Artikelnummer:: | 02891 |
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Serving for the United States Air Force from the 1960s through the 1980s,the Convair F-106 Delta Dart were considered as one of the best interceptor in the history of the US Air Force. They serviced as the primary all-weather interceptor aircraft of the Air Force and the Air National Guard for more than 29 years. They are the main "dancing partner" of the Russian Tu-95 Bear tactical bombers.
The Delta Dart was develop from the Convair F-102 Delta Dagger,the more powerful Pratt & Whiteny J-75-P-17 engine offers the aircraft a higher speed to Mach 2. The application of the new bigger engine means the larger of the aircraft. 4 AIM-4 Falcon Missiles and an Air-2 Rocket can be carried in the weapon bay under the fuselage. The F-106 took the first flight on 26th December 1956 and put into service on June 1959. 277 single seater A type were built.