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The second generation jet fighters existed between the mid-1950s to the early 1960s.

Development

The development of second-generation fighters was shaped by technological breakthroughs, lessons learned from the aerial battles of the Korean War, and a focus on conducting operations in a nuclear warfare environment. Technological advances in aerodynamics, propulsion and aerospace building materials (primarily aluminum alloys) permitted designers to experiment with aeronautical innovations, such as swept wings, delta wings, and area-ruled fuselages. Widespread use of after-burning turbojet engines made these the first production aircraft to break the sound barrier, and the ability to sustain supersonic speeds in level flight became a common capability amongst fighters of this generation.

Electronics

Fighter designs also took advantage of new electronics technologies that made effective radars small enough to be carried aboard smaller aircraft. Onboard radars permitted detection of enemy aircraft beyond visual range, thereby improving the handoff of targets by longer-ranged ground-based warning and tracking radars. Similarly, advances in guided missile development allowed air-to-air missiles to begin supplementing the gun as the primary offensive weapon for the first time in fighter history. During this period, passive-homing infrared-guided (IR) missiles became commonplace, but early IR missile sensors had poor sensitivity and a very narrow field of view (typically no more than 30°), which limited their effective use to only close-range, tail-chase engagements. Radar-guided (RF) missiles were introduced as well, but early examples proved unreliable. These semi-active radar homing (SARH) missiles could track and intercept an enemy aircraft "painted" by the launching aircraft's onboard radar. Medium- and long-range RF air-to-air missiles promised to open up a new dimension of "beyond-visual-range" (BVR) combat, and much effort was placed in further development of this technology.

Weapons

The prospect of a potential third world war featuring large mechanized armies and nuclear weapon strikes led to a degree of specialization along two design approaches: interceptors (like the English Electric Lightning and Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21F) and fighter-bombers (such as the Republic F-105 Thunderchief and the Sukhoi Su-7). Dogfighting, per se, was deemphasized in both cases. The interceptor was an outgrowth of the vision that guided missiles would completely replace guns and combat would take place at beyond visual ranges. As a result, interceptors were designed with a large missile payload and a powerful radar, sacrificing agility in favour of high speed, altitude ceiling and rate of climb. With a primary air defence role, emphasis was placed on the ability to intercept strategic bombers flying at high altitudes. Specialized point-defence interceptors often had limited range and little, if any, ground-attack capabilities. Fighter-bombers could swing between air superiority and ground-attack roles, and were often designed for a high-speed, low-altitude dash to deliver their ordnance. Television- and IR-guided air-to-surface missiles were introduced to augment traditional gravity bombs, and some were also equipped to deliver a nuclear bomb.

