North American F-100 Super Sabre - Wikipedia
The North American F-100 Super Sabre is an American supersonic jet fighter aircraft designed and produced by the aircraft manufacturer North American Aviation. The first of the Century Series of American jet fighters, it was the first United States Air Force (USAF) fighter capable of supersonic speed in level flight.
F-100 Super Sabre in the Vietnam War - ThoughtCo
2019年10月3日 · The North American F-100 Super Sabre was an American fighter aircraft that was introduced in 1954. Capable of supersonic speeds, the F-100 was North American's successor to the earlier F-86 Sabre which had seen great success during the Korean War.
North American F-100D Super Sabre - National Air and Space Museum
Used widely during the Vietnam War, the North American F-100D was the fighter-bomber version of the F-100 interceptor and first entered service in 1956. The F-100D was equipped with supersonic autopilot, enlarged fin and rudder, inboard landing flaps and underwing pylons that could carry up to 3,200 kg (7,040 lb) of ordnance.
F-100 History - Friends of the Super Sabre
The North American F-100 Super Sabre was the first supersonic fighter. The first YF-100A prototype with its 45 degree swept back wing and afterburning engine exceeded the speed of sound on its first flight on May 25, 1953. The Super Sabre was …
North American F-100F Super Sabre > National Museum of the ...
North American F-100F Super Sabre. After the single-seat, supersonic F-100 fighter entered service in 1954, it developed a high accident rate, in part due to pilot inexperience with the Super Sabre. In response North American built a two-seat training version -- the F-100F -- to train new Super Sabre pilots. The F-100F retained the basic combat ...
Early Supersonic Jet: The Story Of The North American F-100 ...
2024年3月15日 · The F-100 Super Sabre was the first fighter jet to fly at supersonic speeds during level flight. Despite not becoming as much of a household name as some other United States Air Force fighter jets, 2,300 Super Sabres were built and entered service globally.
F-100 Super Sabre: The First Supersonic Fighter - HistoryNet
2022年6月16日 · The F-100 was the first of the United States’ “century” aircraft series and also its first fighter capable of sustained supersonic flight. North American began the design process for a successor to its F-86 Sabre in 1949, calling the new project the NA-180.
North American F-100D Super Sabre > National Museum of the ...
North American F-100D Super Sabre. Developed as a follow-on to the F-86 Sabre used in the Korean War, the F-100 was the world's first production airplane capable of flying faster than the speed of sound in level flight (760 mph).
North American F-100D Super Sabre - Smithsonian Institution
First flown in 1953, the F-100 Super Sabre was developed from the F-86, and was the world’s first fighter capable of supersonic speed in level flight. Used widely during the Vietnam War, the North American F-100D was the fighter-bomber version of the F …
The North American F-100 Super Sabre Database Project
The Super Sabre database project is dedicated to preserving the historical record of the North American Aviation F-100 Super Sabre, the first of the Century Series aircraft.