List of US fighters ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Name categories: F (USAAF, USN, USAF) P (USAAF) PW (USAAC) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- FA General Aviation XFA Biplane fighter. One built. 'General Aviation' was the Fokker company. Type: XFA-1 year: 1932 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * Max. Speed: 274 km/u Ceiling: m Max. Range: km Armament: 2 * mg FB Boeing FB USN version of PW-9. Small series built. Type: FB-1 Year: 1925 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 x Max. Speed: 270 km/u Ceiling: m Max. Range: 820 km Armament: 1*mg12.7mm 1*mg7.62mm FC Curtiss FC First fighter intentionally built for the USN. Single-seat biplane. 39 built. Type: FC-1 Year: 1922 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 150 kW Wright J-1 Max. Speed: km/u Ceiling: 5000 m Max. Range: 775 km Armament: 1 * mg 7.62mm FD McDonnell FD Phantom Later renamed FH. FF Grumman FF Goblin Grumman's first fighter for the US Navy. Two-seat biplane. 120 built of all versions. Type: FF-2 Year: 1932 Crew: 2 Engines: 1 * 515kW Wright R-1820-78 Max. Speed: 393 km/u Ceiling: 6400 m Max. Range: 1500 km Armament: 3 * mg 7.62mm FG Goodyear FG Corsair Vought F4U Corsair by Goodyear FH McDonnell FH Phantom First US naval jet fighter. Twin-engined straight-wing aircraft. Type: FH-1 Year: 1945 Crew: 1 Engines: 2 x 725kg Westinghouse J30-WE-20 Max. Speed: 812 km/u Ceiling: 13100 m Max. Range: 1580 km Armament: 4*mg12.7mm FJ North American FJ Fury The FJ was a relative of the F-86 Sabre. The FJ-1 was the straight-winged precursor of the F-86. Later FJ's were further developed F-86's with swept wings. The FJ-4 had little in common with the FJ-1. Type: FJ-4B Year: 1956 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 x 3500kg Wright J65-16A M6x. Speed: 1094 km/u Ceiling: 15200 m Max. Range: 4340 km Armament: 4*g20mm FL Bell XFL Airabonita Navalized P-39 Airacobra. One built. Type: XFL-1 Year: 1940 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 x 845 kW Allison XV-1710-13 Max. Speed: 541 km/u Ceiling: 9425 m Max. Range: 1725 km Armament: 1*mg12.7mm 1*g37mm FM Bell XFM Airacuda Experimental fighter with two pusher engines and gunners in front of the engine nacelles. 14 built. Type: XFM-1 Year: 1937 Crew: 5 Engines: 2 * Allison V-1710-13 Max. Speed: 432 km/u Ceiling: 10600 m Max. Range: 4185 km Armament: 2*g37mm ?*mg12.7mm FM General Motors FM Wildcat Grumman F4F Wildcat built by General Motors. Type: FM-2 Year: 1943 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * Wright R-1820-56 Max. Speed: 534 km/u Ceiling: 10800 m Max. Range: 2170 km Armament: 4*mg12.7mm FM Lockheed FM Not built. FN Seversky FN Derived from the P-35 for the USN. One built. Type: XFN-1 Year: 1937 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 950hp Wright R-1820-22 Max. Speed: 430 km/u Ceiling: m Range: 1570 km Armament: 1*mg12.7mm 1*mg7.62mm FO Lockheed FO Some F-5B reconnaisance aircraft, versions of the P-38, on loan to the USN. FO Lockheed XFO Renamed XFV FR Ryan FR Fireball Mixed-power naval fighter with a radial and a jet engine. Too late for WWII, only 66 were built. Type: FR-1 Year: 1945 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * Wright R-1820-72W 1 * 725kg General Electric J31-GE-3 Max. Speed: 685 km/u Ceiling: 13150 m Max. Range: 2300 km Armament: 4*mg12.7mm FT Northrop XFT Monoplane shipboard fighter ordered together with the F7B-1. The FT did little to make monoplanes popular with the US Navy; it was finally declared unairworthy. Type: XFT-1 Year: 1934 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 625hp Wright R-1510-26 Max. Speed: 378 km/u Ceiling: m Max. Range: 1570 km Armament: 2*mg7.62mm FV Lockheed XFV Salmon Turboprop-engined tail-sitting VTOL fighter. Only flown as a conventional aircraft with a temporary undercarriage. One built. Type: XFV-1 Year: 1954 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 4045kW Allison YT40-A-6 Max. Speed: 900 km/u Ceiling: m Max. Range: km Armament: FV-12 Rockwell XFV-12 Number 12 in the 'V for VTOL' series. Never managed to fly, but tethered tests were done. Type: XFV-12A Year: 1977 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 133.4 kN P&W F401-PW-400 Max. Speed: Mach 2+ Ceiling: m Max. Range: km Armament: FY Convair XFY Pogo Turboprop-engined tail-sitting VTOL fighter. One built. Type: XFY-1 Year: 1954 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 4270kW Allison T40 Max. Speed: 800 km/u Ceiling: m Max. Range: km Armament: F-1 North American F-1 Fury Renamed FJ Fury P-1 Curtiss P-1 Member of the Curtiss Hawk family Type: P-1 Year: 1924 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 330kW Curtiss V-1150-1 Max. Speed: 262 km/u Ceiling: 6900 m Max. Range: km Armament: 2*mg7.62mm F2A Brewster F2A Buffalo The F2A was outclassed by the Mitshubishi A6M Reisen and proved a disaster in combat. Export versions had a little more success. Type: F2A-3 Year: 1938 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 880kW Wright R-1820-40 Max. Speed: 520 km/u Ceiling: 7625 m Max. Range: 1500 km Armament: 4*mg12.7mm F2B Boeing F2B Developed form the P-8 for the USN. 34 built. Type: F2B-1 Year: 1926 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 310kW P&W Wasp Max. Speed: 250 km/u Ceiling: m Max. Range: km Armament: F2D McDonnell F2D Banshee Later renamed F2H. F2F Grumman F2F A single-seat development of the FF. Some 219 were built of the F2F and F3F toghether. Type: F2F-1 Year: 1934 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 515kW P&W R-1535-72 Max. Speed: 371 km/u Ceiling: 8250 m Max. Range: 1585 km Armament: 2*mg7.62mm F2G Goodyear F2G High-powered development of the Vought F4U Corsair intended to counter Kamikaze-attacks. The war ended and