Feel free to post pics of any military aircraft you want. Please be sure to identify what you post.

Here's one of my many favorites.

North American F-86 Sabre

 

F-14 Tomcat

 

as someone who thinks combat planes are super-cool, yet has no idea about any of them, if possible please post a little description about when they were used, what they were used for etc.

cheers.

ps for example - is the f14 what they used in TopGun?

 

F-86 (US) fought in Korea against the Mig 15 (Soviet Union). It was armed with six .50 caliber machine guns.

The F-14 was featured in Top Gun. It was the Navy's primary interceptor for a while. It had the ability to shoot down enemy aircraft at about 100 miles away with its Phoenix missiles. It was also armed with one 20mm cannon. (Feel free to add more Jon).

 

F18, 700 mph at 50 feet

YouTube - Blue Angels Sneak Pass - 700 MPH @ 50 feet

 

Great thread! Here are some classic warbirds. I'll post more later.

In order: Super Marine Spitfire, P-40 Curtiss Warhawk, F-4U Corsair, P-51 Mustang.

F-15 Eagle, P-51 Mustang, F-86 Saber, F-16 Falcon

P-51 Mustang

P-40 Warhawk, P-51 Mustang

2 P-51's

P-51, B-25 Mitchell

P-51 Mustang

Group of Warbirds.

P-40 Warhawk

2 P-51's

 

Behold- The most badass modern warplane on the earth.




















A-10 Thunderbolt (Warthog) Ground Attack Aircraft, USA

Key Data:


Crew
1 pilot

Dimensions:


Wingspan
17.53m

Length
16.26m

Height
4.47m

Empty Weight
25,000lb

Maximum Take-Off Weight
50,000lb

Engines:


Non-Afterburning Turbo Fan Engines
2 x General Electric TF34-GE-100

Thrust
9,065lb each

Performance:


Flight Ceiling
41,000ft

Speed
700km/h

Range
990km

Weapons:


30mm Cannon
1 x GAU-8/A Avenger 7-barrel Gatling gun

Cannon Rounds
1,350 30mm rounds ammunition

Firing Rate
2,100 or 4,200 rounds a minute

Bombs
LDGP mk 82 226kg, 500lb general-purpose bombs


BLU-1 nad BLU-27/B Rockeye II cluster bombs


Cluster bomb unit CBU-52/71

Air-to-Surface Missiles
AGM-65A Maverick

Air-to-Air Missiles
AIM-9 Sidewinder

Electronic Countermeasures
Podded system

 

^That gun is insane!
From right to left. I'm guessing here so let me know if I'm wrong guys.

1. Hawker Hurricane (British)
2. P-39 Air Cobra
3. P-40
4. P-51
5. P-51
6. P-51
7. P-47
8. ??? Bomber B-24 or 25?
9??? B-17?

 

F-22. Taken Feb. 2007 at Cape Canaveral. I was there and also witnessed this shuttle launch.



F-16 Thunderbird eject. Someone didn't have a good day....



F-18 hornets











Cockpit view -


Various assorted:



C-130 Spectre:



Tornado I think:



The mack daddy of all military planes:



F-22 cold weather testing:

 

Let's not forget: