F102 Delta Dagger: in Detail & Scale: Volume 6 softcover
F-102 Delta Dagger: in Detail & Scale: Volume 6 softcover
F-102 Delta Dagger in Detail & Scale covers the development, history, operational use, and details of this historically significant U. S. Air Force aircraft, the world’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, two in the Colors & Markings Series. This print-on-demand version marks the second digital volume to be converted to hard copy.
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 “Deuce.” 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 didn’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 “interim interceptor” that eventually led to the “ultimate interceptor,” 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. A comprehensive report by a pilot who flew the F-102 provides an in-depth look at every day flight operations.
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 was still 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.
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. It covers kits from the 1950s up to the 2017 Revell F-102A release. This print version has almost all of the content of the digital version, with only the photo gallery chapter and several pilot vignettes having been removed to meet print size limitations. F-102 Delta Dagger in Detail & Scale features 108 pages, 285 photos (230 in color), color detail drawings, and a full color aircraft profile which accurately depict the F-102 Delta Dagger as one of the most colorful of the U. S. Air Force’s Century Series of fighter aircraft.
Published 2018, 108 pages, 55 black & white and 230 colour photographs,145 Detail Photos, 2 colour profiles, line drawings, model kit reviews, softcover, 8 1/2" x 11"
Created by author Bert Kinzey, the renowned Detail & Scale brand of books for the modeller has been around since 1978. A total of 114 books were produced up to 2004, including 69 in the Detail and Scale Series, and 24 in the Colors & Markings Series.
A brand new series of both the Detail and Scale Series, and Colors & Markings Series are now available in both digital and printed versions. Some of these are brand new titles, and some are completely updated and revised books that cover some of the subject matter of the older titles. More titles are being added regularly, so check back periodically for new releases.
They are very popular with modellers, each providing quality photographic detail of many otherwise hidden parts of the subject aircraft, including cockpits, radars, avionics, armament, powerplants, and landing gear. These books are highly sought after by the aviation enthusiast and modeller alike. These are Print on Demand books so they will never go out of print.
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