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| − | '''Interceptors''' are military aircraft designed to take off, rapidly meet incoming enemy aircraft and destroy them. Traditionally they sacrificed maneuverability for speed and climbing performance. A classic example of this was the F-104 Starfighter, which was termed the "missile with a man in it" because it looked and performed more like a missile than a traditional aircraft. | + | '''Interceptors''' are military [[aircraft]] designed to take off, rapidly meet incoming enemy aircraft and destroy them. Traditionally they sacrificed maneuverability for speed and climbing performance. A classic example of this was the F-104 Starfighter, which was termed the "missile with a man in it" because it looked and performed more like a missile than a traditional aircraft. |
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Revision as of 22:27, August 29, 2007
Interceptors are military aircraft designed to take off, rapidly meet incoming enemy aircraft and destroy them. Traditionally they sacrificed maneuverability for speed and climbing performance. A classic example of this was the F-104 Starfighter, which was termed the "missile with a man in it" because it looked and performed more like a missile than a traditional aircraft.