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Fighter Aircraft
Fighters are a type of military aircraft used for air-to-air combat. Ask questions in this category about types of fighters as well as their use in warfare.
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How much horsepower does a fighter jet have?
Every engine has a different horsepower or thrust rating. -The F-15 is rated at 17,500 pounds thrust each engine. The Sukhoi-35 is rated at 19,400 per engine. These figures alone mean little, it all depends on the aircraft weight and aerodynamics.
What is the difference between an interceptor and fighter jet?
An "interceptor" is a term to describe a fighter that is used to attack enemy aircraft, usually bombers before they can drop their bombs.
When the Russians heard about the plans for US to build the B-70 supersonic bomber, they built the Mig-23 fighter. It was a large fighter with powerful engines and its sole role was to take-off and climb to 70,000 ft and attack this bomber.
Amendment:
MiG-25, not MiG-23.
Why can't I fly a fighter jet into space?
All engines require oxygen to support fuel burning. The higher one flies, the lower the density of the atmosphere. Oxygen makes up about 19-20% of the air you breathe. At high altitudes (Above 80,000 feet/24,200m) the air is so thin normal combustion can not take place. So in order to fly higher, you have to have a source of oxygen.
In Rockets this is usually Liquid Oxygen (LOx) or other oxidixer. Since fighter jet engines use gaseous (oxygen in gas form, just like the air you breath) They cannot reach space.
Space begins at 50 miles (80.5km) high or 264,000 feet (80,500m). In order to stay in space, or orbit as it is called, a speed of 17,000 to 18,000 mph (27,355 to 28,960 km/h) or about Mach 23.5 must be maintained. The fastest jet fighter the Russian MiG-25 Foxbat B is only capible of 2,375mph (3820kph) or Mach 3.2 , well below the slowest orbital velocities. The Foxbat would have a lower orbital speed, but it would still be 4 times faster than the jet is capible of flying.
Also the aircraft controls are designed to use airflow to roll, pitch, and yaw. In space there is no atmosphere, so there is nothing for the control surfaces (Alerons, elevator, and rudder) to act against.
So fighters are too slow and do not have a control system for orbital flight. Spaceflight also has far more issues, I suggest that to head over to www.nasa.gov and read the info there. Lots of really good info on the topic there.
Good luck to you in your future aerospace endeavours!
How much fuel does a fighter jet consume per hour?
It all depends upon throttle (power) setting, altitude, outside air temperature, air density, the condition of the engine and just exactly what engine it is that is in the jet. A lot of variables in turbine engines. Bottom line is this, turbine engines are Mass Flow engines. Massive amounts of air which means massive amounts of fuel. You won't see me pulling out my credit card to fuel one.
How Do you unlock the Fighter Jet in Transformers autobols on DS?
first go to tranquility then go to the tallest tower which is near an island near the shore
The F-14, sadly, retired in 2006. :( Its place was taken over by the F/A-18 'Super Hornet'
WhAT fighter aircraft shot down the first German aircraft and were?
Since WW2 is considered to have begun on 1 Sept 1939 with the invasion of Poland, this would be the first combat against German air force. The Germans did sent pilots to fly in the Spanish Civil War but they did not fly under German markings.
Section Lt Hieronim Dudwal scored a kill on an He-111 bomber on 1 Sept 1939 while flying a PZL P.11C. Not sure if that was the first one. (See Link) Also on 1 September 1939, Stanisław Skalski,142nd Fighter Squadron, attacked a German Henschel Hs 126 reconnaissance aircraft, which was eventually shot down by Marian Pisarek, and then landed next to it and helped to bandage a crew. He later became an ace. Polish Aces in 1939
http://aces.safarikovi.org/victories/poland-ww2-pol.pdf List of Polish Aces who flew for Poland and UK, including those who downed V-1 Buzz bombs:
http://aces.safarikovi.org/victories/lista.bajana.pdf Second Answer First German aircraft to be shot down in England was a He111 on the 3rd Feb 1940 from II Gruppe of the ' Lion Geshwader' (KG26). It was shot down by Hurricanes from Blue Section, 43 Sqn. Their leader being Peter Townsend, the other pilots being Folkes and Sgt Hallows. It crash landed a mile or two from Whitby Town. Oberserver Peter Leushake and flight mechanic Johann Meyer were killed. Pilot Hermann Wilms and gunner Karl Missy survived although Karl Missy lost his legs through his injuries.
How many people did the colossuem hold?
I dont know really but it depends on what colosseum ur talking about...i would have to say it averages out to about 3.5 thousand...thankyou for ur time peeps...peace out
How much force does a 10kg marble exert on the ground?
Please multiply the mass by the gravity. On Earth, the gravity is approximately 9.8 newton/kilogram (= 9.8 meters/second2).
How does the shape make it go faster?
I believe it's just a matter of simple physics. Try this, take a plastic trash bag and stretch it over a 5 gallon plastic bucket. Fasten it securely around the outside of the bucket so it is stretched taut over the opening of the bucket. Imagine this plastic as the air all around us. Take your open hand, palm first, and try to push it through the plastic stretched across the top of the bucket. Pay close attention to how much force it takes to push your open hand through the plastic. Repeat the situation again with the plastic but this time hold your fingers extended, together, stiffly and again push your hand through the plastic. I'm sure you will agree that it was easier to do with the more pointed, extended fingers than with the open hand. The same thing happens in the air. The more aero-dynamic the shape, the less force it takes to move the object, thus the object will travel faster with the same given amount of force. Good luck!
What engine did the p51-mustang use?
It started out with an Allison V-1710-39 but later models were equiped with a Rolls Royce Merlin engine which performed better.
How is a biplane different from other planes?
A biplane has two main wings, one above the other.
This is mainly on older planes though.
How does a jet engine work in a fighter aircraft?
The air passes through the air intake in the front area of the aircraft and then mixes with the fuel which is ignited and then sent out the back causing its thrust. A slightly more complicated answer follows the standard operation of Suck, Squeze, Bang, Blow. Air is actually SUCKed into the intake by a rotary air compresser at the heart of the engine. The compressor vanes SQUEEZE the air to high pressures where it is then mixed with fuel. The mixture is then ignited (BANG) where it is BLOWn out of the back of the engine creating thrust.
