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Fighter Jets. Howard Hsu Computers 8 December 2010. Table of Contents. Fighter Jets in Combat American Fighter Jets Flying Speed Records Weapons and Abilities Top 5 Fighter Jets. Fighter Jets in Combat. Military aircraft Air-to-Air combat Bombing ground forces Provides air-support
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Fighter Jets Howard Hsu Computers 8 December 2010
Table of Contents • Fighter Jets in Combat • American Fighter Jets • Flying Speed Records • Weapons and Abilities • Top 5 Fighter Jets
Fighter Jets in Combat • Military aircraft • Air-to-Air combat • Bombing ground forces • Provides air-support • Key point of victory
American Fighter Jets • Fighter • F-15 Eagle & F-22 Raptor • Lightweight • F-104 Starfighter & F-16 Viper • Navy • F-4 Phantom & F-14 Tomcat • Strike Fighter • F-111 Aardvark & F-117 Nighthawk • All equipped with heavy weapons
F-15 Weapons and Abilities • Excellent close and medium range combat • Falcon machine guns • Short-Range sidewinder missiles • Medium-Range sparrow missiles • Extreme manoeuvring skills
Flying Speed Records Record Jet Speed • World Record MiG-25 Foxbat 2115 mph • USA Fighter F-15 Eagle 1875 mph • Seaplane MC-72 440 mph • Strategic Bomber F-111 Aardvark 1850 mph • Heavy Bomber Tupolev Tu-160 1380 mph
Top 5 Fighter Jets Jet Cost 1.) F-22 Raptor ($137.7 Million) 2.) F-18 Hornet ($57 Million) 3.) F-16 Falcon ($14.6 Million) 4.) F-15 Eagle ($27.9 Million) 5.) F-14 Tomcat ($38 Million)
Bibliography • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fighter_aircraft • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:WFighter_his.png • http://www.aviationtrivia.info/THE-100-FASTEST-AIRCRAFT.php • http://www.flightsimbooks.com/jfs/page31.php • http://www.gunslot.com/blog/top-active-united-states-military-fighter-jets