They will admit to only-in excess of 1,500 mph. It's unrealistic to expect any air force to be totally open about it's aircraft's exact capabilities.
That would depend on the specification. For example, in a war you're not going to want a Boeing 787, you want a fighter plane (e.g the lockheed martin f35 raptor II) but the opposite would be the case in an airline where you need to carry passengers efficiently which is where the Boeing 787 excels but the F35 raptor fails.
The Spitfire was a very fast and manueverable fighter.
Yes, it was a fast and nimble fighter.
At the moment probably the F22 or the Su T-50 Then the F35-II
That is 7,200 kilometres an hour. No fighter jet can go that fast.
The possessive form of 'the wingspan of the fighter plane' is the fighter plane's wingspan.
The Eurofighter Typhoon flies at about 1,320 mph at altitude.
Form of a fighter plane is purely dictacted by function.
There is no Seahawk Fighter Plane yes there is, but no it cant.
The main function of the fighter plane was for air-to-air combat against other aircraft. The hallmarks of the fighter plane are its speed, maneuverability, and small size relative to other combat aircraft. The main objective of the fighter plane is to establish air superiority.
The first operational fighter plane was the Vickers F.B 5 "Gun Bus".
Who is to say what is the "world's best fighter plane" - there are many criteria to judge this by.