General Dynamics Convair (37 results)
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hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. Jacket is worn- the book itself is nearly like new- an excellent book! SG-ROW-1.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. General Dynamics January 1989 Binding: Hardcover.
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. A fine copy in a very good mylar protected DJ. Probable 1st printing with no additional printings listed. DJ has some general wear, closed tears and some wrinkling to the bottom front edge of the DJ. Overall, a solid copy with tight binding and no names o…r inscriptions. Extensively illustrated in color and black and white. A larger book requiring additional postage for international and priority orders. Oblong 4to; 60 pages.
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Published by General Dynamics, 1989
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Seller: Basement Seller 101, Cincinnati, OH, U.S.A.Basement Seller 101
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Published by General Dynamics Convair Division, New York, NY, 1989
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Pages are clean and unmarked. Cover corners and edges are unmarred. Small edge tears to dust jacket. Binding is tight. 60pp.
Published by General Dynamics, 1989
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Seller: The Oregon Room - Well described books!, Phoenix, OR, U.S.A.The Oregon Room - Well described books!
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: As New. 1989 large oblong, Fine/Fine-minus DJ, clean & bright, square corners, no markings found, not a remainder, large color photo of Liberator laid in at front, a nice copy.
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Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. Factory sealed copy. New in new dust jacket. 60 pages, oblong format.
Published by General Dynamics, 1989
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Seller: Books on the Boulevard, Sherman Oaks, CA, U.S.A.Books on the Boulevard
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Near Fine. First. 60 pages.
Language: English
Published by CONVAIR DIVISION OF GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION., USA, 1959
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Add to basketAGRAFE. Condition: Satisfaisant. Format: 9/21 BOOKLET LITTLE MISSING ON THE REAR COVER.
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Seller: Grand Eagle Retail, Bensenville, IL, U.S.A.Grand Eagle Retail
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. CENTAUR G-PRIME TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION: A HIGH-PERFORMANCE UPPER STAGE FOR THE NASA SPACE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMThe well-known and powerful Centaur upper stage, used with the Atlas and Titan boosters for decades, was a natural choice for an upper stage for the Space Shuttle. A new version of t…he Centaur, Shuttle-Centaur (aka STS-Centaur), was built by General Dynamics/Convair. The first Shuttle-Centaur stage and its payload (the Galileo mission to Jupiter) were being prepared for flight at Kennedy Space Center on the day of the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster. A suddenly more risk-averse NASA cancelled the Shuttle-Centaur program shortly thereafter.Two versions of the Shuttle-Centaur were to have been made: one for the military (G), one for NASA (G-prime). This report, prepared for NASA by the Convair Division of General Dynamics, provides a wealth of details about the structure, operation and processing of Shuttle-Centaur in general, and of G-Prime in particular.This report was originally published in 1984 as a spiral bound manual. This Expanded Edition (2014) has been enhanced by the addition of figures and rare photographs from the Shuttle-Centaur program, and two short reports: - Centaur for the 1980s, by John E. Niesley (Convair Division, General Dynamics); and- A High Energy Stage for the National Space Transportation System (NASA Tech. Memo. 83795), by Andrew J. Stofan (Lewis Research Center, NASA). This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
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Seller: California Books, Miami, FL, U.S.A.California Books
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Published by General Dynamics Convair Division, 1967
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Seller: Brentwood Books, Kinnelon, NJ, U.S.A.Brentwood Books
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Add to basketPaperback. Condition: VERY GOOD. 1st. Original 1967 edition. Very nice condition. This is a very large tan softcover, number CT-6-4; paginaged within chapter (a litle over a half inch thick). Book as new except has a slight bend in book due to improper storage--does affect function. No marks or writing. OVERSIZE. **We provide pr…ofessional service and individual attention to your order, daily shipments, and sturdy packaging. FREE TRACKING ON ALL SHIPMENTS WITHIN USA.
Annual Air Force Office of Scientific Research Astronautics Symposium
U.S. Air Force, Office of Scientific Research, and General Dynamics Corporation, Convair Division
Published by Pergamon Press, New York, 1958
Seller: Ground Zero Books, Ltd., Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.Ground Zero Books, Ltd.
Contact seller5-star sellerCondition: good, ex-lib. 24 cm, 330, illus., index, usual library markings (some blacked out), bookplate partially removed. Vista in Astronautics, First Annual Symposium.