production orders were cancelled. Only 10 built. Type: F2G-1 Year: 1945 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 2685kW P&W R-4360-4 Max. Speed: 692 km/u Ceiling: m Max. Range: km Armament: 6*mg12.7mm F2H McDonnell F2H Banshee Development of the FH Phantom. Type: F2H-2D Year: 1949 Crew: 1 Engines: 2 * 1480kg Westinghouse J34-WE-34 Max. Speed: 860 km/u Ceiling: 13600 m Max. Range: 2370 km Armament: 4*g20mm F2L Bell F2L Some sources indicate that this was a variation on the P-39 Airacobra used by the USN as target aircraft. Other that it was a the P-59 Airacomet tested by the USN. Maybe it was both. F2R Ryan XF2R Dark Shark Development of the FR Fireball with a turboprop engine. One built. Type: XF2R-1 Year: 1946 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 726kg General Electric J31-GE-3 1 * General Electric XT31-GE-2 Max. Speed: 800 km/u Ceiling: 11920 m Max. Range: km Armament: F2Y Convair XF2Y Sea Dart Supersonic flying boat fighter prototype. The F2Y had ski landing gear and a boat fuselage; the engines were recessed in the top of the fuselage. Four built. First and probably only supersonic flying boat! Type: XF2Y-1 Year: 1953 Crew: 1 Engines: 2 * Westinghouse J34-WE-32 Max. Speed: 1328 km/u Ceiling: 15300 m Max. Range: km Armament: P-2 Curtiss P-2 Curtiss Hawk derivative with 510hp Curtis V-1400 Engine. PW-2 Loening PW-2 Experimental monoplane of 1920. Ten built, most of them with a Wright-Hispano engine. When the wings and fuselage of one came apart in flight, the program ended. Year: 1921 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 322hp Wright H Max. Speed: Ceiling: m Max. Range: km Armament: Type: F3A Brewster F3A Corsair Vought F4U Corsair built by Brewster. F3B Boeing F3B Developed from F2B. 74 built. Type: F3B-1 Year: 1928 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 315kW P&W Wasp Max. Speed: 251 km/u Ceiling: 6400 m Max. Range: 805 km Armament: 1*mg12.7mm 1*mg7.62mm F3D Douglas F3D Skynight. 268 built. Large twin-engined night fighter. Type: F3D-2 Year: 1950 Crew: 2 Engines: 2 * 1540kg Westinghouse J34-WE-36 Max. Speed: 965 km/u Ceiling: 12160 m Max. Range: 1930 km Armament: 4*g20mm F3F Grumman F3F Development of the F2F. Type: F3F-3 Year: 1935 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 700kW Wright R-1820-22 Max. Speed: 425 km/u Ceiling: 10120 m Max. Range: 1600 km Armament: 2*mg7.62mm F3H McDonnell F3H Demon The F3H was underpowered but served a short period with the USN. Type: F3H- Year: 1957 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 4400kg Allison J71-A-2E Max. Speed: 1040 km/u Ceiling: 13000 m Max. Range: 2200 km Armament: 4*g20mm F3J Berliner-Joyce XF3J-1 One of the last biplane fighters developed for the USN. F3M General Motors F3M Bearcat GM built Grumman F8F Bearcat. F3U Vought F3U Two-seat fighter derivative of the SBU. One built; Type: XF3U-1 Year: Crew: 2 Engines: 1 * P&W R-1535-64 Max. Speed: km/u Ceiling: m Max. Range: km Armament: F3W Wright F3W Apache Single-seat biplane fighter. Type: F3W-1 Year: 1926 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 315kW P&W R-1340B Wasp Max. Speed: 261 km/u Ceiling: m Max. Range: km Armament: P-3 Curtiss XP-3 SIngle-seat biplane fighter. F-4 McDonnell F-4 Phantom II Too famous for comment. Type: F-4E Year: 1967 Crew: 2 Engines: 2 * 8120kg GE J79-GE-17A Max. Speed: 2410 km/u Ceiling: 21600 m Max. Range: 4180 km Armament: 1*g20mm F4B Boeing F4B The F4B served seven years withthe USN in four versions, and was also exported. Type: F4B-4 Year: 1930 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 400kW P&W R-1340-16 Max. Speed: 300 km/u Ceiling: 8200 m Max. Range: 600 km Armament: 2*mg7.62mm F4C Curtiss F4C All-metal development of the FC. Only a prototype. F4D Douglas F4D Skyray The delta-wing F4D had a lot of problems but served a short period with the US Navy. Type: F4D-1 Year: 1956 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 7300kg P&W J75-P-8B Max. Speed: 1210km/u Ceiling: 16900 m Max. Range: 1930 km Armament: 4*g20mm F4F Grumman XF4F-1 Development of F3F. Cancelled in favour of monoplane XF4F-2. F4F Grumman F4F Wildcat (from -2 onwards) The Wildcat was the main shipboard fighter when the US entered WWII and served well, notwithstanding the fact that it had lower performance than the A6M. Type: F4F-4 Year: 1940 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 880kW P&W R-1830-86 Max. Speed: 512 km/u Ceiling: 10600 m Max. Range: 2050 km Armament: 6*mg12.7mm F4H McDonnell F4H Phantom II Renamed F-4. F4U Chance-Vought F4U Corsair Very succesful fighter of WWII, fast, but with some handling problems that for some time prevented it from fulfilling its role as a shipboard fighter. Type: F4U-1 Year: 1943 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 1470kW P&W R-2800-8 Max. Speed: 671 km/u Ceiling: 11200 m Max. Range: 1640 km Armament: 6*mg12.7mm P-4 Boeing P-4 Derivative of the PW-9. F-5 Northrop F-5A Freedom Fighter Cheap 'export fighter' for military assistance programs, never used on a large scale by the USAF. Type: F-5A Year: 1963 Crew: 1 Engines: 2 * 1800kg G.E. J85-GE-13 Max. Speed: M 1.4 Ceiling: 15200 m Max. Range: 2600 km Armament: 2*g20mm Northrop F-5E Tiger II Development of F-5A/B. Type: F-5E Year: 1973 Crew: 1 Engines: 2 * 22.24kN G.E. J85-GE-21A Max. Speed: M 1.64 Ceiling: 15790 m Max. Range: 2860 km Armament: 2*g20mm Northrop F-5G Tigershark Renamed F-20. F5B Boeing F5B Naval version of P-15. Parasol wing fighter. One built. Type: XF5B-1 Year: 1930 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 480hp Wasp Max. Speed: km/u Ceiling: m Max. Range: km Armament: F5D Douglas XF5D Skylancer Development of the F4D Skyray. Two built. Type: F5D-1 Year: Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * P&W J57-P-8 