F-106 DELTA DART

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Lineage History F-106A 570243

Convair
F-106A
570243
1957
43
340 (277 A, 63 B)
1958-11-01
1958-12-28
1993-03-10
unknown
11th,318th,329th,456th,498th,5th
Nov 1958 - 43rd F-106 produced by Convair at San Diego CA (To test - Holloman AFB NM, Edwards AFB CA, & Convair))
Apr 1961 - 18th of 35 A/C upgraded from TEST-TO-TACTICAL
03 May 61 - To 11th FIS, 343rd FG, Duluth MAP MN
14 Feb 62 - To 456th FIS Castle AFB CA
06 May 63 - To 498th FIS, 325th FW, McChord AFB WA
03 May 66 - To 329th FIS George AFB CA
22 May 67 - To 318th FIS, 325th FW, McChord AFB WA
01 Jul 68 - To 318th FIS McChord AFB WA
01 May 79 - Command change from ADCOM to TAC
03 Oct 83 - To 5th FIS Minot AFB ND
01 Apr 85 - To Davis Monthan AFB AZ for storage FN071
23 Mar 90 - To AEL Inc., East Alton IL for drone conversion
25 Jan 91 - To Tyndall AFB FL as QF-106 drone S/N AD114
10 Mar 93 - Shot down on 2nd NULLO by an AIM-7M
01-04-1985
FN071
AD114
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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
31-05-2021