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North American F-100D Super Sabre

Specifications

General characteristics

Crew: 2

Length: 50 ft (15.2 m)

Wingspan: 38 ft 9 in (11.81 m)

Height: 16 ft 2¾ in (4.95 m)

Wing area: 400 ft² (37 m²)

Empty weight: 21,000 lb (9,500 kg)

Loaded weight: 28,847 lb (13,085 kg)

Max takeoff weight: 34,832 lb (15,800 kg)

Powerplant: 1× Pratt & Whitney J57-P-21/21A turbojet

Dry thrust: 10,200 lbf (45 kN)

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

*Zero-lift drag coefficient: 0.0130

Drag area: 5.0 ft² (0.46 m²)

Aspect ratio: 3.76

Performance

Maximum speed: 750 kn (864 mph, 1,390 km/h)

Range: 1,733 NM (1,995 mi, 3,210 km)

Service ceiling: 50,000 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 ratio: 13.9

Armament

Guns: 4 × 20 mm (0.79 in) M39 cannon

Missiles:

4 × AIM-9 Sidewinder or

2 × AGM-12 Bullpup or

2 × or 4 × LAU-3/A 2.75" unguided rocket dispenser

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

Conventional bombs or

Mark 7 nuclear bomb or

Mk 28 nuclear bomb or

Mk 38 nuclear bomb or

Mk 43 nuclear bomb or

Mk 57 nuclear bomb or

Mk 61 nuclear bomb

Avionics

Minneapolis-Honeywell MB-3 automatic pilot

AN/AJB-1B low-altitude bombing system

AN/APR-26 rearward radar warning


Data from Quest for Performance