Top Ten Jet Fighters
I
am a crazy fan of jet fighters and I am sure most of you guys out there
will share the same feeling. What attracts me about a fighter plane is
its agility and the awesome design. Below is a list that is purely based
on opinions. If your favorite plane is not included in the list, please
let us know in the comments along with why you think it should have
been a part. Enjoy the read!
10. SU-27 FLANKER
This particular fighter comes from the Soviet Union and it took its first flight on the 20th
May of 1977. It was introduced in the December of 1984. The aircraft
was designed by Sukhoi. It has a range of 3,530 kilometers with heavy
armament and very sophisticated avionics. It is usually used for air
superiority missions. It was built to tackle the F-15 Eagle by the
United States (discussed below). There are many different variations of
this fighter available to Russian Air Force. The fighter is also used by
the Chinese and Ukraine.
9. F-18 E/F SUPER HORNET
Did you guys play the game? I did and didn’t really like it. Anyway,
this is a multirole fighter. The fighter comes from the United States of
America and it took its first flight on the 29th November of
1995. It was introduced in the year 1999. Another variant of this
fighter is the EA-18G Growler. It can carry air-to-air missiles as well
as air-to-surface weapons and has an internal 20 mm gun. It was designed
by McDonnell Douglas initially. Apart from the United States, Australia
also use these fighters.
8. F-16 E FIGHTING FALCON
This is a multirole jet fighter that was originally designed by the
General Dynamics. It was designed for the United States Air Force. It
took its first flight on the 2nd February of 1974 while it
was actually introduced four years later in the August of 1978. There
are many different variations of this particular aircraft. For this
particular plane, the pilots themselves use ‘Viper’ instead of the
original ‘Fighting Falcon’. The fighter production is not under the
Lockheed Martin since General Dynamics sold their aircraft manufacturing
business to Lockheed Corporation.
7. F-15 C EAGLE
This is tactical fighter with twin engines and it was designed by
McDonnell Douglas. Its role is air superiority. Eagle took its first
flight on the 27th July of 1972 and was introduced almost
four years later in the January of 1978. This plane is used by the
United States, Japan, Saudi Arabia and Israel and it has four main
variants; F 15 E Strike Eagle, F 15 STOL/MTD, F 15 SE Silent Eagle and
Mitsubishi F 15 J. Even though USAF has much better aircrafts in their
arsenal, this particular fighter is all set to remain in service till
after 2025.
6. MIG-35
This fighter plane comes from Russia and it was developed by Mikoyan.
Mig-35 took its first flight somewhere in the year 2007. It is a
development from Mig-29M/M2 and Mig-29K/KUB and is classified as 4++
generation jet fighter by the developers. This particular plane is
single seated and this one has superior weapon systems and greatly
improved avionics with a new radar technology. The total number produced
of these aircrafts is currently unknown to us.
5. F-14 D TOMCAT
I absolutely love the codenames these jet fighters are assigned. The
aircraft was designed for the United States Navy by Grumman. It is
faster than the speed of sound and has twin engines with two seats. This
guy first took its flight on the 21st December of 1970 and
was later introduced in the September of 1974. Apart from the United
States, this aircraft is used by Iran a well. The Tomcat used to be the
primary air superiority fighter although it was retired from the Navy
fleet in the September of 2006.
4. DASSAULT RAFALE
This aircraft is the first in this list to come from France. It is
twin-engine fighter. This guy flew for the first time on the 4th
July of 1986 and was introduced later (fourteen years later actually)
in December of 2000. It used by the French Air Force and Navy and Indian
Air Force. This particular fighter has been used in combat over
Afghanistan and Libya. With semi-stealth capabilities this is a perfect
multirole combat aircraft and also is really cost effective. It can also
be used in airborne nuclear deterrent missions.
3. SU-35
The Sujkhoi Su-35 comes from Russia and it is a single-seat fighter
with twin engines. This guy is the derivative of the aforementioned
Su-27. This fighter has been offered to Brazil, India and South Korea as
well. The Su-35 took its first flight on the 19th February
of 2008 and is still in production. With greatly enhanced avionics and
longer range and improved maneuverability, I think that spending over
$45 million on a single unit is pretty understandable. Actually, the
costs can go as high as $65 million per uinit; sigh!
2. EUROFIGHTER TYPHOON
This is a multirole fighter with twin engines and it was manufactured
by Eurofighter GmbH. This aircraft currently serves the Austrian Air
Force, German Luftwaffe, Italian Air Force, Spanish Air Force, British
Royal Air Force and Saudi Royal Air Force. It took its first flight on
the 27th March of 1994 and was introduced in August of 2003. Remember the EF2000? It’s a game. Again, didn’t like it much.
1. F-22 RAPTOR
If you are into jet fighters and air technology, I am pretty sure you
guys guessed who would take the top spot. This particular fighter comes
from the United States of America. This guy was manufactured by
Lockheed Martin and Boeing and boy this is an amazing machine. It is an
air superiority fighter and with everything else, it is almost invisible
to the radar which makes it easy to penetrate the enemy territory. It
took its first flight on the 7th September of 1997 and was
introduced in December of 2005. You should know that the F22 Raptor
fleet has reported problems with the oxygen system since 2010.
source : http://www.smashinglists.com/top-ten-jet-fighters/
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