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Republic F-105B 'Thunderchief'

Description
  Manufacturer:Republic
  Base model:F-105
  Designation:F-105
  Version:B
  Nickname:Thunderchief
  Designation System:U.S. Air Force
  Designation Period:1948-Present
  Basic role:Fighter
  First Flew:1956/05/26

Specifications
  Length: 63' 1" 19.2 m
  Height:19' 8" 5.9 m
  Wingspan: 34' 11" 10.6 m
  Gross Weight: 39,998 lb 18,140 kg
  Max Weight: 40,000 lb 18,140 kg

Propulsion
  No. of Engines: 1
  Powerplant: Pratt & Whitney J75-P-3

Performance
  Range: 2,000 miles 3,220 km
  Max Speed: 1,254 mph 2,019 km/h 1,091 kt
  Ceiling: 50,000 ft 15,239 m

History
DateSubjectEvent
1959/12/11United States Air Force,
Brig. Gen. Joseph H. Moore (Commander of USAF 4th Tactical Fighter Wing) set a new speed record for a 100 km (62.4 mile) closed circuit reaching 1,216.48 in his F-105B Thunderchief.

Known serial numbers
54-0100 / 54-0103, 54-0104, 54-0106 / 54-0107, 54-0109 / 54-0110, 54-0111, 57-5776 / 57-5784 , 57-5785 / 57-5802 , 57-5803 / 57-5840

Examples of this type may be found at
MuseumCityState
Castle Air MuseumAtwaterCalifornia
Florida Military Aviation MuseumClearwaterFlorida
March Field Air MuseumRiversideCalifornia
McClellan Aviation MuseumMcClellan AFBCalifornia
New England Air MuseumWindsor LocksConnecticut
New Jersey ANG - 108th ARW, TrentonMcGuire AFBNew Jersey
South Dakota Air and Space MuseumEllsworth AFBSouth Dakota
Wisconsin ANG - HQVolk ANGBWisconsin

F-105B on display

Castle Air Museum

March Field Museum

South Dakota Air and Space Museum

Wisconsin ANG - HQ
 


 

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07/23/2012 @ 16:40 [ref: 63823]
 walt \"breeze\" mackey
 , NJ
one thing about the "thud", it would "walk-away" from any airplane under 1000 ft..........f-4's needed to go to AB to keep up with us. It didn't matter what was hanging under the wing....In full AB it would just keep on accelerating till' the tanks ran dry, if you let it. F-15 drivers at "Red Flag" also found out in the late 70's....early 80's that they weren't "the fastest guns in the west"............
07/27/2007 @ 14:05 [ref: 17307]
 Kyle Kirby
 Granite Falls, NC
Just wanted to comment that the Sabre Society of NC has F-105B-5RE 54-0107. She was the ninth pre-production prototype and the climatic test bird. Soon we will put her back into her arctic scheme that she wore in Alaska. The Thud is a very heroic bird and I am very glad we have one. She resides in Hickory, NC at the Hickory Regional Airport.

Cheers,

Kyle Kirby
11/04/2006 @ 19:32 [ref: 14666]
 ken O\'Block
 Springfield, IL
There is 105D on display at the Museum at the old Chanute a.f.b.in Rantoul IL. I have always been facinated with this craft.Growing up during the War I would watch the news footage of the days events as they took place in S.E.Aisa.I always looked forward to see what the thud's did that day.Great work fearless flyers.
04/19/2005 @ 00:44 [ref: 9990]
 paul hicks
 , KY
THERE IS A F-105 ON DISPLAY AT CARSWELL AFB IN TEXAS AND ALSO IN ADDISON TEXAS.THANKS
02/12/2005 @ 01:04 [ref: 9423]
 James Granlund
 Brooklyn, OH
I just thought that i would let all of you know that this plane will be arriving at MAPS Air Museum relativly soon. if anybody has any info on this fine plane please ee-mail it to me at the listed address. thanks.
11/16/2004 @ 18:58 [ref: 8645]
 Ken Ebersole
 Dallastown, PA
Worked on Thud's 1664 -1966 in Okinawa and Korat Thailand
This was the work horse of the Vietnam War
11/27/2002 @ 22:27 [ref: 6163]
 Wes Sainz
 Tampa, FL
The F-105 claimed by the Clearwater Air Museum now sits, as of 2001, in two pieces on a scrub lot surrounded by mangrove trees and abandoned waterfront shacks. Not a good fate for such a noble aircraft.
02/28/2002 @ 16:41 [ref: 4424]

 

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