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project. The
Thunderceptor, like the other interceptor designs of the era, had extremely short flight times on the order of 25 minutes, making them almost useless for protecting an area as large as the United States. The 1954 designs outperformed the XF-91 in speed, range, and loiter time, as well as
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The first prototype made its first flight on 9 May 1949, breaking the speed of sound in
December 1951. It was later modified with a small radome for gunnery ranging (although not the "full" radome of the second prototype). The second prototype included a full radome and chin-mounted intake, but was
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The most famous incident was the loss of an F-100C Super Sabre during an attempted emergency landing at
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antenna, forcing the air intake for the engine to be moved from its original nose-mounted position to a new intake below it. The fuselage was otherwise very similar to the F-84's. The first prototype did not include the radome, although this was fitted to the second prototype.
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escaped from the aircraft just as the tail melted off only 90 seconds into the flight. By the time fire apparatus arrived, driving seven miles (11 km) across the dry lake bed, the tail section had been reduced to ashes. 46-681 was then fitted with a
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of the wing as a whole, tilting it up for low speed operations during takeoff and landing, and then "leveling it off" for high-speed flight and cruise. This allowed the fuselage to remain closer to level while landing, greatly improving visibility.
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otherwise similar. With both the jet and rockets running, the aircraft could reach Mach 1.71. Both prototypes completed 192 test flights over the course of five years.
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The surviving prototype, 46–0680, is exhibited in the
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designs of the era was dangerous performance at low speeds and high
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Experimental & Prototype U.S. Air Force Jet Fighters.
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stall and crash, and a rash of such accidents with the
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50,000 ft (15,240 m) in 5 minutes 30 seconds
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A unique feature of the Thunderceptor was its unusual
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North Branch, Minnesota, USA: Specialty Press, 2008.
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864:List of military aircraft of the United States
361:National Museum of the United States Air Force
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198:and the experimental rocket-boosted turbojet
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932:Green, William; Swanborough, Gordon (1994).
685:50,000–55,000 ft (15,000–17,000 m)
444:18 ft 1.1875 in (5.516563 m)
174:smoothly, more like a straight-wing design.
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1032:Jenkins, Dennis R. and Tony R. Landis.
984:"The Incomplete Guide to Airfoil Usage"
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375:Specifications (XF-91 Thunderceptor)
217:modifications based on the original
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1096:. London: Amber Books Ltd., 2005.
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286:XF-91 Thunderceptor during testing
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27:Experimental interceptor aircraft
1129:. New York: Dorset Press, 1993.
1114:. New York: Bantam Books, 1986.
961:. Simi Valley CA: Steve Ginter.
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497:28,516 lb (12,935 kg)
491:18,600 lb (8,437 kg)
470:320 sq ft (30 m)
294:On the left is Republic XF-91 (
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934:The Complete Book of Fighters
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3153:Aircraft first flown in 1949
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905:"XF-91 Thunderceptor/46-680"
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223:Republic F-84F Thunderstreak
121:Republic XF-91 Thunderceptor
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920:Joe Baugher serial numbers.
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1127:The World's Worst Aircraft
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112:Republic F-84 Thunderjet
988:m-selig.ae.illinois.edu
922:Retrieved: 10 May 2013.
394:General characteristics
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1149:Pace, Steve (2000).
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365:Wright-Patterson AFB
333:fire-control systems
200:Messerschmitt Me 262
196:Messerschmitt Me 163
156:inverse tapered wing
132:interceptor aircraft
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2671:Fighter, multiplace
2335:Fighter (1948–1962)
1837:Pursuit (1924–1948)
886:Yenne 1993, p. 114.
852:Saunders-Roe SR.177
808:Hughes AIM-4 Falcon
733:with 200 rpg (F-91)
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343:Aircraft on display
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1092:Winchester, Jim.
1042:978-1-58007-111-6
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895:Pace 1991, p. 87.
