Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-10993019-20131208022821/@comment-24280747-20131214225723

First Gen: Stuff that flies. E.G. Sopwith Camel, Fokker D.V.II, P 51D, Hurricane MK.II

Second Gen: Aircraft with jet engines and "pipper" gunsights. E.G. Me 262, F-86 Sabre, Mig-15

Third Gen: Jet planes with radar, missiles and radar tracking. E.G. F-4 Phantom, Mig-21, F-3 Crusader

Fourth Gen: Jet planes with BVR missiles and radar, HUDs, AWACS connectivity, and Battlfefield connectivity

Fifth Gen: Stealth capabilities through shaping and materials, Thrust vectoring, Data Fusion, "Super Meneuverability" E.G. F-22, F-35, PAK FA, SU-47, XO-2 Wyvern

Sixth Gen: Stealth capabilities, ECM, advanced battle-control weapons, automatic drone control  E.G. CFA-44 Nosferatu,

Seventh Gen: COFFIN weapons systems, LSWMs, FBW, multiple super weapons, pilot-plane synchronization E.G. ADF-01 FALKEN, Fenrir