@Sunopeek Sustained flight. There are no additional G-forces for straight and level flight, other than the one G from gravity. High G-forces in aircraft come from high-rate turns and high-rate pull ups and push overs, and to a lesser extent, rapid acceleration. G loading is a function of velocity and turn radius, so the faster the aircraft, the larger the turn radius needs to be, to maintain a given G load.
The F-15 modifications from the original concept which made it the most successful fighter in history was the result of the very controversial American aviation genius John Boyd. Boyd also created the extraordinary plan to defeat Saddam Hussein's forces. General Schwarzkopf was ordered to follow this plan to encircle and capture the entire enemy army. The general screwed it up but the plan still succeeded. There are several books about John Boyd detailing his rocky journey to create the first effective science based aviation combat research which is the basis for all modern air combat.
The English Electric lightning is sadly missing from this. The top speed was only ever published as estimated to be mach 2.2+. Pilots used to say I won't tell you exactly how fast it goes but you'd be surprised if you have the balls to hang on to it at that speed.
It has a maximum Mach of 2.27, many fighter jets and interceptors during the Sr-71 era easily hit that. During the Lightnings time which is late 1950-60? For sure it was epicly fast.
@ihavehaxplzdontban2449 the YF-12 (Y=protype)(F=Fighter) was a variant of the A-12 (SR-71) which was in fact a Fighter/Intercepter. 3 were built and tested and "Never Put in Service". Mind you the A12 (bomber) (SR-71) first flew in 1966, and flew missions over Vietnam in 1967. The public didn't know about it until 1998 when Black Shield was declassified.
I just wanna point out: • YF-12 is not a variant of the SR-71 Blackbird , but the predecessor to the SR-71 Blackbird • YF-12 was developed into the A-12. A-12 was later developed into the SR-71 Blackbird.
@@HYP3R_SPEED well, first of all your sentence makes no sense. Secondly, there is a documented case of an F-111 being hit by its own bullets. Remember, when a bullet leaves the barrel it is slowing down and falling toward the Earth. If you shoot bullets from a moving plane in an upward direction those bullets will lose speed and fall toward the earth, and if you’re diving after firing, you can run into those bullets.
Nothing comes close to the beauty of the F-15 Eagle every time I hear an F-15 fly over. I know it's the F-15 because of the roar of the engines. My uncle retired as a general flying the F-16 Fighting Falcon/Viper and survived the attack on the Pentagon as well as flew the A-10 Warthog in Desert Storm 91' and was a test pilot in the A-7 Corsair as well as flown the T-38 Talon as an officer which he became as soon as he entered the Airforce.
Almost as good as my dad who flew the F14 F16 F18 F22 and F35 he was also the only dogfighter with 100+ confirmed kills against russias SU57 SU77 and china's J20 and J40! He's also the only test pilot for the top top secret F55 and has been the commanding officer at Top Gun for the past 65 years!! 🤪😳😤💪👍
I can remember a time when the SR-71 Blackbird flew from the US to the UK. It flew so fast that it not only overshot the runway, it overshot the UK, and it had to turn around over the Netherlands.
Ever built? I'm sure the F22 and SU57 would make minced meat out of it. Modern tech will defeat old tech as it is an evolution in ability and performance.
Considering there’s maybe 20 SU-57’s tops and the F-22 shooting down a weather balloon, I’d say the original comment is true. The F-15 has over 100 air to air kills. Don’t get me wrong, I’m die hard American and the F-22 is the best thing out right now. But in terms of kills, it doesn’t come close to the F-15. If it stays in service long enough, it might reach the same stats. But the F-15 has been in service for 50 years already, that’s a lot of catching up.
@SergioPena20 An F22 just wiped out 108 opponents in a war games simulation. Including F15s, F16s, F18s. An F15 could never have achieved anything like that. Different times etc. But I believe that justifies it having bragging rights over any F15. It's never had the numbers or the chance to show how exceptionally better it is. An F15 has never had such dominance over opponents.
Here’s a fact. The YF-12 was not designed as a fighter. But a reconnaissance aircraft that could be armed with missiles. Therefore isn’t the fastest fighter.
The YF-12 was designed as an interceptor version of the A-12 recon bird, NOT as a recon aircraft. The SR-71 was designed as a 2-seat version of the A-12.
Here's a fact. The 'y' in yf-12 stands for prototype. While, the 'f' stands for fighter. Same goes for the yf-23 and yf-22; the later production version, obviously, being designated the F-22.
@@roblockhart6104Yes, but 12 prototypes aren't needed. They were reconnaissance jets in reality. The F-117 is not a fighter jet but still maintains the fighter F label. Yes, I know whoever came up with this is stupid
@@roblockhart6104 The USA never had a specific "interceptor" designation in our numbering systems, they got lumped in with fighters for designation. We DID have a specific designation for recon aircraft, R - but it wasn't always used. It WAS used on the SR-71 (Strategic Recon - 71). The A-12 designation was an internal Lockheed one, NOT an "official" designation. Similar situation to bombers, where tactical bombers like the B-26 used the same "B" designation as strategic bimbers like the B-17/B-24/B-29 despite having very different missions.
@@anubis20049999 The (Y)F-117 used the designation in part to help HIDE it's existence for a long time, if anyone saw the designation in paperwork like Congress they would tend to assume it was (a prototype for) the last of the "century-series" fighters, and a program that started before "the great renumbering",
Ear tjat before from someone in the air force right after highschool, but as i understood what he said was that was officially as released to the public it never left the ground, but all the pilots and ground crews in the USAF had heard through rumors and grapvine that it flew so fast that it couldn't fire heat seakers cuz theyd lock on to it and to keep the missiles from tracking it they had to roll to the side and pull back hard on the stick at a certain high rate of speed to create enough distance fast enough with the heat seekers of that time from switching from what it was supposed to be locked onto to the plane because the engines higher heat made the missle switch to tracking rhe plane. And he said most of the pilots couldn't handle the gforce of separation, so they had to slow down to slower than the missiles top speed fire turn and floor it to keep from being shot down which was one reason why it never made it to production
@spikenomoon That was an F-11 Tiger, not an F-111. An F-111 crashed because the retractable M61 rotary cannon kept slow firing after retracting it on a diving gun run, so they extended it back out. It had already caused damage and a fire in the weapons bay. They couldn't return to base with the gun firing every few seconds, plus having an internal fire, so they elected to eject. That's almost like shooting yourself down. 😊
1. Highest speed ever recorded (unofficial) on a Blackbird was Mach 3.56 (just under 2400mph) 2. Till this date Blackbird holds the record for fastest aircraft ever. (Set in 1976) 3. A Blackbird is not a fighter jet, it’s just a reconnaissance aircraft.
He is talking about the YF-12... Why don't you even bother watching the video and understand it before making useless comments? The YF-12 is the proposed interceptor variant of the A-12, but I bet you don't even know what the A-12 is.
@@MemeGodAzul I didn’t mention the yf12 because that variant of the sr71 is a variant that people barely actually know therefore including it into the video is valid
@theproatthegame6160 Which the vid brought up, yes, but you say it like it was the s71. Also, he never said "that nobody knows about." Care to elaborate?
@@MemeGodAzul wdym my comment points out how he says “top 3 fastest fighter jets that nobody knows about it” and then immediately says the f15. The varient of the sr71 isn’t well known (there yf12) which makes sense on why it’s there
The most impressive record to my mind was set by the F-15. An F-15 took off from Edwards AFB and reached an altitude of 102,000 feet in 204 secs. This includes the takeoff roll. That’s almost 20 miles up in under 4 minutes.
