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Foto 802.
24473 (= 62-4473). MSN 276-26. (Quoted by USAF as 276-114). North American T-39A-1-NO Sabreliner, converted to CT-39A.
To MASDC as TG0029. Cockpit section at Greater St. Louis Air and Space Museum.
Groet Ruud.
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Foto 802.
24473 (= 62-4473). MSN 276-26. (Quoted by USAF as 276-114). North American T-39A-1-NO Sabreliner, converted to CT-39A.
To MASDC as TG0029. Cockpit section at Greater St. Louis Air and Space Museum.
Groet Ruud.
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Foto 803.
149301. (MSN NA-269-36). North American A3J-2 Vigilante. Redesignated A-5B Sept 1962. Converted to RA-5C configuration. RVAH-7 on USS Kitty Hawk.
Groet Ruud.
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0-19495 (= 51-9495). Republic (gebouwd door General Motors) F-84F-35-GK Thunderstreak.
Ca.1953: TOS USAF*. // 1954: 31st Strategic Fighter Wing, Turner AFB, GA. // 1957: 401st Fighter Bomber Group, England AFB, LA.
1957: 366th Fighter Bomber Wing, England AFB, LA. // Ca. 1958: 170th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 183rd Tactical Fighter Group (ANG), Springfield, IL.
"Served initially in Europe with the 170th and wearing a similar bare aluminum finish to what she wears today, 51-9495 formed part of the group of Special Delivery Squadrons that stood on 24hr alert for nuclear strike missions on Soviet or Warsaw Pact targets through 1962. Returned stateside and spending its remaining years flying out of Capital Airport, 51-9495 was eventually painted in Vietnam War-era camouflage markings as the 170th trained pilots for deployment to Southeast Asia." (Wikimapia)
1963: 170th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 183rd Tactical Fighter Group (ANG), Springfield, IL. // 4/72: SOC. Relocated to Eglin to serve as a live fire range target, but then selected for preservation at the Armament Museum. // 1972: NMUSAF Loan Program. Loaned to the USAF Armament Museum, Eglin AFB, FL. // 1972: Flown by helicopter to the Armament Museum from Eglin range.
* TOS USAF = Tactical Operations Squadron USAF.
Groet Ruud.
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Foto 805.
Lockheed XFV-I.
Groet Ruud.
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Foto 806.
534951 (= 45-34951). Stinson L-5G Sentinel. Redesignated U-19B in 1962.
Hier in dienst van de California Air National Guard.
Groet Ruud.
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Foto 807.
38334 (= 63-8334) (MSN F111). Republic F-105F-1-RE Thunderchief. Converted to F-105G. Crashed with 562nd TFS Jun 14, 1978 12 mi from George AFB, California due to flameout on high final. Both crew ejected safely.
Groet Ruud.
Op bovenstaande foto is de kist al omgebouwd naar F-105G 'Wild Weasel'.
Het toestel heeft namelijk al de AN/ALQ-105 ECM-pods en RHAW (Radar Homing and Warning) antennes op de fintip en wingtips. De linker ECM-pod zie je hier als witte buis met zwarte plekken boven de bellytank.
Wat een merkwaardige uitlaat bladen. Normaal zijn die instelbare uitlaten gebouwd uit lamellen, die bij alle diameters een gesloten cirkel vormen, zodat er geen buitenstromende lucht kan toetreden, en daardoor de stuwkracht-effectiviteit bij diverse snelheden verminderen. Bij deze zijn er grote openingen tussen de bladen. Is dat om het geluid te verminderen?
En dat stukje komt van de volgende site, waar nog wel meer interessants te lezen is:Citaat:
The Thunderchief also featured an interesting airbrake system consisting of four “cloverleaf” segments around the jet exhaust that opened like flower petals. The cloverleaf exhaust also served as a variable engine exhaust, opening nine degrees automatically when afterburner was engaged. Only the horizontal petals could be extended when the aircraft’s landing gear was down.
Republic F-105 Thunderchief | Weapons and Warfare
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