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The F-117A Nighthawk Is The 1st Fighter To Use Radar Stealth Technology. It Is Actually Not A Fighter, But A Bomber, Because It Has No A/A Weapons. The Angled Body Reflects Radar Beams Either Up Or Down Instead Of Back To The Enemy, Therefore Making It Invisible To Enemy Radar. Any Radar That Does Not Get Bounced Up Or Down Is Absorbed By It's Skin Of Radar Absorbent Material (RAM). It's Radar Cross Section Is Even Lower Than A 3 Ton Parcel Truck. Because Of Its Black Color, It Is Only Used At Night. Instead Of Using Radar, It Uses FLIR, DLIR, And Laser Designation To Attack Targets. This Limits It To Laser And TV Guided Bombs. It Has No Cannon And Receives Target And Aircraft Locations From An Observation E- 3 Sentry AWACS.
Specs: F-117A Nighthawk
Type: Single Seat Stealth Strike Fighter
Engines: 2 General Electric F404-GE-F1D2 Turbofans
Top Speed: 850 MPH
Ceiling: Classified
Range: 750 MI
Armament: 5,550 LBS Of Laser & TV Guided Bombs
Weights: Empty-30,000 LBS, Loaded-52,500 LBS
Dimensions: Classified