What is Fighter aircraft?
[[File:Two F-22A Raptor in column flight - (Noise reduced).jpg|thumb|right|[[F-22 Raptor|F-22]]s, a type of fighter aircraft]] [[File:Turkish Stars in Kecskemet 2.JPG|thumb|right|''The Turkish Stars''<!--doing a display-->, a flight team]] '''Fighter aircraft''' are small [[military airplane|military planes]] that are made to fight other [[Airplane|airplanes]]. They are often fast, having aerodynamic shapes (shapes that make them move through air easily) and very powerful [[engine|engines]] for their size.<!-- They also usually are maneuverable (turn well).--> Fighters may carry many different kinds of [[weapon|weapons]], including [[missile|missiles]], [[machine gun|machine guns]], and [[bomb|bombs]]. Fighters may be used as [[attack aircraft]] to attack [[vehicle|vehicles]], [[soldier|soldiers]], or [[building|buildings]] on the ground. They are different from [[bomber|bombers]] because they are mainly designed to fight other airplanes. Specialized fighters have been made, such as night fighters, interceptors, and [[air superiority fighter]]<nowiki/>s. Fighter aircraft also usually are maneuverable (turn well). == Recent developments == * To counter the speed of modern aircraft, some surface ships are being designed with laser weapons. * In the [[Russian invasion of Ukraine]] ground-to-air missiles are used against fighter planes. == Examples of fighter aircraft == * [[Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor]] * [[MiG-17]] * [[North American P-51 Mustang]] * [[SPAD S.XIII]] == Other websites == {{Commonscat}}https://techvozone.com/best-fighter-jets-in-the-world/ {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231202034210/https://techvozone.com/best-fighter-jets-in-the-world/ |date=2023-12-02 }} * [http://ww2db.com/aircraft.php?list=F WW2DB: List of WW2-era Fighter Aircraft] * [http://aircraftfighter.weebly.com/ aircraft fighter: aircraft fighter in the world] {{aircraft|category=no}} {{-}} {{Transport-stub}} [[Category:Military aviation]] [[Category:Air force]]