P51Fan Posted September 10, 2014 Share #1 Posted September 10, 2014 I have been working on a project for some time now and was hoping to get some advice from other aircraft enthusiasts. I have been working on identifying 52 fighter planes that are currently still active in the armed forces somewhere around the world. I tried to create a list that best represents aircraft from all over. I would love if you could take a moment and look over the list of fighter planes below and let me know if you think I either missed one that deserves to be on there or if there is one on the list that is no longer in service anywhere. Here are the fighters: 1. Aero Vodochoy L-159 Alca 2. AIDC F-CK-1 Ching-kuo 3. AMX A-1 4. Atlas Cheetah 5. BAE Systems Hawk 6. Boeing EA-18G 7. Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet 8. Chengdu FC-1 9. Chengdu J-7 10. Chengdu J-10 11. Dassault Mirage 2000 12. Dassault Mirage III 13. Dassault Rafale 14. Embraer EMB 314 Super Tucano 15. Eurofighter Typhoon 16. Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt 17. FMA IA 58 Pucara 18. FMA IA 63 Pampa 19. Grumman A-6 Prowler 20. HAL Tejas 21. HESA Saeqeh 22. IAI Kfir 23. IAI Lavi 24. Lockheed Martin F-104S Starfighter 25. Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon 26. Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor 27. Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightening II 28. Lockheed Martin T-50 Golden Eagle 29. McDonnell Douglas F4 Phantom 30. McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II Plus 31. McDonnell Douglas CF-18 32. McDonnell Douglas F-15 Strike Eagle 33. Mikoyan MiG-23 34. Mikoyan MiG-27 35. Mikoyan MiG-29 36. Mikoyan MiG-31 37. Mitsubishi F-1 38. Mitsubishi F-2 39. Nanchang Q-5 40. Northrop Grumman F-5A Freedom Fighter 41. Northrop Grumman F-5AE Tiger II 42. Northrop T-38 Talon 43. PAC JF-17 44. Panavia Tornado 45. Saab JAS 39 Gripen 46. Sepecat Jaguar S16 47. Shenyang J-11 48. Shenyang J-15 Flying Shark 49. Sukhoi Su-27 50. Sukhoi Su-30 51. Sukhoi Su-34 52. Sukhoi Su-35 What's the reason for the list? I have been designing a deck of playing cards that are a modern twist to what are known as Spotter Cards created during WWII for Allied forces to help memorize and identify the silhouettes of aircraft so that they can tell friend from foe. I just started a Kickstarter project using the planes above as the inspiration for the playing cards. I even have two drones for the Jokers (Elbit Hermes 450 Drone and the General Atomics MQ-1 Predator Drone). I really would like your input on whether or not these planes are the best to have. What do you think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hink441 Posted September 10, 2014 Share #2 Posted September 10, 2014 Nice list. The Grumman Prowler is actually the EA-6B, not the A-6. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P51Fan Posted September 10, 2014 Author Share #3 Posted September 10, 2014 Nice list. The Grumman Prowler is actually the EA-6B, not the A-6. Chris Duly noted, I've had someone in another forum say that the prowler should not be considered a 'fighter' plane, what do you think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Ragan Posted September 10, 2014 Share #4 Posted September 10, 2014 The EA-6 and the T-38 are not fighter planes. Fighters are designed to fly in air-to-air combat and destroy other aircraft. The A-10 is technically not a flghter but a Close Air Support airframe, however one did shoot down an Iraqi helicopter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P51Fan Posted September 10, 2014 Author Share #5 Posted September 10, 2014 The EA-6 and the T-38 are not fighter planes. Fighters are designed to fly in air-to-air combat and destroy other aircraft. The A-10 is technically not a flghter but a Close Air Support airframe, however one did shoot down an Iraqi helicopter. Thanks Lee, any thoughts on what I could replace the EA-6 and T-38 with? My teenage son will probably kill me if I took out the A-10 since that is his absolute favorite plane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy Posted September 10, 2014 Share #6 Posted September 10, 2014 Just had a quick look. The A-10s are assigned to fighter units and crewed by fighter pilots, so I think you're safe there. The F-104S has been retired. You left off the F-15C Eagle, which is different than the F-15E Strike Eagle as far as mission and crew size to be general. Greece still flies the A-7 Corsair II. And though not a fighter per se, the USAF has several units of AT-38s that can drop practice bombs, fire rockets and carry a gun pod. These are used to train future fighter pilots. Just giving you some variety there to choose from. Hope this helps. Randy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Signor Posted September 10, 2014 Share #7 Posted September 10, 2014 EA-6 is more of an electronic Coutermeasures/Strike aircraft than a fighter type ,takeing out missile sites etc jamming radar along that line of work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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