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A fighter is an aircraft designed primarily for aerial combat.
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What is the fundamental difference between a land-based jet and a carrier capable jet?
Specific modifications will depend on the country and type, but in general:
The obvious:
Adding a method of stopping the plane; typically a tailhook. While some land-based planes have a tailhook whic …
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Why do fighter pilots use night vision goggles rather than normal light inside the cockpit?
The major issue for any combat pilot isn't to see what's going on inside the aircraft, but rather what is going on outside. Wikipedia has some more information on the effects of using red light, but t …
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Do F-4 Phantom II pilots actually fold the wings?
As several of the comments have mentioned, the F-4 have the option of folding the outermost section of their wings, as shown in the picture below.
The main purpose of this was simply to save preciou …
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Where was the J-20 design stolen from?
When posting such questions you might want to give more context; who is everyone and where are they saying that it has been copied.
The J-20 is based on an earlier project called J-XX, dating back t …
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Why would a country prefer to purchase Su-35 rather than Su-30MK?
The first is a single seat air-defense fighter, the other is a two-seat multirole air-superiority fighter according to Wikipedia. … Indonesia already operate a fleet of several single-seat types, such as the Su-27, F-5 and F-16, so it might simply be easier to transition to another single seat fighter. …
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Can a fighter jet land on a modified airliner?
The idea was that the additional wingspan would increase the range of the bomber, while at the same time enable it to carry its own fighter escort which could attach and detach in the air as required. …
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