@@brianj.simpson4050 they can’t. The engines flamed out right about that altitude and the aircraft coasted to 102,000 feet. It was a world record that stood for a long time if it’s been broken.
@@HugoStiglitz88 Mig 25 codename Foxbat and Mig 31 codename Foxhound were intended for altitude record breaking not for fighting. When Belenko deserted onto Japan with a Foxbat the true empty nature of the plane was unveiled. The random was empty and housed NO long range radar besides that the Foxbat was hard to maneuver at high speeds. In essence it was a widow maker. As for the Foxhound it was very maneuverable at low altitude, still is, but when it came to dogfight it was too heavy of a frame to outmanuever let's say an F-4 Phantom let alone an Eagle.
There was an Israeli f15 pilot who successfully landed the aircraft (on a runway) after having a wing shot off by a SAM if my memory serves. Most planes nowadays would successfully crash missing a wing.
We got several....3 or so HOT on the runway fully Loaded Eagles on our runways 24/7 to protect our Gulf. They do training over my golf course and can only smile. They can get from New Orleans to Houston in minutes. Beautiful.
MiG-31???? Also the YF-12 didn’t go into production and was only a prototype so you could argue that it technically isn’t a fighter jet, but I won’t argue that because by design it’s an interceptor, which is a subclass of fighter jet.
@@WHATTHEFUCKISAKILOMETERRthe MiG 31 is a interceptor and fighter the YF-12 is a interceptor and fighter anything that’s a interceptor meaning it carries guns and missles and flys fast is automatically a fighter jet
The mig 25 could do a few flights at mach 3 before the engines had to be replaced because they used hypersonic missile engines which were designed for a very limited amount of time. But they had to use these engines, because the engines the designers requested were denied because either they weren't ready yet or because of budget reasons.
Battle-proven against aged, monkey-model jets flown by pilots with horrid training. Get back to me when they had faced the Soviets. Oh right they never did. Never faced a front-line Soviet jet.
The armaments were (2) .45 pistols that the pilots had in case they got shot down or had to eject over enemy territory. Main purpose of the .45 pistol was too “off” themselves upon capture.
If you're including the YF-12 as a fighter this list is missing the F-111G. The G model pig had a top speed above Mach 2.5. When I was in the RAAF a photographer mate of mine was responsible for processing the recon camera footage of the Pig. He laughed when I told him the top speed was 2.4 and said to me 'I've seen films with airspeeds way higher than that'
@@thomaslake2946jets can only fly that fast in high altitude anyways. The 71 also needed the high altitude to reach top speed. Further down the air is not thin enough and the drag would be far too big.
Faster perhaps, effective? Not so much. Not with that baby payload. The Eagle can literally double as a bomber. Raptor is only good for interceptor A2A and possibly to kill ships. Felon is way faster on paper at least.
Neither the YF-12 or the SR-71 Blackbird are "fighters". The "S" is for surveillance. The "R" is for reconnaissance. And the YF-12 did fly - out of Nevada for the Central Intelligence Agency.
So where is the S and R in YF-12? Look idiot if a American jet made by the military has a F in its name it stands for Fighter in this case the YF-12 is a interceptor design that never left the prototype stages
MiG-25 was made and meant as an interceptor, obviously given that it was made with heavy nickel-steel alloy, only giving it a max G of ~4.5, so it doesnt belong on this list. Same with the MiG-31. Designed as an interceptor and air launched ballistic missile platform, it had never been designed with the intent of both BVR nor close range dogfighting, so it also doesnt belong on the list. the YF-12 was ALSO a high speed interceptor, so it doesnt belong on the list. Only correct one is the F-15. Remember to attend school kids.
So what if it could only pull 4.5g? Interceptors are also fighters even if they can't dogfight (which pilots also wouldn't normally do nowadays). Additionally, the MiG-31 absolutely can be used for bvr with its PESA radar and long-range R-37s. I don't know much about the YF-12 since it wasn't made in large numbers. So, the list would be closer to MiG-25, MiG-31, F-15, or YF-12, MiG-25, MiG-31. Anyways, you should also probably consider staying educated too.
@@jeremiahpurba3882 The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25 (Russian: Микоян и Гуревич МиГ-25; NATO reporting name: Foxbat) is a supersonic interceptor and reconnaissance aircraft that is among the fastest military aircraft to enter service.
The YF-12 was developed from the A-12 spy plane, while the SR-71 combined features of the YF-12 and the A-12 to create a better spy plane. All three are remarkable.
Except that SR-71 was the only that had a long successful service. The A-12 only in service for 2 years then retired. The YF-12 never went through production. The M-21 well technically was kind of a failure coz an accident led to its retirement and B-52s taking over its job. Plus the D-21 all crashed in USSR & PRC.
It never entered full service and was only a test aircraft. So if we are going to include the Valkyrie should we not also include the X-15 which hit mach 6.75?
@@bittercad1137 The YF 12 didn’t enter Full service either it was just a prototype, so why does it count but not the Valkyrie the answer is because the Valkyrie is a bomber
It was designed to use air to air missiles and gas an F designation. Why isn't it a fighter? I guess you could more accurately call in an interceptor, but that's kind of pedantic.
@@WHATTHEFUCKISAKILOMETERR yes, they are. Interceptors are a sub-category of fighters that are fast and have a high service ceiling for intercepting planes other than other fighters, such as bombers and reconnaissance aircraft.
You are making stuff up. The testers at Constant Peg who tested the Mig-23 said it was faster than F-15 and all fighters in service USA had at the time.@@Unclesamswingman Mig-31 is Mach 2.8 fighter and heads and shoulders above what F-15 can do.
The MiG-31 foxhound is an interceptor not a fighter and the pilots at constant peg said that the mig-23 had faster acceleration than us fighters but they were not faster
It's funy you would disqualify the Mig-31 as "interceptor", while not disqualifying the A-12 that was not even close to being a fighter. Your bias is blinding you. Mig-31 is the fastest fighter in service on the planet and it's been the top dog for decades. @@Unclesamswingman
Seeing how I have not said a word about the A-12 and the YF-12 was the plane capable of Mach 3 and firing missiles I would consider it a interceptor and the mig-31 is not maneuverable and has very large engines and has big air to air missiles it is a interceptor and I’m not saying it’s a bad plane Im just saying it is not a fighter
The f-15 you are talking about is the streak eagle. It's record was beat by the su-27 called the p-42. Top two fastest fighters are the mig 25 and mig 31
Wrong the English Electric Lightning in tests against F15 14 16 was superior, the statistics quoted for top speed and altitude were deliberately incorrect..
Yf 12 was to be an interceptor. Unlike the sr71, the yf 12 was to carry 3 missiles. Therefore designated a fighter jet unlike its sibling with the amazing camera.
The YF-12 was an interceptor, but never entered production. Three prototypes were produced and set several speed and altitude records before being retired. Never saw active use, but was technically a fighter on paper. The MiG-25 is the fastest production fighter though.
The SR71 was a reconnaissance aircraft, its speed, flying at high altitude (85,000ft), and somewhat stealthy design was meant for one purpose and that was to outrun any Soviet SAM or air to air missile from the Soviets fastest plane, the MiG25.
Author forgot about the Mig-31, which was designed to be faster than the design speed of the Mig-25. If a pilot had recklessly flown the Mig-31, it would fly faster than the Mig-25 too, and also leading to its engine to be written off.
