The Convair XF-92 (re-designated from XP-92 in 1948) is an American, delta wing, first-generation jet prototype. Originally conceived as a point-defence interceptor, the design was later used purely for experimental purposes and only one was built.

The XF-92A was the world's first jet aircraft to fly with the radical delta-wing configuration pioneered by Germany's Dr. Alexander Lippisch. Convair used the knowledge learned from the XF-92 to design the delta-wing F-102, the U.S. Air Force’s first,

2014年2月28日 · Convair (the new name for Consolidated-Vultee) corrected the problems, and used the XF-92A experience in the later development of the F-102 and F-106 interceptor, the XF2Y-1 Sea Dart jet seaplane fighter, and the B-58 strategic bomber.

2022年10月14日 · The Convair XF-92 was the first serious attempt to incorporate delta wings, typically angled at 60 degrees, into the layout of an airplane. The brainchild of a former Nazi scientist, this ingenious innovation helped humanity finally harness and control the power of supersonic flight.

2023年2月12日 · The XF-92 was a trailblazing experimental aircraft developed by Convair, a division of General Dynamics, in the 1940s. It was the world’s first jet aircraft to fly with the radical delta wing configuration pioneered by Germany’s Dr. Alexander Lippisch.

2002年2月6日 · The Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation (Convair) XF-92A Dart was America’s first delta wing aircraft. It was built as a test bed for a proposed interceptor that never materialized. The XF-92A was then used to test the delta-wing concept.

2016年1月11日 · This was a joint program among the NACA, the Air Force, and Convair to test the country’s first delta-wing aircraft. Stability and control, pitch-up, and lift-over-drag measurements obtained from this program contributed to the technology used to develop the F-102, F-106, XF2Y-1 Sea Dart, and B-58 aircraft.

Although the XF-92A was easy to land and exceptionally stable around Mach 0.9, it lacked the power to go supersonic in level flight and could only exceed Mach 1 in a dive, which it achieved once with Everest as pilot. However, Convair was convinced that it had found a satisfactory supersonic configuration and pressed forward with the F-102.

The Convair model 7002 or (P-92), a delta winged turbojet airplane better known as the XF-92A was the first in a long line of American Delta Winged Aircraft. The XF2Y-1 SeaDart, XFY-1 POGO, F-102, F-106 & B-58 Hustler were all based around …

2000年5月16日 · The Convair XF-92A aircraft was powered by a Allison J-33-A turbo jet engine with an afterburner, and was unique in having America's first delta wing. The delta wing's large area (425 sq. ft), thin airfoil cross section, low weight, and structural strength made this a great combination for a supersonic airplane.