The F-106 performed well, with Mach 2.3 speed, a 57,000-foot service ceiling, and a 29,000-foot per minute climbing rate. Yet it never saw action in combat.

and the Convair F-106 Delta Dart. But there is no F-103. Why not? It wasn’t for lack of trying. The Republic XF-103 was an ambitious project for an interceptor aircraft, with hopes of developing ...

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 ...

So Convair set about improving their F-102, to offer the Air Force a more capable delta-wing interceptor. The project came to be known as the F-106—featuring a similar delta wing and ...