Max. Speed: M 1+ Ceiling: m Max. Range: km Armament: F5F Grumman XF5F-1 Skyrocket Experimental twin-engined shipboard fighter. Type: XF5F-1 Year: 1940 Crew: 1 Engines: 2 * 880kW Wright XR-1820-40/42 Max. Speed: 610 km/u Ceiling: 10100 m Max. Range: 1930 km Armament: 4*mg12.7mm F5U Chance-Vought XF5U An unusual pancake-shaped fighter prototype. As far as I know, one was built but it never flew. Type: XF5U-1 Year: 1946 Crew: 1 Engines: 2 * 1180kW P&W R-2000-2 Max. Speed: 811 km/u Ceiling: 9750 m Max. Range: 1465 km Armament: 6*mg12.7mm P-5 Curtiss P-5 Curtiss Hawk with 435hp Curtiss V-1150-3 PW-5 Fokker PW-5 One built. Type: PW-5 Year: Crew: Engine: 1 * Wright-Hispano Max.Speed: 230 km/u Ceiling: m Max. Range: km Armament: 2*mg F-6 Douglas F-6 Skyray Renamed F4D. F6C Curtiss F6C Hawk A member of the Hawk family. Type: F6C-2 Year: 1925 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 295kW Curtiss D-12 Max. Speed: 255 km/u Ceiling: 7000 m Max. Range: 580 km Armament: 2*mg7.62mm F6F Grumman F6F Hellcat Development of the F4F. The F6F was a fine fighter designed and built in an extremely short period. Type: F6F-5 Year: 1942 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 1620kW P&W R-2800-10W Max. Speed: 611 km/u Ceiling: 11400 m Max. Range: 2100 km Armament: 6*mg12.7mm F6U Vought F6U Pirate An ugly and rather unsuccesful aircraft. Was, however, the first operational jet fighter with an afterburner. 33 built. Type: F6U-1 Year: 1949 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 1916kg Westinghouse J34-WE-30 Max. Speed: km/u Ceiling: 14100 m Max. Range: km Armament: 4*g20mm P-6 Curtiss P-6 Hawk Member of the Curtiss Hawk family. Type: P-6E Year: Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 440kW Curtiss V-1750-23 Conqueror C Max. Speed: 320 km/u Ceiling: 7500 m Max. Range: km Armament: 2*mg7.62mm PW-6 Fokker PW-6 One built. Type: PW-6 Year: Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 220kW Wright-Hispano Max. Speed: 220 km/u Ceiling: m Max. Range: km Armament: 2*mg F7B Boeing XF7B The F7B was built in 1934 as a modern monoplane aircraft. The USN decided to continue its use of biplane-fighters. Type: XF7B-1 Year: 1934 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * Max. Speed: km/u Ceiling: m Max. Range: km Armament: F7C Curtiss F7C Only 17 were built of this biplane fighter. Type: F7C-1 Year: 1928 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 330kW P&W R-1340-B Wasp Max. Speed: 242 km/u Ceiling: 7120 m Max. Range: 530 km Armament: 2*mg F7F Grumman F7F Tigercat Too late for WWII, this large, fast twin-engined fighter proved useful in a variety of roles. Type: F7F-1 Year: 1944 Crew: 1 Engines: 2 * 1545kW P&W R-2800-22W Max. Speed: 687 km/u Ceiling: 11000 m Max. Range: 2880 km Armament: 4*g20mm 2*mg12.7mm F7U Vought F7U Cutlass Very unusual Vought design for a tailless fighter. Enjoyed only limited succes and service. Bad safety record. Type: F7U-3M Year: 1951 Crew: 1 Engines: 2 * 2085kg Westinghouse J46-WE-8A Max. Speed: 1094 km/u Ceiling: 12200 m Max. Range: 1060 km Armament: 4*g20mm P-7 Boeing P-7 Derivative of the PW-9D PW-7 Fokker PW-7 Year: Crew: Engines: x Max. Speed: 225 km/u Ceiling: m Max. Range: km Armament: Type: F-8 Vought F-8 Crusader Supersonic shipboard fighter. Enjoyed a long career and is still in service with some other forces. Type: F-8E Year: 1958 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 8160kg P&W J57-P-201 Max. Speed: 2110 km/u Ceiling: 17700 m Max. Range: 1000 km Armament: 4*g20mm F8B Boeing XF8B The big F8B was too late to fight in WWII. It was more an attack aircraft than a fighter. Three built. Type: XF8B-1 Year: 1944 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 2205kW P&W XR-4360-10 Max. Speed: 695 km/u Ceiling: 14400 m Max. Range: 5630 km Armament: 6*g20mm F8C Curtiss F8C Two-seat fighter. 27 built. Type: F8C-4 Year: Crew: 2 Engines: 1 * P&W R-1340-88 Max. Speed: 225 km/u Ceiling: 5300 m Max. Range: 610 km Armament: mg F8F Grumman F8F Bearcat The supreme radial-engined shipboard fighter design. Was too late for WWII. Type: F8F-1 Year: 1945 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * P&W R-2800-34W Max. Speed: 677 km/u Ceiling: 11800 m Max. Range: 3160 km Armament: F8U Vought F8U Crusader Renamed F-8. P-8 Boeing P-8 Biplane fighter. One built. Type: XP-8 Year: 1925 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 600hp Packard 2A-1500 Max. Speed: km/u Ceiling: m Max. Range: km Armament: Type: PW-8 Curtiss PW-8 Only 25 built. Year: Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 315kW Curtiss D-12 Max. Speed: 265 km/u Ceiling: m Max. Range: 440miles Armament: 1*mg12.7mm 1*7.62mm Type: F-9 Grumman F-9 Cougar Renamed F9F Cougar. F9C Curtiss F9C Sparrowhawk The F9C was a parasite fighter carried by airships. Type: F9C-2 Year: Crew:1 Engines: 1 * 310kW Wright R-975 Max. Speed: 283 km/u Ceiling: 5800 m Max. Range: 590 km Armament: 2*mg7.62mm F9F Grumman XF9F Four-engined night fighter project, abandoned. Type: Year: Crew: Engines: 4 * 680 kg Westinghouse J30 Max. Speed: km/u Ceiling: m Max. Range: km Armament: F9F Grumman F9F Panther Panther was straight-winged, F9F-2 to -5. Used mainly as a fighter bomber in Korea, because of the better performance of the MiG-15. Type: F9F-5 Year: 1949 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 2800kg P&W J48-P-6A Max. Speed: 930 km/u Ceiling: 13000 m Max. Range: 2100 km Armament: 4*g20mm F9F Grumman F9F Cougar Cougar had sweptback wings, F9F-6 to -8. Commonality with the Panther was very limited, and only for political reasons the same number was kept. Type: F9F-6 Year: 1952 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 3300kg P&W J48-P-8 Max. Speed: 1100 km/u Ceiling: 15200 m Max. Range: 1600 km Armament: 4*g20mm P-9 Boeing P-9 Shoulder-wing monoplane fighter. One built. Type: XP-9 Year: 1928 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 600hp Curtiss V-1570 Max. Speed: 200mph Ceiling: m Max. Range: km Armament: PW-9 Boeing PW-9. Biplane fighter. 