The Grumman F-14 Tomcat is an American carrier-capable supersonic, twin-engine, two-seat, twin-tail, all-weather-capable variable-sweep wing fighter aircraft. The Tomcat was developed for the United States Navy's Naval Fighter Experimental (VFX) program after the collapse of the General Dynamics-Grumman F-111B project. A large and well-equipped fighter, the F-14 was the first of the American Teen Series fighters, which were designed incorporating air combat experience against MiG fighters during the Vietnam War. The F-14 first flew on 21 December 1970 and made its first deployment in 1974 with the U.S. Navy aboard USS Enterprise (CVN-65), replacing the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II. The F-14 served as the U.S. Navy's primary maritime air superiority fighter, fleet defense interceptor, and tactical aerial reconnaissance platform into the 2000s. The Low Altitude Navigation and Targeting Infrared for Night (LANTIRN) pod system was added in the 1990s and the Tomcat began performing precision ground-attack missions.[1] The Tomcat was retired by U.S. Navy on 22 September 2006, supplanted by the Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet. Several retired F-14s have been put on display across the US. Having been exported to Pahlavi Iran under the Western-aligned Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi in 1976, F-14s were used as land-based interceptors by the Imperial Iranian Air Force. Following the Iranian Revolution in 1979, the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force used them during the Iran-Iraq War. Iran claimed their F-14s shot down at least 160 Iraqi aircraft during the war (only 55 of these confirmed, according to historian Tom Cooper),[2] while 16 Tomcats were lost, including seven losses to accidents.[2][3] As of 2024, the F-14 remains in service with Iran's air force, though in low numbers of combat-ready aircraft due to a lack of spare parts. Development Background The F-111B was designed to fulfill the carrier-based interceptor role, but had weight and performance problems, and was not suited to the types of aerial combat that were predominant over Vietnam. Beginning in the late 1950s, the U.S. Navy sought a long-range, high-endurance interceptor to defend its carrier battle groups against long-range anti-ship missiles launched from the jet bombers and submarines of the Soviet Union. They outlined the idea of a Fleet Air Defense (FAD) aircraft with a more powerful radar and longer range missiles than the F-4 Phantom II to intercept both enemy bombers and missiles at very long range.[4] Studies into this concept led to the Douglas F6D Missileer project of 1959, but this large subsonic aircraft would have limited ability to evade supersonic fighters or defend itself once it fired its missiles, and the project was cancelled in December 1961.[5] The Navy still sought long-range defensive aircraft, but with higher performance than the Missileer. The Navy was directed to participate in the Tactical Fighter Experimental (TFX) program with the U.S. Air Force (USAF) by Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara, who favored versatile aircraft that could be shared by both services, reducing procurement and development costs. To this end, he had already directed the USAF to buy the F-4 Phantom II-which was developed for the Navy and could serve both as a fighter-bomber and an interceptor aircraft-instead of buying more F-105 Thunderchief and F-106 Delta Dart aircraft to fill each respective role.[6] The TFX had adequate speed, range and payload for the FAD role, but was designed primarily as a fighter-bomber and interdictor that lacked the maneuverability and overall performance that the Navy expected. The Navy strenuously opposed the TFX as it feared compromises necessary for the Air Force's need for a low-level attack aircraft would adversely impact the aircraft's performance as a fighter. Their concerns were overridden, and the project went ahead as the F-111B. Lacking recent experience in naval fighters, the F-111's main contractor, General Dynamics, partnered with Grumman to provide the experience needed to develop a naval version. Weight and performance issues plagued the program, and with the F-111B in distress, Grumman began studying improvements and alternatives. In 1966, the Navy awarded Grumman a contract to begin studying advanced fighter designs. Grumman narrowed down these designs to its 303 design.[7] The name "Tomcat" was partially chosen to pay tribute to Admiral Thomas F. Connolly, as the nickname "Tom's Cat" had already been widely used within the program during development to reflect Connolly's involvement, and now the moniker was adapted into an official name in line with the Grumman tradition of giving its fighter aircraft feline names. Changing it to Tomcat associated the aircraft with the previous Grumman aircraft Wildcat, Hellcat, Tigercat, and Bearcat propeller fighters along with the Panther, Cougar, and Tiger jet fighters. Other names considered were Alley Cat (considered inappropriate due to sexual connotations) and Seacat.[8][9] VFX Through this same period, experience in Vietnam against the more agile MiG fighters demonstrated that the Phantom lacked the maneuverability needed to win in any engagement. This led to the VFAX program to study new fighter aircraft that would either replace or supplant the Phantom in the fighter and ground-attack roles while the TFX worked the long-range interception role.[10] Grumman continued work on its 303 design and offered it to the Navy in 1967, which led to fighter studies by the Navy. The company continued to refine the design into 1968.[7] Around this time, Vice Admiral Thomas F. Connolly, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Air Warfare, flew the developmental F-111A variant on a flight and discovered that it had difficulty going supersonic and had poor carrier landing characteristics. He later testified before Congress about his concerns against the official Navy position and, in May 1968, Congress stopped funding for the F-111B, allowing the Navy to pursue an answer tailored to its requirements.[11] Free to choose their solution to the FAD requirement, VFAX ended in favor of a new design that would combine the two roles. In July 1968, the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) issued a request for proposals (RFP) for the Naval Fighter Experimental (VFX) program. VFX called for a tandem two-seat, twin-engine air-to-air fighter with a maximum speed of Mach 2.2.[12] It would also have a built-in 20 mm M61 Vulcan cannon and a secondary close air support role.[13] The VFX's air-to-air missiles would be either six AIM-54 Phoenix or a combination of six AIM-7 Sparrow and four AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles. Bids were received from General Dynamics, Grumman, Ling-Temco-Vought, McDonnell Douglas, and North American Rockwell;[14] four bids incorporated variable-geometry wings.[13][N 1] Full-scale development Grumman's VFX entry was designed around the TF30 engine, AWG-9 radar and AIM-54 missile intended for the F-111B; this eventually became the F-14A. McDonnell Douglas and Grumman were selected as finalists in December 1968. Grumman's 303E design was selected for the contract award in January 1969.[15] The design reused the TF30 engines from the F-111B, though the Navy planned on replacing them with the Pratt & Whitney F401-400 engines under development for the Navy, along with the related Pratt & Whitney F100 for the USAF.[16] Though lighter than the F-111B, it was still the largest and heaviest U.S. fighter to fly from an aircraft carrier, a consequence of the requirement to carry the large AWG-9 radar and AIM-54 Phoenix missiles (from the F-111B) and an internal fuel load of 16,000 lb (7,300 kg). The design service life was 6,000 flight hours, although this was later extended to 7,200 hours.[17] Upon winning the contract for the F-14, Grumman greatly expanded its Calverton, Long Island, New York facility for evaluating the aircraft. Much of the testing, including the first of many compressor stalls and multiple ejections, took place over Long Island Sound. To save time and avoid cancellation by the new presidential administration, the Navy skipped the prototype phase and jumped directly to full-scale development; the Air Force took a similar approach with its McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle.[18] The F-14 first flew on 21 December 1970, just 22 months after Grumman was awarded the contract. The fighter reached initial operational capability (IOC) in 1973. The United States Marine Corps was initially interested in the F-14 as an F-4 Phantom II replacement, going so far as to send officers to Fighter Squadron One Twenty-Four (VF-124) to train as instructors. The Marine Corps pulled out of any procurement when the development of the stores' management system for ground attack munitions was not pursued. An air-to-ground capability was not developed until the 1990s.[18] Firing trials involved launches against simulated targets of various types, from cruise missiles to high-flying bombers. AIM-54 Phoenix missile testing from the F-14 began in April 1972. The longest single Phoenix launch was successful against a target at a range of 110 nmi (200 km) in April 1973. Another unusual test was made on 22 November 1973, when six missiles were fired within 38 seconds at Mach 0.78 and 24,800 ft (7,600 m); four scored direct hits, one broke the lock and missed, and one was declared "no test" after the radar signature augmentation in the target drone (which increased the apparent radar signature of the tiny drone to the size of a MiG-21) failed, causing the missile to break track. This gave a tested success rate of 80% since effectively only 5 missiles were tested. This was the most expensive single test of air-to-air missiles ever performed at that time.