Active and Formerly Active

Aircraft	Primary Builder	Number built	First flight	Service life	Length m	Wingspan m	Wing area sq. m	Empty weight	Max takeoff weight	Max Speed km/h	Range km	Celling m	Engines × Thrust
Super Mystère	France	180	1955	1957-1977	14.13	10.51	32.00	6,390kg	10,000kg	1,950	1,175	17,000	1 × 33.3kN/44.1kN
Étendard IV	France	90	1958	1962-1991	14.40	9.60	29.00	5,900kg	10,200kg	1,099	3,300	15,500	1 × 43.16kN
Mirage III	France	1,422	1956	1961-Present	15.03	8.22	34.85	7,050kg	13,700kg	2,350	4,000	17,000	1 × 41.97kN/60.8kN
Mirage F1	France	720+	1966	1973-Present	15.30	8.40	25.00	7,400kg	10,900kg	2,338	3,300	20,000	1 × 49.03kN/70.61kN
Mirage 5	France	582	1967	1961-Present	15.03	8.22	34.85	7,050kg	13,700kg	2,350	4,000	18,000	1 × 41.97kN/60.8kN
IAI Nesher	Israel	61	1971	1972-2012	15.65	8.22	34.80	6,600kg	13,500kg	2,572	1,300	17,680	1 × 41.97kN/60.8kN
Fiat_G.91	Italy	770	1956	1958-1995	10.30	8.56	16.40	3,100kg	5,500kg	1,075	1,150	13,100	1 × 22.2kN
J-6 'Farmer'	People's Republic of China	3,000	1958	1961-2002	12.54	9.20	25.00	5,447kg	7,560kg	1,540	2,200	17,900	2 × 29.0kN/36.78kN
J-7 'Fishbed'	People's Republic of China	2,400+	1966	1960s-Present	14.88	8.32	24.88	5,292kg	9,100kg	2,200	2,200	17,500	1 × 44.1kN/64.7kN
HAL HF-24 Marut	India	147	1961	1964-1985	15.87	9.00	28.00	6,195kg	10,908kg	1,112	396+	13,750	2 × 21.57kN
MiG-19 'Farmer'	India	2,172	1953	1955-Present	12.54	9.00	25.00	5,447kg	7,560kg	1,455	2,200	17,500	2 × 31.9kN
MiG-21 'Fishbed'	Soviet Union	11,496	1955	1959-Present	15.00	7.15	23.00	5,339kg	8,725kg	2,237	1,210	17,800	1 × 40.21kN/69.62kN
Su-7 'Fitter-A'	Soviet Union	1,847	1955	1959-1990	16.80	9.31	34.00	8,937kg	15,210kg	1,150	1,650	17,600	1 × 66.6kN/94.1kN
Su-9 'Fishpot'	Soviet Union	1,150	1956	1959-1970s	17.37	8.43	34.00	8,620kg	12,250kg	2,135	1,125	16,760	1 × 67.1kN/98.1kN
Saab 35 Draken	Sweden	651	1955	1960-2005	15.35	9.42	49.22	7,865kg	11,400kg	2,695	3,250	18,000	1 × 56.5kN/78.4kN
Sea Vixen	United Kingdom	145	1951	1959-1972	16.94	15.54	60.20	12,680kg	18,860kg	1,110	1,270	14,600	2 × 50.0kN
Lightning	United Kingdom	337	1954	1959-1988	16.80	10.60	44.08	14,092kg	20,752kg	2,100	1,370	16,000	2 × 55.74kN/71.17kN
Folland Gnat	United Kingdom	449	1955	1959-1991	8.74	6.73	12.69	2,175kg	4,100kg	1,120	800	14,630	2 × 20.9kN
Gloster Javelin	United Kingdom	436	1951	1956-1968	17.15	15.85	86.00	10,886kg	19,580kg	1,140	1,530	15,865	2 × 54kN
Hawker Hunter	United Kingdom	1,972	1951	1956-Present	14.00	10.26	32.42	6,405kg	24,600kg	1,150	3,060	15,240	1 × 45.13kN
Supermarine Scimitar	United Kingdom	76	1956	1957-1969	16.84	11.33	45.06	10,869kg	15,513kg	1,185	2,289	14,000	1 × 50.1kN
Supermarine Swift	United Kingdom	197	1948	1952-1970s	12.88	9.85	30.50	6,094kg	9,381kg	1,148	1,014	13,960	1 × 31.9kN/42.0kN
F-8 Crusader	United States	1,219	1955	1957-1999	16.53	10.87	34.80	7,956kg	13,000kg	1,975	2,795	17,700	1 × 47.6kN/80.1kN
F-102 Delta Dragger	United States	1,000	1953	1956-1979	20.83	11.61	64.57	8,777kg	14,300kg	1,304	2,175	16,300	1 × 52.0kN/76.5kN
F4D Skyray	United States	422	1951	1956-1964	13.80	10.21	52.00	7,268kg	10,273kg	1,162	1,100	17,000	1 × 45.0kN/71.0kN
F-104 Starfighter	United States	2,578	1954	1958-2004	16.66	6.36	18.22	6,350kg	13,170kg	2,137	2,623	15,000	1 × 48.0kN/69.0kN
F-101 Voodoo	United States	807	1954	1957-1984	20.55	12.09	34.20	12,925kg	23,770kg	1,825	2,450	17,800	2 × 53.3kN/75.2kN
F-100 Super Sabre	United States	2,294	1953	1954-1988	15.20	11.81	37.00	9,500kg	15,800kg	1,390	3,320	15,000	1 × 45.0kN/71.0kN
F-105 Thunderchief	United States	833	1955	1958-1984	19.63	11.25	35.76	12,470kg	23,834kg	2,208	3,550	14,800	1 × 63.74kN/109.0kN

