Beeting 1 aircraft
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1. What a Fighter Aircraft Is 2. Characteristics of Fighter Aircraft 3. WWI 4. WWII 5. Watch a video
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1. What a Fighter Aircraft Is
2. Characteristics of Fighter Aircraft
3. WWI
4. WWII
5. Watch a video
•It is a military aircraft used to attack other aircraft.
•It is unlike a bomber which attacks ground targets by dropping bombs.
•They are comparatively small and highly manoeuvrable.
•They have been fitted with increasingly sophisticated tracking and weapons systems to intercept and attack other aircraft.
•In WWI, fighter aircrafts were used to hunt down enemy reconnaissance and balloons.
•Engine power was low.
•In WWII, fighter aircraft became important in terrorising the sky, notably in the case of the blitzkrieg.
•Engine power improved.