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On 2 July 1951, three of the designs were selected for further development, Convair's scaled-up XF-92 that evolved into the F-102, a Lockheed design that led to the F-104, and Republic's AP-57. AP-57 was an advanced concept to be built almost entirely of titanium and capable of Mach 3 at altitudes of at least 60,000 feet (18 km).
The Republic Aviation Corporation was an American aircraft manufacturer based in Farmingdale, New York, on Long Island.Originally known as the Seversky Aircraft Company, the company was responsible for the design and production of many important military aircraft, including its most famous products: World War II's P-47 Thunderbolt fighter, the F-84 Thunderjet and F-105 Thunderchief jet fighters.
The F-104 was the first combat aircraft capable of Mach 2 flight, and the only aircraft in history to simultaneously hold the world speed, rate-of climb and altitude records. [4] Three of the Century Series aircraft—F-101, F-102, and F-106—were armed with nuclear air-to-air missiles.
F. Republic XF-12 Rainbow; Republic F-84 Thunderjet; Republic F-84F Thunderstreak; Republic XF-84H Thunderscreech; Republic XF-91 Thunderceptor; Republic XF-103; Republic F-105 Thunderchief; Fokker/Republic D-24 Alliance
Argus As 014 (aka "Argus 109-014") – pulse jet engine for V-1 flying bomb and Tornado boat Argus As 044 [ 37 ] Argus As 16 4-cylinder inverted inline 40 hp [ 37 ]
First jet-powered fighter aircraft operated by the United States Navy and Grumman's first jet fighter. Development commenced in the final months of World War II to harness the recent innovation of the jet engine 1947 1949 [34] 1,385 [34] F-2 (F2H) Banshee: Carrier-based fighter McDonnell Aircraft
The General Electric CF6, US military designations F103 and F138, is a family of high-bypass turbofan engines produced by GE Aviation. Based on the TF39, the first high-power high-bypass jet engine, the CF6 powers a wide variety of civilian airliners. The basic engine core also powers the LM2500 and LM6000 marine and power generation turboshafts.
Danish Air Force operated 240 Republic F-84G from April 1952 until January 1962 and 6 Republic F-84E. [95] France. French Air Force received about 140 F-84E and F-84Gs. [93] Greece. Royal Hellenic Air Force received about 200 F-84Gs from 1952 until June 1960. [96] Iran. Imperial Iranian Air Force operated 34 Republic F-84G from May 1957 until ...