Previously Held AFSC/MOS 53410-Apprentice Airframe Repairman Helper
53430-Apprentice Airframe Repairman
53450-Airframe Repair Specialist
30331-Air Traffic Control Radar Repairman
30371-Air Traffic Control Radar Maintenance Technician
30390-Heavy Ground Radar Maintenance Technician
Service Years
1957 - 1984
Official/Unofficial US Air Force Certificates
Cold War Certificate
Cuban Missile Crisis
Official Badges
Unofficial Badges
1959-1960, F-106 Delta Dart
From Year 1959
To Year 1960
Personal Memories
Not Specified
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F-106 Delta Dart Details
Aircraft/Missile Information
Model Convair F-106A Delta Dart Length 70.70 ft | 21.55 m Width 38.29 ft | 11.67 m Height 20.28 ft | 6.18 m Engine(s) 1 x Pratt & Whitney J75-P-17 turbojet engine generating 24,500lbs thrust with afterburner. Empty Weight 24,859 lbs | 11,276 kg MTOW 41,831 lbs | 18,974 kg Max Speed 1,487 mph | 2,393 km/h | 1,292 kts Max Range 1,950 miles | 3,138 km Ceiling 58,005 ft | 17,680 m | 11.0 miles Climb Rate 30,000 ft/min (9,144 m/min) Hardpoints 4 Armament 1 x 20mm cannon
Mission specific armament may include:
2 x AIR-2A Genie Nuclear Rockets 4 x AIM-4 Falcon Air-to-Air Missiles Accommodations 1
Major Variants
* YF-102 - Single Delta Dagger prototype * YF-102A - Redesigned airframe * F-102A - Single seat interceptor * TF-102A - Two-seat trainer * F-102B - Redesignated to F-106 * YF-106A - Two prototypes produced * F-106A - Single seat interceptor * F-106B - Two-seat trainer variant