F-102 Delta Dagger - Warbird Wednesday Episode 33

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We’re going back to the century series today with the F-102 Delta Dagger, an
interceptor fighter made by Convair. This aircraft was the epitome of mid 1950’s military complex design thinking. Entering service in 1956, its main purpose was to intercept invading Soviet strategic bomber fleets during the Cold War.
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12 сен 2024

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@jeffbutler6100 Год назад

I was a member of the 196th FIS California Air National Guard, based at Ontario, California When I first joined the unit we were flying the North American F-86L, about halfway through my enlistment, we got the F-102's After the Sabers the Delta Dagger was really "Big Medicine" I was a jet engine mechanic so I spent a lot of time the F-102. My last year in the Guard was 1968 our summer camp was held at Elmendorf AFB in Alaska. They flew us up to Alaska in C-97's which was a 10 hour flight. There was a regular Air Force FIS there who also were flying F-102's so the two squadrons did a lot of joint missions Good Times

@glennhargrove3299 Год назад

I worked on the Duece at Perrin AFB on my first assignment out of Tech School in 1967. Stayed there until 1969 when I went to Danang Viet Nam. When I got there they had two 102's on the alert pad and I actually worked on one of those. The base closed in 1971. They have a neat liittle museum there but little is left of the base. It is now Grayson County Airport.

@dijonstreak 3 года назад

boy....did i ENJOY THIS. !!...luckily the USAF Century Series began when i was like 8 years old..and even MORE lucky was that the Model Airplane community were building the models as soon as the airplane was operational...so i spent my childhood building the CenturySeries Fighter Jets up to the F-106 Delta Dagger which ( i think ) was the last one...Boy did i have a great 'ol time building them....then i fell in love with the X-15. Holy Cow. !!

@marionbarber2700 2 года назад

I worked on the F-102 in Ramstein AFB, Germany from 1963-66 as a member of the 526th FIS Black Knights. I worked on the Hughes MG-10 weapons control system. In the 1965 time frame, an infrared targeting system was added to the weapons control system. During the evenings, we would have to fill the liquid nitrogen tanks for the infrared heads for that part of the system to operate. We would often scramble interceptors from our Zulu area to intercept any aircraft approaching the border with East Germany. I hated having to get into the hell hole to change out the generator. Sometimes you would have to work upside down.

@billballbuster7186 3 года назад

Love the Century series, especially F-102 and F-106

@chucksdesk Год назад

I listened to Bruce Gordon talk about the F102 and F106. I recall him saying in a dogfight with other fighters of the time, it could turn better than other fighters for the first couple of turns. Its problem was it would loose a lot of energy in those turns and that was its problem, they needed bigger engines to recover the lost energy.

@eckhal2 3 года назад

Thank you, worked on the 102 from 66-67 57th Fighter Interceptor Interceptor Squadron, Keflavick NAS Iceland. Avionics Tech, believe over 100 intercepts of Russian bombers that year. We were. Busy.🇺🇸🗽

@guaporeturns9472 Год назад

That’s badass. Love the 102.

@romainnelseng3264 Год назад

Good show. I’ve c. 2100 hrs in the Deuce Perrin AFB Deuce School 1962, then with South Dakota (175th FIS) and California (196th FIS) ANG from 1962 to 1971, IWS Weapon School Tyndale AFB, Fla. We might discuss the turn or roll qualities of the Deuce from practice point of view, but considerable technical inputs needed. For prime example, consider the Case 10 or Case 20 wings, entry levels to the F-106 quality. And see a memoir by George Andre, a pilot of considerable experience I signed off requal in the Deuce with the 196th. The Deuce was mod enough to make a fleet of variations. Thanks again, Ro Nelsen

@mocharger06 9 месяцев назад

My father flew F-102s with the 82nd FIS, based at Travis AFB, CA, and Naha AB, Okinawa.

@mikelopez1430 Год назад

Good example in Denver at the Wings over the Rockies museum

@dennisgraham3087 2 года назад

I am currently working on a Revell 1/48 scale kit of this same airplane. It's always been one of my favs of the Century series

@Robert142L 3 года назад

Great job Fred....super video editing, Greg

@christianjensen3182 Год назад

11:10-11:18 That bit of video looks like Keflavick Iceland. That hanger sure looked familiar. I was there from 69-72 as a kid 6th-8th grade.

@gerryg.302 2 года назад

I was in the AF working on F-102's during the Cuban crises. (1962) Us radar / weapons techs had to also load missiles during a mass load like this. Horns went off in the middle of the night. C-130's arrived with GAR11 nukes that we put on some of the F-102's. This was with the 59th FIS in Labrador. I spend 4 years in the AF working on these. Then more years as a civilian Air Tech in two different National Guard units in South Dakota and Texas. This was a great plane to learn electronics on. My first computer! (analog type before digital was going). We won that years William tell drone shoot. That was 60 years ago!

@bobwilson758 2 года назад

Early navy sidewinder A-A mis. Was equipped w/ expanding rod war head - my dad worked for years on that USN project. New port Road island 1960 - on

@scottmanning8739 3 года назад

All you need to complete the Century Series is a F-101 Voodoo.

@craigdavid7792 3 года назад

Always a good video to watch

@bobafettslaundryroom755 3 года назад

Thanks for all the awesome info! Well done!

@3_Gold_Coins 3 года назад

I am the weird guy that watches your videos lol. Great fun.

@PalmSpringsAirMuseum 3 года назад

Glad you like them!

@justinavery8664 3 года назад

"Greg" should talk to Bruce Gordon.. he's flown the Hun, Deuce, Six Shooter..👍😁

@mecomingtomo6933 3 года назад

Update: the bottle opener magnet does in fact stick to a fridge, this has been confirmed so no need to worry. Also is it weird I kinda look forward to the music at the end?....

@jackriley5974 Месяц назад

1960 Itazuke

@chrisnelson2796 2 года назад

Really!!

@fawnlliebowitz1772 2 года назад

Surprised, no mention of GW Bush flying the Deuce while Clinton flew the coop.

@PalmSpringsAirMuseum 2 года назад

The F-102 at the Muesum is in his markings with the Texas Air Guard - as part of the Presidential Aviation exhibit.

@roderickval 3 года назад

The T version was side by side nor tandem. And it wasnt supersonic

@gerryg.302 2 года назад

:Your right! Two years at Perrin AFB working on these as a radar tech. 1963-64.

@roderickval 2 года назад

@@gerryg.302 awesome sir. Salute

@Trev0r98 3 года назад

Just an FYI: my name isn't "Greg".

@BubbasToyReviews 2 года назад

anybody gonna notic that it has no elevators?

@PalmSpringsAirMuseum 2 года назад

yep was designed that way

@charlestaylor253 2 года назад

No tailless delta-wing aircraft does. Instead, the surfaces mounted at the aft edges of the wings perfom the same functions as both flaps, elevators, and ailerons. For this reason, they're referred to as 'elevons'.