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CONTACT CITY STAFFF-105 THUNDERCHIEF
Aircraft at the Joe Davies Heritage Airpark at Palmdale Plant 42
Nicknamed "Thud"
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GENERAL INFORMATION
| MANUFACTURER: | Republic Aircraft Corporation |
| PRODUCTION PERIOD: | 1957 to 1965 |
| NUMBER PRODUCED: | 833 |
| PRODUCTION SERIES: | USAF: F-105A, B, & D single-seat A/C, F-105F & G two-seat A/C |
| ROLES: | Designed as a land-based all-weather long-range strike fighter-bomber for the US Air Force, capable of close air support, air defense suppression (Wild Weasel) and supersonic delivery of a nuclear weapon |
PERFORMANCE AND SPECIFICATIONS
(Figures given are for the F-105D model)| MAXIMUM SPEED: | 1,372 mph (Mach 2+) |
| SERVICE CEILING: | 48,500 feet above sea level |
| RANGE: | 1,917 miles (unlimited with aerial refueling) |
| WEAPONS: | AIM-9 Sidewinder, AGM-12 Bullpup, AGM-45 Shrike, M61A1 Vulcan 20mm cannon, and a variety of air to ground bombs and unguided rockets |
| CREW: | Pilot |
| LENGTH: | 64 feet, 5.3 inches |
| WINGSPAN: | 34 feet, 11 inches |
| HEIGHT: | 19 feet, 8 inches |
| MAXIMUM TAKEOFF WEIGHT: | 52,838 lbs. |
| POWERPLANT: | Pratt & Whitney J75-P-19W turbojet engine with afterburner and water injection providing 26,500 lbs. of thrust |
| ACHIEVEMENTS: | First supersonic fighter-bomber aircraft for the USAF; largest single-seat, single-engine combat aircraft ever built; established several altitude and speed records; operated by the USAF Thunderbirds Flight Demonstration Team |
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