| #142363 in Books | 2017-04-12 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 10.00 x.50 x10.00l, | File type: PDF | 228 pages||5 of 5 people found the following review helpful.| A superb resource book one America's premier interceptor.|By NRevell|The must have reference book on the Delta Dart. I was an Airforce avionics tech working on the F-106A/B aircraft in the late 1970s, at Tyndall AFB. I worked on the aircraft used to prototype the 20mm Vulcan gun mod. I worked on Gen. Chappie James' personal F-106B. Wish I had taken more pics then, but a kid||"Simply put, this is the most extensive, thorough, and insightful publication available on the F-106 Delta Dart. It receives our highest recommendation." (Bert Kinzey Detail & Scale 2017-05-19)
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Developed for the Air Force in the early 1950s as a next-generation interceptor following Convair's pioneering delta-wing F-102, the F-106 excelled in every aspect of the Air Defense Command mission. With its advanced Hughes radar system, Falcon air-to-air missiles, and a top speed in excess of Mach 2, the Delta Dart became known as "the ultimate interceptor," able to scramble, launch, find its targets, and blow them out of the sky. The 'Dart was also the lightest-weight...
You can specify the type of files you want, for your device.World's Fastest Single-Engine Jet Aircraft: The Story of Convair's F-106 Delta Dart Interceptor | Col. Doug Barbier USAF (Ret.). A good, fresh read, highly recommended.
