On this day in aviation history, 70 years ago (October 22, 1955), the Republic F-105 Thunderchief made its first flight. The Thunderchief was a jet-powered fighter-bomber designed and built in the ...
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Flight test files: Republic F-105 Thunderchief – the quest for low-level supersonic dominance
Before the Thunderchief ever flew, researchers had already discovered that many early jet aircraft slowed near the speed of sound. The engines were strong enough, but the air resisted them, and drag ...
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