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The F-35 was the product of the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program, which was the merger of various combat aircraft programs from the 1980s and 1990s. One progenitor program was the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Advanced Short Take-Off/Vertical Landing (ASTOVL) which ran from 1983 to 1994; ASTOVL aimed to develop a Harrier jump jet replacement for the U.S. Marine Corps ...
Development commenced in the final months of World War II to harness the recent innovation of the jet engine 1947 1949 [34] 1,385 [34] F-2 (F2H) Banshee: Carrier-based fighter McDonnell Aircraft The only jet-powered fighter to ever be deployed by the Royal Canadian Navy. 1947 1948 [34] 895 [34] F7U Cutlass: Naval multirole fighter: Chance Vought
The pictures demonstrate the amazing visual effects that occur as military aircraft punch through the sound barrier and travel faster than sound itself. 11 photos of America's fighter jets ...
Data from Experimental & Prototype U.S. Air Force Jet Fighters, McDonnell XF-85 Goblin: USAF Museum factsheet, McDonnell XF-85: Boeing.com factsheet General characteristics Crew: 1 Length: 14 ft 10 in (4.52 m) Wingspan: 21 ft 1 in (6.43 m) wings spread Height: 8 ft 3 in (2.51 m) Wing area: 90 sq ft (8.4 m 2) Empty weight: 3,740 lb (1,696 kg) Gross weight: 4,550 lb (2,064 kg) Max takeoff weight ...
In the end, the aircraft was given the less controversial name "Phantom II", the first "Phantom" being another McDonnell jet fighter, the FH-1 Phantom. The Phantom II was briefly given the designation F-110A and named "Spectre" by the USAF [25] and the Tri-Service aircraft designation system, F-4, was adopted in September 1962.
Jet Carrier-based Fighter: Manned [citation needed] 43 [25] For training. [25] F/A-18E/F Super Hornet: McDonnell Douglas / Northrop Grumman / Boeing USA Jet Carrier-based Fighter: Manned 1999 [citation needed] 549 [25] 76 on order [25] The Navy plans to divest 5 F/A-18F variants in FY2025. [99] F-35C Lightning II: Lockheed Martin USA Jet ...
The Northrop F-20 Tigershark (initially F-5G) is a prototype light fighter, designed and built by Northrop.Its development began in 1975 as a further evolution of Northrop's F-5E Tiger II, featuring a new engine that greatly improved overall performance, and a modern avionics suite including a powerful and flexible radar.
The JS Kaga is an Izumo-class multi-functional destroyer initially designed to accommodate up to 28 military helicopters.. The vessel measures just over 800 feet and weighs 24,000 tons — far ...