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Fighter Pilot Podcast

FPP106 - F-106 Delta Dart

Fighter Pilot Podcast

Tucker "Cinco" Hamilton, Retired U.S. Air Force Fighter Test Pilot

Leisure, History, Aviation, Technology, Personal Journals, Government, Society & Culture

4.92.1K Ratings

🗓️ 4 March 2021

⏱️ 78 minutes

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Summary

A discussion on the single-engine, mach 2-capable interceptor that concluded the venerable 'Century Series' of fighters. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-fighter-pilot-podcast/donations

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0:00.0

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0:56.5

Well, the end of the century series was inevitable, but not today. Now before a discussion on the

1:03.5

Converter F106 Delta Dart, that's right, our pal Bruce Gordon is back, this time as our main guest,

1:09.3

and he tells us all about this mock-to-interceptor with, of course, a bunch of his great stories. Let's do it.

1:26.4

Strap in for the Fighter Pilot podcast, the internet radio show that explores the fascinating

1:33.6

world of air combat, the aircraft, the weapon systems, and most importantly, the people.

1:39.6

Now, here's your host, retired U.S. Navy Fighter Pilot, Vincent Iolo.

1:50.0

Hello, and welcome to the show. I am your host, Jello. This is Episode 106, and yes, the

1:54.7

beloved century series is almost over, but not until we get through this episode on the Delta

2:00.2

Dart, but you know, it's been a good run. We've had a lot of amazing guests, and I don't know about

2:04.7

you. I've certainly learned a lot on these older aircraft that I didn't know otherwise too much

2:08.4

about before, and in fact, really learned a lot on the F105. It was kind of strange listening to

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