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F-106


Mach 2 rocket launch aircraft. Loaded/empty mass 15,173/10,901 kg. Thrust 71.60 kN. Specific impulse 1800 seconds. Convair Interceptor-delta wing. Maximum release conditions: Weapons bay mounted, 1,957 kg at 2,141 kph at 16,067 m altitude

Cost $ : 12.710 million. Release velocity: 595 m/s (1,952 ft/sec). Release altitude: 16 m (53 ft). Release conditions: 2,141 kph at 16.1 km.

Location: 595.
Status: Out of Production.
Gross mass: 15,173 kg (33,450 lb).
Unfuelled mass: 10,901 kg (24,032 lb).
Payload: 1,957 kg (4,314 lb).
Height: 21.55 m (70.70 ft).
Diameter: 6.21 m (20.37 ft).
Span: 11.70 m (38.30 ft).
Thrust: 71.60 kN (16,096 lbf).
Specific impulse: 1,800 s.
Specific impulse sea level: 1,636 s.
Burn time: 6,000 s.

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Associated Engines
  • J75-17 Pratt and Whitney turbojet engine. 71.6 kN. Out of Production. Thrust is maximum sea level thrust; specific impulse is sea level value at that thrust. Isp=1800s. More...

Associated Propellants
  • Air/Kerosene Ambient air (78 % nitrogen, 21% oxygen, etc.) is scooped up by air intakes and used in turbojet, turbofan, ramjet, scramjet, or other airbreathing engines. It is used to burn aviation-grade kerosene, commercial grade JP-4 or JP-5, their military equivalents, or special high-temperature blends such as those used in the SR-71. More...

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