CONVAIR F-102 DELTA DAGGER
F-102 SERVICE
| Manufacturer: | Convair Aircraft Corp., San Diego, California, USA (In 1954, became Convair Division of General Dynamics Corp.) |
| Model: | Model 8 (Developed from the 1948 Model 7 Convair XF-92A) |
| Designations: | F-102; PQM-102 |
| Name: | Delta Dagger |
| First official flight: | (YF-102) 24/10/1953 |
| Factory production period: | 1953 - 1958 |
| Primary service period: | 1956 - 1970 |
| Last official flight: | (PQM-102B) 1986 |
F-102 VARIANTS
| 1953 | Model 8-80/-82 | YF-102 | 10 | |
| 1954 | Model 8-90 | YF-102A | 4 | Total: 0014 |
| 1955 | Model 8-10 | F-102A | 875 | |
| 1955 | Model 8-12 | TF-102A | 111 | Total: 0986 |
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Grand Total: 1000 |
F-102 PRODUCTION
YF-102
Prototype delta wing jet interceptor fighter.
Second batch (Model 8-82) with minor improvements.
Produced 1953 - 1954
Convair San Diego, California (CO)
| 52-7994, 52-7995 | ? | |
| 53-1779 / 53-1786 | ? |
Total: 0010 |
YF-102A
As YF-102, fuselage improvements, engine upgrade.
Produced 1954
Convair San Diego, California (CO)
| 53-1787 / 53-1790 | ? |
Total: 0004 |
F-102A
As YF-102A, various improvements.
Produced 1954 - 1958
Convair San Diego, California (CO)
| 53-1791 / 53-1818 | ? | |
| 54-1371 / 54-1407 | ? | |
| 55-3357 / 55-3464 | ? | |
| 56-957 / 56-1518 | ? | |
| 57-770 / 57-909 | ? |
Total: 0875 |
F-102A-45-CO, s/n: 55-3386, was one of 47
Delta Daggers operated by Turkey
from 1968 to 1980, this includes 7 as the TF-102A trainer.
This aircraft has the USAF "over 10 years old" zero prefix added to
the tail number which reads as 0-53386.
Turkish Air Force Museum, Istanbul, Turkey, 2005.
TF-102A
As F-102A, trainer with side-by-side cockpit,
combat ability retained.
Produced 1954 - 1956
Convair San Diego, California (CO)
| 54-1351 / 54-1370 | ? | |
| 55-4032 / 55-4059 | ? | |
| 56-2317 / 56-2379 | ? |
Total: 0111 |
| 87 additional airframes cancelled. | ||
|
Grand Total: 1000 |
F-102 CONVERSIONS
USAF
| QF-102A | 215 | F-102A, 1973, piloted target drone conversions for F-15 program. |
| YF-102C | 2 | F-102A, 1957, strike version, project later cancelled. |
| PQM-102A | 65 | F-102A, 1974, unpiloted target drone conversions. |
| PQM-102B | 146 | F-102A, 1978-1986, target drone conversions, piloted or unpiloted. |
FOREIGN MILITARY SERVICE
- F-102's in service with Greece and
Turkey.
CONVAIR F-106 DELTA DART
F-106 SERVICE
| Manufacturer: | Convair Division of General Dynamics
Corp., San Diego, California, USA |
| Model: | Model 8 |
| Designation: | F-106 |
| Name: | Delta Dart |
| First official flight: | (F-106A) 26/12/1956 |
| Factory production period: | 1956 - 1961 |
| Primary service period: | 1959 - 1972 |
| Last official flight: | (F-106A) 08/1988 (QF-106A) 06/02/1998 |
F-106 VARIANTS
| 1956 | Model 8-24 | F-106A | 277 | |
| 1958 | Model 8-27 | F-106B | 63 |
Grand Total: 340 |
F-106 PRODUCTION
F-106A
As F-102A, redesigned fuselage, fins, undercarriage,
cockpit moved forward, many improvements.
Original designation was to be F-102B.
Later upgraded as Model 8-31.
Produced 1956 - 1961
Convair San Diego, California (CO)
| 56-451 / 56-467 | ? | |
| 57-229 / 57-246 | ? | |
| 57-2453 / 57-2506 | ? | |
| 58-0759 / 58-0798 | ? | |
| 59-0001 / 59-0148 | ? |
Total: 277 |
| 140 additional airframes cancelled. | ||
F-106B
As F-106A, trainer with single tandem cockpit,
combat ability retained. First 8 temporally designated
as JF-106B. Later upgraded as Model 8-32.
Produced 1957 - 1960
Convair San Diego, California (CO)
| 57-2507 / 57-2547 | ? | |
| 58-0900 / 58-0904 | ? | |
| 59-0149 / 59-0165 | ? |
Total: 063 |
| 36 additional airframes cancelled. | ||
(Model 8-28/-29) F-106C / D - 1956, projected development projects, cancelled.
F-106E / F - 1968, projected development projects, cancelled.
|
Grand Total: 340 |
F-106 CONVERSIONS
USAF
| QF-106A / B | 187 | F-106A / F-106B, 1986-1998, target drone conversions. |
| NF-106B | 2 | F-106B, permanent conversions for test duties. |
| F-106C | 2 | F-106B, 1959, radar testbeds with extended nose section. |