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Description
| Notes: Delta wing fighter similar to F-102A. Has different engine, tail, fuselage fuel tank, armament and electronic equipment (1 CREW) . | ||
| Manufacturer: | Convair | |
| Base model: | F-106 | |
| Designation: | F-106 | |
| Version: | A | |
| Nickname: | Delta Dart | |
| Designation System: | U.S. Air Force | |
| Designation Period: | 1948-Present | |
| Basic role: | Fighter | |
| Crew: | Pilot | |
| First Flew: | 1956/12/26 | |
Specifications
| Length: | 70' 8.75" | 21.5 m | |
| Height: | 20' 3.25" | 6.1 m | |
| Wingspan: | 38' 3.5" | 11.6 m | |
| Wingarea: | 697.0 sq ft | 64.7 sq m | |
| Empty Weight: | 23,646 lb | 10,723 kg | |
| Gross Weight: | 38,250 lb | 17,346 kg | |
Propulsion
| No. of Engines: | 1 | ||
| Powerplant: | Pratt & Whitney J75-P-17 (A/B 24,500Lb | ||
| Thrust (each): | 16,100 lb | 7,301 kg | |
Performance
| Range: | 1,700 miles | 2,737 km | |
| Cruise Speed: | 594 mph | 956 km/h | 516 kt |
| Max Speed: | 1,525 mph | 2,455 km/h | 1,327 kt |
| Climb: | 30,000 ft/min | 9,143 m/min | |
| Ceiling: | 57,000 ft | 17,373 m | |
Known serial numbers
Examples of this type may be found at
| Museum | City | State |
| Air Mobility Command Museum | Dover AFB | Delaware |
| California ANG - 144th FW, Fresno | Fresno | California |
| Florida ANG - 125th FG, Homestead AFB | Homestead | Florida |
| McChord Air Museum | McChord AFB | Washington |
| Minot AFB | Minot AFB | North Dakota |
| Montana ANG - 120th FG, Great Falls | Great Falls | Montana |
| Museum of Aviation | Warner Robins AFB | Georgia |
| Pima Air & Space Museum | Tucson | Arizona |
| Tyndall Air Park | Tyndall AFB | Florida |
| United States Air Force Museum | Wright-Patterson | Ohio |
F-106A on display
Air Mobility Command Museum | McChord Air Museum | Minot AFB | Montana ANG - 120th FG, Great Falls | |
Museum of Aviation | Pima Air & Space Museum | Tyndall Air Park | United States Air Force Museum |
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| Mike West Columbus, OH | I was a weapons loader (462) with the 381FIS at McChord AFB back in '66/'67. Rained ALL the time there. Wonder if those AIR2A's would ever go off with a bang like they were supposed to, being constantly wet. I had to volunteer for VietNam 3 times before I could get out of that miserable weather. But the 106 was a beautiful bird. 07/17/2007 @ 10:12 [ref: 17153] |
| Jim MacDougald Colorado Springs, CO | There is also an F-106 on display here at Peterson AFB in Colorado Springs. Lee Wolford is here also, but he isn't on a pedestal yet. 06/14/2006 @ 05:59 [ref: 13517] |
| Louis Migan Cotonou Rep of Benin, NY | Dear Sir,
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| J.P. McDevitt , NM | A little more info for Liu regarding the "Y" shaped control stick:
The stick was actually home for two sets of controls. The right part of the stick was basically part of the entire yolk assembly. If you moved the right side of the stick, it moved the yolk and controlled the flight control surfaces. On the top of the right grip was what pilot's called the "beep trim button". By pressing it up or down or side to side, you could induce a little (or a lot) of turn or climb into the aircraft. (It was kind of the lazy way to steer the aircraft.) The left handle of the stick is a different animal. There is a switch in the middle of the stick that will lock or unlock the left handle. If locked, you can use either the left or the right handle to steer the aircraft. However, if you unlock the handle, it is used to control the radar antenna and achieve lock-on. The little wheel that you can see on the right side of the handle is for moving the radar antenna up or down as it sweeps from side to side. The button underneath the wheel changed your selection from radar to infrared and back again. The "trigger" on the front of the left handle has two "detents". At first detent (half way pulled), it enables you to stop the antenna sweep and aim the antenna where you want with the handle and the elevation wheel. When pulled to second detent (pulled all the way in), you moved an indicator on the radar scope over the target and achieved lock-on of the target. Once you flip a few more switches, you pull the trigger on the right handle and you launch your selected weapon(s). Now you know how to fly the plane and shoot something down! 11/17/2005 @ 02:22 [ref: 11713] |
| Scott Ward Edwards AFB, CA | I am restoring an F-106B, 59-0158 with 329th FIS markings. Trying to find a set of pylons and tanks to mount on it for static...anyone know where I can find some or where some may be located?
Also, as for tail markings...we are putting a red, white and blue stripe at teh base of the vertical. In the center of this stripe is a patch...can't locate any good pix of this up close, we think it is a 28th Air Division patch, just not sure whether it goes on both the left and right sides or if there was a different patch on both sides. Any help, with teh above questions or anything else is greatly appreciated 10/09/2005 @ 02:20 [ref: 11434] |
| Lani Duquette Negaunee, MI | Another and one of the last F-106A "Delta Darts" has been saved from the bone yard in Tucson, Arizona. The "Sawyer Six Project Committee" at the former K.I. Sawyer Air Force Base located in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan took delivery of tail number 56-0461 on June 15th, 2005. The fuselage of this aircraft arrived just in time to celebrate the "All Base Reunion" and the 87th FIS 2005 "Red Bull Reunion." The wings for the "Dart" are expected to arrive Monday July 18th. This former "Cold War" hero will be put on display next to other hero's at the Upper Peninsula Memorial Retreat Center located on the former base. Displayed there now are an F-101B "Voodoo" Interceptor, a B-52 "Stratofortress", a FB-111 "Ardvark" Fighter Bomber and soon to be moved to that site, a T-33A "T-Bird." All the aircraft are maintained by the K.I. Sawyer Heritage Air Museum. The museum has found a permenant home and will open to the public very soon. All the information on the static displays, the museum, the base history and the restoration of the F-106A can be found on the soon to be opened museum web site at www.kishamuseum.org Watch our F-106A come back to life as a "Red Bull",watch the "Dart" being restored, visit the museum web site and look for the "Sawyer Six Project." 07/15/2005 @ 01:24 [ref: 10758] |
| CMS Fred Leavitt, USAF, Ret. Pocasset, MA | As a Staff Sgt., I was in the F-106 Test Force at McGuire from 59 thru 63, as an engine technician with outstanding field training on site. I and the entire 539th Sqdn., were the proudest group of men I have ever worked with. We exceeded the expectations of the ORI team under the leadership of Col Campion. Many years later, I was full time ANG at Otis ANGB but in Civil Engineering when the F-106's were assigned to us. Most of the serial numbers were from my old 539th and a few tears flowed as I watched them come in. The acft. were as old as many of our pilots but our pride preserved them and it was still the most beautiful bird to see flying ! More tears flowed when the old birds left for their final resting place, (some as drones) damn it. Lee Wolford bless you, where are you? We need a reunion !!! 04/04/2005 @ 12:55 [ref: 9885] |
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