F-102 Delta Dagger in Detail & Scale (Detail & Scale Series

F-102 Delta Dagger in Detail & Scale (Detail & Scale Series Book 6)

The Digital Detail & Scale Series continues with the newest title, F-102 Delta Dagger in Detail & Scale, covering the development, history, operational use, and details of this historically significant U. S. Air Force aircraft, the worldâ€™s first supersonic interceptor. Over the past four decades, Detail & Scale has published over 120 books on military aviation subjects, and the brand now includes a total of five digital publication titles in the well-respected Detail & Scale Series, one in the Colors & Markings Series, and a special release that covers the attack on Pearl Harbor in extensive detail.

F-102 Delta Dagger in Detail & Scale continues the series focus on specific details of every aspect of this historic aircraft, but it includes so much more. It begins with a look at the developmental history of the F-102, usually just referred to as the â€œDeuce,â€ and what a phenomenal history it was! Designed at the time to be the first U. S. supersonic interceptor, the design unfolded in a period when aircraft designers didnâ€™t really know what they did and didnâ€™t know about supersonic flight. Based on the experimental design of the XF-92A, the first true delta-winged aircraft to fly, the Deuce was expected to be capable of supersonic flight and operational by 1954. In fact, the first prototype didnâ€™t fly until 1953, and it could not achieve supersonic flight. It lasted only seven flights before being written off in a crash. The full history of how the design evolved to meet the operational requirements is discussed, and this includes how it became known as the â€œinterim interceptorâ€ that eventually led to the â€œultimate interceptor,â€ the F-106, and how it was produced in much higher numbers than the aircraft that replaced it.

A chapter covers the development of the missiles carried by the F-102, which is a significant story in itself, and information is provided about the 2.75-inch rockets and every version of the Falcon guided missile that armed the aircraft over its operational career. Each variant of the F-102 is then covered, with separate sections for the prototypes, the single-seat F-102A, and the two-seat version, the TF-102A. Comprehensive reports by six pilots who flew the F-102 provide opinions, stories, and vignettes of what it was like to fly the Deuce.

Next is a chapter on the little-understood role of the F-102 in Southeast Asia, where the aircraft did not have a major part to play, but it was part of the American force structure there for almost a decade. The aircraft details chapter, long the hallmark of the Detail & Scale Series, provides detailed coverage of the cockpit, radar and electronics details, windscreen & canopy, fuselage, weapons bays, wings, landing gear, and tail of the aircraft, and contains more than 145 photos, mostly in color, that illustrate every aspect of both operational variants of the F-102.

Another chapter covers the conversion of many F-102s to the drone configuration under the Pave Deuce program, resulting in the first supersonic target drone used by the United States. This is followed up with an F-102 photo gallery, which uses color photographs to show various paint schemes and markings used both by active duty and Air National Guard units over the twenty-year operational history of the Deuce. Finally, as with all books in the Detail & Scale Series, a detailed look at all of the scale model kits that have been released of the F-102 Delta Dagger is presented, from the 1950s up to the 2017 Revell F-102A release, and this chapter includes an eleven-page listing of aftermarket products which have been available over the years to help correct and add additional details to F-102 models.

F-102 Delta Dagger in Detail & Scale features 299 pages, 325 photos (260+ in color), color detail drawings, and two full color aircraft profiles which accurately depict the F-102 Delta Dagger as one of the most colorful of the U. S. Air Forceâ€™s Century Series of fighter aircraft.
Country USA
Manufacturer Detail & Scale
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2017-03-08
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Detail & Scale
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2017-03-08
Format	Kindle eBook

F-102 Delta Dagger in Detail & Scale (Detail & Scale Series Book 6)

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