The Convair F-106 Delta Dart is an all-weather interceptor aircraft designed and produced by the American aircraft manufacturer Convair, a division of General Dynamics.
An F-106 over the Mojave Desert. This aircraft had been used as a chase plane during flight testing for the Rockwell B-1 Lancer
F-106A Delta Darts from 5 FIS at CFB Moose Jaw in 1982
Florida National Guard F-106A "City of Jacksonville" Livery for the U.S. Bicentennial
A Soviet Tu-95 is intercepted by a F-106A off Cape Cod in 1982
The Century Series is a popular name for a group of US fighter aircraft representing models designated between F-100 and F-106 which went into full production. They included the first successful super
Convair F-106 Delta Dart
…mph (2,484 km/h). The F-106 was envisaged as a specialized all-weather missile-armed interceptor to shoot down bombers. It was complemented by other Century Series fighters for other roles such as daylight air superiority or fighter-bombing. To support its role, the F-106 was equipped with the Hughes MA-1 integrated…
Clockwise from bottom: F-104 Starfighter, F-100 Super Sabre, F-102 Delta Dagger, F-101 Voodoo, and F-105 Thunderchief
USAF "Thunderbirds" F-100D
F-102 deploys braking parachute