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	Fighter aircraft - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A fighter aircraft is a military aircraft designed primarily for attacking other aircraft, as opposed to a bomber, which is designed to attack ground targets, primarily by dropping bombs.
		Fighters were developed in response to the fledgeling use of aircraft and dirigibles in WWI for reconnaissance and ground attack roles.
		Fighters listed here are representative of the 4.5th and 5th generation, including the PAK FA, the first fighter to be assigned one(fifth).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Fighter_aircraft (1824 words)

	Comparison of 21st century fighter aircraft - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Though fighters remain the primary mechanism of anti-air operations in modern militaries, the rising costs of military aircraft have obsoleted the air superiority fighter.
		This is the mass of the aircraft divided by the area of the wings.
		All the western aircraft in the simulation were using the AMRAAM missile, except the Rafale which was using the MICA missile.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Comparison_of_2000s_fighter_aircraft (3926 words)

	Fighter aircraft (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Fighters are comparatively small, fast, and highly maneuverable, and have been fitted with increasingly sophisticated tracking and weapons systems to intercept and attack other aircraft.__TOC__[[image:fighter.formation.arp.750pix.jpgthumbright250pxAn [[A-10 Thunderbolt II]], [[F-86 Sabre]], [[P-38 Lightning]] and [[P-51 Mustang]] fly in formation during an air show at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia.
		Fighters of this era were armed primarily with machine guns, and unguided rockets.
		Fighters such as the [[MiG-23]] and [[Panavia Tornado]] have versions specially suited for various roles, while the multirole warplanes including the [[F/A-18 Hornet]] and [[Dassault Mirage 2000]] designed to be just as capable of ground attack as they are for aerial combat.
	fighteraircraft.quickseek.com (1193 words)

	Saab Gripen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Stopping distance is reduced by extending the relatively large airbrakes; using the control surfaces to push the aircraft down enabling the wheel brakes to apply more force; and tilting the canards forwards, making them into large airbrakes and further pushing the aircraft down.
		This is by no means an extreme number for this kind of aircraft; as a comparison, the test series of Viggen saw seven crashes.
		After passing through the wake vortex of the other plane, the aircraft abruptly changed course and the pilot got a warning from the ground-collision warning system that a crash was imminent.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Saab_Gripen (777 words)

	Gottorp Hohenzollern Jedlesee & Associates EuroJet, SU-27, Yak-130, SU-47. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Aircraft systems provide target and flight information which the HEA can combine with its in-built night vision enhanced outside world image and project them together on to the helmet display visor, exactly overlaying the aircrew's outside world view by means of a high speed helmet tracking system.
		It is noteworthy that the development of the MFI which fully meets the 21st century requirements is one of the outstanding achievements of the Russian aircraft-building industry of the last quarter of this century.
		The aircraft is equipped with integrated fly-by-wire control system allowing, for the training purposes, to change the stability and controllability characteristics depending on the simulated aircraft and perform the automatic control system and active flight safety system functions.
	ghj-associates.co.uk /euro_fighter.html (8280 words)

	F-35 Joint Strike Fighter - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		It was established to define and develop aircraft, weapon, and sensor technology that would support the future development of tactical aircraft.
		The final goal was a common family of aircraft to replace several aging U.S. and UK aircraft of which the JSF is one such example.
		The JSF is a multi-role attack and fighter aircraft designed to replace the ageing F-16 Fighting Falcon, F/A-18 Hornet, A-10 Thunderbolt II, F-111 Raven, Sea Harrier, Harrier GR7/GR9 and AV-8B Harrier jets.
	www.encyclopedia-online.info /JSF (1163 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		As discussed earlier, the F-14 aircraft will continue to be upgraded to partially compensate for the loss of the A-6 strike capability and to bridge the gap to an FA-18E/F and JSF carrier air wing.
		AIRCRAFT CARRIERS Despite all the post-cold war changes to our National and Naval Strategy, one element of our national security policy that has not changed is our continued reliance upon aircraft carriers.
		Presently, a study of alternative aircraft carrier concepts for the 21st century is being planned to develop and assess a range of affordable technologies for future design aircraft carriers.
	www.chinfo.navy.mil /navpalib/aircraft/testimony/mcgn0315.txt (4018 words)

