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Description
| Notes: CARRIER-BASED, ALL-WEATHER fighter. Carries missiles and special stores (2 CREW) . | |||
| Manufacturer: | McDonnell-Douglas |
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| Base model: | F4H | ||
| Designation: | F4H | ||
| Version: | -1 | ||
| Nickname: | Phantom II | ||
| Designation System: | U.S. Navy / Marines | ||
| Designation Period: | 1922-1962 | ||
| Basic role: | Fighter | ||
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Specifications
| Length: | 58' 3" | 17.7 m | |
| Height: | 16' 3" | 4.9 m | |
| Wingspan: | 38' 4" | 11.6 m | |
| Wingarea: | 530.0 sq ft | 49.2 sq m | |
| Empty Weight: | 27,897 lb | 12,651 kg | |
| Gross Weight: | 43,907 lb | 19,912 kg | |
| Max Weight: | 54,600 lb | 24,761 kg | |
Propulsion
| No. of Engines: | 2 | ||
| Powerplant: | General Electric J79-GE-8 (A/B 17,000Lb/7,711Kg) | ||
| Thrust (each): | 10,800 lb | 4,943 kg | |
Performance
| Range: | 1,610 miles | 2,592 km | |
| Cruise Speed: | 575 mph | 925 km/h | 500 kt |
| Max Speed: | 1,485 mph | 2,391 km/h | 1,292 kt |
| Climb: | 40,800 ft/min | 12,435 m/min | |
| Ceiling: | 62,000 ft | 18,897 m | |
Known serial numbers
Examples of this type may be found at
| Museum | City | State |
| Air Victory Museum | Medford | New Jersey |
| Aviation Heritage Park | NAS Oceana | Virginia |
| Heritage In Flight Museum | Lincoln | Illinois |
| MCAS El Toro Historical Foundation | Irvine | California |
| National Warplane Museum | Geneseo | New York |
| Patuxent River Naval Air Museum | Patuxent River | Maryland |
| USAF History and Traditions Museum | San Antonio | Texas |
| United States Air Force Museum | Wright-Patterson | Ohio |
F-4B on display
Air Victory Museum | Aviation Heritage Park | Heritage In Flight Museum | MCAS El Toro Historical Foundation | |
National Warplane Museum | Naval Air Warfare Center | United States Air Force Museum |
Recent comments by our visitors
| A Lewis , GA | My father, David Lewis, was the head of the F-4 Development in the 1950s. He want on to become President of McDonnell in the 1960s. From his bio...
In 1952, McDonnell's Chief of Aerodynamics, Dave Lewis was appointed by CEO J.S. McDonnell to be the company's Preliminary Design Manager. The first of its kind in the aerospace industry, the group had no specific target other than to learn and understand all of the rapid technical advances being made in aeronautics, airframes, and engines. With no new aircraft competitions on the horizon, internal studies concluded that the Navy had the greatest need for a new and different aircraft type, an Attack Fighter. At the time, the Navy had separate Fighter and Attack branches, each with separate systems and operational requirements. After many iterations and various "enemy capability" assumptions, an "unwanted" Attack Fighter was presented to the Navy. The McDonnell design called for two engines. The primary air-to-air armament was provided by the new Sparrow III missiles semi-submerged in the fuselage. The air-to-ground armament was to be as many bombs as could be carried on stations that would be mounted under the wings and aft of the Sparrow stations on the fuselage. No guns were offered. It took two long years of hard work with the Bureau of Aeronautics and the Naval Air Warfare Division in the Pentagon, but the F-4 was sold with pretty much the same configuration as was originally proposed. More at Wikipedia.com 05/30/2006 @ 05:49 [ref: 13409] |
| Corpral J.E.Capehart cahokia, IL | My father was in the marine corps for four years and worked on the f4 phantom everyday.He tells me so many stories about how they amazed him .I personally think the f4 was a revolutionary jet for its time,and if you sent it out again today it would still perform just as good as it did thirty years ago. 08/05/2003 @ 23:20 [ref: 6615] |
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