On December 15, 1959, Col. Joe Rogers achieved a world speed record of 1,525.695 mph (mach 2.41) while piloting an F-106A Delta Dart. This aircraft remains the fastest single-engine turbojet-powered airplane.
Manfred von Richthofen was the ace of ace, imagine him behind a latest plane production, nobody would be able to take him down. He was the best pilot ever that ruled the sky.
My dad was in the gulf war, as a nuclear engineer knowing many things about the military, one of which is the fact the f15 can go mach 5, and the dark star and yf12 could probably go mach 7-8
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Ah yes, I remember the good days. Dogfighting MiG 29s in the YF-12.. The good ol' days
Hilarious 😂
Though not a fighter per say, it had a fighter designation. Just like the FB-111.
LOL
@@danilon3121 LOL to what?
@@stealthmanx2And neither was the Mig-25.
If you think the blackbird is a fighter, you know nothing.
yes, but hes talking about the yf-12 which was a variant that was intended to be a fighter/interceptor
He wasn't talking about the blackbird. Pay attention.
@@aaronjohn137 yeah! it was a hypothetical variant 😂😂😂
Dummy
@@davem7722 It's first flight was August 7, 1963. Since it actually flew, that wouldn't make it hypothetical, now would it? 🤔
I worked at McDonnell Douglas for 23 years. The F-15 airframe was designed for Mach 5, with the expectation of engine technology to catch up.
Sustained flight or short-term burst? Can pilots even handle that level of g force?
@Sunopeek Sustained flight. There are no additional G-forces for straight and level flight, other than the one G from gravity. High G-forces in aircraft come from high-rate turns and high-rate pull ups and push overs, and to a lesser extent, rapid acceleration.
G loading is a function of velocity and turn radius, so the faster the aircraft, the larger the turn radius needs to be, to maintain a given G load.
The F-15 modifications from the original concept which made it the most successful fighter in history was the result of the very controversial American aviation genius John Boyd. Boyd also created the extraordinary plan to defeat Saddam Hussein's forces. General Schwarzkopf was ordered to follow this plan to encircle and capture the entire enemy army. The general screwed it up but the plan still succeeded. There are several books about John Boyd detailing his rocky journey to create the first effective science based aviation combat research which is the basis for all modern air combat.
Mach 5…???
Ahahahaha
@@Sunopeekshows your stupidity in your question. High g forces at level straight flight? What a noob question.
The English Electric lightning is sadly missing from this. The top speed was only ever published as estimated to be mach 2.2+. Pilots used to say I won't tell you exactly how fast it goes but you'd be surprised if you have the balls to hang on to it at that speed.
It has a maximum Mach of 2.27, many fighter jets and interceptors during the Sr-71 era easily hit that. During the Lightnings time which is late 1950-60? For sure it was epicly fast.
SR-71 mach 3.3, MiG 25 mach 3.2, and the MiG 31 mach 2.8
It's a shit AI vid, probably Chinese in origin.
@@Pizza-BoiSR71 is not a fighter💀
@ihavehaxplzdontban2449 the YF-12 (Y=protype)(F=Fighter) was a variant of the A-12 (SR-71) which was in fact a Fighter/Intercepter. 3 were built and tested and "Never Put in Service". Mind you the A12 (bomber) (SR-71) first flew in 1966, and flew missions over Vietnam in 1967. The public didn't know about it until 1998 when Black Shield was declassified.
The YF-12 (test variant only) was a variant of the A-12 Oxcart (single seater CIA) which was the precursor to the SR-71 (two seater USAF).
CIA had jets💀
@@coolness8073 always had jets 🤫
Thank you!
As always with these short form click bait videos, no fucking research at all.
Fun fact: The A-12 was slightly smaller, flew higher and faster than the SR-71. The blackbird is still my favorite high speed plane though.
@@davidburton3447 And most of its operational history is still classified.
I just wanna point out:
• YF-12 is not a variant of the SR-71 Blackbird , but the predecessor to the SR-71 Blackbird
• YF-12 was developed into the A-12. A-12 was later developed into the SR-71 Blackbird.
YF12 was also a single seater and smaller than the SR 71.
We made good jets
Was it designed for fighting?
@@joechapman9518no the YF12 was totally unarmed. It was a spy plane prototype.
@@joechapman9518 no, it was designed for testing
Dude. 2,000mph is about 3,000 feet per second. That’s as fast as a bullet from a rifle.
That’s insane.
Even more insane is that it is possible for a fighter jet to run into its own bullets.
@@cheemomugdoo799That is not possible because of momentum.
@@HYP3R_SPEED well, first of all your sentence makes no sense. Secondly, there is a documented case of an F-111 being hit by its own bullets. Remember, when a bullet leaves the barrel it is slowing down and falling toward the Earth. If you shoot bullets from a moving plane in an upward direction those bullets will lose speed and fall toward the earth, and if you’re diving after firing, you can run into those bullets.
@@cheemomugdoo799 I just got absolutely decimated, sorry about my late night ramblings.
It was recorded as faster than a rifle bullet
The f15 is a beautiful looking plane
A video made by somebody who doesn't know anything. The yf-12 or the SR-71 we're not fighter planes. They were surveillance and research aircraft.
The eagle is still undefeated. 104 - 0
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@staggerinstanton56 you also know nothing- the yf-12 did have offensive weapons
That's what I was thinking too
It's sleek enough to have that modern fighter look, but boxy enough to have some retro character
Nothing comes close to the beauty of the F-15 Eagle every time I hear an F-15 fly over. I know it's the F-15 because of the roar of the engines. My uncle retired as a general flying the F-16 Fighting Falcon/Viper and survived the attack on the Pentagon as well as flew the A-10 Warthog in Desert Storm 91' and was a test pilot in the A-7 Corsair as well as flown the T-38 Talon as an officer which he became as soon as he entered the Airforce.
Fcm
Can you be any more full of fecal matter?
@@dpottinger4874
FCM is Flight Crew Member...
Or did you mean FMC, which is Fully Mission Capable?
Honestly, there were a lot of random abbreviations for FCM, but I feel like FMC was the most relatable for the response to @jasonfalcon7821
Almost as good as my dad who flew the F14 F16 F18 F22 and F35 he was also the only dogfighter with 100+ confirmed kills against russias SU57 SU77 and china's J20 and J40! He's also the only test pilot for the top top secret F55 and has been the commanding officer at Top Gun for the past 65 years!! 🤪😳😤💪👍
Moment of silence for those who confuse the A12, YF12 and the SR71…
Yes
Secondary moment of silence for anyone who thinks any of them is a fighter jet
@@exeerror-om6cq The YF 12 was supposed to be one
@@exeerror-om6cqYF-12 is a interoceptor
None of those 3 had ever been a fighter jet.
I can remember a time when the SR-71 Blackbird flew from the US to the UK.
It flew so fast that it not only overshot the runway, it overshot the UK, and it had to turn around over the Netherlands.
Oh yeah, I remember that. The pilot asked for directions, but at that time I didn't speak English yet.
*spits out drink.* I-I’m sorry??
@@chasechristensen9539 Dork.
Yes, yes, yes I remember the day it did that. We were all gobsmacked on the ground🤗🤗🤗🤗
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The F-15 is unmatched, by far the most dominant fighter ever built.
Ever built?
