Republic F-105 Thunderchief Pilot's Flight Operating InstructionsKnown as the ¿Thud¿, Republic¿s F-105 Thunderchief entered service in 1958, and flew in a variety of roles through 1984. The largest single-engine fighter in the U.S.A.F. inventory,the F-105 could exceed Mach 1.0 at sea level, and achieve Mach 2.0 at high altitude. It could carry up to 14,000 pounds of ordnance, or about as much as most WWII heavy bombers. The F-105 served as the primary strike aircraft in the early years of the Vietnam conflict, and its pilots flew over 20,000 missions. These included ¿wild weasel¿ flights intended to suppress North Vietnamese air defenses. The dangerous aspects of these missions help account for the aircraft¿s high loss rate ¿ out of 833 F-105s produced, 320 were lost in combat in S.E. Asia. Originally printed by the U.S. Air Force, this handbook provides a fascinating glimpse inside the cockpit of one of history¿s great planes. Classified ¿Restricted¿, the manual was declassified and is here reprinted in book form. |
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1000 POUNDS FUEL 450 GAL TANKS actuated afterburner aileron aircraft altitude AUTO automatically autopilot bleed door BOMB BAY booster pump CALIBRATED AIRSPEED canopy chart Check circuit cockpit compressor Control Panel control stick cruise d-c primary bus Data Basis drag chute ejection emergency hydraulic system energized engine fuel exhaust gas exhaust gas temperature feet figure fuel control fuel flow Fuel Grade Fuel tank selector fuselage gage GROSS WEIGHT hydraulic pressure indicated airspeed indicator inlet INTERNAL FUEL Jettison JP-4 Fuel Density KNOTS landing gear LB FUEL Lb/Gal Leading edge flaps locked MACH NUMBER main tank manually mechanical advantage MILES PER 1000 NAUTICAL MILES NORMAL operation oxygen pilot posi position potentiometer PRESSURE RATIO pylon RATED THRUST REFUELING retract rudder SEA LEVEL seat speed brakes supplied when available take-off Throttle control tion toss bomb Trailing edge flaps TRUE AIRSPEED TYPE I SHAPE utility hydraulic valve