F15, F16, F18, which fighter has the largest combat radius

The largest of the F15, the F16 is a light fighter that carries limited fuel on its own and does not fly very far. The F18 is a carrier-based aircraft, and its special take-off and landing methods determine that it cannot be too heavy and cannot carry too much fuel. The F15 is a heavy multi-role fighter that carries more fuel on its own, so it flies farther.

The FC-1 program originated in 1988, when Chengdu Aircraft Industry (Group) Co., Ltd. signed a contract with a foreign company to jointly develop the "Super -7" light fighter. In 1991, the programme was relaunched, and in 1992 the Aircraft Programme Group was established, and soon after that, Pakistan expressed interest in participating in joint development. The development of the Thunder Dragon fighter officially began.

The "bump" (mussel) type air intake of the "Thunder" aircraft, almost everyone will give a thumbs up. It is understood that this new type of air inlet installed on the full state "Thunder" 04 plane, completely replaced the traditional surface layer partition inlet system in the past, which can obviously simplify the structure and reduce the weight, so as to improve the high-speed performance of the aircraft, and its advanced nature is self-evident.

In addition, the "Thunder" aircraft also adopts the advanced overall arc wind shield and blister hatch design, which provides the pilot with a good cockpit vision, and the advanced design of the micro-explosive cable through the cover ejection life-saving system also makes the aircraft achieve the best life-saving ability in the unfavorable attitude at low altitude. These advanced technologies have greatly improved the overall performance and comprehensive combat capability of the "Thunder" aircraft, and enabled the "Thunder" 04 aircraft to fully adapt to the characteristics of the operational environment of the 21 st century.

According to its method of dividing fighters, the West classifies the J-10 Raptors as a typical third-generation fighter, believing that it will be China's first domestically produced third-generation fighter to equip its troops and the first domestically produced fighter that truly has both air superiority and ground combat capabilities, and will be put into active service in 2006.

In today's world, countries with advanced and reasonable air force fighter allocations all adopt the method of matching high and low, such as France's "Rafale" and "Mirage", Sweden's "Ray" and "Gripen", and Russia's Su-27 and MiG-29. Among them, the high and low configuration scheme of the American F-15 and F-16 is also accepted by China, and the J-10 plays a low role, of course, it is also more or less aimed at the design of the F-16. In the process of design and development, it is necessary to solve the three main technical characteristics of the third-generation fighter, namely, digital line-transmitted three-axis static instability control, wing-body fusion, and high-thrust turbofan engine, and the work is arduous.

According to the more concentrated rumors in the outside world, China received some more important assistance from abroad at this time, and Israel provided China with a prototype and technical data of the "Cub Lion" light fighter improved from the F-16A, and the J-10 is a Chinese copy of the Israeli fighter "Cub Lion."

To sum up, it can be seen that both the FC-1 Thunder and the J-10 Raptor belong to the third generation of fighters, and their performance is comparable to that of the American-made F-16. The F-15 is a typical representative of the third generation of American-made fighters, and together with the F-16, it forms a combination of high and low configurations. The F-15 is a heavy fighter and is comparable to the J-11 (Su-27 series) equipped by our army.

Objectively speaking, it is difficult for the domestically produced Thunder and J-10 to gain an advantage in competition with the US F-15 and F-16.

The F-16 has an advanced aerodynamic layout and a high thrust-to-weight ratio of the engines, so its flight performance, especially maneuverability, is quite good. The maximum flight speed of the F-16 is about the same as that of most second-generation fighters, about M2; However, its maximum flight speed is large, reaching 1480 km/h. Due to the large thrust-to-weight ratio and low wing load of the F-16 aircraft, the maneuverability is quite good.

The F-16 is quite good at the previous level. At an altitude of 6,000 meters, it takes only 19 seconds to get from Mach to Mach, and 48 seconds to Mach. The F-16 has a large usable lift coefficient, a high thrust-to-weight ratio, and a low wing load, so the instantaneous circling angular velocity is larger.

When flying at ultra-low altitude and low speed, its instantaneous circling angular velocity can reach a degree of seconds. The stable hovering performance is also good, and its hovering radius is only 650 meters at flight speed. When flying at an altitude of more than 11,000 meters, especially when flying at supersonic speeds, its hovering performance decreases significantly.

