10 Pesawat Fighter America

1.F-16

Primary Function

Multirole fighter

Builder

Lockheed Martin Corp.

Power Plant

F-16C/D: one Pratt and Whitney F100-PW-200/220/229 or one General Electric F110-GE-100/129

Thrust

F-16C/D, 27,000 pounds(12,150 kilograms)

Length

49 feet, 5 inches (14.8 meters)

Height

16 feet (4.8 meters)

Wingspan

32 feet, 8 inches (9.8 meters)

Speed

1,500 mph (Mach 2 at altitude)

Ceiling

Above 50,000 feet (15 kilometers)

Maximum Takeoff Weight

37,500 pounds (16,875 kilograms)

Combat Radius [F-16C]

740 nm (1,370 km) w/ 2 2,000-lb bombs + 2 AIM-9 + 1,040 US gal external tanks 340 nm (630 km) w/ 4 2,000-lb bombs + 2 AIM-9 + 340 US gal external tanks 200 nm (370 km) + 2 hr 10 min patrol w/ 2 AIM-7 + 2 AIM-9 + 1,040 US gal external tanks

Range

Over 2,100 nm (2,425 mi; 3,900 km)

Systems	AN/APG-66 pulsed-Doppler radar AN/AAQ-13 LANTIRN NAVIGATION POD AN/AAQ-14 LANTIRN/SHARPSHOOTER AN/AAQ-20 PATHFINDER NAVIGATION POD AN/AAS-35 PAVE PENNY LASER SPOT TRACKER POD AN/ASQ-213 HARM TARGETING SYSTEM POD AN/ALQ-119 ECM POD AN/ALQ-131 ECM POD AN/ALQ-178 internal ECM AN/ALQ-184 ECM POD AN/ALR-56M threat warning receiver [F-16C/D Block 50/52] AN/ALR-69 radar warning system (RWR) AN/ALR-74 radar warning system (RWR) [replaces AN/ALR-69] AN/ALE-40 chaff/flare dispenser AN/ALE-47 chaff/flare dispenser
Unit cost $FY98 [Total Program]	F-16C/D, $26.9 million [final order]
Crew	F-16C: one; F-16D: one or two
Date Deployed	January 1979

2.F-18 HORNET

Contractor	Boeing [McDonnell Douglas Aerospace] and Northrop Grumman (Airframe), General Electric (Engines), and Hughes (Radar)
	F/A-18C/D Hornet	F/A-18E/F Super Hornet
Power Plant	Two F404-GE-402 afterburning engines, each in the 18,000 pound thrust class, which results in a combat thrust-to-weight ratio greater than 1-to-1. Depending on the mission and loading, combat radius is greater than 500 nautical miles.	Twin F414-GE-400 engines, each in the 22,000 pound thrust class. On an interdiction mission, the E/F will fly up to 40 % further than the C/D.
Accommodations	The F/A-18C and F/A-18E are single seat aircraft. The D and F models are flown by two crew members. The aft seat in the D and F may be configured with a stick and throttle for the training environment (or without when crewed with a Weapons System Officer).
Performance	F/A-18C maximum speed at level flight in altitudes of 36,089 ft. Mach 1.7	F/A-18E maximum speed at level flight in altitudes of 36,089 ft. Mach 1.6
Armament	F/A-18C/D can carry up to 13,700 pounds of external ordnance. Weapon stations include: two wingtip stations for Sidewinders; two outboard wing stations for air-to-air or air-to-ground weapons; two inboard wing stations for fuel tanks, air-to-air, or air-to-ground weapons; two nacelle fuselage stations for AMRAAMs, Sparrows, or sensor pods; and one centerline station for fuel or air-to-ground weapons. M61 Vulcan 6-barrel rotary cannon with 520 rounds of 20mm ammunition is internally mounted in the nose AIM-9 Sidewinder AIM-7F Sparrow AIM-120 AMRAAM AGM-65E Maverick AGM-84 Harpoon AGM-88A HARM MK82 10 CBU-87 10 CBU-89 GBU-12 GBU-24 JDAM B-57 or B-61 Nuclear bomb	F/A-18E/F can carry up to 17,750 pounds of external ordnance; two additional wing store stations have been added.
Mission and Capabilities	The F/A-18 Hornet can perform both air-to-air and air-to-ground missions. Cockpit displays and mission avionics are thoroughly integrated to enhance crew situational awareness and mission capability in high threat, adverse weather/night environments. Cockpits are night vision goggle compatible. Multi-Sensor Integration and advanced data link capabilities further enhance situational awareness.	The E/F model will be able to perform a strike tanker mission while carrying a self-protection air-to-air missile loadout. The E/F model will also have greater payload flexibility, increased mission radius, survivability, payload bring back, and a substantial avionics growth potential.
Unit cost $FY98 [Total Program]	$39.5 million.	$60 million
Program Summary	F/A-18A/B first entered operational service with the USN and USMC in 1982. Since 1982, more than 1,458 F/A-18s have been procured for the USN and USMC and for the armed services in Canada, Australia, Spain, Kuwait, Switzerland, Finland, and Malaysia. In 1987, the upgraded C/D model (with enhanced mission avionics) was introduced and upgraded with a night/adverse weather mission capability, On Board Oxygen Generating System, APG-73 Radar Upgrade, enhanced performance F404-GE-402 engines, and upgraded mission computer

