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CONVAIR F-106 Delta Dart vs CONVAIR F-102 Delta Dagger Comparison


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Subjects
CONVAIR F-106A Delta Dart
Single-Seat, Single-Engine Supersonic Interceptor Aircraft
CONVAIR F-102A Delta Dagger
Single-Seat Supersonic Interceptor Aircraft
Basics
ORIGIN
United States
ORIGIN
United States
YEAR
1959 [Diff.+3 yrs]
YEAR
1956 [Diff.-3 yrs]
CREW
1
CREW
1
PRODUCTION
350 units [Diff.-650]
PRODUCTION
1,000 units [Diff.+650]
Dimensions
LENGTH
70.7 ft (21.6 m) [Diff.+2.3 ft]
LENGTH
68.4 ft (20.8 m) [Diff.-2.3 ft]
WIDTH/SPAN
38.3 ft (11.7 m) [Diff.+0.2 ft]
WIDTH/SPAN
38.1 ft (11.6 m) [Diff.-0.2 ft]
HEIGHT
20.3 ft (6.2 m) [Diff.-0.9 ft]
HEIGHT
21.2 ft (6.5 m) [Diff.+0.9 ft]
Relative Size Comparison
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CONVAIR F-106A Delta Dart
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CONVAIR F-102A Delta Dagger
Weights
EMPTY WT.
24,859 lb (11,276 kg) [Diff.+5,833 lb]
EMPTY WT.
19,026 lb (8,630 kg) [Diff.-5,833 lb]
M.T.O.W.
41,831 lb (18,974 kg) [Diff.+10,331 lb]
M.T.O.W.
31,500 lb (14,288 kg) [Diff.-10,331 lb]
Installed Power
1 x Pratt & Whitney J75-P-17 turbojet engine developing 24,500 lb thrust with afterburner.
1 x Pratt & Whitney J57-P-25 afterburning turbojet engine developing 17,200lb of thrust.
Performance
SPEED
1,487 mph (2,393 kph) [Diff.+662 mph]
SPEED
825 mph (1,328 kph) [Diff.-662 mph]
RANGE
1,950 miles (3,138 km) [Diff.+600 miles]
RANGE
1,350 miles (2,173 km) [Diff.-600 miles]
CEILING
58,005 ft (17,680 m) [Diff.+4,003 feet]
CEILING
54,003 ft (16,460 m) [Diff.-4,003 feet]
RATE-OF-CLIMB
30,000 ft/min [Diff.+12,600 feet]
RATE-OF-CLIMB
17,400 ft/min [Diff.-12,600 feet]
Armament
TYPICAL:
2 x AIM-4F Falcon
2 x AIM-4G Falcon
2 x AIR-2A Genie nuclear rocket OR 2 x AIM-26 Super Falcon missile.
2 x Fuel droptanks underwing (external)

LATER:
1 x 20mm M61 Vulcan 6-barreled internal Gatling cannon.
4 x Air-to-air missiles
1 x AIR-2A Genie nuclear rocket OR 1 x AIM-26 Super Falcon missile.
TYPICAL:
3 x AIM-4A semi-active radar-homing air-to-air missiles.
3 x AIM-4C InfraRed (IR) homing air-to-air missiles.
24 x Folding-Fin Aerial Rockets (FFARs).
2 x Fuel drop tanks (external, underwing).

OPTIONAL:
1 x AIM-26A "Falcon" nuclear missile.
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