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What does the F in the jets F18, F15, F22, etc stand for???

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there is also P for prop (P-51)
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You forgot "U" for "Utility."
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Ximeno is kinda right. "P" did stand for Pusuit. As in P-51, P-38, P-40, etcetera. P was dropped in 1948 in favor of F for fighter.
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"F" is a pre-fix for fighters.
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F----Fighter plane

C141---Cargo

T---- Tanker ( fuel)

B 52 Bomber
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F-fighter,B-bomber,A-attack,C-cargo,E-el... and scrambling radio and radar signals),and variations,F/A-fighter/attack,etc.
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P (world war II and earlier) stood for 'Pursuit'

There was also PB (patrol bomber)
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Just vote jim correct
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Short for FUBAR, a very standard military acronym.
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Fred..he picked the numbers
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"F" stands for "Fighter"

"B" stands for "Bomber"

"C" stands for "Cargo"

"M" stands for "Special Mission"

"H" stands for "Helicopter"

"T" stands for "Trainer"

"X" stands for "EXperimental"

"Y" stands for "Testing/Prototype"

"A" stands for "Attack"

"R" stands for "Recce"

"Q" stands for "UAV/Drone"

"K" stands for "TanKer"

"V" stands for "Tiltrotor"
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