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Timeline of USAF fighter jets. ↓ First operational American jet. P-59 Airacomet. F-86 Sabre. F-15 Eagle. ... 1990 │ 2006. Introduction to retirement (approximate
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 ...
United States fighter aircraft by decade of first flight 1910s • 1920s • 1930s • 1940s • 1950s • 1960s • 1970s • 1980s • 1990s • 2000s • 2010s • 2020s
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
Timeline of USN fighter jets. ↓ First American naval jet. FJ-1 Fury. F3D Skyknight. F-14 Tomcat. F2H Banshee. F-4 Phantom II. ... 1990 │ 2005 │ 2020 ...
United States military aircraft by decade of first flight 1900s • 1910s • 1920s • 1930s • 1940s • 1950s • 1960s • 1970s • 1980s • 1990s • 2000s • 2010s
The F/A-18 is a multi-role fighter jet made by US defense contractor Boeing that has been in service with the Navy for decades. A single aircraft is estimated to cost around $60 million.
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]