Republic F-105 Thunderchief

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Republic F-105 Thunderchief dijuluki "Thud" adalah pesawat pembom tempur supersonik yang dirancang oleh Amerika Serikat pada 1950-an. Dengan 12 ton berat kosong, pesawat ini adalah pesawat tempur terberat yang pernah dibangun dengan mesin tunggal. Pesawat ini dipakai intensif selama Perang Vietnam sebagai pembom dan serang daripada di Wild Weasel (penekanan pertahanan udara musuh).
Davies 2010, p. 6.
Lebih dari 800 pesawat F-105 telah diproduksi, yang terakhir ditarik dari masa bakti pada tahun 1984.

 Spesifikasi (F-105D) 
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 Karakteristik umum 
 Kru: 1 (2 untuk F-105C/E/F/G varian)
 Payload: £ 14.000 (6.700 kg) dari senjata
 Panjang: 64 ft 4.75 in (19,63 m)
 Lebar sayap: 34 ft 11,25 di (10,65 m)
 Tinggi: 19 ft 8 in (5,99 m)
 Area sayap: 385 ft ² (35.76 m²)
 Airfoil: NACA 65A005.5 root, NACA 65A003.7 tip
 Berat kosong: £ 27.500 (12.470 kg)
 Loaded berat: £ 35.637 (16.165 kg)
 Max. berat lepas landas: £ 52.546 (23.834 kg)
 Powerplant: 1 × Pratt & Whitney J75 -P-19W afterburning turbojet
 Dorong kering: 14.300 IBF (63,74 kN)
 Dorongan dengan afterburner: 24.500 IBF (109 kN)
 Zero-angkat koefisien drag: 0,0173
 Tarik daerah: 6.65 ft ² (0,62 m²)
 Aspek rasio: 3.16
 Prestasi 
 Kecepatan maksimum: Mach 2.08 (1.372 mph, 2.208 km / jam) pada 36.000 kaki (11.000 m)
 Radius tempur: 780 mil (680 nm, 1.250 km)
 Kisaran Ferry: 2.210 mil (1.920 nm, 3.550 km)
 Layanan langit-langit: 48.500 ft (14.800 m)
 Tingkat panjat: 38.500 ft / min (195 m / s)
 Loading sayap: 93 £ / ft ² (452 kg / m²)
 Thrust / weight: 0.74
 Angkat-to-tarik rasio: 10.4
 Waktu untuk ketinggian: 1.7 min hingga 35.000 kaki (11.000 m)
 Persenjataan 
 Senjata: 1 × 20 mm (0,787 in) M61 Vulcan Gatling 6-laras meriam, 1.028 putaran
 Cantelan: 5 Total: 4 × bawah sayap, 1 × stasiun pylon centerline ditambah internal teluk bom dengan kapasitas Hingga £ 14.000 (6.400 kg) persenjataan, termasuk bom konvensional dan nuklir, dan AIM-9 Sidewinder dan AGM- 12 bullpup rudal.
 Avionics 
 NASARR R-14A radar
 AN/ASG-19 Thunderstick sistem pengendalian kebakaran
 AN/ARN-85 LORAN (AN/ARN-92 di II Thunderstick pesawat yang dimodifikasi)

