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The F-107 was never given an official name, but was sometimes informally called the "Super Super Sabre" [10] referring to North American's earlier fighter design, the F-100 Super Sabre. [11] The designation "F-107A" was the only one assigned to the aircraft, [ 11 ] [ 12 ] though "YF-107A" is often used in publications.
To accompany the B-70 all the way to its target and back, the F-108 in its initial concept would have, at best, marginal range. [9] On 30 December 1958, YF-108A preproduction aircraft on order were reduced from 31 to 20 test aircraft and the first test flight was delayed from February to April 1961. [10]
A U.S Air Force F-35A. This is a list of fighter aircraft used by the United States.. This includes those of the 1962 United States Tri-Service aircraft designation system, 1924–1962 Air Force, pre-1962 Navy, and undesignated military aircraft.
In the US Air Force the naming convention for fighter aircraft is a prefix "F-", followed by a number, ground attack aircraft are prefixed with “A-” and bombers with “B-”. Fighter aircraft from the second world war onwards are sorted into generations, from 1 to 5, based on technological level. [1] [2] An American F-16 fighter jet
Attack aircraft, fighter, aggressor aircraft: Douglas Aircraft Company / McDonnell Douglas: 1954 1956 2,960 North American A-5 (A3J) Vigilante: Carrier-based nuclear bomber /reconnaissance aircraft [7] North American Aviation 1958 1961 167 Grumman A-6 Intruder: Attack aircraft Grumman: 1960 1963 693
The F-101 was the first aircraft in the USAF capable of exceeding 1,000 mph (1,600 km/h). The F-102 was the first aircraft in the world to utilize area rule in its design. The F-104 was the first combat aircraft capable of Mach 2 flight, and the only aircraft in history to simultaneously hold the world speed, rate-of climb and altitude records. [4]
North American F-100 Super Sabre; List of F-100 units of the United States Air Force; North American F-107; North American FJ-2/-3 Fury; North American FJ-4 Fury; North American XF-108 Rapier; North American YF-93; Northrop F-5; Northrop N-102 Fang
Jet Carrier-based Fighter: Manned 1985 186 [25] Scheduled to be replaced by F-35B/C Lightning II: F-35B/C Lightning II: Lockheed Martin USA Jet Carrier-based Fighter: Manned 2015 112 [25] F-35C carrier variant and F-35B V/STOL variants. Planned total of 353 F-35Bs and 67 F-35Cs to replace various aircraft. [96] F-5F/N Tiger II: Northrop USA Jet ...