' s ▁first ▁generation ▁of ▁jet - power ed ▁combat ▁air plan es ▁had ▁already ▁completed ▁development . ▁ ▁One ▁of ▁them , ▁the ▁North ▁American ▁F - 8 6 ▁Sab re , ▁was ▁domin ating ▁the ▁sk ies ▁over ▁Korea . ▁ ▁The ▁promise ▁of ▁the ▁tur bo jet ▁revolution ▁and ▁the ▁su person ic ▁break through ▁were ▁realized ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s , ▁as ▁the ▁Center ▁tested ▁and ▁developed ▁the ▁first ▁generation ▁of ▁true ▁su person ic ▁f igh ters — the ▁f amed ▁" Cent ury ▁Series " ▁F - 1 0 0 ▁Super ▁Sab re , ▁F - 1 0 1 ▁V ood oo , ▁F - 1 0 2 ▁D elta ▁D agger , ▁F - 1 0 4 ▁Star fig h ter , ▁F - 1 0 5 ▁Th under ch ief ▁and ▁F - 1 0 6 ▁D elta ▁D art , ▁and , ▁in ▁the ▁process , ▁defined ▁the ▁basic ▁speed ▁and ▁alt itude ▁en velop es ▁for ▁f ighter ▁aircraft ▁that ▁still ▁prev ail ▁to ▁this ▁day . ▁ ▁The ▁Center ▁also ▁played ▁a ▁p iv otal ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁systems ▁that ▁would ▁provide ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁with ▁true ▁inter cont inental ▁power ▁projection ▁capabilities ▁as ▁it ▁tested ▁aircraft ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁B - 5 2 ▁Str at of ort ress , ▁C - 1 3 3 ▁C arg om aster ▁and ▁K C - 1 3 5 ▁Str at ot ank er , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the