F-100 'Super Sabre' by junge1

Photography • Aviation • posted on Sep 14, 2010

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The North American F-100 'Super Sabre' was a tactical fighter and fighter bomber and was used by the Tactical Air Command (TAC) of the United States Air Force from 1954 to 1971 and by the Air National Guard (ANG) until 1979. The F-100 was the first in the centuries series aircraft and was the first jet fighter capable of exceeding Mach 1 (the speed of sound) in level flight. The F-100 was used by the USAF 'Thunderbirds' for several years and was used extensively over South Vietnam as a primary close air support aircraft. General Notes: Engine: One Pratt & Whitney J-57-P-21/21 A turbojet. Max. thrust: 16,00 lbs with afterburner. Maximum Speed: 864 mph. Service Ceiling: 50,00-ft. This aircraft is on static display at Holloman AFB, Alamogordo, New Mexico and was photographed on 1 October 2004. Thank you for viewing and commenting, Sig..

Comments (27)

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flavia49

4:28PM | Tue, 14 September 2010

she's very beautiful!! superb POV!!

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emmecielle

4:34PM | Tue, 14 September 2010

Fantastic shot! :)

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drifterlee

4:40PM | Tue, 14 September 2010

Cool plane and shot!!

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sandra46

5:09PM | Tue, 14 September 2010

superb image!

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bmac62

5:11PM | Tue, 14 September 2010

Have always liked the extremely clean lines of the F-100. Nice image Sig:)

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jeroni

5:45PM | Tue, 14 September 2010

esplendid composition and colors my friend

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Minda

6:07PM | Tue, 14 September 2010

Great plane and nice shot sig..

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Faemike55

6:40PM | Tue, 14 September 2010

Wonderful capture and interesting specs, Sig! thanks

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annie5

6:57PM | Tue, 14 September 2010

Cool and original plane! Super capture, Sig :)

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rawdodb Online Now!

7:07PM | Tue, 14 September 2010

My Favorite of the older jets... Excellent shot!!

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junge1

7:14PM | Tue, 14 September 2010

I always liked the clean lines and oval intake of the F-100. When the USAF 'Thunderbirds' flew this aircraft they flew a tighter formation than they fly now (after the 1983 mishap that crashed 4 aircraft during training they became more cautious). During the days when the 'Thunderbirds' flew the F-100s the aircraft that flew 'slot' always had a blackened vertical stabilizer from the exhaust of the aircraft ahead of it, Sig...

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bkhook

7:18PM | Tue, 14 September 2010

One of the main planes I trained on in the USAF. Ahh.. memories.

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TomDart

8:50PM | Tue, 14 September 2010

This is a well done photo of the fascinating aircraft.

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renecyberdoc

1:21AM | Wed, 15 September 2010

fabulous.

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junge1

3:01AM | Wed, 15 September 2010

The 100 was also known as the 'lead sled'. No glide angle to speak of.

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kgb224

3:38AM | Wed, 15 September 2010

Stunning capture my friend.

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farmerC

7:34AM | Wed, 15 September 2010

Beautiful shot.

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Dreamingbee

12:21PM | Wed, 15 September 2010

great POV - fantastic shot

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carlx

2:32PM | Wed, 15 September 2010

Fantastic POV, plane and capture, Sig!!!

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MagikUnicorn

5:00PM | Wed, 15 September 2010

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auntietk

6:11PM | Wed, 15 September 2010

That thing looks fast just sitting there! Great pov.

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Buffalo1

7:59PM | Wed, 15 September 2010

Great plane and shot! It looks like its in good shape, too.

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debbielove

8:35AM | Thu, 16 September 2010

Wow! Sig, what a super shot! Love the POV! The sun really sets it off well.. I got a couple in the USAF Museum at Dayton but they didn't look this good! Well done.. Rob

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