Cold War Jet Fighter
The f 14 tomcat is a fighterground attack aircraft that was deployed by the us.
Cold war jet fighter. It made its first deployment in 1974 aboard the uss enterprise. The f 15 is synonymous with the us air force and was initially designed as an air superiority fighter in the 1970s. The f 100f was used in vietnam could carry nuclear weapons and take off using rockets. A few of the most.
The most notable combat action that the plane had seen was during the gulf war of the early 1990s. Its ability to sweep its wings aft 68 degrees from the horizontal coupled with twin 21000 pound thrust engines enables it to achieve speeds in excess of twice the speed of sound. Entries are listed below in alphanumeric order 1 to z. The fighters built during the eisenhower administration are reportedly flyable.
There are a total of 197 cold war british aircraft 1947 1991 entries in the military factory. Flag images indicative of country of origin and not necessarily the primary operator. Flag images indicative of country of origin and not necessarily the primary operator. In addition to the us air force the plane is operated by the israeli japanese and saudi arabian air forces.
Entries are listed below in alphanumeric order 1 to z. The powerful engine gave it the capability to go supersonic at low levels.