 
Museum
Location & Hours
Pacific Coast Air Museum
2230
Becker Blvd.
Santa Rosa, CA 95403
707-575-7900 Phone
707-545-2813 Fax
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Tue
& Thu |
10:00
- 4:00 |
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Sat
& Sun |
10:00
- 4:00 |
Requested
Donation
$5.00.
Twelve & Under, None.
Directions & Map
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| Function: |
United
States Air Force Land-based
Reconnaissance Fighter. Premier
Jet Fighter of the Korean War |
| Country
of Origin: |
USA |
| Manufacturer: |
North American Aviation,
Inglewood, CA
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| B/N
or Serial Number: |
AF-6517, 609
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| Type: |
Day Fighter
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| Accommodation: |
Pilot seated on an ejector seat
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| Top
Speed: |
695
mph at sea level; 608 mph at
35,000 feet
(Mach 1, the speed of sound is
760 mph at sea level) |
| Range: |
1,615
miles |
| Armament
(Fixed): |
Most
Aircraft had none, some had
two 50 caliber machine guns |
| Armament
(Disposable): |
Up
to 907 kg (2,000 lbs) of bombs
or fuel carried externally |
| Powerplant
and fuel system:
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One 2,708 kgp
(5,970 lb s.t.) General Electric
J47-GE-27 turbojet
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| Performance: |
Maximum speed 1,110 km/h (690 mph)
at sea level; operational ceiling
15,240 m (50,000 ft); range 1,263
km (785 miles) without external
fuel, 1615 miles with external
fuel; Rate of climb: 9,300 feet
per minute; Combat radius: 458
miles
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| Weights:
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Empty 4,967 kg (10,950 lbs);
Maximum take off 7,711 kg (17,000
lbs)
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| Dimensions:
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Span 11.3 m (37.08 ft); length
11.43 m (37.5 ft); wing area 26.76
m2 (288 sq ft)
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| Cameras: |
Two K-22 Split Verticals with 40
inch focal length lens cone, one
K-17 Vertical, one KA-60 Nose
Oblique |
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