4. What is a Fighter Jet Plane?
A fighter jet plane is a military aircraft designed
primarily for air-to-air combat with other aircraft, as
opposed to a bomber, which is designed primarily to
attack ground targets by dropping bombs.
Fighter planes are small, fast, and maneuverable. Many
fighter planes have secondary ground-attack
capabilities, and some are dual-roled as fighter-
bombers ; the term "fighter" is also sometimes used
colloquially for dedicated ground-attack aircraft.
5. Terminology
The word "fighter" did not become the official English
term for such aircraft until after World War I. In Great
Britain's Royal Flying Corps – later the Royal Air Force
– these aircraft continued to be called "scouts" into the
early 1920s.
The U.S. Army called their fighters "pursuit" aircraft
(reflected by their designation in the "P" series) from
1916 until the late 1940s. In the French, Portuguese and
German languages the term used (and still in use)
literally means "hunter”.
6. FIGHTER JET PLANES &
THEIR PROPERTIES
HAWKER HURRICANE
1937 - UK
Name: Hawker Hurricane
Constructor:
Hawker
Armament:
8*mg 7.7 mm
Length: 9m59
Max Speed: 520 km/h
Ceiling: 10900 m
height: 3m96
Weight Max: 3000 kg
Range: 965 km
Span: 12m20
Crew: 1
Engines: 1
7. WELLINGTON
1937 - UK
Name: Wellington
Constructor:
Vickers
Armament:
8*mg 7.7 mm
2040 kg bombs
Length: 19m68
Max Speed: 410 km/h
Ceiling: 6710 m
height: 5m33
Weight Max: 11703 kg
Range: 2900 km
Span: 26m26
Crew: 6
Engines: 2
8. BF 109E-3
1939 - Germany
Name: BF 109E-3
Constructor:
Messerschmitt
Armament:
2 cannons 20 mm
2 * mg 7.9 mm
Length: 8m64
Max Speed: 560 km/h
Ceiling: 10500 m
height: 2m50
Weight Max: 2665 kg
Range: 660 km
Span: 9m87
Crew: 1
Engines: 1
9. A6M-5 ZERO
1940 - Japan
Name: A6M-5 Zero
Constructor:
Mitsubishi
Armament:
2 cannons 20 mm
2 * mg 7.7 mm
2 * bomb 60 kg
Length: 9m07
Max Speed: 557 km/h
Ceiling: 10698 m
height: 2m79
Weight Max: 2742 kg
Range: 1570 km
Span: 11m00
Crew: 1
Engines: 1
10. F-84F THUNDER STREAK
1952 - USA
Name: F-84F Thunder streak
Constructor:
Republic
Armament:
6 * mg 12.7 mm
2720 kg on four
external hard points
Length: 13m23
Max Speed: 1060 km/h
Ceiling: 12000 m
height: 4m57
Weight Max: 12247 kg
Range: 3440 km
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13. HAWKER HUNTER
FGA.9
CF-105 AVRO
ARROW
1953 - UK
Name: Hawker Hunter FGA.9
Constructor:
Hawker
Armament:
4*g 30 mm
907 kg bomb load
Length: 13m98
Max Speed: 1144 km/h
Ceiling: 15240 m
height: 4m01
Weight Max: 11158 kg
Range: 2970 km
Span: 10m26
Crew: 1
Engines: 1
1958 - Canada
Name: CF-105 Avro Arrow
Constructor:
Avro
Armament:
Length: 25m30
Max Speed: 2104 km/h
Ceiling: 18290 m
height: 6m25
Weight Max: 31118 kg
Range: >2700 km
Span: 15m24
