Convair

Convair F-102 Delta Dagger

Interceptor

  • First flight1953
  • IntroductionApril 1956
  • StatusRetired
  • Number built1000
Technical data

Specifications

01

Crew & dimensions

Crew
1
Length
68 ft 4 in
Wingspan
38 ft 1 in
Height
21 ft 2.5 in
02

Performance

Maximum speed
825 mph, Mach 1.25, Mach 0.95 with drop tanks
Range
1,350 mi
Service ceiling
53,400 ft
03

Powerplant

Powerplant
1 × Pratt & Whitney J57-P-25 afterburning turbojet engine (11,700 lbf / 17,000 lbf with afterburner)
04

Armament

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

Engines 1

J57 J57 Turbojets Pratt & Whitney J57 Early jet engine that powered bombers, fighters and the first jet airliners. Pratt & Whitney · United States→