Top 5 Fighter Jets of American Airforce of 1960s

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top 5 fighter jets of American Air Force USAF from the 1960s are
1]Convair F-102 Delta Dagger 123

Role: Interceptor aircraft
Manufacturer: Convair
First flight: 24 October 1953
Introduction: April 1956
Retired: 1979
Number built: 1,000
Length: 68 ft 4 in
Wingspan: 38 ft 1 in
Height: 21 ft 2 in
Maximum speed: 810 mph
Cruising speed: 600 mph
Range: 1,000 miles
Ceiling: 55,000 ft
Engine: One Pratt & Whitney J57 of 16,000 lbs. thrust with afterburner

2]Convair F-106 Delta Dart45
Role: Interceptor aircraft
Manufacturer: Convair
First flight: 26 December 1956
Introduction: June 1959
Retired: August 1988
Number built: 342
Length: 70 ft 8 in
Wingspan: 38 ft 3 in
Height: 20 ft 3 in
Maximum speed: 1,525 mph
Cruising speed: 650 mph
Range: 1,500 miles
Ceiling: 53,000 ft
Engine: One Pratt & Whitney J75-P-17 of 24,500 lbs. thrust with afterburner

3]Douglas F4D Skyray 67
Role: Fighter aircraft
Manufacturer: Douglas Aircraft Company
First flight: 23 January 1951
Introduction: 1956
Retired: 1964
Number built: 422
Length: 45 ft 3 in
Wingspan: 33 ft 6 in
Height: 13 ft 0 in
Maximum speed: 722 mph
Service Ceiling: 57,000 feet
Engine: 1x Pratt & Whitney J57-P-8B Jet Power: 24,500 pound-force
4]Douglas F5D Skylancer89
Role: Fighter aircraft
Manufacturer: Douglas Aircraft Company
First flight: 21 April 1956
Length: 53.81 ft
Wingspan: 33 ft 6 in
Height: 16 ft 5½ in
Maximum speed: 988 mph
Service Ceiling: 57,000 feet
Engine: 1 x Pratt & Whitney J57-P-8 16,000 lb thrust afterburner turbojet
McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II, 101112
5]McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II101112
Role: Interceptor, fighter-bomber
Manufacturer: McDonnell Aircraft Corporation, McDonnell Douglas Corporation
First flight: 27 May 1958
Introduction: 30 Dec 1960
Retired: 1996 (U.S. combat use)
Number built: 5,195
Length: 63 ft
Wingspan: 38 ft 4 in
Height: 16 ft 6 in
Maximum speed: 1,485 mph
Service Ceiling: 62,650 ft
Range: 1,885 miles
Engine: Two General Electric J79s/17,900 lbs each

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