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Variants
Prototype, later designated TF-100A; two built.
YQF-100
9 test unmanned drone version: 2 D-models, 1 YQF-100F F-model,see DF-100F, and 6 other test versions.
F-100A
Single-seat day fighter; 203 built.
RF-100A
F-100A modified for photoreconnaissance, six modified in 1954 (53-1545, 53-1546, 53-1547, 53-1548, 55-1551, 55-1554). Unarmed, with camera installations in lower fuselage bay. Retired from USAF service in 1958. Four transferred to Republic of China Air Force, retired in 1960.
F-100B
See North American YF-107
F-100BI
Proposed interceptor version of F-100B, did not advance beyond mockup.
F-100C
Additional fuel tanks in the wings, fighter-bomber capability, probe-and-drogue refueling capability, uprated J57-P-21 engine on late production aircraft. First flight March 1954; 476 built.
TF-100C
One F-100C converted into a two-seat training aircraft.
F-100D
Single-seat fighter-bomber, more advanced avionics, larger wing and tail fin, landing flaps. First flight 24 January 1956; 1,274 built.
F-100F
Two-seat training version, armament decreased from four to two cannon. First flight 7 March 1957, 339 built.
DF-100F
This designation was given to one F-100F that were used as drone director, s/n 56-3984.
NF-100F
Three F-100Fs used for test purposes, the prefix N indicates that modifications prevented return to regular operational service.
TF-100F
Specific Danish designation given to 14 F-100Fs exported to Denmark in 1974, in order to distinguish these from the 10 F-100Fs delivered 1959-1961.
QF-100
Another 209 D and F models were ordered and converted to unmanned radio-controled FSAT (Full Scale Aerial Target) drone and drone directors for testing and destruction by modern air-to-air missiles used by current Air Force fighter jets.
F-100J
Unbuilt all-weather export version for Japan.
F-100L
Unbuilt variant with a J57-P-55 engine.
F-100N
Unbuilt version with simplified avionics.
F-100S
Proposed French-built F-100F with Rolls-Royce Spey turbofan engine.
Sources:
Wikipedia: F-100 Super Sabre
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