticles/nighthawk.cfm

  I want you good people to be sure and go to this website.  It's all about or friend NightHawk. 

  Also it is one of my best posts.  :rotf:   

[Nighthawk]

  I want you good people to be sure and go to this website.  It's all about or friend NightHawk. 

  Also it is one of my best posts.  :rotf:   

I don't know which is more pathetic, your weak, cherry picking attempt to insult me or that you felt the need to call attention to yourself by quoting yourself.

[The Troll]

There you go again. Insulting people just because they aren't familiar with something.

Let's take your little post here...

First, it's an F-86 Sabre. "Jet" was not part of the name.

The Raptor is designated F-22

The F-105 was name Thunderchief. Again "Jet" was not part of its name.

  Again you picking fly shit out of the black pepper.  Check again on the F/A Raptor.  Big shit, I miss putting chief in the name.

  But the F-86 Sabre in a conversations was always called the F-86 Sabre Jet.  What a stupid Mooorooon.  A big mouth Goat Sucker (a Night Hawk)  Don't go away mad bug breath, just go away with your stupid bullshit. 

[The Troll]

I don't know which is more pathetic, your weak, cherry picking attempt to insult me or that you felt the need to call attention to yourself by quoting yourself.

  It works for me.  Who in hell care what it does for you Bull Bat (a Night Hawk)  For you other people go back up and go to the Out Door Alabama website and read about our Night Hawk.      Your so easy.    To get ahead of me you're going to have to lose some sleep.  Night Jar (a Night Hawk) with a large bristle mouth. 

[Nighthawk]

  Again you picking fly shit out of the black pepper.  Check again on the F/A Raptor.  Big shit, I miss putting chief in the name.

  But the F-86 Sabre in a conversations was always called the F-86 Sabre Jet.  What a stupid Mooorooon.  A big mouth Goat Sucker (a Night Hawk)  Don't go away mad bug breath, just go away with your stupid bullshit. 

Awww, whatta matter? Did I make you mad pointing out your errors?

The Raptor is designated F-22A. There is NO F/A-22, that designation was used prior to it officially entering service.

Yeah you did miss putting 'chief' in the name and it is a 'big shit', Thunderchief is right and thunder is wrong.

No, the Sabre was only referred to as 'Sabrejet' (no space) sometimes. But I can give you that but then I would have to tell you that your Fighting Falcon is wrong too because it is also referred to as a Viper sometimes.

[Nighthawk]

I will give Troll credit for one thing. He certainly lives up to his name and I apologize for feeding him.

This got buried two pages back so I'll quote it here to hopefully get the thread back on track.

I'm still hoping for Cain but no one ever mentions him for some odd reason.  He did a fantastic job in the debate.  Like I said earlier I don't know how he'll fair as time goes on but at the moment he made more sense than the others and had some excellent and workable ideas for some or our problems.

To which I replied:

His name is getting mentioned more and more so he is gaining momentum. The more I see and hear, the more I like him.

[me]

I may have misread this paragraph:

The designation "F-117" seems to indicate that it was given an official designation prior to the 1962 U.S. Tri-Service Aircraft Designation System and could be considered numerically to be a part of the earlier "Century series" of fighters. The assumption prior to the revealing of the aircraft to the public was that it would likely receive the designation F-19 as that number had not been used. However there were no other aircraft to receive a "100" series number following the F-111. Soviet fighters obtained by the United States via various means under the Constant Peg program[28] were given F-series numbers for their evaluation by U.S. pilots, and with the advent of the Teen Series fighters, most often Century Series designations.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_F-117_Nighthawk

[me]

I will give Troll credit for one thing. He certainly lives up to his name and I apologize for feeding him.

This got buried two pages back so I'll quote it here to hopefully get the thread back on track.

To which I replied:

His name is getting mentioned more and more so he is gaining momentum. The more I see and hear, the more I like him.

Thanks Nighthawk.  Even I had fogotten what got them off on to another subject. 

[Palehorse]

What I just said to Troll applies to you too.

Translation - "I'm frustrated because I got nothin'"

[The Troll]

Awww, whatta matter? Did I make you mad pointing out your errors?

The Raptor is designated F-22A. There is NO F/A-22, that designation was used prior to it officially entering service.

Yeah you did miss putting 'chief' in the name and it is a 'big shit', Thunderchief is right and thunder is wrong.

No, the Sabre was only referred to as 'Sabrejet' (no space) sometimes. But I can give you that but then I would have to tell you that your Fighting Falcon is wrong too because it is also referred to as a Viper sometimes.

  What a dumbass, wrong again.  Wrong on everything.  You have been talking to a man who love avation and war birds.  I want you bottle brush mouth, bull Bat (a Nighthawk) and your triplet   To please read the following website.  What mooooroooons. 

                www.futurefirepower.com/fa-22-raptor-best-fighter-jet