A warplane and its gallant pilots were celebrated over the weekend. The new F-100 Super Sabre jet fighter exhibit at the Military Aviation Preservation Society Air Museum in Green is of both national ...
The F-22 and F-15 can travel at speeds up to and beyond Mach 2.25 and the F-35 can hit speeds of Mach 1.6, yet the first supersonic fighter aircraft emerged as far back as the 1950s with the North ...
Nicknamed “The Hun,” the F-100 Super Sabre flew in Vietnam and with NATO allies for three decades. Despite 2,294 examples built, it was plagued by over 1,000 major accidents and deadly handling quirks ...
In addition to its unusual air intake, the F-107 featured other unusual features: namely, an all-moving vertical stabilizer, an automated flight control system, and an ejection seat that was designed.
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The F-100’s most dangerous missions over Vietnam
Late in its career, the F-100 Super Sabre was pushed into roles far beyond its original design. From Wild Weasel decoy missions to experimental zero-length launches, pilots flew into extreme danger ...
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