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RCAF McDonnell CF-101B Voodoo Fighter - No.416 Squadron "City of Oshawa", CFB Chatham, New Brunswick, Canada (1:72 Scale)
RCAF McDonnell CF-101B Voodoo Fighter - No.416 Squadron, CFB Chatham, New Brunswick, Canada

Hobby Master RCAF McDonnell CF-101B Voodoo Fighter - No.416 Squadron, CFB Chatham, New Brunswick, Canada




 
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Hobby Master HA3702 RCAF McDonnell CF-101B Voodoo Fighter - No.416 Squadron "City of Oshawa", CFB Chatham, New Brunswick, Canada (1:72 Scale) "Television brought the brutality of war into the comfort of the living room. Vietnam was lost in the living rooms of America - not on the battlefields of Vietnam."
- Marshal McLuhan

In the late 1940s, the Air Force had started a research project into the future interceptor aircraft that eventually settled on an advanced specification known as the 1954 interceptor. Contracts for this specification eventually resulted in the selection of the F-102 Delta Dagger, but by 1952 it was becoming clear that none of the parts of the specification other than the airframe would be ready by 1954; the engines, weapons, and fire control systems were all going to take too long to get into service. An effort was then started to quickly produce an interim supersonic design to replace the various subsonic interceptors then in service, and the F-101 airframe was selected as a starting point.

Although McDonnell proposed the designation F-109 for the new aircraft (which was to be a substantial departure from the basic Voodoo), the USAF assigned the designation F-101B. It was first deployed into service on 5 January 1959, with the 60th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron. The production ended in March 1961. The Voodoo featured a modified cockpit to carry a crew of two, with a larger and more rounded forward fuselage to hold the Hughes MG-13 fire control radar of the F-102. It had a data link to the Semi-Automatic Ground Environment (SAGE) system, allowing ground controllers to steer the aircraft towards its targets by making adjustments through the plane's autopilot. The F-101B had more powerful Pratt & Whitney J57-P-55 engines, making it the only Voodoo not using the −13 engines. The new engines featured a substantially longer afterburner than J57-P-13s. To avoid a major redesign, the extended afterburners were simply allowed to extend out of the fuselage by almost 8 ft (2.4 m). The more powerful engines and aerodynamic refinements allowed an increased speed of Mach 1.85.

The F-101B was stripped of the four M39 cannons and carried four AIM-4 Falcon air-to-air missiles instead, arranged two apiece on a rotating pallet in the fuselage weapons bay. The initial load was two GAR-1 (AIM-4A) semi-active radar homing and two GAR-2 (AIM-4B) infrared-guided weapons with one of each carried on each side of the rotating pallet. After the first two missiles were fired, the door turned over to expose the second pair. Standard practice was to fire the weapons in SARH/IR pairs to increase the likelihood of a hit. Late-production models had provision for two 1.7-kiloton MB-1/AIR-2 Genie nuclear rockets on one side of the pallet with IR-guided GAR-2A (AIM-4C) on the other side. "Project Kitty Car" upgraded most earlier F-101Bs to this standard beginning in 1961.

Pictured here is a 1:72 scale diecast replica of a Royal Canadian Air Forces McDonnell CF-101B Voodoo fighter that was attached to No.416 Squadron. Sold Out!

Dimensions:
Wingspan: 6-3/4-inches
Length: 11-1/4-inches

Release Date: January 2012

Historical Account: "City of Oshawa" - 416 "City of Oshawa" Tactical Fighter Squadron (416 TFS) was a unit of the Canadian Forces under Royal Canadian Air Force. The squadron operated the CF-18 Hornet fighter jet from CFB Cold Lake in Alberta, Canada. In 2006, 416 TFS stood down and was amalgamated with 441 Tactical Fighter Squadron to form 409 Tactical Fighter Squadron. The unit was originally formed during the Second World War as a unit of the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF).

Features
  • Diecast construction
  • Accurate markings and insignia
  • Full complement of weapons
  • Interchangeable landing gear
  • Opening canopy
  • Comes with two seated pilot figures
  • Comes with display stand

Average Customer Review: Average Customer Review: 5 of 5 5 of 5 Total Reviews: 2 Write a review.

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5 of 5 RCAF McDonnell CF-101B Voodoo Fighter - No. 416 Sq March 5, 2012
Reviewer: Irene Gould from Sydney, New South Wales Australia  
Excellent model. Very pleased.

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5 of 5 Easy transaction as always February 18, 2012
Reviewer: Darrell S. from Amherstburg, ON Canada  
Repeat purchase and will buy again.

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