 Referensi 

 Anderton, David. Republic F-105 Thunderchief. Oxford, UK: Osprey Publishing, 1983. ISBN 0-85045-530-8.
 Angelucci, Enzo and Peter M. Bowers. The American Fighter. Sparkford, UK: Haynes Publishing, 1987. ISBN 0-85429-635-2.
 Archer, Robert D. The Republic F-105 "Thunderchief": The Story of Republic's Mach 2 Strike Fighter in Peace and at War. Fallbrook, California: Aero Publishers Inc., 1969.
 Broughton, Jack. Thud Ridge.  St. Paul, Minnesota: MBI Publishing Company, 2006. ISBN 978-0-85979-116-8.
 Crosby, Francis. Fighter Aircraft. London: Lorenz Books, 2002. ISBN 0-7548-0990-0.
 Davies, Peter E. F-105 Thunderchief Units of the Vietnam War.(#84) London: Osprey Publishing Limited, 2010. ISBN 978-1-84603-492-3.
 Davis, Larry. "F-105 in Southeast Asia". Wings of Fame, Volume 18, 2000. London: Aerospace Publishing. pp. 16–37. ISBN 1-86184-061-6. ISSN 1361-2034.
 Davis, Larry. "Warplane Classic: Republic F-105 Thunderchief". International Air Power Review, Volume 6, Autumn/Fall 2002, pp. 120–155. Norwalk, Connecticut, USA: AIRtime Publishing. ISBN 1-880588-46-3. ISSN 1473-9917.
 Davis, Larry and David Menard. Republic F-105 Thunderchief (Warbird Tech Series, Vol. 18). North Branch, Minnesota: Specialty Press, 1998. ISBN 1-58007-011-6.
 Donald, David, ed. The Complete Encyclopedia of World Aircraft. New York: Barnes & Noble Books, 1997. ISBN 0-7607-0592-5.
 Dorr, Robert F. and Chris Bishop. Vietnam Air War Debrief. London: Aerospace Publishing, 1996. ISBN 1-874023-78-6.
 Futrell, R. Frank et al. Aces and Aerial Victories: The United States Air Force in Southeast Asia, 1965-1973. Washington, D.C.: Office of Air Force History and the Albert F. Simpson Historical Research Center, 1976. ISBN 0-89875-884-X.
 Green, William and Gordon Swanborough. The Great Book of Fighters. St. Paul, Minnesota: MBI Publishing, 2001. ISBN 0-7603-1194-3.
 Higham, Robin and Carol Williams. Flying Combat Aircraft of USAAF-USAF (Vol.1). Rockville, Maryland: Air Force Historical Foundation, 1975. ISBN 0-8138-0325-X.
 Hobson, Chris. Vietnam Air Losses, USAF, USN, USMC, Fixed-Wing Aircraft Losses in Southeast Asia 1961–1973. North Branch, Minnesota: Specialty Press, 2001. ISBN 1-85780-115-6.
 Jenkins, Dennis R. and Tony R. Landis. Experimental & Prototype U.S. Air Force Jet Fighters. North Branch, Minnesota: Specialty Press, 2008. ISBN 978-1-58007-111-6.
 Kinzey, Bert. F-105 Thunderchief. Fallbrook, California: Aero Publishers Inc., 1982. ISBN 0-8168-5020-8.
 Knaack, Marcelle Size. Encyclopedia of US Air Force Aircraft and Missile Systems: Volume 1, Post-World War II Fighters, 1945–1973.  Washington, D.C.: Office of Air Force History, 1978. ISBN 0-912799-59-5.
 Lake, Jon. "Classics Compared: F-105G & F-16CJ". Air International, Vol. 66, No 2, February 2004, pp. 30–39. ISSN 0306-5634.
 Neubeck, Ken. F-105 Thunderchief In Action. Carrollton, Texas: Squadron/Signal Publications, 2002. ISBN 0-89747-447-3.
 Neubeck, Ken. F-105 Thunderchief Walk Around. Carrollton, Texas: Squadron/Signal Publications, 2000. ISBN 0-89747-418-X.
 Peacock, Lindsay. "The Thud...Republic's Last Fighter". Air International, Vol. 30, No. 4, April 1986, pp. 185–194, 206–207. ISSN 0306-5634.
 Price, Alfred. The History Of US Electronic Warfare, Volume III: Rolling Thunder Through Allied Force–1964 to 2000. New York: The Association Of Old Crows, 1989. ISBN 0-9703794-0-4.
 Republic F-105 Thunderchief Pilot's Flight Operating Instructions. Los Angeles: Persiscope Films LLC, originally published by the United States Air Force, 2008 (reprint). ISBN 1-935327-36-4.
 Richardson, Doug. Republic F-105 Thunderchief (Classic Warplanes). New York: Smithmark Publishers Inc., 1992. ISBN 0-8317-1410-7.
 Sherwood, John Darrell. Afterburner: Naval Aviators and the Vietnam War. New York: NYU Press, 2004. ISBN 0-8147-9842-X.
 Stoff, Joshua. The Thunder Factory: An Illustrated History of the Republic Aviation Corporation. London: Arms & Armour Press, 1990. ISBN 1-85409-040-2.
 Taylor, John W. R. Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1966–67. London: Sampson Low, Marston & Company, 1966.
 Toperczer, Istvan. MiG-17 and MiG-19 Units of the Vietnam War. Oxford, UK: Osprey Publishing, 2001. ISBN 1-84176-162-1.

 Pranala luar 

 USAF Museum F-105D Factsheet
 USAF Museum F-105f/G Factsheet
 The Republic F-105 Thunderchief from Greg Goebel's AIR VECTORS
 The F-105 Thud, a legend flown by legends
 Craig Baker's F-105 Site 
 Thud Ridge Web: Republic F-105 Thunderchief In Combat
 F-105 Thunderchief on break-left.org 
 F-105 Thunderchief Walk Around
 Aerospaceweb.org profile of the F-105
 Twenty-five hour day; film primarily covering an F-105 attack over North Vietnam; plenty of Thud footage, and coverage of the support required for such an operation: maintenance crews, planning, refuelling, search and rescue, etc. (thumbnails)
 AeroWeb list of F-105 Thunderchiefs on display in the US. 
 "Only Republic's F-105 Has it All!" a 1959 Flight advertisement for the F-105

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