WoVAddict Posted March 19, 2009 Posted March 19, 2009 What was the first operational US airplane that had an afterburner? Quote
GreyCap Posted March 19, 2009 Posted March 19, 2009 Have you asked Mister Google? He knows alot! I already found this; Lockheed publicized that the XF -90 was the first US AF aircraft to fly with afterburners (in 1949) Quote
+DWCAce Posted March 19, 2009 Posted March 19, 2009 The Vought F6U Pirate was the first a/c to use afterburner. Though, it's service life (don't even know if it can be considered operational) was short. Quote
+JediMaster Posted March 19, 2009 Posted March 19, 2009 I know the MiG-17 was the first major Soviet fighter to have it. I've no idea which was the first significant US fighter to have it. Quote
Pannono17 Posted March 19, 2009 Posted March 19, 2009 I was thinking, maybe the first "major" US fighter with a burner was the F-104, but I have no idea. Just my two cents Quote
+JediMaster Posted March 20, 2009 Posted March 20, 2009 The F-104 I think was the first major Mach 2 fighter. We had ones before that which couldn't reach close to Mach 2. Quote
ezlead Posted March 20, 2009 Posted March 20, 2009 (edited) F-94C (night fighter version of T-33) Some were used in Korea. Edited March 20, 2009 by ezlead Quote
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