	Issues in S and T, Spring 2000, U.S. Fighter Modernization: An Alternative Approach
		In addition, the delivery of combat aircraft to developing countries dropped from an average of 578 per year in the 19831985 period to 237 per year in the 19951998 period, which suggests that the average age of Third World fighter fleets is increasing substantially.
		Finally, perhaps the biggest problem with the military's current fighter modernization plans is that they may reduce the funding necessary to research and experiment with new kinds of forces that might be needed to supplement or displace more traditional forms of tactical air power 10 to 20 years from now.
		Although current-generation fighters, especially when incorporating the latest advances, are likely to remain highly capable well into the 21st century, it would be prudent to purchase at least some next-generation fighters during the next decade.
	www.issues.org /issues/16.3/kosiak.htm (4052 words)

	Berkut Extending Horizons
		In particular, it was determined that in the general system requirements for the future fighter high maneuverability (the ability to maintain stability and flight control at practically any angle of attack) was one of the priorities.
		Then for the first time in the practice of domestic aircraft construction methods were worked out which allow with a rather high precision the determination of the extreme design structural characteristics, while not wrecking the aircraft in static testing.
		Some media already have noted that with the appearance of this fifth generation aircraft "there will be nothing for Russia to do in the sky and on the worldwide aviation arms market soon." It is thought that this is a premature announcement.
	www.royfc.com /news/sep/2500sep01.html (1330 words)

	Global Range Aircraft - Military Aircraft
		Aircraft technologies that could give much better performance include a large improvement in lift to drag (L/D) ratio of a wing coupled to evolutionary improvement in engines.
		Cargo capacity for airlifters of the 21st century should be 150,000 pounds.
		Current transport aircraft wings are relatively thin compared to the airfoils required for the BWB and do not experience this problem as severely.
	www.fas.org /man/dod-101/sys/ac/gra.htm (620 words)

	Journal of Applied Treknology - 21st and 22nd Century
		The late 90s of the 20th century saw the first manned missions to Mars, aboard DY-100 sleeper ships, the early predecessors of this long family of ships.
		The use of nuclear power on the Red Star was what made it possible to mount the high-energy MASER and laser weapons, as well as giving the fighter impressive delta-v and endurance capabilities when combined with the high-thrust plasma drive in the Upper Stage.
		In the last decades of the 21st century the newly formed United Earth Space Probe Agency embarked upon a new endeavor; constructing the first dedicated exploration ship capable of achieving warp speed and being deployed for long term Intra, and Inter Solar mapping and exploration.
	www.treknology.org /history1.htm (3818 words)

	F-35 Joint Strike Fighter - Voyager, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		It is to be a multirole strike fighter (a plane with a strong emphasis on close air support and tactical bombing as well as air-to-air combat) currently in early development by Lockheed Martin with partners Northrop Grumman and BAE Systems.
		The JSF is a multi-role attack and fighter aircraft designed to replace the aging F-16 Fighting Falcon, F/A-18 Hornet, A-10 Thunderbolt II, F-111 Aardvark, Sea Harrier, Harrier GR7/GR9, and AV-8B Harrier jets.
		Also in 1996 the UK Ministry of Defence launched the Future Carrier Borne Aircraft project, a replacement for the Sea Harrier (and later the Harrier GR7), for which the Joint Strike Fighter was selected in January 2001.
	www.voyager.in /F-35 (3553 words)

