On this day in aviation history, 71 years ago (December 20, 1954), the Convair YF-102A Delta Dagger took flight for the first time, from Edwards Air Force Base. The F-102 was an interceptor aircraft ...
Frustrated by failures during the prototype phase, Convair rebuilt the F-102 from top to bottom. For an aircraft that had already begun test flights, the changes were profound. But the redesign worked ...
Frustrated by failures during the prototype phase, Convair rebuilt the F-102 from top to bottom. For an aircraft that had already begun test flights, the changes were profound. But the... The F-102 ...
The primary mission of the F-102 was to intercept and destroy enemy aircraft. It was the world's first supersonic all-weather jet interceptor and the USAF's first operational delta-wing aircraft. Lt.