McDonnell F-4 Phantom II
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The McDonnell F-4 Phantom II is a twin-engine, all-weather, long-range supersonic jet interceptor and fighter-bomber that became one of the most widely used and iconic combat aircraft of the Cold War era.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fighter aircraft
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fighter-bomber ⓘ interceptor aircraft ⓘ jet aircraft ⓘ military aircraft ⓘ |
| armament |
20 mm M61 Vulcan cannon (later variants)
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air-to-air missiles ⓘ air-to-ground missiles ⓘ guided bombs ⓘ unguided bombs ⓘ |
| avionics | pulse-Doppler radar (later variants) ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| crew | 2 ⓘ |
| currentUse | target drone (QF-4) in some air forces ⓘ |
| designFeature |
high-mounted tailplane above jet exhaust
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no internal gun on early variants ⓘ |
| engineType | twin turbojet ⓘ |
| era | Cold War ⓘ |
| exportDesignation |
F-4EJ
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F-4 Phantom II (modernized variants) ⓘ
surface form:
F-4F
F-4 Phantom II (modernized variants) ⓘ
surface form:
F-4K Phantom FG.1
McDonnell Douglas Phantom FGR.2 ⓘ
surface form:
F-4M Phantom FGR.2
|
| firstFlight | 1958-05-27 ⓘ |
| height | 5.0 m ⓘ |
| introduced | 1960 ⓘ |
| landingCapability | aircraft carrier operations ⓘ |
| length | 19.2 m ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
McDonnell Douglas
ⓘ
surface form:
McDonnell Aircraft Corporation
|
| maximumSpeed | over 2300 km/h ⓘ |
| maximumSpeedMach | 2.2 ⓘ |
| nicknamed |
Double Ugly
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Rhino ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
large radar nose
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multi-role capability ⓘ smoky J79 engine exhaust ⓘ tandem two-seat cockpit ⓘ |
| notableVariant |
McDonnell F-4 Phantom II
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
F-4B
F-4 Phantom II (modernized variants) ⓘ
surface form:
F-4C
F-4 Phantom II (modernized variants) ⓘ
surface form:
F-4D
F-4 Phantom II (modernized variants) ⓘ
surface form:
F-4E
McDonnell F-4 Phantom II self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
F-4G Wild Weasel V
McDonnell F-4 Phantom II self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
F-4J
RF-4C ⓘ RF-4E ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | over 5000 ⓘ |
| powerplant | General Electric J79 ⓘ |
| primaryUsers |
Japan Air Self-Defense Force
ⓘ
German Air Force ⓘ
surface form:
Luftwaffe
Royal Air Force ⓘ United States Air Force ⓘ United States Marine Corps ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ |
| productionPeriod | 1958–1981 ⓘ |
| range | over 2600 km ⓘ |
| retiredFromUSMC | 1992 ⓘ |
| retiredFromUSN | 1996 ⓘ |
| role |
air superiority fighter
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ground-attack aircraft ⓘ reconnaissance aircraft ⓘ wild weasel aircraft ⓘ |
| serviceCeiling | over 18000 m ⓘ |
| status | largely retired from front-line service ⓘ |
| tailConfiguration | conventional tailplane ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
Gulf War
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Iran–Iraq War ⓘ Vietnam War ⓘ Yom Kippur War ⓘ |
| wingConfiguration | mid-mounted swept wing ⓘ |
| wingspan | 11.7 m ⓘ |
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