22,00 € 20,90 € Ajouter au panier | F-100 SUPER SABRE AT WAR Par GARDNER THOMAS The North American F-100 Super Sabre was truly a revolution in aircraft design. It was not only America's first supersonic fighter, but in fact, the first in the world. The Super Sabre preempted the Soviet Union from being first into the supersonic arena with the MiG-19 by as much as five months. The F-100 would soon establish many firsts in its long, distinguished career. It was the first operational jet fighter to exceed Mach 1 in level flight. It was the first in a noble line of fighters soon to be known as the 'Century Series.' Its stable mates would include the Convair F-102 Delta Dagger, Lockheed F-104 Starfighter, Republic F-105 Thunderchief, and the venerable Convair F-106 Delta Dart. The F-100 also established numerous speed and altitude records in its heyday. But the Super Sabre wasn't ordained without any flaws. It was discovered rather late in its flight test program that the F-100 suffered from design deficiencies, which led to the dangerous phenomenon known as 'inertia coupling.' Because the concept of 'concurrent engineering' was being embraced at the time, several production lots designated F-100A were already delivered and deployed to a few leading air force squadrons before the bugs were worked out of the radical plane's design. This dire problem of inertia coupling was quickly overcome, and field modifications were made to existing aircraft allowing the F-100 to continue life in the C, D, and F variants. Nearly all who flew or maintained the F-100 loved it. It would soon earn the nickname 'Hundert,' or more affectionately, the 'Hun.' Texte en anglais
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