variable geometry intakes for engine efficiency, and a 20mm M61 Vulcan cannon for defensive capability. The F-105's Vietnam experience showed that its unmatched payload and speed enabled ...

The F-105 Thunderchief was designed by a team led ... The radar can’t look down the intake and see the engine … it’s buried within the fuselage.” But for surviving bombing campaigns ...

Designed accordingly, the F-105’s wings were positioned in the middle of the fuselage and swept back at 45-degree angles. The fuselage housed a single-engine, which relied on two intakes located ...

This issue was addressed by adding two additional air intakes on either side of the aft fuselage to provide more cooling from outside air. Howard Plunkett, author of the book F-105 Thunderchiefs ...

The Mach 2, 25-ton F-105 could create an enormous sonic boom. During the Vietnam War, the fighter-bomber flew dangerous missions and suffered heavy losses. In May 1968, the Vietnam War was at its ...