Fighter Aircraft

The very first Spitfire flew at around 345 mph, but that was with a Merlin 'C' of 1,045 hp and a 2 blade prop. By mid-war they were flying at over 435 mph with 1.700 hp Merlins with 4 and 5 blade props.

The M61 A1 Vulcan is a hydraulically or pneumatically driven, six-barreled, air-cooled, electrically fired Gatling-style rotary cannon which fires 20 mm rounds at an extremely high rate.

Messerschmitt AG invented the first fighter jet.

The empty weight of an F-14A is 40,104 lb. Loaded clean weight with four Sparrow III missiles underbelly is 55,000 lb, and max take-off weight is 74,340 lb.

This depends on what you are using to stop the airplane. Cables? Air brakes? etc.

In almost every case I can think of, only 1 is the actual 'pilot'. - The other is a 'weapons officer' - 'radio intercept officer' or a navigator.

In the US Navy it is the Pilot and the Naval Flight Officer (NFO), who mans weapons, communications and navigation.

Due to US Federal laws, the US is the only country using the F-22.

The Eurofighter Typhoon flies at about 1,320 mph at altitude.

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Panavia Tornado ADV was created in 1985.

The US Navy flew the F-14 from its introduction in September 1974 until it was officially retired from US service in 2006.

During the late 1970s, before the overthrow of the Shah in 1979, nearly four dozen F-14s were delivered to Iran, and became the front-line fighter planes of the Imperial Iranian Air Force. Accounts vary, but it is believed that perhaps half of those planes are still in active service with what is now called the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force.

About 2500 km per hour.

These two aircraft are so close in most respects that the only valid assessment would come from someone who has flown both. -But I'd bet on the Typhoon coming out on top.

It could only fire for 6 seconds per burst, so as not to overheat the barrels. I believe in most P-51 s each gun had about 360 rounds.

The F-14 was the Tomcat. In fact every Grumman fighter was some kind of 'cat'

It varies for different models and is typically classified information.

A good estimate is about mach 1.8, but a few might be able to exceed mach 2.

The F-15, like most modern warplanes, can carry many different missiles and bombs. It could quite possibly carry 12-16 missiles if armed that way.

I know there are many. Almost every air show you go to has 3-4 . They were in use up to 1960's in French Navy and some small countries.

Air strike means an attack on a ground target or sea target by an aircraft!

The Navy said around 1,500 mph, but I would bet on higher than that.

Best known for starting the Sopwith Aviation Company in 1912 which produced, among other aircraft, the Sopwith Camel.

A fighter jet can just barely fly without the canopy. It would totally upset the pitch of the aircraft and it would have to fly very slowly due to the incoming wind. If the aircraft was above 12,000 feet this lack of pressure would affect the pilot, he would have to lose altitude and land the aircraft soon.

Depends on the aircraft, and the altitude. The actual top speed of current fighters is classified information- but the F-16, at high altitude, can exceed twice the speed of sound- more than 1500 mph.

An F-15 can fly at over 1,500 mph.

To unlock the F-22 Raptor, you must complete the 13th mission. Once you finish the mission, you can buy it in the hangar.