The Convair F-106 Delta Dart was the primary all-weather interceptor aircraft for the United States Air Force from the 1960s through the 1980s. Designed as the so-called "Ultimate Interceptor", it has proven to be the last dedicated interceptor in USAF service to date. It was gradually retired during the 1980s, with the QF-106 drone conversions of the aircraft being used until 1998.
The F-106 served in the continental USA, Alaska, and Iceland, as well as brief periods in Germany and South Korea. In service, the F-106's official name, "Delta Dart," was rarely used, and the aircraft was universally known simply as the "Six."
- Tech Level: 4
- Damage Base: 19
- Min./Max. Airspeed: 3/27
- Maneuver (Loaded): 3 (4)
- Aerobatic (Loaded): 0 (-2)
- Defence (Loaded): 14 (13)
- Climb Rate (Loaded): 2 (1)
- Shallow/Steep/Power/Vertical Dives: 2/4/6/8
- Operational Ceiling: 11
- Stores External/Pylon/Internal: 3/2/0
- Guns: 1xM61A1 Vulcan (6x20mm)
- Cost: 552
- Maintenance Cost: 66
Voodoo Scuttlebutt[]
"I shot a Delta Dart into the air, it fell to the earth I knew not where." - Hiroshi "Doo Wop" Endo
"The F-106 is an affordable plane with above-average US performance, whose only weakness is a slightly dated electronics suite that a thrifty merc can upgrade at their leisure." Andrew "Sunshine" Talbot