Editing Convair F-106 Delta Dart (section)

==Variants==
[[File:F-106A from rear right.jpg|thumb|An F-106A of the Montana ANG viewed from the rear]]
* '''F-102B''': The original designation of the F-106A.
* '''F-106A''': (Convair Model 8-24) Improved version of the F-102. Fitted with the MA-1 Integrated Fire Control System with SAGE datalink, J-75 afterburning turbojet, enlarged intake, variable-geometry inlet ramps and shortened intake ducts, refined fuselage shape, modified wings and redesigned tailfin; tailpipe fitted with a device to reduce the tendency of the jet exhaust to blow unsecured objects around while taxiing, yet allowing virtually maximum performance at high thrust settings including afterburner. Performance was deemed unsatisfactory and modifications were made. The aircraft was capable of low supersonic speeds without afterburner (but with a significant range penalty) and had a maximum altitude at least {{convert|57,000|ft|abbr=on}}. Many were fitted with a conically cambered wing for improved takeoff, supersonic and high-altitude flight. To improve the aircraft's range the aircraft was fitted with two streamlined external supersonic tanks that still kept the aircraft capable of sustained roll rates of 100 degrees per second. Since these tanks produced virtually no significant performance degradation they were rarely jettisoned and were routinely carried around. After 1972, many F-106s were refitted with a new canopy featuring improved visibility, improved optic sights and provision for a gunpack in the center weapons bay.
* [[File:F-106B Delta Dart.jpg|thumb|A two-seat F-106B trainer variant of the New Jersey ANG]]'''F-106B''': (Convair Model 8-27) Two-seat, combat-capable training version. Pilot and instructor are seated in tandem. Due to the extra seat, the fuselage is actually better area ruled; combined with a likely reduction in weight.<ref>{{cite web |title = Factsheets: Convair F-106B |url = http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=2317 |website = NationalMuseum.af.mil |publisher = National Museum of the United States Air Force |access-date = 18 July 2014  |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140903161355/http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=2317 |archive-date = 3 September 2014}}</ref>{{refn|It is uncertain if the F-106B was fitted with the modified "Project Sharpshooter" optic sights and gunpack provision.|group=N}} Weapons configurations same as F-106A.
* '''NF-106B''': This designation was given to two F-106Bs used as test aircraft with NASA and associated research facilities from 1966 to 1991.<ref name=Baugher106B>Baugher, Joe. [http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_fighters/f106_2.html "Convair F-106B Delta Dart."] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101124014751/http://joebaugher.com/usaf_fighters/f106_2.html |date=2010-11-24 }} ''USAAC/USAAF/USAF Fighter and Pursuit Aircraft: Convair F-106 Delta Dart, American Military Aircraft,'' 18 December 1999. Retrieved: 8 April 2011.</ref>
* '''F-106C''': Unbuilt version. Aircraft was intended to have the AN/ASG-18 radar and fire control system fitted originally developed for the [[North American XF-108 Rapier]]. For its time, it was the largest radar to ever be fitted to a fighter, actually requiring hydraulic actuators to turn the antenna. To accommodate this larger radar system, the nose cone was longer and of greater diameter. The design featured an improved raised canopy design featuring better visibility, canards and lengthened rectangular inlet ducts. The aircraft was to be capable of carrying one GAR-9/[[AIM-47]]A in its center bay and one AIM-26A in each side bay. At one time, the US Air Force had considered acquiring 350 of these advanced interceptors, but the F-106C/D project was cancelled on 23 September 1958.<ref name="knaack p217218">Knaack 1978, pp. 217-218.</ref><ref>Baugher, Joe. [http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_fighters/f106_3.html "Convair F-106C/D Delta Dart."] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101124014809/http://joebaugher.com/usaf_fighters/f106_3.html |date=2010-11-24 }} ''USAAC/USAAF/USAF Fighter and Pursuit Aircraft: Convair F-106 Delta Dart, American Military Aircraft,'' 18 December 1999. Retrieved: 8 April 2011.</ref>{{refn| After the cancellation of the [[Avro Canada CF-105 Arrow]], the Canadian government briefly considered purchasing the F-106C/D. After the F-106C/D project was canceled, it acquired [[McDonnell CF-101 Voodoo]]s, instead.|group=N}}
* '''F-106D''': Unbuilt two-seat version of the F-106C.<ref name="knaack p217">Knaack 1978, p. 217.</ref>
* '''F-106X''': Unbuilt version (early 1968). It would have been outfitted with canards and powered by a JT4B-22 turbojet. It was envisioned as an alternative to the [[Lockheed YF-12]], and was to have had a fire control system with "[[look-down/shoot-down]]" capability fed by a {{convert|40|inch|cm|adj=on|0}} radar dish.<ref name="Donald 2003, p. 232"/><ref name="knaack p218">Knaack 1978, p. 218.</ref>
* '''F-106E''': Unbuilt version. On 3 September 1968, Convair issued a proposal for an "improved" interceptor that was to be designated F-106E/F. It was to be compatible with the upcoming airborne warning and control systems as well as with the "over-the-horizon" radar defense network. The F-106E/F would have had a longer nose and a new and improved radar with a look-down/shoot-down tracking and missile launch capability. It would also have had a two-way UHF voice and datalink radio. It would have been capable of launching both nuclear and non-nuclear missiles, including the AIM-26 Nuclear Falcon and the AIM-47.<ref>[http://www.airtoaircombat.com/background.asp?bg=228&id=52 "F-106C/D/E/F."] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070204033759/http://www.airtoaircombat.com/background.asp?id=52&bg=228 |date=2007-02-04 }} ''Air To Air Combat.'' Retrieved: 8 April 2011.</ref>
* '''F-106F''': Unbuilt two-seat version of the F-106E.
* '''QF-106A''': Converted into drones, were still capable of being flown both as manned and unmanned aircraft.
* '''F-106 RASCAL Project''': Unbuilt version. It would have been a low cost satellite launcher.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.f-106deltadart.com/rascal_project.htm |title=RASCAL Project |publisher=F-106 Delta Dart |access-date=2014-03-04 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116073611/http://www.f-106deltadart.com/rascal_project.htm |archive-date=2014-01-16 }}</ref>