F-102A Delta Dagger 57th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, "The Black Knights of Keflavik" (1:72) by Hobby Master Diecast Airplanes
Item Number: HA3109
The Convair F-102 Delta Dagger was designed to be an interceptor aircraft and act as the core of USAF air defenses in the late 1950s. The F-102 first appeared in service in 1956 with the task to intercept Soviet bombers. The official name for the F-102 was 'Delta Dagger' but the most common term used was "Deuce". There was 889 F-102As manufactured when production ended in September 1958.
The 57th Pursuit Squadron was activated in January 1941 and became 57th FS in May 1942. In 1949 it was inactivated only to be reactivated at Presque Isle, Aroostook County, Maine in March 1953 as the 57th FIS the 'Black Knights of Aroostook'. In November 1954 the 57th moved to Keflavik, Iceland where they became the 'Black Knights of Keflavik' to avoid confusion with the 526th FIS 'Black Knights' based in Germany. In late 1962 the 57th FIS traded their F-89Ds for the Convair F-102 Delta Dagger. The squadron flew the F-102 mostly on intercept mission again unannounced Russian aircraft. On September 15, 1972 the squadron intercepted a Russian Bear and recorded its 1000th intercept. In 1973 the 57th FIS re-equipped with F-4Cs and in the summer of 1978 converted to F-4Es. The 57th FIS was inactivated on June 28, 2006.
Specifications Convair (F-102A) Delta Dagger "Deuce"
Role - Supersonic All-Weather, delta wing interceptor
Crew:1 pilot
Number Produced:889
Dimensions
Length:68 ft 4 in (20.83 m)
Wingspan:38 ft 1 in (11.61 m)
Height:21 ft 2 in (6.45 m)
Weight
Empty:19,350 lb 8,777 kg)
Loaded:24,500 lb (11,100 kg)
Maximum Takeoff:31,500 lb (14,300 kg)
Powerplant:1 x Pratt & Whitney J57-P-25 afterburning turbojet
Thrust
Dry:11,700 lbf (8,777 kg)
With Afterburner:17,200 lbf (76.5 kN)
Fuel
Internal:1.085 US gal (4,107 l)
External:2 x 215 US gal (815 l) drop tanks
Performance
Maximum Speed:Mach 1.25 (825 mph, 1,304 km/h) @ 40,000 ft (12,190 m)
Service Ceiling:53,400 ft (16,300 m)
ROC:13,000 ft/min (66 m/s)
Range:1,350 nm (2,175 km)
Armament
Rockets:24 x 2.75 in (70 mm) FFAR (Folding Fin Aerial Rocket) unguided rockets in missile bay doors
Missiles
AIM-4 Falcon air-to-air
AIM-26 Falcon with conventional or nuclear warhead
Missiles were contained in 3 bays inside the aircraft belly
Avionics:MG-10 fire control system designed by Hughes Aircraft Company