Ogled vira North American XF-108 Rapier

{|{{Infobox Aircraft Begin
  |name=XF-108 Rapier
  |image=F-108-8x.png
  |caption=Umetniška slika dveh F-108
}}{{Infobox Aircraft Type
  |type=[[Prestreznik]]
  |manufacturer=[[North American Aviation]]
  |designer=
  |first flight=
  |introduced=
  |retired=
  |number built=Samo model
  |status=Preklican (1959)
  |program cost=$141,9 milijonov
  |variants with their own articles=
  |primary user=
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}}
|}'''North American XF-108 Rapier''' je bil koncept visokohitrostnega in visokovišinskega [[prestreznik|prestreznika]] z dolgim [[dolet|doletom]]. XF-108 naj bi letel s hitrostjo [[Mach]] 3 in bi imel [[bojni radij]] 1900 km brez dotakanja goriva. Glavni namen bi bil obramba pred sovjetskimi bombniki.

Projekt se prekinili preden so zgradili leteči [[prototip]].

==Specifikacije(XF-108)==
[[File:F108a drawing.jpg|right|300px|Ortografska projekcija North American XF-108 Rapier]]
{{aircraft specifications
|plane or copter?=plane
|jet or prop?=jet
|ref=''National Museum of the United States Air Force''<ref name=XF-108_fact_sheet>[http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=2319 "Fact Sheet: North American F-108A Rapier."] ''National Museum of the United States Air Force''. Retrieved: 31 July 2009.</ref>
|crew=2
|length main=89,2 ft
|length alt=27,2 m
|span main=57,4 ft
|span alt=17,5 m
|height main=22,1 ft
|height alt=6,7 m
|area main=1865 ft²
|area alt=173,4 m²
|empty weight main=50907 lb
|empty weight alt=23098 kg
|loaded weight main=<!-- lb-->
|loaded weight alt=<!-- kg-->
|max takeoff weight main=102000 lb
|max takeoff weight alt=46508 kg
|engine (jet)=[[General Electric YJ93]]-GE-3AR
|type of jet=[[Turboreaktivni motor|turboreaktivna motorja]] z [[Dodatno zgorevanje|dodatnim zgorevanjem]]
|number of jets=2
|thrust main=20900 lbf
|afterburning thrust main=29300 lbf
|thrust alt=93,0 kN
|afterburning thrust alt=130,3 kN
|max speed main=Mach 3+, 1980 mph
|max speed alt=1720 vozlov, 3190 km/h
|ceiling main=80100 ft
|ceiling alt=24400 m
|climb rate main=<!-- ft/min-->
|climb rate alt=<!-- m/s-->
|range main=1271 milj
|range alt=1104 nmi, 2033 km
|range more=bojni dolet
|ferry range main=2488 milj
|ferry range alt=2162 nmi, 4004 km
|loading main=55,9 lb/ft²
|loading alt=183,4&nbsp;kg/m²
|thrust/weight=0,56
|missiles=3 × [[AIM-47 Falcon|Hughes GAR-9A]] raketa zrak-zrak v rotirajočem notranjem noslcu
|guns=4 x 20 mm topovi
|bombs=4000 lbs
}}

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==Sklici==
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==Bibliografija==
* {{navedi knjigo|author=Buttler, Tony|title=American Secret Projects, Fighters & Interceptors 1945–1978|url=https://archive.org/details/americansecretpr0000butt|location=Hinckley, UK|publisher=Midland Publishing|year=2007|isbn=1-85780-264-0}}
* {{navedi knjigo|last1=Dorr |first1=Robert F. |last2=Lake |first2=Jon|title=Fighters of the United States Air Force|url=https://archive.org/details/fightersofunited0000dorr |location=London|publisher=Temple Press|year=1990|isbn=0-600-55094-X}}
* {{navedi knjigo|author=Goodspeed, M. Hill|title=North American Rockwell A3J (A-5) Vigilante|series=Wings of Fame|volume=19|year=2000|location=London|publisher=Aerospace Publishing|isbn=1-86184-049-7}}
* {{navedi knjigo|last1=Jenkins |first1=Dennis R. |last2=Landis |first2=Tony R.|title=Experimental & Prototype U.S. Air Force Jet Fighters|location=North Branch, Minnesota|publisher=Specialty Press|year=2008|isbn=978-1-58007-111-6}}
* {{Cite journal |last1=Jenkins |first1=Dennis R. |last2=Landis |first2=Tony R.|title=F-108 Rapier The Elusive Mach 3 Interceptor|magazine=Airpower|location=Granada Hills, California|publisher=Sentry Books|volume=34|issue=9|date=September 2004|issn=1067-1048}}
* {{Cite encyclopedia|author=Knaack, Marcelle Size|url=http://books.google.com.au/books?id=0jKTrdTa9eIC&pg=PA331&dq=XF-108&hl=en&ei=Vn8OTpbWDJCimQXYtrzJDg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CD8Q6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=XF-108&f=false|encyclopedia=Encyclopedia of US Air Force Aircraft and Missile Systems|volume=1|title=Post-World War II Fighters 1945–1973|location=Washington, DC|publisher=Office of Air Force History|year=1978|isbn=0-912799-59-5}}
* {{Cite journal|author=Pace, Steve|title=Supersonic Cavaliers|magazine=Airpower|location=Granada Hills, California|publisher=Sentry Books|volume=16|issue=6|date=November 1986|issn=1067-1048}}
* {{navedi knjigo|author=Pace, Steve|title=X-Fighters: USAF Experimental and Prototype Fighters, XP-59 to YF-23|location=St. Paul, Minnesota|publisher=Motorbooks International|year=1991|isbn=0-87938-540-5}}

==Zunanje povezave==
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* [http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/aircraft/f-108.htm F-108 Rapierna GlobalSecurity.org]
* [http://xplanes.free.fr/f108/f108.html Additional illustrations, references, detailed cutaway diagram. French Language.] v francoščini

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