F-19 is a skipped DoD designation in the Tri-Service fighter aircraft designation sequence which was thought by many popular media outlets to have been allocated to the Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk.

Aug 2, 2024 · Within a year of its release, the F-19 became the best-selling model in history, becoming the de facto standard for applying stealth technology to military aircraft.

Dec 8, 2025 · The F-19 stealth fighter never existed—so how did it become a Cold War icon? Inside the myth, the missing designation, and the real jet it helped hide.

Jan 1, 2008 · Testors assumed that in order to deflect radar waves, the F-19 would be sleek and streamlined and would somewhat resemble Lockheed’s other-worldly SR-71. Testors stuck a pair of …

Aug 14, 2024 · The F-19 was purely a product of guesswork, loosely based on the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird, and has since become a legendary piece of aviation and pop culture history.

F-19 is a designation for a United States fighter aircraft that has never been officially used, and has engendered much speculation that it might refer to a type of aircraft whose existence is still classified.

So it seems that the Lockheed Senior Trend was never known as F-19. So what then WAS F-19? When asked about this, an Air Force spokesman claimed that the F-19 designation had never been …

Mar 13, 2008 · Lockheed continued their production of the highly faceted F-117 (and largely continuing in the YF-22 Raptor), but Northrop diverged into curvier designs seen in the F-19, B-2 Bomber, and …

May 18, 2014 · F-19: The Most Secret Aircraft Ever? I don't need to know, but I hope we have a top secret stealth fighter jet that, years from now, will be declassified and part of the same discussions …

The F-19 Stealth Fighter model carried a whole generation of aviation and flight simulation enthusiasts into the fascinating world of military aviation and stealth technology back in the late...