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world war one starts
soldiers in trench -
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WWI
lasted 4 years, most planes made of canvas and wood, armed with primarily machine guns -
vickers F.B.5 gunbus
the British Vickers company made the experimental, gun carrying F.B.5 gunbus, lacked speed -
Airco DH.2 "pusher" scout
put propellor behind pilot so that the propellor wouldnt interfere with the machine gun, had very high drag -
nueport 11
had better success than other planes because it mounted machine gun on top of wing over arc of propellor -
royal aircraft factory S.E.5
used the on top of wing machine mount after ideal solution was found, fastest fighter at the time, very stable, and very manoeverable -
Sopwith Camel
the Sopwith Camel was a replacement for the Sopwith Pup, but was one of the most succesful fighters of WWI, though remarkably
tail-heavy -
World war one ends
poster anouncing end of war -
Boeing P-26 Peashooter
this plane, along with its name, seems slightly derpy to me. they were mainly used in pursuit groups. -
Curtiss P-36 Hawk
this plane competed against the seversky p-35 and won. -
Polikarpov I-16
This plane was nicknamed the "donkey" because of its stubby apperance. The machine guns had a tendancy to jam beause they had to be installed in the wing up-side-down to be able to actually fit. -
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WWII
lasted 6 years -
Mitsubishi A6M Zero
the A6M zero was used mostly during the pearl harbor bombing, and most of them were abandoned after that. -
p-51 Mustang
the mustang was one of the most succesful fighters of world war one, and, in my opinion, of all time. it was primarily a bomber escort, and it had 4 .30 M1919 machine guns, 2 in the wings and two mounted under the engine, these used gun synchronyzing gear to fire through proplellor arc. it was much loved by its pilots and was very manuverable and fast. it is now a very popular plane for air races. -
Submarine Spitfire
the spitfire was a short range high performance interceptor aircraft -
Messerschmitt Me 163
the Me 163 was the only mass produced rocket-powered aircraft. althought extremely fast and manuverable, it was not successful as an interceptor, mainly because it only had seven minutes of flight. it was known for its landing dolly, as it pretty much fell off after landing. the picture is what it typically looked like after landing. -
Gloster Meteor
the glostor Meoteor was one of the othe early jet powered fighters and resembled the Me 262 very closely, and both sides had some reports of mistaking one for the other. like many other early jets, it experienced problems such as vibrations. -
Messerschmitt 262
the Messerschmitt 262 was the another early jet powered combat figter. although it didnt see much service in the war, it lead the path for modern day jets. -
Horten Ho 229
this plane was also called the Gotha Go 229. Only 3 were ever built, and one survives. -
F-86 Sabre
obviously very similar to the MiG-15, the F-86 sabre was one of Americas first swept wing fighters and was one of the oly aircraft that could counter the Mig-15. it often had high-speed dogfights with the MiG-15s. it also saw service in the Korean War, and it is supersonic and it is rumored to have been the first jet to cross the sound barrier in a dive but it was not recorded, so it is not official. -
MiG-15
the MiG-15 was one of the most successful early swept-wing fighters and was widely exported and successful. it was one of the most mass produced fighters ever, with over 12,000 models built, and it was proven superior to other straitght wing aircraft at the time, such as the gloster meteor and the F-80. it proved its worthiness as a fighter in the Korean war. -
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Korean War
MiG-15s were widely used during this war -
S-2 Tracker
the S-2 tracker was an Anti-submarine aircraft that still is a popular firefighting aircrat today -
F-100 super sabre
this jet fighter used extensive titanium and had a couple of serious problems. the first on is that the aircraft would suddenly yaw and roll over, putting to much stress on the frame, distenegrating it, and the second was that as the aircraft slowed down, it would develop insufficent lift and cause a voilent pitch-up and became known as the "sabre dance." -
Avro Arrow
the avro arrow was canada's most advanced fighter at the time, but the aircraft failed to sell to other countries and was decommisioned on february 19, 1959. Only about ten were built. -
F-4 Phantom
the F-4 pantom was a tandem seat fighter-bomber that set many records at its time. it was also a carrier-based interceptor. -
lockheed S-3 viking
the Lockheed S-3 viking was an anti-submarine fighter aircraft and it was built to replace the S-2 tracker. it had the ability to refuel other aircraft, and was used during the Gulf war of 1991. -
Grumman F-14 Tomcat
the F-14 tomcat is a variable swept wing fighter/interceptor that was widely exported and was mainly used in the U.S. Navy. -
McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle
the F-15 has an all metal fuselage and can climb to 30,000 in about 60 seconds, it is very manuverable due to low wing loading and can turn tightly without losing airspeed. it has over 100 areial combat victories and no losses and is considered on of the most succeful modern combat fighters. -
Republic Fairchild A-10 Thunderbolt II
the thunderbolt is a search and rescue support aircraft with a huge gattling gun (clearly visisble in the bottom left corner) on the front and offset landing gear. can fly with one engine, half of one wing, one tail, and one elevator missing. it is protected by 1,200 lbs of titanium armor. -
Sea Harrier vtol
the sea harrier is a navy vtol aircraft. it was able to manuever enemy plane and ground fire for a number of reasons. it was able to brake in the air and "viff" (vectored in forward flight). -
F-16 fighting falcon
the F-16 figting falcon was a single engine, very manuverable, multi role combat figter. it can reach Mach-2 and is relatively inexpensive to build and maintain. -
F-20 tigershark
the tigershark was a light fighter and was much less expensive to maintain, build, and operate than the F-16 fighting falcon. -
F-117 nighthawk (stealth fighter)
the F-117 Nighthawk is the descendant of the experimental Have Blue project. -
Northrop YF-23
the YF-23 was a jet fighter entered into a contest against the F-22 raptor, but lost. it stealthier and faster, but was less agile, and it lost. i find it kind of strange that even after the F-22 program was cancelled they havent said anything about putting the F-23 into production. the jet in the background was called the "Black Widow II" and the one in the foreground is "grey ghost". -
F/A-18 Super Hornet
the F/A-18 Super hornet had a huge role in the Iraq war and is a relatively new fighter. it is a low cost, low weight option, and meets most requirements for the navy. -
F-22 Raptor
the F-22 raptor is the most technologically advanced in stealth and top U.S. fighter at this moment in time. it is very expensisve to maintain and build, and is not availible to other countries. this move by the military this jet, by far, is my favorite. -
Boeing X-32
the boeing X-32 was a experimental fighter jet that was entered into a contest with the X-35, the predecessor of the F-35, and lost to it. it had a huge chin intake and carbon fiber wings. -
Chengdu J-10
the Chengdu J-10 is the 9th most advanced fighter in the world -
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Iraq war
the iraq war was an armed conflict, started because of need to rid iraq of alledged weapons of mass destruction -
Eurofighter Typhoon
the Eurofighter typhoon is a twin engine, canard-delta wing, multirole fighter that is in service in many countries, such as turkey, italy, and of course, Europe. it is fast and is one of the easiset jets to fly, but it does not have any stealth equipment at all. it is said to have gotten a radar lock on the U.S. F-22 raptor. -
Dassault Rafale
the dassault rafale is and aerodynamically unstable aircraftm but highly manuverable and agile. -
F-35 Lightning II
the F-35 is a supersonic conventional take off and landing aircraft whith v-tol variant aircraft (seen taking off during v-tol form from the U.S.S. wasp) It was the descendant of the Boeing X-35, an experimental fighter, and was entered into a contest against the X-32 as the X-35 and won, and went in to production.
