Famous and furious fighter planes

General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon:

It is a single-engine multirole fighter aircraft. It was originally developed by General Dynamics for the United State Air Force. Its length is fifteen meters. Its wingspan is 9.96 meters. Its first flight was on January 20, 1974. Its unit cost is 14.60 million to 18.80 million USD (1998). The type of its engine is General Electric F110. Its designer is Robert H. Widmer. Its manufacturers are Lockhead Martin and General Dynamics.

Messerschmitt Me 262:

It belongs to Nazi Germany. It was the first operational jet-powered fighter aircraft, in the world. Its top speed is 870 km/h. It took its first flight on 8^th April, 1941. It was introduced on 30^th June, 1944. And it got retired in the year 1945. The type of its engine is Junkers Jumo 004. It was designed by Willy Messerschmitt and its manufacturer was Messerschmitt.

North American P-51 Mustang:

It was an American long range, single-seat fighter and fighter-bomber used during World War II. Its top speed was 703 km/h. it was introduced in the year, 1942 and it got retired in the year, 1957. The length of its wingspan is eleven meters. The type of its engine is V 12 engine. Its unit cost was 50,985 USD (1945). Its designer was Edgar Schmued.

Dassault Rafale:

It is a French twin-engine, canard delta-wing, multirole fighter aircraft designed and built by Dassault Aviation. Its top speed is 2,130 km/h. Its range is 3,700 km. Its wingspan is eleven meter long. Its total length is fifteen meters. The type of its engine is Snecma M88. It took iits first flight on 4^th July, 1986. It was introduced on 18^th May, 2001. The program cost is US $ 62.7 billion or 45.9 billion Euro dollars. Currently, there are several variants Rafaale fighter planes available commercially.

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