113 built. Type: PW-9 Year: 1925 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 320kW Curtiss D-12 Max. Speed: 250 km/u Ceiling: m Max. Range: km Armament: 1*mg12.7mm 1*mg7.62mm F-10 Douglas F-10 Skynight Renamed F3D. F10F Grumman F10F Jaguar Variable geometry aircraft. Only limited experimental use. One built. Type: XF10F-1 Year: 1952 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 4945kg Westinghouse XJ40-W-8 Max. Speed: 1160 km/u Ceiling: m Max. Range: km Armament: P-10 Curtiss P-10 Another member of the Curtiss Hawk family. F-11 Grumman F-11 Tiger Renamed F11F. F11C Curtiss F11C Goshawk A member of the Hawk family. The F11C was basically a developed F6C. The F11C-3 had a retractable undercarriage, and was later renamed BF2C. Type: F11C-2 Year: 1933 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 550kW Wrighte SR-1820-78 Max. Speed: 330 km/u Ceiling: 7400 m Max. Range: 900 km Armament: 2*mg7.62mm F11F Grumman F11F Tiger Very elegant shipboard fighter from Grumman. Served only a short time with the fleet but a long time with aerobatic teams. Type: F11F-1 Year: 1957 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 5000kg Wright J65-4 Max. Speed: 1432 km/u Ceiling: 15400 m Max. Range: 1130 km Armament: 4*g20mm P-11 Curtiss XP-11 Another Curtiss Hawk? F-12 Lockheed YF-12 The YF-12 was a fighter derivative (?) of the A-12 recce/spy aircraft. Type: YF-12 Year: 1962 Crew: 2 Engines: 2 * 14740kg P&W J58 Max. Speed: M 3 Ceiling: 24400 m Max. Range: 4800 km Armament: msl F12C Curtiss F12C Parasol-wing two-seat fighter. One built. Type: XF12C-1 Year: Crew: 2 Engines: 1 * Max. Speed: km/u Ceiling: m Max. Range: km Armament: P-12 Boeing P-12 Biplane fighter. The naval version of this aircraft was the F4B. Type: P-12E Year: Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * Max. Speed: km/u Ceiling: m Max. Range: km Armament: F-14 Grumman F-14 Tomcat Large and powerful two-seat shipboard fighter. Type: F-14A Year: 1972 Crew: 2 Engines: 2 * 9500kg P&W TF30-P-412A Max. Speed: 2500 km/u Ceiling: 18300 m Max. Range: 2200 km Armament: 1*g20mm F14C Curtiss XF14C This heavy fighter had disappointing performance. One built. Type: XF14C-2 Year: 1944 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 1690kW Wright XR-3350-16 Max. Speed: 682 km/u Ceiling: 12000 m Max. Range: 2180 km Armament: 4*g20mm F-15 McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle Twin-engined air-superiority fighter. Type: F-15A Year: 1973 Crew: 1 Engines: 2 * 12300kg P&W F100-PW-100 Max. Speed: M 2.3 Ceiling: 20000 m Max. Range: 4600 km Armament: 1*g20mm F15C Curtiss XF15C Mixed power fighter. Last Navy Curtiss fighter. Three built. Type: XF15C-1 Year: 1945 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 1545kW P&W R-2800-34W 1 * 1225kg Allis-Chalmers J36 Max. Speed: 755 km/u Ceiling: 12750 m Max. Range: 2230 km Armament: 4*g20mm P-15 Boeing P-15 Derivative of F5B. Type: XP-15 Year: 1930 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 330kW P&W Wasp Max. Speed: km/u Ceiling: m Max. Range: km Armament: F-16 General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon Well known light fighter aircraft, in use with 17 (or more) air forces. Type: F-16A Year: 1976 Crew: Engines: 1 * 11350kg P&W F100-PW-100 Max. Speed: 2125 km/u Ceiling: 17000 m Max. Range: 4020 km Armament: 1*g20mm F-16 General Dynamics F-16XL Derivative of the F-16 with a large cranked delta wing. Prototypes only. Type: F-16XL Year: 1931 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 11350kg P&W F100-PW-100 Max. Speed: km/u Ceiling: m Max. Range: km Armament: 1*g20mm F-17 Northrop YF-17 The YF-17 lost out to the YF-16 but was the basis for the F-18. Type: YF-17 Year: 1974 Crew: 1 Engines: 2 * G.E. YJ101-GE-100 Max. Speed: 2071km/u Ceiling: m Max. Range: 4506 km Armament: 1*g20mm msl P-17 Curtiss P-17 A conversion of the P-1 Hawk. F-18 McDonnell Douglas F-18 Hornet Twin-engined shipboard fighter. Type: F-18A Year: 1980 Crew: 1 Engines: 2 * 7250kg GE F404-GE-400 Max. Speed: 2125 km/u Ceiling: 15250 m Max. Range: 3670 km Armament: 1*g20mm F-19 ? Rumoured name for 'Stealth' design. Maybe the F-117, maybe not. F-20 Northrop F-20 Tigershark Previous name was F-5G. The F-20 was a capable aircraft but found no customer. Three built. Type: F-20 Year: 1982 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 7711kg G.E. F404-GE-100 Max. Speed: 2124km/u Ceiling: m Max. Range: 2965 km Armament: 2*g20mm P-20 Curtiss YP-20 A conversion of the P-11. F-21 IAI Kfir Israeli aircraft that were in service in the US as agressors. Type: Kfir C-1 Year: 1975 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 8120kg P&W J79-PW-17 Max. Speed: 2445 km/u Ceiling: 18000 m Max. Range: 1300+ km Armament: 2*g30mm P-21 Curtiss XP-21 Conversion of the P-3. F-22 Lockheed F-22 Lightning II Stealth air-superiority fighter. Type: YF-22 Year: 1990 Crew: 1 Engines: 2 * G.E. YF120-GE-100 Max. Speed: km/u Ceiling: m Max. Range: km Armament: P-22 Curtiss P-22 The YP-22 was the prototype of the P-6E. F-23 Northrop F-23 Stealth air-superiority fighter. Type: YFf-23 Year: 1990 Crew: Engines: 2 * P&W YF119-PW-100 Max. Speed: km/u Ceiling: m Max. Range: km Armament: P-23 Curtiss XP-23 Conversion of the P-6E. P-24 Lockheed P-24 Large monoplane two-seat fighter. One built. Type: P-24 Year: 1931 Crew: 2 Engines: 1 * 440kW Curtiss Conqueror Max. Speed: 364 km/u Ceiling: m Max. Range: km Armament: 3*mg P-25 Consolidated P-25 Consolidated development of the Lockheed P-24. P-26 Boeing P-26 Peashooter First monoplane USAAF