Hal Farley with the F-117 Nighthawk

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This Aviation Collectible is exquisitely Framed with double mattes and comes in a 1 ½” Matte Black Frame, exclusively produced by Planejunkie.

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Overall Size: 17.25" x 14.25"
Photo Size: 8" x 10"

Plane Type: F-117 Nighthawk F-117 Nighthawk - An outgrowth of the Have Blue prototype, the subsonic F-117 stealth fighter uses low observable technology as its defensive weapon, and offers ordinance delivery with pin-point accuracy for its offensive capability. Currently in front line service with the USAF Air Combat Command, the Nighthawk represents the most advanced weapons system in the world today. Combat proven in Operation Desert Storm, F-117's were consistently used to seek and destroy high priority targets, primarily on night missions. Capable of carrying a 5,000 lb. payload in its twin internal bays, the Nighthawk measures 66ft. in length, and is powered by two General Electric F-404 non-afterburning turbofan engines. A total of 59 F-117s have been built. Harold C. Farley (Shown in Photo)- A Fellow of the Society of Experimental Test Pilots, Harold Farley's flying career spans some thirty years during which he has logged almost 6,000 hours, 3,600 hours of which were flight tests in fighter or attack aircraft.Harold joined Lockheed in 1979 as an experimental test pilot assigned as Project Pilot for the then top secret Stealth Fighter Program. He participated in all phases of the F-117 project and logged over 600 hours in the aircraft. Hal Farley became Director of Flight Operations and Chief Test Pilot of the Lockheed Advanced Development Company in 1989; he retired from Lockheed in 1991.