The Convair F-106 Delta Dart

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The Convair F-106 Delta Dart was the primary all-weather interceptor aircraft of the United States Air Force from the 1960s through the 1980s. Designed as the so-called "Ultimate Interceptor", it proved to be the last dedicated interceptor in U.S. Air Force service to date. It was gradually retired during the 1980s, with the QF-106 drone conversions of the aircraft being used until 1998.

General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Length: 70.7 ft (21.55 m)
• Wingspan: 38.25 ft (11.67 m)
• Height: 20.28 ft (6.18 m)
• Wing area: 661.5ft²/61.52m²(Original Wing) or 695 ft²/64.57m²(Conically-Cambered Wing) ()
• Airfoil: NACA 0004-65 mod root and tip
• Empty weight: 24,420 lb (11,077 kg)
• Loaded weight: 34,510 lb (15,670 kg)
• Powerplant: 1 × Pratt & Whitney J75-17 afterburning turbojet, 24,500 lbf (109 kN)
• * Zero-lift drag coefficient: 0.0083
• Drag area: 5.8 ft² (0.54 m²)
• Aspect ratio: 2.10

Performance

• Maximum speed: Mach 2.3 (1,525 mph, 2,455 km/h)
• Range: 1,800 mi (1,600 nm, 2,900 km)combat
• Ferry range: 2,700 mi (2,300 nm, 4,300 km)
• Service ceiling: 57,000 ft (17,000 m)
• Rate of climb: 29,000 ft/min (150 m/s)
• Wing loading: 52 lb/ft² (255 kg/m²)
• Thrust/weight: 0.71
• Lift-to-drag ratio: 12.1
• Time to altitude: 6.9 min to 52,700 ft (16,065 m)

Armament

• Guns: 1 20 mm caliber M61 Vulcan 6-barreled rotary cannon (After 1972 refit)
• Missiles:
• 2 AIM-4F Falcon
• 2 AIM-4G Falcon
• 1 AIR-2A Genie nuclear rocket or AIM-26 Super Falcon missile (Prior to 1972 refit)