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North American F-100 Super Sabre

 F-100 Photo Gallery

First operational supersonic fighter. The F-100 had a long and distinguished career, but was not without problems. It was designed before the 'area rule' was known; its supersonic performance was achieved by streamlining and power. It was very big for a fighter aircraft when it was first flown, and heralded a new generation of bigger, faster, and heavier fighters: the "Century Series". As an interceptor, it was soon overtaken by newer designs; the F-100 was used mostly as a fighter-bomber. The RF-100 was a recce version of the F-100 Super Sabre with equipment in a rectangular fairing under the forward fuselage. There also was an NF-100 with a thrust-reverser for low-speed controllability tests.

Type: F-100D-75-NA
Year: 1956
Crew: 1
Engines: 1 * 7690 kg P&W J57-P-21A
Wing Span: 11.82 m
Length: 14.36 m
Height: 4.95 m
Wing Area: 35.77 m2
Empty Weight: 9526 kg
Max.Weight: 15800 kg
Max. Speed: 1390 km/h
Ceiling: 14020 m
Max. Range: 2490 km
Armament: 4*g20 mm 3402 kg
 

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