A U.S. Air Force F-4 flies with the 82nd Aerial Targets Squadron over White Sands Missile Range. Wikipedia
Popular Mechanics: Like a Ghost, the Iconic F-4 Phantom is Slowly Fading Away
The formidable fighter jet was the F-35 of its day.
* The F-4 Phantom, introduced in the 1960s, is slowly disappearing from air forces worldwide.
* The old jet was as versatile as the F-35, capable of both air to air and air to ground missions.
* The F-35 is even operated by most of the countries that originally flew the F-4--that is, everyone except for Iran and Turkey.
The era of the F-4 Phantom, once one of the most popular fighter jets of the postwar age, is coming to a close. The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II, first introduced in the 1960s, is slowly fading away as it's being replaced in many air forces by the F-35.
The F-4 Phantom II first flew in 1958. The sequel to the otherwise obscure FH Phantom, the F-4 was originally designed as an attack fighter, a fighter jet capable of duking it out air-to-air with other fighters, but also capable of dropping bombs on target on the ground. The F-4 was large, with two J-79 engines and a crew of two, and proved adaptable to a variety of tasks. The airplane's crooked nose, serrated wing, and large air intakes were emblematic of Western air power during the Cold War.
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WNU Editor: This fighter jet has had a long history.
5 comments:
My Favorite!
F-104 is mine.
Garbage, who decided that a fighter plane doesn't need a machine gun. No wonder it was exported all over the world, like here, buy our obsolete junk so we can research and develop a real plane. This has to be one of the worst performing jets, with over 550 getting shot down just by air defenses. Thats over 1/4 of all F-4 produced, even in combat its 3/1 is horrid for American trained pilots. This plane suffered from major design flaws, limited avionics and a lack of a cannon, no country should ever be seen investing money into keeping this trash flying.
Garbage.... Get back on this time and even F-4 was far to be perfect (no gun on it was a requirement from the air force not from the manufacturer), compare to what was done at this time. If I use the same way you are thinking, Anon, swords was stupid in the middle age because laser is better!
Get'um Jac!
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