Types of fighter jets
Fighters are small, fast and usually in pairs or fours, and they rarely stay in one place for long. Many military jets don't show up on public flight maps at all, so when one does, it's worth a look.
This page covers every fighter and attack jet Bogey has a card for, from today's frontline jets to Cold War veterans that mostly fly at airshows now.
How to tell them apart
One vertical tail
F-16, Gripen, Rafale or Eurofighter Typhoon.
Two vertical tails
F-15, F/A-18, F-22, F-35 or Su-27 family.
Small wings ahead of the main wing (canards)
Usually a European delta: Typhoon, Rafale or Gripen.
Flat, angular edges and no weapons hanging underneath
A stealth jet. One engine exhaust: F-35. Two flat, square exhausts: F-22.
Straight wings and two big engines high on the back
The A-10 Warthog.
Every one Bogey can identify
Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning IIThe Lightning II
General Dynamics F-16 Fighting FalconThe Viper
Lockheed Martin F-22 RaptorThe Raptor
Boeing F/A-18E/F Super HornetThe Rhino
McDonnell Douglas F-15 EagleThe Eagle
Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt IIThe Warthog
Eurofighter TyphoonTyphoon
Dassault RafaleRafale
Blackburn BuccaneerThe Banana Jet
Dassault Mirage F1The Mirage F1
de Havilland DH.100 VampireThe Wooden Jet
de Havilland DH.112 VenomThe Swept Vampire
Fiat G.91The Gina
Hawker Sea HawkThe Sea Hawk
Hawker Siddeley HarrierThe Jump Jet
IAI KfirThe Lion Cub
McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier IIHarrier II
McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom IIThe Phantom
McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 HornetThe Hornet
McDonnell Douglas F/A-18A-D HornetThe Legacy Hornet
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15The MiG-15
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17The Fresco
North American F-100 Super SabreThe Hun
North American F-86 SabreThe Sabrejet
Northrop F-5The Freedom Fighter
Panavia TornadoThe Tonka
Saab JAS 39 GripenThe Griffin
SEPECAT JaguarThe Jag
Sukhoi Su-25The Rook
Lockheed F-117 NighthawkNighthawk
Sukhoi Su-27The Flanker
Sukhoi Su-30The Flanker-C
Sukhoi Su-57The FelonRead next
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