Published by NASA, Langley Research Center, Hampton Virginia. Prepared by Convair Aerospace Division, San Diego CA., 1972
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Seller: Erik Hanson Books and Ephemera, San Diego, CA, U.S.A.Erik Hanson Books and Ephemera
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Add to basketSoft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. |Stapled binding, no cover, as issued. 282 page. 8 1/2 x 11 inches. 90 illustration figures and 64 tables. Unmarked copy, light scuffs to front.
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Seller: THE SAINT BOOKSTORE, Southport, United KingdomTHE SAINT BOOKSTORE
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Language: English
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Seller: S N Books World, Delhi, IndiaS N Books World
Contact seller5-star sellerLeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 280. A perfect gift… for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1962 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Volume pt.1 Language: English Pages: 280 Volume pt.1.
Language: English
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Seller: S N Books World, Delhi, IndiaS N Books World
Contact seller5-star sellerLeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 630. A perfect gift… for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1960 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Volume V3 Language: English Pages: 630 Volume V3.
Published by General Dynamics Corp., CONVAIR Division 1957 [?], San Diego, CA, 1957
Seller: Ground Zero Books, Ltd., Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.Ground Zero Books, Ltd.
Contact seller5-star sellerCondition: Good. The format is approximately 39 inches by 11.25 inches. Folded to fit into an 8.5 by 11 inch format. Item has moderate wear and soiling. This is an engineering drawing. This is related to the F-106A. Stamped CONFIDENTIAL. . This has a blueprint like appearance. This is a very large flow diagram. It contains a ser…ies of what appear to be electrical circuit drawings. The principal captions are Timer Control, Door Control Time Delay, Door Control, Slavo Ground, Armament Transfer, Air Control Timer and Armament Control Relay Box. The Convair F-106 Delta Dart is an all-weather interceptor aircraft designed and produced by the American aircraft manufacturer Convair. The F-106 was designed in response to the 1954 interceptor program. Envisioned as an imagined "Ultimate Interceptor", it was a development of the F-102 Delta Dagger, and commenced as the F-102B prior to being redesignated by the United States Air Force (USAF). The F-106 was designed without a gun or provision for carrying bombs, instead carrying its AIM-4 Falcon air-to-air missiles within an internal weapons bay, its clean exterior was beneficial to supersonic flight. Major differences from the F-102 included the adoption of the more powerful Pratt & Whitney J75 turbojet engine, heavily redesigned air inlets along with a variable-geometry inlet duct to suit a wide range of supersonic speeds, application of the area rule to the fuselage shaping, and a general increase in size. On 26 December 1956, the first prototype performed its maiden flight. After flight testing demonstrated lesser performance gains than anticipated, the USAF ultimately only ordered 350 of the planned 1,000 F-106s. Becoming operational in June 1959, the F-106 was the primary all-weather interceptor aircraft of the USAF through much of the Cold War era; it ended up being the final specialist interceptor to be used by the service to date. It was never used in combat nor were any export opportunities secured. During the 1960s, a competitive evaluation between the F-106 and the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II determined the latter to be marginally superior, yet the type continued to be operated for a further two decades due to extensive demand for the F-4 in other roles. Convair proposed various improved models of the F-106, typically focused on the radar, communications, and other avionics, but none of these schemes were pursued. In one high-profile incident over Montana on 2 February 1970, an unmanned F-106 recovered from a flat spin after its pilot had ejected, belly landing relatively intact in a snow-covered field; it was recovered and continued to be flown for numerous years afterwards. The F-106 was gradually withdrawn from USAF service during the 1980s as the arrival of newer air superiority fighters, particularly the McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle, had made the role of dedicated interceptors obsolete. Numerous F-106s would be operated for a time by the Air National Guard. Many withdrawn aircraft were promptly converted into target drones and redesignated QF-106 under the Pacer Six program, which were used up in 1998. A handful of F-106s were operated by NASA for experimental purposes, such as the Eclipse Project, through to 1998. Single sheet, printed on one side Contemporary (?) Reprint or copy of this sheet.
Language: English
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Seller: S N Books World, Delhi, IndiaS N Books World
Contact seller5-star sellerLeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 738. A perfect gift… for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1960 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Volume V1 Language: English Pages: 738 Volume V1.
