Hobby Master – Lockheed Martin F-117A , ’82-806′ “Vega 31” 7th Fighter Sqn. USAF , Kosovo War “Operation Allied Force” 1999

Popis

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                        F-117 Nighthawk (Lockheed )

Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk je americký jednomístný, dvoumotorový útočný letoun. Jde o první letoun, který je zkonstruován s využitím technologie stealth. Byl vytvořen pouze pro americké letectvo na základě poznatků a zkušeností z projektu Have Blue.

The Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk is an American single-seat, twin-engine stealth attack aircraft that was developed by Lockheed’s secretive Skunk Works division and operated by the United States Air Force (USAF). The F-117 was based on the Have Blue technology demonstrator.

General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Length: 65 ft 11 in (20.09 m)
• Wingspan: 43 ft 4 in (13.21 m)
• Height: 12 ft 9.5 in (3.90 m)
• Wing area: 780 ft² (72.5 m²)
• Empty weight: 29,500 lb (13,380 kg)
• Loaded weight: 52,500 lb (23,800 kg)
• Powerplant: 2 × General Electric F404-F1D2 turbofans, 10,600 lbf (48.0 kN) each

The 8th Fighter Squadron is an active United States Air Force squadron, assigned to the 54th Fighter Group, stationed at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico.

Insignia
8th Fighter Squadron emblem (approved 12 May 1960)

People, airplanes, and equipment of the 49th Fighter Wing played a key role in Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). The wing’s F-117s played a major role, dropping the first bombs against an Iraqi leadership target in Baghdad on 19 March 2003.

The F-117 was widely publicized for its role in the Persian Gulf War of 1991. Although it was commonly referred to as the “Stealth Fighter”, it was strictly an attack aircraft. F-117s took part in the conflict in Yugoslavia, where one was shot down by a surface-to-air missile (SAM) in 1999; it was the only Nighthawk to be lost in combat. The U.S. Air Force retired the F-117 in 2008, primarily due to the fielding of the F-22 Raptor.