Republic F-84 Thunderjet

what is it?

The Republic F-84 Thunderjet is an early turbojet fighter-bomber aircraft designed and produced by the American aircraft manufacturer Republic Aviation. Originating as a 1944 United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) proposal for a "day fighter", Republic was selected to meet the requirement without a competition. On 28 February 1946, the F-84 performed its maiden flight.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 jet engine · 11.1 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 1,001 km/htop speed
• range 1,500 kmwithout refuelling
• size 10.7 tmax take-off weight
• built 7,524made in total

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

• 🎂First flew 80 years ago, in 1946.
• 🏎️Top speed is 7.7× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
• 🚗Wingspan of 11.1 m: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.
• 🌍Range of 1,500 km: 8× Amsterdam to Brussels.
• 🏔️Can fly 1.4× higher than Mount Everest (8,849 m).

jet: Gas turbine pushing air out the back (turbofan or turbojet): fast and high-flying.

spec sheet

first flight

1946-02-28

introduced

1947

retired

1960

status

retired

number built

7,524

role

fighter-bomber

origin

🇺🇸 United States

makers

Republic Aviation Corporation

engines

1× Allison J35-A-29

crew

1

length

11.6 m

wingspan

11.1 m

height

3.8 m

max take-off weight

10.7 t

top speed

1,001 km/h

cruise speed

777 km/h

range

1,500 km

ceiling

12,344 m

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.

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