	ScienceDaily: Radar (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		These so-called corner reflectors are commonly used as radar reflectors to make otherwise difficult-to-detect objects easier to detect, and are often found on boats in order to improve their detection in a rescue situation and to reduce collisions.
		The first aircraft to use phased array radar was the Mikoyan MiG-31.
		The traditional band names originated as code-names during World War II and are still in military and aviation use throughout the world in the 21st century.
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/radar (4896 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Royal Australian Air Force (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Strategic transport — An aircraft in either the Airbus A400M or Boeing C-17 Globemaster III classes is required to improve strategic airlift capabilites.
		Shortages of fighter and ground attack planes led to the acquisition of US-built P-40 Kittyhawks and the manufacture of small numbers of the Australian-designed CAC Boomerang.
		Australia's combat aircraft were not used again in anger until the Iraq War in 2003, when F/A-18's were used in bombing missions, as well as combat air patrol missions.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/RAAF (1284 words)

	F-22 Raptor - Psychology Central
		Long in development, the aircraft was also known as the prototype YF-22 and as the F/A-22 for three years before formally entering United States Air Force service in December 2005 as the F-22A.
		Intended to be the leading United States advanced tactical fighter in the early part of the 21st century, the Raptor is certainly the most expensive fighter ever.
		However, while some aircraft are faster on paper, the F-22 is perhaps the only aircraft in the world capable of reaching its maximum performance speed with a full weapon's load.
	psychcentral.com /psypsych/F-22 (2179 words)

	Sukhoi Su-35 - Psychology Central
		The Sukhoi Su-35 is a Russian fighter aircraft.
		Other changes from the Su-27 were canards, a larger nose, the greater use of carbon fibre and aluminium-lithium alloy in the airframe, and larger, squarer tail fins.
		The new nose holds an improved radar and the aircraft had many other upgrades to its avionics and electronic systems, including digital fly-by-wire and a rear-radar for firing SARH missiles.
	psychcentral.com /psypsych/Sukhoi_Su-35 (380 words)

	AV-8B Super Harrier: Separating Myth From Reality
		The tactical use of the AV-8B aircraft requires it be able to operate in close proximity to the stongest portion of the enemy's surface to air defense systems and survive.
		The reality is that most of the Argentine aircraft were destroyed either on the ground or by the British surface-to-air-defense systems.7 Those Argentine aircraft that were engaged and destroyed in the air by the "Sea Harrier" had already dropped their weapons on British shipping and were operating at their maximum combat radius.
		The aircraft could not afford to engage in defending themselves and waste precious fuel needed to reach the mainland; effectively they were defenseless.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/library/report/1988/DFS.htm (3131 words)

	Feature (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The aircraft was found in the pile of scrap metal at the grounds of the former training base near Novosibirsk.
		Interestingly, the aircraft's wing spar is intact and Yak is in flyable conditions.
		When aircraft was brought to Mesa and reassembled, Sergei Kotov suggested to test fly the Yak (most of the planes in Champlin's collection are flyable), but Doug Champlin declined this offer due to the great risk involved in flying of one of the kind airplane.
	independent-bangladesh.com /news/sep/13/13092005ft.htm (4343 words)

	McQuay: Distributed Collaborative Environments for 21st Century Modeling & Simulation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The baseline case had fighter aircraft departing from an airfield and searching for and destroying mobile targets based on location information received during pre-mission planning.
		Sorties continued until all of the simulated aircraft were lost, or all of the targets were killed.
		The total number of aircraft used, the number of aircraft lost, and the number of targets killed were used in the cost analysis and comparison process for ranking of the technology alternatives.
	www.modelingandsimulation.org /text/McQuay.html (1070 words)

	Articles - Royal Australian Air Force (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		A total of 19 RAAF bomber, fighter, reconnaissance and other squadrons served initially in Britain, and/or with the Desert Air Force, in North Africa and the Mediterranean.
		Shortages of fighter and ground attack planes led to the acquisition of US-built P-40 Kittyhawks and the rapid design and manufacture of the first Australian fighter, the CAC Boomerang.
		During the Vietnam War, from 1966-72, the RAAF contributed squadrons of Caribou STOL transport aircraft (35 Sqn), UH-1 Iroquois helicopters (9 Sqn) and English Electric Canberra bombers (2 Sqn).
	www.centralairconditioners.net /articles/Royal_Australian_Air_Force (1667 words)

