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P51Fan |
2014-09-10 GMT-5 hours |
I have been working on a project for some time now and was hoping to get some advice from other aircraft enthusiasts. I have been working on identifying 52 fighter planes that are currently still active in the armed forces somewhere around the world. I tried to create a list that best represents aircraft from all over. I would love if you could take a moment and look over the list of fighter planes below and let me know if you think I either missed one that deserves to be on there or if there is one on the list that is no longer in service anywhere. Here are the fighters:
1. Aero Vodochoy L-159 Alca 2. AIDC F-CK-1 Ching-kuo 3. AMX A-1 4. Atlas Cheetah 5. BAE Systems Hawk 6. Boeing EA-18G 7. Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet 8. Chengdu FC-1 9. Chengdu J-7 10. Chengdu J-10 11. Dassault Mirage 2000 12. Dassault Mirage III 13. Dassault Rafale 14. Embraer EMB 314 Super Tucano 15. Eurofighter Typhoon 16. Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt 17. FMA IA 58 Pucara 18. FMA IA 63 Pampa 19. Grumman A-6 Prowler 20. HAL Tejas 21. HESA Saeqeh 22. IAI Kfir 23. IAI Lavi 24. Lockheed Martin F-104S Starfighter 25. Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon 26. Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor 27. Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightening II 28. Lockheed Martin T-50 Golden Eagle 29. McDonnell Douglas F4 Phantom 30. McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II Plus 31. McDonnell Douglas CF-18 32. McDonnell Douglas F-15 Strike Eagle 33. Mikoyan MiG-23 34. Mikoyan MiG-27 35. Mikoyan MiG-29 36. Mikoyan MiG-31 37. Mitsubishi F-1 38. Mitsubishi F-2 39. Nanchang Q-5 40. Northrop Grumman F-5A Freedom Fighter 41. Northrop Grumman F-5AE Tiger II 42. Northrop T-38 Talon 43. PAC JF-17 44. Panavia Tornado 45. Saab JAS 39 Gripen 46. Sepecat Jaguar S16 47. Shenyang J-11 48. Shenyang J-15 Flying Shark 49. Sukhoi Su-27 50. Sukhoi Su-30 51. Sukhoi Su-34 52. Sukhoi Su-35 What's the reason for the list? I have been designing a deck of playing cards that are a modern twist to what are known as Spotter Cards created during WWII for Allied forces to help memorize and identify the silhouettes of aircraft so that they can tell friend from foe. I just started a Kickstarter project using the planes above as the inspiration for the playing cards. I even have two drones for the Jokers (Elbit Hermes 450 Drone and the General Atomics MQ-1 Predator Drone). I really would like your input on whether or not these planes are the best to have. What do you think? |
Author | Message |
robSee my 698 Photos |
2014-09-11 GMT-5 hours |
#24. Lockheed Martin F-104S Starfighter : still active?
Gr, |
Author | Message |
AndreasSee my 4,492 Photos |
2014-09-11 GMT-5 hours |
Mitsubishi F-1 no more, but I would add the MiG-21 to that list.
And Saab105 is still flying in Austria. Regards |
Author | Message |
seadog96 |
2014-09-14 GMT-5 hours |
The last active F-104 was retired from the Tiwain Air Force several years ago.
Regards Dave |