I'm sure the F22 and SU57 would make minced meat out of it. Modern tech will defeat old tech as it is an evolution in ability and performance.
@@jessicaandtrains7768Yeah I’d also imagine the Typhoon and Rafael beating it
@@spongegobler3449
Those would be very interesting one on ones
Considering there’s maybe 20 SU-57’s tops and the F-22 shooting down a weather balloon, I’d say the original comment is true. The F-15 has over 100 air to air kills. Don’t get me wrong, I’m die hard American and the F-22 is the best thing out right now. But in terms of kills, it doesn’t come close to the F-15. If it stays in service long enough, it might reach the same stats. But the F-15 has been in service for 50 years already, that’s a lot of catching up.
@SergioPena20
An F22 just wiped out 108 opponents in a war games simulation. Including F15s, F16s, F18s. An F15 could never have achieved anything like that.
Different times etc. But I believe that justifies it having bragging rights over any F15. It's never had the numbers or the chance to show how exceptionally better it is. An F15 has never had such dominance over opponents.
Here’s a fact. The YF-12 was not designed as a fighter. But a reconnaissance aircraft that could be armed with missiles. Therefore isn’t the fastest fighter.
The YF-12 was designed as an interceptor version of the A-12 recon bird, NOT as a recon aircraft.
The SR-71 was designed as a 2-seat version of the A-12.
Here's a fact. The 'y' in yf-12 stands for prototype. While, the 'f' stands for fighter. Same goes for the yf-23 and yf-22; the later production version, obviously, being designated the F-22.
@@roblockhart6104Yes, but 12 prototypes aren't needed. They were reconnaissance jets in reality. The F-117 is not a fighter jet but still maintains the fighter F label. Yes, I know whoever came up with this is stupid
@@roblockhart6104 The USA never had a specific "interceptor" designation in our numbering systems, they got lumped in with fighters for designation.
We DID have a specific designation for recon aircraft, R - but it wasn't always used. It WAS used on the SR-71 (Strategic Recon - 71).
The A-12 designation was an internal Lockheed one, NOT an "official" designation.
Similar situation to bombers, where tactical bombers like the B-26 used the same "B" designation as strategic bimbers like the B-17/B-24/B-29 despite having very different missions.
@@anubis20049999 The (Y)F-117 used the designation in part to help HIDE it's existence for a long time, if anyone saw the designation in paperwork like Congress they would tend to assume it was (a prototype for) the last of the "century-series" fighters, and a program that started before "the great renumbering",
The YF-12 almost shot itself down when it traveled faster than the missile it fired.
Ear tjat before from someone in the air force right after highschool, but as i understood what he said was that was officially as released to the public it never left the ground, but all the pilots and ground crews in the USAF had heard through rumors and grapvine that it flew so fast that it couldn't fire heat seakers cuz theyd lock on to it and to keep the missiles from tracking it they had to roll to the side and pull back hard on the stick at a certain high rate of speed to create enough distance fast enough with the heat seekers of that time from switching from what it was supposed to be locked onto to the plane because the engines higher heat made the missle switch to tracking rhe plane. And he said most of the pilots couldn't handle the gforce of separation, so they had to slow down to slower than the missiles top speed fire turn and floor it to keep from being shot down which was one reason why it never made it to production
An F-111 shot it self down with bullets
@spikenomoon That was an F-11 Tiger, not an F-111.
An F-111 crashed because the retractable M61 rotary cannon kept slow firing after retracting it on a diving gun run, so they extended it back out. It had already caused damage and a fire in the weapons bay. They couldn't return to base with the gun firing every few seconds, plus having an internal fire, so they elected to eject.
That's almost like shooting yourself down. 😊
All those missiles in the blackbird. They must’ve shot them all before even climbing because they don’t even have a weapons bay.
1. Highest speed ever recorded (unofficial) on a Blackbird was Mach 3.56 (just under 2400mph)
2. Till this date Blackbird holds the record for fastest aircraft ever. (Set in 1976)
3. A Blackbird is not a fighter jet, it’s just a reconnaissance aircraft.
He is talking about the YF-12... Why don't you even bother watching the video and understand it before making useless comments? The YF-12 is the proposed interceptor variant of the A-12, but I bet you don't even know what the A-12 is.
Top 3 fastest fighter jets ever *that nobody knows about*
**proceeds to name the most popular American fighter jet**
AcTuaLly🤓: He mentioned that almost nobody knows the number one and I bet you didn't know it
The s71 isn't the rarely known yf12..
@@MemeGodAzul I didn’t mention the yf12 because that variant of the sr71 is a variant that people barely actually know therefore including it into the video is valid
@theproatthegame6160 Which the vid brought up, yes, but you say it like it was the s71.
Also, he never said "that nobody knows about."
Care to elaborate?
@@MemeGodAzul wdym my comment points out how he says “top 3 fastest fighter jets that nobody knows about it” and then immediately says the f15. The varient of the sr71 isn’t well known (there yf12) which makes sense on why it’s there
The most impressive record to my mind was set by the F-15. An F-15 took off from Edwards AFB and reached an altitude of 102,000 feet in 204 secs. This includes the takeoff roll. That’s almost 20 miles up in under 4 minutes.
Had to look that up…didn’t think they could get above 80k feet.
@@brianj.simpson4050 they can’t. The engines flamed out right about that altitude and the aircraft coasted to 102,000 feet. It was a world record that stood for a long time if it’s been broken.
The F-15 also went so high it shot down a low orbiting satellite.
When the aircraft goes above a certain height, do they have an oxygen tank for the engine to help with the burning. Just curious.
@@azlanbinismail nope.
The F-15 not only is the fastest jet fighter ever. It has the honor of being the ONLY fighter to EVER having shot down a satellite in orbit!
Also in 1983 an f-15 landed with one wing missing and the pilot had no idea he was missing a fricking wing
But it isn't the fastest fighter. Not even close. The MiG 25 and 31 were much faster
@@HugoStiglitz88
Mig 25 codename Foxbat and Mig 31 codename Foxhound were intended for altitude record breaking not for fighting. When Belenko deserted onto Japan with a Foxbat the true empty nature of the plane was unveiled. The random was empty and housed NO long range radar besides that the Foxbat was hard to maneuver at high speeds. In essence it was a widow maker.
As for the Foxhound it was very maneuverable at low altitude, still is, but when it came to dogfight it was too heavy of a frame to outmanuever let's say an F-4 Phantom let alone an Eagle.
That F15 is a real gem
There was an Israeli f15 pilot who successfully landed the aircraft (on a runway) after having a wing shot off by a SAM if my memory serves. Most planes nowadays would successfully crash missing a wing.
Always was and always will be
@@Faxmachine350 I prefer the Mig-21
@@JS-bk7bt Bro you know, in Vietnam war we wash the mig 21 in the ocean and it still fly😂😂😂
Strike Eagle ❤
We got several....3 or so HOT on the runway fully Loaded Eagles on our runways 24/7 to protect our Gulf. They do training over my golf course and can only smile. They can get from New Orleans to Houston in minutes. Beautiful.
Agent Orange, is that you?
Makes you sleep comfortably doesn't it?
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With limited dog fighting these days, it is not about speed anymore. It’s about being able to see the enemy, shoot and splash without ever being seen.
It's why the us will lose
Sort of true but only for the first few days of a near peer conflict after that Jets that are fast can still get in hit something and get out
@@nurelic_og we don't have air superiority
Yeah I'm going to have to disagree pretty sure we can hold our in any air environment
@@nurelic_og nope
MiG-31???? Also the YF-12 didn’t go into production and was only a prototype so you could argue that it technically isn’t a fighter jet, but I won’t argue that because by design it’s an interceptor, which is a subclass of fighter jet.