Note: Thrust Dry/Afterburner (in some cases only one of the two might be available)

This generational era also saw the introduction of carrier based VTOL aircraft such as:

Aircraft	Primary Builder	Number built	First flight	Service life	Length m	Wingspan m	Wing area sq. m	Empty weight	Max takeoff weight	Max Speed km/h	Range km	Celling m	Engines × Thrust
Harrier 'Jump Jet'	United Kingdom	278	1967	1969-Present	14.27	7.70	18.68	6,140kg	11,430kg	1,176	3,425	15,600	1 × 95.6kN
Yak-38 'Forger'	Soviet Union	231	1971	1976-1991	16.37	7.32	18.50	7,385kg	11,300kg	1,280	1,300	11,000	1 × 66.7kN 2 × 31.9kN

Canceled Aircraft

Argentina
- FMA I.Ae. 37 Ala Delta
Canada
- Avro Canada CF-105 Arrow (maiden flight on 25 March 1958)
Egypt
- Helwan HA-300 (maiden flight on 7 March 1964)

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 ===Active and Formerly Active===
-{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
+{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: right"
-! Country
+|-
-! Manufacturer
 ! Aircraft
+! Primary<br/>Builder
-! Introduced
+! Number<br/>built
-! Variants
+! First<br/>flight
-! Status
+! Service<br/>life
-!class="unsortable"|
+! Length<br/>m
+! Wingspan<br/>m
+! Wing area<br/>sq. m
+! Empty<br/>weight
+! Max takeoff<br/>weight
+! Max Speed</br>km/h
+! Range</br>km
+! Celling</br>m
+! Engines</br>×</br>Thrust
 |-
+| [[Dassault Super Mystère|Super Mystère]] || {{flag|France|FRA}} || 180 || 1955 || 1957-1977 ||  14.13 || 10.51 || 32.00 || 6,390kg || 10,000kg || 1,950 || 1,175 || 17,000 || 1 × 33.3kN/44.1kN
-|rowspan="2"| {{CHN}} || [[Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group|Chengdu]] || '''[[Chengdu J-7|J-7]]''' || 1967 || [[Chengdu_J-7#Variants|J-7I/II/III]], [[Chengdu_J-7#Variants|F-7]] || Operational || [[File:J-7I fighter at the China Aviation museum.jpg|150px]]
 |-
+| [[Dassault Étendard IV|Étendard IV]] || {{flag|France|FRA}} || 90 || 1958 || 1962-1991 ||  14.40 || 9.60 || 29.00 || 5,900kg || 10,200kg || 1,099 || 3,300 || 15,500 || 1 × 43.16kN
-| [[Shenyang Aircraft Corporation|Shenyang]] || '''[[Shenyang J-6|J-6]]''' || 1961 || [[Shenyang J-6#Variants|F-6]] || Operational || [[File:F-6 fighter at the China Aviation Museum.jpg|150px]]
 |-
+| [[Dassault Mirage III|Mirage III]] || {{flag|France|FRA}} || 1,422 || 1956 || 1961-Present || 15.03 || 8.22 || 34.85 || 7,050kg || 13,700kg || 2,350 || 4,000 || 17,000 || 1 × 41.97kN/60.8kN
-|rowspan="3"|{{FRA}} ||rowspan="3"| [[Dassault Aviation|Dassault]] || '''[[Dassault Super Mystère|Super Mystère]]''' || 1957 || || Retired<br>1966 || [[File:Dassault Super Mystere B2, France - Air Force AN1192418.jpg|150px]]
 |-
+| [[Dassault Mirage F1|Mirage F1]] || {{flag|France|FRA}} || 720+ || 1966 || 1973-Present || 15.30 || 8.40 || 25.00 || 7,400kg || 10,900kg || 2,338 || 3,300 || 20,000 || 1 × 49.03kN/70.61kN
