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Can someone explain this to me? I've been fascinated by fighter planes since I was a kid and never understood the designations. Why do the F104 and F117 come be
by roryisok 10y ago
Can someone explain this to me? I've been fascinated by fighter planes since I was a kid and never understood the designations. Why do the F104 and F117 come before the F35?
- handedness 10y agohttp://m.wikihow.com/Understand-US-Military-Aircraft-Designations http://m.wikihow.com/Understand-US-Military-Aircraft-Designa...
- roryisok 10y agoThanks! Most relevant quote, in case anyone else is interested: > The rule, although often violated, is that normal aircraft are to be designated in a strict numerical series according to their basic mission. The easiest examples are found in the Fighter class of US airplanes: F-14, then the F-15, F-16 and so on. But, there are exceptions. For example, the X-35, which was a research plane, was later redesignated the F-35 when it became fighter capable, even though the next number in the Fighter sequence was F-24.