Monday, April 6, 2026

Convair F-102 Delta Dagger

 


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  1. Prototype maybe? Don't recall that much canopy reinforcement.

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    1. Yep, probably before they discovered area rule was required to make it as fast as it was designed to be - the prototype was slow. They tacked some fairings around its arse and found a couple of hundred miles an hour.

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    2. Correct. This would be the YF-102 prototype. The wings and fuselage would have to be redesigned before it could even go Mach 1.

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  2. looks similar to an F4
    inside view here:

    https://media.defense.gov/2007/Apr/04/2000502150/1200/1200/0/070404-F-1234S-005.JPG

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  3. Convair written on the side indicates that is so. One of my flight instructors flew one. Low Key was either 12,000 or 16,000ft above ground. Punch out below you won't make it.

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