North American F-100 Super Sabre



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Aircraft Background

Prairie Aviation Museum recieved this F-100 Suber Sabre in August of 2009 from the United States Air Force via the Chanute Air Museum.




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North American F-100 Super Sabre




History

No History documented




Specifications

F-100 Super Sabre

Engine

1 × Pratt & Whitney J-57-P-21/21A turboject

Dry thrust: 10,200 lbf (45 kN)

Thrust with afterburner: 16,000 lbf (71 kN)

Length

50 ft (15.2 m)

Height

16 ft 2¾ in (4.95 m)

Wing span

38 ft 9 in (11.81 m)

Wing area

400 ft² (37 m²)

Empty Weight

21,000 lb (9,500 kg)

Loaded Weight

28,847 lb (13,085 kg)

Maximum Takeoff Weight

34,832 lb (15,800 kg)

Zero-lift drag coefficient:

0.0130

Drag area:

5.0 ft² (0.46 m²)

Aspect ratio:

3.76

Maximum Speed

750 kn (864 mph, 1,390 km/h, Mach 1.13)

Range

71,733 NM (1,995 mi, 3,210 km)

Service Ceiling

750,000 ft (15,000 m)

Rate of Climb

22,400 ft/min (114 m/s)

Wing Loading

72.1 lb/ft² (352 kg/m²)

Thrust/weight:

0.55

Lift-to-drag:

13.9

Role

Fighter and bomber

Crew

1

Number Built

2,294

Bureau Number

Unknown

Armament - Guns

4× 20 MM (0.787 in) Pontiac M39A1 revolver cannon

Armament - Missles

4× AIM-9 Sidewinder or

2× AGM-12 Bullup or

2× or 4× LAU-3/A 2.75″ unguided rocket dispense

Armament - Bombs

7,040 lb (3,190 kg) of weapons, including:

Conventional

Nuclear

Mark 7, Mk 28, Mk 38

Mk 43, Mk 57, Mk 61

Avionics

Minneapolis-Honeywell MB-3 automatic pilot

AN/AJB-1B low-altitude bombing system

AN/APR-26 rearward radar warning