The fighter aircraft of the USAF are small, fast, and maneuverable military aircraft primarily used for air-to-air combat. Many of these fighters have secondary ground-attack capabilities, and some are dual-roled as fighter-bombers (e.g., the F-16 Fighting Falcon); the term "fighter" is also sometimes used colloquially for dedicated ground-attack aircraft. Other missions include interception of bombers and other fighters, reconnaissance, and patrol. The F-16 is currently used by the USAF Air Demonstration squadron, the Thunderbirds, while a small number of both man-rated and non-man-rated F-4 Phantom II are retained as QF-4 aircraft for use as Full Scale Aerial Targets (FSAT) or as part of the USAF Heritage Flight program. These extant QF-4 aircraft are being replaced in the FSAT role by early model F-16 aircraft converted to QF-16 configuration. The USAF has 2,025 fighters in service as of September 2012.
The fighter aircraft of the USAF are small , fast , and maneuverable military aircraft primarily used for air - to - air combat . Many of these fighters have secondary ground - attack capabilities , and some are dual - roled as fighter - bombers ( e.g. , the F-16 Fighting Falcon ) ; the term " fighter " is also sometimes used colloquially for dedicated ground - attack aircraft . Other missions include interception of bombers and other fighters , reconnaissance , and patrol . The F-16 is currently used by the USAF Air Demonstration squadron , the Thunderbirds , while a small number of both man - rated and non - man - rated F-4 Phantom II are retained as QF-4 aircraft for use as Full Scale Aerial Targets ( FSAT ) or as part of the USAF Heritage Flight program . These extant QF-4 aircraft are being replaced in the FSAT role by early model F-16 aircraft converted to QF-16 configuration . The USAF has 2,025 fighters in service as of September 2012 .
What aircraft is used by the US Air Demonstration group The Thunderbirds?
What aircraft is used by the US Air Demonstration group The Thunderbirds ?
F-16
F-16