Combat Planes Modern combat planes have advanced a long way from the wood and canvas designs of World War I WWI Propeller-driven double-winged biplanes were replaced by jets towards the end of World War II WWII These were the first-generation jet fighters 4
The Chinese Chengdu J-20 fifth-generation fighter built in China for the People’s Liberation Army Air Force PLAAF is a single-seat twinjet that uses stealth technology The most advanced combat planes flying today are known as fifth-generation aircraft Fifth-generation fighters include the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor and the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II both built in the United States All fifth-generation fighters use stealth technology This means their design and the materials they are made of make them invisible to most radar They rely on computers both for combat and to help the pilot fly them 5
