How far can an F 16 fly without refueling?
500 miles
In an air-to-surface role, the F-16 can fly more than 500 miles (860 kilometers), deliver its weapons with superior accuracy, defend itself against enemy aircraft, and return to its starting point. An all-weather capability allows it to accurately deliver ordnance during non-visual bombing conditions.
What is the fastest US Air Force jet?
The NASA/USAF X-15 is the fastest fighter jet ever produced. It reached record top speed of Mach 6.72 or 4,520 mph, which is more than five times the speed of sound.
How do fighter jets refuel in the air?
Narrator: Fighter jets can perform what seem like impossible maneuvers, high above the clouds. But one of the most amazing moves is how it can refuel in midair. Aerial refueling is the process of transferring fuel from one aircraft, the tanker, to another aircraft, the receiver.
How much jet fuel does it take to power an aircraft carrier?
Jet fuel has a density of around 46 megajoules per kilogram, and a Nimitz class U.S. aircraft carrier’s propulsion system is rated at about 200 megawatts, or 2×10 8 joules/second. or about 125,000 gallons of jet fuel per day (filling up the three million gallon tank in about 24 days).
How long does it take to refuel a large aircraft?
Bigger aircraft can take 10 times more time to complete refuel, and even seseveral tanker aircraft. We often flew from Canada to Norway in the tanker that refuelled our CF 5 fighters, once every 2 hours or so, the fighters would line up behind us and refuel for about 10 minute or less each, then back away to allow their wingman to get fuel.
How much fuel does it take to fuel a fighter jet?
For a fighter jet, I will use the F-14A Tomcat, a carrier-capable aircraft. The Tomcat has a maximum fuel capacity of about 9000+2000 liters (internal + external fuel tanks), or about [4] 11000 L × 0.8 kg/L = 8.8×103kg, so with all 50+ F-14s full of fuel, this is about 4.4×105kg of fuel.