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Official name: F/A-22A Raptor
Manufactured: Lockheed Martin / Boeing (USA).
Type: Air superiority and multi-role fighter.
Propulsion: Two Pratt and Whitney F119-PW-100 turbofan thrust vectoring engines. 35,070 lbs of thrust each.
Maximum speed: 1,190 mph (Mach 1.80).
Max supercruise speed: Mach 1.5.
Service ceiling: 65,000 ft.
Flight radius: 901 miles.
Empty weight: 43,340 lbs.
Loaded weight: 64,460 lbs.
Maximum takeoff weight: 83,500 lbs.
Wingspan: 44.50 ft.
Length: 61.91 ft.
Height: 16.57 ft.
Wing area: 829.9 sq. ft.
Thrust to weight ratio: 1.08 (1.26 with 50% fuel).
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Official name: F-35 A/B/C Lightning II
Manufactured: Lockheed Martin (USA & Britain).
Type: Multi-role tactical fighter.
Propulsion: Single Pratt & Whitney F135 or General Electric F136 producing 40,000 lbs of thrust.
Maximum speed: Mach 1.6.
Service ceiling: Above 50,000 ft.
Flight radius: 932 miles.
Empty weight: About 30,000 lbs, depending on the model.
Maximum takeoff weight: 70,000 lb class.
Length: 50.75 ft.
Height: 14.2 ft.
Wing area: 460 sq. ft. for A and B models, 668 sq. ft. for C model.
Thrust to weight ratio: 1.09 at 50% fuel and full afterburn.
Weaponry: 25-mm GAU-12, 15,430 lbs of weapons on 4 hard points and two internal bays.
Development Status: Airforce plans to order 1,763 A models to replace F-16, Marine Corps plan 609 orders of B model to replace Harriers, Navy will order 480 Cs to replace ageing F-18 A-Ds.
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Official name: F-117A Nighthawk.
Manufactured: Lockheed Martin (USA).
Type: Stealth strike fighter.
Propulsion: Duel GE F404-F1D2 engines producing 10,600 lbf of thrust each.
Maximum speed: 617 mph (Mach 0.92).
Service ceiling: 69,000 feet.
Range: 1720 km.
Empty weight: 29,500 pounds.
Loaded weight: 52,500 pounds.
Wingspan: 43′ 4”.
Length: 69′ 9”.
Height: 12′ 9.5”.
Thrust to weight ratio: 0.40.
Weaponry: 2 internal bays capable of carrying laser guided and bunker-buster bombs.
Development Status: Introduced in mid-80’s, the last of the F-117 fleet was retired in 2008.
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Official name: YF-23A Black Widow II.
Manufactured: Northrop / McDonnell Douglas.
Type: Expiramental air-superiority and multi-role fighter.
Propulsion: Duel Pratt and Whitney YF119 turbofans or twin GE YF120 turbofan engines.
Maximum speed: Mach 2.2.
Max supercruise speed: Mach 1.6.
Service ceiling: 65,000 ft.
Flight radius: 900 miles.
Empty weight: 29,000 pounds.
Loaded weight: 51,320 pounds.
Maximum takeoff weight: 62,000 pounds.
Wingspan: 43′ 7″
Length: 67′ 5″
Height: 13′ 11″
Wing area:900 ft²
Thrust to weight ratio: 1.36.
Weaponry: 4 AIM-9 Sidewinders in internal bays of side and 4 AIM-120 AMRAAMs underneath in internal bay. Also has 1 x 20mm Vulcan cannon.
Development Status: Lost to YF-22 in Advanced Tactical Fighter (ATF) competiton. Design could be adapted for competiton in the interim bomber contest.
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Official name: EA-18G Growler.
Manufactured: Boeing (USA).
Type: Electronic warfare fighter.
Propulsion: Duel F414-GE-400 engines producing 44,000 lbs of thrust.
Maximum speed: 1,190 mph (Mach 1.8).
Service ceiling: 50,000 ft+.
Flight radius: 449 miles.
Empty weight: 33,094 pounds.
Loaded weight: 47,000 pounds.
Maximum takeoff weight: 66,000 pounds.
Wingspan: 44.9 feet.
Length: 60.2 feet.
Height: 16 feet.
Wing area: 500 ft².
Thrust to weight ratio: 0.93.
Weaponry: 11 hardpoints with the capacity to hold 17,750 pouds of weaponry. Also carries electronics warfare devices for jamming enemy radar.
Development Status: Planned to replace EA-6B. 85 aircraft are planned for production, with 12 having already been delivered to the Navy.
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Official name: SU-37 Terminator (also known by some as Super Flanker).
Manufactured: Sukhoi (Russia).
Type: Multi-role fighter.
Propulsion: Duel Lyulka AL-37FU turbofan engines.
Maximum speed: 1,516 mph.
Service ceiling: 59,000 feet.
Range: 2,175 mi.
Empty weight: 40,565 pounds.
Maximum takeoff weight: 74,956 pounds.
Wingspan: 14.7 meters.
Length: 22.18 meters.
Height: 6.43 meters.
Weaponry: 30 mm cannon and 12 hardpoints for 18,080 pounds of ordinance.
Development Status: Derived from SU-35 which was developed from the SU-27. First flight on April 2, 1996. Unveiled to the public that same year at Farnborough airshow. Under development for Russian air defenses and for possible export.
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Official name: X-32A/B Joint Strike Fighter.
Manufactured: Boeing (USA).
Type: Multi-purpose fighter.
Propulsion: Single Pratt & Whitney F135 engine.
Maximum speed: 1,200 mph (Mach 1.6).
Service ceiling: 50,000 ft.
Range: About 1,300 km, depending on the version.
Empty weight: 22,046 lbs.
Loaded weight: 38,000 lbs.
Maximum takeoff weight: 50,000 lbs.
Wingspan: 36 feet.
Length: 50.77 feet.
Height: 5.28 m.
Weaponry: 20 or 27 mm cannon and 6 AMRAAM missiles internally with an additional 15,000 pounds of weapons carried externally.
Development Status: Lost to Lockheed Martin’s X-35 in the huge Joint Strike Fighter competition that will service all branches of the military except the army.
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Official name: PAK-FA or T-50.
Manufactured: Sukhoi (Russia).
Type: Fifth-generation air-superiority fighter.
Propulsion: Duel Saturn-Lyulka AL-41F engines.
Maximum speed: Mach 2+.
Max supercruise speed: 808 mph.
Range: 3,400 mi.
Empty weight: 40,786 lbs.
Loaded weight: 57,320 lbs.
Maximum takeoff weight: 81,571 lbs.
Wingspan: 46′ 7”.
Length: 72′ 2”.
Height: 19′ 10”.
Wing area: 848 ft².
Thrust to weight ratio: 1.19.
Weaponry: 2×30 mm cannons with 8 hardpoints.
Development Status: First flight planned for later this year, with deliveries expected to begin between 2012 and 2015.
Analysis: Varying design speculations surround the PAK-FA, with most being similar to the airframe of the F-22.
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