fighter. Type: P-26C Year: 1934 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 440kW Max. Speed: 380 km/u Ceiling: 8530 m Max. Range: 1100 km Armament: 1-2*mg7.62mm P-27 Consolidated P-27 The Y1P-27 was a P-25 reengined with a P&W R-1340-21. Cancelled. P-28 Consolidated P-28 The Y1P-27 was a P-25 reengined with a P&W R-1340-19. Cancelled. P-29 Boeing XP-29 Built by Boeing as a more modern alternative to the P-26. Not accepted by the USAAF. Type: YP-29 Year: 1934 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * Max. Speed: 400 km/u Ceiling: m Max. Range: 1300 km Armament: P-30 Convair P-30 Derivative of the P-25 P-31 Curtiss XP-31 Swift Also known as XP-934 P-32 Boeing XP-32 Version of the P-29A P-33 Consolidated P-33 A P-25 with a P&W R-1830-1. P-35 Seversky P-35 Monoplane fighter built in competition with the P-36. Some 180 built. Type: P-35A Year: 1939 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 770kW P&W R-1830-45 Max. Speed: 499 km/u Ceiling: 9550 m Max. Range: 1850 km Armament: 2*mg12.7mm 2*mg7.62mm P-36 Curtiss P-36 Hawk The P-36 was the first USAAF fighter making use of modern technology, but was obsolete at the outbreak of WWII. 1424 built. Type: P-36A Year: 1935 Crew: Engines: 1 * 770kW R-1830-13 Max. Speed: 483 km/u Ceiling: 10100 m Max. Range: 1330 km Armament: 1*mg12.7mm 1*mg7.62mm P-37 Curtiss P-37 Derived from the P-36. Only 13 built. Type: YP-37 Year: 1939 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * Allison V-1720 Max. Speed: km/u Ceiling: m Max. Range: km Armament: P-37 Hughes XP-37 Night fighter project, built of wood. Rejected, but revived as the XA-37. P-38 Lockheed P-38 Lightning Highly succesful twin-boom WWII fighter. Type: P-38F Year: 1942 Crew: 1 Engines: 2 * 900kW Allison V-1710-49/53 Max. Speed: 628 km/u Ceiling: 11900 m Max. Range: 1125 km Armament: 1*g20mm 4*mg12.7mm P-39 Bell P-39 Airacobra The small Airacobra, with its engine above the wing behind the pilot, turning the prop by a long shaft, was a disappointment. But USAAF conservatism should take at least part of the blame for this. Type: P-39D Year: 1941 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 1200kW Allison V-1710-35 Max. Speed: 521 km/u Ceiling: 32100 ft Max. Range: 1770 km Armament: 1xg37mm 4xmg7.62mm 2xmg12.7mm P-40 Curtiss P-40 Developed form the P-36, the P-40 was never the equal of its opponents. It was subject of continuous improvment and served throughout WWII. Type: P-40E-1 Year: 1942 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 1150kW Allison V-1710-39 Max. Speed: 582 km/u Ceiling: 8900 m Max. Range: 1370 km Armament: 6*mg12.7mm P-41 Republic XP-41 Development of P-35. Only one built. Type: XP-41 Year: 1939 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 880kW P&W R-1830-19 Max. Speed: 520 km/u Ceiling: m Range: 1175 km Armament: P-42 Curtiss XP-42 Hawk A development of the P-36. One built. Type: XP-42 Year: 1939 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * P&W R-1830-31 Max. Speed: 552 km/u Ceiling: m Max. Range: km Armament: P-43 Republic P-43 Lancer Development of the P-35. Type: P-43A Year: 1940 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 880kW P&W R-1830-57 Max. Speed: 573 km/u Ceiling: 11000 m Max. Range: 2300 km Armament: 2*mg12.7mm 2*mg7.62mm P-44 Republic XP-44 Rocket Development of P-43. Cancelled. Type: XP-44 Year: 1939 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 1030kW Wright R-1820-1 Max. Speed: km/u Ceiling: m Max. Range: km Armament: 6*mg12.7mm P-45 Bell P-45 Airacobra The USAAF intended to use this number for the production version of the Airacobra. In the end it was called P-39C. P-46 Curtiss XP-46 The P-46 was designed to improve on the P-40, but the P-40D with the same engine had superior performance. Two built. Type: XP-46 Year: 1941 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 845kW Allison V-1710-39 Max. Speed: 571 km/u Ceiling: 9000 m Range: +325 miles Armament: 2*mg12.7mm 8*mg7.62mm P-47 Republic XP-47 (P-47 and P-47A) The first P-47 project had an Allison V-1710. Cancelled. P-47 Republic P-47 Thunderbolt (from B onwards) The Jug(gernaut) was a big and very powerful high-altitude fighter, in its developed versions capable of taking on any adversary. It also was a very useful ground-attack aircraft. Most built US fighter of WWII with 15683 aircraft. Type: P-47D-30 Year: 1943 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 1865kW P&W R-2800-59 Max. Speed: 687 km/u Ceiling: 12800 m Max. Range: 2900 km Armament: 8*mg12.7mm P-48 Douglas XP-48 Lightweight high-altitude fighter. Cancelled. Type: XP-48 Year: 1939 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 525 hp Ranger SGV-770 Max. Speed: 525 mph Ceiling: m Max. Range: km Armament: 1*mg12.7mm 1*mg7.62mm P-49 Lockheed XP-49 Developed from the P-38, but proved inferior to later version of the P-38. Type: XP-49 Year: 1942 Crew: 1 Engines: 2 * 1175kW Continental XI-1430-13/15 Max. Speed: 406 mph Ceiling: 37500 ft Max. Range: 1800 miles Armament: 2*g20mm 2*mg12.7mm P-50 Grumman XP-50 Skyrocket USAAF version of F5F. P-51 North American P-51 Mustang Too famous for comment. Type: P-51D Year: 1944 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 1100kW RR-Packard V-1650-7 Merlin Max. Speed: 703 km/u Ceiling: 12800 m Max. Range: 3350 km Armament: 6*mg12.7mm P-52 Bell XP-52 Twin-boom pusher fighter project. Cancelled. Type: XP-52 Year: 1940 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 1250hp Continental XIV-1430-5 Max. Speed: 425 mph Ceiling: 40000 ft Max. Range: 960 miles Armament: 2*g20mm 6*mg12.7mm P-53 Curtiss XP-53 Variation on the P-40 with a new wing. Cancelled. Type: XP-53 Year: 1940 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 920kW Continental XIV-1430-3 Max. Speed: 724 km/u Ceiling: m