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Historical class of fighter aircraft; Primarily used in the Pre-War and WWII-period
A heavy fighter is a historic category of fighter aircraft produced in the 1930s and 1940s, designed to carry heavier weapons or operate at longer ranges
Heavy_fighter
Military aircraft for air-to-air combat
and these include the interceptor and, historically, the heavy fighter and night fighter. Since World War I, achieving and maintaining air superiority
Fighter_aircraft
1990 video game
ships that have never been seen before: the Hhriss-class heavy fighter and the Snakeir-class heavy carrier. This presence develops into a massive battle
Wing_Commander_(video_game)
Class of fighter aircraft
contrast to heavy fighters, which were typically twin-engined, heavier, larger, and more heavily-armed. A key design goal of light/lightweight fighter design
Light_fighter
Japanese aircraft manufacturer and aviation engine manufacturer throughout World War II
Army fighter Ki-44 - Type 2 Single-seat fighter (二式単座戦闘機) or Shōki (鍾馗, Devil-Queller) - 'Tojo' 1940 Army fighter Ki-53 - multi-seat heavy fighter (project
Nakajima_Aircraft_Company
UFC mixed martial arts television series and event in 2018
The Ultimate Fighter: Heavy Hitters (also known as The Ultimate Fighter 28) is an installment of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC)-produced reality
The Ultimate Fighter: Heavy Hitters
The_Ultimate_Fighter:_Heavy_Hitters
Canadian card game
Heavy Gear Fighter is a standalone card game for two players which is set in the universe of Heavy Gear. It was published by Canadian game publisher Dream
Heavy_Gear_Fighter
Fighter aircraft adapted or designed for use at night
During the Second World War, night fighters were either purpose-built night fighter designs, or more commonly, heavy fighters or light bombers adapted for the
Night_fighter
Aircraft tasked primarily with ground attack while retaining some air combat capability
powered some heavy fighters. Increased engine power meant that many existing fighter designs could carry useful bomb loads, and adapt to the fighter-bomber
Fighter-bomber
Fighter aircraft designed for aerial combat
War, fighters were classified by their role: heavy fighter, interceptor, escort fighter, night fighter, and so forth. With the development of heat seeking
Air_superiority_fighter
early 1990s; not built MiG I-3 family - fighter prototypes, 1956-1958 MiG I-7 - heavy interceptor fighter prototype developed from the I-3, 1957 MiG
List of Mikoyan and MiG aircraft
List_of_Mikoyan_and_MiG_aircraft
Japanese twin-engine medium bomber
Mitsubishi Ki-109 twin-engine fighter, originally designed as a night fighter, and later for use as a daylight heavy fighter. In the last stages of World
Mitsubishi_Ki-67
Aircraft configuration utilizing two main fuselages
for a heavy fighter, which could not be met by a new design proposal in a reasonable time frame. Joining two examples of an existing light fighter aircraft
Twin-fuselage_aircraft
This is a list of fighter aircraft used by the United States. This includes those of the 1962 United States Tri-Service aircraft designation system, 1924–1962
List of United States fighter aircraft
List_of_United_States_fighter_aircraft
of entry into WWII This table includes single-engined and single-seat fighters and ground attack aircraft Production only, not used by manufacturing nation
List of aircraft of World War II
List_of_aircraft_of_World_War_II
Twin-engine, land-based medium bomber (1940–1945)
introduced on 2 April 1941, but its problems would result in heavy losses; Allied fighter pilots nicknamed the G4M "The Flying Lighter", as it was prone
Mitsubishi_G4M
Messerschmitt Bf 109, fighter + night-fighter (often mis-designated as the "Me 109") Messerschmitt Bf 110, heavy fighter + night fighter + fighter-bomber + ground-attack
List of military aircraft of Germany
List_of_military_aircraft_of_Germany
American twin-engined fighter of WWII
of medium and heavy bombers, or even other P-38s equipped with bombs, to their targets. Although it was not designated a heavy fighter or a bomber destroyer
Lockheed_P-38_Lightning
1996 video game
delivered by the ship's captain, and then select his wingman and fighter craft. Each fighter comes with qualities such as durability, maneuverability, top
Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom
