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Description
F-4 Phantom is an all-weather multi-role fighter aircraft, all-weather multisensor reconnaissance, originally a carrier-based interceptor produced by McDonnelll Douglas

History and Features
First prototype flew on May 1958, and soon collected a number of remarkable world records. First Phantoms were delivered to the Navy, and soon the US Air Force began to look very hard at the Navy's Phantoms. The Phantom was a real shaker. Its originally fitted radar APQ-50 Mod, with 24 inch dish aerial (Later As had a bigger APQ-72 but this is officially regarded as a F-4B change) outperformed the radar in best Air Force interceptor. It had heavier missile armament and greater versatility. It carried more bombs further than the best Air Force fighter/bomber or attack aircraft and it delivered them more accurately in all weathers.

The F-4 Phantom flew faster, higher and got up there quicker than any other aircraft in it's time. Its safety record was unrivaled. It was so fast it set a world's speed record of 1,606 mph, or Mach 2.57 on November 22, 1961. The U.S. Navy used the F-4A as its principal fighter; the U.S. Air Force used the F-4B, F-4C, RF-4C, F-4D, and F-4E versions. The Air Force turned the F-4E into an attack plane by adding a 20-mm M-61A1 Vulcan multi-barrel cannon, and used it widely in the Vietnam War. Today Phantoms are still in service with many nations armed forces, even the Navy and USAF find it a bit absolute.

General Characteristics
Primary function: Strike/attack fighter
Contractor: McDonnell Douglas Corp.
Power plant: Two General Electric J79-GE-15 turbojets.
Thrust: 17,000 lb. (7,711 kg.)
Wing span: 38.5 feet (11.71 meters)
Length: 58.3 feet (17.75 meters)
Height: 16.3 feet (4.95 meters)
Speed: Mach 2 plus
Maximum takeoff weight: 54,600 pounds, (24,766 kg)
Ceiling: 59,000 feet
Range: Combat Radius 615 miles ( 990 km)
Crew: two
Armament: One M61 Vulcan 20mm cannon and a mix of the following: Wasp tandem launch pods, Wasp folding missiles, BL.755 cluster bombs, GBU-14 Cruciform Wing Weapon, Durandal anti-airfield weapon, GBU-16B/B 1,000lb Paveway II smart bomb, AGM-78 ARM anti-radar missile, TAL cluster bomb, AIM-9L Sidewinder AAM, BAe Sky Flash AAM, AGM-65D Maverick, AIM-7 Sparrow AAM, Mk.82 Snakeye retarded bomb, AGM-88A Harm (Wild Weasel), AGM-12 Bullpup ASM, GE 30mm Gepod gun, Mk.82 GP 500lb bomb, Mk.83 GP 1,000lb bomb, Mk.84 GP 2,000lb bomb, AGM-45 Shrike, AIM-120A AMRAAM.