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This category lists fighter aircraft considered to belong to the second generation of fighter jets, developed from the mid-1950s to the early 1960s. Pages in category "Second-generation jet fighters" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total.
Jet fighter generations classify the major technology leaps in the historical development of the jet fighter. Different authorities have identified different technology jumps as the key ones, dividing fighter development into different numbers of generations. Five generations are now widely recognised, with the development of a sixth under way. [1]
In the US Air Force the naming convention for fighter aircraft is a prefix "F-", followed by a number, ground attack aircraft are prefixed with “A-” and bombers with “B-”. Fighter aircraft from the second world war onwards are sorted into generations, from 1 to 5, based on technological level. [1] [2] An American F-16 fighter jet
The first generation of jet fighters comprised the initial, subsonic jet-fighter designs introduced late in World War II (1939–1945) and in the early post-war period. They differed little from their piston-engined counterparts in appearance, and many employed unswept wings. Guns and cannon remained the principal armament.
Second-generation jet fighters ... Fourth-generation jet fighters (38 P) 4.5-generation jet fighters (8 P) Pages in category "Jet fighter generations"
A U.S. Air Force Raptor F-22, F-16 fighter jets and MiG-29 from the Polish Air Force take part in a NATO Air Force military drill on Oct.12, 2022, in Lask, Poland.
The Messerschmitt P.1101 was a single-seat, single-jet fighter project of World War II, developed as part of the 15 July 1944 Emergency Fighter Program [2] which sought a second generation of jet fighters for the Third Reich.
Russia’s next-generation Su-57 Felon fighter jet is getting upgraded 3D-printed landing gear in a bid to reduce cost and weight. The Su-57 Felon’s new landing gear will reportedly be made of ...