Gallery No 23 - McDonnell Douglas Phantom
Aircraft - 4 Images
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| Description Role All-weather fighter-bomber Crew 2 First flight May 27, 1958 Entered service 1961 Manufacturer McDonnell Douglas Corporation Dimensions Length 62 ft 11 in 19.2 m Wingspan 38 ft 11 in 11.8 m Height 16 ft 5 in 5.02 m Wing area 530 ft² 49.24 m² Weights Empty 28,500 lb 12,930 kg Loaded 51,440 lb 23,340 kg Maximum takeoff 58,000 lb 26,300 kg Capacity Powerplant Engines Two General Electric J79 turbojet engines Thrust 2 x 17,900 lbf 2x 80 kN Performance Maximum speed 1,430 mph 2,305 km/h Combat range 540 miles 865 km Ferry range 1,925 miles 3,100 km Service ceiling 60,000 ft 18,000 m Rate of climb ft/min m/min Wing loading 40,550 lb/ft² 12,360 kg/m² Avionics Avionics Westinghouse Electric Corporation AN/AWG-10B (F-4J/S) radar. AN/AWG-10C manufactured by Ferranti (F-4K/FG.1 (UK)) Armament Guns 20 mm M61 Vulcan cannon with 725 rounds (F-4E/F only) Bombs Five pylon bomb racks 16,000 lb (7,260 kg) 15 CBU-52, 15 CBU-58, 15 CBR-71, 15 CBU-87, 15 CBU-89, 12 MK-20, 6 BL-755 Missiles Four AIM-7 Sparrow in fuselage recesses plus four AIM-9 Sidewinders on wing pylons; most can carry AGM-65 Maverick Rockets various combinations of 2.75 in (70 mm) rocket pods Other F-4G equipped for AGM-45 Shrike, AGM-78 Standard, and AGM-88 HARM in SEAD role. Israeli F-4Es equipped for Rafael Popeye stand-off missile. |
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