He is also wrong about the Lockheed YF Dash 12, which was able to do a constant speed of Mach 3+.
and it was an interceptor
@@vaeienceIntercepters ARE fighter planes.
@@bepbep7418Mostly yeah, but a fighter is usually something that can turn in less than a decade
@@bepbep7418INTERCEPTORS are INTERCEPTORS. FIGHTERS are FIGHTERS.
@@WHATTHEFUCKISAKILOMETERRthe MiG 31 is a interceptor and fighter the YF-12 is a interceptor and fighter anything that’s a interceptor meaning it carries guns and missles and flys fast is automatically a fighter jet
The mig 25 could do a few flights at mach 3 before the engines had to be replaced because they used hypersonic missile engines which were designed for a very limited amount of time. But they had to use these engines, because the engines the designers requested were denied because either they weren't ready yet or because of budget reasons.
F 15 is a battle proven mind blowingly capable jet 🔥🔥
Battle-proven against aged, monkey-model jets flown by pilots with horrid training. Get back to me when they had faced the Soviets. Oh right they never did. Never faced a front-line Soviet jet.
Battle proven against what & who???
@@DavyRo Israel had used them. That's where the majority of the 104 kills it has comes from
SR-71 Fighter? I guess I missed that one? What were it's armaments?
Unknown but there were documents of it being a interceptor
It had 3 internal weapon bays for 3 huge AIM-47s
The armaments were (2) .45 pistols that the pilots had in case they got shot down or had to eject over enemy territory. Main purpose of the .45 pistol was too “off” themselves upon capture.
They never told the crews this, but there were no working ejector seats or parachutes.@@garlandbright2.026
@@aibprestoseen some images of some plans to use one of the bays for a vulcan
If you're including the YF-12 as a fighter this list is missing the F-111G. The G model pig had a top speed above Mach 2.5.
When I was in the RAAF a photographer mate of mine was responsible for processing the recon camera footage of the Pig. He laughed when I told him the top speed was 2.4 and said to me 'I've seen films with airspeeds way higher than that'
x-15 mach 6.70 beats everything
The YF-12 is a interceptor but also a fighter jet because it falls under the category of one
F15 needs afterburner, true cruise speed much lower, F22 makes 1500 on supercruise, effectively a faster aircraft.
F15 top speed depends on air temperature
1650-1800 mph
@@thomaslake2946jets can only fly that fast in high altitude anyways. The 71 also needed the high altitude to reach top speed. Further down the air is not thin enough and the drag would be far too big.
That’s wasn’t the point though it was what jet was the fastest
Faster perhaps, effective? Not so much. Not with that baby payload. The Eagle can literally double as a bomber. Raptor is only good for interceptor A2A and possibly to kill ships. Felon is way faster on paper at least.
Anyone paying attention knows the raptor is the winner
I just love how these videos are corrected by aviation enthusiasts, former pilots, and aircraft engineers of the 20th century.
The YF-12 was developed from the A-12, also to the others in chat saying the YF-12 was a recon aircraft, no. No it wasn’t.
Neither the YF-12 or the SR-71 Blackbird are "fighters". The "S" is for surveillance. The "R" is for reconnaissance. And the YF-12 did fly - out of Nevada for the Central Intelligence Agency.
So where is the S and R in YF-12? Look idiot if a American jet made by the military has a F in its name it stands for Fighter in this case the YF-12 is a interceptor design that never left the prototype stages
F
and what does "F" means in YF then?
why is it that USAF never puts super fast planes out of the prototype stage 💀 did anyone else just now notice this?
MiG-25 was made and meant as an interceptor, obviously given that it was made with heavy nickel-steel alloy, only giving it a max G of ~4.5, so it doesnt belong on this list. Same with the MiG-31. Designed as an interceptor and air launched ballistic missile platform, it had never been designed with the intent of both BVR nor close range dogfighting, so it also doesnt belong on the list. the YF-12 was ALSO a high speed interceptor, so it doesnt belong on the list. Only correct one is the F-15. Remember to attend school kids.
Su-27 beat those records in 1987.
Google "su-27 p42".
So what if it could only pull 4.5g? Interceptors are also fighters even if they can't dogfight (which pilots also wouldn't normally do nowadays). Additionally, the MiG-31 absolutely can be used for bvr with its PESA radar and long-range R-37s. I don't know much about the YF-12 since it wasn't made in large numbers. So, the list would be closer to MiG-25, MiG-31, F-15, or YF-12, MiG-25, MiG-31. Anyways, you should also probably consider staying educated too.
A interceptor is a subclass of fighter jet
@@jeremiahpurba3882 The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25 (Russian: Микоян и Гуревич МиГ-25; NATO reporting name: Foxbat) is a supersonic interceptor and reconnaissance aircraft that is among the fastest military aircraft to enter service.
@@jeremiahpurba3882 dont think it says anything about it being a FIGHTER in there does it buckaroo?
Can't believe the F22 didn't make this list🤔
bc its slower..
because it was not intended to break 2200 km/h...
F-22 can break Mach 1 wall without Afterburner(super cruising), but it's not intended to reach over Mach 3 or so
I thought it was fastest? F-22
Top speed of an empty F-22 is Mach 2.3
As An Aviation Historian On Discord, I Knew About The YF-12 But It Not Counted, cuz It's Basically A Prototype
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That’s not real tho
@@plumpdog1024 You don’t believe in the force. The force is all around us, binds us. The energy flowing through us. That rock. That tree. All around.
@@garlandbright2.026 I think your talking about gravity
@@plumpdog1024 🤣👍
@@garlandbright2.026the greatest force is found in a can of premium beer 😅.
You've got to love the f15
Ah yes, a blackbird variant... I imagine it being very manoeuvrable in a dogfight
The YF-12 was developed from the A-12 spy plane, while the SR-71 combined features of the YF-12 and the A-12 to create a better spy plane. All three are remarkable.
YF-12 ( F for the fighter ) had 4 missiles in its belly to shoot down ICBMs. SSsshhh.... That's a secret. Believe it.
@@danieldonahoe2332 No, it had those missiles to shoot down Soviet BOMBERS, especially the Backfire supersonic bomber.
Except that SR-71 was the only that had a long successful service. The A-12 only in service for 2 years then retired. The YF-12 never went through production. The M-21 well technically was kind of a failure coz an accident led to its retirement and B-52s taking over its job. Plus the D-21 all crashed in USSR & PRC.
The F111C could do M2.5 at a canter
Gotta give some respect to these pilots
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It never entered full service and was only a test aircraft.
So if we are going to include the Valkyrie should we not also include the X-15 which hit mach 6.75?
The X-15 was a rocket plane. I don’t think that counts
@@bittercad1137 The YF 12 didn’t enter Full service either it was just a prototype, so why does it count but not the Valkyrie the answer is because the Valkyrie is a bomber
Valkyrie was a bomber, not a fighter.
Missing: Sopwith Camel, Mach 11.3
12.3*
Snoopy's doghouse. Mach: Linus's Blanket.
@@ericsmith8373 ,.. Linus's blanket is the Stealth coating.
I don’t know if there is a joke here I never heard about or if your just pulling numbers out of your ass
C'mon, man, #1 is not a fighter jet. Its a goddamn spyplane.
Nope, he is right
The YF12 wasn't a "fighter" jet. Jet yes, fighter no.
Ffs, this list mentions the YF-12, a version of the SR-71 that served the interceptor role and carried 3x AIM-47s.
It was designed to use air to air missiles and gas an F designation. Why isn't it a fighter? I guess you could more accurately call in an interceptor, but that's kind of pedantic.
