North American F-100D Super Sabre
| GENERAL DATA | |||
| Type |
Fighter/fighter-bomber
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| Manufacturer(s) | North American
Aviation |
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| First flight | 25 May 1953 (Prototype) 24 January 1956 (F-100D) |
Introduction | 27 September 1954 |
| Produced | 1953–1959 |
Number built | 2294 |
| Status | Retired (1979: USAF, ANG) |
Crew | 1 |
| Variants | |||
| YF-100A | Prototype, model NA-180 two built | ||
| YQF-100 | Nine test unmanned drone version: two D-models, one YQF-100F F-model, and six other test versions. | ||
| F-100A | Single-seat day fighter; 203 built, model NA-192. | ||
| RF-100A ("Slick Chick") | Six F-100A aircraft modified for photo reconnaissance in 1954. Unarmed, with camera installations in lower fuselage bay. Used for overflights of Soviet Bloc countries in Europe and the Far-East. Retired from USAF service in 1958, the surviving four aircraft were transferred to the Republic of China Air Force and retired in 1960. | ||
| F-100B | North American F-107 | ||
| F-100BI | Proposed interceptor version of F-100B, did not advance beyond mock-up. | ||
| F-100C | Seventy Model NA-214 and 381 Model NA-217. Additional fuel tanks in the wings, fighter-bomber capability, probe-and-drogue refueling capability, uprated J57-P-21 engine on late production aircraft. First flight: March 1954; 476 built. | ||
| TF-100C | One F-100C converted into a two-seat training aircraft. | ||
| F-100D | Single-seat fighter-bomber, more advanced avionics, larger wing and tail fin, landing flaps. First flight: 24 January 1956; 1274 built. | ||
| F-100F | Two-seat training version, armament decreased from four to two cannon. First flight: 7 March 1957; 339 built. | ||
| DF-100F | This designation was given to one F-100F that was used as drone director. | ||
| NF-100F | Three F-100Fs used for test purposes, the prefix "N" indicates that modifications prevented return to regular operational service. | ||
| TF-100F | Specific Danish designation given to 14 F-100Fs exported to Denmark in 1974 in order to distinguish these from the 10 F-100Fs delivered 1959–1961. | ||
| QF-100 | Another 209 D and F models were ordered and converted to unmanned radio-controlled Full Scale Aerial Target drones and drone directors for testing and destruction by modern air-to-air missiles used by current U.S. Air Force fighter jets. | ||
| F-100J | Unbuilt all-weather export version for Japan | ||
| F-100K | Unbuilt design study for a two-seat F-100F powered by a J57-P-55 engine | ||
| F-100L | Unbuilt design study for a single-seat F-100D powered by a J57-P-55 engine | ||
| F-100N | Unbuilt version with simplified avionics for NATO customers | ||
| F-100S | Proposed French-built F-100F with Rolls-Royce Spey turbofan engine | ||
| DIMENSIONS | |||
| Length | 15 m |
Empty Weight | 9525 kg |
| Wingspan | 11.81 m |
Loaded Weight | 13085 kg |
| Height | 4.9467 m |
Max takeoff weight | 15800 kg |
| Wing area | 37 m² |
Wing loading | 352 kg/m² |
| ARMAMENT | |||
| Guns | 4× 20 mm (0.787 in) Pontiac
M39A1 revolver cannon |
Ammunition Carried |
4
x 200 |
| Hardpoints | 6 with a capacity of 3190 kg,with
provisions to carry combinations of:
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| Missiles | 4× AIM-9 Sidewinder
or 2× AGM-12 Bullpup or 2× or 4 × LAU-3 / A M159 rocket pods with 19 69.85 mm (2.75 in) rockets |
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| Bombs | Conventional bombs or Mark 7, Mk 28, Mk 38, or Mk 43 nuclear bombs | ||
| Other | - | ||
| POWERPLANT | |||
| Engine | 1 ×
Pratt & Whitney J57-P-21/21A afterburning turbojet engine
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| Dry thrust | 4587 kgp (45
kN) |
Thrust with afterburner | 7238 kgp (71
kN) |
| Thrust/weight | 0.29 to 0.76
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Fuel Capacity | 4500
L (internal)* |
(*) Max 4050 L: 2 x 1040 L and/or 757 L external drop tanks or 2 x 1268 L and/or 757 L external drop tanks or 2 x 1703 L external drop tanks
| PERFORMANCES | |||
| Maximum Speed | 1487 km/h
(Mach 1.4) at high altitude |
Cruise Speed | 947km/h |
| Rate of Climb | 114 m/s |
Service ceiling | 15000 m |
| Combat Range | 996km |
Ferry Range | 3211 km |
| Sources | |||
| Wikipédia | aviationsmilitaires.net | ||
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