Founders OF World Best Jet Fighter

1. Messerschmitt Me 262

• Founder: Willy Messerschmitt (Messerschmitt AG)
• Country: Germany
• Year: 1944

2. Gloster Meteor

• Founder: Gloster Aircraft Company
• Country: United Kingdom
• Year: 1944

3. Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star

• Founder: Clarence “Kelly” Johnson (Lockheed)
• Country: United States
• Year: 1945

4. Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15

• Founder: Artem Mikoyan and Mikhail Gurevich (Mikoyan-Gurevich)
• Country: Soviet Union
• Year: 1949

5. North American F-86 Sabre

• Founder: North American Aviation
• Country: United States
• Year: 1949

6. Dassault Ouragan

• Founder: Marcel Dassault (Dassault Aviation)
• Country: France
• Year: 1952

7. Hawker Hunter

• Founder: Hawker Aircraft
• Country: United Kingdom
• Year: 1954

8. Saab J 29 Tunnan

• Founder: Svenska Aeroplan Aktiebolaget (SAAB)
• Country: Sweden
• Year: 1950

9. Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17

• Founder: Artem Mikoyan and Mikhail Gurevich (Mikoyan-Gurevich)
• Country: Soviet Union
• Year: 1952

10. Republic F-84 Thunderjet

• Founder: Republic Aviation
• Country: United States
• Year: 1947

11. Grumman F9F Panther

• Founder: Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation
• Country: United States
• Year: 1949

12. English Electric Canberra

• Founder: English Electric
• Country: United Kingdom
• Year: 1951

13. Dassault Mystère

• Founder: Marcel Dassault (Dassault Aviation)
• Country: France
• Year: 1954

14. Vought F-8 Crusader

• Founder: Vought
• Country: United States
• Year: 1957

15. Lockheed F-104 Starfighter

• Founder: Clarence “Kelly” Johnson (Lockheed)
• Country: United States
• Year: 1958

16. Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19

• Founder: Artem Mikoyan and Mikhail Gurevich (Mikoyan-Gurevich)
• Country: Soviet Union
• Year: 1955

17. Saab 35 Draken

• Founder: Svenska Aeroplan Aktiebolaget (SAAB)
• Country: Sweden
• Year: 1960

18. North American F-100 Super Sabre

• Founder: North American Aviation
• Country: United States
• Year: 1954

19. Sukhoi Su-7

• Founder: Pavel Sukhoi (Sukhoi)
• Country: Soviet Union
• Year: 1959

20. Dassault Mirage III

• Founder: Marcel Dassault (Dassault Aviation)
• Country: France
• Year: 1961

21. McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II

• Founder: McDonnell Aircraft Corporation
• Country: United States
• Year: 1960

22. Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21

• Founder: Artem Mikoyan and Mikhail Gurevich (Mikoyan-Gurevich)
• Country: Soviet Union
• Year: 1959

23. English Electric Lightning

• Founder: English Electric
• Country: United Kingdom
• Year: 1959

24. Northrop F-5 Freedom Fighter

• Founder: Northrop Corporation
• Country: United States
• Year: 1962

25. Hawker Siddeley Harrier

• Founder: Hawker Siddeley
• Country: United Kingdom
• Year: 1969

26. Saab 37 Viggen

• Founder: Svenska Aeroplan Aktiebolaget (SAAB)
• Country: Sweden
• Year: 1971

27. Mikoyan MiG-23

• Founder: Artem Mikoyan (Mikoyan)
• Country: Soviet Union
• Year: 1970

28. Sukhoi Su-15

• Founder: Pavel Sukhoi (Sukhoi)
• Country: Soviet Union
• Year: 1965

29. Grumman F-14 Tomcat

• Founder: Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation
• Country: United States
• Year: 1974

30. General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark

• Founder: General Dynamics
• Country: United States
• Year: 1967

31. McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle

• Founder: McDonnell Douglas
• Country: United States
• Year: 1976

32. Mikoyan MiG-25

• Founder: Mikoyan-Gurevich Design Bureau
• Country: Soviet Union
• Year: 1970

33. Sukhoi Su-17

• Founder: Pavel Sukhoi (Sukhoi)
• Country: Soviet Union
• Year: 1969

34. Northrop YF-17

• Founder: Northrop Corporation
• Country: United States
• Year: 1974

35. Dassault Mirage F1

• Founder: Marcel Dassault (Dassault Aviation)
• Country: France
• Year: 1973

36. Panavia Tornado

• Founders: Panavia Aircraft GmbH (Trinational consortium: UK, Germany, Italy)
• Countries: United Kingdom, Germany, Italy
• Year: 1979

37. Sukhoi Su-27

• Founder: Pavel Sukhoi (Sukhoi)
• Country: Soviet Union
• Year: 1985

38. McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet

• Founder: McDonnell Douglas (later Boeing)
• Country: United States
• Year: 1983

39. Mikoyan MiG-29

• Founder: Mikoyan Design Bureau
• Country: Soviet Union
• Year: 1982

40. Dassault Rafale

• Founder: Dassault Aviation
• Country: France
• Year: 2001

41. Eurofighter Typhoon

• Founders: Eurofighter GmbH (consortium: UK, Germany, Italy, Spain)
• Countries: United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, Spain
• Year: 2003

42. Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor

• Founder: Lockheed Martin
• Country: United States
• Year: 2005

43. Saab JAS 39 Gripen

• Founder: Svenska Aeroplan Aktiebolaget (SAAB)
• Country: Sweden
• Year: 1996

44. Chengdu J-10

• Founder: Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group
• Country: China
• Year: 2005

