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Fourth-generation jet fighter is a general classification of jet fighters in service from approximately 1980 to the present, and represent design concepts of the 1970s. Fourth-generation designs are heavily influenced by lessons learned from the previous generation of combat aircraft. Long-range air-to-air missiles, originally thought to make dogfighting obsolete, proved less influential than expected, precipitating a renewed emphasis on maneuverability. Meanwhile, the growing costs of military aircraft in general and the demonstrated success of aircraft such as the F-4 Phantom II gave rise to the popularity of Multirole combat aircraft in parallel with the advances marking the so-called fourth generation.
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Gripen, Jan Ahlgren, Anders Linnér, Lars Wigert
- Language
- Released
- 2002
- Binding
- (Hardcover)
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- Title
- Gripen
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Jan Ahlgren, Anders Linnér, Lars Wigert
- Publisher
- Swedish air force
- Released
- 2002
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 165
- ISBN10
- 9197280380
- ISBN13
- 9789197280389
- Series
- Rating
- 3.65 out of 5
- Description
- Fourth-generation jet fighter is a general classification of jet fighters in service from approximately 1980 to the present, and represent design concepts of the 1970s. Fourth-generation designs are heavily influenced by lessons learned from the previous generation of combat aircraft. Long-range air-to-air missiles, originally thought to make dogfighting obsolete, proved less influential than expected, precipitating a renewed emphasis on maneuverability. Meanwhile, the growing costs of military aircraft in general and the demonstrated success of aircraft such as the F-4 Phantom II gave rise to the popularity of Multirole combat aircraft in parallel with the advances marking the so-called fourth generation.