[FlyVet]

Sheez does that thing ever look like an F-102 or an F-106. Not even a bubble canopy, for 360 vision. I wonder why we’ve given up on the delta-wing design, while the French consider it still viable.

[Tallguy]

I wonder why we’ve given up on the delta-wing design, while the French consider it still viable.

I read somewhere that a delta wing gives a very bumpy ride at low altitude. Not sure that's the reason. The Israelis did very well with Delta-wing Mirages & Kfirs. The F-106 was reportedly a good dogfighter when put up against the F-4 Phantom II.

General Dynamics developed a "cranked-delta" design with their F-16XL, but it got beat out for the strike bomber role by the F-15E Mudhen.

[Oztrich Boy]

I wonder why we’ve given up on the delta-wing design, while the French consider it still viable.

Americans are quitters?

French Rafale

Anglo/German Typhoon

Swedish Gripen

Indian Tejas

Chinese Vigorous Dragon

Maybe the question is why the USA is staying with the heritagw wingform?