Not to say THE coolest...
Not to say THE best...
Not to say THE greatest...

But a very nice looking aircraft.

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I think the F-106 is much prettier, in addition to working better.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conva...from_tanker.jpg

Of all of the series, my favorite is the F-105 Thunderchief. It was originally designed as
a tactical nuclear bomber. It could do Mach 2 and deliver the goods; especially during
the Vietnam war. Bombs, missles, etc.



Bob

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All of the Century Series fighters were cool.

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The F-102 was an underperfoming SLUG.
The F-106 however was the real deal.
We had those here in Michigan in the MIANG until 1984.

My ABSOLUTE LEAST LIKED in the century series was the F-105 Thud.
Couldn't pull any G's worth a hoot without over-stressing the airframe.
One could not design an UGLIER aircraft either. Makes the F-101 Voodoo look nice and those all fell out of the UGLY TREE.

The BEST looking of the bunch BY FAR was the F-104 Starfighter and is the only one still flying other than the F-100.

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Yep, gotta vote for the 104. Some of the others are not bad per se, but hard to beat the Missile With A Man In It.

Earl

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The F-106 was my favorite of the Century Series.

Built here in San Diego, California.

It still holds the speed record for single-engine jet aircraft at 1,525.95 mph (Mach 2.43).

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In addition to top speed, the F-106 was probably the most maneuverable and useful of the bunch.

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ALL systems are GO for MAYHEM, CHAOS, TURMOIL, FIASCOS, and HAVOC !

Started watching the old Steve Canyon TV show tonight. They had a bunch of F-102s, along with a B-50 and a Matador missile. Was kinda neat seeing the old stuff again in black and white.

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Ah, the Delta Dagger.

I think that was the very first plastic airplane kit I ever bought.

Though it was not truly one of the Century Series, my favorite for that era was the F-111 with the swivel wings. Of the actual Century Series, I liked the Starfighter the best.

I also like the name Thunderchief and the looks of the plane. I bought several the wooden Thud models from a couple of decades ago intending to make them fly, both under rocket and ducted fan power. Never got around to them yet.


Bill

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