Convair F-106 Delta Dart - Specifications (F-106A)

Specifications (F-106A)

Data from Quest for Performance

General characteristics

  • Crew: 1
  • Length: 70.7 ft (21.55 m)
  • Wingspan: 38.25 ft (11.67 m)
  • Height: 20.28 ft (6.18 m)
  • Wing area: 661.5ft²/61.52m² (Original Wing) or 695 ft²/64.57m² (Conically-Cambered Wing)
  • Airfoil: NACA 0004-65 mod root and tip
  • Empty weight: 24,420 lb (11,077 kg)
  • Loaded weight: 34,510 lb (15,670 kg)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Pratt & Whitney J75-17 afterburning turbojet, 24,500 lbf (109 kN)
  • * Zero-lift drag coefficient: 0.0083
  • Drag area: 5.8 ft² (0.54 m²)
  • Aspect ratio: 2.10

Performance

  • Maximum speed: Mach 2.3 (1,525 mph, 2,455 km/h)
  • Range: 1,800 mi (1,600 nm, 2,900 km) combat
  • Ferry range: 2,700 mi (2,300 nm, 4,300 km)
  • Service ceiling: 57,000 ft (17,000 m)
  • Rate of climb: 29,000 ft/min (150 m/s)
  • Wing loading: 52 lb/ft² (255 kg/m²)
  • Thrust/weight: 0.71
  • Lift-to-drag ratio: 12.1
  • Time to altitude: 6.9 min to 52,700 ft (16,065 m)

Armament

  • Guns: 1 20 mm caliber M61 Vulcan 6-barreled rotary cannon (After 1972 refit)
  • Missiles:
    • 2 AIM-4F Falcon
    • 2 AIM-4G Falcon
    • 1 AIR-2A Genie nuclear rocket or AIM-26 Super Falcon missile (Prior to 1972 refit)

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