McDonnell F-101 Voodoo

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The McDonnell F-101 Voodoo was a supersonic jet fighter which served the United
States Air Force (USAF) and the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF). Initially
designed by McDonnell Aircraft as a long-range bomber escort (known as a
penetration fighter) for the Strategic Air Command (SAC), the Voodoo was instead
developed as a nuclear-armed fighter-bomber for the Tactical Air Command (TAC),
and as a photo reconnaissance aircraft based on the same airframe.

An F-101A set a number of world speed records for jet powered aircraft,
including fastest airspeed, attaining 1,207.6 miles (1,943.4 km) per hour on
December 12, 1957.

Extensively modified versions were produced as an all-weather interceptor
aircraft, serving with the Air Defense Command, later renamed the Aerospace
Defense Command (ADC), the Air National Guard, the Royal Canadian Air Force and
the unified Canadian Forces after 1968.

Role Fighter aircraft
Manufacturer McDonnell Aircraft
First flight 29 September 1954
Introduction May 1957
Retired 1972, USAF
1982, US ANG
1984, Canada
Primary users United States Air Force
Royal Canadian Air Force
Number built 807
Unit cost US$1,276,145 (RF-101C)[1]
US$1,754,066 (F-101B)[2]
Developed from XF-88 Voodoo
Variants McDonnell CF-101 Voodoo

The Voodoo's career as a fighter-bomber was relatively brief, but the
reconnaissance versions served for some time. Along with the US Air Force's
Lockheed U-2 and US Navy's Vought RF-8 Crusaders, the RF-101 reconnaissance
variant of the Voodoo was instrumental during the Cuban Missile Crisis and saw
extensive service during the Vietnam War. Interceptor versions served with the
Air National Guard until 1982, and in Canadian service they were a front line
part of NORAD until their replacement with the CF-18 Hornet in the 1980s.

While the Voodoo was a moderate success, it may have been more important as an
evolutionary step towards its replacement in most roles, the F-4 Phantom II, one
of the most successful Western fighter designs of the 1960s. The Phantom would
retain the twin engines, twin crew for interception duties, and a tail mounted
well above and behind the jet exhaust but was an evolution of the F3H Demon
while the Voodoo was developed from the earlier XF-88 Voodoo.

Specifications (F-101B)

General characteristics
Crew: 2
Length: 67 ft 5 in (20.55 m)
Wingspan: 39 ft 8 in (12.09 m)
Height: 18 ft 0 in (5.49 m)
Wing area: 368 ft² (34.20 m²)
Airfoil: NACA 65A007 mod root, 65A006 mod tip
Empty weight: 28,495 lb (12,925 kg)
Loaded weight: 45,665 lb (20,715 kg)
Max. takeoff weight: 52,400 lb (23,770 kg)
Powerplant: 2 × Pratt & Whitney J57-P-55 afterburning turbojets
Dry thrust: 11,990 lbf (53.3 kN) each
Thrust with afterburner: 16,900 lbf (75.2 kN) each
Internal fuel capacity: 2,053 gal (7,771 l) or 2,953 gal (11,178 l) with two
external tanks

Performance
Maximum speed: Mach 1.72 (1,134 mph, 1,825 km/h) at 35,000 ft (10,500 m)
Range: 1,520 mi (1,320 nm, 2,450 km)
Service ceiling: 58,400 ft (17,800 m)
Rate of climb: 49,200 ft/min (250 m/s)
Wing loading: 124 lb/ft² (607 kg/m²)
Thrust/weight: 0.74

Armament
Missiles:
4 (originally 6)× AIM-4 Falcon, or
2× AIR-2 Genie nuclear rockets, plus 2× AIM-4 Falcon

note: Falcon missile variants - AIM-4A, AIM-4B, AIM-4C only. The range was about
5 mi (8 km).

Avionics
Hughes MG-13 fire control system




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