In the movie *Top Gun* we see pilot Maverick with his offsider Goose.
The F-14 clearly needs a second man; but the A-4 does not, nor does the ~~Mig-28~~ *F-5E.*
The F-15 and F-18 comes in both one and two man variants, but I don’t think I’ve seen a two man F-16.
Modern MiG’s and Sukhoi’s seem to be one man fighters.
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In Jets that usually have 2 officers, the 2nd officer does things so that the pilot can focus on piloting: keep track of targets, adjust weapon loadouts, operate the radio, etc. Remember that the number one cause of plane crashes is pilot error.
We no longer see many fighter jets with 2 officers because we now have more capable computers that can do all that. When a jet does come in a 2 officer variant it is most likely a trainer.
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