f-102A Delta Dagger Pensylvania no.17 serial 070847

F-102A Delta Dagger Role Interceptor aircraft Manufacturer Convair First flight 24 October 1953 Introduction April 1956 Retired 1979 Primary users United States Air Force Greece Turkey Number built 1,000 Developed from Convair XF-92 Developed into F-106 Delta Dart

General characteristics

Crew: 1 Length: 68 ft 4 in (20.83 m) Wingspan: 38 ft 1 in (11.61 m) Height: 21 ft 2.5 in (6.464 m) Wing area: 695 sq ft (64.6 m2) conically cambered wing 661.5 sq ft (61.46 m2) YF-102 Airfoil: NACA 0004-65 mod Empty weight: 19,350 lb (8,777 kg) Gross weight: 24,494 lb (11,110 kg) Max takeoff weight: 31,500 lb (14,288 kg) Fuel capacity: 1,085 US gal (903 imp gal; 4,110 L) internal + 2x 215 US gal (179 imp gal; 810 L) drop tanks Powerplant: 1 × Pratt & Whitney J57-P-25 afterburning turbojet engine, 11,700 lbf (52 kN) thrust dry, 17,000 lbf (76 kN) with afterburner Performance

Maximum speed: 825 mph (1,328 km/h, 717 kn) at 40,000 ft (12,192 m) Maximum speed: Mach 1.25, Mach 0.95 with drop tanks Range: 1,350 mi (2,170 km, 1,170 nmi) Service ceiling: 53,400 ft (16,300 m) Rate of climb: 13,000 ft/min (66 m/s) Wing loading: 35 lb/sq ft (170 kg/m2) Thrust/weight: 0.7 Armament Rockets: 24 × 2.75 in (70 mm) FFAR (Folding Fin Aerial Rocket) unguided rockets in missile bay doors Missiles: 6 × AIM-4 Falcon air-to-air missiles or 3 × AIM-4 Falcon 1 × AIM-26 Falcon with conventional or nuclear warhead Avionics Hughes MG-10 fire control system

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