| Manufacturer |
McDonnell Aircraft |
Supermarine |
| Description |
The McDonnell F-101 Voodoo is a supersonic jet fighter designed and produced by the American McDonnell Aircraft Corporation. |
The Vickers Type 559 was a supersonic interceptor aircraft design by the British aircraft company Vickers-Armstrongs and was their submission for Operational Requirement F.155 in 1955. |
| First Flight |
1954-09-29 |
|
| Entry Into service |
1957-05-01 |
|
| Service End |
1972-01-01 |
|
| Designer |
McDonnell Aircraft |
Supermarine |
| Type |
Fighter aircraft |
Interceptor |
| Length (m) |
20.4216 |
20.7264 |
| Height (m) |
5.4864 |
4.572 |
| Cockpit Crew |
2 |
1 |
| Max Speed (km/h) |
1824.996 |
|
| Max Ceiling (m) |
17800.32 |
18288 |
| Armament |
4 (originally 6) × AIM-4 Falcon or 2 × AIR-2 Genie nuclear rockets, plus 2 × AIM-4 Falcon |
2 × Red Hebe (radar guided) or Blue Jay (heat-seeking) missiles |
| Endurance (h) |
|
32 |
| Max Mach (Mach) |
1.72 |
2.5 |
| National Origin |
Macao |
|
| Number Built |
807 |
|
| Powerplant Description |
2 × Pratt & Whitney J57-P-55 afterburning turbojet engines |
2 × de Havilland Gyron PS.26/1 afterburning turbojet engines |
| Primary Users |
United States Air Force (historical), Republic of China Air Force (historical), Royal Canadian Air Force (historical) |
|
| Status |
Retired |
|
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonnell_F-101_Voodoo |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vickers_Type_559 |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
11.8872 |
12.8016 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
34.1883 |
57.1354 |
| Number of Engines |
2 |
2 |