Republic F-84F Thunderstreak

what is it?

The Republic F-84F Thunderstreak is a swept-wing turbojet-powered fighter-bomber designed and produced by the American aircraft manufacturer Republic Aviation. The RF-84F Thunderflash is a variant of the F-84F that was designed for the photo reconnaissance mission. The aircraft was originally intended to be a relatively straightforward upgrade to the Republic F-84 Thunderjet to make it more competitive with the North American F-86 Sabre, differing largely in the use of a swept-wing and tail.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 jet engine · 10.3 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 1,119 km/htop speed
• range 1,304 kmwithout refuelling
• size 12.7 tmax take-off weight
• built 3,043made 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 76 years ago, in 1950.
• 🏎️Top speed is 8.6× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
• 🚗Wingspan of 10.3 m: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.
• 🐘Fully loaded it can weigh as much as 2 African elephants (~6 t each).
• 🌍Range of 1,304 km: 7× Amsterdam to Brussels.
• 🏔️Can fly 1.6× 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

1950-06-03

introduced

1954

retired

1972

status

retired

number built

3,043

role

fighter-bomber, reconnaissance aircraft

origin

🇺🇸 United States

makers

Republic Aviation Corporation

engines

1× Wright J65-W-3 / Wright J65

crew

1

length

13.2 m

wingspan

10.3 m

height

4.4 m

max take-off weight

12.7 t

top speed

1,119 km/h

range

1,304 km

ceiling

14,000 m

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

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