The Convair F-102 Delta Dagger entered USAF service in 1956 as main potential interceptor of the perceived Russian bomber threat of the early cold war. The design was plagued with problems and was replaced in the early 1960's with the F-101 Voodoo, the majority of the Convair F-102 Delta Dagger fighters being transferred to United States Air National Guard until finally withdrawn in 1975. The aircraft served in the Vietnam war where fifteen aircraft were lost, three to enemy action and twelve to accidents.
Maximum speed: Mach 1.25 (825 mph, 1,304 km/h) at 40,000 ft (12,190 m)
Range: 1,350 mi (1,170 nm, 2,175 km)
Service ceiling: 53,400 ft (16,300 m)
Rate of climb: 13,000 ft/min (66 m/s)
Armament:
Twenty four 2.75 in (70 mm) unguided rockets in missile bay doors
Six AIM-4 Falcon air-to-air missiles or three AIM-4 Falcon missiles and a single AIM-26 Falcon with either conventional or nuclear warhead
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Convair F-102 Delta Dagger Jet Fighter Plane Picture & Information