@@mattuw82by your logic all interceptors should be fighters
@@WHATTHEFUCKISAKILOMETERR yes, they are. Interceptors are a sub-category of fighters that are fast and have a high service ceiling for intercepting planes other than other fighters, such as bombers and reconnaissance aircraft.
Mig-31 is the king of speed. heck, F-15 isn't even faster than the Mig-23.
Yes it is the F-15 can go up to Mach 2.5 while the MiG-23 can only go to Mach 2.4 and the king of speed is the SR-71 with a top speed of Mach 3.5
You are making stuff up. The testers at Constant Peg who tested the Mig-23 said it was faster than F-15 and all fighters in service USA had at the time.@@Unclesamswingman
Mig-31 is Mach 2.8 fighter and heads and shoulders above what F-15 can do.
The MiG-31 foxhound is an interceptor not a fighter and the pilots at constant peg said that the mig-23 had faster acceleration than us fighters but they were not faster
It's funy you would disqualify the Mig-31 as "interceptor", while not disqualifying the A-12 that was not even close to being a fighter.
Your bias is blinding you.
Mig-31 is the fastest fighter in service on the planet and it's been the top dog for decades. @@Unclesamswingman
Seeing how I have not said a word about the A-12 and the YF-12 was the plane capable of Mach 3 and firing missiles I would consider it a interceptor and the mig-31 is not maneuverable and has very large engines and has big air to air missiles it is a interceptor and I’m not saying it’s a bad plane Im just saying it is not a fighter
The Black bird Is one of the fastest built and was never shot down once during the time it was in service.
The f-15 you are talking about is the streak eagle. It's record was beat by the su-27 called the p-42.
Top two fastest fighters are the mig 25 and mig 31
Wrong the English Electric Lightning in tests against F15 14 16 was superior, the statistics quoted for top speed and altitude were deliberately incorrect..
I didn't know the sr71 could shoot down aircrafts with its camera.
i dont recall the video talking about the sr-71
@@darklite7383 yf-12 a variant of the sr-71 is still not a fighter. It's weapon is a camera.
Really, it's mentioned several times!@@darklite7383
@@leseanlittrell4309 YF12 was built to be equipped with missiles, not cameras.
It kept overtaking it's own missiles.
Mig 25 is fastest fighting jet becous yf12 wss not a fighter jet
Yf 12 was to be an interceptor. Unlike the sr71, the yf 12 was to carry 3 missiles. Therefore designated a fighter jet unlike its sibling with the amazing camera.
The YF-12 was an interceptor, but never entered production. Three prototypes were produced and set several speed and altitude records before being retired. Never saw active use, but was technically a fighter on paper. The MiG-25 is the fastest production fighter though.
Well how about the Mig-31?
Isn't that one faster then a F-15?
The Mig-25 was an interceptor, just like the YF-12
The star fighter needs recognition..in this..
There are still top secret aircraft from back then that you will never know about.
Imagine a jet running up on you and blowing your canopy off, circles around and gets a kill shot before you finish realizing what is going on...
YF-12 was basically a blackbird with missiles strapped to it
America was so scared of the Mig 29, it spawned the F-15. How crazy is that? The F-15 is still a formidable fighter today.
The mig 29 was made to counter the F16. The f15 was made to compete with the Mig 25
@vengefulgrape7512 yes you're right. I always confuse the numbers. Thanks for the correction.
If the YF-12 was just a prototype it wasn't the fastest and it wasn't a fighter jet it was a bomber 😂
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Not sure I would count the YF-12 if it never left the prototype stage.
I LOVE JETS!! I WAS BORN TOO SOON, I WOULD HAVE LOVED TO FLY ONE OF THESE!!!
The YF12 was the real X-men fight. Get for Profesor X, we should call YF12. The XJet
Guy useing the fastest jet: RELEASE THE ANGEL
Fastest fighter jets ever, proceeds to name a plane that never even went off the ground
The F-15 can actually reach 1,875 mph high and clean.
The SR71 was a reconnaissance aircraft,
its speed, flying at high altitude (85,000ft), and somewhat stealthy design was meant for one purpose and that was to outrun any Soviet SAM or air to air missile from the Soviets fastest plane, the MiG25.
Ah yes the YF-12, a fighter jet, That sounds about right.
Bro knows absolutely nothing
The YF-12/SR-71 also lands on the ground, which also makes it the world's fastest tank.
The blackbird was a spy plane, unless they had other plans for it on the drawing board, best plane built in it’s time!
Also the YF 12 had rockets making it more special than all the other fighters
Thank you sportsman's guide for the tables!
Author forgot about the Mig-31, which was designed to be faster than the design speed of the Mig-25. If a pilot had recklessly flown the Mig-31, it would fly faster than the Mig-25 too, and also leading to its engine to be written off.
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I know the F15 from my AF days. Loved it .
Except the YF-12 did make it past the prototype stage, and it was in no way a fighter.
Ive invented a plane in my head that goes a million mph , thats definitely the fastest plane ever .
Unlike your imaginary plane the YF12 was actually built and tested.
Me playing gta with the F 160 raju 😂
I can go from Detroit to Alabama in 30 minutes😂😂😂
The Grumman F-14 Tomcat is an American carrier-capable supersonic, twin-engine, two-seat, twin-tail, all-weather-capable variable-sweep wing fighter aircraft. The Tomcat was developed for the United States Navy's Naval Fighter Experimental (VFX) program after the collapse of the General Dynamics-Grumman F-111B project. A large and well-equipped fighter, the F-14 was the first of the American Teen Series fighters, which were designed incorporating air combat experience against MiG fighters during the Vietnam War.
The F-14 first flew on 21 December 1970 and made its first deployment in 1974 with the U.S. Navy aboard USS Enterprise (CVN-65), replacing the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II. The F-14 served as the U.S. Navy's primary maritime air superiority fighter, fleet defense interceptor, and tactical aerial reconnaissance platform into the 2000s. The Low Altitude Navigation and Targeting Infrared for Night (LANTIRN) pod system was added in the 1990s and the Tomcat began performing precision ground-attack missions.[1] The Tomcat was retired by U.S. Navy on 22 September 2006, supplanted by the Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet. Several retired F-14s have been put on display across the US.
Having been exported to Pahlavi Iran under the Western-aligned Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi in 1976, F-14s were used as land-based interceptors by the Imperial Iranian Air Force. Following the Iranian Revolution in 1979, the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force used them during the Iran-Iraq War. Iran claimed their F-14s shot down at least 160 Iraqi aircraft during the war (only 55 of these confirmed, according to historian Tom Cooper),[2] while 16 Tomcats were lost, including seven losses to accidents.[2][3] As of 2024, the F-14 remains in service with Iran's air force, though in low numbers of combat-ready aircraft due to a lack of spare parts.
Development
Background
The F-111B was designed to fulfill the carrier-based interceptor role, but had weight and performance problems, and was not suited to the types of aerial combat that were predominant over Vietnam.
