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When an F-102 pilot had to do an Immelmann with lowered gear to intercept a drug runner aircraft
The Immelmann turn
The term Immelmann turn, named in honor of German World War I Eindecker fighter pilot Leutnant Max Immelmann, pertains to two distinct...
The South Carolina ANG F-104 pilot who nearly intercepted a CIA U-2 and caused the replacement of SCANG Starfighters with F-102 Delta Daggers
By 1963, the USAF had revised its plans for the F-104, cutting its initial orders for 722 jets down to 296. It also decided...
The NASA F-106 Delta Dart that was struck by Lightning 714 Times
An extensively modified F-102 Delta Dagger
Under the designation F-102B, a significantly modified version of the F-102 Delta Dagger was created in 1955. Nevertheless, the...
How, during the few times the sound barrier in the F-102 was broken, the cockpit noise level never changed
The F-102 Delta Dagger
The United States Air Force's first operational supersonic, all-weather interceptor with Mach 1 capability was the F-102 Delta Dagger. Its signature...
USAF F-102 pilot recalls being left alone in the cockpit of a KC-135 flying from the US to Okinawa
The F-102 Delta Dagger
The F-102 Delta Dagger was designed primarily to intercept and kill hostile aircraft. It was the first operational delta-wing aircraft in...