Max. Range: km Armament: 8*mg12.7mm P-54 Vultee XP-54 Experimental twin-boom pusher-prop fighter. Experimental only. Type: XP-54 Year: 1943 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 2200hp Lycoming XH-2470 Max. Speed: 381 mph Ceiling: 37000 ft Max. Range: km Armament: 2*g37mm 2*mg12.7mm P-55 Curtiss XP-55 Ascender Experimental fighter of canard configuration with a pusher engine. Had unimpressive performance. Type: XP-55 Year: 1943 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 1275hp Allison V-1710-95 Max. Speed: 390 mph Ceiling: 34600 ft Max. Range: 1440 miles Armament: 4*mg12.7mm P-56 Northrop XP-56 Tailless flying wing fighter. The original engine was cancelled and the reengined prototypes had bad characteristics. Type: XP-56 Year: 1943 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 2000hp P&W R-2800-29 Max. Speed: 671 km/u Ceiling: 33000 ft Max. Range: 660 miles Armament: 2*g20mm 4*mg12.7mm P-57 Tucker XP-57 Lightweight high-altitude fighter with the engine in the mid-fuselage. Cancelled. Type: XP-57 Year: 1940 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 720hp Miller L-510 Max. Speed: 308 mph Ceiling: m Max. Range: 960 miles Armament: 3 * mg12.7mm P-58 Lockheed XP-58 Chain Lightning Long-term development of P-38. Numberous changes of requirements and engines resulted in a waste of money. Type: XP-58 Year: 1944 Crew: 2 Engines: 2 * Allison V-3420-11/13 Max. Speed: 436 mph Ceiling: 38400 ft Max. Range: 2650 miles Armament: 4 * g37mm P-59 Bell XP-59 The first P-59 was a pusher prop fighter project developed from the P-52. Cancelled. P-59 Bell P-59 Airacomet First US jet aircraft. A failure as a fighter, but useful as training aircraft. Type: Year: Crew: Engines: x Max. Speed: km/u Ceiling: m Max. Range: km Armament: P-60 Curtiss XP-60 Developed from the P-53. Numerous changes failed to produce a succesful fighter. Type: Year: Crew: Engines: x Max. Speed: km/u Ceiling: m Max. Range: km Armament: P-61 Northrop P-61 Black Widow The only specially designed night fighter of WWII. A large twin-engined aircraft that enjoyed some success. Type: P-61B-20 Year: 1944 Crew: 3 Engines: 2 * P&W R-2800-10 Max. Speed: 582 km/u Ceiling: m Max. Range: 1513 km Armament: 4*g20mm 4*mg12.7mm P-62 Curtiss XP-62 Large, innovative high-altitude fighter. One built. Type: XP-62 Year: 1943 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 1690kW Wright R-3350-17 Max. Speed: 721 km/u Ceiling: 10900 m Max. Range: km Armament: 4*g20mm P-63 Bell P-63 Kingcobra The Kingcobra was a development of the Airacobra. The USAF used specially-equipped P-63 as target aircraft, but did not want it as a fighter. Most went to the USSR. Type: P-63A Year: 1943 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 975kW Allison V-1710-93 Max. Speed: 660 km/u Ceiling: 13100 m Max. Range: 4100 km Armament: 1*g37mm 4*mg12.7mm P-64 North American P-64 The P-64 was a fighter extrapolation of the well known T-6 trainer. Aircraft built for Thailand went to the USAAF and were named P-64. Never used as fighters. 13 built. Type: P-64 Year: 1935 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 640kW Wright R-1820-77 Max. Speed: 434 km/u Ceiling: 8400 m Max. Range: 1550 km Armament: 2*mg7.62mm 2*g20mm P-65 Grumman XP-65 The USAAF used this number for the F7F. P-66 Vultee P-66 Vanguard Most of the 144 aircraft built were Lend-Leased to China. Some were a short time in US service of Pearl Harbour. Type: P-66 Year: 1940 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 880kW P&W R-1830-33 Max. Speed: 547 km/u Ceiling: 8600 m Max. Range: 1530 km Armament: 2*mg12.7mm 4*mg7.62mm P-67 McDonnell XP-67 The odd-looking P-67 -- airfoil shape was applied to its entire fuselage and the engine nacelles -- did not meet expectations, due in large part to the troublesome engines. Type: XP-67 Year: 1944 Crew: 1 Engines: 2 * 1545kW Chrysler XI-1430 V Max. Speed: 652 km/u Ceiling: 11400 m Max. Range: 3840 km Armament: 6*g37mm P-68 Vultee XP-68 Development of P-54 with another engine. Cancelled. P-69 Republic XP-69 High-altitude fighter with the engine buried in the mid-fuselage position. Cancelled in favour of the P-72. Type: XP-69 Year: 1943 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 1840kW Wright R-2460-3 Max. Speed: 450 mph Ceiling: 48900ft Max. Range: 1800 mls Armament: 2*g37mm 4*mg12.7mm P-70 Douglas P-70 The P-70 was an improvised night fighter version of the twin-engined A-20 bomber aircraft. P-71 Curtiss XP-71 Cancelled. The XP-71 was a very big twin-engined fighter with two pusher engines. P-72 Republic XP-72 Development of P-47. The introduction of jet aircraft made the P-72 superfluous. Type: XP-72 Year: 1944 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 2540kW P&W R-4360-13 Max. Speed: 788 km/u Ceiling: 12800 m Max. Range: 2460 km Armament: 6*mg12.7mm P-75 General Motors P-75 Eagle GM tried to build a fighter from parts of other aircraft. It more or less succeeded, eventually... 14 built. Type: XP-75 Year: 1943 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 2920kW Allison V-3420-23 Max. Speed: 697 km/u Ceiling: 11100 m Max. Range: 3300 km Armament: 10*mg12.7mm P-76 Bell XP-76 The XP-76 was a more refined P-39 Airacobra with a laminar flow wing. Also known as the XP-39E. Three built. Type: XP-76 Year: Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 1325hp Allison V-1770-47 Max. Speed: 368mph Ceiling: Max. Range: Armament: P-77 Bell XP-77 Unsuccesfull attempt to built an extremely light-weight fighter. Two built. Type: XP-77 Year: 1944 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 380kW Ranger XV-770-7 Max. Speed: 531 km/u Ceiling: 9200 m Max. Range: 885 km Armament: 2*mg12.7mm P-78 North American XP-78 Mustang When a RR Merlin was installed in the P-51, the aircraft was deemed worthy of a new number. In the end, it was called P-51B. P-79 Northrop XP-79 Flying Ram A flying wing-aircraft, two jet engines, the pilot prone in the nose. Its name indicates its intended use. Destroyed on first flight. Type: XP-79B Year: 1945 Crew: 1 Engines: 2 * 522kg Westinghouse Max. Speed: 821 km/u Ceiling: m Max. Range: 1600 km Armament: 4*mg12.7mm F-80 Lockheed F-80 Shooting Star Renamed F-80. P-80 Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star First operational US jet fighter. Too late for WWII, but served well in Korea as attack aircraft. 