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Friday, June 13, 2008

FIGHTER JETS

F/A F-22 RAPTOR

Ever had dreams of being a Pilot?A Fighter Pilot? Well, being a Fighter Pilot is ONE OF MY DREAMS..Unfortunately, my eyesight just not in favour of getting my into that electronical cockpit..

Here are some of world's top Fighter Jets and my favourites!


F/A14 TOMCAT


outside the National Museum of Aviation,Florida

  • Multi-role Fighter Aircraft
  • Costs US$38million
  • Maiden Flight 21 December 1970,Retired on 22September 2006
  • Appeared in Tom Cruise's movie'TOP GUN,1994


F/A F-15 EAGLE

VERTICAL DEPLOY


              • Single Seater Multi-role Fighter
              • Costs US$70million
              • Maiden Flight 2 February 1974 and still cutting through the clouds
              • only 4200 units builts throughout the world
              • Weights 18200lbs,8270Kg
              • MAX speed of Mach 2 at altitude(1500mph,2414hm/h)
              • 2× AIM-SPARROW Missile
              • 2x AIM-7 SIDEWINDER Missile
              • 4x JDAM

              F/A F-16 FIGHTING FALCON

              • Single Seater Multi-role Fighter
              • Costs US$72million
              • Maiden Flight on 17 August 1978 and still flying
              • 4200 units only
              • Built for Kuwait-Israel War
              • Max speed of Mach2 at altitude,(1500mph,2414km/h)
              • 4x GBU-10 Paveway Cruiser
              • 2x AGM-84 Harpoon Terminator
              • 4x JDAM
              • 12xMARK12GP bombs


              F/A F-18 HORNET

              Breaking the sound barrier

              • Double controlled Multi-role Fighter
              • Cost US$48million
              • Maiden Flight on 7January 1978 and still active
              • Featured in Independance Day movie,1998 acted by Will Smith
              • 1782 units available only
              • Used by United States Navy and Air Force
              • Max Speed of Mach 1.8(1190mph ,1915km/h)
              • AIM-132 ASRAAM cruiser
              • AIM-120 AMRAAM missile
              • AIM-7 Sparrow
              • JDAM
              • AIM-9 Sidewinder


              F/A F-22 RAPTOR

              BURSTING THROUGH MACH1


              • STEALTH AIR SUPERIORITY FIGHTER
              • PERSONALLY, THIS IS MY DREAM JET
              • FEATURED IN DIE HARD 4.0,TRANSFORMERS,
                ALIEN VS PREDATOR:REQUIM AND IRON MAN
              • INTRODUCED ON 15 DECEMBER 2005
              • COST US$189.3million
              • ITS STEALTH TECHNOLOGY CAN BREAK RADAR'S SCAN OF ITS EXISTANCE
              • MAX SPEED OF 2.89MACH(1520mph , 2630km/h)
              • WEIGHTS 14365Kg
              • CARRIES A VULCAN GATLING GUN
              • 6x AIM-120 AMRAMM
              • 2xAIM-9 SIDEWINDER
              • 2x1000LBS(450kg) JDAM
              • 8x 250lbs(110kg) GBU-39 SMALL DIAMETER BOMBS
              • ITS INTERNAL BAY CAN CARRY UP TO 2000lbs WORTH OF MISSILES AND BOMBS

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