The ceiling of the F-16 is not very high, about 18,000 meters, but its climbing performance is very good. At sea level, the maximum rate of climb is about 305 m/s; At an altitude of 6000 meters, the rate of climb is 183 meters per second; At an altitude of 9,000 meters, the rate of climb is still 120 meters per second. When the speed exceeds the altitude of more than 1000 meters, the climbing performance decreases faster.

The F-16 aircraft has a larger range due to its better aerodynamic performance, higher fuel coefficient, and lower fuel consumption of the engine. Its range without auxiliary fuel tanks is 1,825 km, and the maximum transfer range with three external auxiliary fuel tanks is about 3,800 km. The combat radius when performing volley missions can exceed 900 km; The combat radius when patrolling in the air is about 700 kilometers; When performing ground attack missions, its combat radius is about 440-1400 kilometers, depending on the external and flight profiles.

Reference: Encyclopedia: F-16 fighter.

The maximum flight speed of the F16 fighter is 2175 kilometers per hour.

The maximum flight speed of the F-16 is about the same as that of most second-generation fighters, about twice the speed of sound; However, its maximum flight speed can reach 1480 km/h.

The F-15 Eagle fighter has the largest combat radius.

The F-15 Eagle is an all-weather, highly maneuverable tactical fighter designed to gain and maintain air superiority, and is one of the main fighters in the U.S. Air Force. The maximum combat radius is 1800 km.

F-16 Fighting Falcon light fighter. The single-engine, single-seat light fighter developed by General Dynamics for the US Air Force is mainly used in air combat and can also be used for close air support, and is one of the main aircraft of the US Air Force. After the Cold War, the demand for military aircraft in the U.S. Air Force declined, and General Dynamics announced in December 1992 that it had sold the F-16 production line to Lockheed.

The combat radius when performing volley missions can exceed 900 km; The combat radius when patrolling in the air is about 700 km; When carrying out ground attack missions, the combat radius is about 440-1,400 kilometers depending on the external and flight profiles.

F-18 is a carrier-based fighter, A-18 is a carrier-based attack aircraft Because the two are developed on the basis of the same prototype, that is, one aircraft and two types, the body is exactly the same, but there are differences in equipment, so they are collectively referred to as F A-1B, and the nickname is also called "Hornet" In 1974, when the U.S. Air Force put forward the "light fighter" program and began to develop prototypes, the U.S. Navy also put forward a request for the development of a multi-role fighter At that time, it was called the VFAX program. Later renamed the Naval Air Combat Fighter Program In 1974, Northrop's YF-17 failed in the competition for the prototype of the YF-16, fortunately Northrop's work was not done in vain, and in 1975 their YF-17 was selected by the Navy, which was the prototype of the F A-18 The combat radius is 740 kilometers (air combat kilometers (ground attack), and the transfer range is 3700 kilometers (without aerial refueling).

Of course, it's the F-15 in South Korea, and the F-15K reaches 1800 km.

The F-16 18 is only about 1000 km.

F15 is the largest, followed by F16, and F18 is the smallest.

The F-15 Eagle fighter is a heavy fighter with a length of meters, so he has a large volume and a large fuel load, and can fly far. The F15C has a range of 5,556 km (carrying a suitable fuel tank and three external auxiliary fuel tanks); The F15E can carry an adaptable fuel tank and three external auxiliary fuel tanks up to 5.km, and only auxiliary fuel tanks of 4.km.

The F-16 is a light fighter with a length of meters, so it has less fuel than the F15 and has a smaller combat radius than the F15. Maximum range.

for 4220 km.

The F-18 Hornet is a carrier-based aircraft that needs to take off and land on an aircraft carrier for short distances, so the aircraft cannot be too heavy and therefore cannot carry too much fuel, with a maximum range of 3,330 kilometers.

F-15, of course.

The F-15 is a third-generation heavy fighter with a range of more than 4,600 kilometers without conformal fuel tanks and more than 5,700 kilometers with conformal fuel tanks, and the combat radius is generally half of the range and a little less.

The F-16 is a light fighter with the F-15 that forms a high-low combination, and the combat radius is of course smaller than that of the F-15;

The F-18 is a notoriously short-legged combat attack aircraft, and it can only be considered medium, not heavy, not to mention that it is designed for carriers. The combat radius of the latest improved version is about 1000 kilometers. The early F18 had a combat radius of only 600 kilometers

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F-15: 2800 km.

F-16: 1900 km.

F-18: 740 km (air combat),

The F15 is heavy and has a large range of bombs.