Published by General Dynamics Corp., CONVAIR Division 1957 [?], San Diego, CA, 1957
Seller: Ground Zero Books, Ltd., Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.Ground Zero Books, Ltd.
Contact seller5-star sellerCondition: Good. The format is approximately 39 inches by 11.25 inches. Folded to fit into an 8.5 by 11 inch format. Item has moderate wear and soiling. This is an engineering drawing. This is related to the F-106A. Stamped CONFIDENTIAL. Security Notice. This has a light blueprint like appearance. This is a very large flow diagr…am. It contains a series of blocks and flow lines. The principal captions are Armament Control, Launcher, Missile Bay, Misfire Relay, Fwd Launcher Rail, Release Handle, Aft Launcher Rail, Aft Compt Upper Electronic Rack, Reset PWR, MWW Fuse Panel. and Missile Displaced. Modern supersonic fighter and attack aircraft attack a target automatically and accurately. These aircraft are designed and built as a completely integrated weapons system. The weapons subsystems are interconnected and dependent on each other or on other aircraft systems. For example, the bomb release system in some modes of operation depends on the aircraft's flight control system; the missile system is interconnected with the aircraft's radar system for missile guidance. In addition to delivering weapons more accurately, computer-controlled weapons systems provide a higher degree of safety by reducing human error. Single sheet, printed on one side Contemporary (?) Reprint or copy of this sheet.
Published by General Dynamics Corp., CONVAIR Division 1957 [?], San Diego, CA, 1957
Seller: Ground Zero Books, Ltd., Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.Ground Zero Books, Ltd.
Contact seller5-star sellerCondition: Good. Reprint or copy of this sheet. The format is approximately 39 inches by 11.25 inches. Folded to fit into an 8.5 by 11 inch format. This item is related to the F-106A. Item has moderate wear and soiling. Staple present, This is an engineering drawing. Stamped CONFIDENTIAL. This has a light blueprint like appearan…ce. This is a very large flow diagram. It contains a series of blocks and flow lines. The principal captions are Armament Control, M30 Missile Intervalometer, Aft Cam, Fwd Cam Motor, Clutch, Aft Door Interlock, Fwd Door Interlock, Aft Fire, Fwd Extend, Fwd Fire, and Fwd Sel. One caption states 1. Item No's inside Invervalometer are for Ref Only - not in Item List. Modern supersonic fighter and attack aircraft attack a target automatically and accurately. These aircraft are designed and built as a completely integrated weapons system. The weapons subsystems are interconnected and dependent on each other or on other aircraft systems. For example, the bomb release system in some modes of operation depends on the aircraft's flight control system; the missile system is interconnected with the aircraft's radar system for missile guidance. In addition to delivering weapons more accurately, computer-controlled weapons systems provide a higher degree of safety by reducing human error. Single sheet, printed on one side.
Published by United States Air Force, San Diego, CA [?], 1959
Seller: Ground Zero Books, Ltd., Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.Ground Zero Books, Ltd.
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Add to basketCondition: Good. Revision B. This very large training chart has been folded multiple times. The format is approximately 42 inches by 10 feet. It has many illustrations and captions. The title of the primary graphic on this training chart is View of Launcher Mechanism in Firing Position. There are a number of component diagrams,…with captions. There is in red a notation of Butler Field and a number in red. Convair (Division of General Dynamics Corporation), USAF F-106A Delta Dart related. Training Section - Interceptor, Armament System (Missile Bay & Missile Launcher Detail) [Marked CONFIDENTIAL]; Chart No. 15 (4 of 4) 3/30/59. Convair Division, 1959. Revision B. This very large chart, printed on a .flexible backing material, has been folded, but presents no hard creasing, significant crease/fold wear or. discoloration or tearing. The chart has of a number of captioned illustrations pertaining to the armament system of the USAF F-106A Delta Dart nuclear capable jet interceptor. There is a notation in red of "Butler Field" (perhaps this was what is now Butler-Municipal in Georgia). This chart came from the Estate of Convair engineer, who worked on the Armament Control aspects of the F-106A, in the late '50s and ' 60s. Illustrations include the overall location of the armament system within the F-106A, a cutaway view of the interceptor showing the mounting of the MB-1 rocket and GAR missiles weapons load (this is the primary graphic of the chart, and is labeled "View of Launcher Mechanism in Firing Position"), and a number of close-ups of system details. The F-106 Delta Dart was an all-weather interceptor aircraft designed and produced by the American aircraft manufacturer Convair. The interceptor had no provisions for guns or bombs, instead