Convair F-102A Delta Dagger (8-10) Aircraft Data
All-weather, day/night, sonic interceptor. The F-102A is a single-engine, delta wing design, relying on rocket and missile armament to intercept and dispatch enemy bombers. Active with the United States Air Force (USAF) from 1956-1970, the F-102 saw combat in Vietnam as a forward air-controller. In addition to the 889 single-seat F-102A's which were built, 111 two-seat TF-102A's were also built by Convair. Turkish F-102A's were used against Greek forces during the invasion of Cyprus, the former alleging a victory over a Greek F-5A.
- Country of Origin: United States
- First Flight: 10/24/53
- Initial Service Date: 4/1/56
- No. Built: 889
- No. In Service: 0
- No. of Hardpoints: 2
- Crew: 1
Power:
1 Pratt & Whitney J57-P-25 afterburning turbojet at 76.5 kN
Weapons:
24 x 2.75 in. Folding-Fin Aerial Rockets (FFAR), mounted in the bay doors with 6 x AIM-4 'Falcon' air-to-air missiles (AAM). The F-102A carried all weapons in two internal storage bays. No gun armament was ever fitted to any F-102A during operational service. An alternative arrangement had 3 of the AIM-4's replaced by a single AIM-26 nuclear AAM.
Dimensions:
| Length: | 20.83 m. |
| Wing Span: | 11.61 m. |
| Wing Area: | 64.57 m² |
| Height: | 6.45 m. |
| Empty Weight: | 8,777 kg. |
| Max. Weight: | 14,300 kg. |
| Max. Ordnance Load: | 567 kg. |
| Max. Payload: | 5,511.15 kg. |
| Internal Fuel: | 4,107.14 kg. |
Performance:
| Max. Speed: | 1,304 kph |
| Cruise Speed: | 1,000 kph |
| Service Ceiling: | 17,000 m. |
| Normal Range: | 2,175 km |
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