Fighter jet usage plays a major role in the air forces of any
Military, they help protect and guide ground troops bomber aircraft and they can strike fear into the enemy. Hey, everyone
My name is Leroy Kenton and this is FTD facts. And in this episode. It's all about the top ten fighter jets in
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Okay, so starting off at number 10, and we're counting down to number one at number 10. We have the
f16 so one of the most versatile aircraft in the United States Air Force is the
F-16 Fighting Falcon and the f16 has really just been a staple in
Different Air Forces actually not just United States Air Force when it comes to aerial combat
The f16 has been used to complete a number of missions
Including ear to ear fighting ground attack as well as electronic warfare
Now it can locate targets in all weather conditions
And detect low-flying aircraft the f-16 Fighting Falcon can also fly more than 500 miles per hour. That's
860 kilometers an hour and it delivers its weapons with superior accuracy and it's really good at defending itself against enemy
Aircraft so that was number 10. Let's move on now to number 9 and then we have the Eurofighter
Typhoon now, this one's a beauty. Okay. So the Eurofighter Typhoon is a world's most advanced wing roll combat aircraft
It's very flexible its agile and it can endure a lot. Now the Eurofighter has deployable air-to-air and air-to-surface
Capabilities the Eurofighter Typhoon had its combat debut during the 2011 military intervention
in Libya with the UK's Royal
Air Force and also during that conflict the Italian Air Force used as well
the typhoon was designed originally as an air superiority fighter and it's manufactured by a joint venture of
Airbus BAE Systems and Leonardo through the joint company called Eurofighter
GmbH and this joint company was formed back in the year
1986 next up we have the Dassault Raphael
This is a fighter jet developed by the French company Dassault Aviation
and it's a multi-role fighter the name literally means gust of wind and
Also burst a fire when it comes to more military sense
The fighter jet was first introduced back in the year 2001 and the rafail entered in service with the French Navy in the year
2004 and with the French Air Force in 2006
This aircraft is fully versatile and it is capable of carrying out all
aviation missions
Which are air superiority air defence close air support
In depth strikes for connaissance and anti-ship strikes and nuclear deterrence
So the French came in really strong with that here craft and next up at number 7
We're moving on to well the United States again. There's a McDonnell Douglas f-15
Eagle so the f-15 Eagle has been the United States Air Force's primary fighter jet aircraft and intercept platform for decades
This jet combines a great mixture of unprecedented
maneuverability as well as acceleration range weapons and avionics
It was developed by McDonnell Douglas and later by Boeing the f-15 is still in production
But Boeing is set to end a production of the f-15 in the year 2022
So the Eagle has been around for a very very very long time
It made its first flight in the year 1972 and it entered into service in
1976 and since then it's been among the most successful modern fighter aircraft
The jf-17 thunder is also called the CAC
Fc-1 shaolong meaning the fierce dragon. Now, this is a very lightweight
Single-engine multi-role combat aircraft and it's manufactured by the joint efforts of the P AC which is a Pakistan
aeronautical complex and this Acey which is a chengdu aircraft corporation of china when we take a look inside the
jf-17, we see that it is equipped with both air-to-air and air-to-surface missiles as well as a 23
millimeter
Gsh
23 to twin barrel
Autocannon, the jf-17 thunder is powered by either a Gazoo ws 13 or a kill ma?
Rd 93 afterburning turbofan engine that allows it to achieve a max speed of Mach
1.6 to half way in this episode. We have the hal - jazz fighter jet
so, of course
You know, this jet has been in the news a whole lot these days as well at the time of filming this video anyways
and the how-to jazz is the Indian fighter jet that's replacing the mig-21, which the Indian Air Force has been using since
1964 so yeah, it's time for a replacement time for an upgrade here
the helter jazz is a second supersonic fighter developed by the
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited and that's where you get the H al or how in front of the t.j.s
now this aircraft can fly at a speed of mach 1.8 which is about
2,205 kilometers an hour. This aircraft can also travel to a maximum altitude of
15,000 200 metres now inside the aircraft, you know for ease of handling by the pilot
The outer jazz is equipped with a quadruplex digital fly-by-wire
Flight control system this system is integrated to enhance
Maneuverability in at the number-4 spot now. We have the Chengdu j-20
So the j-20 is designed as an air superiority fighter with precision strike
Capabilities its first flight was in the year 2011 and the Chengdu j-20 is a stealth twin-engine
fifth-generation fighter aircraft prototype being developed by the Chengdu
Aircraft industry group for the Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force or the PLA a after looking at the aircraft
You'll notice that it features a glass cockpit with two main large
Control and those are positioned side by side and then there's also three smaller auxilary displays as well as a wide-angle
holographic head-up display or an HUD
the J 20 is the world's third operational fifth-generation stealth fighter aircraft after the
F-22 and f-35 and the first in Asia the main weapon Bay for the j-20
Is really capable of holding both short and long range air-to-air missiles
Ok, guys
so we're just about to get into the top 3 now if you're enjoying this episode and you want to learn more about
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Ok, so moving on into the top three in this list of top 10 fighter aircrafts. So at number 3, we have the sukhoi su-15
This is Russia's fifth-generation fighter aircraft
It's formally known as the t-50 and now officially named the SU 57
It was developed by the Sukhoi company
For the Russian Air Force now the C
57 is intended to succeed the mig-29 and the su-27 in the Russian Air Force
It's a first fighter to have all of the 5th generation fighter
Features that you would expect and it's the first aircraft also in the Russian military to use stealth technology
So this one yeah, it's of real beauty
so the fighter jet that made it to the number two spot in this list is a Lockheed Martin f-22
Raptor y'all probably we were expecting this one
So the f-22 Raptor is considered the first fifth-generation fighter in the US Air Force
I mean it really has a great combination of sensor capability integrated avionics
Situational awareness as well as its weapons really provides first kill opportunity against enemy threats
So the f-22 engines produce more thrust than any other fighter engine currently
However, the f-22 can't even be exported under the American federal law
You see because this is to protect its stealth technology as well as other
Features that they have in the fighter jet one thing to note that it was because of the development of the more versatile
f-35 this led to the end of the f-22 in production in the last set of the
F-22s was delivered to the United States Air Force back in 2012. So yeah, it is done
Let's move on with the f-35 than any other plane after that
So, you know the f-22 had a really good run and I mean it's still in service, right?
So it ain't going anywhere anytime soon. Alright guys, so we made it to the bottom of this list
So what fighter aircraft was able to swoop into the number one spot?
I was trying to think of a clever segue there, but that was probably just corny and cheesy. Well, it's a Lockheed Martin f-35
Lightning ii and lockheed martin projects that the United States Air Force will have fighter jets up until the year
2070 now the f-35 program costs the u.s. One point five zero eight trillion
Dollars, that's a lot of cash America
Well when you take a closer look at the aircraft
You kind of see why the United States would spend that amount of money
The f-35 is a descendant from the Lockheed Martin X 35 and the f-35
resembles a larger Lockheed Martin f-22
Raptor and you know the f-35 really combines fifth-generation fighter aircraft characteristics, really?
Well, you know, it has advanced stealth. They have integrated avionics sensor fusion and superior logistics support
I mean on top of that it has the most powerful and comprehensive
Integrated sensor package of any fighter aircraft in the entire history of fighter aircraft the f-35 s advanced stealth
Capabilities allows it to get past enemy lines without being detected by
Radars now despite what critics have to say about you know, the f-35 having design flaws and all of that
It's still really hard to deny the advanced capabilities and the air dominance at the f-35 lightning ii brings
All right guys, so that was a top 10 fighter jets
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