carrying the MB-1 Special Weapon and AIM-4 Falcon air-to-air missiles within an internal weapons bay, which presented a clean exterior beneficial to supersonic flight. On 26 December 1956, the prototype performed its maiden flight. After flight testing demonstrated lesser performance gains than anticipated, the USAF ultimately only ordered 350 of the planned 1,000 F-106s. Becoming operational in June 1959, the F-106 was the primary all-weather interceptor aircraft of the USAF through much of the Cold War era. The F-106 was gradually withdrawn from USAF service during the 1980s as the arrival of newer air superiority fighters, particularly the McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle, had made the role of dedicated interceptors obsolete. The all-missile armament, housed internally in a ventral weapons bay, consisted of a single Douglas MB-1 (AIR-2A or 2B) Genie unguided rocket equipped with a 1.5 kt W25 nuclear warhead, plus four Hughes GAR-3 Falcon radar-homing or GAR-4 infrared-homing air-to-air missiles. The MB-1 was an unguided timer-detonated rocket, relying on its 1.5 kt nuclear warhead to ensure a kill. Launch weight was 822 pounds and maximum velocity was Mach 3.3. Snap-out fins gave the missile stability during flight. Range was about 8 miles, flight time to target was about 12 seconds, and the effective blast radius was about 1000 feet. The Genie rocket was ejected from the weapons bay by gas pressure generated when 5 impulse cartridges fired on the special weapons rack, kicking the rocket down and away from the aircraft. Good. Single sheet, printed on one side. Single sheet, printed on one side.
Published by United States Air Force, San Diego, CA [?], 1959
Seller: Ground Zero Books, Ltd., Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.Ground Zero Books, Ltd.
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Add to basketCondition: Good. Revision B. RARE SURVIVING COPY. This large training chart has been folded multiple times. The format is approximately 42 inches by 10 feet. It has illustrations and captions. The title of the primary graphic on this training chart is View of Launcher Mechanism in Firing Position. There are a number of component… diagrams, with captions. There is in red a notation of Butler Field and a number in red. Convair USAF F-106A Delta Dart related. Training Section - Interceptor, Armament System (Missile Bay & Missile Launcher Detail) [Marked CONFIDENTIAL]; Chart No. 15 (3 of 4) 3/30/59. Convair Division, 1959. Revision B. This very large chart, printed on a strong flexible backing material, has been folded multiple times, but presents no hard creasing, significant crease/fold wear or tearing or discoloration. The chart consists of a number of illustrations, with captions, pertaining to the armament system of the USAF F-106A Delta Dart nuclear capable jet interceptor. The primary graphics of the chart pertain to the Trunnion and the Uplock Mechanism, with a number of close-ups of system details. There is a notation in red of "Butler Field" (perhaps this was what is now Butler-Municipal in Georgia) and a number in red. This chart came from the Estate of Convair engineer, who worked on the Armament Control aspects of the F-106A, in the late '50s and ' 60s. The F-106 Delta Dart was an all-weather interceptor aircraft designed and produced by the American aircraft manufacturer Convair. The interceptor had no provisions for guns or bombs, instead carrying the MB-1 Special Weapon and AIM-4 Falcon air-to-air missiles within an internal weapons bay, which presented a clean exterior beneficial to supersonic flight. On 26 December 1956, the prototype performed its maiden flight. After flight testing demonstrated lesser performance gains than anticipated, the USAF ultimately only ordered 350 of the planned 1,000 F-106s. Becoming operational in June 1959, the F-106 was the primary all-weather interceptor aircraft of the USAF through much of the Cold War era. The F-106 was gradually withdrawn from USAF service during the 1980s as the arrival of newer air superiority fighters, particularly the McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle, had made the role of dedicated interceptors obsolete. The all-missile armament, housed internally in a ventral weapons bay, consisted of a single Douglas MB-1 (AIR-2A or 2B) Genie unguided rocket equipped with a 1.5 kt W25 nuclear warhead, plus four Hughes GAR-3 Falcon radar-homing or GAR-4 infrared-homing air-to-air missiles. The MB-1 was an unguided timer-detonated rocket, relying on its 1.5 kt nuclear warhead to ensure a kill. Launch weight was 822 pounds and maximum velocity was Mach 3.3. Snap-out fins gave the missile stability during flight. Range was about 8 miles, flight time to target was about 12 seconds, and the effective blast radius was about 1000 feet. The Genie rocket was ejected from the weapons bay by gas pressure generated when 5 impulse cartridges fired on the special weapons rack, kicking the rocket down and away from the aircraft. Good. Single sheet, printed on one side. Single sheet, printed on one side.
