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F-100 Super Sabre was a superson ic jetfighter aircraft that served with the USAF.first flew on 25 May 1953,followedby the first production F-100 on 9 October 1953. The F-100F two-seat trainerentered service in 1958. It remain most the same weapon s and airframe upgradesas the F-100D. The F-100Fwould con duct dangerous low-level mission s to spot targets for otherfighter-bombers, recon naissance, SAR (search and rescue) and was the first Wild Weasel SEAD(suppression of enemy air defenses) aircraft. The Hun logged over360,000 combat sorties during the Vietnam War until operations ended in 1971.Engine: one Pratt Whitney J57-P-21/21A turbojet,10,200 lb.st. dry and 16,000 lb.st. with afterburning. Dimension s: Wingspan 38 feet 9 inches, length 50 feet 0 inches,height 16 feet 2 3/4 inches, Perfor mance: Maximum speed 760 mph at sea level, 852 mph at 35,000feet. Initial climb rate 23,800 feet/minute. Service ceiling 44,900 feet, combat ceiling 51,000 feet. Weights: 21,712 pounds empty, 39,122 pounds maximumtakeoff. Internal armament consisted of two 20-mm Pon taic M-39 cannon . Underwingloads could include up to 5000 pounds of bombs and fuel tanks on six station s.
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