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F-100D Super Sabre

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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Adapted as a fighter-bomber, the F-100 was superseded by the high speed F-105 Thunderchief for strike missions over North Vietnam.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".


Vietnam Camo version

Controls:
AG1: Jettison external fuel tanks
AG2: None
VTOL: Flaps
Trim: Elevator Trim

General Characteristics

  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 22.4ft (6.8m)
  • Length 33.4ft (10.2m)
  • Height 11.4ft (3.5m)
  • Empty Weight N/A
  • Loaded Weight 6,439lbs (2,921kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 1.744
  • Wing Loading 32.1lbs/ft2 (156.8kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 200.5ft2 (18.6m2)
  • Drag Points 2459

Parts

  • Number of Parts 301
  • Control Surfaces 9
  • Performance Cost 935