Today in Aviation History: First Flight of the Convair F-106 Delta Dart
Vintage Aviation News
DECEMBER 26, 2024
Foust would describe the incident thusly: “The aircraft looked like the pitot tube was stationary with the aircraft rotating around it. ” After briefly entering the ground effect, F-106A 58-0787 mad an unpiloted, wheels-up landing in a frozen wheatfield outside Big Sandy, Montana. During the climb, Lt.
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