3.F-20 Tiger Shark

  

Maximum Speed	Mach 2 class
Sea level rate-of-climb	52,800 feet/minute
Combat ceiling	54,700 feet
Takeoff distance	1,600 feet
Takeoff Distance	4,200 feet
Scramble order to brake release	52 seconds
Scramble order to 29,000 feet	2.5 minutes
Time to 40,000 feet from brake release	2.3 minutes
Acceleration Time	0.3M to 0.9M, at 10,000 feet 28 seconds
Sustained Turn Rate	0.8M at 15,000 feet 11.1 degrees/second
Maximum Load Factor	9g
Length	46 ft 6 in
Height	13 ft 10 in
Wing Span	26 ft 8 in
Internal Fuel	5,050 lbs
External Fuel	6,435 lbs
Takeoff Weight	clean 18,005 lbs
Combat Thrust/Weight ratio	1.1
Combat Weight	50% fuel, 2 AIM-9 missiles 15,820 lbs
Maximum Weight	27,500 lbs
Armament	Two AIM-9 missiles Five pylons, more than 8,300 lbs external armaments

4.F-5 Freedom Fighter / Tiger

Engines	Two General Electric J85-GE-13 turbojets, rated at 2720 lb.s.t., 4080 lb.s.t. with afterburning.	Two General Electric J85-GE-21A turbojets, 5000 lb.s.t. with afterburning.
Maximum speed	925 mph (Mach 1.4) at 36,000 feet. Maximum cruising speed: 640 mph (Mach 0.97) at 36,000 feet	Maximum cruising speed without afterburning: Mach 0.98 at 36,000 feet.
Service ceiling	50,500 feet.	51,800 feet
Range	with maximum fuel -- 1387 miles. Combat radius with maximum payload -- 195 miles Combat radius with maximum fuel and two 530-pound bombs 558 miles.	with maximum fuel -- 1543 miles Combat radius with maximum fuel and 2 Sidewinder missiles -- 656 miles.
wingspan	25 feet 3 inches,	26 feet 8 inches
length	47 feet 2 inches,	48 feet 2 inches
height	13 feet 2 inches,	13 feet 4 inches
wing area	170 square feet.	186 square feet
Weights:	8085 pounds empty, 11,477 pounds combat, 13,433 pounds gross, 20,677 pounds maximum takeoff	9683 pounds empty, 13,350 pounds combat, 15,745 pounds gross, 24,676 pounds maximum takeoff.
Armament	two 20-mm cannon in the fuselage nose. Two AIM-9 Sidewinderat the wingtips Five pylons carry up to 6200 pounds of ordinance or fuel tanks loads can include four air-to-air missiles, Bullpup air-to-surface missiles, bombs, up to 20 unguided rockets, or external fuel tanks.

5. F-8 Crusader

Overview

The F-8 aircraft was originally built by LTV Aerospace, Dallas, Texas. Powerplant was a Pratt and Whitney J57 turbojet. Wingspan is 35 feet 2 inches (350 square feet), and the overall length is 54 feet 6 inches, and height is 15 feet 9 inches. The F-8 Crusader was the last US fighter designed with guns as its primary weapon. The F-8A entered service in March of 1957. The RF-8G Crusader aircraft, the "Eyes of the Fleet" operated by Photo Reconnaissance Squadrons (VFP), featured camera ports on the side of the fuselage and a forward firing camera in the blister below the intake. The RF-8's remained in service longer than the fighters, equipping reserve units through late 1986. The F-8E(FN) carrier-based interceptors of the French Navy, the last remaining operational Crusaders, will be replaced at the end of 1999 by the new Rafale-M. As of 1994 20 of the carrier-based Crusaders remained from the 42 initially delivered.

