Fighter Aircraft

A little over an hour and a half for one of today's fighter jets to travel 2,400 miles.

The length of time to assemble a fighter plane depended on the type of plane, the manufacturing plant and which nation was doing the building. At the beginning of the war, the Brits were turning out 400 fighter planes a month. The US could produce more than that a month but we had more types of fighters and companies. I have included a production graph for you on the web site below. This chart does include all types of planes though. Follow the links and references and you may find fighter plane production figures.

Sure, why not? The only problem is that at some point, age becomes a factor. When you say "jet fighter pilot" you're really talking about a military pilot, and the military generally stops accepting officer (pilot) candidates at around age 26. Because of the educational requirements, there are probably not too many doctors who have finished their training that are 26 or younger...but it's certainly possible. There are waivers granted under certain conditions, but those are granted on a case-by-case basis. Another thought would be to consider being a Flight Surgeon. These are doctors specializing in aviation physiology and in the Navy, at least, they have the opportunity to learn to fly and solo as part of their training. Flight Surgeons are accepted into the program at ages above age 26. For more information, see your Navy or Air force recruiter...and if you're really interested, you better get cracking. Good luck.

about 11.7 million USD when introduced during the Vietnam War. But recent upgrades to the wing and its computer systems have raised the price. Nevertheless, the A10 is still the cheapest manned aircraft used in compat today.

On an aircraft carrier, 0 to 60 mph in 2.5 seconds.

It takes about 6 hours.

Several hours depending on the speed of the aircraft, the altitude and its weight.

Germany's Red Baron flew a peculiar type of fighter plane in World War One. It had three wings and was called the Fokker DR1 triplane.

The actual answer would be the 1960's era YF- 12 A, the SR-71's sister. The YF-12 A was intended to intercept entire of flights of Soviet bombers and shoot them down with the Hughes AIM-47 Air-to-air NUCLEAR missile! The YF-12A with a top speed in excess of 2435.8 mph/mach3.2, is still the fastest fighter-interceptor EVER built and flown.

There are no F-14's still in service.

The Spitfire appeared in RAF service at the Hendon Air Show in June 1936. Production was very slow at that point and full Squadrons service was about two years later.

The 2 seats in an F-14 are for the pilot and the RIO -(Radio Intercept Officer)

A Superior UAV can fly up to 65,000 feet high at about 300 miles per hour.

I know it is the F22 raptor

All current missiles are electrically triggered in a sequence to 'spool up' as they release from the aircraft.

2,193.167 by the Lockhead SR-71A is the fastest for a jet plane the fastest by any plane was 4,520 by a rocket plane though

While a number of F-14's have been lost due to accidents, none were ever shot down in combat.

Well, the F-22 eagle can carry two SRAM missiles and four heat seeking missiles. The F-15 eagle can carry six bombs but the F-22 stealth raptor carries two SRAM missiles, four to eight heat seeking missiles or eight bombs.

The F-22 stealth raptor is much better than the F-15 eagle.

An empty F-15C weighs 28,000 pounds. Fully loaded,ready for takeoff it can weigh up to 45,000 pounds.

The A10 Thunderbolt II, or Warthog, ("Hog" to it's pilots) was so named for many reasons, first being the fact that it's ugly. History shows that aircraft will get a nickname from it's pilots that is more insulting dependent on how much they love it, and they must really love the Warthog to name it so.

Lets face it, as planes go the A10 has a face that only a mother could love, but it's other features are what brought it the love and admiration of every pilot, ground crew, mechanic, or commander who made it's acquaintance.

The A10, like the Warthog, is slow, ugly, low to the ground, and almost impossible to stop, not to mention the incredible Avenger 30mm cannon that occupied the majority of it's fuselage.

The A10's official monicker is the Thunderbolt II, named after it's closest kin, the P-47 Thunderbolt of WWII. This plane was nicknamed the Jug, or Juggernaut, because of it's shape, and the fact that it could take a beating that would down several other aircraft and still bring it's pilot back home safely, this trait is carried over to the Warthog, and like a warthog it takes a lot to bring it down. The triple redundant flight control systems, high mounted engines, and semi recessed landing gear allow for severe damage with high survivability, even the loss of an engine and 3 feet of wing won't stop it.

So, in conclusion, the Warthog is quite appropriately named. It is slow, ugly, low to the ground, armed to the teeth, and can take one heck of a beating, just like it's namesake in the animal world.

The Hurricane wasn't a jet. It first flew in 1935.

The WW1 German fighter-ace Manfred von Richthofen was known as the "Red Baron" because his plane was painted red .

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