Description |
Notes: Sweptback MID-WING fighter with sweptback 1-PIECE horizontal stabilizer set high on fin. Tricycle landing gear (2 CREW) . |
  Manufacturer: | McDonnell |
  Base model: | F-101 |
  Designation: | F-101 |
  Version: | B |
  Nickname: | Voodoo |
  Service: | U.S. Air Force |
  Basic role: | Fighter |
  Designation Period: | 1948-Present |
  Crew: | Pilot and weapons officer |
  First Flew: | 1957/03/27 |
Specifications |
  Length: | 67'5" | 20.5 m |
  Height: | 18' | 5.4 m |
  Wingspan: | 39'8" | 12.0 m |
  Wingarea: | 368.0 sq ft | 34.1 sq m |
  Empty Weight: | 28,970 lb | 13,141 kg |
  Gross Weight: | 45,664 lb | 20,713 kg |
  Max Weight: | 52,400 lb | 23,768 kg |
Propulsion |
  No. of Engines: | 2 |
  Powerplant: | Pratt & Whitney J57-P-55 (A/B 16,900Lb/7,666Kg) |
  Thrust (each): | 10,200 lb | 4,627 kg |
Performance |
  Range: | 1,520 miles | 2,445 km |
  Cruise Speed: | 551 mph | 887 km/h | 479 kt |
  Max Speed: | 1,134 mph | 1,825 km/h | 986 kt |
  Climb: | 49,200 ft/min | 15,000 m/min |
  Ceiling: | 54,800 ft | 16,705 m |