Wing_Commander_IV:_The_Price_of_Freedom
Aircraft designed to protect other aircraft
twin-engined heavy fighters with high fuel capacity were designed for escort duties prior to the outbreak of World War II. Such heavy fighters largely failed
Escort_fighter
Fighter aircraft Fighter aircraft are military aircraft primarily designed for air-to-air combat. They usually carry various weapons and missiles intended
List_of_fighter_aircraft
1997 video game
at it or quickly pivoting 180 degrees around and shooting at a chasing fighter. Missions are played in sequence, and while the core scenario is constant
Wing_Commander:_Prophecy
British heavy fighter aircraft of WWII
conceived as a heavy fighter variant of the Bristol Beaufort torpedo bomber. The Beaufighter proved to be an effective night fighter, which came into
Bristol_Beaufighter
561 - Heavy fighter Arado E.580 - Fighter Arado E.581 - Flying wing fighter Arado E.581-4 Arado E.581-5 Arado E.583 - tailless twinjet night fighter Arado
List of German aircraft projects, 1939–1945
List_of_German_aircraft_projects,_1939–1945
Fighter aircraft specializing in the defensive interception of enemy aircraft
general classes of interceptor: light fighters, designed for high performance over short range; and heavy fighters, which are intended to operate over longer
Interceptor_aircraft
Type of military aircraft
U-boats. The Germans also made a sizable number of heavy fighter types (Zerstörer—"destroyer") armed with heavy guns (Bordkanone). Dedicated "tankbuster" aircraft
Gunship
German aircraft manufacturer, 1938 to 1968
Messerschmitt from mid-July 1938 onwards, and known primarily for its World War II fighter aircraft, in particular the Bf 109 and Me 262. The company survived in
Messerschmitt
Japanese WW2 heavy fighter
twin-engine heavy fighter used by the Imperial Japanese Army in World War II. The army gave it the designation "Type 2 Two-Seat Fighter" (二式複座戦闘機, Ni-shiki
Kawasaki_Ki-45
British twin-engine heavy fighter
The Westland Welkin was a British twin-engine heavy fighter from the Westland Aircraft Company, designed to fight at extremely high altitudes in the stratosphere;
Westland_Welkin
Military fighter aircraft designed particularly for long-range combat missions
conceived of as a heavy fighter, as technologies developed giving lighter and more maneuverable types longer range, the focus of strategic fighter design shifted
Strategic_fighter
German twin engine multirole combat aircraft
served as a bomber, dive bomber, night fighter, torpedo bomber, reconnaissance aircraft, and heavy fighter. Perhaps most unusually, it was adapted into
Junkers_Ju_88
Blitz ('Lightning'), jet bomber Arado Ar 240 heavy fighter Arado Ar 396 trainer Arado Ar 440 heavy fighter (prototypes) Avia B.71 captured from Czechoslovakia
List of military aircraft of Nazi Germany
List_of_military_aircraft_of_Nazi_Germany
Proposed fighter aircraft
fighter, multi-seat), was a proposed American heavy fighter aircraft, developed by the Lockheed Corporation during the mid-1930s. Intended as a heavy
Lockheed_XFM-2
1991 video game
flagship, the TCS Concordia, shows up on sensors, under heavy attack by a Kilrathi cruiser and her fighters. Blair and his wingman Captain Elizabeth "Shadow"
Wing Commander II: Vengeance of the Kilrathi
Wing_Commander_II:_Vengeance_of_the_Kilrathi
1936 heavy fighter family by Messerschmitt
is a twin-engined Zerstörer (destroyer, heavy fighter), fighter-bomber (Jagdbomber or Jabo), and night fighter (Nachtjäger) designed by the German aircraft
Messerschmitt_Bf_110
of 26th Fighter Wing (JG 26) equipped with Messerschmitt Bf 109E fighters, and III Group of ZG 26, flying Messerschmitt Bf 110C/D heavy fighters. Major
Invasion of Yugoslavia order of battle: Axis
Invasion_of_Yugoslavia_order_of_battle:_Axis
Japanese heavy fighter prototype in WWII
long-range heavy fighter designed near the end of World War II that did not reach production status. The Mitsubishi Ki-83 was designed as a long-range heavy fighter
Mitsubishi_Ki-83
Topics referred to by the same term
Savoia-Marchetti heavy fighter prototypes were Italian twin-engined heavy fighter prototypes of World War II. All featured a dual-fuselage structure and
Savoia-Marchetti heavy fighter prototypes
Savoia-Marchetti_heavy_fighter_prototypes
1940 fighter aircraft family by Nakajima
