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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]
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
North American F-107; XF-108 Rapier; Bell XF-109; Northrop F-20 Tigershark; Northrop YF-23; Other. Project Pluto; ... Attack Aircraft. Douglas A2D Skyshark;
F. North American F-1 Fury; North American F-82 Twin Mustang; North American F-86 Sabre; North American F-86D Sabre; North American YF-93; North American F-100 Super Sabre; List of F-100 units of the United States Air Force; North American F-107; North American XF-108 Rapier; North American FJ-1 Fury; North American FJ-2/-3 Fury; North American ...
Fairchild Aircraft Used in the Vietnam War by the USAF and RVNAF. [18] 1971 Unknown Unknown Northrop YA-9: Attack aircraft Northrop Corporation: Developed for the United States Air Force A-X program. However, the YA-9 was dropped in favor of the A-10. [19] 1972 [19] N/A 2 Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II: Close air support attack aircraft ...
North American Aviation (NAA) was a major American aerospace manufacturer that designed and built several notable aircraft and spacecraft. Its products included the T-6 Texan trainer, the P-51 Mustang fighter, the B-25 Mitchell bomber, the F-86 Sabre jet fighter, the X-15 rocket plane, the XB-70 bomber, the B-1 Lancer, the Apollo command and service module, the second stage of the Saturn V ...