Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk is currently a Warfare good article nominee. Nominated by Czarking0 (talk) at 19:36, 3 May 2024 (UTC) Anyone who has not contributed significantly to (or nominated) this article may review it according to the good article criteria to decide whether or not to list it as a good article. To start the review process, click start review and save the page. (See here for the good article instructions.) Short description: American stealth ground-attack aircraft |
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OK - there are periodic post retirement sightings. When retired - a primary reason was the F-22 able to take over their role. The F22 is either supplemented by (or eventually replaced) by the JSF / F-35. The F22 and F35 are Quite different IRT thier Software. I have heard it stated the F-22 was the largest Software project fully written in the ADA programming language. The F-35 is mostly written in C++; With the LM programming guidelines document for the F35 released to the public and very highly thought of. I am certain the F-117 was a very software intensive project- have NO idea of the what programming language was used for it- or even think of the age of the hardware (CPU in use then). -Is it still flying using swapped out newer software or CPU- and verifing that? Wfoj3 (talk) 17:58, 6 January 2024 (UTC)
GA Review 1 failed. I am double checking for the deadlinks mentioned. Austrian Radar Plots on acig.org, " "The Black Jet.", ""Filling the Stealth Gap," in Air and Space Power Journal Fall 2006", F-117A Nighthawk page on FAS.org, The Advent, Evolution, and New Horizons of United States Stealth Aircraft, "Constant Peg.", "Unconventional Weapon.", "F-117 History", "DOD 4120.15-L: Model Designation of Military Aerospace Vehicles", "Pilot recognizes crashed F-117A.", "Omaha Nighthawks official page.", "410th FLTS 'Baja Scorpions' closes historic chapter.", "One of only four existing F-117s returns to Edwards.", "Stealth and Beyond: Air Stealth (TV-series)"., "New Mexico Air Force base at crossroads.", and "The Secrets of Stealth" on Discovery Military Channel" are all dead links or redirects.
I checked everyone one of these links and with a few edits they are good now. Czarking0 (talk) 19:58, 21 February 2024 (UTC)
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Reviewer: Nick-D (talk · contribs) 05:01, 9 March 2024 (UTC)
While the article is comprehensive, it contains multiple citation needed tags, including a claim that "The F-117 was later used in the Operation Enduring Freedom in 2001 and Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003" that should be addressed with the article covering how the aircraft were used in these conflicts, and a tag requesting additional citations dating back to 2018. As such, I'm speedy failing this nomination. The section on post-retirement sightings should also be reworked to note how the USAF is using the aircraft, which has been covered in multiple sources, rather than the current content which doesn't reflect the explanations and is a semi-random collection of sightings of the aircraft. Nick-D (talk) 05:01, 9 March 2024 (UTC)
So much b.s. here. The F-117 is not used any more. Seeing it flying around does not make it any less of a failure. Many old military planes still fly around as part of active historical collections or museum resources. I really don't care if an F-117 is stored somewhere today. The point is that it has been officially retired. Done with. Let's start telling the truth here. Cost has nothing to do with its retirement as evidenced by the USAF endeavor to quickly embark on the unimpresive F-35, the costliest program in military history. Stop making excuses. It was Russian long wavelength radar that rendered the F-117 useless. For all the cost and toxic nature of operations, the F-117 was not effective in its role. Confidence was lost after Yugoslavia and the decision to retire was inevitable. Another embarrassment for Lockheed in a long line of recent failures including the F-35 project shutdown and the recently failed hypersonic missile defense project scuttled in 2023. Kelly Johnson must be rolling over in his grave. What bothers me is the misinformation I see in Wikipedia often. The pride of the USAF, the F-117 failed in its primary mission. All the patriotic flyonvers at parades and football games was all it was good for. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.126.231.213 (talk) 05:53, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
@Fnlayson: I know you have had some activity here and on other american planes. I am thinking to put this up for GAN again. Do you have any reservations before I do so? Czarking0 (talk) 03:25, 17 April 2024 (UTC)
The following comment should have been added to this talk page, but a GA review page was opened instead (IPs are not allowed to review GANs; I have copied the comment here, since that page will be deleted):
—BlueMoonset (talk) 14:48, 13 May 2024 (UTC)