LOCKHEED F-117 NIGHTHAWK
F-117 SERVICE
| Manufacturer: | Lockheed Corp., Burbank, California, USA (Designed by Lockheed "Skunk" Works) |
| Model: | ? |
| Designation: | F-117 |
| Name: | Nighthawk |
| First official flight: | (XST Have Blue) 12/1977 (YF-117A) 18/06/1981 |
| Factory production period: | 1977 - 1990 |
| Primary service period: | 1982 - 2008 |
| Last official flight: | (F-117A) 22/04/2008 |
F-117 VARIANTS AND PRODUCTION
XST Have Blue
1977, prototype twin-engined, Experimental
Stealth Technology (XST) attack fighter.
Produced 1976 - 1978
Lockheed Burbank, California
| Have Blue 1 | 1001 | |
| Have Blue 2 | 1002 | Total: 02 |
YF-117A
1981, as XST, service test version,
larger airframe, engine upgrade.
Produced 1978 - 1981
Lockheed Burbank, California
| 79-10780 / 79-10784 | FSD-1 / FSD-5 |
Total: 05 |
F-117A
1982, as YF-117A, production version.
S/n's in order of last 3 digits.
Produced 1981 - 1990
Lockheed Burbank, California
| 80-0785 / 80-0791 | 1 / 7 | |
|
81-10792 / 81-10798 - Original s/n: 81-0792 / 81-0798. |
8 / 14 | |
| 82-0799 / 82-0806 | 15 / 22 | |
| 83-0807, 83-0808 | 23, 24 | |
| 84-0809 / 84-0812 | 25 / 28 | |
| 85-0813 / 85-0820 | 29 / 36 | |
| 86-0821 / 86-0823 | 37 / 39 | |
| 84-0824 / 84-0828 | 40 / 44 | |
| 85-0829 / 85-0836 | 45 / 52 | |
| 86-0837 / 86-0840 | 53 / 56 | |
| 88-0841 / 88-0843 | 57 / 59 | Total: 59 |
|
Grand Total: 66 |
NOTE:
Many details of the "Black Jet" are classified, it's very existence
was not made public till November, 1988. As a result, the above
serial number and construction number list may be inaccurate
and is only based on the best currently available data.
Confirmed 3-digit s/n for YF-117A are 780 / 784.
Confirmed 3-digit s/n for F-117A are 785 / 843.