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How to Decode Fighter Jets

Ever wondered what “F-16”, “F-35” or “SR-71” actually mean? In this video we break down the secret alphabet behind U.S. military aircraft designations — from fighter jets like the F-22 Raptor and F-35 Lightning II, to bombers like the B-2 Spirit, B-52 and B-29, tankers like the KC-135 and KB-29, and cargo haulers like the C-5 Galaxy and C-17 Globemaster. We’ll also look at legends like the U-2 “Dragon Lady”, the SR-71 Blackbird, the McDonnell Douglas RF-4, and why oddballs like the F-117 “stealth fighter” don’t really fit the rules. You’ll see how letters like F, A, B, C, K, S, R, Q, X, O, T, U, H and W turn into real-world machines: drones like the RQ-1 Predator and MQ-9 Reaper, experimental X-planes like the X-1 and X-15 and XQ-58A Valkyrie, patrol and weather aircraft like the WC-130 Hurricane Hunter, and helicopters like the CH-47 Chinook, CH-53 Sea Stallion, HH-60 Pave Hawk and SH-60 Seahawk. We even dive into older Navy codes like F4U Corsair, F6F Hellcat, BT, PB and the wonderfully named PBJ Mitchell. From Lockheed and McDonnell Douglas to Grumman, Vought and Douglas, from the U.S. Air Force to the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps, this is your quick guide to decoding how the Pentagon names its warplanes.