1/72 CF-101B Voodoo Revell RCAF

Hello everybody, hope you liked the first post from Season Two ;D

I want to dedicate this post to any and Canadian servicemen past present and future. They are the men who keep our country free and they deserve all the recognition we can give them. And as we come to the 60th anniversary of the "end" of the Korean War, we need to remember those who gave their lives to stop a sudden war of aggression.

I personally believe this war was one of the most important wars of the past century. It was the first time the UN came together to stop an aggressor and did with almost complete success. This is probably a long shot, but if any veterans from the Korean War see my blog, please feel free to post some stories, I'd love to hear some. Also if any of you have any Korean Era models or scale battlefield feel free to post them in the comments section. I always like to see the creations others have... created.

1/72 CF-101B Voodoo Revell

 This is perhaps the absolute most elusive model I have ever tried to build.  I had to order this guy in from a website known as OmniModels.com. I tried ordering it in from a place in Kitchener, then from a place in Toronto but I had to go with the online option.

 Anyways, this model was originally released in the 80's and was remastered this year. I think it turned out beautifully in my opinion.

I painted the interior Light Grey and Flat Black. The aircraft is over-all Mica-Grey with a Gloss Black nose. The engines are Gloss Black inside while outside is a mix of Flat Aluminum and Metallic Grey. The area directly aft of the engines is Titanium Gold. The rims on the afterburners are Metallic Blue.

 The AIM-D missiles are White and Red while the MB-1 Genie missiles are White. The decals are from Belcher Bits Decals. And yes, the missile door rotates.

 Canada received its first F101 Voodoos were delivered in 1961 second hand from the USAF and were immediately pressed into service as high-speed high-altitude interceptors.

These aircraft were some of the most advanced of the time and were replaced by the CFA-188 Hornet in the 80's.

They also created a large controversy over the Genie missiles. These missiles contained 1.5 kt nuclear warhead in the tip. Canadians did not want Nuclear weapons in Canada so they were only armed with their AIM-D missiles. The government decided on a loophole because one Genie could do a lot more damage to bomber formations than an AIM-D.

The government decided that, even though the missiles would be in Canada, the USAF would operate them for the RCAF. I am not sure how satisfied the people of Canada were but the controversy slowly subsided.

The last CF101 was retired in 1986, making Canada the last operator of the aircraft. This Voodoo was completely converted to an Electronics warfare aircraft and was completely black. It was known as the Electric Voodoo.

General characteristics

 

• Crew: Two
• Length: 67 ft 5 in (20.55 m)
• Wingspan: 39 ft 8 in (12.09 m)
• Height: 18 ft 0 in (5.49 m)
• Wing area: 368 ft² (34.20 m²)
• Airfoil: NACA 65A007 mod root, 65A006 mod tip
• Empty weight: 28,495 lb (12,925 kg)
• Loaded weight: 45,665 lb (20,715 kg)
• Max. takeoff weight: 52,400 lb (23,770 kg)
• Powerplant: 2 × Pratt & Whitney J57-P-55 afterburning turbojets
  • Dry thrust: 11,990 lbf (53.3 kN) each
  • Thrust with afterburner: 16,900 lbf (75.2 kN) each

Performance

• Maximum speed: Mach 1.72, 1,134 mph (1,825 km/h) at 35,000 ft (10,500 m)
• Range: 1,520 mi (2,450 km)
• Service ceiling: 58,400 ft (17,800 m)
• Rate of climb: 49,200 ft/min (250 m/s)
• Wing loading: 124 lb/ft² (607 kg/m²)
• Thrust/weight: 0.74

Armament

• Two AIM-4D Falcon heat-seeking air to air missiles and two AIR-2A Genie unguided nuclear rockets with 1.5 K warhead – mounted on rotary armament door.

Avionics

• Hughes MG-13 fire control system

 (Info provided by Wikipedia, the Canadian Forces website and the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum. Pictures from Google, pictures of the model are by me)