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- Top Speed: 1,453 mph / 1,261 knots / 2,336 kmh at altitude
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From proven planes like the American F-15 Eagle and Russia’s modern Su-57, to experimental aircraft like the X-15, these incredible fighter aircraft push the boundaries of speed and agility. Fighter jets depend on speed for survival.
The Northrop F-5 is a family of supersonic light fighter aircraft initially designed as a privately funded project in the late 1950s by Northrop Corporation. There are two main models, the original F-5A and F-5B Freedom Fighter variants and the extensively updated F-5E and F-5F Tiger II variants.
- F-5A: 30 July 1959, F-5E: 11 August 1972
- Northrop Corporation
- A/B/C/D: 1,204, E/F: 1,399
- 1 The YF-12
- 2 MiG-25 and MiG-31
- 3 The F-15 Eagle
- 4 Su-27 Flanker
- 5 Maverick and Iceman’s Old Ride
Top Speed: 1,977 knots
There was a variant of the SR-71 Blackbird called the YF-12. This fighter retained the SR-71's J58 afterburning turbojets but also packed Hughes AIM-47 Falcon air-to-air missiles. The idea was to build YF-12s to replace F-106 Delta Dart homeland defense interceptors. However, the Vietnam War of the 1960s and intelligence showed that there was no need for a 2,070 mile per hour (3,330 km/h) interceptor; the YF-12 was kept in the prototype stage. Nonetheless, the type held an altitude record of...
Top Speed: 1,619 knots
The MiG 25 Foxbat is the world's second-fastest fighter jet. The same fighter jet built to intercept a US Mach 3 bomber kept at the prototype stage and the YF-12's successor, the SR-71 Blackbird. But for all the Soviets' best efforts, the MiG-25 Foxbat was not fast enough, at 1,864 mph or 3,000 km/h. Nonetheless, the MiG-25 had reconnaissance and, as you can see below, trainer variants: The Foxbat, though, did create a perception that, alongside Soviet surface-to-air missiles, brought an earl...
Top Speed: 1,615 knots
Yes, the US designed & built fighter jet intended to counter the MiG-25 Foxbat is the world's third-fastest fighter jet. The F-15 A/B/C/D air superiority Eagle eventually inspired the E Strike Eagle interdiction/multirole variant & spin-offs. Now, what's this about an A/B/C/D? The F-15 Eagle had a first-generation A/B, with the B being a two-seater. But by 1978, the aircraft was upgraded to a C/D – again, the D being the two-seater – that added more fuel and take-off weight capability. Additi...
Top Speed: 1,350 knots
The Soviet's response to the F-15 Eagle, the Su-27 Flanker, is the fourth-fastest fighter jet. Like the F-15 Eagle, the Flanker has inspired many variants, including two two-seater strike variants in the Su-30 & Su-34. Su-27 Flankers have also inspired a follow-on single-seat variant on the Su-35. But unlike the F-15, the Su-27 has also inspired People's Republic of China (PRC) variants built in the PRC. The Flanker was intended to intercept bandits like the MiG-25 & MiG-31 and engage in air...
Top Speed: 1,338 knots
The Grumman F-14 Tomcat concludes the list at 1,540 MPH or 2,480 km/h. The F-14 Tomcat was designed and built to be a high-speed naval interceptor to go after supersonic bombers and cruise missiles with the 100+ mile maximum range AIM-54 Phoenix, the follow-on to the AIM-47 Falcon. The F-14's radar, the AN/AWG-9, and subsequent APG-71 also improved the YF-12's AN/ASG 18 radar. Although the F-14 Tomcat only went through three upgrades – ending up in the D model – the aircraft, unlike the other...
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Mar 8, 2010 · F-5E aircraft performance. The F-5E can climb at the rate of 175m/s. The maximum speed of the aircraft is 1,700km/h. The ferry and normal ranges of the aircraft are 3,700km and 1,405km respectively. The service ceiling is 15,800m. The aircraft weighs around 4,349kg and the maximum take-off weight is 11,187kg.
The F-5 is a Mach 1.4, 50,000-foot-altitude air- plane, and most of the USAF Century-series fighters are at least 300 mph faster and can operate above 55,000 feet.
Sep 25, 2016 · How fast and how far can they go? Jets are animated at their relative speeds and stop when they reach their maximum ranges. Start. F-22 ( U.S.) Max speed: Mach 1.7 Range: 2,002 miles. F-35 (...
