F-0572 F-102/F-106 Annual Review

Convair film from 1956 discussing the F-102 and the F-106.
From the archives of the San Diego Air and Space Museum www.sandiegoair... Please do not use for commercial purposes without permission.

[@TheBoatwatcher]

Thanks SDAS, I was ground crew on both these beautiful airplanes.

[@spiritofattack]

It says the F-102 reached Mach 1.5. I didn't know it could go more than about Mach 1.2. I also didn't know that they fired the MB-1 Genie nuclear rocket from the F-102.

[@govindseebun4905]

+Bruce Gordon I agree this video seems to be full of inaccuracies.

[@Rampant_Colt]

Mach 1.5 in a dive perhaps?

[@gerryg.302]

I'm not sure about the MB-1, but I personally have loaded GAR11 nukes on this aircraft in the 1962 Cuban crisis. I was the B' man on a load team that was needed to help the missile guys during a quick mass load effort. My normal job was actually as a radar/ weapons tech. Only 60 years ago!

[@spiritofattack]

@@gerryg.302 I actually flew F-102s with GAR-11 nukes (renamed the AIM-26) during the Cuban crisis, out of both Elmendorf and Eielson in Alaska. Wow - that was a tense time -- and we flew with the nukes! My scramble intercepted a B-52 bomber which was off on its time to re-enter the ADIZ. He had been on Chrome Dome patrol and miscalculated his time to re-enter the Air Defense Identification Zone, so I intercepted him...

[@rtauzin64]

My pop flew the f-102 out of sault st. Marie Michigan

[@billbright1755]

Delta wing craft benefit greatly from forward canards. Rotation pitch forces greatly reduced with no real detriment to over all top speeds. The 102A just needed a better jet engine, it would be interesting how the 102 would perform with the F 16's jet.

[@eckhal2]

Worked on them for a year 66-67 avionics tech in Iceland - Keflavik NAS. 57th Fighter Interceptor Squadron. NATO base. Over 100 Russian intercepts as I recall. We were busy.

[@gikaradi8793]

Seems like a pretty good score although that particular airplane had a bad reputation. aand the falcon missiles an even worse thank you for sharing Mr Eckert

[@josephpiatelli8956]

Great Plane! Portland inter. airport 1963-66 460 fig.inter. sqn. I was in Base supply.

[@CheeseCAKE1131]

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[@beeleo]

Come on, sdasm, couldn't your have boosted the audio on this a little before uploading. It's like i'm watching this video with my fingers in my ears.

[@jwagner1993]

Great airplanes!

[@johnhopkins6260]

15:55 F-106 starts

[@allgood6760]

Cool plane 👍

[@rtauzin64]

Cool

[@ИзяШнобельман]

Мощная машина. А ракета Джин - по моему, бестолковое оружие.

[@Morbius1963]

Origami!

[@charlestaylor253]

Convair's F-102A/F-106A's. Excellent aircraft that unfortunately were designed to carry lousy air-to-air missiles...😞