From 10 the fastest fighter in the world Part 1.
The following list of names is 10 (Ten) the fastest military aircraft ever. All represented at mach speed or the speed of sound units and each of the aircraft, piloted using a jet engine. Just so you know the speed of mach 1 is equivalent to 1225 km / h.
All aircraft listed below can travel at supersonic speed. Wear seat belts and prepare to fly!
6. F-111 Aardvark - Mach 2.5
F-111 Aardvark is perhaps best known for its design of the cockpit module is designed for two crew escape in emergencies. First designed the early 1960s by General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark, although it has a weird name, Aardvark is a strategic bomber that is widely used at that time.
First aired on December 21, 1964 and taken to join the military in July 1967. The purpose built F-111 is a remote interceptor for the U.S. Navy and Air Force bombers. But later, the plane is only beneficial to the Air Force because when assembled and ready to be inserted into the carrier deck of the Navy aircraft carrier, they are considered too heavy to use.
What is said now?
During the Vietnam War, F-111 the most widely used, but due to high operating costs, the plane was slowly retired. Today F-111 Aardvark is not used in the United States. United States Air Force stopped using the aircraft in 1998. In the U.S., you'll find the F-111 exhibited in various museums, including California, Illinois, Texas, Alabama, New York, Ohio, New Mexico, and many other places. Australia is still small enough to use a fleet of F-111C, but the country is planning to stop using it in late 2010 and replaced by the F-35.
7. F-15 Eagle - Mach 2.5
To replace the F-4 Phantom is already out of date, the U.S. Air Force looking for a sophisticated combat aircraft superior to the long-distance cruising ability. In 1965 a request was made, only seven years later, the plane had been flying for the first time and joined the military in 1979.
McDonnell Douglas, a company known as the maker Boeing, the airplane that has a large wing with remarkable agility for the size of the aircraft about 64 feet long and 42-foot wingspan. Although the aircraft is greater than the average size of most fighter aircraft, the use of titanium as well as jet engine compression is adjustable allowing the aircraft to reach speeds of Mach 2.5 in a short time. However, Eagle is only capable of driving around 1.78 mach when loaded weapon.
Of course like most aircraft, the F-15 Eagle has several series, including the F-15A and F-15D. New models are much more sophisticated, equipped with a radar top-of-the-line, new computers, and more.
What is said now?
Today, the F-15 Eagle is one of several planes on which is still used by U.S. forces, including National Guard and Air Force. Eagle is often regarded as one of the most successful aircraft ever made. This aircraft has more than 100 successful missions since its debut. Widely used in the Middle East conflict in the past. In the Iraq war and the missions for Operation Iraqi Freedom, the F-15 has proven to be a vital element for success in war. Outside the U.S., many countries decided to continue using the F-15. Including Japan, Israel, and Saudi Arabia.
8. MiG-31 Foxhound - Mach 2.83
The first flight debut on September 16, 1975, MiG-31 Foxhound was made to replace the MiG-25. His job intercept foreign aircraft with high-speed cruise missiles as well as frustrate and low-flying aircraft. Although similar to the MiG-25 Foxhound experiencing a major reshuffle. The aircraft made larger than the MiG-25. Having the ability to fly at supersonic speed, even at low altitudes. The aircraft has also been given a new machine with large capacity and sophisticated radar tracking system that makes the Foxhound is much more reliable and efficient in his work.
Officially entered the military in 1983, gradually replacing the use of Foxhound MiG-25. About 400-500 units of MiG-31 was created for Russia and the Soviet Union.
What is said now?
Today, Russia, Kazakhstan, and immediately following the Syrian MiG-31 count. Russia has about 286 units used for military purposes, with an additional reserve of 100 units. Kazakhstan also has some of the Foxhounds, but many do not operate, but the country is planning to fix about 10 units that will use their Air Force. Syria does not have the Foxhounds, but they have ordered this plane.
9. MiG-25R Foxbat-B - Mach 3.2
In 1959, the Soviet Union focused on the creation of combat aircraft that can be used to intercept and surveillance activities at once.
Like several other Russian aircraft, the aircraft was created to compete with U.S. aircraft like the Lockheed SR-71 and the North American XB-70. In March 1964, the MiG-25R Foxbat and immediately make the first flight in 1969, signed legislation to allow testing of the aircraft with surveillance capabilities and tests conducted in 1970.
In 1972 the design refinement has been used by the Soviet Air Force. The aircraft is equipped with an automatic fire control system and a large radar system with look-down and shoot-down after 1980 when all MiG updated.
MiG-25R Foxbat also able to use the bombs to bomb stationary free fall from a height of 65,000 ft while flying at supersonic speed. There is also a system installed that allows the aircraft to drop 10 bombs at once!
What is said now?
Various countries around the world still using the MiG-25R. Places like Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Syria, Turkmenistan, Iran, and Algeria all have access to the plane. Of course, Russia as a major aircraft producers continue to use it. Approximately 39 units of MiG-25 units have been built. While some are still being flown, as others have dimuseumkan, including those in the National Museum of the United States Air Force in Dayton, Ohio.
10. SR-71 Blackbird – Mach 3.2+
Although first introduced in 1966, the SR-71 Blackbird is still manned reconnaissance aircraft was named the fastest until four decades later. Manufactured by Lockheed, the SR-71 was designed by Clarence "Kelly" Johnson eorang important figure in the history of aviation.Debuting on December 22, 1964, and started a career in the military in January 1966. SR-71 can fly at mach 3.2 even more. SR-71 is a U-2 reconnaissance aircraft are highly vulnerable to Soviet air defenses because of its speed and higher flying ability and equipped with the ability to escape.
In fact, this plane never crashed by an enemy, 12 units from 32 units ever built was destroyed in the crash. The aircraft was painted with paint new technology that allows difficult to track radar. The overall shape of the aircraft is also one of the first stealth aircraft technology.
What is said now?
Today you will not find a SR-71 flying among the clouds. Instead, you'll only find in a museum, or if you work for Lockheed in Palmdale, you'll find three of them locked in their warehouse hangar.
SR-71 was permanently retired in 1998 when Congress and the U.S. Air Force decided this aircraft is very expensive for the maintenance and operational costs. Although retired for the first time in 1991, Congress decided to turn back a small fleet to be used during the Cold War. Awesome upgrade for the aircraft, such as advanced radar systems and data links that can send images in real time, the SR-71 remained di'hanggar'kan in 1998 for good.
If you ever want to see traces of the greatness of the SR-71, you can find it in a variety of museum space as well as in the Air Force base in Tucson, Arizona; Edwards Air Force Base in California; Kalamazoo, Michigan; Eglin Air Force Base in Florida; as well as various museums in the California, England, Ashland, Nebraska, Ohio, Utah, and Virginia.
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