F-102 Delta Dagger / USAF U.S. Coast Guard 1101 could vary its sweep

1101 could vary its sweep only on the ground

The first flight of the prototype S-2 was 4 December 1952

light transport

8 inches long

F-102 Delta Dagger / USAF U.S. Coast Guard 1101 could vary its sweepConvair F 102 Delta Dagger airplane model. The primary mission of the F 102 was to intercept and destroy enemy aircraft. It was the world's first supersonic all weather jet interceptor and the USAF's first operational delta wing aircraft. The F 102 made its initial flight on Oct. 24, 1953 and became operational with the Air Defense Command in 1956. At the peak of deployment in the late 1950's, F 102s equipped more than 25 ADC squadrons. Convair built