beings. The development of the Ki-44 was launched in 1939 as a dedicated heavy fighter aircraft. Performing its maiden flight in August 1940, the initial prototypes
Nakajima_Ki-44_Shōki
1935 dive bomber aircraft family by Junkers
fighter aircraft. During the Battle of Britain of 1940–1941, its lack of manoeuvrability, speed, or defensive armament meant that it required a heavy
Junkers_Ju_87
Former Italian aircraft manufacturer
- twin-boom attack fighter Caproni Ca.153 - monoplane heavy fighter project Caproni Ca.154 - twin-engine monoplane heavy fighter project Caproni Ca.155
Caproni
German heavy fighter project
project which joined two fuselages of the Me 309 fighter prototype together to form a heavy fighter. The project was initiated in response to a 1941 Reich
Messerschmitt_Me_609
Heavy/destroyer Fighter Aircraft-wing of World War II
Wing) (lit. destroyer wing) was a Luftwaffe zerstörer or ‘destroyer’ (heavy fighter) wing of World War II. Zerstörergeschwader 1 (ZG 1—1st Destroyer Wing)
Zerstörergeschwader_1
Chinese sixth generation fighter aircraft
speculated a range of possible roles for the aircraft, including heavy fighter, fighter-bomber, interceptor, bomber, or strike aircraft, given its large
Chengdu_J-36
Bomber aircraft of the largest size and load carrying capacity
careful planning and escort fighters. Only the later de Havilland Mosquito light bomber was fast enough to evade fighters. Heavy bombers needed defensive
Heavy_bomber
1943 twin-engine fighter aircraft family
The Grumman F7F Tigercat is a heavy fighter aircraft that served with the United States Navy (USN) and United States Marine Corps (USMC) from late in
Grumman_F7F_Tigercat
German WWII fighter aircraft family
bomber Rüstungsflugzeug III for a single-seat fighter Rüstungsflugzeug IV for a two-seat heavy fighter Rüstungsflugzeug III was intended to be a short
Messerschmitt_Bf_109
Propaganda term for WWII German weapons programmes
super-heavy transport flying boat and bomber, it was the heaviest aircraft ever built at the time of its completion. Dornier Do 335 – heavy fighter with
Wunderwaffe
Air force of Nazi Germany (1935–1945)
twin-engined Zerstörer heavy fighter wings as the primary defence against USAAF daylight raids. The Sturmböcke flew Fw 190A fighters armed with heavy 20mm and 30mm
Luftwaffe
Imperial Japanese heavy fighter
The Mitsubishi G6M was a Japanese heavy fighter developed during World War II for use as an escort fighter or escort gunship (similar to the American YB-40)
Mitsubishi_G6M
Japanese aircraft manufacturer
1944 long-range heavy fighter prototype Ki-103 - improved Ki-83 (project only) Ki-109 - night fighter, day fighter and heavy fighter-interceptor versions
Mitsubishi_Aircraft_Company
630 heavy fighter Romano R.82 trainer Romano R.83 trainer Romano R.92 trainer SAB-SEMA 12 trainer SAB AB-20 bomber SAB AB-80 bomber SPAD S.XX fighter SPCA
List of interwar military aircraft
List_of_interwar_military_aircraft
Heavy fighter aircraft in Germany
creating a long-range single-seat fighter as a private venture within Focke-Wulf. The idea was not to produce a heavy fighter or bomber destroyer like the
Focke-Wulf_Fw_187_Falke
Proposed Russian interceptor aircraft
interception'') is a Russian programme to develop a stealth interceptor aircraft/heavy fighter under development by Mikoyan to replace the Mikoyan MiG-31 in the Russian
Mikoyan_PAK_DP
Japanese media franchise
Street Fighter is a Japanese media franchise centered on a series of fighting games developed and published by Capcom. The first game in the series was
Street_Fighter
Soviet dive bomber aircraft
attack aircraft of the war, it also proved successful as a heavy fighter, as a night fighter (Pe-3 variant) and as a reconnaissance aircraft. The Pe-2
Petlyakov_Pe-2
Hungarian turboprop engine
Jendrassik in 1937, and was intended to power a Hungarian twin-engine heavy fighter, the RMI-1. György Jendrassik worked on gas turbines and in order to
Jendrassik_Cs-1
German fighter-bomber
The Messerschmitt Me 410 Hornisse (Hornet) is a heavy fighter and Schnellbomber ("Fast Bomber" in English) designed and produced by the German aircraft
Messerschmitt_Me_410_Hornisse
German Luftwaffe heavy fighter wing of World War II
Zerstörergeschwader 26 (ZG 26) "Horst Wessel" was a Luftwaffe heavy fighter wing of World War II. Formed on 1 May 1939, ZG 26 was initially armed with
