Fighter Planes by Category

Fighter Planes: Reshaping the Battlefield
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Whenever man builds a vehicle, one of the primary objectives thereafter is to make it go faster. Planes are certainly no exception to this rule. Over time, the relatively slow propeller-driven models gave way to faster, sleeker jets. While breaking the sound barrier was once considered impossible, it is now merely an afterthought as jets punch their way to Mach 2 (1540 m.p.h.) and beyond.
Propeller Planes . Sub-Sonic Jets . Supersonic Jets

Propeller Planes
	Name: Lysander Company: Westland Used by: Britain, Canada, Egypt, United States First flown: 1936 Role: Co-Op Fighter Max Speed: 212 m.p.h.	Name: B-25 "Mitchell" Company: North American Used by: United States First flown: 1940 Role: Medium Bomber Max Speed: 285 m.p.h.	Name: B-17 "Flying Fortress" Company: Boeing Used by: United States, Britain First flown: 1935 Role: Heavy Bomber Max Speed: 287 m.p.h.
	Name: Hurricane Company: Hawker Used by: Britain First flown: 1935 Role: Attack Fighter Max Speed: 340 m.p.h.	Name: B-29 "Superfortress" Company: Boeing Used by: United States, Britain, Australia First flown: 1942 Role: Heavy Bomber Max Speed: 357 m.p.h.	Name: P-40 "Warhawk" Company: Curtiss Used by: United States, Britain, Australia First flown: 1938 Role: Attack Fighter Max Speed: 360 m.p.h.
	Name: Spitfire Company: Supermarine Used by: Britain First flown: 1936 Role: Attack Fighter Max Speed: 378 m.p.h.	Name: BF-109 Company: Messerschmitt Used by: Germany, Hungary, Italy, Romania First flown: 1935 Role: Attack Fighter Max Speed: 398 m.p.h.	Name: F4U "Corsair" Company: Vought Used by: United States, Britain First flown: 1940 Role: Carrier Fighter Max Speed: 405 m.p.h.
	Name: Mosquito Company: de Havilland Used by: Britain, Canada, United States First flown: 1940 Role: Fighter/Bomber Max Speed: 415 m.p.h.	Name: F8F "Bearcat" Company: Grumman Used by: United States, Britain, France First flown: 1944 Role: Attack Fighter Max Speed: 434 m.p.h.
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Sub-Sonic Jets
	Name: A-10A "Thunderbolt II" Company: Fairchild-Republic Used by: United States First flown: 1977 Role: Fighter/Bomber Max Speed: 518 m.p.h.	Name: A-4M "Skyhawk" Company: Douglas Used by: United States First flown: 1970 Role: Attack Fighter Max Speed: 670 m.p.h.	Name: MiG-17 Company: Mikoyan-Gurevich Used by: Soviet Union, China, Vietnam, Poland First flown: 1950 Role: Attack Fighter Max Speed: 711 m.p.h.
	Name: AV-8A "Harrier" Company: Hawker-Siddley Used by: United States, Britain First flown: 1967 Role: VTOL (Vertical Takeoff & Landing) Fighter Max Speed: 735 m.p.h.
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Supersonic Jets
	Name: F/A-18 "Hornet" Company: McDonnel Douglas / Boeing Used by: United States, Australia, Spain First flown: 1978 Role: Multi-Role Fighter Max Speed: 1190 m.p.h.	Name: X-29A Company: Grumman Used by: United States First flown: 1984 Role: Prototype Fighter Max Speed: 1200 m.p.h.	Name: EF-111A "Raven" Company: General Dynamics Used by: United States First flown: 1977 Role: Electronic Warfare Max Speed: 1412 m.p.h.
	Name: F-16 "Fighting Falcon" Company: Lockheed Martin Used by: United States, Turkey, Israel, Egypt First flown: 1974 Role: Multi-Role Fighter Max Speed: 1521 m.p.h.	Name: F-14 "Tomcat" Company: Grumman Used by: United States, Iran First flown: 1970 Role: Interceptor, Multi-Role Fighter Max Speed: 1544 m.p.h.	Name: F-20 "Tigershark" Company: Northrop Used by: United States First flown: 1982 Role: Attack Fighter Max Speed: 1557 m.p.h.
	Name: F-22 "Raptor" Company: Lockheed Martin / Boeing Used by: U First flown: 1997 Role: Stealth Air Superiority Fighter Max Speed: 1599 m.p.h.	Name: F-15A "Eagle" Company: McDonnel Douglas Used by: United States, Israel, Japan, Saudi Arabia First flown: 1972 Role: Air Superiority Fighter Max Speed: 1600 m.p.h.	Name: YF-23 "Black Widow II" Company: Northrop / McDonnell Douglas Used by: United States First flown: 1990 Role: Stealth Fighter Max Speed: 1650 m.p.h.
	Name: SR-71 'Blackbird' Company: Lockheed Used by: United States First flown: 1964 Role: Stealth Recon Max Speed: 2200 m.p.h.
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