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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.
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] The eventual design, which was built as a full-sized XF-108 mockup , was displayed to Air Force officials on 17–20 January 1959. [ 9 ]
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]
The Lockheed F-104 Starfighter is an American single-engine, supersonic interceptor which was extensively deployed as a fighter-bomber during the Cold War.Created as a day fighter by Lockheed as one of the "Century Series" of fighter aircraft for the United States Air Force (USAF), it was developed into an all-weather multirole aircraft in the early 1960s and produced by several other nations ...
F107 or F-107 may refer to: HMS Rothesay, a 1957 British Royal Navy Rothesay-class frigate; Netz 107, an Israeli Air Force F-16 on display at the Israeli Air Force Museum; North American F-107, a 1956 American supersonic military fighter prototype; Williams F107, a small turbofan jet engine
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
In mid-November 2012, the squadron's F-16I aircraft attacked hundreds of terrorist targets in the Gaza Strip as part of Operation Pillar of Defense. On July 7, 2013, a plane from the squadron crashed, this plane was the "flagship plane" of the squadron since its tail number was 107.
Data from McDonnell Douglas aircraft since 1920: Volume II, Fighters of the United States Air Force General characteristics Crew: 1 Length: 54 ft 1.5 in (16.497 m) Wingspan: 39 ft 8 in (12.09 m) Height: 17 ft 3 in (5.26 m) Wing area: 350 sq ft (33 m 2) Airfoil: NACA 65-009 Empty weight: 12,140 lb (5,507 kg) Gross weight: 18,500 lb (8,391 kg) Max takeoff weight: 23,100 lb (10,478 kg) Fuel ...