MANUFACTURER:  North American Aviation

PRODUCTION PERIOD:  1953 to 1959

NUMBER PRODUCED:  2,294

PRODUCTION SERIES:  USAF: F-100A, C & D single-seat A/C, F-100F two-seat A/C

ROLES:  Originally designed as a land-based fair-weather air superiority fighter for the US Air Force; later developed into a land-based all-weather multi-mission aircraft for the US Air Force, capable of close air support, interception and forward air control

(Figures given are for the F-100D model)

MAXIMUM SPEED:  910 mph (Mach 1.2)

SERVICE CEILING:  46,900 feet above sea level

RANGE:  1,995 miles

WEAPONS:  Four M39 20mm cannons, AIM-4 Falcon, AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles, and a variety of air to ground rockets and bombs could be carried on the six wing and one fuselage stations

CREW:  Pilot

LENGTH:  54 feet, 2 inches

WINGSPAN:  38 feet, 9 inches

HEIGHT:  16 feet, 2 inches

MAXIMUM TAKEOFF WEIGHT:  37,124 lbs.

POWERPLANT:  Pratt & Whitney J57-P-21/21A turbojet engine with afterburner providing 16,000 lbs. of thrust

ACHIEVEMENTS:  First operational USAF aircraft to exceed the speed of sound in level flight; operated by the USAF Thunderbirds and USAF Europe Skyblazers Flight Demonstration teams