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Hill Aerospace Museum
History of the F-102A "Delta Dagger"
First manufactured in 1956, the F-102 was the first supersonic, all-weather jet interceptor. This aircraft served as an interim weapon system during the Vietnam War until the F-106A entered the U.S. Air Force's inventory. Delta Daggers were outfitted with an onboard computer and three internal weapon bays that held two Falcon missiles and twenty-four unguided rockets. The F-102 was also the first aircraft designed with "area ruling," which is the Coke bottle-like shape of the fuselage that helped to reduce trans-sonic drag. In 1962, the U.S. Air Force sent F-102As to South Vietnam where they flew air defense against the North Vietnamese.
The F-102A "Delta Dagger" at Hill Air Force Base
In 1956, Hill Air Force Base was designated as the Western Zone Weapons System Storage Site for the F-102 aircraft. The following year, the Ogden Air Materiel Area started performing maintenance and modernization for the F-102 aircraft program. In 1962, maintenance on the last F-102 was completed after nearly 772 F-102s had gone through Hill Air Force Base.
The F-102 on display was manufactured in 1958 and served at several bases. In 1987, after being restored and reassembled, it was put on display at the Hill Aerospace Museum.
Specifications
S/N: 57-833
Manufacturer: General Dynamics/Convair
Crew: One
Engine: One Pratt & Whitney J57-P-25 turbojet; 17,200 pounds thrust with afterburner
Wingspan: 38 ft 1½ inch
Length: 68 ft 4 ½ in
Height: 21 ft 2 ½ in
Weight: 19,350 pounds (empty); 31,500 pounds (maximum)
Speed: 825 mph at 35,000 feet (maximum)
Range: 1,350 miles
Service Ceiling: 53,400 feet missiles; twenty-four 2.75-inch unguided FFAR
Armament: Six air-to-air guided
Cost: $1,184,000
Bought a brief case from a near by thrift store to store my inventory and perhaps to use it for my table display.
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Weston Super Mare. What a great display and it just shows how you can really throw these big helicopters around. Taken from Brean Down
A peacock displaying at the Los Angeles zoo. Sony E 55-210mm with Olympus TCON-17x to avoid getting too close to a rather aggressive bird.
This large display banner is over 3 metres tall, providing a commanding store presence for Equipco's branding. It was important to place the Equipco logo and the main heading and image at the top so that it can be seen across the store.
Lateral view of street window display for Vision Gallery and Co-Op store, vintage 1994.
The gallery is no longer in existence.
The background wall hanging, is titled "Autumn Overture", hand woven. Wool warp, 27 colour sequences. Weft is wool, and rayon chenille. I enlarged an overshot pattern for structure and design. Won Best of Show in Sault Fall Festival in 1991. Sold in private collection. 43" by 57".
Along with the following books, the display has copies of artifacts from the Academy's Archives:
Cross - Zeppelins of World War I
Harries – The Last Days of Innocence
Vansittart – John Masefield's Letters From The Front 1915 – 1917
Adams – World War I
Gay – World War I
Howard – The First World War
Bosco – World War I
Persico – 11th Month 11th Day 11th Hour
Ellis – Eye-Deep in Hell
Goldstein and Maihafer – World War I
Heyman - Daily Life During World War I
This male 'cougar" came wandering by the bird feeder at 7 AM this morning, looking for any unattached females to display to! The cad was actually chasing two of them at the same time!
End Views
The back edge is beveled at 45 degees to facilitate reading.
For your showcase items. Whether you do shows or just your home collections.