-| '''[[Dassault Étendard IV|Étendard IV]]''' || 1962 || || Retired<br>1991 || [[File:Dassault Étendard IVM.jpg|150px]]
 |-
-| '''[[Dassault Mirage III|Mirage III]]''' || 1961 || [[Dassault Mirage 5|Mirage 5]] || Operational || [[File:RAAF Mirage III 1.JPEG|150px]]
+| [[Dassault Mirage 5|Mirage 5]] || {{flag|France|FRA}} || 582 || 1967 || 1961-Present || 15.03 || 8.22 || 34.85 || 7,050kg || 13,700kg || 2,350 || 4,000 || 18,000 || 1 × 41.97kN/60.8kN
 |-
+| [[IAI Nesher|IAI Nesher]] || {{flag|Israel|ISR}} || 61 || 1971 || 1972-2012 || 15.65 || 8.22 || 34.80 || 6,600kg || 13,500kg || 2,572 || 1,300 || 17,680 || 1 × 41.97kN/60.8kN
-|rowspan="2"| {{IND}} ||rowspan="2"|[[Hindustan Aeronautics|HAL]] || '''[[HAL HF-24 Marut|HF-24 Marut]]''' || 1961 || || Retired<br>1985 || [[File:HAL-HF-24-Marut.jpg|150px]]
 |-
+| [[Fiat_G.91|Fiat_G.91]] || {{flag|Italy|ITA}} || 770 || 1956 || 1958-1995 || 10.30 || 8.56 || 16.40 || 3,100kg || 5,500kg || 1,075 || 1,150 || 13,100 || 1 × 22.2kN
-| '''[[HAL Ajeet|Ajeet]]''' || 1977 || || Retired<br>1991 || [[File:56-BMTC Flight cropped.JPG|150px]]
 |-
+| [[Shenyang J-6|J-6 'Farmer']] || {{flag|People's Republic of China|PRC}} || 3,000 || 1958 || 1961-2002 ||  12.54 || 9.20 || 25.00 || 5,447kg|| 7,560kg || 1,540 || 2,200 || 17,900 || 2 × 29.0kN/36.78kN
-| {{ISR}} || [[Israel Aerospace Industries|IAI]] || '''[[IAI Nesher|Nesher]]''' || 1972 || [[IAI Nesher#Variants|Dagger]] || Retired<br>2012 || [[File:IAI Finger 2010.jpg|150px]]
 |-
+| [[Chengdu J-7|J-7 'Fishbed']] || {{flag|People's Republic of China|PRC}} || 2,400+ || 1966 || 1960s-Present ||  14.88 || 8.32 || 24.88 || 5,292kg|| 9,100kg || 2,200 || 2,200 || 17,500 || 1 × 44.1kN/64.7kN
-| {{ITA}} || [[Fiat Aviazione]] || '''[[Fiat G.91|G.91]]''' || 1958 || [[Fiat G.91Y]] || Retired<br>1995 || [[File:Fiat G91.jpg|150px]]
 |-
+| [[HAL HF-24 Marut|HAL HF-24 Marut]] || {{flag|India|IND}} || 147 || 1961 || 1964-1985 ||  15.87 || 9.00 || 28.00 || 6,195kg || 10,908kg || 1,112 || 396+ || 13,750 || 2 × 21.57kN
-|rowspan="5"|{{USSR}} ||rowspan="2"|[[Mikoyan|Mikoyan-Gurevich]] || '''[[Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19|MiG-19]]''' || 1955 || [[Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19#variants|S-105]] || Operational || [[File:Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19, Russia - Air Force AN1665027.jpg|150px]]
 |-
+| [[Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19|MiG-19 'Farmer']] || {{flag|India|IND}} || 2,172 || 1953 || 1955-Present ||  12.54 || 9.00 || 25.00 || 5,447kg || 7,560kg || 1,455 || 2,200 || 17,500 || 2 × 31.9kN
-| '''[[Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21|MiG-21]]''' || 1959 || [[Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21#Variants|S-106]], [[Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 variants#Foreign-built variants|Z-159]], [[Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 variants#Foreign-built variants|Type 77]], [[Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 variants#Foreign-built variants|Type 88]] || Operational || [[File:MiG-21PFM-Egypt-1982.jpg|150px]]