6.F-14 TOMCAT

Function	Carrier-based multi-role strike fighter
Contractor	Grumman Aerospace Corporation
Unit Cost	$38 million
Propulsion	F-14: two Pratt & Whitney TF-30P-414A turbofan engines with afterburners; F-14B and F-14D: two General Electric F-110-GE-400 augmented turbofan engines with afterburners
Thrust	F-14A: 20,900 pounds (9,405 kg) static thrust per engine; F-14B and F-14D: 27,000 pounds (12,150 kg) per engine
Length	61 feet 9 inches (18.6 meters)
Height	16 feet (4.8 meters)
Maximum Takeoff Weight	72,900 pounds (32,805 kg)
Wingspan	64 feet (19 meters) unswept, 38 feet (11.4 meters) swept
Ceiling	Above 53,000 feet
Speed	Max Mach Number = 1.88 Cruise Mach Number = .72 Carrier Approach Speed = 125 kts
Mission Radius	500 nm Hi-Med-Hi strike profile 380 nm Hi-Lo-Lo-Hi strike profile
Crew	Two: pilot and radar intercept officer
Armament	Up to 13,000 pounds of Air-to-Air Missiles (up to) 6 AIM-7 Sparrows 4 AIM-9 Sidewinder 6 AIM-54 Phoenix air-to-ground ordnance MK-82 (500 lbs.) 4 MK-83 (1,000 lbs.) 4 MK-84 (2,000 lbs.) MK-20 cluster bomb 4 GBU-10 LGB GBU-12 MK-82 LGB 4 GBU-16 MK-83 LGB 4 GBU-24 MK-84 LGB one MK-61A1 Vulcan 20mm cannon Selected F-14A and B are wired to carry TARPS All F-14D's are wired to carry the TARPS
Countermeasures	AN/ALR-45 radar warning receiver [Itek] AN/ALR-67 radar warning receiver [F-14D] AN/ALQ-167 ECM Pod [F-14D] AN/ALE-50 towed decoy [F-14D]
Date Deployed
First flight	December 1970
Inventory	157 F-14A/B 53 F-14D Phasing out one squadron / year All to be withdrawn by 2010 F-14 orginally designed for 6,000 flight hours Currently certified for 7,350 flight hours Potential for extension to 8,000 or 9,000 flight hou

7.F-15 EAGLE

Primary Function	Tactical fighter.
Contractor	McDonnell Douglas Corp.
Power Plant	Two Pratt & Whitney F100-PW-100 turbofan engines with afterburners.
Thrust	(C/D models) 25,000 pounds each engine ( 11,250 kilograms).
Length	63 feet, 9 inches (19.43 meters).
Height	18 feet, 8 inches (5.69 meters).
Wingspan	42 feet, 10 inches (13.06 meters)
Speed	1,875 mph (Mach 2.5-plus) at 45,000 ft.
Ceiling	65,000 feet (19,697 meters).
Maximum Takeoff Weight	(C/D models) 68,000 pounds (30,600 kilograms).
Range	3,450 miles (3,000 nautical miles) ferry range with conformal fuel tanks and three external fuel tanks.
Armament	1 - M-61A1 20mm multibarrel internal gun, 940 rounds of ammunition 4 - AIM-9L/M Sidewinder and 4 - AIM-7F/M Sparrow missiles, or combination of AIM-9L/M, AIM-7-F/M and AIM-120 missile

Crew	F-15A/C: one. F-15B/D: two.
Unit cost $FY98 [Total Program]	$43 million.
Date Deployed	July 1972
Production [for USAF]	360 F-15A/B 408 F-15C 61 F-15D 203 F-15E
Total Inventory	275 F-15A/B 410 F-15C/D 203 F-15E Approximately 100 F-15s are in storage @ AMARC
PMAI Primary Mission Aircraft Inventory	45 F-15A/B Air National Guard Air Defense Force 45 F-15A/B Air National Guard 126 F-15C/D Air Combat Command 90 F-15C/D Pacific Air Forces 36 F-15C/D US Air Forces Europe 342 F-15A/C TOTAL 66 F-15E Air Combat Command 18 F-15E Pacific Air Forces 48 F-15E US Air Forces Europe 132 F-15E TOTAL Only combat-coded aircraft and not

8.F-22 RAPTOR

 