Published by Convair [A Division of General Dynamics Corporation], San Diego, CA, 1958
- First Edition
Seller: Ground Zero Books, Ltd., Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.Ground Zero Books, Ltd.
Contact seller5-star sellerThree-hole punched, disbound. Condition: Good. 1, 178 pages. Three-hole punched. Illustrations. Pages 120 and 121 are fold-outs. RARE SURVIVING COPY. The major Table of Contents sections are Description, Major Assemblies and Components, Related Systems, Rigging and Adjustment, Electrical Checkout, Armament System Operational Che…ckout, Ground Operations and Loading/Unloading of Armament System; Trouble Shooting, Summary of Safety Precautions, and References. F-106A: Improved version of the F-102. Fitted with the MA-1 Integrated Fire Control System with SAGE datalink, J-75 afterburning turbojet, enlarged intake, variable-geometry inlet ramps and shortened intake ducts, refined fuselage shape, modified wings and tailfin; tailpipe fitted to reduce the tendency of the jet exhaust to blow unsecured objects around while taxiing, yet allowing virtually maximum performance at high thrust/afterburner settings. Performance was deemed unsatisfactory and modifications were made. The aircraft was capable of low supersonic speeds without afterburner and had a maximum altitude at least 57,000 ft. Many were fitted with a conically cambered wing for improved takeoff, supersonic and high-altitude flight. The aircraft was fitted with two streamlined external supersonic tanks that still kept the aircraft capable of sustained roll rates of 100 degrees per second. These tanks produced virtually no significant performance degradation were rarely jettisoned and were routinely carried. After 1972, many F-106s were refitted with a new canopy featuring improved visibility, improved optic sights and provision for a gunpack in the center weapons bay. The Convair F-106 Delta Dart is an all-weather interceptor aircraft designed and produced by the American aircraft manufacturer Convair. The F-106 was designed in response to the 1954 interceptor program. Envisioned as an imagined "Ultimate Interceptor", it was a development of the F-102 Delta Dagger, and commenced as the F-102B prior to being redesignated by the United States Air Force (USAF). The F-106 was designed without a gun or provision for carrying bombs, instead carrying its AIM-4 Falcon air-to-air missiles within an internal weapons bay; its clean exterior was beneficial to supersonic flight. Major differences from the F-102 included the adoption of the more powerful Pratt & Whitney J75 turbojet engine, heavily redesigned air inlets along with a variable-geometry inlet duct to suit a wide range of supersonic speeds, and a general increase in size. On 26 December 1956, the first prototype performed its maiden flight. After flight testing demonstrated lesser performance gains than anticipated, the USAF only ordered 350 of the planned 1,000 F-106s. Becoming operational in June 1959, the F-106 was the primary all-weather interceptor aircraft of the USAF through much of the Cold War era; it ended up being the final specialist interceptor to be used by the service to date. It was never used in combat nor were any exported. During the 1960s, a competitive evaluation between the F-106 and the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II determined the latter to be marginally superior, yet the type continued to be operated for a further two decades due to extensive demand for the F-4 in other roles. Convair proposed various improved models of the F-106, typically focused on the radar, communications, and other avionics, but none of these schemes were pursued. In one incident over Montana on 2 February 1970, an unmanned F-106 recovered from a flat spin after its pilot had ejected, belly landing relatively intact in a snow-covered field; it was recovered and continued to be flown for numerous years afterwards. The F-106 was gradually withdrawn from USAF service during the 1980s as the arrival of newer air superiority fighters, particularly the McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle, had made the role of dedicated interceptors obsolete. Numerous F-106s were operated for a time by the Air National Guard. Many withdrawn aircraft were converted into target drones and redesignated QF.