	The Early 21st Century: 2002
		A contrail is a white trail of condensed water vapor that sometimes forms in the wake of an aircraft.
		There are already comparisons being made between her case and that of Patty Hearst, even by Ms Hearst herself in a televised interview.
		It looked as though the Kurdish peshmerga fighters were pushing their way down to two towns in the general direction of Kirkuk.
	www.newprophecy.net /2002page.htm (13484 words)

	t r u t h o u t - William Rivers Pitt \| Of Gods and Mortals and Empire
		They chafe at the idea that the United States, the last remaining superpower, does not do more by way of economic and military force to bring the rest of the world under the umbrella of a new socio-economic Pax Americana.
		The fundamental essence of PNAC's ideology can be found in a White Paper produced in September of 2000 entitled "Rebuilding America's Defenses: Strategy, Forces and Resources for a New Century." In it, PNAC outlines what is required of America to create the global empire they envision.
		This is the price to be paid for empire, and the men of PNAC who now control the fate and future of America are more than willing to pay it.
	truthout.org /docs_02/022203A.htm (2630 words)

	Dynasoar
		Although they had built the first American jet aircraft and the X-1, the first aircraft to break the sound barrier, they had not won a full-scale development contract for a manned aircraft since 1955.
		It might even have been flying well into the 21st Century, while the Gemini, Apollo, and Shuttle were consigned to the trash heaps of history.
		One group concerned themselves with performance of aircraft at high speeds and altitudes and with rocket research; the other group, with problems associated with hypersonic flight and reentry.
	www.astronautix.com /craft/dynasoar.htm (11294 words)

	EJMAS reviews page.
		This is most evident in the story of Higo Ko-ryu, which is the tale of a ryu, already outdated by the 16th century, that is kept alive today by a relentless senior citizen headmistress who has to cope both with keeping her style extant, and yet apart from fashionable competitive styles.
		Since nobody knew what they were doing and equipment and aircraft egress systems were totally inadequate, during the first couple months of operation, the death rate was about 1 per 100 jumps, plus another 10 per 100 subsequently declared medically unfit due to injuries sustained.
		Improved parachutes and aircraft egress methods quickly dropped this level of injury, but it is hardly surprising that during 1940, dozens of men were dropped from No.
	www.ejmas.com /ejmasreviews.htm (19161 words)

	Fighters, Bombers and Recon Comparison of 21st century fighter aircraft StrategyPage.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Fighters, Bombers and Recon Comparison of 21st century fighter aircraft StrategyPage.com
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		DarthAmerica 8/22/2005 12:08:11 PM RE:Comparison of 21st century fighter aircraft
	www.strategypage.com /messageboards/messages/6-21865.asp (241 words)

	The Gaelic Starover: Pastor Niemöller in the 21st Century
		The Gaelic Starover: Pastor Niemöller in the 21st Century
		He was told not to fire but did so anyway killing many knowing they were all from Canada but someone wanted to punished our country for not joining in on the missle shield defense contracts.
		The stupid one who referred to this as "trite" is angry and obviously a modern day "brown shirt".
	gaelicstarover.blogspot.com /2005/09/pastor-niemller-in-21st-century.html (920 words)

	Submarine Warfare in the 20th Century : A Bibliography : Periodical Articles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		“Comparison of Three Acoustic Transmission Loss Models with Experimental Data,” Johns Hopkins APL Technical Digest 3(1):67-76 January-March 1982.
		Merkel, Thomas B. “Military Application of the Transit Navigation Satellite System in the P-3C ASW Aircraft,” Scripta Metallurgica, Proceedings of the Institute of Navigation, National Aerospace Meeting (Washington, DC, USA) p.39-42 1973.
		Ward, G.G. “Engine/airframe Interface Considerations for Future Open-ocean ASW Aircraft,” Proceedings of the National Conference on Environmental Effects on Aircraft and Propulsion Systems (7th: Princeton, NJ, USA) p.107-116 1967.
	library.nps.navy.mil /~library/bibs/submarine/subarticlesasw.htm (4267 words)

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