- The Republic F-105 Thunderchief is an American fighter-bomber that served with the United States Air Force from 1958 to 1984.
- But in fact, the F-105 — like the F-35 — turned too slowly to reliably beat the Russian-made MiG-21, the Thunderchief’s main potential rival at the time.
- Tabii tüm bu hır gür oldukça pahalıya mal oldu. Üretilmiş toplam 833 F-105’den 385’i bu görevler sırasında kaybedildi. (Detaylarına daha sonra geleceğim).
- F-105 Thunderchief | Thunder In The Skies | The Supersonic Flying Munition Depot | Full Documentary.2 milyon görüntülemeYayınlandı25 Eyl 2022
- [1] F-105 origins [2] F-105B in service / F-105D / F-105F [3] thunderchief over vietnam [4] the countermeasures war [5] wild weasel [6]...
- The F-105 was largely retired from frontline service after the war and the last Thunderchiefs left reserve squadrons in 1984.
- The F-105 was optimized to carry a nuclear payload while flying supersonically at low altitudes to penetrate the advanced air defenses of the Soviet Union.
- The F-105D Thunderchief is a rank VII American strike aircraft with a battle rating of 10.7 (AB), 10.0 (RB), and 9.7 (SB). It was introduced in Update "Winged Lions".
- However, the “Wild Weasel” variants of the F-105 remained in service until 1984 after being replaced by the specialized F-4G “Wild Weasel V”.
- There were a reported 33.7 accidents per 100,000 flying hours in the F-105 by half way through 1964, a massive increase compared to earlier years.
