Aviation History - July 2016

24 AHAH july 2016

SPECIFICATIONS

ENGINE

2 General Electric F404-GE-F1D2

low bypass turbofan engines, at

10,800 pounds thrust each

WINGSPAN

43 ft. 4 in.

WING AREA

479 square feet

LENGTH

65 ft. 11 in.

HEIGHT

12 ft. 5 in.

ARMAMENT

2 2,000-lb. laser-guided bombs

or other guided weapons

WEIGHT

29,500 lbs. (empty)

52,500 lbs. (loaded)

MAXIMUM SPEED

603 mph at 35,000 feet

SERVICE CEILING

52,000 ft.

MAXIMUM RANGE

1,250 miles on internal fuel

LOWER

INTAKE LIP

RUDDERVATORS

DRAG

CHUTE

OUTBOARD

ELEVON

INBOARD

ELEVON

SKIN OF RADAR-

ABSORBENT

MATERIAL

FACETED

ALUMINUM

INTERNAL

STRUCTURE

THE OPPOSITION

The S-125 Neva/Pechora surface-

to-air missile system was first

deployed around Moscow in

1961, but from 1964 on was

eclipsed by the improved S-125M

and S-125M-1. Code-named

“GA-3 Goa” by NATO, it consists

of two to four two-stage rockets

capable of hitting aircraft flying at

lower altitudes, guided by three

radar systems. The F-117 was

specifically designed to foil

missile systems such as these.

RIGHT MAIN

LANDING

GEAR

“PLATYPUS”

EXHAUST DUCT

TECH NOTES LOCKHEED F-117A NIGHTHAWK