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F-102 and F-106
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Nomen Nescio writes: In article , Peter Stickney wrote: Well, for mediocre, we sure had a lot of them - nearly 1,000, if you include the Tuns ((The 2-seat TF-102s)... That wasnt a huge production run by the standards of the time. Between disappointing flight performance (even after the F-102 - F-102A fixes), and the need to fall back on an older fire-control system because development of the definitive MX-1179 was running impossibly late, the F-102A ended up being considered an interim aircraft. The first F-102A production order was accompanied by an order for prototypes of the F-102B, which is what became the F-106. The F-102B was going to be the one that would actually meet the original expectations for electronics capability and flight performance. BTW, there were only about 370 or so F-106s made. They entered service in 1959. The last Regular AIr Force F-102s phased out in 1972-73. ... Since it took bout 13 uears for the -102s to leave, I dont think that that counts as quick replacement. It would have been, had the F-106 been on schedule (1957-8) and bought in the numbers intended (1000+). But the specs had escalated, and the F-106 had engine and intake problems, and the MA-1 (nee MX-1179) was by no means fully debugged, and it took time and money to solve those problems... at a time when IRBMs, ICBMs, and other missile programs were increasingly eating all available USAF funds, and the need for expensive air-defence interceptors which had no antimissile capabilities was being questioned. The eventual compromise was a rather smaller F-106 production run, and reluctant acceptance that many of the F-102As would continue in service until more advanced interceptors joined the F-106s. But the F-103 and F-108 ended up being canceled, and so the F-102As stuck around a while. Hey, Anon/Nomen, You're slipping. That was already covered back in s.s.h last night. Good work on the AutoHaller, though. -- Pete Stickney A strong conviction that something must be done is the parent of many bad measures. -- Daniel Webster |
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