 |-
+| [[Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21|MiG-21 'Fishbed']] || {{flag|Soviet Union|USSR}} || 11,496 || 1955 || 1959-Present|| 15.00 || 7.15 || 23.00 || 5,339kg || 8,725kg || 2,237 || 1,210 || 17,800 || 1 × 40.21kN/69.62kN
-|rowspan="2"| [[Sukhoi]] || '''[[Sukhoi Su-7|Su-7]]''' || 1959 || || Operational || [[File:Su-7 Skarżysko.jpg|150px]]
 |-
+| [[Sukhoi Su-7|Su-7 'Fitter-A']] || {{flag|Soviet Union|USSR}} || 1,847 || 1955 || 1959-1990|| 16.80 || 9.31 || 34.00 || 8,937kg || 15,210kg || 1,150 || 1,650 || 17,600 || 1 × 66.6kN/94.1kN
-| '''[[Sukhoi Su-9|Su-9]]''' || 1959 || [[Sukhoi Su-11|Su-11]] || Retired<br>1983 || [[File:Su-9.jpg|150px]]
 |-
+| [[Sukhoi Su-9|Su-9 'Fishpot']] || {{flag|Soviet Union|USSR}} || 1,150 || 1956 || 1959-1970s || 17.37 || 8.43 || 34.00 || 8,620kg || 12,250kg || 2,135 || 1,125 || 16,760 || 1 × 67.1kN/98.1kN
-| [[Yakovlev]] || '''[[Yakovlev Yak-38|Yak-38]]''' || 1976 || || Retired<br>1991 || [[File:Yakovlev Yak-38 -2.jpg|150px]]
 |-
+| [[Saab 35 Draken|Saab 35 Draken]] || {{flag|Sweden|SWE}} || 651 || 1955 || 1960-2005 || 15.35 || 9.42 || 49.22 || 7,865kg || 11,400kg || 2,695 || 3,250 || 18,000 || 1 × 56.5kN/78.4kN
-|rowspan="2"| {{SWE}} ||rowspan="2"|[[Saab Group|Saab]] || '''[[Saab 32 Lansen|32 Lansen]]''' || 1956 || || Retired<br>1997 || [[File:Lansen 1.JPG|150px]]
 |-
+| [[de Havilland Sea Vixen|Sea Vixen]] || {{flag|United Kingdom|UK}} || 145 || 1951 || 1959-1972 || 16.94 || 15.54 || 60.20 || 12,680kg || 18,860kg || 1,110 || 1,270 || 14,600 || 2 × 50.0kN
-| '''[[Saab 35 Draken|35 Draken]]''' || 1960 || || Retired<br>2005 || [[File:Draken-JH01.JPG|150px]]
 |-
+| [[English Electric Lightning|Lightning]] || {{flag|United Kingdom|UK}} || 337 || 1954 || 1959-1988 || 16.80 || 10.60 || 44.08 || 14,092kg || 20,752kg || 2,100 || 1,370 || 16,000 || 2 × 55.74kN/71.17kN
-|rowspan="8"| {{UK}} || [[de Havilland]] || '''[[de Havilland Sea Vixen|Sea Vixen]]''' || 1959 || || Retired<br>1972 || [[File:De Havilland Sea Vixen at Yeovilton 2009.JPG|150px]]
 |-
+| [[Folland Gnat|Folland Gnat]] || {{flag|United Kingdom|UK}} || 449 || 1955 || 1959-1991 || 8.74 || 6.73 || 12.69 || 2,175kg || 4,100kg || 1,120 || 800 || 14,630 || 2 × 20.9kN
-| [[English Electric]] || '''[[English Electric Lightning|Lightning]]''' || 1959 || || Retired<br>1988 || [[File:Lightning.inflight.arp.750pix.jpg|150px]]
 |-
+| [[Gloster Javelin|Gloster Javelin]] || {{flag|United Kingdom|UK}} || 436 || 1951 || 1956-1968 || 17.15 || 15.85 || 86.00 || 10,886kg || 19,580kg || 1,140 || 1,530 || 15,865 || 2 × 54kN
-| [[Folland Aircraft|Folland]] || '''[[Folland Gnat|Gnat F.1]]''' || 1958 || || Retired<br>1979 || [[File:Folland Gnat YU.jpg|150px]]
