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11 photos of America's fighter jets breaking the sound barrier. AMANDA MACIAS. Updated September 28, 2016 at 9:19 AM. At a speed of about 767 miles per hour, depending on temperature and humidity ...
The Sukhoi Su-57 (Russian: Сухой Су-57; NATO reporting name: Felon) [3] [4] is a twin-engine stealth multirole fighter aircraft developed by Sukhoi. [5] It is the product of the PAK FA (Russian: ПАК ФА, prospective aeronautical complex of front-line aviation) programme, which was initiated in 1999 as a more modern and affordable alternative to the MFI (Mikoyan Project 1.44/1.42).
A U.S Air Force F-35A. This is a list of fighter aircraft used by the United States. This includes those of the 1962 United States Tri-Service aircraft designation system, 1924–1962 Air Force, pre-1962 Navy, and undesignated military aircraft. An F-16 Fighting Falcon (left), P-51D Mustang (bottom), F-86 Sabre (top), and F-22 Raptor (right ...
McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle. The McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle is an American twin-engine, all-weather fighter aircraft designed by McDonnell Douglas (now part of Boeing). Following reviews of proposals, the United States Air Force (USAF) selected McDonnell Douglas's design in 1969 to meet the service's need for a dedicated air ...
The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II[ N 1 ] is an American tandem two-seat, twin-engine, all-weather, long-range supersonic jet interceptor and fighter-bomber that was developed by McDonnell Aircraft for the United States Navy. [ 3 ] Proving highly adaptable, it entered service with the Navy in 1961 [ 4 ] before it was adopted by the United ...
Sixth-generation fighter. A fifth-generation fighter is a jet fighter aircraft classification which includes major technologies developed during the first part of the 21st century. As of 2024, these are the most advanced fighters in operation. The characteristics of a fifth-generation fighter are not universally agreed upon, and not every fifth ...
1958, U.S. Navy. 1969, Argentina. Developed into. Grumman F-9 Cougar. The Grumman F9F Panther is an early carrier-based jet fighter designed and produced by the American aircraft manufacturer Grumman. It was the first jet-powered fighter aircraft to see air-to-air combat with the United States Navy as well as being Grumman’s first jet fighter.
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 ...