F-84f Thunderstreak Walk Around-Op/HS

by Ken Neubeck

The success of the F-86 Sabre prompted Republic to design its own swept-wing aircraft and the prototype of the Thunderstreak - designated the YF-96A - took to the skies in 1950. The F-84F could reach a top speed of 695 mph, and in March of 1955, the Thunderstreak set a transcontinental speed record by flying from Los Angeles to New York in just 3 hours and 33 minutes. On the basis of the F-84F design, a photo-reconnaissance version, known as the RF-84F...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0897475887
• ISBN13: 9780897475884
• Release Date: January 2009
• Publisher: MMD-Squadron Signal
• Length: 80 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 10.8" x 8.0"