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Minnesota Air Guard Museum, Minneapolis Minnesota
McDonnell F-101B 'Voodoo'

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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
  Designation System:U.S. Air Force
  Designation Period:1948-Present
  Basic role:Fighter
  Crew:Pilot and weapons officer
  First Flew:1957/03/27
  Location:Minnesota Air Guard Museum, Minneapolis Minnesota

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/min15,000 m/min
  Ceiling: 54,800 ft 16,705 m


 
 
The 179th Squadron in Duluth converted to the F-101B April 1972, flying air defense missions. The Museums's aircraft was actually in the Duluth inventory. It came to the museum from Canada for the last recorded F-101 landing in the United States.