NORTH AMERICAN SUPER SABRE^57
NA F-100D Super Sabre
Max speed: 864mph (1,390km/h) at
35,000ft (10,668m)
Engine: Pratt & Whitney J57-P-21
Power: 10,200lb thrust ‘dry’,
16,000lb with
afterburning
Length: 47ft 1in (14.35m)
without pitot boom
Wingspan: 38ft 9in (11.81m)
Height: 16ft 2in (4.94m)
Service ceiling: 39,600ft (12,000m)
Armament: 4 x M39 cannon in the
forward fuselage plus
a variety of air-air or
air-ground weaponry
(including nuclear) on
a single under-fuselage
and six under-wing
stations
Max T/O weight: 38,048lb (17,258kg)
Ferry range: 1,995 miles (3,211km).
An in- ight refuelling
probe could be ttedLeft: A night photograph of F-100A 53-1529
demonstrating the pure power of its Pratt
& Whitney J57 engine in full e ect. Note the
original short n of the Super Sabre.