The CF-101B, known as the
Voodoo, was designed as a long-range interceptor and
reconnaissance jet fighter. The aircraft served with No. 409 in
Comox, British Columbia, No. 410 in Uplands, Ontario, No. 414
based in Namao, Alberta, No. 416 at Chatham, New Brunswick, and
No. 425 from Bagotville, Quebec.
The CF-101B used two Pratt & Whitney J57-P-55 engines that
produced 4,627 kilograms of thrust. With the afterburner, the
engine produced 6,749 kilograms of thrust. It had a maximum
speed of 1,825 kilometers per hour at an altitude of 10,670
meters. The CF-101B had a cruising speed of 887 kilometers per
hour. It could climb 15,000 meters per minute with a service
ceiling of 16,700 meters.
The CF-101B had a range of 2,445 kilometers.
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