North American F-100 Super Sabre

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The North American F-100 Super Sabre is a U.S. Air Force supersonic jet fighter-bomber that was the first of the Century Series and the first USAF fighter capable of sustained supersonic speed in level flight.

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instanceOf fighter-bomber aircraft
jet fighter
supersonic aircraft
aircraftFamily North American Sabre family
armament early air-to-air missiles
four 20 mm M39 cannon
unguided rockets
various bombs
countryOfOrigin United States
crew 1
enteredUSAFService 1954
firstFlight 1953-05-25
firstOfSeries Century Series fighters
introduced 1954
manufacturer North American Aviation
maximumSpeed approximately Mach 1.3
natoReportingName Super Sabre
notableFeature first USAF fighter capable of sustained supersonic speed in level flight
operator Denmark
France
National Guard units of the United States
Republic of China (Taiwan)
linked to: Republic of China

Turkey
United States
powerplant Pratt & Whitney J57 turbojet
linked to: Pratt & Whitney J57
predecessor North American F-86 Sabre
primaryUser United States Air Force
retiredFromANG 1979
retiredFromUSAF 1971
role air superiority fighter
fighter-bomber
ground-attack aircraft
serviceCeiling approximately 50,000 ft
status retired from front-line service
successor McDonnell F-4 Phantom II
Republic F-105 Thunderchief
linked to: F-105 Thunderchief
tailConfiguration swept tail
takeoffAndLanding conventional
usedFor close air support
fighter-bomber missions
training in two-seat variants
usedInConflict Algerian War
Vietnam War
variant F-100A
F-100C
F-100D
F-100F
RF-100A
wingConfiguration swept wing

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Pueblo Weisbrod Aircraft Museum hasAircraftOnDisplay North American F-100 Super Sabre
North American F-100 Super Sabre variant F-100A
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North American F-100 Super Sabre variant F-100C
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North American F-100 Super Sabre variant F-100D
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North American F-100 Super Sabre variant F-100F
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North American F-100 Super Sabre natoReportingName Super Sabre
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Pete Knight aircraftFlown F-100 Super Sabre
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North American Aviation notableProduct North American F-100 Super Sabre
Deke Slayton testPilotFor F-100 Super Sabre
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Pratt & Whitney J57 usedInAircraft North American F-100 Super Sabre
Milburn G. Apt aircraftFlown F-100 Super Sabre
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27th Fighter Wing aircraftOperated F-100 Super Sabre
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Century Series fighters includesAircraft F-100 Super Sabre
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RF-100A basedOn North American F-100 Super Sabre
RF-100A airframeOrigin F-100A Super Sabre
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RF-100A developedFrom F-100A
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RF-100A originProgram F-100 Super Sabre program
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RF-100A airForceDesignation RF-100A Super Sabre
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RF-100A isVariantOf F-100 Super Sabre
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William J. Knight aircraftFlown F-100 Super Sabre
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Edgar Schmued notableWork North American F-100 Super Sabre
Edgar Schmued designed North American F-100 Super Sabre
New England Air Museum notableExhibit F-100 Super Sabre
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