Crew: 2
Engines: 2
14. VULCAN B MK.2 MIRAGE III-E
1960 - UK
Name: Vulcan B Mk.2
Constructor:
Avro
Armament:
21454 kg max payload
Length: 32m15
Max Speed: 1030 km/h
Ceiling: 19800 m
Height:
Weight Max:
Range: 7650 km
1964 - France
Name: Mirage III-E
Constructor:
Dassault
Armament:
2 cannon 30 mm
4400 kg max payload
Length: 15m03
Max Speed: 2350 km/h
Ceiling: 17000 m
Height: 4m05
Weight Max: 13700 kg
Range: 1666 km
Span: 8m22
Crew: 1
Engines:1
15. J35 DRAKEN A-7D CORSAIR II
1965 - Sweden
Name: J35 Draken
Constructor:
Saab
Armament:
2 * cannon 30mm
4000 kg max payload
Length: 15m34
Max Speed: Mach 2
Ceiling: 19800 m
Height: 3m89
Weight Max: 16000 kg
Range: 3250 km
Span: 9m42
Crew: 1
Engines: 1
1968 - USA
Name: A-7D Corsair II
Constructor:
LTV
Armament:
1 cannon 20 mm
2 AIM9
9072 kg max payload
Length: 14m06
Max Speed: 1112 km/h
Ceiling: 13100m
Height: 4m90
Weight Max: 19050 kg
Range: 4540 km
Span: 11m80
Crew: 1/2
Engines: 1
16. MIRAGE F-1C F-15 EAGLE
1970 - France
Name: Mirage F-1C
Constructor:
Dassault
Armament:
2 cannon 30 mm
6300 kg max payload
Length: 15m30
Max Speed: 2740 km/h
Ceiling: 20000 m
Height: 4m50
Weight Max: 16200 kg
Range: 1390 km
Span: 9m32
Crew: 1
Engines:1
1973 - USA
Name: F-15 Eagle
Constructor:
McDonnell Douglas
Armament:
1 cannon 20 mm
4 Sidewinders
7300 kg max payload
Length: 19m40
Max Speed: Mach 2,5
Ceiling: 23400 m
height: 5m60
Weight Max: 30480 kg
Range: 4600 km
Span: 13m10
Crew: 1 or 2
Engines: 2
17. JAGUAR GR.1 F-21 KFIR C7
1973 - UK/France
Name: Jaguar GR.1
Constructor:
Sepecat
Armament:
2 cannon 30 mm
4765 kg max payload
Length: 16m83
Max Speed: Mach 1,6
Ceiling: 14020 m
height: 4m89
Weight Max: 15700 kg
Range: 4210 km
Span: 8m69
Crew: 1
Engines: 2
1975 - Israel
Name: F-21 Kfir C7
Constructor:
IAI
Armament:
2 cannon 30 mm
6000 kg max payload
Length: 15m65
Max Speed: 2445 km/h
Ceiling: 18000 m
height: 4m55
Weight Max: 16510 kg
Range: 1300+ km
Span: 8m22
Crew: 1
Engines:1
18. F-16 FALCON JA-37 VIGGEN
1976 - USA
Name: F-16 Falcon
Constructor:
General Dynamics
Armament:
1 cannon 20 mm
2 Sidewinders
4500 kg max payload
Length: 15m03
Max Speed: Mach 2,05
Ceiling: 16750 m
height: 5m01
Weight Max: 17010 kg
Range: 3900 km
Span: 10m00
Crew: 1
Engines: 1
1977 - Sweden
Name: JA-37 Viggen
Constructor:
Saab
Armament:
1 cannon 30 mm
Length: 16m40
Max Speed: 2124 km/h
Ceiling: 18300 m
height: 5m90
Weight Max: 17000 kg
Range: 2000 km
Span: 10m60
Crew: 1
Engines:1
19. PANAVIA TORNADO
F-117
NIGTHTHAWK
1980 - Europe
Name: Panavia Tornado
Constructor:
Several European countries
Armament:
2 cannon 27 mm
8460 kg max payload
Length: 18m08
Max Speed: 2333 km/h
Ceiling: 15240 m
height: 5m95
Weight Max: 27220 kg
Range: 4830 km
Span: 13m90/8m60
Crew: 2
Engines: 2
