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1Turbofan — [ CFM56 3 turbofan, lower half, side view.] A turbofan is a type of jet engine, similar to a turbojet. It essentially consists of a ducted fan with a smaller diameter turbojet engine mounted behind it that powers the fan. Part of the airstream… …
2Soko J-22 Orao — infobox Aircraft name = J 22 Orao caption = type = Fighter bomber manufacturer = SOKO designer = first flight = November 1976 introduced = 1978 retired = number built = status = unit cost = primary user = SFR Yugoslav Air Force more users =… …
3F-8 Crusader — Infobox Aircraft name=F 8 (F8U) Crusader caption=United States Navy F 8 from VF 154 Black Knights type=Fighter aircraft manufacturer=Vought designer= first flight=25 March 1955 introduced=March 1957 retired=19 December 1999 primary user=United… …
4F-16 Fighting Falcon — infobox Aircraft name= F 16 Fighting Falcon caption=A USAF F 16 over Iraq after refueling, 2008 type= Multirole fighter national origin = United States manufacturer= General Dynamics Lockheed Martin first flight= 2 February avyear|1974… …
5Lockheed XF-104 — infobox Aircraft name = XF 104 type = Interceptor prototype manufacturer = Lockheed Aircraft Corporation caption = Lockheed XF 104 FG 786 designer= Clarence L Kelly Johnson first flight=4 March avyear|1954 primary user= Lockheed more users=… …
6E-3 Sentry — infobox Aircraft name = E 3 Sentry caption = United States Air Force E 3 Sentry type = Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) manufacturer = Boeing Integrated Defense Systems Northrop Grumman (radar) designer = first flight = October 1975… …
7F-15 Eagle — Infobox Aircraft name=F 15 Eagle type=Air superiority fighter manufacturer=McDonnell Douglas / Boeing IDS caption=USAF F 15 over Washington, D.C designer= first flight=July 27, 1972 introduction=January 9, 1976 retired= number built=… …
8Bell X-1 — infobox Aircraft name = X 1 type = rocket plane manufacturer = Bell Aircraft caption = X 1 #46 062, nicknamed Glamorous Glennis designer = first flight = 19 January 1946 introduced = retired = status = Retired primary user = United States Air… …
9Martin-Marietta X-24 — infobox Aircraft name = X 24 type = Lifting body manufacturer = Martin Marietta caption = The X 24B, the only racehorse lifting body to be flown. designer = first flight = 17 April 1969 introduced = retired = 26 November 1975 produced = number… …
10Gulfstream V — infobox Aircraft name = Gulfstream V C 37A type = Business jet national origin = United States manufacturer = Gulfstream Aerospace caption = NASA Gulfstream V designer = first flight = 1995 introduced = 1998 retired = status = Active service… …
