Mcdonnell CF-101B Voodoo

  • Period: 1960-1969
  • Uses: Interceptor
  • First Flight: March 1957 (F-101B)
  • Display Status: On the Museum Floor.

The CF-101 Voodoo was a much more powerful version of the F-88 escort fighter. The most important models were the F-101B all-weather interceptor and its trainer version. Deliveries of F-101Bs to the United States Air Force began in 1959. After the Avro Canada Arrow was cancelled, the Voodoo began to replace the aging Avro Canada CF-100 in the RCAF in 1961. Five Canadian squadrons flew Voodoos as part of NORAD . They were finally retired from the Canadian Forces in 1984 after 24 years of satisfactory service.

As well as setting a series of speed records, the Voodoo had the best contemporary safety record of any fighter aircraft in the US Air Force. All CF-101B Voodoos were ex-USAF aircraft; none was built specifically for Canada. The first production F-101 went supersonic on its first flight.

Museum Example

  • Registration #: 101025 (CAF)
  • Manufacturer: McDonnel Aircraft Corporation, United States
  • Manufacture Date: 1959
  • Construction #: 518
  • Aquisition Date: 1984
  • Provenance: Transfer from CAF

The Museum aircraft completed US Air Force service in April 1959, and was stored until 1971 when it began operations with the Canadian Forces. At the end of active duty in 1984, the aircraft was transferred to the Museum.

Specifications

Wing Span:
11.8 m (38 ft 8 in)
Length:
20.5 m (67 ft 5 in)
Height:
5.5 m (18 ft)
Weight, Empty:
13,141 kg (28,970 lb)
Weight, Gross:
24,796 kg (54,664 lb)
Cruising Speed:
887 km/h (551 mph)
Max Speed:
1,825 km/h (1,134 mph)
Rate of Climb:
14,996 m (49,200 ft) /min
Service Ceiling:
16,700 m (54,800 ft)
Range:
3,110 km (1,930 mi)
Power Plant:
two Pratt & Whitney J57-P-55 axial flow jet engines, 7,575 kg (16,700 lb) static thrust, with afterburner