Title: How Slow Can a Fighter Jet Fly? – What’s the Stall Speed of Jet Fighters? – HighSkyFlying
Headings: How Slow Can a Fighter Jet Fly? – What’s the Stall Speed of Jet Fighters?
How Slow Can a Fighter Jet Fly? – What’s the Stall Speed of Jet Fighters?
Table of Contents
What is the stall speed of a fighter jet?
What happens when a fighter jet stalls?
How does a fighter jet go into an uncontrolled freefall?
What is a controlled aircraft stall and what are the risks?
What are the typical stall speeds of modern fighter jets?
Why cannot military airplanes fly as slow as general aviation aircraft?
How do military planes land on carriers despite being unable to fly slow?
Summary and Conclusion
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Content: stall speed? An aircraft is designed keeping in view its intended combat role (s). For example, the combat roles of an F-22 ‘Raptor’ and an A-10’Warthog’ are different. It can be assumed that a Close Air Support aircraft like that A-10 ‘Warthog’ requires a lower stall speed for its missions. The stall speeds of modern fighter jets vary greatly depending upon several factors such as the weight of payload and temperature. However, in optimum conditions and level flight, we can find that an A-10 ‘Warthog’ stalls around 110-140 knots whereas that of an F-22 ‘Raptor’ is around 160-180 knots. Similarly, an F-16 ‘Falcon’ has stall figures within the same range of 160-180 knots whereas an F-14B ‘Tomcat’ could fly considerably slower due to its sweeping wing design. For slower speed, the F-14B wing could be swept forward to increase lift. When we compare the stall speeds of military planes with general aviation or commercial planes, we can clearly identify that military planes cannot fly as slow as general aviation planes. Let us see why!