"Generations" of fighter aircraft

[GTX]

Why not? If you use correct definitions this shift can be useful for didactic purposes.

"Correct"?

 

[GTX]

Go to Google and look up jet fighter generations to see what other authors are showing for the jet generations.

For example:

Fighter generations comparison chart

The appearance of the new J-20 (unofficially dubbed "Black Eagle") raised many questions about the Chinese stealth fighter. Some experts think it will be

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[Thumpalumpacus]

I dated fathered a few.

Let's be honest, now.

 

[Barrett]

As I recall, no less an authority than Dr. Richard P. Hallion identified five generations of WW I fighters. Would have to search for the relevant book on my crammed shelves.

 

[GTX]

As I recall, no less an authority than Dr. Richard P. Hallion identified five generations of WW I fighters. Would have to search for the relevant book on my crammed shelves.

While I could spit things up more, I feel that going more than 3 divisions is pointless.

 

[buffnut453]

Were they that attractive?

Absolutely...under the affluence of incohol!

 

[bf109xxl]

Absolutely...under the affluence of incohol!

Drinking parents make their children suffer.

 

[Escuadrilla Azul]

Interesting idea. Here's an initial attempt from me:

• Generation 1: Initial WW1 fighters: E.g. Vickers F.B.5
• Generation 2: Initial 'proper' WW1 fighters with introduction of Machine gun synchronisation as key feature: E.g. Fokker E.I
• Generation 3: Later war more developed 'proper' WW1 fighters : E.g. Nieuport 11, 17, SE.5, Sopwiths, latter Fokker's etc
• Generation 4: 1920s fighters, typically biplanes. E.g. Gloster Grebe - Bristol Bulldog
• Generation 5: Early - mid 1930s fighters, typically biplanes such a Gloster Gladiators and similar.
• Generation 6: Later 1930s - early 1940s fighters. E.g. Spitfire, Bf-109 etc
• Generation 7: Later WW2 fighters, further developed, typically 2000+hp, often using cannon armament. E.g. Hellcat, Corsair, Typhoon/Tempest, FW190s, especially late war variants

After this, one gets into the era of jets.

Where would you put the Ki-27, A5M, Fokker D.XXI, P-26, D-510, I-16 and the like?

 

[GTX]

Where would you put the Ki-27, A5M, Fokker D.XXI, P-26, D-510, I-16 and the like?

Probably Gen 5

 

[SaparotRob]

Absolutely...under the affluence of incohol!

 

[Thumpalumpacus]

Where would you put the Ki-27, A5M, Fokker D.XXI, P-26, D-510, I-16 and the like?

Gen 4.5.

 

[SaparotRob]

Drinking parents make their children suffer.
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[Barrett]

Interesting idea. Here's an initial attempt from me:

• Generation 1: Initial WW1 fighters: E.g. Vickers F.B.5
• Generation 2: Initial 'proper' WW1 fighters with introduction of Machine gun synchronisation as key feature: E.g. Fokker E.I
• Generation 3: Later war more developed 'proper' WW1 fighters : E.g. Nieuport 11, 17, SE.5, Sopwiths, latter Fokker's etc
• Generation 4: 1920s fighters, typically biplanes. E.g. Gloster Grebe - Bristol Bulldog
• Generation 5: Early - mid 1930s fighters, typically biplanes such a Gloster Gladiators and similar.
• Generation 6: Later 1930s - early 1940s fighters. E.g. Spitfire, Bf-109 etc
• Generation 7: Later WW2 fighters, further developed, typically 2000+hp, often using cannon armament. E.g. Hellcat, Corsair, Typhoon/Tempest, FW190s, especially late war variants

After this, one gets into the era of jets.

Dr. Richard P. Hallion is the USAF Historian Emeritus. I recall in his 1988 volume that Dick identified five generations of WW I fighters, roughly every 11 months (I compute 52 months for the feud). Would have to search for the book in my "archive."

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