And what about this one? 25% of the price, all of the performance. Hundreds just sitting in the desert waiting for a new life at the time. F-106 only went to procurement because they had too much money into it to walk away. Billion $ boondoggle personified. Time to climb...? (the "hallmark" of an interceptor in that era)...the Voodoo kicked it's butt. Also in manoevering accelleration at high altitudes, if the truth be known.And, what about THIS aircraft in service of Australia as long-range interceptor?
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convair_F-106_Delta_Dart
On topic? The Voodoo also covered both the 105's butt in Europe (F-101A/ F-101C) and the 106 (with ADC/NORAD), when neither could meet their IOC dates.