The Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk is a single-seat, twin-engine stealth attack aircraft that was developed by Lockheed's secretive Skunks words division and operated by the United States Air Force (USAF).
the lockheed was the first operational aircraft to be designed around stealth technology. The maiden flight of the Nighthawk took place in 1981 and the aircraft achieved initial operating capability status in 1983 The F-117's unusual design surprised and puzzled experienced pilots; a Royal Air Force pilot who flew it as an exchange officer while still secret stated that when he first saw a photograph of the F-117, he "promptly giggled and thought to [himself] 'this clearly can't fly'"
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theB-2 Spirit, also known as the Stealth Bomber, is an American heavy penetration strategic bomber Development originally started under the "Advanced Technology Bomber" (ATB) project during the Carter administration low observable stealth technology for penetrating dense a-a defenses it is a flying wing design with a crew of two
the Curtiss P-40 Warhawk is a WWII plane that is an american single engine single seater full-metal fighter and ground attack aircraft
some of this information was read from Wikipedia, it is a really useful site ''The Boeing 747 is an American wide-body commercial jet airliner and cargo aircraft, often referred to by its original nickname, Jumbo Jet, or Queen of the Skies flies at a cruising altitude of 45,000ft and a the 747 held the passenger capacity record for 37 years The four-engine 747 uses a double deck configuration for part of its length many companies use the plane but it is made by boeing" Wikipedia ceiling: 45,000 Wingspan: 196′ 0″ Range : 6,089 mi. First flight: February 9, 1969 Designer: Joe Sutter Engine type: Jet engine, Turbofan Manufacturers: Boeing, Boeing Commercial Airplanes the plane has 16 main landing gear wheels
The F/A-18A is the single-seat variant and the F/A-18B is the two-seat variant The McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet is a twin-engine supersonic, all-weather carrier-capable multirole jet, used in the navy. the stunt fighters known as the blue angels us f-18 Hornets A NASA F/A-18 has been modified to demonstrate the Active Aeroelastic Wing technology, and was designated X-53 in December 2006. facts about the hornet
of course there are more than one type of hornet there are maybe 20 more facts later the B25 Mitchell was used in WWII as a bomber The North American B-25 Mitchell is an American twin-engine, medium bomber manufactured by North American Aviation. It was named in honor of Major General William "Billy" Mitchell, a pioneer of U.S. military aviation as you can see the plane has many guns Armament: One nose-mounted .30 caliber machine gun. Four .50 calibers, a pair in two Bendix turrets (one top and one bottom).
the spitfire, used in world war ll was the only british plane in continuous production throughout the war. the american "cousin" to the spitfire is the mustang-not the car-is just barely different the only few differences are the wings,the wings on the mustang are flat tipped and the spitfire has rounded wings. also the air intake on the mustang is farther back on the fuselage than the spitfire, where it is almost on the nose the spitfire is able to travel up to 363 mph, and has a ceiling of 40,000 feet fun fact: the spitfire instead of carrying bombs it has a modification to carry beer barrels
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