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2441:F-86D/G/K/L
1862:Curtiss P-4
1830:(1924–1962)
1820:Tri-Service
1494:Thunderbolt
759:M24 cannons
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337:day fighter
208:interceptor
3122:Categories
3014:YF-113 (I)
1867:Boeing P-4
1514:Thunderjet
1489:Thunderbug
1168:1 February
968:0942612914
875:References
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1469:Rocket
1454:Lancer
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1191:46-680
1159:
1133:
1118:
1100:
1085:
1070:
1055:
1040:
965:
940:
677:Range:
629:(25% H
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505:46-680
353:46-680
308:46-681
259:tandem
72:Status
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2932:YF-22
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2851:F-15E
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2704:P-322
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2599:F-109
2594:F-108
2589:F-107
2582:F-106
2569:F-105
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1672:AP-47
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1657:AP-43
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1590:AP-12
1585:AP-10
1447:Names
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1346:F-105
1336:XF-91
1326:F-84F
1316:XP-72
1311:XP-69
1273:XP-41
1253:SEV-3
1005:Notes
720:Guns:
650:(LOX)
624:Fuel:
401:Crew:
271:radar
251:chord
235:stall
160:chord
125:XP-91
3105:F-19
2970:X-35
2960:F-35
2944:F-23
2927:F-22
2922:F-21
2917:F-20
2912:F-19
2890:F-17
2873:F-16
2846:F-15
2841:F-14
2836:F-13
2824:F-12
2819:F-11
2814:F-10
2737:F-1
2699:F-24
2683:FM-2
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2662:PB-3
2657:PB-2
2652:PB-1
2508:F-99
2503:F-98
2498:F-97
2493:F-96
2488:F-95
2483:F-94
2478:F-93
2473:F-92
2468:F-91
2463:F-90
2458:F-89
2453:F-88
2448:F-87
2431:F-86
2426:F-85
2409:F-84
2404:F-83
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2394:F-81
2389:F-80
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2372:F-61
2367:F-59
2362:F-51
2357:F-47
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2347:F-39
2342:F-38
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2321:P-91
2316:P-90
2311:P-89
2306:P-88
2301:P-87
2296:P-86
2291:P-85
2286:P-84
2281:P-83
2276:P-82
2271:P-81
2266:P-80
2261:P-79
2256:P-78
2251:P-77
2246:P-76
2241:P-75
2236:P-74
2231:P-73
2226:P-72
2221:P-71
2216:P-70
2211:P-69
2206:P-68
2201:P-67
2196:P-66
2191:P-65
2186:P-64
2181:P-63
2176:P-62
2171:P-61
2166:P-60
2159:P-59
2146:P-58
2141:P-57
2136:P-56
2131:P-55
2126:P-54
2121:P-53
2116:P-52
2111:P-51
2106:P-50
2101:P-49
2096:P-48
2091:P-47
2086:P-46
2081:P-45
2076:P-44
2071:P-43
2066:P-42
2061:P-41
2056:P-40
2044:P-39
2039:P-38
2034:P-37
2029:P-36
2024:P-35
2019:P-34
2014:P-33
2009:P-32
2004:P-31
1999:P-30
1994:P-29
1989:P-28
1984:P-27
1979:P-26
1974:P-25
1969:P-24
1964:P-23
1959:P-22
1954:P-21
1949:P-20
1944:P-19
1939:P-18
1934:P-17
1929:P-16
1924:P-15
1919:P-14
1914:P-13
1909:P-12
1904:P-11
1899:P-10
1858:P-4
1816:USAF
1580:AP-9
1575:AP-8
1570:AP-7
1565:AP-6
1560:AP-5
1555:AP-4
1550:AP-3
1545:AP-2
1540:AP-1
1459:Loon
1434:RC-3
1429:RC-2
1424:RC-1
1398:JB-2
1377:SD-4
1372:SD-3
1321:F-84
1306:P-47
1301:P-44
1296:P-43
1268:A8V1
1263:P-35
1258:BT-8
1203:1949
1170:2015
1157:ISBN
1131:ISBN
1116:ISBN
1098:ISBN
1083:ISBN
1068:ISBN
1053:ISBN
1038:ISBN
995:2019
963:ISBN
938:ISBN
806:4 Ă—
780:HVAR
743:4 Ă—
706:0.60
612:1 Ă—
579:1 Ă—
149:Mach
119:The
52:Type
2802:F-9
2797:F-8
2792:F-7
2787:F-6
2775:F-5
2763:F-4
2758:F-3
2753:F-2
1894:P-9
1889:P-8
1884:P-7
1879:P-6
1874:P-5
1854:P-3
1849:P-2
1844:P-1
1625:M/X
1408:KUW
1403:KGW
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536:LOX
529:LOX
367:in
363:at
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