Zerstörergeschwader_26
Topics referred to by the same term
Battlestar Galactica Raptor: Call of the Shadows, a 1994 video game Raptor heavy fighter, a fictional craft in the Wing Commander game Lord Raptor, a Darkstalkers
Raptor
Prototype fighter aircraft
The Vultee XP-54 Swoose Goose was a prototype heavy fighter built by the Vultee Aircraft Company for the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF). Vultee
Vultee_XP-54
British flying ace of WWII
Distinguished Flying Cross in February and now flying the Douglas A-20 Havoc heavy fighter, he and his crew was killed in action during a sortie to an airfield
Philip_Ensor
Japanese company division
single-engine monoplane fighter (1934) Ki-10 – single-seat biplane fighter; last IJAAF biplane fighter (1935) Ki-22 – heavy bomber (not built) Ki-28
Kawasaki Aerospace Systems Company
Kawasaki_Aerospace_Systems_Company
Fighter aircraft family by Dornier
The Dornier Do 335 Pfeil (Arrow) is a heavy fighter built by Dornier for Germany during World War II. The Pfeil's performance was predicted to be better
Dornier_Do_335
Soviet heavy fighter prototype
The Tairov Ta-3 was a twin-engined single-seat heavy fighter designed and produced in the Ukrainian SSR in the Soviet Union from 1939. The Ta-3 was envisioned
Tairov_Ta-3
night bomber AEG PE - armoured triplane ground attack fighter AEG R.I - heavy bomber AEG R.II - heavy bomber project AEG Wagner Eule AEG Helicopter - helicopter
List of military aircraft of Germany by manufacturer
List_of_military_aircraft_of_Germany_by_manufacturer
Fighter aircraft designed for use in daytime
primary all-weather combat aircraft. Night fighter Heavy fighter Interceptor aircraft Britannica states "A day fighter is an airplane in which weight and space
Day_fighter
1936 Italian aircraft
designed to fulfill a 1936 requirement by the Regia Aeronautica for a heavy fighter bomber capable of a maximum speed of 530 km/h (330 mph)—faster than
Breda_Ba.88_Lince
('Lightning'), bomber (jet-engined) Arado Ar 240, heavy fighter + attack Arado Ar 396, trainer Arado Ar 440, heavy fighter + attack Arado Ar 532, cancelled transport
RLM_aircraft_by_manufacturer
British flying ace of the Second World War
Messerschmitt Bf 110 heavy fighter over Mannheim on the night of 18 November. Chisholm championed radar-equipped night fighter intruder operations over
Roderick_Aeneas_Chisholm
Heavy fighter aircraft in Japan
two-seat, long-range heavy fighter developed to replace the Ki-45 Toryū. Three versions were planned: the Ki-102 Kō day fighter, Ki-102 B ground-attack
Kawasaki_Ki-102
Soviet long-range heavy fighter
The Petlyakov Pe-3 was the long-range heavy fighter version of the successful Petlyakov Pe-2 high-speed dive bomber used by the Soviet Union during World
Petlyakov_Pe-3
Twin-engined fighter aircraft proposal
for an exceptionally large heavy fighter design. It was intended to serve as an extreme-range interceptor and escort fighter. While significant progress
Curtiss_XP-71
German heavy fighter
The Messerschmitt Me 210 was a German heavy fighter and ground-attack aircraft of World War II. Design started before the war, as a replacement for the
Messerschmitt_Me_210
Chinese fourth-generation carrier-based multirole fighter
of the aircraft carrier Liaoning itself, which is too small for the heavy fighter like J-15. He believed that the potential of J-15 could only be realized
Shenyang_J-15
Aircraft cannon
cannon. The cannon was used on the ground-attack, Kawasaki Ki-102b heavy fighter of the Imperial Japanese Army Air Force. Caliber: 57 mm (2.25 in) Ammunition:
Ho-401_cannon
Upgraded series of the Su-27 fighter aircraft
Russian Su-27 air superiority fighter. They are single-seat, twin-engine, supermaneuverable, 4.5 generation air superiority fighters, designed by the Sukhoi
Sukhoi_Su-35
1941 Soviet heavy fighter prototype
"long-range escort fighter") was a prototype Soviet heavy fighter of World War II, envisioned to serve primarily in the escort fighter role. The service
Mikoyan-Gurevich_DIS
Soviet 4th generation fighter aircraft
Soviet coast from aircraft carriers and flying long range fighter escort for Soviet heavy bombers such as the Tupolev Tu-95, Tupolev Tu-22M and Tupolev
Sukhoi_Su-27
German aircraft manufacturing company (1922–1965)
He P.1079B/I, all-weather heavy fighter (flying wing design) (jet-engined) Heinkel He P.1079B/II, all-weather heavy fighter (flying wing design) (jet-engined)
