Specifications (F-105D)
Data from The Great Book of Fighters and Quest for Performance
General characteristics
- Crew: 1 (2 for F-105C/E/F/G variants)
- Payload: 14,000 lb (6,700 kg) of weapons
- Length: 64 ft 4.75 in (19.63 m)
- Wingspan: 34 ft 11.25 in (10.65 m)
- Height: 19 ft 8 in (5.99 m)
- Wing area: 385 ft² (35.76 m²)
- Airfoil: NACA 65A005.5 root, NACA 65A003.7 tip
- Empty weight: 27,500 lb (12,470 kg)
- Loaded weight: 35,637 lb (16,165 kg)
- Max. takeoff weight: 52,546 lb (23,834 kg)
- Powerplant: 1 × Pratt & Whitney J75-P-19W afterburning turbojet
- Dry thrust: 14,300 Ibf (63,74kN)
- Thrust with afterburner: 24,500 Ibf (109 kN)
- Zero-lift drag coefficient: 0.0173
- Drag area: 6.65 ft² (0.62 m²)
- Aspect ratio: 3.16
Performance
- Maximum speed: Mach 2.08 (1,372 mph, 2,208 km/h) at 36,000 ft (11,000 m)
- Combat radius: 780 mi (680 nmi, 1,250 km)
- Ferry range: 2,210 mi (1,920 nmi, 3,550 km)
- Service ceiling: 48,500 ft (14,800 m)
- Rate of climb: 38,500 ft/min (195 m/s)
- Wing loading: 93 lb/ft² (452 kg/m²)
- Thrust/weight: 0.74
- Lift-to-drag ratio: 10.4
- Time to altitude: 1.7 min to 35,000 ft (11,000 m)
Armament
- Guns: 1× 20 mm (0.787 in) M61 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, including conventional and nuclear bombs, and AIM-9 Sidewinder and AGM-12 Bullpup missiles.
Avionics
- NASARR R-14A radar
- AN/ASG-19 Thunderstick fire control system
- AN/ARN-85 LORAN (AN/ARN-92 in Thunderstick II-modified aircraft)
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