North American Aviation F-100F Super Sabre - Texas City, TX
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ggmorton
N 29° 23.891 W 094° 53.574
15R E 316325 N 3253591
An airplane on display in Texas City, TX.
Waymark Code: WMNP1
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 08/27/2006
Views: 48
Dedicated: July 2, 1994.
North American Aviation F-100F Super Sabre
S/N: 56-3814
Placed in service in 1957. This aircraft flew combat and training missions over Vietnam, Libya, Japan, and Germany.
On loan from the USAF (Davis Monthan AFB, Arizona)
General characteristics
* Crew: 2
* Length: 54 ft 3 in (16.5 m)
* Wingspan: 38 ft 9 in (11.81 m)
* Height: 16 ft 2¾ in (4.95 m)
* Wing area: 400 ft² (37 m²)
* Empty weight: 21,000 lb (9,500 kg)
* Loaded weight: 28,847 lb (13,085 kg)
* Max takeoff weight: 34,832 lb (15,800 kg)
* Powerplant: 1× Pratt & Whitney J57-P-21/21A turbojet
* Dry thrust: 10,200 lbf (45 kN)
* Thrust with afterburner: 16,000 lbf (71 kN)
* Zero-lift drag coefficient: 0.0130
* Drag area: 5.0 ft² (0.46 m²)
* Aspect ratio: 3.76
* Original Cost: $804,500
Performance
* Maximum speed: 864 mph (1,390 km/h)
* Range: 1,995 mi (3,210 km)
* Service ceiling: 50,000 ft (15,000 m)
* Rate of climb: 22,400 ft/min (113.8 m/s)
* Wing loading: 72.1 lb/ft² (352 kg/m²)
* Thrust/weight: 0.55
* Lift-to-drag ratio: 13.9
Type of Aircraft: (make/model): North American Aviation F-100F
Tail Number: (S/N): 56-3814
Construction:: original aircraft
Location (park, airport, museum, etc.): park
inside / outside: outside
Other Information:: Not listed
Access restrictions: Not listed
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