Convair F-106 Delta Dart

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The Convair F-106 Delta Dart was a supersonic, all-weather interceptor aircraft used by the United States Air Force during the Cold War as part of its air defense system.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf interceptor aircraft ⓘ
jet fighter ⓘ
military aircraft ⓘ
supersonic aircraft ⓘ
armament 20 mm M61 Vulcan cannon (later variants) ⓘ
AIM-4 Falcon missiles ⓘ
linked to: AIM-4 Falcon

AIR-2 Genie nuclear rocket ⓘ
avionics Hughes MA-1 integrated fire-control system ⓘ
category Cold War interceptor aircraft of the United States ⓘ
Single-engined jet aircraft ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
crew 1 ⓘ
designedAs improved development of Convair F-102 Delta Dagger ⓘ
emptyWeight around 24,000 lb ⓘ
enteredANGService 1970s ⓘ
era Cold War ⓘ
firstFlight 1956-12-26 ⓘ
height approximately 20 ft ⓘ
introduced 1959 ⓘ
length approximately 70 ft ⓘ
manufacturer Convair ⓘ
maximumSpeed about 1,525 mph at altitude ⓘ
approximately Mach 2.3 ⓘ
maxTakeoffWeight around 38,000 lb ⓘ
natoReportingName Delta Dart ⓘ
nicknamed Six ⓘ
notableFeature designed for high-altitude interception of bombers ⓘ
integrated with SAGE air defense system ⓘ
numberBuilt about 340 ⓘ
operatedFrom United States mainland bases ⓘ
powerplant 1 × Pratt & Whitney J75 turbojet ⓘ
primaryMission continental air defense ⓘ
primaryUser Air Defense Command ⓘ
Tactical Air Command ⓘ
United States Air Force ⓘ
range approximately 1,500 miles with drop tanks ⓘ
retiredFromANG 1988 ⓘ
retiredFromUSAF 1988 ⓘ
role air defense fighter ⓘ
all-weather interceptor ⓘ
serviceCeiling over 50,000 ft ⓘ
serviceEntry late 1950s ⓘ
successor McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle in air defense role ⓘ
usedBy Air National Guard ⓘ
United States Air Force ⓘ
wingConfiguration delta wing ⓘ
wingspan approximately 38 ft ⓘ

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Convair → notableProduct → Convair F-106 Delta Dart ⓘ
Otis Air Force Base → notableAircraftOperated → F-106 Delta Dart ⓘ
linked to: Convair F-106 Delta Dart
Air Defense Command → usedAircraft → Convair F-106 Delta Dart ⓘ
Century Series fighters → includesAircraft → F-106 Delta Dart ⓘ
linked to: Convair F-106 Delta Dart
Convair F-102 Delta Dagger → developedInto → Convair F-106 Delta Dart ⓘ
Convair F-102 Delta Dagger → successor → Convair F-106 Delta Dart ⓘ
K. I. Sawyer Air Force Base → usedAircraft → F-106 Delta Dart ⓘ
linked to: Convair F-106 Delta Dart
Convair XF-92 → influenced → Convair F-106 Delta Dart ⓘ
Hughes Falcon missile family → usedOnPlatform → F-106 Delta Dart ⓘ
linked to: Convair F-106 Delta Dart
AIM-4 Falcon → usedOnAircraft → F-106 Delta Dart ⓘ
linked to: Convair F-106 Delta Dart
Pease Air National Guard Base → previouslyHostedAircraftType → F-106 Delta Dart ⓘ
linked to: Convair F-106 Delta Dart
Pratt & Whitney J75 → usedIn → Convair F-106 Delta Dart ⓘ
Semi-Automatic Ground Environment → controlledWeaponSystem → F-106 Delta Dart interceptor ⓘ
linked to: Convair F-106 Delta Dart
Northrop F-89 Scorpion → successor → Convair F-106 Delta Dart ⓘ