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Description
| Notes: Supersonic. ALL-WEATHER, delta wing interceptor. Tricycle landing gear, aft FUSELAGE-MOUNTED speed brakes and drag chute (1 CREW) . | ||
| Manufacturer: | Convair | |
| Base model: | F-102 | |
| Designation: | F-102 | |
| Version: | A | |
| Nickname: | Delta Dagger | |
| Designation System: | U.S. Air Force | |
| Designation Period: | 1948-Present | |
| Basic role: | Fighter | |
| Crew: | Pilot only | |
| First Flew: | 1955/06/24 | |
Specifications
| Length: | 68' 5" | 20.8 m | |
| Height: | 21' 2.5" | 6.4 m | |
| Wingspan: | 38' 1.5" | 11.6 m | |
| Wingarea: | 661.5 sq ft | 61.4 sq m | |
| Empty Weight: | 19,050 lb | 8,639 kg | |
| Gross Weight: | 31,500 lb | 14,285 kg | |
Propulsion
| No. of Engines: | 1 | ||
| Powerplant: | Pratt & Whitney J57-P-25 | ||
| Thrust (each): | 17,000 lb | 7,709 kg | |
Performance
| Range: | 1,000 miles | 1,610 km | |
| Cruise Speed: | 600 mph | 966 km/h | 522 kt |
| Max Speed: | 825 mph | 1,328 km/h | 717 kt |
| Climb: | 13,000 ft/min | 3,962 m/min | |
| Ceiling: | 54,000 ft | 16,458 m | |
History
| Date | Subject | Event |
| 1957/07/29 | Capt. Kenneth D. Chandler (USAF) won the Bendix trophy after flying from Chicago to Andrews AFB Md., in 54 mins, 45 seconds to set a Bendix air race record of 679 mph. All participants flew Convair F-102A Delta Daggers
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Known serial numbers
Examples of this type may be found at
F-102A on display
Hill Aerospace Museum | March Field Museum | McClellan Aviation Museum | Minnesota Air Guard Museum | |
Museum of Aviation | Peterson Air & Space Museum | Pima Air & Space Museum | Sheppard AFB Air Park | |
South Carolina ANG - 169th FG, McEntire ANGB | Strategic Air Command Museum | The Air Museum "Planes of Fame" | Travis Air Force Museum |
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Short story...One of the pilots had experienced Honda rash on his motorbike and was disabled for a few weeks....He was finally declared fit to return to flight duty. As he was climbing aboard for his "duce", a full dress AF band was assembled and with a few renditions of some brisk AF tunes, gave him a resounding welcome back. ...A photo of this event would have been priceless for that red faced, but happy pilot. A finer group of pilots I've yet to meet and I've often wondered how well they faired during deployments to Nam, of which I was tdy on a couple of occasions before I received my discharge at Travis. Final note....I retired as pilot with my home state some years back and a good deal of inspiration and credit by association with that squadron is fully appreciated....Blue, green, yellow, black, brown, orange, grey, gold, tan, silver, copper...in sequence! Thanks for the memories! 11/07/2007 @ 17:27 [ref: 18444] |
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