fighter aircraft

A fighter aircraft is a fast, highly maneuverable military airplane designed primarily to secure air superiority by engaging and destroying enemy aircraft in combat.

Aliases (42)

• multirole combat aircraft ×11
• single-seat fighter ×9
• jet fighter aircraft ×8
• single-seat fighter aircraft ×7
• carrier-based fighter aircraft ×6
• multirole fighter aircraft ×6
• fighter aircraft variant ×5
• stealth aircraft ×5
• jet fighter ×4
• carrier-capable fighter aircraft ×3
• fighter-bomber ×3
• fourth-generation fighter aircraft ×3
• naval fighter aircraft ×3
• prototype fighter aircraft ×3
• rocket-powered interceptor aircraft ×3
• Eurofighter Typhoon variant ×2
• air superiority fighter ×2
• carrier-based jet fighter aircraft ×2
• fifth-generation fighter ×2
• single-engine fighter aircraft ×2
• twin-engine heavy fighter aircraft ×2
• air superiority fighter aircraft ×1
• carrier-based jet fighter-bomber ×1
• carrier-borne fighter aircraft ×1
• carrier-borne strike fighter aircraft ×1
• carrier-capable multirole fighter aircraft ×1
• fifth-generation fighter aircraft ×1
• fourth‑generation fighter ×1
• fourth‑generation jet fighter ×1
• jet fighter demonstrator ×1
• jet fighter-bomber ×1
• modernized fighter-bomber ×1
• multirole combat aircraft configuration ×1
• multirole combat aircraft variant ×1
• multirole fighter aircraft variant ×1
• naval fighter-bomber ×1
• night fighter ×1
• night fighter aircraft ×1
• projected fighter aircraft design ×1
• single-seat jet fighter ×1
• stealth fighter ×1
• tactical fighter ×1

Instances (162)

• FGR4 ("Eurofighter Typhoon variant")
• Dassault Rafale ("multirole fighter aircraft")
• Dassault Mirage 2000 ("multirole fighter aircraft")
• Focke-Wulf Fw 190
• Messerschmitt Me 262 ("jet fighter aircraft")
• Hawker Hurricane
• Eurofighter Typhoon Tranche 2 ("fighter aircraft variant")
• Mitsubishi A6M Zero fighters ("carrier-based fighter aircraft")
• Messerschmitt Me 163 ("rocket-powered interceptor aircraft")
• Sopwith Camel
• Sopwith Pup
• Sopwith Triplane
• CF-18 Hornet ("multirole fighter aircraft")
• Rockwell-MBB X-31 ("jet fighter demonstrator")
• Boeing X-32 ("prototype fighter aircraft")
• Lockheed Martin X-35 ("prototype fighter aircraft")
• Hawker Typhoon ("single-seat fighter aircraft")
• Hurricane
• Typhoon FGR4 ("multirole fighter aircraft variant")
• F-35B Lightning II
• Macchi C.202 Folgore
• Macchi C.205 Veltro
• Fiat G.50 Freccia
• Fiat CR.42 Falco
• Messerschmitt Bf 109
• Reggiane Re.2001 Falco II
• Reggiane Re.2005 Sagittario
• Messerschmitt Me 209 (projected) ("projected fighter aircraft design")
• Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet ("carrier-capable multirole fighter aircraft")
• F-16 Fighting Falcon ("multirole fighter aircraft")
• MiG-29
• Su-22 ("fighter-bomber")
• de Havilland Mosquito ("multirole combat aircraft")
• Boulton Paul Defiant
• North American P-51 Mustang
• Republic P-47 Thunderbolt ("fighter-bomber")
• Lockheed P-38 Lightning
• Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II ("multirole fighter aircraft")
• F-15 Eagle
• JAS 39 Gripen ("multirole fighter aircraft")
• Heinkel He 219 ("night fighter aircraft")
• F/A-18 Hornet ("multirole combat aircraft")
• Panavia Tornado GR4 ("multirole combat aircraft")
• F-22 Raptor ("fifth-generation fighter aircraft")
• F-4 Phantom II (modernized variants) ("modernized fighter-bomber")
• Fairey Firefly ("carrier-borne fighter aircraft")
• Blackburn Firebrand ("carrier-borne strike fighter aircraft")
• Junkers ("multirole combat aircraft")
• Sea Harrier fighter aircraft ("carrier-based fighter aircraft")
• Supermarine Seafang ("carrier-based fighter aircraft")
• Martin-Baker MB 5 ("prototype fighter aircraft")
• Nakajima Ki-27
• Nakajima Ki-43
• Nakajima Ki-44
• Nakajima Ki-84
• Kawasaki Ki-45 ("twin-engine heavy fighter aircraft")
• Kawasaki Ki-61
• Kawasaki Ki-100
• Supermarine Seafire ("carrier-based fighter aircraft")
• Supermarine Attacker ("carrier-based jet fighter aircraft")
• Supermarine Swift ("jet fighter aircraft")
• Supermarine Scimitar ("carrier-based jet fighter-bomber")
• North American F-100 Super Sabre ("jet fighter")
• McDonnell F-101 Voodoo
• Republic F-84 Thunderjet ("jet fighter-bomber")
• North American F-86 Sabre ("jet fighter aircraft")
• Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 ("jet fighter aircraft")
• Camm
• Ikarus IK-2
• Hawker Fury
• Hawker Tempest
• Hawker Sea Fury ("carrier-capable fighter aircraft")
• Hawker Hunter
• Hawker Sea Hawk ("carrier-based jet fighter aircraft")
• Supermarine Spitfire
• Rogožarski IK-3
• Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 ("jet fighter aircraft")
• Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 ("jet fighter aircraft")
• Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23
• Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5
• Airco DH.2
• Sukhoi Su-27 ("air superiority fighter aircraft")
• Bristol F.2 Fighter
• Dassault Mirage III
• Yakovlev Yak-3
• Lavochkin La-5
• Junkers Ju 88 ("night fighter")
• Grumman F4F Wildcat ("carrier-based fighter aircraft")
• Grumman F6F Hellcat ("carrier-based fighter aircraft")
• B-2 Spirit ("stealth aircraft")
• Komet ("rocket-powered interceptor aircraft")
• Gloster Meteor ("jet fighter aircraft")
• Mitsubishi J8M ("rocket-powered interceptor aircraft")
• Joseph
• Butt Lane, Staffordshire
• Saab 35 Draken
• Saab 37 Viggen ("multirole combat aircraft")
• Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-9 ("jet fighter aircraft")
• MÁVAG Héja
• Shrike
• Eurofighter Typhoon Tranche 1 ("fighter aircraft variant")
• Eurofighter Typhoon Tranche 3 ("fighter aircraft variant")
• Supermarine Spiteful
• Eurofighter Typhoon ("multirole combat aircraft")
• Panavia Tornado ("multirole combat aircraft")
• Messerschmitt Bf 110 ("twin-engine heavy fighter aircraft")
• Curtiss P-40 Warhawk
• Fiat CR.32