Function	Air superiority fighter
Contractors	Lockheed Martin Aeronautical Systems: F-22 program management, the integrated forebody (nose section) and forward fuselage (including the cockpit and inlets), leading edges of the wings, the fins and stabilators, flaps, ailerons, landing gear and final assembly of the aircraft. Lockheed Martin Tactical Aircraft Systems: Center fuselage, stores management, integrated navigation and electronic warfare systems (INEWS), the communications, navigation, and identification (CNI) system, and the weapon support system. Boeing: wings, aft fuselage (including the structures necessary for engine and nozzle installation), radar system development and testing, avionics integration, the training system, and flight-test development and management. Pratt & Whitney: F119-PW-100 engines that power the Raptor.
Major Subcontractors	(partial list): Northrop Grumman, Texas Instruments, Kidde-Graviner Ltd., Allied-Signal Aerospace, Hughes Radar Systems, Harris, Fairchild Defense, GEC Avionics, Lockheed Sanders, Kaiser Electronics, Digital Equipment Corp., Rosemount Aerospace, Curtiss-Wright Flight Systems, Dowty Decoto, EDO Corp., Lear Astronics Corp., Parker-Hannifin Corp., Simmonds Precision, Sterer Engineering, TRW, XAR, Motorola, Hamilton Standard, Sanders/GE Joint Venture, Menasco Aerospace.
Propulsion	two Pratt & Whitney F119-PW-100 engines
Thrust	35,000 lbst
Length	62.08 feet, 18.90 meters
Height	16.67 feet, 5.08 meters
Wingspan	44.5 feet, 13.56 meters
Wing Area	840 square feet
Horizontal Tailspan	29 feet, 8.84 meters
Maximum Takeoff Weight
Ceiling
Speed	Mach 1.8 (supercruise: Mach 1.5)
Crew	one
Armament	Two AIM-9 Sidewinders six AIM-120C Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) one 20mm Gatling gun two 1,000-pound Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAM)
First flight:	September 7, 1997
Date Deployed	deliveries beginning in 2002 operational by 2004

 

DOD's Projected Unit Prices Before and After Restructuring Production
		Low Rate		Full-rate
	Estimates	Units	Unit cost	Units	Unit cost
Unit Costs	Before restructuring	76	$142.6	362	$102.8
	Restructured without initiatives	70	$200.3	368	$128.2
	Restructured with initiatives	70	$200.8	368	$92.4

9.F-4 PHANTOM

Primary Function	All-weather fighter-bomber.
Contractor	McDonnell Aircraft Co., McDonnell Corporation.
Power Plant	Two General Electric turbojet engines with afterburners.
Thrust	17,900 pounds (8,055 kilograms).
Length	62 feet, 11 inches (19.1 meters).
Height	16 feet, 5 inches (5 meters).
Wingspan	38 feet, 11 inches (11.8 meters).
Speed	More than 1,600 mph (Mach 2).
Ceiling	60,000 feet (18,182 meters).
Maximum Takeoff Weight	62,000 pounds (27,900 kilograms).
Range	1,300 miles (1,130 nautical miles).
Armament	Four AIM-7 Sparrow and four AIM-9M Sidewinder missiles, AGM-65 Maverick missiles, AGM-88 HARM missile capability, and one fuselage centerline bomb rack and four pylon bomb racks capable of carrying 12,500 pounds (5,625 kilograms) of general purpose bombs. 15 CBU-52 15 CBU-58 15 CBU-71 15 CBU-87 15 CBU-89 12 MK-20   6 BL-755
Systems	APQ-120 fire-control radar [Hughes] AJB-7 bombing system ASQ-91 weapon release system, ASX-1 TISEO (Target Identification System Electro-Optical) Northrup ASN-63 INS APR-36 RWR ALQ-87 FM barrage jammer ALQ-101 ECM pod Westinghouse noise/deception jammer ALQ-119 ECM pod Westinghouse noise/deception jammer (covering three bands) ALQ-130 ECM pod ALQ-131 ECM pod ALQ-140 IR countermeasures system [Sanders]
Cost	$18.4 million.
Crew	F-4G -- Two (pilot and electronic warfare officer).
Date Deployed	May 1963.
Inventory	None - retired December 1995 [formerly F-4G -- Active force, 24; ANG, 24; Reserve, 0.]

10.F-21A

 

Country of Origin	Israel
Constructor	Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI)
Similar Aircraft	Mirage III/5 Mirage 2000 Viggen
Crew	one trainer--two
Role	ground-attack interceptor
Armament	13,415 lb (6,085 kg) of mixed ordinances 30-mm cannons missiles bombs rockets
Length	53 ft, 8 in (16.36 m)
Span	27 ft (8.24 m)
Speed	Mach 2.3
Combat Radius	768 KM
Range	2,008 miles (1744 nautical miles
User Countries	Colombia Ecuador Israel USA