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North American F-100 Super Sabre

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HISTORY:

The North American F-100 Super Sabre is an American supersonic jet fighter aircraft that served with the United States Air Force (USAF) from 1954 to 1971 and with the Air National Guard (ANG) until 1979. The first of the Century Series of USAF jet fighters, it was the first USAF fighter capable of supersonic speed in level flight. The F-100 was designed by North American Aviation as a higher performance follow-on to the F-86 Sabre air superiority fighter.

Adapted as a fighter-bomber, the F-100 was superseded by the high speed F-105 Thunderchief for strike missions over North Vietnam. The F-100 flew extensively over South Vietnam as the air force's primary close air support jet until being replaced by the more efficient subsonic LTV A-7 Corsair II.The F-100 also served in other NATO air forces and with other U.S. allies. In its later life, it was often referred to as the Hun, a shortened version of "one hundred.

GENERAL DESCRIPTION:

Role: Fighter/Fighter bomber

Manufacturer: North American Aviation

First flight: 25th May 1953

Introduction: 27th September 1954

Retired: 1979 (United States Air National Guard)

1988:Republic of China Air Force

Primary users: United States Air Force, Turkish Air Force,Republic of China Air Force,French Air Force

Produced: 1953-1959

CONTROLS:
Trim: Flaps
AG1: Drop fuel tanks
AG2: Drop weapons.

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General Characteristics

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  • Wingspan 50.2ft (15.3m)
  • Length 65.4ft (19.9m)
  • Height 21.4ft (6.5m)
  • Empty Weight 28,559lbs (12,954kg)
  • Loaded Weight 48,032lbs (21,787kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 0.701
  • Wing Loading 24.1lbs/ft2 (117.9kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 1,989.3ft2 (184.8m2)
  • Drag Points 13038

Parts

  • Number of Parts 210
  • Control Surfaces 16
  • Performance Cost 932