In the 1920's, fighter planes cost about 50,000 per plane to produce. However, some were as expensive as 1.5 million dollars to produce.
The Nimrod is an maritime patrol plane that is more of a bomber plane with heat seeking Sidewinder air-to-air missiles for self defense instead of a actual fighter plane. B-52's with 50 caliber machine guns shot down North Vietnamese MIG fighters in 1972, that doesn't make the B-52 bomber (with machine guns) a fighter plane. The world's biggest fighter plane is probably the F-14 Tomcat flown only by Iran (put in to storage in Arizona by the USA) or the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet flown by the US Navy and possibly other countries.
The F-15 Eagle is one of the worlds fastest operational fighter jets with a top speed of Mach 2.5. The Lockheed YF-12 interceptor, one of the predecessors of the SR-71 "Blackbird" was approved for acquisition by the USAF back in the 1960's, but due to government intervention the order for 100 planes was canceled. The YF-12 was reportedly capable of Mach 3.35.
The ME 262 would have to be the fastest fighter of Ww2 Answer Me262, the world's first combat jet fighter ever. With a top speed of 540 mph, it outclassed every other fighter the world had to offer. The fighter had poor turning, and attempting to do so in a fight would slow it down. The Me262's immense speed meant that no one could ever hope to outrun it. Once it finished a pass, it could pull up and nothing could track it without stalling first. In the end, most of the Me262's were destroyed on the ground, and the remaining were captured by American and Soviet troops after the war. Incidentally, the Me262 wasn't the only World War II-era jet fighter. The Gloster Meteor, a British-manufactured turbojet fighter, was the first and only allied jet fighter to enter combat. It was significantly slower than the Me262, with a top speed of just 415 mph, but it was far more reliable. Answer The fastest Fighter in WWII was the ME163 Comet, a German rocket powered fighter, not jet, designed to intercept high flying bombers. Answer The Me-163 was a rocket with wings and a cannon and was limited to 8 minutes of burn time. It would fly vertically and reach the bomber formations and then glide down for an attack and return to base.
We used to when I was in the RAF in the 70's.
Peter R. Foster has written: 'Century series fighters' -- subject(s): Delta Dart (Jet fighter plane), F-100 (Jet fighter plane) 'RAF Buccaneer (\\' 'USAF Fighter Interceptor Squadrons' 'F-104 starfighter' -- subject(s): Starfighter (Fighter plane)
They are Folland Gnats. A plane designed in the 1950's as a more affordable fighter. They were widely used by the RAF as fighters, trainers and even served a stint as the aircraft of the famed RAF Red Arrows demo team.
Yes, it was a fast and nimble fighter.
Larry Davis has written: 'Super stock' -- subject(s): Stock car racing, History 'Mig alley' -- subject(s): Aerial operations, Korean War, 1950-1953 'P-80 Shooting Star, T-33/F-94 in action' -- subject(s): Shooting Star (Jet fighter plane), Starfire (Jet fighter plane), T-33 (Training plane) 'P-47 Thunderbolt in action' -- subject(s): Thunderbolt (Fighter planes) 'B-17 in action' -- subject(s): B-17 bomber 'C-47 Skytrain in action' -- subject(s): Douglas DC-3 (Transport plane) 'F-86 Sabre in action' -- subject(s): Sabre (Jet fighter planes) 'U-2 spyplane in action' -- subject(s): U-2 (Reconnaissance aircraft) 'P-47 Thunderbolt' -- subject(s): Thunderbolt (Fighter plane) 'P-12/F4B in action' -- subject(s): American Aerial operations, Boeing F4B (Fighter plane), Boeing P-12 (Fighter plane), History, World War, 1939-1945 'Air war over Korea' -- subject(s): American Aerial operations, Korean War, 1950-1953 'P-61 Black Widow in action' -- subject(s): Aerial operations, Black widow (Fighter planes), World War, 1939-1945, Black Widow (Night fighter plane) 'P-38 Lightning in action'
Jon Guttman has written: '\\' 'SE 5a vs Albatros D V' -- subject(s): World War, 1914-1918, German Aerial operations, Albatros D.V (Fighter plane), British Aerial operations, Campaigns, Fighter pilots, S.E.5 (Fighter plane), History 'SPAD XII/XIII Aces of World War 1 (Aircraft of the Aces)' 'Defiance at Sea' -- subject(s): History, Naval History, Naval battles 'SE 5a vs Albatros D V' -- subject(s): World War, 1914-1918, German Aerial operations, Albatros D.V (Fighter plane), British Aerial operations, Campaigns, Fighter pilots, S.E.5 (Fighter plane), History 'Bristol F2 Fighter Aces of World War I (Aircraft of the Aces)' 'SPAD XIII vs. Fokker D VII' -- subject(s): World War, 1914-1918, Fighter pilots, History, German Aerial operations, Fokker D.VII (Fighter plane), Spad (Fighter planes), Campaigns, French Aerial operations, American Aerial operations, SPAD S.XIII (Fighter plane) 'Sopwith Camel vs Fokker Dr I' -- subject(s): World War, 1914-1918, Camel (Fighter plane), Fokker Dr. I (Fighter plane), Design and construction, Campaigns, German Aerial operations, British Aerial operations
Anthony Robinson has written: 'Dictionary of aviation' -- subject(s): Aeronautics, History 'RAF fighter squadrons in the Battle of Britain'
If you are referring to the V/Stol Harrier, it was invented throughout the 1960's and entered service in the RAF in 1969. There was a previous Hawker Harrier, a sleek biplane fighter in the RAF in the 1930's.
