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The Analysis of Jet Fighter Generations of the 2nd Half of the 20th Century and Its Significance for the History of Aviation
 
PIIS020596060010870-9-1
DOI10.31857/S020596060010870-9
Publication type Article
Status Published
Authors
Sergei Egoshin 
Affiliation: The National Research Center “Zhukovsky Institute”
Address: Zhukovsky, Ul. Zhukovskogo, 1
Journal nameVoprosy istorii estestvoznaniia i tekhniki
EditionVolume 41 3
Pages504-518
Abstract

This paper attempts to explore the history of the development of a minor segment of aircrafts, fighters equipped with jet engines, by analyzing the numbers of these aircrafts belonging to different generations, and to assess the relevance of this approach for the history of aviation. Based on the open printed sources and materials from the Internet, a database was compiled on the numbers of the first to fourth generation fighters in 1945–1999. The dynamics of the development of the world’s fleet of fighters is provided; the reasons behind some of its features are explained, and it is revealed how this dynamics correlate with the 20 th century events. The analysis of this work’s results allows to conclude that this approach can be effectively used in the studies on the history of aviation.

Keywordsjet fighters, jet fighter generation, world ʼ s aircraft fleet, systems analysis
Received28.09.2020
Publication date29.09.2020
Number of characters28329
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