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. Recently, The National Interest ...

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 ...

The project came to be known as the F-106—featuring a similar delta wing and, like the F-102, an internal weapons bay. The F-106 did feature distinct differences from the F-102, however.