1982 - USA
Name: F-117 NightHawk
Constructor:
Lockheed
Armament:
max payload 2270 kg
Length: 17m20
Max Speed: Mach 0.98
Ceiling: 15000 m
height: 3m78
Weight Max: 23814 kg
Range: 1112 km (max load)
Span: 12m30
Crew: 1
Engines: 2
20. MiG-31 FOXHOUND Tu-160 BLACKJACK
1983 Soviet Union
Name: MiG-31 Foxhound
Constructor:
Mikoyan-Gourevitch
Armament:
4 to 6 long-range air-to-air
missiles
1 cannon 23 mm
Length: 22.69 m
Max Speed: 3000 km/h
Ceiling: 20600 m
height: 6.10 m
Weight Max: 46200 kg
Range: 3000 km
Span: 13.40 m
Crew: 2
Engines: 2
1987 - Russia
Name: Tu-160 Blackjack
Constructor:
Tupolev
Armament:
max payload 40000 kg
Length: 54m10
Max Speed: 2200 km/h
Ceiling: 16000 m
height: 13m10
Weight Max: 275000 kg
Range: 12000 km
Span: 55m70 / 35m60
Crew: 4
Engines: 4
21. YF-23A Black Widow
II
Ching-Kuo
Indigenous Defense
Fighter
1990 - USA
Name: YF-23A Black Widow II
Constructor:
Northrop
Armament:
1 cannon 20 mm
Internal bays
Length: 20m54
Max Speed: 1915 km/h
Ceiling:
height: 4m24
Weight Max: 29029 kg
Range: 1450 km
Span: 13m29
Crew: 1
Engines: 2
1994 - Taiwan
Name: Ching-Kuo
Indigenous Defense Fighter
Constructor:
AIDC
Armament:
1 cannon 20 mm
3900 kg max payload
Length: 14m21
Max Speed: 1275 km/h
Ceiling: 16760 m
height: 4m42
Weight Max: 12247 kg
Range:
Span: 9m46
Crew: 1
Engines: 2
22. B-2 SPIRIT JAS-39 GRIPEN
1997 - USA
Name: B-2 Spirit
Constructor:
Northrop Grumman
Armament:
22680 kg
Length: 21m03
Max Speed: 1103 km/h
Ceiling: 16765 m
height: 5m18
Weight Max: 181437 kg
Range: 13898 km
Span: 52m43
Crew: 2 / 3
Engines: 4
1998 - Sweden
Name: JAS-39 Gripen
Constructor:
Saab Aircraft Division
Armament:
1 cannon 27 mm
4000 kg max payload
Length: 14m10
Max Speed: Mach 1.8
Ceiling: 15240m
height: 4m50
Weight Max: 12474 kg
Range: 3000 km
Span: 8m40
Crew: 1
Engines: 1
1999 - USA
23. EuroFighter Typhoon F/A-22 Raptor
2003 - Europe
Name: EuroFighter Typhoon
Constructor:
Several European countries
Armament:
1 cannon 27 mm
6500 kg max payload
15 types of rockets
Length: 15m96
Max Speed: Mach 2.0+
Ceiling: 18290 m
height: 5m28
Weight Max: 23500 kg
Range: 1390 km
Span: 10m95
Crew: 1
Engines: 2
2005 - USA
Name: F/A-22 Raptor
Constructor:
Lockheed / Boeing
Armament:
1 cannon 20 mm
Internal bays
External hardpoints
Length: 18m92
Max Speed: Mach 1.9
Ceiling: 18000 m
height: 5m08
Weight Max: 36228 kg
Range Ferry: 3204 km
Span: 13m56
Crew: 1
Engines: 2
24. Chengdu J-10 X-35A JSF
2005 - China
Name: Chengdu J-10
Constructor:
Chengdu Aircraft Corporation (CAC)
Armament:
1 cannon 23 mm
4500 kg max payload
11 external hardpoints
Length: 14m57
Max Speed: Mach 2.0
Ceiling: 18000 m
height: 4m78
Weight Max: 18400 kg
Range: 550 km combat range,
1850 km ferry
Span: 8m78
Crew: 1
Engines:1
USA
