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Yes, in self sealing cellular fuel tanks so that if a bullet or piece of flak punctures the wing the fuel will stay in the damaged tank.
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What fuel is used in fighter jets?
White petrol or jetfuel is used. Most jets use JP-1 a type of kerosene for fuel.
Why is fuel stored in a jumbo jets wing?
The fuel tanks in almost all aircraft are in the wings. They have always been built that way. The designers feel, from several different angles, that it's the best place to have the fuel tanks - simple as that.
Do fighter jets refuel in the air?
YES, many fighter jets are equipped with either a probe or a receptacle to receive fuel from a tanker aircraft. This can double a fighters flight endurance. This is very important as fighters use a lot of fuel to take off and get on station quickly.
What do fighter planes look like?
Characteristics of a Fighter PlaneToday, a fighter plane is usually a jet aircraft. The characteristics of a fighter jet were established back in World War 2, when Britain and Germany made the first jets. One characteristic of the fighter jet was that their wings are swept back. Older airplanes had straight wings, even though they might get smaller further out at the tip. The swept-back wings reduced the drag caused by the voritces at the wing tips. This allowed the jets to fly faster.Most fighter jets have their jet engines mounted inside the fuselage; as opposed to mounted under the wings. The first German fighter jet had wing-mounted engines. Very few fighter jets continued with this design.Most fighter jets have a pilot (or 2 pilots) sitting in a cockpit mounted on top of the fuselage. This provides better visibility so the pilots can watch for enemy aircraft during combat. Bombers will have the cockpit buried down in the fuselage(one exception is the B-47 bomber that had a cockpit like a fighter jet).How to spot a Fighter Plane?Modern jet aircraft have changed dramatically. So this question is difficult to answer. Some fighter jets server in many different roles: fighter, reconnisance, bomber. Some fighter jets have 2-crewmen and 2 engines and are quite large where others are a single pilot and very small. The most recent ones have stealth technology that gives their wings and fuselage very unique shapes.
How many Fighter jets china has?
over 2500 fighter jets
What do planes look like?
Characteristics of a Fighter PlaneToday, a fighter plane is usually a jet aircraft. The characteristics of a fighter jet were established back in World War 2, when Britain and Germany made the first jets. One characteristic of the fighter jet was that their wings are swept back. Older airplanes had straight wings, even though they might get smaller further out at the tip. The swept-back wings reduced the drag caused by the voritces at the wing tips. This allowed the jets to fly faster.Most fighter jets have their jet engines mounted inside the fuselage; as opposed to mounted under the wings. The first German fighter jet had wing-mounted engines. Very few fighter jets continued with this design.Most fighter jets have a pilot (or 2 pilots) sitting in a cockpit mounted on top of the fuselage. This provides better visibility so the pilots can watch for enemy aircraft during combat. Bombers will have the cockpit buried down in the fuselage(one exception is the B-47 bomber that had a cockpit like a fighter jet).How to spot a Fighter Plane?Modern jet aircraft have changed dramatically. So this question is difficult to answer. Some fighter jets server in many different roles: fighter, reconnisance, bomber. Some fighter jets have 2-crewmen and 2 engines and are quite large where others are a single pilot and very small. The most recent ones have stealth technology that gives their wings and fuselage very unique shapes.
What are fighter jets mad of?
Most fighter jets are made of aluminium, titanium and steel.
How many fighter Jets in US?
about 2,500 operational fighter jets, including those used in the fighter/bomber role.
How are the wings of a fighter jet different from a larger one like a passenger jet or cargo jet?
It's different because the fighter jet is much smaller and only needs a small set of wings. A fighter jets wings are swept back so the jet can efficiently fly at or above the speed of sound. A plane with straight wings will experience turbulence when breaking the sound barrier. Fighters also do not need as much lift from the wings and the fighters have a higher power to weight ratio so the wings can be smaller. Passenger jets and cargo jets are meant for carrying great weights at speeds below the speed of sound so they need as much wing as possible to generate as much lift as possible.
How many types of fighter jets are there?
there are more than 250 different kinds of fighter jets.
What is the airbone thechnology use in fighter jets?
The airborne technology that is used in the fighter jets is the airborne networking.
How many fighter jets in Britain?
There are currently about 100 fighter jets in the Royal Air Force. They are Eurofighter Typhoons.
