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The Century Series aircraft represented a mix of fighter-bombers (F-100, F-101A, F-105) and pure interceptors (F-101B, F-102, F-104, F-106). The unifying characteristic of the Century Series aircraft was advanced performance and avionics when they were introduced.
Sean Reddish. Updated: Oct 26, 2016. What is the Century Series? The Century Series fighters are a group of 6 US production fighter jets that were numbered F-100, F-101, F-102, F-104, F-105 and F-106. Although these were considered "2nd Generation" fighters, sharing common technology, the basis for this club was actually the "hundreds" numbering.
T he Air Force’s “Century Series” of fighters—so called because they ranged from the F-100 to the F-106—marked many firsts for the service: the first supersonic, then double-sonic fighters; the first air-craft conceived as “weapon systems”
The six U.S. Air Force aircraft that make up what is known as the Century Series—the North American F-100 through the Convair F-106—were the hottest jets of the cold war. Products of the mid- to...
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Sep 1, 2012 · The real glamorous celebrity of the Century Series was the Lockheed F-104 Starfighter—the missile with the man in it—known as the “Zipper.”. Mach 2 was an easy task, and the F-104A-model interceptor checked in at 1,404 mph and 91,249 feet altitude and was an absolute ball to fly.
May 25, 2017 · America’s amazing ‘Century’ fighter jets. By Thom Patterson, CNN. Published 6:14 AM EDT, Thu May 25, 2017. Link Copied! First flight: October 1955. Maximum speed: 1,390 mph. The F-105 could...
The Century Serieswas a group of U.S. military fighter and interceptor aircraft from the F-100 to the F-106. The series included the first successful supersonic aircraft designs in the United States Air Force's service, and remained in active service into the 1970s and 1980s with the Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard.
