page_title: Republic F-105 Thunderchief
section_title: Specifications (F-105D)
hierarchical_section_title: Republic F-105 Thunderchief / Specifications (F-105D)
context_page_description: The Republic F-105 Thunderchief was an American supersonic fighter-bomber used by the United States Air Force. Capable of Mach 2, it conducted the majority of strike bombing missions during the early years of the Vietnam War; it was the only American aircraft to have been removed from combat due to high loss rates. Originally designed as a single-seat, nuclear-attack aircraft, a two-seat Wild Weasel version was later developed for the specialized Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses role against surface-to-air missile sites. The F-105 was commonly known as the "Thud" by its crews.
  As a follow-on to the Mach 1 capable North American F-100 Super Sabre, the F-105 was also armed with missiles and a rotary cannon; however, its design was tailored to high-speed low-altitude penetration carrying a single nuclear weapon internally. First flown in 1955, the Thunderchief entered service in 1958. The single-engine F-105 could deliver a greater bomb load than some American heavy bombers of World War II such as the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress and Consolidated B-24 Liberator.
context_section_description: Data from The Great Book of Fighters, Quest for Performance, U.S. Standard Aircraft Characteristics: F-105D-31, Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1969-70
  General characteristics
  Crew: 1 (F-105F: 2)
  Length: 64 ft 4 ³⁄₄ in (19.628 m)
  Wingspan: 34 ft 11 ¹⁄₄ in (10.649 m)
  Height: 19 ft 8 in (5.99 m)
  Wing area: 385 sq ft (35.8 m²)
  Aspect ratio: 3.18
  Airfoil: root: NACA 65A005.5; tip: NACA 65A003.7
  Empty weight: 26,855 lb (12,181 kg)
  Gross weight: 35,637 lb (16,165 kg)
  Max takeoff weight: 52,838 lb (23,967 kg)
  Fuel capacity: 770 US gal (640 imp gal; 2,900 l) in three flexible fuselage tanks + 390 US gal (320 imp gal; 1,500 l) weapon-bay tank, with provision for 1x 650 US gal (540 imp gal; 2,500 l) or 750 US gal (620 imp gal; 2,800 l) centerline drop tank and 2x 450 US gal (370 imp gal; 1,700 l) underwing drop tanks; Total maximum fuel 2,810 US gal (2,340 imp gal; 10,600 l)
  Zero-lift drag coefficient: CD 0.0173
  Drag area: 6.65 sq ft (0.6 m²)
  Powerplant: 1 × Pratt & Whitney J75-P-19W afterburning turbojet engine, 14,300 lbf (64 kN) thrust  26,500 lbf (117.88 kN) with afterburning and water injection
  Performance
  Maximum speed: 1,210 kn (1,390 mph, 2,240 km/h) / Mach 2.1 at 35,000 ft (10,668 m)
  Combat range: 676 nmi (778 mi, 1,252 km)
  Ferry range: 1,917 nmi (2,206 mi, 3,550 km)
  Service ceiling: 48,500 ft (14,800 m)
  Rate of climb: 38,500 ft/min (196 m/s)
  Time to altitude: 35,000 ft (10,668 m) in 1 minute 42 seconds
  Lift-to-drag: 10.4
  Wing loading: 93 lb/sq ft (450 kg/m²)
  Thrust/weight: 0.74
  Armament
  Guns: 1 × 20 mm (0.787 in) M61A1 Vulcan 6-barreled Gatling cannon, 1,028 rounds
  Hardpoints: 5 total: 4 × under-wing, 1 × centerline pylon stations plus an internal bomb bay with a capacity of up to 14,000 lb (6,400 kg) of ordnance,with provisions to carry combinations of:
  Rockets: 
  LAU-32/LAU-59 rocket pods with 7 x FFARs each
  Missiles: 
  AIM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air missiles
  AGM-12 Bullpup air-to-surface missiles
  AGM-45 Shrike anti-radiation missiles
  Bombs: 
  M117 and Mark 80 series of general-purpose bombs
  M118 demolition bombs
  Nuclear weapons B28, B43 stored internally and B57, B61
  Cluster munitions of various types, including CBU-24
  Avionics
  NASARR R-14A radar
  AN/ASG-19 Thunderstick fire control system
  AN/ARN-85 LORAN (AN/ARN-92 in Thunderstick II-modified aircraft)
caption: A F-105D Thunderchief at the National Museum of the United States Air Force, the "Memphis Belle II"
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