What required the F-117 to be such a large aircraft? It is roughly the size of an F-15, and bigger than an F-4. - Quora
![Camp Springs Maryland, USA, May 19, 1990 A Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk stealth fighter is taxied along the flight line at Andrews Air Force Base in preparation for a demonstration flight during the Camp Springs Maryland, USA, May 19, 1990 A Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk stealth fighter is taxied along the flight line at Andrews Air Force Base in preparation for a demonstration flight during the](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2BBWRRA/camp-springs-maryland-usa-may-19-1990-a-lockheed-f-117-nighthawk-stealth-fighter-is-taxied-along-the-flight-line-at-andrews-air-force-base-in-preparation-for-a-demonstration-flight-during-the-annual-air-show-2BBWRRA.jpg)
Camp Springs Maryland, USA, May 19, 1990 A Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk stealth fighter is taxied along the flight line at Andrews Air Force Base in preparation for a demonstration flight during the
What required the F-117 to be such a large aircraft? It is roughly the size of an F-15, and bigger than an F-4. - Quora
![An Air Force pilot climbs into the cockpit of a F-117 stealth fighter jet at Holloman Air Force Base late November 14 to begin the 10-hour trip to a Persian Gulf deployment An Air Force pilot climbs into the cockpit of a F-117 stealth fighter jet at Holloman Air Force Base late November 14 to begin the 10-hour trip to a Persian Gulf deployment](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D595PP/an-air-force-pilot-climbs-into-the-cockpit-of-a-f-117-stealth-fighter-jet-at-holloman-air-force-base-late-november-14-to-begin-the-10-hour-trip-to-a-persian-gulf-deployment-and-possible-air-strike-against-iraq-the-united-states-continues-to-build-up-military-forces-in-the-region-jmeldkm-2D595PP.jpg)
An Air Force pilot climbs into the cockpit of a F-117 stealth fighter jet at Holloman Air Force Base late November 14 to begin the 10-hour trip to a Persian Gulf deployment
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F-117 stealth fighter flying. Detailed vector isometric illustration of an f-117 nighthawk stealth fighter flying. | CanStock
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