F-106 DELTA DART

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Lineage History F-106B 572523

Convair
F-106B
572523
1957
65
340 (277 A, 63 B)
1958-07-01
1958-12-28
1992-12-04
unknown
119th,159th,171st,194th,2nd,71st,94th
ADWC
SA-AMC
July 1958 - 65th F-106 produced by Convair at San Diego CA and was the lead production aircraft for the !st F-106B Integrated Instrument Display (IID) for the vertical tape instrument set.
09 Oct 59 - Delivered to the USAF
30 Jun 60 - To Sacramento Air Material Area, McClellan AFB CA
27 Sep 61 - To 71st FIS, 1st FW, Selfridge AFB MI
15 Jan 67 - To 71st FIS, 328 FW, Richards-Gebaur AFB MO
24 Mar 67 - Minor Accident - Hole in fuselage
06 May 67 - In commission
27 May 68 - To 71st FIS Malmstrom AFB MT
28 Dec 68 - To ADWC Tyndall AFB FL (TDY)
14 Oct 69 - To 94th FIS, 1st FW, Selfridge AFB MI
01 Dec 69 - To 94th FIS Wurtsmith AFB MI
08 Jun 71 - To ADWC Tyndall AFB FL (TDY)
18 Aug 71 - To 2nd FIS Wurtsmith AFB MI
31 Dec 72 - To ADWC Tyndall AFB FL
06 Mar 73 - To 171st FIS/191st FIG, Selfridge AFB MI (ANG)
29 May 74 - To 159th FIS/125th FIG Jacksonville MAP FL (ANG)
27 Jun 74 - To 194th FIS/144th FIG Fresno IAP CA (ANG)
21 Jan 75 - To 159th FIS/125th FIG Jacksonville MAP FL (ANG)
07 Feb 75 - To 194th FIS/144th FIG Fresno IAP CA (ANG)
29 Dec 83 - To 119th FIS/177th FIG Atlantic City NJ (ANG)
19 Jun 84 - Dropped from inventory by transfer to museum status (Cracked bulkhead)
Jul/Aug 84 - To National Guard Bureau HQ for display at Andrews AFB MD
04 Dec 92 - To (airlifted) Atlantic City IAP NJ for display
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TAC Conventional: Models produced with Tactical 'Round Eye' instruments.


Conventional: Models were originally committed as TEST or BAILMENT aircraft..


TEST-to-TACTICAL: Models returned to Convair and upgraded from TAC Conventional to Vertical
instruments in 1961. Fuselage cut in half at station 412 (Aft bulkhead missile bay) and a new fuselage, cockpit section,
and nose section was installed with the latest production avionics, the same as the last F-106A 590148 and F-106B 590165.
A total of 35 aircraft (28 "A" models and 7 "B" models) were converted and reassigned to various ADC units..


Vertical, 1st Produced: First 'A' and 'B' models produced with vertical instruments.
Tactical Vertical: Models factory produced w/Tactical Vertical instruments: late 1957 and all 1958, 1959..


F-106 Specifications
Role/Function  Fighter-Interceptor
Manufacturer  Convair Division of General Dynamics
Country  United States
Crew  'A' Model 1, 'B' Model 2
Power plant  Pratt & Whitney J-75-P-17 Turbojet
Thrust  24,500 lbs. in Afterburner
Max Speed  1,525 mph (Mach 2.31) @ 40,000 ft
Service Ceiling  53,000 ft
Wing Span  38 ft. 3½ in. 
Length  70 ft 8.78in
Height  20 ft 3.3in
Weight  23,646 lb. empty, 41,831 lb max
Cost USD  $3,305,435 Initial, $4.7M after MODS
Range  2,700 mi. max fuel w/ext tanks
No. Built  340 (277 'A', 63 'B') 
Armament  AIR-2A (1) AIM-4 (4) M61A1 (1) 
Fire Control System  Hughes MA-1 / IBM Semi-Automatic Ground Environment (SAGE) System
Ejection Seats  
1st Seat  Weber Aircraft Corporation Interim seat, not Zero-Zero, inadequate for supersonic speed ejections. 
2nd Seat  Convair/ICESC (Industry Crew Escape System Committee) Supersonic Rotational B-seat, called the supersonic 'Bobsled'. 
3rd Seat Final  Weber Aircraft Corporation Zero-Zero ROCAT (Rocket Catapult), Zero-Zero, High-altitude supersonic ejections, retro-fitted to all aircraft. 
Mfr. Model #  MK No. 8-24
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