| Manufacturer |
Supermarine |
McDonnell Aircraft |
| Description |
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. |
The McDonnell CF-101 Voodoo is an all-weather interceptor aircraft operated by the Royal Canadian Air Force and the Canadian Forces between 1961 and 1984. |
| First Flight |
|
1954-09-29 |
| Entry Into service |
|
1961-01-01 |
| Service End |
|
1987-01-01 |
| Designer |
Supermarine |
McDonnell Aircraft |
| Type |
Interceptor |
Interceptor aircraft |
| Length (m) |
20.7264 |
20.55 |
| Height (m) |
4.572 |
5.49 |
| Cockpit Crew |
1 |
|
| Max Speed (km/h) |
|
1825 |
| Max Ceiling (m) |
18288 |
17800 |
| Rate of Climb (m/s) |
|
185 |
| Armament |
2 × Red Hebe (radar guided) or Blue Jay (heat-seeking) missiles |
two AIR-2A Genie unguided nuclear rockets with 1.5 Kt warhead; Two AIM-4D Falcon heat-seeking air-to-air missiles |
| Endurance (h) |
32 |
|
| Max Mach (Mach) |
2.5 |
1.72 |
| National Origin |
|
United States of America |
| Number Built |
|
132 |
| Powerplant Description |
2 × de Havilland Gyron PS.26/1 afterburning turbojet engines |
2 × Pratt & Whitney J57-P-55 afterburning turbojets, 53.3 kN thrust each |
| Primary Users |
|
Royal Canadian Air Force, Canadian Forces |
| Status |
|
Retired from service, All have either been scrapped or have been put preserved in museums |
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vickers_Type_559 |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonnell_CF-101_Voodoo |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
12.8016 |
12.09 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
57.1354 |
34.2 |
| Aircraft Engine |
|
Pratt & Whitney J57 |
| Number of Engines |
2 |
2 |