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Republic XF-91 Thunderceptor
Read the full article about the Republic XF-91 Thunderceptor on Wikipedia: history, variants, operators and specifications.
Read on Wikipedia- First flight1949
- Introduction1982
- StatusPrototype
- Number built2
Specifications
01
Crew & dimensions
- Crew
- 1
- Length
- 43 ft 3 in
- Wingspan
- 31 ft 2.7 in
- Height
- 18 ft 1.1875 in
02
Performance
- Maximum speed
- 984 mph, Mach 1.49
- Range
- 1,171 mi
- Service ceiling
- 50000-55000 ft
03
Powerplant
- Powerplant
- 1 × General Electric J47-GE-7 (later GE-17) turbojet engine (5,200 lbf / 6,900 lbf with afterburner) + 1 × Reaction Motors XLR11-RM-9 four-combustion chamber liquid-fuelled rocket engine (6,000 lbf)
04
Developed from
- Developed from
- Guns: provision for:, :*4 × 20 mm M3 cannons with 200 rpg (F-91), ::or, :*4 × T-110 cannons with 15 T-131 rounds each (F-91-1), ::or, :*4 × 20 mm M24 cannons with 200 rpg (F-91-3); Rockets: :*up to 6 × 5 in HVAR (F-91B), ::or, :*24 × 2.75 in Mighty Mouse rockets in extendable launcher clusters; Missiles: 4 × Hughes AIM-4 Falcon air-air missiles (F-91-2)
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