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McDonnell Douglas CF-101 Voodoo 101043, 416 Sqn., CAF "Lynx One"
General Background
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 McDonnell had built 785 Voodoos, 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.
The Aircraft
In 1970 the USAF agreed to exchange 58 CF-101s and to supply Canada with 66 ex-USAF
F-101s. One of these aircraft was s/n 57-0380 and became CF-101 s/n 101043. The
aircraft spent most of its time with the 416 Lynx Squadron in Chatham, New Brunswick. In
1984 this aircraft was given a special paint scheme, “Lynx One” to celebrate the 60th
Anniversary of the Canadian Air Force and the end of the Voodoo in Canada. The aircraft is
on display at the Atlantic Canada Aviation Museum, Halifax.
Specifications :
| Role: | two-seat all-weather interceptor |
| Crew: | 2 |
| Dimensions | |
| Length : | 67 ft 5 in (20.55 m) |
| Wingspan : | 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 |