The F-117A has been surpassed by a more effective design, the F-22 Raptor, and the Air Force plans to retire F-117 from October 2006 to 2008. No new pilots will be trained on that aircraft afterwards. | The F-117A has been surpassed by a more effective design, the F-22 Raptor, and the Air Force plans to retire F-117 from October 2006 to 2008. No new pilots will be trained on that aircraft afterwards. |