On a slightly different tangent, yesterday I was reading that Lawrence Wackett discussed licensed production of the F-100 in Australia by CAC in/around 1954. Rather than use a J57 though, they looked at two RR Avon RA-7s in a side-by-side arrangement in a widened fuselage. Apparently, NAA also showed some interest but with a single RR Avon RA-19R of 17,500lb static after burning thrust @ sea level. The increased thrust coupled with the smaller size/lower weight of the Avon promised better performance with speed, service ceiling and rate of climb all increasing:
| J57 F-100A | RA-19R F-100A |
Max Power (Augmented) | 15,000 lb | 17,500 lb |
Military Power | 9,220 lb | 11,400 lb |
Max Speed @ 35,000ft | 751 Kn (Mach 1.31) | 827 Kn (Mach 1.44) |
Max Speed @ 45,000ft | 583 Kn (Mach 1.02) | 629 Kn (Mach 1.09) |
Max Rate of Climb | 18,800 FPM | 39,600 FPM |
Service Ceiling | 55,600 ft | 58,050 ft |
He again pushed for the RAAF to consider the F-100 in 1957. Alas nothing became of these proposals.