Name: X-35A JSF (F-35 Lightning II)
Constructor:
Lockheed-Martin
Armament:
20 mm cannon
2 internal weapon bays
5900 kg max payload
Length: 15m41
Max Speed: Mach 1.6
Ceiling: 16700 m
height: 5m28
Weight Max: 22700 kg
Range: 1000 km
(Combat radius)
Span: 10m00
Crew: 1
Engines: 1
25. SU-47(S-37 Berkut) SU-37 Terminator
Russia
Name: SU-47 (S-37 Berkut)
Constructor:
Sukhoi
Armament:
14 hardpoints
Length: 22m60
Max Speed: 2500 km/h
Ceiling: 18000 m
height: 6m40
Weight Max: 34000 kg
Range: 3300 km
Span: 16m70
Crew: 1
Engines: 2
Russia
Name: SU-37 Terminator
Constructor:
Sukhoi
Armament:
1 cannon 30 mm
8200 kg max payload
14 hardpoints
Length: 22m10
Max Speed: 2440 km/h
Ceiling: 18000 m
height: 6m32
Weight Max: 34000 kg
Range: 3500 km
Span: 14m70
Crew: 1
Engines: 2
26. MiG-35 Fulcrum-F MiG/MAPO 1.42MFI
2007 - Soviet Union
Name: MiG-35 Fulcrum-F
Constructor:
Mikoyan-Gourevitch
Armament:
1 cannon 30 mm
9 hardpoints
6000 kg payload
Length: 19m10
Max Speed: Mach 2.25
Ceiling: 17500 m
height: 5m90
Weight Max: 29700 kg
Range: 3100 km (ferry)
Span: 15m00
Crew: 1 or 2
Engines:2
Russia
Name: MiG/MAPO 1.42 MFI
Constructor:
Mikoyan-Gourevitch / MAPO
Armament:
1 cannon 30 mm
6500 kg max payload
12 internal hardpoints
Length: 20m00
Max Speed: 2450 km/h
Ceiling: 18945 m
height: 5m60
Weight Max: 34500 kg
Range: 4000 km
Span: 16m40
Crew: 1
Engines:2
27. PAK-FA V-22 Osprey
Russia
Name: PAK-FA
Constructor:
Sukhoi
Armament:
1 cannon 30 mm
7500 kg max payload
10 internal, 6 external hardpoints
Length: 22m00
Max Speed: 2600 km/h
Ceiling: 20000 m
height: 6m05
Weight Max: 37000 kg
Range: 4000-5500 km
Span: 14m20
Crew: 1
Engines: 2
2006 - USA
Name: V-22 Osprey
Constructor:
Bell-Boeing
Armament:
up to 8463 kg payload
Length: 17m48
Max Speed: 510 km/h
Ceiling: 7925 m
height: 5m38
Weight Max: 27442 kg
Range: 4239 km
(ferry)
Span: 25m55 (rotors)
Crew: 2/3
Engines: 2
28. JF-17 Thunder F/A-18 Hornet
Name:
JF-17 Thunder, FC-1 Fierce Dragon
Constructor:
Chengdu Aircraft Corporation (CAC)
Pakistani Aeronautical Complex (PAC)
Armament:
3800 kg max payload
Length: 14m00
Max Speed: Mach 1.6
Ceiling: 16500 m
height: 5m10
Weight Max: 12700 kg
Range:
1352 km combat range,
3000 km ferry
Span: 9m00
Crew: 1
Engines:1
1980 - USA
Name: F/A-18 Hornet
Constructor:
McDonnell Douglas
Armament:
1 cannon 20 mm
2 Sidewinders
6220 kg max payload
Length: 17m08
Max Speed: 1900 km/h
Ceiling: 15250 m
height: 4m63
Weight Max: 22317 kg
Range: 3670 km
Span: 11m44
Crew: 1
Engines: 2
29. 2007 - India
Name: Tejas
Light Combat Aircraft (LCA)
Constructor:
HAL
Armament:
1 cannon 23mm
7 hardpoints
Length: 13m20
Max Speed: 1700 km/h
Ceiling: 16400 m
height: 4m40
Weight Max: +8500 kg
Range: 850 km
combat range
Span: 8m20
Crew: 1
Engines: 1