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1958
1958 - 0849.PDF
FLIGHT, 20 June 1958 865 Military Aircraft of the World . . . Grumman F11F-1 Tiger. Below, Lockheed F-104A Stortighter. the total U.S.A.F. Tactical Air Command establishment have limitedpresent production to 294 machines, most of which have been delivered. The type was fully described, with cutaway drawing, in our issue ofMay 30. Span, lift lltn; length, 54ft 9in; height, lift 6m; gross weight,17,000 Ib with full internal fuel or 22,000 with maximum stores load; max. speed, about 1,500 m.p.h.; ceiling, has reached over 91,000/t. McDonnell F-101 Voodoo The F-101 is one of the largest, andcertainly the most powerful, of all fighters in service. The basic version, the F-101A single-seater, first flew in September 1*954 and enteredservice in May 1957. Originally planned as an escort machine for S.A.C. it is actually serving as a multi-purpose aircraft with TacticalAir Command. Powered by two Pratt and Whitney J57s, rated at 14,500 lb each with short afterburners, it has four 20 mm guns, and arotary bomb door on which can be mounted three GAR-1/4 Falcon missiles or other stores. One of these machines set a world speedrecord of 1,207 m.p.h. last year. The latest variant in production is the largely redesigned F-101Ball-weather intercepter, which has more powerful engines, carries a navigator behind the pilot and makes provision for various weaponloads including a pair of MB-1 Genie nuclear-tipped rockets. The B flew in March 1957 and is now coming into service with Air DefenseCommand. Overall 101B production has been stretched out and cut slightly, the total order being $355,795,849. Span, 39ft Sin; length, 67ft 5in; height, 18/t; max. speed, over1,200 m.p.h. McDonnell F3H Demon This big carrier-based fighter had achequered early history, but the -2, -2M and -2N versions at present in service are extremely popular with both Atlantic and Pacific Fleets.Its chief claim to fame is its internal fuel capacity of 1,254 Imp. gal; this, allied with four 20 mm guns and an assortment of bombs, rockets,Sparrow III missiles, Sidewinders, Bullpups or tanks up to a total load of some 33,900 lb, is a remarkable load for one man and a single AllisonJ71-A-2 engine, of but 13,000 lb thrust with afterburning. Moreover the F3H-2N is also endowed with full night and all-weather radar. It isabout to give way in production to the F4H. Span, 35ft 4in; length, 58/f llm; height, 14ft Tin; wing area, 519 sq ft;empty weight, 22,133 Ib; gross weight, up to 33,900 Ib; max. speed, about 740 m.p.h. McDonnell F4H Powered by two General Electric J79 turbojets, eachrated at some 16,000 Ib with afterburner, the F4H has an internal fuel capacity of more than 1,500 Imp. gal, giving it "the greatest range of anyNavy jet fighter." Pilot and navigator sit in tandem behind the all- weather fire control which governs the primary armament of fourSparrow III air-to-air missiles carried half-submerged on the underside of the fat fuselage. Owing to the wide undercarriage track the F4H canalso carry a Hound Dog countermeasures or hydrogen-warhead missile. Unusual features include 25-deg anhedral on the tailplane and acutedihedral on the outer panels of the wings (these components are made by Northrop). Service tests will take place with the 23 F4H-ls purchased(at $7,405,000 each) in competition with the F8U-3. Span, 38/r Sin; length, 56ft excluding test probe; gross weight, over40,000 Ib; design speed, Mach 2. North American F-86 Sabre Many thousands of these stalwartmachines remain in service, chiefly in the following versions: — F-86D : two thousand are in U.S.A.F. Air Defense Command, poweredby the J47-GE-17B or -33 of 7,650 lb afterburning thrust. They are being taken in batches of about 90 and extensively modified and"integrated into the Continental control and warning system." F-86H : this is a strengthened fighter/bomber operating with TacticalAir Command; it is powered by a J73-GE-3 of 9,300 lb thrust. F-86K: an all-weather fighter, powered by an afterburning J47, theK differs from the D in having a longer fuselage housing MG-4 fire control and four 20 mm guns in lieu of rockets. The K is in productionby Fiat in Italy for many NATO countries. F-86L: several hundreds of these all-weather gun-armed machines—essentially similar to the K—have been prepared for shipment from Los Angeles to NATO air forces. Most are converted F-86Ds. McDonnell F3H-2M Demon. Below, McDonnell F-101 A Voodoo.
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