Time Period: Post-WW2
Country of Origin: United States
Type: Fighter Aircraft, Bomber Aircraft, Interceptor Aircraft
Manufacturer: McDonnell Aircraft Corporation, McDonnell Douglas (McDonnell)
McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II Aircraft Overview
The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II is a famous American supersonic jet fighter and interceptor aircraft. It was initially designed in the late 1950s by McDonnell Aircraft Corporation for the United States Navy. Still, it was later adopted by the United States Air Force and the United States Marine Corps. The F-4 Phantom II is a twin-engine, two-seat aircraft used extensively in many military conflicts, including the Vietnam War, the Gulf War, and the Iraq War.
The F-4 Phantom II is a versatile aircraft that can perform various missions, including air-to-air combat, ground attack, and reconnaissance. It is armed with multiple weapons, including missiles, bombs, and guns, and it has a top speed of over Mach 2. The F-4 Phantom II is also known for its distinctive appearance, with its twin tails, long nose, and large intakes for its engines. Overall, the F-4 Phantom II was a highly successful aircraft that played a significant role in the history of military aviation.
McDonnell Douglas F-4E Specifications
- Crew: 2
- Length: 63 ft 0 in (19.2 m)
- Wingspan: 38 ft 5 in (11.7 m)
- Width: 27 ft 7 in (8.4 m) wing folded
- Height: 16 ft 5 in (5 m)
- Wing area: 530 sq ft (49.2 m2)
- Aspect ratio: 2.77
- Airfoil: NACA 0006.4–64 root, NACA 0003-64 tip
- Empty weight: 30,328 lb (13,757 kg)
- Gross weight: 41,500 lb (18,824 kg)
- Max takeoff weight: 61,795 lb (28,030 kg)
- Maximum landing weight: 36,831 lb (16,706 kg)
- Fuel capacity: 1,994 US gal (1,660 imp gal; 7,550 l) internal, 3,335 US gal (2,777 imp gal; 12,620 l) with 2x 370 US gal (310 imp gal; 1,400 l) external tanks on the outer wing hardpoints and either a 600 or 610 US gal (500 or 510 imp gal; 2,300 or 2,300 l) tank for the center-line station.
- Powerplant: 2 × General Electric J79-GE-17A after-burning turbojet engines, 11,905 lbf (52.96 kN) thrust each dry, 17,845 lbf (79.38 kN) with afterburner
McDonnell Douglas F-4E Performance
- Maximum speed: 1,280 kn (1,470 mph, 2,370 km/h) at 40,000 ft (12,000 m)
- Maximum speed: Mach 2.23
- Cruise speed: 510 kn (580 mph, 940 km/h)
- Combat range: 370 nmi (420 mi, 680 km)
- Ferry range: 1,457 nmi (1,677 mi, 2,699 km)
- Service ceiling: 60,000 ft (18,000 m)
- Rate of climb: 41,300 ft/min (210 m/s)
- Lift-to-drag: 8.58
- Wing loading: 78 lb/sq ft (380 kg/m2)
- Thrust/weight: 0.86 at loaded weight, 0.58 at MTOW
- Takeoff roll: 4,490 ft (1,370 m) at 53,814 lb (24,410 kg)
- Landing roll: 3,680 ft (1,120 m) at 36,831 lb (16,706 kg)
McDonnell Douglas F-4E Armament
- E-model has a 20 mm (0.787 in) M61A1 Vulcan cannon mounted internally under the nose, 640 rounds.
- Up to 18,650 lb (8,480 kg) of weapons on nine external hardpoints, including general-purpose bombs, cluster bombs, TV- and laser-guided bombs, rocket pods, air-to-ground missiles, anti-ship missiles, gun pods, and nuclear weapons. Reconnaissance, targeting, electronic countermeasures and baggage pods, and external fuel tanks may also be carried.
- 4× AIM-9 Sidewinders on wing pylons, Israeli F-4 Kurnass 2000 carried Python-3, Japanese F-4EJ Kai carry AAM-3.
- 4× AIM-7 Sparrow in fuselage recesses, upgraded Hellenic F-4E and German F-4F ICE carry AIM-120 AMRAAM, UK Phantoms carried Skyflash missiles[211]
- 6× AGM-65 Maverick
- 4× AGM-62 Walleye
- 4× AGM-45 Shrike, AGM-88 HARM, AGM-78 Standard ARM
- 4× GBU-15
- 18× Mk.82, GBU-12
- 5× Mk.84, GBU-10, GBU-14
- 18× CBU-87, CBU-89, CBU-58
- Nuclear weapons, including the B28EX, B61, B43 and B57
