F-105G Thunderchief Wild Weasel

F-105G Thunderchief Wild Weasel

This is the Wild Weasel variant of the F-105.  It came about because the F-100 was too slow in performing the suppression of AAA fire and enemy radar.  The F-105F, a two seat varient, was converted.  There were only 53 conversions done.

F-105G Thunderchief Wild Weasel

This air intake was not exclusive to the Wild Weasel.

F-105G Thunderchief Wild Weasel

The Wild Weasels flew in advance of the bomb laden F-105's to clear a path through the AAA fire and radars.

After Burner

All Moving Control Surface

The wasp waist is just in front of the bulge shown in the engine area.  I must apologize because I thought this shot showed it better when I wrote yesterday.

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Republic F-105 Thunderchief

Republic F-105D Thunderchief

This aircraft was a workhorse in Southeast Asia.  It was the principle component of "Rolling Thunder."  It was capable of  mach 2.  It could carry for bomb weight than a B-17, WW II era bomber. 

You cannot see it well in the shot but the F-105 had the Area Rule applied to its construction.  The rule came about on the F-102, Delta Dagger.  When first constructed, the Delta Dagger could not achieve mach 1.  It had the power and the All Moving horizontal control surface but failed to break the sound barrier.

Research showed there was another factor which needed to be addressed in its construction.  It was the Area Rule.  Also known as the Transonic Area Rule it dictates that the area of the fuselage must be reduced at the wing roots so as to reduce drag at transonic and supersonic speeds.

As a result, the F-105 is slightly wasp waist-ed.  The reduced cross section the the fuselage occurs where the wings are attached.  I think this design element will be more visible in tomorrow's images of the Wild Weasel variant, the F-105G.

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North American F-100 Super Sabre

North American F-100 Super Sabre

This is the fighter/bomber that was the first of the USAF fighters capable of supersonic flight on the level.  It was also the first of the Century Series of Fighters.  It was a follow up to the F-86.  

It flew mainly over South Vietnam.  After the faster F-105 came along, some F-100's became Wild Weasel suppression aircraft.  It would fly ahead of the bomb laden F-105's taking out AAA guns and radar.

North American F-100 Super Sabre

The above shot shows the fuel probe used to take on gas while airborne.

North American F-100 Super Sabre

This shot shows the all moving horizontal stabilizer necessary for supersonic flight.  You may remember that the F-86 was, later in its service life, fitted with an all moving surface because it would go supersonic in a dive.  There is, yet, one modification for supersonic flight which we will discuss later.

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Website Update Finished

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This is the time of the year to go through last year's shots to select the favorites.  I have just completed that task.  I have selected what I consider the best to add to my web site, Larry's Images.

The job was lengthy, 2 to 3 weeds.  While at it, I decided to try to improve the appearance and functionality of the site.  There is a new "new shots" video on the first page.  This year it has sound.  I have been trying to decide if the sound is too much.  What do you think?

I have improved the appearance of the navigation bar as you can see.  I set the page targets so that you would not have to keep closing new pages which open.  

Don't forget that I am selling a DVD of  my newest slideshow, Colors of Gorman.  It has been getting "rave" reviews where I have shown it.  In it, I have a video of a pair of Red-bellied Woodpeckers and sounds of a thunderstorm.  I am available to come show it for your group.  Call me at 419-565-5207 to setup a showing.

I have done this work with you in mind.  I hope you enjoy it.

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