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F-4 Phantom (McDonnell)

In 1958 the American company McDonnell Aircraft developed the the fighter jet/bomber F-4 Phantom for the US navy aircraft carriers. The F-4 is a large fighter jet and equipped with 2 powerful turbojet engine. The F-4 Phantom has been developed for air superiority, interception, and for close air support. The Phantom is still in service with many air forces, like Germany.

F-4C Phantom
In 1962 the F-4C version was developed for the US Air Force. The F-4C have been developed for: air-surface attack, reconnaissance missions and for interception of enemy aircraft artillery. They have been manufactured from 1963 till 1979.

QF-4 Phantom
The QF-4 Phantom is a converted F-4 Phantom. A few time ago the US Defence has written a few contracts for the delivering of some 200 from these unmanned fighter jets. Usage of these former fighter jets as remote controlled drones gives pilots a realistic target during training missions where live missiles are launched.

Specifications (F-4F)

General
Design organisation	McDonnell
Main secundary design organisations
Production organisaton
Primary task
Type aircraft	3th generation fighter jet
Specials
Length	19.20 meters
Height	5.02 meters
Wingspan	11.77 meters
Wingsurface	49.20 square meters
Aspect ratio
Sweep back
Dihedral
Performance
Engines	2x General Electric J79-GE17A turbojet
Thrust	52.8 kN and 79.6 kN with afterburner
Weight (empty)	14.500 kg
Weight (start, maximum, MTOW)	26.300 kg
Weight (landing, maximum, MLW)	20.860 kg
Required runway length (start)	980 meters
Required runway length (landing)	950 meters
Cruise speed
Maximum speed	mach 1.9
Ceiling
Maximum range	1.150 km
Fuel capacity
Air-to-air-refueling capability
Passengers	none
Payload	none
Equipment
Armament	1 standard 20mm canon
Maximum weaponload
Maximum G resistance
Radar
Sensors
Avionics
Type flight controls
Landing gear
Usage
Versions	F-4A, F-4C, F-4D, F-4E, F-4F, F4G, RF-4B, RF-4C, RF-4E
Manufactured	> 5000
Crew	1 or 2
Costs	approx. 18.4 million dollar
Overall flight hours
First flight
First delivery
Operational since	1961 (US Navy) 1963 (US Air Force)
Successor of
Replaced by	F-14 Tomcat (US Navy), Eurofighter (Germany)
Comparable aircraft
Operators (current and future)	Australia, Germany, Greece, Israel, Japan, Iran, South-Korea, Spain, Turkey, United-Kingdom, United States
Main operators	United States
Amphibious usage	Yes
Status	out of production, in operational service

Operators
There have been manufactured more than 5000 F-4 phantoms: 2600 for the USAF, 1200 for the US Navy and US Marine Corps and the others for (of that time) allied countries. The users of the F-4 Phantom are the United States (1), Germany (2), Greece (3), Israel, Iran, Spain, Turkey, South-Korea, Australia, Japan and the United-Kingdom.

1. United States
The United States were having the largest fleet with 3800 F-4 fighter jets. The F-4 isn't operational any more but they are in storage. There are absolutely many phantoms still in the US armed forces.

The United States Air Force had since 1963 the ability of the F-4C Phantom. The F-4D came operational in 1966 with the USAF. Some later a F-4E version was developed which cam operational with the USAF in 1967, in 1985 with the Air National Guard and in 1987 with the Air Force Reserve. A update of the F-4E is the F-4G Wild Weasel. The F-4 has been used during the Vietnam war and Operation Desert Storm. In the Air Force the F-4 has been replaced by the F-16CJ/DJ.
In the navy the F-4 has been replaced by the F-14 Tomcat.

2. Germany

3. Greece
The Greece Hellenic Air Force is still using the F-4 Phantom in the F-4 E Phantom II version.

USAF RF-4C


USAF F-4C	USAF QF-4 Phantom	F-4C


US Navy F-4


US Navy F-4J


US Navy YF-4J

Germany F-4F Phantom

	Turkey F-4

Spain F-4

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