 |-
+| [[Hawker_Hunter|Hawker Hunter]] || {{flag|United Kingdom|UK}} || 1,972 || 1951 || 1956-Present || 14.00 || 10.26 || 32.42 || 6,405kg || 24,600kg || 1,150 || 3,060 || 15,240 || 1 × 45.13kN
-| [[Gloster Aircraft Company|Gloster]] || '''[[Gloster Javelin|Javelin]]''' || 1956 || || Retired<br>1968 || [[File:Jav1.jpg|150px]]
 |-
+| [[Supermarine Scimitar|Supermarine Scimitar]] || {{flag|United Kingdom|UK}} || 76 || 1956 || 1957-1969 || 16.84 || 11.33 || 45.06 || 10,869kg || 15,513kg || 1,185 || 2,289 || 14,000 || 1 × 50.1kN
-|rowspan="2"| [[Hawker Siddeley|Hawker]] || '''[[Hawker Siddeley Harrier|Harrier]]''' || 1969 || || Retired<br>2006 || [[File:AV-8S over SNS Dedalo (R01).jpg|150px]]
 |-
+| [[Supermarine Swift|Supermarine Swift]] || {{flag|United Kingdom|UK}} || 197 || 1948 || 1952-1970s || 12.88 || 9.85 || 30.50 || 6,094kg || 9,381kg || 1,148 || 1,014 || 13,960 || 1 × 31.9kN/42.0kN
-| '''[[Hawker Hunter|Hunter]]''' || 1951 || || Operational || [[File:Hunter t7a (g-ffox wv318) kemble arp.jpg|150px]]
 |-
+| [[Vought F-8 Crusader|F-8 Crusader]] || {{flag|United States|USA}} || 1,219 || 1955 || 1957-1999 || 16.53 || 10.87 || 34.80 || 7,956kg || 13,000kg || 1,975 || 2,795 || 17,700 || 1 × 47.6kN/80.1kN
-|rowspan="2"| [[Supermarine]] || '''[[Supermarine Scimitar|Scimitar]]''' || 1957 || || Retired<br>1969 || [[File:Scimitars 62.jpg|150px]]
 |-
+| [[Convair F-102 Delta Dagger|F-102 Delta Dragger]] || {{flag|United States|USA}} || 1,000 || 1953 || 1956-1979 || 20.83 || 11.61 || 64.57 || 8,777kg || 14,300kg || 1,304 || 2,175 || 16,300 || 1 × 52.0kN/76.5kN
-| '''[[Supermarine Swift|Swift]]''' || 1952 || || Retired<br>1960 || [[File:Supermarine Swift FR.5 WK281 79.S ABIN 15.06.68.jpg|150px]]
 |-
+| [[Douglas F4D Skyray|F4D Skyray]] || {{flag|United States|USA}} || 422 || 1951 || 1956-1964 || 13.80 || 10.21 || 52.00 || 7,268kg || 10,273kg || 1,162 || 1,100 || 17,000 || 1 × 45.0kN/71.0kN
-|rowspan="9"|{{USA}} || [[Vought|Chance Vought]] || '''[[Vought F-8 Crusader|F-8 Crusader]]''' || 1957 || || Retired<br>2000 || [[File:F-8E VMF-212 CVA-34 1965 (cropped).jpg|150px]]
 |-
+| [[Lockheed F-104 Starfighter|F-104 Starfighter]] || {{flag|United States|USA}} || 2,578 || 1954 || 1958-2004 || 16.66 || 6.36 || 18.22 || 6,350kg || 13,170kg || 2,137 || 2,623 || 15,000 || 1 × 48.0kN/69.0kN
-| [[Convair]] || '''[[Convair F-102 Delta Dagger|F-102 Delta Dagger]]''' || 1956 || [[Convair F-106 Delta Dart|F-106 Delta Dart]] || Retired<br>1997 || [[File:F102 4.jpg|150px]]
 |-
+| [[McDonnell F-101 Voodoo|F-101 Voodoo]] || {{flag|United States|USA}} || 807 || 1954 || 1957-1984 || 20.55 || 12.09 || 34.20 || 12,925kg || 23,770kg || 1,825 || 2,450 || 17,800 || 2 × 53.3kN/75.2kN
-| [[Douglas Aircraft Company|Douglas]] || '''[[Douglas F4D Skyray]]''' || 1956 || [[Douglas F5D Skylancer|F5D Skylancer]] || Retired<br>1964 || [[File:F4d skyray.jpg|150px]]
