F-107A Ultra Sabre

The F-107 Ultra Sabre, the Odd-Looking Ultra Hump-back aircraft defeated by the F-105 Thunderchief in the contest for an all-weather fighter-bomber – The Aviation Geek Club

The first flight of the F-107 Ultra Sabre was on Sep. 10, 1956. The F-107’s competitor for the Air Force contract was the F-105 Thunderchief. The F-107 was designed for a US Air Force (USAF) competition to select a new all-weather fighter-bomber. The design originated as a redesigned F-100, but it quickly became apparent that …

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A QUICK LOOK AT THE F-107A ULTRA SABRE, THE CENTURY SERIES FIGHTER THAT NEVER WAS – The Aviation Geek Club

After seriously considering the production of the F-107A, the USAF instead chose to buy the F-105 Thunderchief The North American F-107A Ultra Sabre was a mid-1950s development of the successful F-100 Super Sabre. Special features of the F-107A included an engine air intake above the cockpit, an all-moving vertical fin, and a system (called a …

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