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Description
| Manufacturer: | McDonnell |
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| Base model: | F-101 | ||
| Designation: | F-101 | ||
| Version: | A | ||
| Nickname: | Voodoo | ||
| Designation System: | U.S. Air Force | ||
| Designation Period: | 1948-Present | ||
| Basic role: | Fighter | ||
| Crew: | Pilot |
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: | 24,970 lb | 11,360 kg | |
| Gross Weight: | 48,120 lb | 21,827 kg | |
| Max Weight: | 50,000 lb | 22,680 kg | |
Propulsion
| No. of Engines: | 2 | ||
| Powerplant: | Pratt & Whitney J57-P-13 (A/B 15,000Lb/6,804Kg) | ||
| Thrust (each): | 10,200 lb | 4,627 kg | |
Performance
| Range: | 1,900 miles | 3,060 km | |
| Max Speed: | 1,009 mph | 1,624 km/h | 877 kt |
| Climb: | 44,100 ft/min | 224 m/min | |
| Ceiling: | 55,800 ft | 17,010 m | |
History
| Date | Subject | Event |
| 1957/05/02 | The 27th Strategic Fighter Wing received the first F-101A delivered to an operational unit. | |
| 1957/12/12 | Drew, Adrian | Operation Fire Wall: Maj. Adrian Drew, of the 27th Fighter Bomber Wing, Begstrom AFB, TX. established a world speed record of 1,207.6 mph in a F-101A Voodoo (sn 53-2426) in a course over Edwards AF, CA.
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| 1958/09/25 | Operation Long Leap: An F-101A flew 1,896 miles between Carswell AFB, TX. and Bermuda. This was the longest non-stop / un-refueled flight for any century series fighter. |
Known serial numbers
Examples of this type may be found at
| Museum | City | State |
| Fred E. Weisbrod Museum / International B-24 Museum | Pueblo | Colorado |
Recent comments by our visitors
| Jon Saunders , OTH | Desperately seeking an 81st PMS patch. Has anyone got one for sale.
Many thanks bonnechance@tesco.net 07/21/2012 @ 10:24 [ref: 63810] |
| R.ROBINSON Cornwall,England, OTH | Has anyoneserved with the 481stTFS,27TFW.
Operated F-101,s at Bergstrom ,Tx.1957-58. Would like a photo of an aircraft from the 481st ,with green tails and silver stars .Will be very grateful for any help . Robbie Robinson. 02/14/2012 @ 06:49 [ref: 53012] |
| Franklin D. Wells , TX | Worked on the big bird 1960-1963 81st TFW went on many exchange of NATO Power visit with it always grab the show. Me 81st A&E weapons loading sure miss those days 11/02/2011 @ 18:13 [ref: 49950] |
| Franklin D. Wells , TX | Worked on the big bird 1960-1963 81st TFW went on many exchange of NATO Power visit with it always grab the show. Me 81st A&E weapons loading sure miss those days 11/02/2011 @ 18:13 [ref: 49949] |
| Joseph R Wagner Jr Philadelphia, PA | Stationed with the 81st TFW.,81St PMS at RAF Station Bentwaters from 9/59 to 9/63. Transferred to Edwards AFB 9/63 to 6/65. Ast.C/C on NF101A 53-2422 at EAFB. The F-101 was a great aircraft sad t see NF-101A 32422 in a such a sad state on the bombing range at EAFB. It was part of the astronaut training program at Edwards. 06/06/2011 @ 13:31 [ref: 39198] |
| george wowk , PA | I just went back on and typed it in instead of clking it from my favorites and got there,they have all the voodoo patches comoxairforcemuseum.ca 05/17/2010 @ 10:20 [ref: 26183] |
| george wowk , PA | I replaced my patches from comoxairforcemuseum.ca
in canada.Tried to go back there online but says cannot be found. I was a crewchief on an F-101B at KI Sawyer AFB Mich. Stationed there 60/61/62 05/17/2010 @ 10:01 [ref: 26182] |
| ALBERT SCHOESSOW SARASOTA, FL | I worked as an aircraft radio and navigational equipment technician in the 81st TFW at Bentwaters in the UK from 59 to 62. I have been reading all the sites on the F-101A/C and really enjoyed all the neat info. It was especially neat to find out that our aircraft were converted to RF designation and some of them even saw combat over Vietnam. In the sites it is mentioned that outwardly there was no difference between the A and the C models. Just as a point of information there is a way you can tell. If you look at the vertical stabalizer near the top, in the front about 4 inches down from the UHF antenna cover, there is round opening. This can be found only on the C models. 12/21/2009 @ 17:29 [ref: 25455] |
| Charles Koury woonsocket, RI | Where can i obtain a voodoo medcine man patch some years ago i mistplaced my patch. 12/08/2009 @ 14:05 [ref: 25403] |
| Charles Koury woonsocket, RI | Where can i obtain a voodoo medcine man patch msome years ago i mistplaced my patch. 12/08/2009 @ 14:04 [ref: 25402] |
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