Trumpeter 1:72 - Convair F-106A Delta Dart Serving the United States Air Force from the 1960s through the 1980s, the Convair F-106 Delta Dart was considered one of the best interceptors in the history of the US Air Force. They served as the primary all-weather interceptor aircraft of the Air Force and the Air National Guard for more than 29 years. They were the main "dancing partner" of the Russian Tu-95 Bear tactical bombers. The Delta Dart was developed from the Convair F-102 Delta Dagger. The more powerful Pratt & Whitney J-75-P-17 engine offers the aircraft a higher speed to Mach 2. 4 AIM-4 Falcon Missiles and an Air-2 Rocket can be carried in the weapons bay under the fuselage. The F-106 first flew on 26th December 1956, and entered service in June 1959. 277 single seater A types were built. Item No 01682 Item Name US F-106A Delta Dart Bar Code 9580208016825 Scale 1:72 Item Type Plastic Model Aircraft Kit Model Brief Length: 299.5mm Wingspan: 162.1mm Total Parts 120+ Metal Parts n/a Photo Etched Parts n/a Film Parts n/a Resin Parts n/a Total Sprues 8 sprue Released Date 2017-07 More Features The kit consists of over 120 parts , clear parts for canopy - fuselage&wing with finely engraved panel lines