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Current Service Status
USAF Retired
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Current/Last Rank
Master Sergeant
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Current/Last Primary AFSC/MOS
46050-Munitions and Weapons Maintenance Technician
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Current/Last AFSC Group
Weapons and Munitions
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Primary Unit
1981-1991, 42173, 129th Communications Flight
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Previously Held AFSC/MOS
43151C-Jet Aircraft Mechanic
43171C-Aircraft Maintenance Technician
43151C-Aircraft Maintenance Specialist
42173-Aerospace Ground Equipment Repair Technician
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Service Years
1964 - 1991
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What are you doing now:
Not Specified
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Other Comments:
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From Year
1973 |
To Year
1976 |
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Aircraft/Missile Information
Model North American F-100D Super Sabre
Length 49.51 ft | 15.09 m
Width 38.75 ft | 11.81 m
Height 16.24 ft | 4.95 m
Engine(s) 1 x Pratt & Whitney J 57-P21 turbojet with afterburning generating 17,000lbs of thrust.
Empty Weight 20,999 lbs | 9,525 kg
MTOW 34,833 lbs | 15,800 kg
Max Speed 864 mph | 1,390 km/h | 751 kts
Max Range 1,995 miles | 3,210 km
Ceiling 45,000 ft | 13,716 m | 8.5 miles
Climb Rate 16,000 ft/min (4,877 m/min)
Hardpoints 6
Armament 4 x 20mm cannons
External hardpoints for an additional 7,500lbs of ordnance including: Dumb Bombs, Drop Tanks and Rocket Pods.
Accommodations 1
Major Variants
* F-100A - Initial Production Model
* F-100B - Proposed Mach 2 / nuclear-capable fighter-bomber; would go on to become the YF-107 prototype series.
* F-100C - Fighter-Bomber Variant with improvements; inflight refueling capability; more powerful engine.
* F-100D - Fighter-Bomber Variant with improvements; fitted with ECm equipment and low-altitude bombing system.
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