Title: How long can a fighter jet be flying for? - Quora
Headings: How long can a fighter jet be flying for?
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Content: In the Air Force, the length of time the pilot can fly is called the FDP (Flight Duty Period). This value depends on the type of aircraft and the time you are flying the sortie. All of these rules come out of the ACC (Air Combat Command) Supplement to AFI (Air Force Instruction) 11-202V3 "General Flight Rules". If you'd like to read more, just Google the AFI. For fighters specifically, since there is usually only 1 pilot, there is no option of an augmented crew. When you fly long distances on airliners you'll
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The other answers are correct: it is a pilot limitation, not an aircraft limitation. In the Air Force, the length of time the pilot can fly is called the FDP (Flight Duty Period). This value depends on the type of aircraft and the time you are flying the sortie. All of these rules come out of the ACC (Air Combat Command) Supplement to AFI (Air Force Instruction) 11-202V3 "General Flight Rules".