1732 built. Type: P-80A-1 Year: 1945 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 1750kg Allison J33-A-14 Max. Speed: 898 km/u Ceiling: 13700 m Max. Range: 1770 km Armament: 6*mg12.7mm P-81 Consolidated Vultee XP-81 The XP-81 was an experimental fighter with a TG-180 turboprop and an J-33 turbojet. Two built. Type: XP-81 Year: 1945 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 1700kW G.E. XT31-GE-1 1 * 1705kg Allison J33-GE-5 Max. Speed: 815 km/u Ceiling: 10830 m Max. Range: 4025 km Armament: 6*mg12.7mm F-82 North American F-82 Twin Mustang Renamed P-82. P-82 North American P-82 Twin Mustang The F-82 used two elongated P-51H fuselages and P-51H outer wings, joined by a new center-wing panel. Type: F-82F Year: Crew: 2 Engines: 2 * 1600kW Allison V-1710-143/145 Max. Speed: 750 km/u Ceiling: 12800 m Max. Range: 3450 km Armament: 6*mg12.7mm P-83 Bell XP-83 The XP-83 was an long-range, twin-engined jet fighter roughly similar to the P-59. Two built. Type: XP-83 Year: 1945 Crew: 1 Engines: 2 * 1815kg G.E. J33-GE-5 Max. Speed: 840 km/u Ceiling: 9150 m Max. Range: 2700 km Armament: 6*mg12.7mm F-84 Republic F-84 Thunderjet This straight-wing fighter proved to be an useful fighter-bomber. Type: F-84D Year: 1948 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 1700kg Allison J35-A-13C Max. Speed: 945 km/u Ceiling: m Max. Range: 1930 km Armament: 6*mg12.7mm Republic F-84F Thunderstreak The F-84F was a major rework of the F-84, with sweptback wings and a new engine, and kept the same number for political reasons. It would have been the F-96 at first. Type: F-84F Year: 1952 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * Westinghouse J65-W-3 Max. Speed: 1060 km/u Ceiling: 12000 m Max. Range: 3440 km Armament: 6*mg12.7mm Republic RF-84F Thunderflash The RF-84F had wing root intakes to make room for photographic equipment in the nose. The RF-84K's had anhedralled tailplanes to fit under the bomb bay of a GRB-36. Type: RF-84F Year: Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 3540kg Wright J65-W-7 Max. Speed: 936 km/u Ceiling: 12000 m Max. Range: km Armament: 4*mg12.7mm Republic XF-84H Thunderscreech Turboprop-powered attack aircraft. Probably the noisiest aircraft ever built. Twelve flights, eleven ermergencies... Type: XF-84H Year: 1955 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 3920kW Allison XT40-A-1 Max. Speed: 1080 km/u Ceiling: m Max. Range: km Armament: 3* g16mm P-84 Republic P-84 Renamed F-84. F-85 McDonnell XF-85 Goblin The Goblin was a parasite fighter intended to be carried by the B-36. Hook-ons proved too dangerous. Two built. Type: XF-85 Year: 194 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 1360kg Westinghouse J34-WE-22 Max. Speed: 830 km/u Ceiling: m Max. Range: km Armament: 4*mg12.7mm F-86 North American F-86 Sabre First USAF swept-wing fighter. The famous opponent of the MiG-51 in Korea. Type: F-86F Year: 1948 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 2710kg G.E. J47-GE-27 Max. Speed: 1120 km/u Ceiling: 15200 m Max. Range: 2050 km Armament: 6*mg12.7mm F-87 Curtiss XF-87 Blackhawk Beautiful but underpowered four-engined night fighter. Last fighter built by Curtiss. Type: XF-87 Year: 1948 Crew: 2 Engines: 4 * 3000lb Westinghouse J34 Max. Speed: km/u Ceiling: m Max. Range: km Armament: F-88 McDonnell XF-88 Voodoo This fighter failed to attract orders. Served as prototype for the F-101. One was converted to a testbed for high-speed propellors. Type: Year: Crew: 1 Engines: 2 * 1633kg Westinghouse J34-WE-15 Max. Speed: km/u Ceiling: m Max. Range: km Armament: F-89 Northrop F-89 Scorpion Large twin-engined all-weather fighter. Type: F-89D Year: 1953 Crew: 2 Engines: 2 * 3270kg Allison J35-A-35 Max. Speed: 1020 km/u Ceiling: 15000 m Max. Range: 2200 km Armament: 104 rockets. F-90 Lockheed XF-90 Designed by Kelly Johnson, this transsonic fighter lost out to the XF-88. Two built. Type: XF-90 Year: 1949 Crew: 1 Engines: 2 * 1800kg Westinghouse J-34 Max. Speed: km/u Ceiling: m Max. Range: km Armament: F-91 Republic XF-91 Thunderceptor The Thunderceptor had inverse-taper wings and a rocket booster engine. First US fighter to exceed mach 1 in level flight. Type: XF-91 Year: 1949 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 3200 kg G.E. J47 2 * Reaction Motors XLR11-RN-9 Max. Speed: 1584km/u Ceiling: m Max. Range: 1885 km Armament: 4*g20mm F-92 Convair XF-92A This was, in fact, a reduced-scale flying model of the cancelled XF-92 fighter. It was used by NASA for research. Type: XF-92A Year: 1948 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 2086 Allison J33-A-23 Max. Speed: km/u Ceiling: m Max. Range: km Armament: F-93 North American YF-93 Later named YF-86C. A Sabre development with a solid nose and flush intakes, intended as escort fighter. Two built. Type: YF-93A Year: 1950 Crew: 2 Engines: 1 * 2722kg P&W J48-P-1 Max. Speed: 1139km/u Ceiling: m Max. Range: 3165 km Armament: 6 * g20mm F-94 Lockheed F-94 All-weather interceptor derived form the T-33. Only the F-94C was called 'Starfire'. Type: F-94C Year: 1949 Crew: 2 Engines: 1 * 3970kg P&W J48 Max. Speed: 960 km/u Ceiling: 15000 m Max. Range: 1800 km Armament: 48 r. F-95 North American