F-106 DELTA DART

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Lineage History F-106A 580773

Convair
F-106A
580773
1958
132
340 (277 A, 63 B)
1959-09-01
1959-12-28
1995-12-13
unknown
171st,194th,2nd,456th,48th,71st,94th
Sep 1959 - 132nd F-106 produced by Convair at San Diego CA
28 Sep 59 - To 456th FIS Castle AFB CA
17 Oct 60 - To 71st FIS, 1st FW, Selfridge AFB MI
15 Jan 67 - To 71st FIS, 328th FW, Richards-Gebaur AFB MO
28 Jun 68 - To 71st FIS Malmstrom AFB MT
12 Nov 68 - To 71st FIS Outside ZI (Deployment to Osan AB Korea)
28 Apr 69 - To 94th FIS Outside ZI (Deployed at Osan AB Korea)
20 Nov 69 - To 94th FIS, 1st FW, Selfridge AFB MI
01 Dec 69 - To 94th FIS Wurtsmith AFB MI
01 Jul 71 - To 2nd FIS Wurtsmith AFB MI
07 Mar 73 - To 171st FIS, 191st FIG, Selfridge AFB MI (ANG)
28 Apr 78 - To 48th FIS Langey AFB VA (ADCOM)
01 Oct 79 - Command change from ADCOM to TAC
?? Jan 82 - To 194th FIS, 144th FIG, Fresno Air Terminal CA (ANG)
?? Aug 83 - To 49th FIS Griffiss AFB NY (TAC)
02 May 84 - To Davis Monthan AFB AZ for storage FN057
23 Feb 93 - To AEL Inc., East Alton IL for drone conversion
13 May 93 - To Holloman AFB NM as QF-106 drone AD234
13 Dec 95 - Shot down on 3rd NULLO, ADP-1020 mission while TDY at Tyndall AFB FL (ADP = Avionics Development Program, program to verify the compatibility of system enhancements on the MSIP F-15C & F-16 aircraft that included AIM-120 launches)
02-05-1984
FN057
AD234
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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