F-106 Delta Dat. The most high -speed interceptor of the US Air Force. Kuznetsov K.

This supersonic aircraft with a triangular wing, which has become one of the symbols of the Cold War, served as the main all-weather fighter-interceptor of the US Air Force for the whole thirty years-from the 1959th to the end of the 80s. Covai F-106 Delta Dat (or just a “six”) was created specifically to intercept Soviet supersonic strategic bombers whose armades were afraid in the Pentagon. Armed with controlled missiles (including with nuclear warheads), he was supposed to fulfill the height interception of targets at a truly frantic speed of 2 mach.

F-106 still remains the most speedy single-engine reactive aircraft in the history of world aviation. The highlight of the “six” was a unique fire control system, which is a single combat complex with a ground air defense system. Although the armads of Soviet bombers never appeared with the North American continent, the Convar Aircraft successfully intercepted the single Tu-95 and Tu-16, demonstrating the USSR flag next to the borders of the United States. In all details, domestic literature talks about the creation of the famous F-106, its design, weapons, modifications, combat service, as well as the participation in the scientific research of NASA and projects for the development of anti-recess weapons. The publication illustrated by many photos and drawings.