Heinkel
E.500 was an aircraft designed by Arado Flugzeugwerke in 1936 as a heavy fighter and ground attack aircraft. Although a full-scale mockup was produced
Arado_E.500
2010 film by David O. Russell
The Fighter is a 2010 American biographical sports drama film directed by David O. Russell, and stars Mark Wahlberg (who also produced), Christian Bale
The_Fighter
Topics referred to by the same term
seaplane fighter Fokker F.VII, a 1924 Dutch airliner F7U Cutlass, a fighter plane used by the US Navy Grumman F7F Tigercat, a heavy fighter used by the
F7
Rapid-fire projectile weapon that fires armour-piercing or explosive shells
cases favoured the Browning AN/M2 "light-barrel" .50 calibre heavy machine gun. A fighter equipped with these intermediate weapons in sufficient numbers
Autocannon
Dutch WWII heavy fighter
The Fokker G.I was a Dutch twin-engined heavy fighter aircraft comparable in size and role to the German Messerschmitt Bf 110. Although in production
Fokker_G.I
1987 video game
Street Fighter is a 1987 fighting game developed and published by Capcom for arcades. It is the first competitive fighting game produced by the company
Street_Fighter_(video_game)
Military unit
Zerstörergeschwader 76 (ZG 76) was a Zerstörer (heavy fighter; lit. "destroyer") geschwader (wing) of the German Luftwaffe during World War II. The wing
Zerstörergeschwader_76
Fictional character
honored by the homage. At 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m), Balrog is a tall and heavy built fighter. Balrog is simply known as Boxer for international tournaments. A
Balrog_(Street_Fighter)
162 long-range heavy bomber MB.174 reconnaissance MB.175 bomber MB.200 bomber MB.210 bomber MB.220 transport MB.700 prototype light fighter, one completed
List of aircraft of the French Air Force during World War II
List_of_aircraft_of_the_French_Air_Force_during_World_War_II
1943 multi-role combat aircraft family
service ceiling of some 11,400 m (37,500 ft), but the promising Dornier heavy fighter and zerstörer was still under development with only prototype airframes
Junkers_Ju_388
American WWII-era fighter aircraft
American Aviation P-51 Mustang is an American long-range, single-seat fighter and fighter-bomber used during World War II and the Korean War, among other conflicts
North_American_P-51_Mustang
Abandoned military aircraft projects of Russia
Istrebitel, "Heavy Perspective Frontline Fighter" (TPFI) and the Lyogkiy Perspektivnyi Frontovoy Istrebitel, "Light Perspective Frontline Fighter" (Лёгкий
Post-PFI Soviet/Russian aircraft projects
Post-PFI_Soviet/Russian_aircraft_projects
Radial aircraft engine by Bristol Engine Company
powered a number of aircraft types, including Bristol's own Beaufighter heavy fighter design, although it was more commonly used on bombers. The Hercules
Bristol_Hercules
American military advocacy group
S. Air Force and U.S. Navy were in the process of acquiring large, heavy fighters designed primarily to fight with air-to-air missiles. Project Forecast
Fighter_Mafia
Type of military aircraft
the enemy's capacity to wage war. Unlike tactical bombers, penetrators, fighter-bombers, and attack aircraft, which are used in air interdiction operations
Strategic_bomber
German aircraft engine
Pfeil prototype heavy fighter, the front-line Messerschmitt Me 410 Hornisse heavy fighter and Heinkel He 219 Uhu twin-engined night fighter were all designed
Daimler-Benz_DB_603
Fictional character
matador's traditional sword. Vega's inclusion in Street Fighter Alpha 3 was the result of heavy fan requests. Vega's finalized design is a culmination
Vega_(Street_Fighter)
Japanese WWII fighter prototype
Japanese, twin-engined fighter aircraft of the Second World War. Designed by the Army Aerotechnical Research Institute to be a heavy fighter armed with large
Rikugun_Ki-93
British turboprop engine
mid-1940s. Its main use was in the Westland Wyvern, a carrier-based heavy fighter. The prototypes had used the Rolls-Royce Eagle piston engine, but Pythons
Armstrong_Siddeley_Python
Japanese carrier-based fighter aircraft
long-range carrier-capable fighter aircraft that was manufactured by Mitsubishi Aircraft Company, which was part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. It was operated
Mitsubishi_A6M_Zero
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