Beginning in the late 1950s, the U.S. Navy sought a long-range, high-endurance interceptor to defend its carrier battle groups against long-range anti-ship missiles launched from the jet bombers and submarines of the Soviet Union. They outlined the idea of a Fleet Air Defense (FAD) aircraft with a more powerful radar and longer range missiles than the F-4 Phantom II to intercept both enemy bombers and missiles at very long range.[4] Studies into this concept led to the Douglas F6D Missileer project of 1959, but this large subsonic aircraft would have limited ability to evade supersonic fighters or defend itself once it fired its missiles, and the project was cancelled in December 1961.[5]
The Navy still sought long-range defensive aircraft, but with higher performance than the Missileer. The Navy was directed to participate in the Tactical Fighter Experimental (TFX) program with the U.S. Air Force (USAF) by Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara, who favored versatile aircraft that could be shared by both services, reducing procurement and development costs. To this end, he had already directed the USAF to buy the F-4 Phantom II-which was developed for the Navy and could serve both as a fighter-bomber and an interceptor aircraft-instead of buying more F-105 Thunderchief and F-106 Delta Dart aircraft to fill each respective role.[6]
The TFX had adequate speed, range and payload for the FAD role, but was designed primarily as a fighter-bomber and interdictor that lacked the maneuverability and overall performance that the Navy expected. The Navy strenuously opposed the TFX as it feared compromises necessary for the Air Force's need for a low-level attack aircraft would adversely impact the aircraft's performance as a fighter. Their concerns were overridden, and the project went ahead as the F-111B. Lacking recent experience in naval fighters, the F-111's main contractor, General Dynamics, partnered with Grumman to provide the experience needed to develop a naval version. Weight and performance issues plagued the program, and with the F-111B in distress, Grumman began studying improvements and alternatives. In 1966, the Navy awarded Grumman a contract to begin studying advanced fighter designs. Grumman narrowed down these designs to its 303 design.[7]
The name "Tomcat" was partially chosen to pay tribute to Admiral Thomas F. Connolly, as the nickname "Tom's Cat" had already been widely used within the program during development to reflect Connolly's involvement, and now the moniker was adapted into an official name in line with the Grumman tradition of giving its fighter aircraft feline names. Changing it to Tomcat associated the aircraft with the previous Grumman aircraft Wildcat, Hellcat, Tigercat, and Bearcat propeller fighters along with the Panther, Cougar, and Tiger jet fighters. Other names considered were Alley Cat (considered inappropriate due to sexual connotations) and Seacat.[8][9]
VFX
Through this same period, experience in Vietnam against the more agile MiG fighters demonstrated that the Phantom lacked the maneuverability needed to win in any engagement. This led to the VFAX program to study new fighter aircraft that would either replace or supplant the Phantom in the fighter and ground-attack roles while the TFX worked the long-range interception role.[10] Grumman continued work on its 303 design and offered it to the Navy in 1967, which led to fighter studies by the Navy. The company continued to refine the design into 1968.[7]
Around this time, Vice Admiral Thomas F. Connolly, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Air Warfare, flew the developmental F-111A variant on a flight and discovered that it had difficulty going supersonic and had poor carrier landing characteristics. He later testified before Congress about his concerns against the official Navy position and, in May 1968, Congress stopped funding for the F-111B, allowing the Navy to pursue an answer tailored to its requirements.[11]
Free to choose their solution to the FAD requirement, VFAX ended in favor of a new design that would combine the two roles. In July 1968, the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) issued a request for proposals (RFP) for the Naval Fighter Experimental (VFX) program. VFX called for a tandem two-seat, twin-engine air-to-air fighter with a maximum speed of Mach 2.2.[12] It would also have a built-in 20 mm M61 Vulcan cannon and a secondary close air support role.[13] The VFX's air-to-air missiles would be either six AIM-54 Phoenix or a combination of six AIM-7 Sparrow and four AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles. Bids were received from General Dynamics, Grumman, Ling-Temco-Vought, McDonnell Douglas, and North American Rockwell;[14] four bids incorporated variable-geometry wings.[13][N 1]
Full-scale development
Grumman's VFX entry was designed around the TF30 engine, AWG-9 radar and AIM-54 missile intended for the F-111B; this eventually became the F-14A.
McDonnell Douglas and Grumman were selected as finalists in December 1968. Grumman's 303E design was selected for the contract award in January 1969.[15] The design reused the TF30 engines from the F-111B, though the Navy planned on replacing them with the Pratt & Whitney F401-400 engines under development for the Navy, along with the related Pratt & Whitney F100 for the USAF.[16] Though lighter than the F-111B, it was still the largest and heaviest U.S. fighter to fly from an aircraft carrier, a consequence of the requirement to carry the large AWG-9 radar and AIM-54 Phoenix missiles (from the F-111B) and an internal fuel load of 16,000 lb (7,300 kg). The design service life was 6,000 flight hours, although this was later extended to 7,200 hours.[17]
Upon winning the contract for the F-14, Grumman greatly expanded its Calverton, Long Island, New York facility for evaluating the aircraft. Much of the testing, including the first of many compressor stalls and multiple ejections, took place over Long Island Sound. To save time and avoid cancellation by the new presidential administration, the Navy skipped the prototype phase and jumped directly to full-scale development; the Air Force took a similar approach with its McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle.[18] The F-14 first flew on 21 December 1970, just 22 months after Grumman was awarded the contract. The fighter reached initial operational capability (IOC) in 1973. The United States Marine Corps was initially interested in the F-14 as an F-4 Phantom II replacement, going so far as to send officers to Fighter Squadron One Twenty-Four (VF-124) to train as instructors. The Marine Corps pulled out of any procurement when the development of the stores' management system for ground attack munitions was not pursued. An air-to-ground capability was not developed until the 1990s.[18]
Firing trials involved launches against simulated targets of various types, from cruise missiles to high-flying bombers. AIM-54 Phoenix missile testing from the F-14 began in April 1972. The longest single Phoenix launch was successful against a target at a range of 110 nmi (200 km) in April 1973. Another unusual test was made on 22 November 1973, when six missiles were fired within 38 seconds at Mach 0.78 and 24,800 ft (7,600 m); four scored direct hits, one broke the lock and missed, and one was declared "no test" after the radar signature augmentation in the target drone (which increased the apparent radar signature of the tiny drone to the size of a MiG-21) failed, causing the missile to break track. This gave a tested success rate of 80% since effectively only 5 missiles were tested. This was the most expensive single test of air-to-air missiles ever performed at that time.
The Mig-25 and F-15 still can't outrun today's missiles.
The sr-71 blackbird,nasa x-15 and x-43: are we a joke
The people who were inside must be having there best lives
I didn’t know the blackbird was a fighter jet
The Foxbat's airframe was also catastrophically damaged too
I know nothing about planes but starscream turns into an f-15 eagle
No? He turns into an f22
I grew up at Shaw AFB , My father was the second in the hanger bay working onf F 4 Phantons ! Noboby F*cks with Tom Cruise !
Tom who?
Don’t forget the F-12-Chicken in Ethiopia. Nothing’s faster to this day!
"Never left the prototype stage"
LOL
On December 15, 1959, Col. Joe Rogers achieved a world speed record of 1,525.695 mph (mach 2.41) while piloting an F-106A Delta Dart. This aircraft remains the fastest single-engine turbojet-powered airplane.
Prototype f-15(even if it's tested)...
That speed can get you from Boston to San Francisco in less then 2 hours......
Su 27 And Su 57 are still sexy as hell
THE FOXBAT/FOXHOUND JET BETTER BE ON THAT LIST
My friend was a Air Force mechanic SR71 when it would return it would glow red for three or four hours after a flight !
Manfred von Richthofen was the ace of ace, imagine him behind a latest plane production, nobody would be able to take him down. He was the best pilot ever that ruled the sky.
Mig-31 foxhound, Hold my vodka
Number one is a project made after SR 71 Blackbird
The second one is the reason why F-16 existed
These sru-57 look funny. How many of these are left? Three? Our cardboard drones will do them too.😂
My dad was in the gulf war, as a nuclear engineer knowing many things about the military, one of which is the fact the f15 can go mach 5, and the dark star and yf12 could probably go mach 7-8
The new F-15EX can hit 2.5 without afterburners. That’s crazy!!