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Description
| Manufacturer: | North American |
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| Base model: | F-100 | ||
| Designation: | F-100 | ||
| Version: | C | ||
| Nickname: | Super Sabre | ||
| Designation System: | U.S. Air Force | ||
| Designation Period: | 1948-Present | ||
| Basic role: | Fighter | ||
| Crew: | Pilot | ||
| First Flew: | 1955/01/17 | ||
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Specifications
| Length: | 46' 1.25" | 14.0 m | |
| Height: | 15' 6" | 4.7 m | |
| Wingspan: | 38' 10" | 11.8 m | |
| Empty Weight: | 19,270 lb | 8,739 kg | |
| Gross Weight: | 26,636 lb | 12,079 kg | |
| Max Weight: | 36,549 lb | 16,575 kg | |
Propulsion
| No. of Engines: | 1 | ||
| Powerplant: | Pratt & Whitney J57-P-21 (A/B 16,000Lb) | ||
| Thrust (each): | 8,700 lb | 3,945 kg | |
Performance
| Range: | 1,350 miles | 2,173 km | |
| Cruise Speed: | 590 mph | 952 km/h | 515 kt |
| Max Speed: | 920 mph | 1,485 km/h | 802 kt |
| Climb: | 21,600 ft/min | 6,583 m/min | |
| Ceiling: | 49,100 ft | 14,965 m | |
History
| Date | Subject | Event |
| 1955/08/20 | Col. Horace A. Hanes (USAF) set a high altitude speed record of 822.135 mph at Edwards AFB, in a North American F-100C Super Sabre. | |
| 1956/08/29 | At a news conference and luncheon in Los Angeles, prior to the running of the 1956 Bendix Trophy event, five of the six participating pilots got together with Capt. Roscoe Turner, who flew in three previous Bendix even
The Bendix is anually flown on the opening day of the National Aircraft Show. The '56 Bendix was flown on 1 Sept. 1956 from George AFB, to Oklahoma City in North American F-100C Super Sabres.
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| 1956/09/03 | The Bendix Trophy was presented to Capt. Pete Fernandez at the National Air Show, Oklahoma City, OK. Capt Fernandez averaged 666.66 mph in an Air Force F-100C Super Sabre during the flight from George AFB, to Oklahoma
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Known serial numbers
Examples of this type may be found at
| Museum | City | State |
| Dyess Linear Air Park | Dyess AFB | Texas |
| Iowa ANG - 185th FG, Sioux City | Sioux City | Iowa |
| Luke AFB Air Park | Phoenix | Arizona |
| March Field Air Museum | Riverside | California |
| Mountain Home AFB | Mountain Home AFB | Idaho |
| Museum of Aviation | Warner Robins AFB | Georgia |
| Pima Air & Space Museum | Tucson | Arizona |
| Reflections of Freedom Historical Air Park | Wichita | Kansas |
| USAF Armament Museum | Eglin AFB | Florida |
| United States Air Force Museum | Wright-Patterson | Ohio |
| Wisconsin ANG - HQ | Volk ANGB | Wisconsin |
F-100C on display
Dyess Linear Air Park | Iowa ANG - 185th FG, Sioux City | March Field Museum | Mountain Home AFB | |
Museum of Aviation | Pima Air & Space Museum | Reflections of Freedom Historical Air Park | United States Air Force Museum | |
USAF Armament Museum | Wisconsin ANG - HQ |
Recent comments by our visitors
| Larry DuBose , TX | Was an Airframe Repairman on the C-bird from 60-61 at Kadena AB Japan. Was there when the T-BIRDS came for their Far East Tour. They had no planes with them so we let them use some of ours for the tour. "we did get them back" lol 08/04/2007 @ 16:03 [ref: 17455] |
| william butler, KY | 1958 i was li/col trueblood commander
my plain was f100c. tail was hit by mif 15 over china i have the tru story ... a/2c william l williams 06/29/2007 @ 16:29 [ref: 16987] |
| Henk Scharringa de Bilt, DE | If you want to know more about the F-100s that are build, please check the website:
http://www.supersabre.org On this website is a database that can be search through on serial number, on Unit and Squadron number. The database currently holds 40,000 plus records and is updated regularly. Many of the serials in the database came from microfilms. Many of the serials in the database have pictures attached to it. You can take a free tour when pressing the demo button. Henk Scharringa 12/08/2005 @ 12:08 [ref: 11908] |
| Cutter Fort Wayne, IN | Michael Benolkin of TacAir Publications has a marvelous website on the F-100. He spent the Fourth of July weekend with us and put a number of photos of our F-100F on his site. His website not only has many outstanding photos but also in includes great referance materials. You can reach Mike's site at:
http://cybermodeler.com/f-100/hun/shtml If you're into the HUN, you'll love the site. You'll be able to reach Mike through his site. . . let him know how much you enjoyed his work. 07/09/2002 @ 13:04 [ref: 5276] |
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