Nov 12, 2020 · Convair built the F-106B (tail number NASA 616) in 1958, and the Air Force used it to test ejection seats and radar systems. At Lewis, technicians removed 2,500 pounds of …

NASA NF-106B N616NA / N816NA. NASA used F-106B 57-2516 for 30 years designated at different times as NASA 616 and 816. It served as the test vehicle for a series of important Air …

NASA Glenn Research Center. Type. Conventional Aircraft. Duration. 3.0 hours (payload and weather dependent) Useful Payload ... 250A at 28Vdc. Point(s) of Contact. Alan Micklewright. …

Acquired by NASA in 1979 and served until 2017. Now with the Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics as N929JG. Photo from: National Archives at College Park, Maryland

F-106B 57-2516, NASA ID No. N616NA of the NASA Lewis Research Center, Cleveland OH (NASA N816NA while at Langley Research Center, Hampton VA) on NASA ramp in 1969 …

57-2516 served with NASA as N816NA and N616NA, retiring while assigned 816. While with NASA it served with the Lewis Research Center in Cleveland OH as NASA N616NA as a …

Dec 29, 2023 · F-106 Delta Dart N816NA joined NASA Storm Hazards Program to study the effects of lightning strikes on aircraft.

Withdrawn from use in 1991 and displayed at the Virginia Air and Space Center as N816NA. Photo from: National Archives at College Park, Maryland. This photo was added on 31 July …

Built for the USAF as F-106B 57-2516 in 1958. To NASA as NASA 816 in 1966. Redesignated as an NF-106B in 1967. Registered as N816NA in 1969. Preserved at the Virginia Air and Space …

Jul 17, 2019 · In its time with the Storm Hazards Program, N816NA made 1,496 thunderstorm penetrations and was struck by lightning 714 times. In a single flight in 1984 it was struck 72 …