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Convair F-106 B Delta Dart
 Cleveland - Hopkins International (CLE/KCLE)
USA - Ohio, October -, 1977		 NwFedEx 757
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N607NA (cn 57-2507) This Convair F-106B Delta Dart arrivied to NASA Lewis Research in Sep 1972.The aircraft was registered as N607NA.Supplied to NASA for use as a system development aircraft,the aircraft stayed here for 9 years and was mainly used for solar cell and ocean color scanning tests. In 1981 it was transferred to Langley AFB,and in 1984 it was cut in half for use in full scale wind tunnel testing.......only two of these aircraft ever wore the NASA colors. First flight was in Dec 26,1956 and was regarded as the finest all-weather interceptor ever built for its time....


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wrench4fred April 11, 2011 at 03:12PM Rating: 10
Amazing quality for a 34 year old photo, you rock my friend.

Chuck Slusarczyk Jr. April 10, 2011 at 03:51AM Rating: 10
Boy...I wish I had a recollection of it. I'm certainly OLD enough, I just don't remember ever seeing it myself. I'm jealous!

RampBoss April 9, 2011 at 10:05PM Rating: 10
WOW! I have great memories of the 'Six screaming over my house as a kid. When it took off on 5R heading north there was no mistaking that awesome sound and I would run to the window to try to catch a glimpse. It was SWEET! Thanks for posting!

KISawyer410 April 9, 2011 at 02:48PM Rating: 10
Thank you for sharing, this photo is a gem. The quality is absolutely excellent, too - in fact, it's so good that it almost looks like you took it just yesterday. I too remember this aircraft operating at Hopkins. You usually heard it before you ever saw it.

wrench4fred April 9, 2011 at 04:38AM Rating: 10
WOW great shot, this plane is my second most favorite "century series fighters" followed by the F-107.

Kenneth Koehn April 9, 2011 at 12:41AM Rating: 10
Awesome! Thanks for sharing! I used to work only a mile or so from the airport, and when this baby took off, the J-75 burner made a double whomp sound that could be heard for miles. Only rarely would I get outside in time to catch it departing.

Chuck Slusarczyk Jr. April 8, 2011 at 10:08PM Rating: 10
Wowee zowie! Now that's a classic there! I wonder if my Dad remembers this plane from when he worked at Lewis? Or my uncle at Langley?