McDonnell Douglas F-4E Phantom II
| GENERAL DATA | |||
| Type |
Carrier-borne Interceptor, fighter-bomber
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| Manufacturer(s) | McDonnell Aircraft
Corporation McDonnell Douglas |
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| Prototype first flight | 27 May 1958 |
Introduction | 30 December 1960 |
| Produced | 1958–1981 |
Number built | 5195 |
| Status | Retired 1996 (U.S. combat use) 2016 (U.S. target drone) |
Crew | 2 |
| Variants | |||
| F-4A, B, J, N and S | Variants for the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Marine Corps. F-4B was upgraded to F-4N, and F-4J was upgraded to F-4S. | ||
| F-110 Spectre, F-4C, D and E | Variants for the U.S. Air Force. F-4E introduced an internal M61 Vulcan cannon. The F-4D and E were the most numerously built, widely exported, and also extensively used under the Semi Automatic Ground Environment (SAGE) U.S. air defense system. | ||
| F-4G Wild Weasel V | A dedicated SEAD variant for the U.S. Air Force with updated radar and avionics, converted from F-4E. The designation F-4G was applied earlier to an entirely different U.S. Navy Phantom. | ||
| F-4K and M | Variants for the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force, respectively, re-engined with Rolls-Royce Spey turbofans. | ||
| F-4EJ | Simplified F-4E exported to and license-built in Japan. | ||
| F-4F | Simplified F-4E exported to Germany. | ||
| QRF-4C, QF-4B, E, G, N and S | Retired aircraft converted into remote-controlled target drones used for weapons and defensive systems research by USAF and USN / USMC. | ||
| RF-4B, C, and E | Tactical reconnaissance variants. | ||
| DIMENSIONS | |||
| Length | 19.2 m |
Empty Weight | 13757 kg |
| Wingspan | 11.7 m |
Loaded Weight | 18824 kg |
| Height | 5 m |
Max takeoff weight | 28030 kg |
| Wing area | 49.2 m² |
Wing loading | 380 kg/m² |
| ARMAMENT | |||
| Guns | 1 x 20 mm (0.787 in) M61A1 Vulcan
gun |
Ammunition Carried |
640 |
| Hardpoints | Up to 8480 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. |
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| Missiles | 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[181] 6× AGM-65 Maverick 4× AGM-62 Walleye 4× AGM-45 Shrike, AGM-88 HARM, AGM-78 Standard ARM |
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| Bombs | 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 |
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| POWERPLANT | |||
| Engine | 2 ×
General Electric J79-GE-17A after-burning turbojet engines
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| Dry thrust | ? kgp (52.96
kN) each |
Thrust with afterburner | 8093.782 kgp
(79.38 kN) each |
| Thrust/weight | 0.86 at loaded weight,
0.58 at MTOW
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Fuel Capacity | 7550 l Internal * |
(*) 2x 1400 L external tanks on the outer wing hardpoints and either a 2300 L tank for the center-line station.
| PERFORMANCES | |||
| Maximum Speed | 2370 km/h
(Mach 2.23) at 12000 m |
Cruise Speed | 940 km/h |
| Rate of Climb | 210 m/s |
Service ceiling | 18288 m |
| Combat Range | 680 km |
Ferry Range | 2699 km |
| Sources | |||
| Wikipédia | aviationsmilitaires.net | ||
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