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F-106 Delta Dart question [Answered]

43.7k ShinyGemsBro  1.3 years ago

I'm planning to do a 1972 refit on a Delta Dart that I had downloaded by installing the under-fuselage cannon blister to it, but I was unsure about the state of it's missile bay post-refit. Cause from the looks of the cannon placement, it's right on the bay doors, which would mean that the missile bay itself has been sealed shut and is no longer functional, right?

I could very well be wrong about this and Convair may have simply just reduced it to having only 2 missiles with a shortened weapon bay, and the gun is just in front of it.

I already dug through google and couldn't find a definitive answer, so I might as well ask here if anyone knows of the 106 well enough for confirmation.

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    43.7k ShinyGemsBro

    @Sharkdude300 Ah, okay. It just lost the rocketnuke. I get it. The missile bays are still functional. Thanks for this. I know what to do now.

    1.3 years ago
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    22.5k Sharkdude300

    As far as I'm aware, the work carried out under Project Six Shooter to enable the Vulcan to be carried entailed modification of the weapon bay and bay doors. The ability to carry the Genie was lost, that space being occupied by the cannon. But the four Falcon missiles could still be carried. This is supported in the sources I can find, and there are a few images that seem to back that up as well.

    Here's an image of the modified bay and doors opened, with the Vulcan visible

    1.3 years ago