Lineage History F-106A 560454

Manufacturer:

Convair

Model:

F-106A

USAF S/N:

560454

Photos:

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Production Year:

1956

Production C/N No.:

No. Built

340 (277 A, 63 B)

Production Date:

1957-11-01

Delivery Date:

1958-01-11

Ended Service:

1996-06-04

Airframe Hours:

unknown

Units Assigned:

171st,2nd,318th,87th,94th

Units Assigned - Test/Eval:

4750,6511,AFFTC,ARDC,Convair

History Lineage:

xx Nov 57 - 11th F-106 produced by Convair at San Deigo CA
11 Jan 58 - To Air Research & Development Command (ARDC) Bailment to Convair to support engineering & testing
10 Dec 58 - Modified to JF-106A
?? Feb 61 - # 10 of 35 Test-To-Tac Conversions
31 Mar 61 - To 4750th Test Squadron, Holloman AFB NM for weapons testing (ARDC)
15 Jan 65 - To San Antonio Air Material Area, Kelly AFB TX (AMC)
17 May 66 - To Convair, San Diego CA
15 Dec 66 - To San Antonio Air Material Area, Kelly AFB TX (AFLC)
10 Apr 67 - To Sacramento Air Material Area, McClellan AFB CA (AFLC)
31 May 67 - Upgraded to F-106A standards
07 Aug 67 - To San Antonio Air Material Area, Kelly AFB TX for modifications and testing (AFLC)
23 Sep 68 - To 6511th Test Group, El Centro CA (AFLC)
26 Mar 69 - To Sacramento Air Material Area, McClellan AFB CA (AFLC)
15 Sep 69 - To Convair, San Diego CA
21 Mar 70 - To Sacramento Air Material Area, McClellan AFB CA (AFLC)
28 Aug 70 - To 94th FIS Wurtsmith AFB MI (ADC)
01 Jul 71 - To 2nd FIS Wurtsmith AFB MI (ADC)
12 Nov 73 - To 171st FIS/191st FIG Selfridge AFB MI (ANG)
07 Jul 78 - To 318th FIS McChord AFB WA (ADCOM)
01 Oct 79 - Command change from ADCOM to TAC
29 Sep 83 - To 87th FIS KI Sawyer AFB MI (TAC)
15 Apr 85 - Inactive Status, KI Sawyer AFB MI (At 4,286.4 airframe hours)
17 Apr 85 - To Davis Monthan AFB AZ for storage FN086
03 Sep 86 - To TRACOR Flight Systems, Mojave CA for YF-106A drone proofing.
02 Sep 89 - To Holloman AFB NM as QF-106 drone S/N AD102
04 Jun 91 - Inactive Status (Cann Bird) (ACC = Air Combat Command)
04 Jun 96 - Terminated, cannibalized beyond repair (Flew zero NULLOs)
12 Aug 98 - To 49th FW Holloman AFB NM (ACC) for display.

Drone History by Col Buzz Sawyer:
This was one of the first drone prototypes. Tested by Flight Systems International and at the end of testing left to sit on the ramp at Holloman AFB. No flights, no engine runs, no maintenance. HMN (Det 1, 475th WEG--now Det 1, 82 ATRS) was flying the Q-Hun at the time. When HMN started flying the Q-Six. Several years later the USAF wanted it to fly again, but the rehab (engine change, etc.) and replacing the prototype autopilot was cost prohibitive. A couple years passed and we had to show the USAF the same data again, to show we couldn't get it airworthy. AND at the end of the program we had to show them again. So, she finally became a static display.
-- Buzz Sawyer, Site Manager MMSI/LMSI, '93-'09.

AMARC Arrival:

17-04-1985

AMARC Storage PCN ID No.:

FN086

QF Drone Conversion:

QF Drone ID No.:

AD102

QF Drone Shotdown:

Shotdown By:

QF Drone Lost on Nullo No.:

Deployed to Osan AB Korea:

B-1B Chase Plane:

Crash

Crew Ejected:

Crew Survived:

Crew Killed:

Pilot Front / Pilot Rear:

Pilot Rear:

Accident Report No:

Destroyed:

Written-Off:

Survivor:

Static Display Painted As:

Self

Display ACFT Photos:

Photos of this ACFT On-Display CLICK HERE...

Instruments - TAC Conventional:

TAC Conventional: Models produced with Tactical 'Round Eye' instruments.

Instruments - Conventional:

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

Instruments - TEST-to-TACTICAL:

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..

Instruments - Vertical, 1st Produced:

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

Instruments - Tactical Vertical:

Last Update:

31-05-2021

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