The Nighthawk (F-117)

[MolliG]

Pictures from Lockheed Martin (www.lmaeronautics.com).

http://www.lmaeronautics.com/gallery/products/combat_air/f117/images/C90-1112-30.jpg

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http://www.lmaeronautics.com/gallery/products/combat_air/f117/images/Pi-10050.jpg

http://www.lmaeronautics.com/gallery/products/combat_air/f117/images/Pi-10129-03.jpg

http://www.lmaeronautics.com/gallery/products/combat_air/f117/images/PR186604.jpg

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http://www.lmaeronautics.com/gallery/products/combat_air/f117/images/TP010.jpg

http://www.lmaeronautics.com/gallery/products/combat_air/f117/images/PR349908.jpg

[HumanShield]

hot :lol:

[-Max2-]

Great pics. woot

[Operation Ivy]

that plane is the **** :D

[gregom]

That is by far one of the sweetest, meanist looking planes ever built.

[scrybe]

So mean, so mean.

[Lysander]

Does anyone have pictures of the F-117 with the new "gray" paint scheme?

[He219]

Does anyone have pictures of the F-117 with the new "gray" paint scheme?

http://www.af.mil/media/photodb/web/web_031209-F-0000C-001.jpg

(Left to right) Staff Sgts. Armond Cornin and Casell Davis, and Airman 1st Class Louis Delgado apply a layer of primer to the underbelly of an F-117 Nighthawk before it is painted gray.

http://www.af.mil/media/photodb/web/web_031209-F-0000S-001.jpg
Hi-Res (http://www.af.mil/media/photodb/photos/031209-F-0000S-001.jpg)

HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. -- An F-117 Nighthawk sits in its hangar after being repainted. The aircraft, owned by the 53rd Test and Evaluation Group's Detachment 1 here, was repainted gray as part of a test to determine whether the F-117 can have a role in daytime combat operations. Normally painted black, the stealth fighters are used for night missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Vanessa LaBoy)
Voila!
p-)

[OzMan]

http://www.lmaeronautics.com/gallery/products/combat_air/f117/images/Pi-10050.jpg

Good shot of the gold-covered windows used to stop radar beams from entering the cockpit and focusing on the round shape of the pilot's head.

http://www.lmaeronautics.com/gallery/products/combat_air/f117/images/PR186604.jpg

Looks like Tonopah Test Range, where it pretty much all started and came together for this aircraft

[2Sheds_Jackson]

ssshhhhhh! ;)

[Holliwood]

BUUUHHH!!!!!! :lol:

What an ugly plane.....plane i've told plane?? :lol: :lol:
:cantbeli:


Fabio

[Damian]

Amazing aircraft!!!

Do you have more pics?

[ZeroPositive]

not so keen on the grey paint jobby....
Black is still the most impressive colour :D
nice pics

[LordHalbert]

I heard grey is harder to see than black.

[Fintin]

I heard grey is harder to see than black.

black is one of the worst colors to wear at night...look up at the night sky...it has more of a dark blue look to it...black is one of the easiest colors to spot actualy...because of it is not a naturaly occuring color in nature in any large amount...unless your under the mountains of WV...

[Metak]

Does anyone have pictures of the F-117 with the new "gray" paint scheme?
Not gray, but desert camo:
http://web.whrsd.org/students/bryant_tyler/images/f117camo.jpg