朝鲜战争中,苏联的米格飞机性能优于美国战斗机,美国空军在战后知耻后勇,加紧研发新型超声速战机。美国人用100命名新一代战斗机,先后出现了F-100、F-101、F-102、F-104、F-106等100系列的战斗机,被统称为“世纪系列”飞机。“世纪系列”在当时都是新品种,虽然现在这些第一代喷气式飞机已经过时,但是他们用实际表现证明了自身价值。2012年9月,美国《空军》 In the Korean War, the performance of the MiGs in the Soviet Union was superior to that of the U.S. fighters. The United States Air Force was shameless after the war and stepped up research and development of new supersonic fighters. Americans named a new generation of 100 fighter jets. There have been 100 series of F-100, F-101, F-102, F-104 and F-106 fighter jets known collectively as the “Century Series” aircraft. The Century Series were all new varieties at the time, and though these first-generation jets are now outdated, they prove their worth with real performance. In September 2012, the United States “Air Force”