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  1. 5 days ago · Summary: The F-15EX Eagle II, an advanced 4.5th generation fighter jet of the U.S. Air Force, is designed to carry a hefty load of up to 30,000 lbs of munitions, making it the most heavily armed...

  2. 2 days ago · 2 seconds. Takeoff distance. 300 ft (90 m) A typical fighter jet has a takeoff weight of approximately 55,000 lbs (24,500 kg). The aircraft wings must generate enough lift within a couple of seconds to make it airborne. As previously mentioned, engine thrust alone is not sufficient for a fighter jet to take off from the carrier.

  3. 4 days ago · The necessity for such a jet arises from a set of converging challenges faced by the U.S. Air Force. The venerable F-22 Raptor, a stealth fighter and once the pinnacle of U.S. military aviation ...

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  5. 5 days ago · Fighter aircraft, aircraft designed primarily to secure control of essential airspace by destroying enemy aircraft in combat. The opposition may consist of fighters of equal capability or of bombers carrying protective armament. For such purposes fighters must be capable of the highest possible.

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  6. 5 days ago · One iconic aircraft that is near the top of the list is the F-14 Tomcat, despite entering service in 1974. This fighter jet was capable of hitting roughly 1,550 mph, just over Mach 2, making it an ...

  7. 4 days ago · Credit: TAI. Turkey’s indigenous combat aircraft, the Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) Kaan, has made its long-awaited second flight. Company test pilot Gökhan Bayramoğlu took the prototype ...

  8. 3 days ago · the newest of which is the f-35 lightning. built by lockheed martin, and flown by the air force, navy, and marines, it’s expected to be the u.s. military’s front-line fighter for the next quarter century. i recently caught up with f-35 test pilot tony “brick” wilson to find out what makes the lightning the best fighter jet in the world.

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