# Fighter Planes

> Encyclopedia of military fighter aircraft from the 1930s to today — specifications, development history, combat records, engines, and weapons systems.

Fighter-planes.com catalogs hundreds of military aircraft organized by decade, with detailed articles covering specs, variants, operational history, and the engines and weapons that power them.

## Pages

- [Home](/): Overview of the encyclopedia and featured aircraft.
- [Aircraft Index](/jetstart.htm): Alphabetical index of every aircraft article.
- [Jet Engines](/jet_engine.htm): How turbojet, turbofan, and afterburning engines work.
- [Mach 1 & Supersonic Flight](/jetmach1.htm): Reference on supersonic aerodynamics.
- [Air-to-Air Missiles](/aam_missiles.htm): Weapons systems carried by modern fighters.
- [FAQ](/jetfaq.htm): Common questions about fighter aircraft.

## Decades

- [1930s–1940s](/data3040.htm): Piston-era fighters of WWII.
- [1940s–1950s](/data4050.htm): Early jet age.
- [1950s–1960s](/data5060.htm): Supersonic interceptors and Korean War jets.
- [1960s–1970s](/data6070.htm): Vietnam-era multirole fighters.
- [1970s–1980s](/data7080.htm): Teen-series fighters (F-14, F-15, F-16, F-18).
- [1980s–1990s](/data8090.htm): Fourth-generation and stealth.
- [1990s–2000s](/data9099.htm): Late Cold War and post-Cold War fighters.
- [2000s+](/data99.htm): Fifth-generation stealth and next-gen platforms.

## Featured aircraft articles

- [P-51 Mustang](/info/p51_mustang.htm): WWII long-range escort fighter.
- [Spitfire](/info/spitfire.htm): Iconic British WWII interceptor.
- [F-14 Tomcat](/info/f14_tomcat.htm): U.S. Navy variable-sweep carrier fighter.
- [F-22 Raptor](/info/f22.htm): Fifth-generation air superiority fighter.
- [F-35 / JSF](/info/jsf.htm): Joint Strike Fighter family.
- [Su-27 Flanker](/info/su27.htm): Soviet/Russian air superiority fighter.
- [MiG-29 Fulcrum](/info/mig29_fulcrum.htm): Soviet/Russian frontline fighter.
- [Rafale](/info/rafale.htm): French multirole fighter.
- [Eurofighter Typhoon](/info/ef2000.htm): European multirole fighter.
- [SR-71 Blackbird](/info/sr71.htm): Mach 3 strategic reconnaissance aircraft.

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- [Stealth Technology](/stealth.htm)