Lineage History F-106A 560453

Manufacturer:

Convair

Model:

F-106A

USAF S/N:

560453

Photos:

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Production Year:

1956

Production C/N No.:

No. Built

340 (277 A, 63 B)

Production Date:

1957-08-01

Delivery Date:

1957-09-30

Ended Service:

1995-01-27

Airframe Hours:

unknown

Units Assigned:

318th,48th,49th

Units Assigned - ADC:

ADWC

Units Assigned - Test/Eval:

Convair,Hughes JF-106

History Lineage:

xx Aug 57 - 3rd F-106 produced by Convair at San Diego CA
30 Sep 57 - Delivered to the USAF, Retained by manufacture Convair. 56-0453 as well as 56-0451 and 56-0452 were test and eval birds, but only 451 was an actual prototypes. All three were technically F-102B models while wearing the 'FC' Buzz Code letters on the fuselage (even though photos show 'CONVAIR F-106' stenciled on the nose. The F-106 Buzz Code became the familiar 'FE'.
xx Aug 58 - To Convair @ Edwards AFB CA
xx Jan 60 - To Convair @ San Diego CA (to JF-106)
xx Jan 61 - # 03 of 35 Test-To-Tac Conversions (To F-106A)
04 Aug 61 - To 318th FIS, 325th FW, McChord AFB WA
24 Jul 62 - To 48th FIS Langley AFB VA
10 Jul 68 - To 318th FIS McChord AFB WA
23 Dec 68 - To 48th FIS Langley AFB VA
04 Oct 74 - To ADWC Tyndall AFB FL
21 Apr 76 - To 48th FIS Langley AFB VA (Loan)
10 May 77 - To 48th FIS Langley AFB VA
01 Oct 79 - Command change from ADCOM to TAC
23 Feb 82 - To 49th FIS Griffiss AFB NY
09 Jul 87 - To Davis Monthan AFB AZ (For storage FN159)
05 Feb 90 - To AEL Inc., East Alton IL (For QF drone conversion)
21 Dec 90 - To Holloman AFB AZ as QF-106 S/N AD111
27 Jan 95 - Crashed @ White Sands on 1st Drone NULLO (TRT failure)

AMARC Arrival:

09-07-1987

AMARC Storage PCN ID No.:

FN159

QF Drone Conversion:

QF Drone ID No.:

AD111

QF Drone Shotdown:

Shotdown By:

QF Drone Lost on Nullo No.:

Deployed to Osan AB Korea:

B-1B Chase Plane:

Crash

Crew Ejected:

Crew Survived:

Crew Killed:

Pilot Front / Pilot Rear:

No Pilot - Drone Crash

Pilot Rear:

Accident Report No:

Destroyed:

Written-Off:

Survivor:

Static Display Painted As:

Instruments - TAC Conventional:

TAC Conventional: Models produced with Tactical 'Round Eye' instruments.

Instruments - Conventional:

Conventional: Models were originally committed as TEST or BAILMENT aircraft..

Instruments - TEST-to-TACTICAL:

TEST-to-TACTICAL: Models returned to Convair and upgraded from TAC Conventional to Vertical
instruments in 1961. Fuselage cut in half at station 412 (Aft bulkhead missile bay) and a new fuselage, cockpit section,
and nose section was installed with the latest production avionics, the same as the last F-106A 590148 and F-106B 590165.
A total of 35 aircraft (28 "A" models and 7 "B" models) were converted and reassigned to various ADC units..

Instruments - Vertical, 1st Produced:

Vertical, 1st Produced: First 'A' and 'B' models produced with vertical instruments.
Tactical Vertical: Models factory produced w/Tactical Vertical instruments: late 1957 and all 1958, 1959..

F-106 Specifications

Role/Function	Fighter-Interceptor
Manufacturer	Convair Division of General Dynamics
Country	United States
Crew	'A' Model 1, 'B' Model 2
Power plant	Pratt & Whitney J-75-P-17 Turbojet
Thrust	24,500 lbs. in Afterburner
Max Speed	1,525 mph (Mach 2.31) @ 40,000 ft
Service Ceiling	53,000 ft
Wing Span	38 ft. 3½ in.
Length	70 ft 8.78in
Height	20 ft 3.3in
Weight	23,646 lb. empty, 41,831 lb max
Cost USD	$3,305,435 Initial, $4.7M after MODS
Range	2,700 mi. max fuel w/ext tanks
No. Built	340 (277 'A', 63 'B')
Armament	AIR-2A (1) AIM-4 (4) M61A1 (1)
Fire Control System	Hughes MA-1 / IBM Semi-Automatic Ground Environment (SAGE) System
Ejection Seats
1st Seat	Weber Aircraft Corporation Interim seat, not Zero-Zero, inadequate for supersonic speed ejections.
2nd Seat	Convair/ICESC (Industry Crew Escape System Committee) Supersonic Rotational B-seat, called the supersonic 'Bobsled'.
3rd Seat Final	Weber Aircraft Corporation Zero-Zero ROCAT (Rocket Catapult), Zero-Zero, High-altitude supersonic ejections, retro-fitted to all aircraft.
Mfr. Model #	MK No. 8-24

Instruments - Tactical Vertical:

Last Update:

31-05-2021

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