An air refueling capability was also added to the C models. The air refueling probe initially extended straight forward of the leading edge of the right wing. The aircraft was flown behind a tanker aircraft with a long refueling hose and basket.The pilot moved forward,plugged the probe into t...
The kit is mostly out-of-the-box except I replaced the kit cockpit with the wonderful F-100D cockpit from Black Box. I also made a brass rod refueling probe. This kit takes some work due to fit problem but builds up nice. I left the raised panel lines from the kit and I think the...
The Super Sabre was one of the first supersonic airplanes to enter service with the U.S. Air Force during the fifties. Together with the single-seat version a double-seat version was developed to facilitate the transition and training of pilots of this new aircraft. The F-version was charac...
The North American F-100 Super Sabre was a supersonic jet fighter aircraft that served with the United States Air Force (USAF) from 1954 to 1971 and with the Air National Guard (ANG) until 1979. The first of the Century Series collection of USAF jet fighters, it was the first USAF figh...
F-100 Super Sabre was a supersonic jet fighter aircraft that served with the USAF.First flew on 25 May 1953,followed by the first production F-100 on 9 October 1953.The F-100F two-seat trainer entered service in 1958. It remain most the same weapons and airframe upgrades as the F-100...
Incredibly, despite its decades on the cutting edge of combat aviation, the F-100 was never credited with an air-to-air victory. Since the high priests of the fighter profession regard a “kill” as sacred on the altar of their religion, the Super Sabre’s other achievements can nev...