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Bert Kinzey has written: 'Colors & markings of the A-6 Intruder' -- subject(s): Intruder (Jet attack plane) 'F4F Wildcat in detail' -- subject(s): Wildcat (Fighter plane) 'SB2C Helldiver in detail & scale' -- subject(s): Helldiver (Dive bomber) 'USS John F. Kennedy' -- subject(s): John F. Kennedy (Aircraft carrier) 'F-8 Crusader in Detail and Scale - D & S Vol. 31' 'Colors & markings of USAF aggressor squadrons' -- subject(s): Study and teaching, Markings, Fighter planes, F-16 (Jet fighter plane), Fighter plane combat, F-5 (Jet fighter plane) 'The F-14 Tomcat in detail & scale' -- subject(s): Models, Tomcat (Jet fighter plane), Fighter planes 'P-38 Lightning' -- subject(s): Lightning (Fighter planes) 'B-25 Mitchell' 'F-84 Thunderjet' 'F-106 Delta Dart in Detail & Scale (D & S, Vol. 13)' 'P-47 Thunderbolt' -- subject(s): Thunderbolt (Fighter plane), Thunderbolt (Fighter planes) 'F-5 E & F Tiger II in detail & scale' -- subject(s): Aggressor aircraft, F-5 (Jet fighter plane) 'U.S. aircraft & armament of Operation Desert Storm in detail & scale' -- subject(s): History, American Aerial operations, Aviation supplies and stores, Persian Gulf War, 1991, Armed Forces, Military Airplanes 'B-24 Liberator in detail' -- subject(s): B-24 bomber 'F-111 Aardvark in detail & scale' -- subject(s): F-111 (Jet fighter plane) 'F-102 Delta Dagger in detail & scale' -- subject(s): Delta Dagger (Jet fighter plane) 'Us Aircraft and Armament of Operation Desert Storm (D & S)' 'Colors and Markings of the U.S. Navy Cag Aircraft, Part 2' 'Colors & markings of the F-4C Phantom II' -- subject(s): Markings, Military Airplanes, Phantom II (Jet fighter plane), Painting, Fighter planes 'TBF/TBM Avenger' -- subject(s): Grumman Avenger (Bombers) 'F-14 A & B Tomcat' -- subject(s): Tomcat (Jet fighter plane) 'Colors & markings of U.S. Navy F-4 Phantoms' -- subject(s): Phantom II (Jet fighter plane), United States, Markings, Aviation, Military Airplanes, United States. Navy 'F-4C/F-4D/Rf-4C (Detail and Scale)' 'Colorful U.S. Navy A-4 Skyhawks' -- subject(s): Skyhawk (Jet attack plane), Military Airplanes, Markings 'F-4C, F-4D & RF-4C Phantom II' -- subject(s): Phantom (Fighter planes) 'SBD Dauntless' -- subject(s): Dauntless (Dive bomber) 'F-4 Phantom II in Detail & Scale (Detail & Scale Series)' 'F9F Cougar in detail & scale' -- subject(s): Cougar (Jet fighter plane) 'F9F Panther in detail & scale' -- subject(s): Panther (Jet fighter plane) 'Cockpits & Details' 'F89 Scorpion (Detail and Scale)' 'F-14 A & B Tomcat in detail & scale' -- subject(s): Tomcat (Jet fighter plane) 'MiG Kill Markings of the Vietnam War (Colours & Markings)' 'F-106 Delta Dart, in detail & scale' -- subject(s): Delta Dart (Jet fighter plane) 'P-40 Warhawk pt 1' 'F-5E & F Tiger II in Detail & Scale - D & S Vol. 5' 'USS America' -- subject(s): America (Aircraft carrier)
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In the 1920's, fighter planes cost about 50,000 per plane to produce. However, some were as expensive as 1.5 million dollars to produce.