45. Shenyang J-11

• Founder: Shenyang Aircraft Corporation
• Country: China
• Year: 1998

46. Sukhoi Su-30

• Founder: Pavel Sukhoi (Sukhoi)
• Country: Russia
• Year: 1996

47. Sukhoi Su-35

• Founder: Pavel Sukhoi (Sukhoi)
• Country: Russia
• Year: 2014

48. Chengdu J-20

• Founder: Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group
• Country: China
• Year: 2017

49. Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II

• Founder: Lockheed Martin
• Country: United States
• Year: 2015

50. Northrop Grumman YF-23

• Founder: Northrop Grumman
• Country: United States
• Year: 1990 (prototype)

60. Chengdu FC-1 Xiaolong / JF-17 Thunder

• Founders: Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group and Pakistan Aeronautical Complex
• Countries: China, Pakistan
• Year: 2007

61. AMX International AMX

• Founders: AMX International (Italy-Brazil consortium)
• Countries: Italy, Brazil
• Year: 1984

62. Yakovlev Yak-38

• Founder: Yakovlev Design Bureau
• Country: Soviet Union
• Year: 1976

63. Mitsubishi F-2

• Founders: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Lockheed Martin
• Country: Japan
• Year: 2000

64. HAL HF-24 Marut

• Founder: Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)
• Country: India
• Year: 1967

65. Dassault Étendard IV

• Founder: Marcel Dassault (Dassault Aviation)
• Country: France
• Year: 1962

66. Nanchang Q-5

• Founder: Hongdu Aviation Industry Group
• Country: China
• Year: 1970

67. Mikoyan MiG-27

• Founder: Mikoyan Design Bureau
• Country: Soviet Union
• Year: 1975

68. Sukhoi Su-34

• Founder: Pavel Sukhoi (Sukhoi)
• Country: Russia
• Year: 2014

69. Dassault Mirage 5

• Founder: Marcel Dassault (Dassault Aviation)
• Country: France
• Year: 1970

70. IAI Kfir

• Founder: Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI)
• Country: Israel
• Year: 1975

71. Soko G-4 Super Galeb

• Founder: Soko
• Country: Yugoslavia (now Serbia)
• Year: 1983

72. HAL HJT-36 Sitara

• Founder: Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)
• Country: India
• Year: 2003

73. KAI KF-21 Boramae

• Founder: Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI)
• Country: South Korea
• Year: 2021 (prototype)

74. Chengdu J-9

• Founder: Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group
• Country: China
• Year: Cancelled in the 1980s (prototype)

75. HAL HTT-40

• Founder: Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)
• Country: India
• Year: 2020

76. AMX International A-1

• Founders: AMX International (Italy-Brazil consortium)
• Countries: Italy, Brazil
• Year: 1990

77. Atlas Cheetah

• Founder: Atlas Aircraft Corporation
• Country: South Africa
• Year: 1986

78. Chengdu J-7

• Founder: Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group
• Country: China
• Year: 1966

79. Soko J-21 Jastreb

• Founder: Soko
• Country: Yugoslavia (now Serbia)
• Year: 1967

80. Chengdu J-8

• Founder: Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group
• Country: China
• Year: 1980

81. AIDC AT-3

• Founder: Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation (AIDC)
• Country: Taiwan
• Year: 1980

82. Sukhoi Su-24

• Founder: Pavel Sukhoi (Sukhoi)
• Country: Soviet Union
• Year: 1974

83. Nanchang CJ-6

• Founder: Hongdu Aviation Industry Group
• Country: China
• Year: 1958

84. IAR 93 Vultur

• Founders: IAR (Romania) and SOKO (Yugoslavia)
• Countries: Romania, Yugoslavia (now Serbia)
• Year: 1974

85. Shenyang J-15

• Founder: Shenyang Aircraft Corporation
• Country: China
• Year: 2013

86. Sukhoi Su-25

• Founder: Pavel Sukhoi (Sukhoi)
• Country: Soviet Union
• Year: 1981

87. IAI Lavi

• Founder: Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI)
• Country: Israel
• Year: Cancelled in 1987 (prototype)

88. Avro Canada CF-100 Canuck

• Founder: Avro Canada
• Country: Canada
• Year: 1952

89. Shenyang J-31

• Founder: Shenyang Aircraft Corporation
• Country: China
• Year: Prototype (first flown in 2012)

90. Mikoyan MiG-31

• Founder: Mikoyan Design Bureau
• Country: Soviet Union
• Year: 1981

91. General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon

• Founder: General Dynamics (later Lockheed Martin)
• Country: United States
• Year: 1978

92. Soko G-2 Galeb

• Founder: Soko
• Country: Yugoslavia (now Serbia)
• Year: 1965

93. J-22 Orao

• Founders: Soko and Avioane Craiova
• Countries: Yugoslavia (now Serbia), Romania
• Year: 1978

94. MiG-1.44

• Founder: Mikoyan Design Bureau
• Country: Russia
• Year: Prototype (first flown in 2000)

95. Folland Gnat

• Founder: Folland Aircraft
• Country: United Kingdom
• Year: 1955

96. Northrop T-38 Talon

• Founder: Northrop Corporation
• Country: United States
• Year: 1961

97. IAI Nesher

• Founder: Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI)
• Country: Israel
• Year: 1971

98. HAL HF-24 Marut

• Founder: Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)
• Country: India
• Year: 1967

99. Dassault Super Étendard

• Founder: Dassault Aviation
• Country: France
• Year: 1978

100. Boeing X-32

• Founder: Boeing
• Country: United States

Year: Prototype (first flown in 2000) World 100 Best Airlines