Fighter Aircraft

Near the end of the war all of the remaining He 162's were placed in one squadron and the red arrow was their insignia.

With modern jet powered fighter aircraft survival would be practically impossible as he would be struck by parts of the aircraft. An ejection seat is needed to ensure that he completely cleared the aircraft and was at a safe distance before deploying the parachute.

Older propeller driven fighter aircraft as used in WW2 and earlier escape was usually possible with just a parachute because of lower speeds, but pilots still had to be careful to avoid hitting the tail structures on some fighter aircraft.

F-15s got 0-60 mph in 3.0 seconds and F-16s go 0-60 mph in 4.1 seconds. The maximum speed for an F-15 is about 1650 mph. To reach that speed, it would take an F-15 27.5 seconds.

Simple Answer: approximately 27.5 seconds.

Most of the Spitfires produced had a ceiling of around 35,000 feet. ( Most WW2 aircraft battles took place below 20,000 feet. ) However there were some Spitfires built in Marks Vl and Vll with pressurised cockpits that allowed them to fly at up to 45,000 feet.

Usually rockets and missiles are capable of higher speeds than fighters.

In particular the air to air missiles used by fighters in combat against other fighters cannot be outrun, this is why fighters have defense systems like flares (for heat seaker) and chaff (for RADAR guided) to trick the guidance system into turning away from its target.

Approximately 1,500 mph .

The Spitfire's first public introduction was at the Hendon Airshow in 1936.

No. There's only a handful of P-51s still airworthy, and they are mostly used at airshows and to do flyovers at special events. The flying P-51s today are all in private hands. If you get a chance to see one, don't pass it up. Most WWII aircraft became obsolete right after the war ended, as jet aircraft became more practical and were adopted by the leading air forces. US B-29 bombers were still used in Korea, and so were P-51s, but that was the last combat for them. The Spanish air force was still flying German Bf 109s in the late 1960s. The DC 3 cargo plane was called a C 47 by the US Army Air Force, used to haul cargo and drop paratroopers. Lots of those are still flying, some as airliners; there's one locally used as a fire plane to drop water on forest fires.

The Spitfire was well designed and very carefully built.

Yes, the Republic F-84 Thunderjet was the main replacement for the P-51. Jet aircraft were beginning to become popular in the Air-Force around the late '40s to early '50s.

An F-16 can carry almost every type of bomb or missile in the US Air Force inventory. Other Air Forces, especially the Israeli Air Force, have modified it to carry even more locally designed weapons.

No, you can't. There are less and less fighter planes now and air forces are getting more picky about who flies them.

The letters on the side of a Spitfire were it's Squadron code ( 2 letters) and it's individual aircraft code.

The Raptor can fly faster than 1,500 mph.

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

In US Navy service, the Tomcat was replaced by the more versatile F-18.

There are only 4 other F-1 Camels left in the world today. In addition, there are 3 Navy Type Camels designated 2F-1. All of these are permanently in museums in various stages of originality. Even the Army, Navy, Air Force and Smithsonian museums do not have a "real" Camel! They have only replicas.

When an aircraft attacks a place and fires a lot of bullets it would generally be an attack aircraft rather than a fighter.

Some early Mustangs had the Allison V-1710. Later models had the Packard built Rolls Royce Merlin, very similar to the Spitfire's engine.

No they fly with gravity suits because of the G-Forces they will experianced when traveling other 1,000 mph

Stores that make duct work and fit ventilation. There are usually one or two in every large town.

Yes, it is safe to use a fan for this. Jet fuel is not easy to ignite.

The F-14 Tomcat is designed by - Grumman Corporations

The F-14 Tomcat was designed as both an air superiority fighter and a long-range naval interceptor. The F-14 has a two-seat cockpit with a bubble canopy that affords all-round visibility. It features variable geometry wings that swing automatically during flight. For high-speed intercept, they are swept back and they swing forward for lower speed flight. It was designed to improve on the F-4 Phantom's air combat performance in most respects.

The F-14's fuselage and wings allow it to climb faster than the F-4, while the twin-tail arrangement offers better stability. The F-14 is equipped with an internal 20 mm M61 Vulcan Gatling cannon mounted on the left side, and can carry AIM-54 Phoenix, AIM-7 Sparrow, and AIM-9 Sidewinder anti-aircraft missiles. The twin engines are housed in nacelles, spaced apart by 1 to 3 ft (0.30 to 0.91 m). The flat area of the fuselage between the nacelles is used to contain fuel and avionics systems such as the wing-sweep mechanism and flight controls; as well as the underside being used to carry the F-14's compliment of Phoenix or Sparrow missiles or assorted bombs. By itself, the fuselage provides approximately 40 to 60 percent of the F-14's aerodynamic lifting surface depending on the wing sweep position.

I think that you're looking for F-111 manufactured by Grumman. They are no longer in use by the USAF and I believe that Australia is the only country that are still using them, but are due for retirement very soon.

The F-22, being an air superiority fighter is naturally much faster. It is reputed to have a top speed in excess of mach2 -about 1450 mph (but you can seldom believe anything they publish, and I would not be surprised if it was faster than this.) -The B-2 is a stealth bomber with a high subsonic speed.