Previously Held AFSC/MOS 43151C-Aircraft Maintenance Specialist
Service Years
1964 - 1968
Official Badges
Unofficial Badges
1965-1966, F-101 Voodoo
From Year 1965
To Year 1966
Personal Memories
at Grand Forks AFB, North Dakota 18th F.I.S.
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F-101 Voodoo Details
Aircraft/Missile Information
Model McDonnell F-101B Voodoo Length 67.39 ft | 20.54 m Width 39.67 ft | 12.09 m Height 18.01 ft | 5.49 m Engine(s) 2 x Pratt & Whitney J57-P-55 turbojet engines with afterburn generating 14,880lbs of thrust. Empty Weight 28,971 lbs | 13,141 kg MTOW 52,399 lbs | 23,768 kg Max Speed 1,221 mph | 1,965 km/h | 1,061 kts Max Range 1,550 miles | 2,494 km Ceiling 54,806 ft | 16,705 m | 10.4 miles Climb Rate 36,500 ft/min (11,133 m/min) Hardpoints 6 Armament Mission-specific weapons may include the following:
2 x MB-1 Genie air-to-air missiles (nuclear-tipped). 4 x Falcon air-to-air missiles OR 6 x Falcon air-to-air missiles. Accommodations 1
Major Variants
* XF-88 - Prototype Interceptor Model designation on which the F-101 is based on. * F-101A - Single-Seat Base Production Model * F-101B - Two-Seat All-Weather Interceptor Model. * F-101C * RF-101A - Reconnaissance Conversion Models
