Phantom
US Marine s/n 155890
First of the multi-service planes, the F-4 was a supersonic all-weather fighter. First ordered as an attack designation AH-1, but the Navy decided the ship would serve better as a high-altitude interceptor and that was changed to F4H-1, then to joint-service F-4 in 1962, with final designations as F-4A, F-4B, RF-4B, and F-4J. First flight (as AH-1) was made on 27 May 1956, and it would have an unusually long service career, into the late 1970s.
522 were built of the F-4J version for Navy and Marine squadrons. Typical ordnance carried was up to six underwing AIM Sparrow II missles or four Sidewinders. Up to 16,000 lbs of assorted ordnance could be carried on five strong points.
Manufactured by McDonnell-Douglas Corp, St Louis MO. Of a total 5,057 F-4s built, 2,874 went to USAF, 1,264 to USN and USMC, and 919 to foreign sales—a record for the largest production run of any supersonic fighter built in the US. Additionally, 138 were built under license by Mitsubishi in Japan.
This F-4S Phantom came to us from Yuma Marine Corps Air Station, but took over one year to dismantle prior to shipment to California due to the intense heat in the desert where it was stored!
For reconstruction pictures, see scrapbook 3
| Powerplant: | Two 10,900-lb J79-GE-8C/10 turbojets |
| Wingspan: | 38' 5 " |
| Length: | 58' 4 " |
| Height: | 16' 3 " |
| Wing area: | 530 sf |
| Empty weight: | 30,770 lbs |
| Gross weight: | 46,833 lbs |
| Maximum speed: | 1,428 mph |
| Cruising speed: | 564 mph |
| Landing speed: | 155 mph |
| Ceiling: | 70,000 ft |
| Range: | 900 statute miles |
| Status: | Static Display |
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