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  2. Template : Graphical timeline of USAF fighter aircraft

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    Timeline of USAF fighter jets. ↓ First operational American jet. P-59 Airacomet. F-86 Sabre. F-15 Eagle. P-80 Shooting Star. F-101 Voodoo. F-16 Fighting Falcon.

  3. List of United States fighter aircraft - Wikipedia

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    Fighter North American Aviation First jet aircraft in USN service to serve at sea under operational conditions. Also the first American jet fighter to employ a single, straight ram duct in its nose. [100] 1946 [21] 1947 [34] /1948 [21] 30 + 3 Prototypes F6U Pirate: Fighter Chance Vought Vought's first jet fighter, 1946 Never 33 XF2R Dark Shark ...

  4. Lists of military aircraft of the United States - Wikipedia

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    List of United States Air Force aircraft designations (1919–1962) List of United States Navy aircraft designations (pre-1962) List of United States Army aircraft designations (1956–1962) List of United States Tri-Service aircraft designations; List of U.S. DoD aircraft designations; List of undesignated military aircraft of the United States

  5. Template:Graphical timeline of USN fighter jets - Wikipedia

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    Timeline of USN fighter jets. ↓ First American naval jet. FJ-1 Fury. F3D Skyknight. F-14 Tomcat. F2H Banshee. F-4 Phantom II. F9F Panther. F-8 Crusader. F/A-18 A/B ...

  6. Jet fighter generations - Wikipedia

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    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]

  7. List of fighter aircraft - Wikipedia

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    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

  8. Fighter aircraft - Wikipedia

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    Apart from these fighter jets, most of the 4.5 generation aircraft are actually modified variants of existing airframes from the earlier fourth generation fighter jets. Such fighter jets are generally heavier and examples include the Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, which is an evolution of the F/A-18 Hornet, the F-15E Strike Eagle, which is a ...

  9. List of active United States military aircraft - Wikipedia

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    Jet Carrier-based Fighter: Manned 1985 186 [25] Scheduled to be replaced by F-35B/C Lightning II: F-35B/C Lightning II: Lockheed Martin USA Jet Carrier-based Fighter: Manned 2015 112 [25] F-35C carrier variant and F-35B V/STOL variants. Planned total of 353 F-35Bs and 67 F-35Cs to replace various aircraft. [96] F-5F/N Tiger II: Northrop USA Jet ...