F-95 This number was intended for what became the F-86D. F-96 Republic F-96 Thunderstreak. This number was intended for what became the F84F. The YF-96 itself was a more direct swept-wing development of the F-84, still using the J35 engine. F-97 Lockheed F-97 Starfire This number was intended for what became the F94C. F-98 Hughes XF-98 Falcon Common sense won and this was considered a missile, not a fighter: the AIM-4 Falcon. F-99 Marquardt-Boeing F-99 Bomarc This too was a missile. F-100 North American F-100 Super Sabre First operational supersonic fighter. The F-100 had a long and distinguished career, but was not without problems. Type: F-100D Year: 1956 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 7260kg P&W J57-P-21 Max. Speed: 1471 km/u Ceiling: m Max. Range: 920 km Armament: 4*g20mm F-101 McDonnell F-101 Voodoo Due to continuously changing requirements, the F-101 had a protracted development. 807 built. Type: F-101B Year: 1957 Crew: 2 Engines: 2 * 6600kg P&W J57-P-53 Max. Speed: M 1.85 Ceiling: 15850 m Max. Range: 2800 km Armament: msl F-102 Convair F-102 Delta Dagger This delta-wing interceptor was amongst the first to be designed as part of a 'weapon system'and to employ the area rule. Type: F-102A Year: 1954 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 7800kg P&W J57-P-23 Max. Speed: M 1.25 Ceiling: 16500 m Max. Range: 2170 km Armament: msl F-103 Republic XF-103 Twin-engined delta-wing fighter. Cancelled. F-104 Lockheed F-104 Starfighter The F-104 interceptor had exceptional performance but rather limited ability to carry equipment and armament. Its all-round fighter-bomber F-104G variant enjoyed great sales and a poor safety record. Type: F-104G Year: 1960 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 7170kg G.E. J79-GE-11A Max. Speed: M 2.2 Ceiling: 17700 m Max. Range: 3500 km Armament: 1*g20mm F-105 Republic F-105 Thunderchief Large fighter-bomber that was used a lot in Vietnam until the available force was too much downgraded by losses. approx 900 built. Type: F-105D Year: 1958 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 12010kg P&W J75-P-19W Max. Speed: M 2.1 Ceiling: m Max. Range: 3800 km Armament: 1*g20mm F-106 Convair F-106 Delta Dart Development of the F-102. The F-106 interceptor served many years with the USAF. 341 built. Type: F-106A Year: 1959 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 11130kg P&W J57-P-17 Max. Speed: 2020km/u Ceiling: 17400 m Max. Range: 4300 km Armament: msl. A 20mm cannon was added later. F-106 Republic F-106 Thunderscreech This designation was also used briefly for the XF-84H. F-107 North American YF-107 Super Sabre The F-107 was an interceptor development of the F-100 with the intake above and behind the cockpit. Began life as the F-100B. Type: F-107A Year: 1956 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 11113 kg P&W YJ75-P-9 Max. Speed: 1432km/u Ceiling: m Max. Range: 1300 km Armament: 4*g20mm F-108 North American XF-108 Rapier Project for a Mach 3+ long-range interceptor. Cancelled. F-108 Bell F-108 Some sources indicate that this became the X-14, but the X-14 built and flown can not be called a fighter... F-109 Ryan F-109 Became the Ryan X-Vertijet, a tail-sitting VTOL testbed. F-109 Bell F-109 A large Mach 2.3 VTOL fighter projects. Had two engines in each rotating nacelle on the wingtips, and four more lift engines in the fuselage. Cancelled. F-110 McDonnell F-110 Phantom II Renamed F-4. F-111 General Dynamics F-111 The F-111 is a attack/strike aircraft rather than a fighter. The Grumman F-111B shipboard fighter, based on the GD F-111, was a failure. Type: F-111D Year: 1971 Crew: 2 Engines: 2 * 8890kg P&W TF30-P-9 Max. Speed: 2660 km/u Ceiling: 19000 m Max. Range: 6100 km Armament: F-112 | F-113 | F-114 | Designations rumoured to be assigned to USSR fighters in F-115 | USAF service. F-116 | F-117 Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk The F-117 is a 'Stealth' attack aircraft. The logic behind this designation remains mysterious or is non-existent. Type: F-117A Year: 1981 Crew: 1 Engines: 2 * 48kN G.E. F404 Max. Speed: km/u Ceiling: m Max. Range: km Armament: P-322 Lockheed P-322 Lightning Number assigned to Lightnings built to British contracts, without turbochargers. P-400 Bell P-400 Airacobra Number assigned to the Airacobra's built to British contracts. P-900 Lockheed P-900 Renamed P-24. P-934 Curtiss P-934 Also known as P-31 P-936 Boeing P-936 The two P-26 prototypes, that were at first owned by Boeing and not the USAF, had this number. P-948 Northrop XP-948 Based on the FT and intended as a possible successor to the P-26. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Folowing aircraft were used before a code sequence was assigned. During WWI, the US used large numbers of French and British aircraft; these are not included here. Curtiss 18T Triplane The USN ordered two of these triplane fighters in March 1918. Type: 18T Year: 1918 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 400hp Curtiss K.12 Max. Speed: 163mph Ceiling: m Max. Range: 550mls Armament: Loening M-8 Two-seat monoplane fighter. Available too late for use in the war. Type: M-8 Year: Crew: 2 Engines: 1 * 340hp Hispano-Suiza H Max. Speed: 146 mph Ceiling: 26000 ft Max. Range: km Armament: Standard E-1 These biplane fighters were used as trainers. Type: E-1 Year: 1917 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 80hp Le Rhone Max. Speed: 100 mph Ceiling: 14800 ft Max. Range: km Armament: Thomas-Morse S.4 and S.5 Single-seat biplane fighter. Mainly used for advanced training. Type: S.4C Year: 1917 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 80hp Le Rhone Max. Speed: 97 mph Ceiling: m Max. Range: km Armament: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------