Fighter Jets
Republic F-84F Thunderstreak
ICAO: F84F
Overview
The Republic F-105 Thunderchief was developed in the 1950s as a high-speed fighter-bomber for the U.S. Air Force. Designed initially for nuclear strike, it later became a primary conventional attack aircraft during the Vietnam War. The aircraft was one of the largest single-engine fighters ever built.
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Specifications
Units
- Engine
- 1 × Pratt & Whitney J75-P-19W
- Engine type
- Jet
- Thrust
- 26,500 lbf · 118 kN
- Avionics
- NASARR R-14A radar, AN/ASG-19 Thunderstick fire control system, AN/ARN-85 LORAN
- Wing tips
- No winglets
- Seats
- 1
- Crew
- —
- Cabin width
- —
- Cabin height
- —
- Cabin length
- —
- Exterior length
- 64 ft 4 in · 19.62 m
- Tail height
- 19 ft 8 in · 6.00 m
- Fuselage diameter
- 4 ft 3 in · 1.30 m
- Wing span
- 34 ft 11 in · 10.65 m
- Baggage volume
- —
- Gross weight
- —
- Empty weight
- —
- Max takeoff weight
- 53,000 lb · 24,000 kg
- Max landing weight
- —
- Max payload
- 14,300 lb · 6,500 kg
- Fuel capacity
- 2,800 gal · 10,600 L · 8,500 kg (Jet A)
- Max cruise speed
- 1,210 kt · 1,392 mph · 2,241 km/h
- Maximum speed
- —
- Cruise speed
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- Approach speed
- —
- Range
- 1,917 nm · 2,210 mi · 3,550 km
- Fuel burn
- —
- Ceiling
- 48,500 ft · 14,800 m
- Rate of climb
- 38,500 ft/min · 196 m/s
- Takeoff distance
- —
- Landing distance
- —
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Operational Context
Republic F-105 Thunderchief — supersonic fighter-bomber
The F-105 first flew in 1955 and entered service in 1958. It featured a swept wing and area-ruled fuselage to support sustained supersonic performance. The aircraft was designed to carry a nuclear weapon internally while maintaining high-speed penetration capability at low altitude.
Powered by a Pratt & Whitney J75 turbojet producing approximately 24,500 pounds of thrust (109 kN) with afterburner, the F-105 exceeded Mach 2. Maximum takeoff weight exceeded 52,000 pounds (23,587 kg). In conventional configuration, it carried a substantial external bomb load on multiple hardpoints.
The Thunderchief flew the majority of early U.S. strike missions over North Vietnam. Specialized Wild Weasel variants conducted suppression of enemy air defenses. Although losses were significant, the aircraft played a central role in tactical air operations during the 1960s.
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