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Hobby Master 1/72 Air Power Series
HA3701
McDonnell F-101B Voodoo
58-0259, 2nd TFS, Air Defense Weapons Center
Tyndall AFB, Florida, Oct 1978

True 1/72 scale.

Professionally painted.

Great attention to detail.

All markings are Tampoed (pad applied).

Option to display the model on a stand that is provided.

Model can be shown with the landing gear in the down or up positions.

Optional armament provided.

Canopy can be displayed open or closed.

Pilot figure included.

Extremely heavy metal with a minimum of plastic.

Highly collectable.

The McDonnell F-101 Voodoo (nicknamed One-oh-Wonder") first flew in September 1954
with the first production F-101A making its first operational flight in May 1957. In September
1957 the F-101C became operational followed by the F-101B in January 1959. When
production ended 807 Voodoos had been created, 480 of them were the two-seat all-
weather interceptor F-101Bs. The RF-101 reconnaissance version was the world’s first
supersonic photo-recon aircraft. The only major foreign operator of the Voodoo was the
Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) that acquired 56 CF-101B and 10 CF-101F.

McDonnell F-101B c/n 631 serial 58-0259 was built in 1958 at their St. Louis Missouri
facility. 58-0259 was one of 401 F-101Bs produced between 1957 and 1961. The base was
used to train interceptor pilots for the Air Defense Command duties. Since the base was so
close to Cuba that during and after the Cuban Missile Crisis F-101s and F-102s were on
constant alert ready to intercept any unknown aircraft. The last F-101 Voodoo in U.S.
service was retired on September 21, 1982.

Specifications for the McDonnell F-101B Voodoo
Role – two-seat all-weather interceptor
Crew – 2
Dimensions
Length – 67 ft 5 in   (20.55 m)
Wing Span – 39 ft 8 in   (12.09 m)
Wing Area - 368 ft²   (34.20 m²)
Height – 18 ft 0 in   (5.49 m)
Weight
Empty - 28,495 lb   (12,925 kg)
Loaded - 45,665 lb   (20,715 kg)
Maximum Take Off - 52,400 lb   (23,770 kg)
Performance
Powerplant – 2 X Pratt & Whitney J57-P-55 afterburning turbojets
Dry thrust - 11,990 lbf   (53.3 kN) each
Thrust with afterburner - 16,900 lbf   (75.2 kN) each
Internal fuel capacity - 2,053 gal (7,771 liters)
or
With two external tanks - 2,953 gal   (11,178 liters)
Maximum speed - Mach 1.72   (1,134 mph / 1,825 km/h) @ 35,000 ft   (10,500 m)
Range - 1,520 mi   (1,320 nm / 2,450 km)
Service ceiling - 58,400 ft   (17,800 m)
Rate of climb - 49,200 ft/min   (250 m/s)
Armament
Missiles – 4 X AIM-4 Falcon
Or
2 X AIM-4 Falcon and 2 X AIR-2 Genie nuclear rockets
Avionics - Hughes MG-13 fire control system

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