McDonnell F-4 Phantom II
Photo ©: Karsten Palt
F-4 Phantom II
Fighter / Fighter Bomber
The McDonnell F-4 Phantom II is a twin-engined two-seat jet fighter and fighter bomber aircraft produced by the US-American manufacturer McDonnell Aircraft Corporation, later McDonnell Douglas Corporation.
| Crew | 2 | |
| Propulsion | 2 Turbojet Engines | |
| Engine Model | General Electric J79-GE-17 | |
| Engine Power (each) dry/with Afterburner | 52,8 / 79,6 kN | 11870 lbf |
| Speed | 2389 km/h | 1290 kts 1485 mph |
| Service Ceiling | 18.288 m | 60.000 ft |
| Range | 1.300 km | 702 NM 808 mi. |
| Empty Weight | 13.770 kg | 30.358 lbs |
| max. Takeoff Weight | 27.965 kg | 61.652 lbs |
| Wing Span | 11,68 m | 38,3 ft |
| Wing Area | 49,2 m² | 530 ft² |
| Length | 19,20 m | 63,0 ft |
| Height | 5,03 m | 16,5 ft |
| First Flight | 27.08.1958 | |
| Production Status | out of production | |
| Production Range | 1958-1979 | |
| Total Production | 5197 | |
| Data for (Version) | McDonnell F-4E | |
| Variants | F-4A, F-4B, F-4C, F-4D, F-4E, F-4EJ, F-4F, F-4G Wild Weasel V, F-4J, F-4K, F-4M, F-4N, F-4S, RF-4B, RF-4C, RF-4E | |
Remarks
The F-4 Phantom II was also operated from aircraft carriers. It was also licence-built by Mitsubishi in Japan (138 aircraft).
| Weblinks | Extras |
| The Boeing Company, official website |
print view| [Photo-ID: 1437] © Karsten Palt 2008-09-27 | |
 | McDonnell F-4C Phantom II United States Air Force Reg.: 63-7421 c/n: 3586 |
| Flugausstellung L.+P. Junior [Hermeskeil] | |
| [Photo-ID: 1628] © Karsten Palt 2009-04-02 | |
 | McDonnell F-4C Phantom II United States Air Force Reg.: 63-7446 c/n: 413 |
| Technik Museum [Speyer] | |
| [Photo-ID: 1629] © Karsten Palt 2009-04-02 | |
 | McDonnell F-4C Phantom II United States Air Force Reg.: 63-7446 c/n: 413 |
| Technik Museum [Speyer] | |
| [Photo-ID: 1438] © Karsten Palt 2008-09-27 | |
 | McDonnell F-4C Phantom II United States Air Force Reg.: 63-7583 c/n: 635 |
| Flugausstellung L.+P. Junior [Hermeskeil] | |
| [Photo-ID: 5174] © Karsten Palt 2011-01-12 | |
 | McDonnell F-4C Phantom II United States Air Force (USAF) Reg.: 64-0829 c/n: 1169 |
| National Museum of the United States Air Force [Dayton, Ohio / USA (Wright-Patterson AFB)] | |
| [Photo-ID: 1627] © Karsten Palt 2009-04-02 | |
 | McDonnell F-4C Phantom II United States Navy Reg.: 63-7423 c/n: 364 displayed as Blue Angels 153072 |
| Technik Museum [Speyer] | |
| [Photo-ID: 850] © Karsten Palt 2008-06-20 | |
 | McDonnell F-4E Phantom II Hellenic (Greece) Air Force Reg.: 71743 c/n: 4995 |
| Open Dagen Koninklijke Luchtmacht 2008 [Leeuwarden (EHLW / LHW)] | |
| [Photo-ID: 851] © Karsten Palt 2008-06-20 | |
 | McDonnell F-4E Phantom II Hellenic (Greece) Air Force Reg.: 71743 c/n: 4995 |
| Open Dagen Koninklijke Luchtmacht 2008 [Leeuwarden (EHLW / LHW)] | |
| [Photo-ID: 3186] © Karsten Palt 2010-01-31 | |
 | McDonnell F-4E Phantom II United States Air Force Reg.: 67-0260 c/n: 2972 |
| Flugwerft Schleißheim [Oberschleißheim (EDNX)] | |
| [Photo-ID: 2264] © Karsten Palt 2009-06-05 | |
 | McDonnell F-4F Phantom II German Air Force / Luftwaffe Reg.: 37+01 c/n: 4330 |
| Spotterday JG 71 R 2009 [Wittmund-Wittmundhafen (ETNT)] | |