 |-
+| [[North American F-100 Super Sabre|F-100 Super Sabre]] || {{flag|United States|USA}} || 2,294 || 1953 || 1954-1988 || 15.20 || 11.81 || 37.00 || 9,500kg || 15,800kg || 1,390 || 3,320 || 15,000 || 1 × 45.0kN/71.0kN
-| [[Grumman]] || '''[[Grumman F-11 Tiger|F-11 Tiger]]''' || 1956 || [[Grumman F11F-1F Super Tiger|F11F-1F Super Tiger]] || Retired<br>1969 || [[File:F11F Tiger NATC in flight.jpg|150px]]
 |-
+| [[Republic F-105 Thunderchief|F-105 Thunderchief]] || {{flag|United States|USA}} || 833 || 1955 || 1958-1984 || 19.63 || 11.25 || 35.76 || 12,470kg || 23,834kg || 2,208 || 3,550 || 14,800 || 1 × 63.74kN/109.0kN
-| [[Lockheed Corporation|Lockheed]] || '''[[Lockheed F-104 Starfighter|F-104 Starfighter]]''' || 1958 || [[Lockheed XF-104|XF-104]], [[Aeritalia F-104S|F-104S]], [[Canadair CF-104 Starfighter|CF-104 Starfighter]], [[Lockheed CL-1200|CL-1200 Lancer/X-27]] || Retired<br>1997 || [[File:Lockheed F-104A-10-LO 060928-F-1234S-011.jpg|150px]]
 |-
+|}
-| [[McDonnell Aircraft|McDonnell]] || '''[[McDonnell F-101 Voodoo|F-101 Voodoo]]''' || 1957 || [[McDonnell CF-101 Voodoo|CF-101 Voodoo]] || Retired<br>1984 || [[File:McDonnell F-101 Voodoo.jpg|150px]]
+Note: Thrust Dry/Afterburner (in some cases only one of the two might be available)
+This generational era also saw the introduction of carrier based [[VTOL]] aircraft such as:
+{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: right"
+|-
+! Aircraft
+! Primary<br/>Builder
+! Number<br/>built
+! First<br/>flight
+! Service<br/>life
+! Length<br/>m
+! Wingspan<br/>m
+! Wing area<br/>sq. m
+! Empty<br/>weight
+! Max takeoff<br/>weight
+! Max Speed</br>km/h
+! Range</br>km
+! Celling</br>m
+! Engines</br>×</br>Thrust
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+| [[Harrier_Jump_Jet|Harrier 'Jump Jet']] || {{flag|United Kingdom|UK}} || 278 || 1967 || 1969-Present || 14.27 || 7.70 || 18.68 || 6,140kg || 11,430kg || 1,176 || 3,425 || 15,600 || 1 × 95.6kN
-|rowspan="2"| [[North American Aviation|North American]] || '''[[North American F-100 Super Sabre]]''' || 1954 || [[North American F-107|F-107]] || 1988 || [[File:F-100C 4mation 060905-F-1234S-064.jpg|150px]]
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+| [[Yakovlev Yak-38|Yak-38 'Forger']] || {{flag|Soviet Union|USSR}} || 231 || 1971 || 1976-1991 || 16.37 || 7.32 || 18.50 || 7,385kg || 11,300kg || 1,280 || 1,300 || 11,000 || 1 × 66.7kN</br>2 × 31.9kN
-| '''[[North American FJ-4 Fury|FJ-4 Fury]]''' || 1954 || || Retired<br>1960s || [[File:FJ Fury.jpg|150px]]
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-| [[Republic Aviation|Republic]] || '''[[Republic F-105 Thunderchief]]''' || 1958 || || Retired<br>1984 || [[File:Republic F-105D-30-RE (SN 62-4234) in flight with full bomb load 060901-F-1234S-013.jpg|150px]]
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