![]() ![]() Having sought a two-seat high-performance fighter-bomber ideally suited to the carrier defence and shipborne heavy-interceptor roles for several years, the US Navy immediately showed interest in the proposal. During the Demon's production, McDonnell's design bureau compiled plans for a larger, twin-engined Demon toting a formidable weapons suite consisting of four 20-mm cannons and ground-attack weapons options. Read More.Īlthough the F-4 Phantom was arguably McDonnell Douglas's most successful jet fighter, it was derived from their most notorious "skeletons in the closet", the F3H Demon. As for how it fared against Soviet aircraft, this could be summed up in McDonell Douglas's advertising slogan for the Phantom II: "The World's Largest Distributor of MiG Parts". Originally built under the assumption that missiles would replace guns, the F-4 nevertheless could still hold its own in a dogfight, although at a disadvantage. First serving with the US Navy as a shipborne heavy fighter, the F-4 would go on to serve with the USMC, the USAF, and eventually succeed the F-105 Thunderchief in the hazardous Wild Weasel role. ![]() Height 5.02 m / 16 ft 5.5 in Weight empty 15,454 kg / 34,000 Ibħ8,000 lb Powerplant two 8119-kg (17,900-lb) afterburning thrust General Electric J79-GE-229 turbojets Armament provision to mount two AIM-7 Sparrow self-defence AAMs in rear fuselage recesses radar suppression weapons include mix of AGM-45 Shrike, AGM-65 Maverick and AGM-88 HARM missiles in conjunction with APR-38 RHAWS integral equipment and podded ALQ-119 ECM Operators: Egypt, Germany, Greece, Iran, Israel, Japan, South Korea, Spain, Turkey Aircraft Overview:Ī classic American warplane, the F-4 Phantom II was famous for being the deadliest fighter in the skies over Vietnam, constantly duelling with its chief adversary, the equally potent (and legendary) MiG-21. Origin USA Type two-seat fighter and attack aircraft Max Speed 1,290 kt / 1,485 mph Max Range 958 km / 595 miles Dimensions span 11.71 m / 38 ft 5 in ![]()
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