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Description
| Notes: Upgraded F-105B with water injection engine and advanced electronics. Supersonic ALL-WEATHER weapons delivery capability (1 CREW) . | ||
| Manufacturer: | Republic | |
| Base model: | F-105 | |
| Designation: | F-105 | |
| Version: | D | |
| Nickname: | Thunderchief | |
| Designation System: | U.S. Air Force | |
| Designation Period: | 1948-Present | |
| Basic role: | Fighter | |
Specifications
| Length: | 64' 5" | 19.6 m | |
| Height: | 19' 8" | 5.9 m | |
| Wingspan: | 34' 11" | 10.6 m | |
| Gross Weight: | 52,836 lb | 23,962 kg | |
| Max Weight: | 52,838 lb | 23,962 kg | |
Propulsion
| No. of Engines: | 1 | ||
| Powerplant: | Pratt & Whitney J75-P-19W (A/B 24,500Lb | ||
Performance
| Range: | 1,840 miles | 2,962 km | |
| Cruise Speed: | 778 mph | 1,252 km/h | 676 kt |
| Max Speed: | 1,390 mph | 2,238 km/h | 1,209 kt |
| Ceiling: | 51,000 ft | 15,544 m | |
Known serial numbers
Examples of this type may be found at
F-105D on display
Air Force Flight Test Center Museum | Air Power Park and Museum | Blackbird Airpark | DC ANG - 113rd FW, Andrews AFB | |
Grissom Air Park - Heritage Museum Foundation | Hill Aerospace Museum | Keesler AFB Air Park | Langley A.F.B. Air Park | |
March Field Museum | Maxwell AFB Air Park | McClellan Aviation Museum | Pima Air & Space Museum |
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| Jeff Troncone New Rochelle, NY | Hello ,,,
I have a picture of my mother's first cousin ( Martin Signorelli ) standing in front of his F 105 Thunderchief . He was holding his Helmut in his hand . I cannot for the life of me find his name on any of the thunderchief websites. He lost his life in a training mission over the south pacific . He was also an initial member of the early USA astronaut classes pictured with Alan Shepard. Can anyone help me with any informantion about him . Thank you 04/07/2008 @ 03:52 [ref: 20361] |
| MIKE HIGGINS RICHMOND, VA | You haven't lived until you've climbed into the cockpit at the trim pad for an operational check of a newly installed engine. Engine start and idle engine checks are pretty routine form aircraft to aircraft. At full military power, afterburner and 'burner with water injection, the F-105 was in a league all by itself. The crewchief is just sitting in the seat, you can't stap in because you need the pilot's torso harness on to make all the connections and they didn't give those to us. As you advance the throttle there is no delay in engine response as there was in the F-100, T-33,F-101,etc. As you approached full military you could feel and see the nose of the aircraft move down because of the nose strut compressing. You've made all of your checks and taken readings for the engine shop guys on the ground and now the fun starts. You pull back to idle, let the engine stabilize and then jam the throttle full forward, push the lever outboard and push forward more. The nose comes down like the express elevator in the Empire State building, there is a short delay, the nose sturt comes back up and then BANG. The burner lights, the nose bounces up and down, and this thing is straining against the tie downs to the point that even an experienced guy begins to wonder what to do if they break. Hitting water injection just makes the flame visible in daylight, but the additional strain that you can fell makes you want to reach for the pepto-bismol. This is scary, but fun and there's only a select few of us who have had this much fun, and got paid to do it. 04/04/2008 @ 04:31 [ref: 20331] |
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| Henry Busch Barryville, NY | To Jim Mungovan-
F-105D 62-4265 was lost 10-Jan-67, Muong Nham, Laos due to small arms fire while with the 34TFS /388 TFW. Pilot Cpt. J. Gauley KIA. Cpt. Gauley ejected but his parachute failed to open properly. 02/05/2008 @ 08:49 [ref: 19561] |
| Missy Kalapach Arnold Austin, TX | My dad is Fabian Frederick Kalapach--"Kal"--he flew 105's in Vietnam. He was in the Air Force for over 30 years. If you knew him, you'd never forget him. The Kalapach Family 11/07/2007 @ 21:26 [ref: 18449] |
| Jim Gagnon Newnan, GA | I was a crew chief on the F-105D/F/G aircraft. What a wonderful aircraft it was. I read Jim Robbins posting and he made a remark about an officer he knew at Nellis AFB that he will never forget, Maj. Veach. Well I too remember a man that I will never forget that flew my Thud at Korat RTAFB Thailand when I was assigned to the 34th TFS. His name was Jack Gaudion. Jack's daughter Gail entered some comments about her Dad and I want everyone to know that Jack was a GREAT man. He always had time for the young enlisted guys. I was 20 years old at the time but Jack had so much charm, charisma, and personality that he would make you fell like you knew him all of your life. I was deeply saddened when I heard that Jack had passed back in 1988. Jack's family lost a great husband and father and everyone that knew him lost a great friend. I am not ashamed to say that I loved and respected Jack Gaudion and I still do.
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| Ramaz Orlando, FL | Dear friends,
I am conducting research about Republic's Chief Engineer, Mr. Alexander Kartveli. Since his life was totally classified I am having trouble finding any information about him and his personal life. Please contact me if you know any one who worked with him or new him. I just read below the note from mr. ANTHONY A. IACOVINO, who mentions Kartveli. Mr. IACOVINO, if you read this note please contact me on ramaz@georgianamerican.com Thank you. 10/19/2007 @ 11:00 [ref: 18243] |
| John Edw. Gulow Chatham, MA | Your listing does not include an F-105 that is on display at Bolling AFB in Washington DC. Sorry that I am unable to provide a photo of it.
During the period Feb 1955 to June 1957, I was in the USAF stationed at Kirtland AFB, NM as a USAFR 1/Lt Test Project Officer assigned to the 4925th Test Group [Atomic]. I was responsible for a series of projects involving "Special Weapons" for F-101, F-104, F-105 and F-107 aircraft. My primary project involved the F-105 which was in development flight test at that time. I traveled extensively, visiting Republic's plant in Farmingdale and spent many months TDY at Edwards AFB supporting my USAF internal weapons compatability drop tests. My project activities involved both the F-105A and F-105B models. I was at Edwards the day [Jan 1957?] when one of the early F-105Bs landed wheels-up because the Main Landing gear would not extend. After several days of intensive investigation, the cause could not be determined as even right after the incident, when the aircraft was lifted for transport, the landing gear extended and worked OK. It is my recollection that Munday Peale, President of Republic, figured the cause for the malfunction when the technical staff despite all inspections and tests did not. He had the damaged F-105B suspended from Steel cables for a ground run-up test at the old Republic North Base facility to allow the engine to be run while in a nose-up attitude...with the engine run the Main Gear did not extend, yet with the engine off, the gear worked perfectly. Mundy Peale then went into each wheel well and cut away chunks of the rubber gasket seal, repeated the engine-run and to everyone's amazement, the Main Gear now worked. He had determined that the wheel well seals were too good, such that the auxilliary intake duct in each wheel well caused a vacuum that the wheel mechanism could not overcome...and by cutting away the gasket, reduced the vacuum. About a year ago, I purchased on eBay, two official USAF B&W 8x10 photos from a private collection of that wheels-up F-105B landing showing two views of the plane on the ground. My experience with the F-105 during my brief USAF career left me with great respect for the efforts and abilities of the personnel from Republic, for the aircraft, and for those many brave pilots who flew this amazing aircraft against all odds over North VN. 09/29/2007 @ 05:21 [ref: 18049] |
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