Fighter Aircraft

Jets like F-16 consume 1 litre of fuel in 1.05km travelled

so if an F-16 travels 1000 km it consumed 950 litres of fuel

The problem is.. how much is 1 litre of fuel?

Lets say it cost $10(Aviation Gas) for 1 litre.

$10/litre multiplied by 950 litres of consumed fuel ( due to 1000km traveled )

$10 x 950 = $9500

You spend $9500 for an F-16 to travel 1000km

and that would take around 2 hrs if the F-16 speeds at Mach 1

the max speed of F-16 is Mach 2

Some sources claim 1 hr for F-16 is $4000

So 2 hrs = $8000 worth of gas

So our computation resulted into $9500 ( at $10/litre and 1000km distance)

where in F-16 drinks 1 litre for 1.05 km

Other sources claimed

1 hr for F-16 is $4000

so 2 hrs means $8000

So it costs

$8000 to $9500 for 2 hour F-16 flight

OR

$4000 to $4750 for 1 hour F-16 flight

If you want to fly an F-16 for a target of 100 hours per year

$4000 x 100 = $400,000

OR

$4750 x 100 = $475,000

FACTORS like

Speed.. Accel.. Power High G turns

are not yet included.. Sources claim it consumes 30% more fuel

to perform a 1 hour dogfight than a 1 hour steady flight

due to many maneuvers

George Bush flew the Grumman Avenger which was a torpedo bomber. The Corsair was a fighter. The only similarity was both had a large radial engine and operated from aircraft carriers.

The RIO (Radar Intercept Officer), sits in the backseat of the F-14.

The attitude (do not confuse with altitude) indicator is nicknamed the artificial horizon.

A Lightning jet fighter

It is beyond measure!

Originally used for interception of bombers. All (except the F105 Thunderchief) were designed & built for intercepting Soviet bombers in the 1950s. All (including the F105) were used as both fighters & bombers in the Viet War, thus the term "fighter bombers."

The USAF has approx. 2132 fighter aircraft.

The US Navy has probably several hundred if not over a thousand, putting the amount of fighter jets in the US up to about 3000.

The U.S. Navy currently fields the F/A-18 C/D Hornet (Fighter) & F/A-18 E/F (Multi-role Fighter) for carrier and land based combat operations. The U.S. Navy Fighter Weapons School (TOPGUN) uses the F-16 Falcon for training.

Though the F-35C Lighting II Multi-role Fighter is scheduled for Navy use, it's currently only in service as a training platform, and hasn't yet been deployed for active service in the fleet (assuming they don't cancel the program).

Between the US Navy, USMC and RCAF there are over 100 F-18 Squadrons. Numbers, names and squadron badges can easily be found on the internet.

The Supermarine Aircraft company made most of the Spitfires.

According to the Encyclopedia of World Air Power

the fastest fighter jet is,

The F15: Mach 2.5, approximately 1,400 mph.

I believe that would be Messerschmitt test pilot Fritz Wendel when he flew the third prototype of Me 262 on 18 July 1942.

About 100 of the early P-51A ( called NA 91 by North American ) were fitted with four 20mm cannon, many of these were sold to the RAF. In general it seems the 20mm guns were not as reliable as the 50 cal, and also the aircraft could only carry a limited supply of 20mm shells which were each about 3 times the weight of 50 cal.

They have incredibly powerful engines. Most fighter jets are capable of flying faster than the speed of sound. An airplane traveling faster than the speed of sound will be seen before it is heard.

Passenger planes are for transporting people and are usually quite large. Fighter planes are for air defence and generally carry only the pilot, plus possibly a weapons officer.

Passenger planes are for transporting people and are usually quite large. Fighter planes are for air defence and generally carry only the pilot, plus possibly a weapons officer.

While the question doesn't explicity state which stealth fighter, it's reasonable to assume that all modern day fighter jets have Mach capabilities. This means they are faster than the speed of sound.

It takes a fighter about 5-6 hours depending on the wind and cruising speed selected .

A person can legally own one, but I would assume that it would not be allowed into the air without special permission.

You'd undoubtedly have to scour wreckers yards in Germany.

Not nearly as loud as many of the 60's and 70's jets.

Somewhere around 1600-1700 nautical miles, which is 1.800-2.000 miles, which is 3.000-3.200 kilometers.

Early Spitfires had 8 x 303 machine guns. Later models had 4 x 20mm cannon.

The fastest late wartime Spitfire could go about 465 mph at altitude.