Oldbaldguy Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 On 1/18/2021 at 11:49 AM, Panzerwomble said: You might be interested - I watched a series of interviews with a retired F-106 driver about his experiences in Vietnam on youtube , there are a couple , absolutely fascinating . He smoked F4's for breakfast ! Linky Interview Bruce Gordon Just to be clear, I can’t find any evidence that F-106s were sent to Vietnam or flew combat missions there. Anybody have evidence to the contrary? Dandiego 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CShanne Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 All the books I have read, suggested that the F-106 was not sent to Viet Nam. This includes: “Worlds Fastest Single-engine Jet Aircraft: the story of Convair’s F-106 Delta Dart Interceptor” by Col, Doug Barbier USAF (Ret.) 2017. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CShanne Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 One item, I am sure you have done extensive search of the internet, but this is a great sight with some fantastic photos: https://www.f-106deltadart.com/piwigo/ Dandiego and MikeMaben 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzerwomble Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 Don't loose sleep over it peeps,I watched qute a few videos with the same pilot , I suspect I've mistagged the clip as being about Vietnam having watched it again . I believe he discussed flying over Nam in another video , as this one doesn't specifically mention it . CShanne 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CShanne Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 Panzerwomble, I hope I did not come across as rude, as that was not my intention. I was just relaying information that I had read. In any case, I am sure we are both looked forward to this build and watching it evolve. Panzerwomble 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandiego Posted January 26, 2021 Author Share Posted January 26, 2021 (edited) Some progress. Here is my 3d printed cockpit shell and a pilot/seat combo meant for an F-105. The cockpit is rather tight and you can only see the top of the seat. I will change a few details of the seat to better represent an F-106. Here are some fuselage formers. The challenge is that each fuselage side is slightly different so that each side needs to done from scratch. 3d printed forward wheel well. Printing this part leads to strength, it is all one part, and squareness. I have added a hollow tube so that I can slide in the landing gear. Rear fuselage with tail, primed grey to protect my eyesight and my sanity. Which is seriously in question. Forward fuselage. The plastic shell is quite thin and will need serious re-enforcing as everything comes together. Fuel tanks puttied and sanded, ready for paint. Thats it. Dan Edited January 26, 2021 by Dandiego BiggTim, Troy Molitor, Landrotten Highlander and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 Great! Looking forward to the airframe taking shape. Dandiego and Derek B 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandiego Posted January 26, 2021 Author Share Posted January 26, 2021 38 minutes ago, Out2gtcha said: Great! Looking forward to the airframe taking shape. Me too Brian, and that is a long way off. Why ? Well...... I need to make and fit many components into a flimsy fuselage and come out the other end with a detailed sturdy structure. First I have been working on the internal components in the forward fuselage. Nose gear well isn't that bad but I have to design,build and detail the cockpit before I can close up the fuselage. Concurrently I will need to reproduce the engine/exhaust/tail supports as well. Then the most difficult, detailing the main gear wells and designing something to support the wings. I have a few ideas but it will be very exacting in order to have a strong structure that keeps the wings level. And we even haven't discussed the weapons bay yet. Any one of these wouldn't be that hard but everything must come together perfectly before the fuselage can be closed up. I anticipate lots of epoxy, lots of bondo, lots of head scratching. Dan Derek B and johncrow 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiggTim Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 As always, Dan, you are braver than I!! Nice work! Dandiego and Out2gtcha 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandiego Posted January 27, 2021 Author Share Posted January 27, 2021 Well some progress on basic airframe construction today. Sometimes after pondering for a few days I just decide to cut plastic. Today was one of those days. One of the biggest hurdles was how am I going to attach the wings? They need to be level and well attached. I decided to use wooden paint stirring sticks from the hardware store. They are straight, rigid and lightweight. I determined where the wing should sit, red dashed line, and then cut some openings that would accept the sticks. Everything is just dry fitted for now but you can get a sense of what the final shape will be. I really need to finish my other projects so I have room to work on this beastie on my desk. Dan johncrow, LSP_Kevin, Starfighter and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themongoose Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 Huge and exciting Dandiego 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leaning_Dog Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 Epic! Cheers! John. Dandiego 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveculp Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 Nice spars! That's a great idea using stir sticks. Man, that things huge. Dandiego 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandiego Posted January 28, 2021 Author Share Posted January 28, 2021 44 minutes ago, daveculp said: Nice spars! That's a great idea using stir sticks. Man, that things huge. Dave, the overall length as it sits is 26 inches. And that's without the nose spear. Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzerwomble Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 That is surprisingly big , although my frame of refrence for LSPs is old WW2 fighters not modern jets. Cracking build so far , looking forward to seeing this progress some more . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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