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Douglas F-4 Phantom

21.5k FrankieB  8.1 years ago

My first military aircraft I have ever built!
History:
The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II[N 1] is a tandem two-seat, twin-engine, all-weather, long-range supersonic jet interceptor aircraft/fighter-bomber originally developed for the United States Navy by McDonnell Aircraft.[1] It first entered service in 1960 with the U.S. Navy. Proving highly adaptable, it was also adopted by the U.S. Marine Corps and the U.S. Air Force, and by the mid-1960s had become a major part of their respective air wings.[2]

The Phantom is a large fighter with a top speed of over Mach 2.2. It can carry more than 18,000 pounds (8,400 kg) of weapons on nine external hardpoints, including air-to-air missiles, air-to-ground missiles, and various bombs. The F-4, like other interceptors of its time, was designed without an internal cannon. Later models incorporated an M61 Vulcan rotary cannon. Beginning in 1959, it set 15 world records for in-flight performance,[3] including an absolute speed record, and an absolute altitude record.[4]

During the Vietnam War, the F-4 was used extensively; it served as the principal air superiority fighter for both the Navy and Air Force, and became important in the ground-attack and aerial reconnaissance roles late in the war. The Phantom has the distinction of being the last U.S. fighter flown to attain ace status in the 20th century. During the Vietnam War, the U.S. Air Force had one pilot and two weapon systems officers (WSOs),[5] and the US Navy had one pilot and one radar intercept officer (RIO) become aces by achieving five aerial kills against enemy fighter aircraft.[6] The F-4 continued to form a major part of U.S. military air power throughout the 1970s and 1980s, being gradually replaced by more modern aircraft such as the F-15 Eagle and F-16 in the U.S. Air Force, the Grumman F-14 Tomcat in the U.S. Navy, and the F/A-18 Hornet in the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps.

The F-4 Phantom II remained in use by the U.S. in the reconnaissance and Wild Weasel (Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses) roles in the 1991 Gulf War, finally leaving service in 1996.[7][8] It was also the only aircraft used by both U.S. flight demonstration teams: the USAF Thunderbirds (F-4E) and the US Navy Blue Angels (F-4J).[2][9][10] The F-4 was also operated by the armed forces of 11 other nations. Israeli Phantoms saw extensive combat in several Arab–Israeli conflicts, while Iran used its large fleet of Phantoms in the Iran–Iraq War. Phantoms remain in front line service with seven countries, and in use as a target drone in the U.S. Air Force.[11] Phantom production ran from 1958 to 1981, with a total of 5,195 built, making it the most numerous American supersonic military aircraft.

General Characteristics

  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 25.6ft (7.8m)
  • Length 28.3ft (8.6m)
  • Height 11.8ft (3.6m)
  • Empty Weight 7,610lbs (3,452kg)
  • Loaded Weight 12,482lbs (5,661kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 1.62
  • Wing Loading 69.1lbs/ft2 (337.5kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 180.5ft2 (16.8m2)
  • Drag Points 1650

Parts

  • Number of Parts 34
  • Control Surfaces 5
  • Performance Cost 203
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    1,845 semihunal

    beautiful so realistic good work

    7.9 years ago
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    7,696 Halfstrike

    @FrankieB i didn even realise that lol but i was on about mine before the weapos update

    8.1 years ago
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    21.5k FrankieB

    @Halfstrike the reason I had no weapons or bomb was Im entering this in the tournament

    8.1 years ago
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    7,696 Halfstrike

    the first replica i made with effort in simple planes was an f4 phantom before it had weapons i made a fussalage napalm bomb (its still in my sub list)

    8.1 years ago
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    21.5k FrankieB

    @Supercraft888 something to do with the inlets but yes it needs to be fixed

    8.1 years ago
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    @FrankieB
    Wha?! But it's mirrored! DEVS! Fix! Now!

    8.1 years ago
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    21.5k FrankieB

    @Supercraft888 what happend was, even though I mirrored the right to left, the right side was producing more thrust than the left

    8.1 years ago
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    @FrankieB
    Okay cool

    8.1 years ago
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    21.5k FrankieB

    @Supercraft888 almost done, I ran into a bad problem with the engines that I am almost done sorting out

    8.1 years ago
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    @FrankieB
    Also how is the engines doing for our b-52 bomber?

    8.1 years ago
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    @FrankieB
    Oh okay

    8.1 years ago
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    21.5k FrankieB

    @Supercraft888 I make this for the Lunar arc challange which is why the ailerons are so big, and the Lunar arc challenge doesnt allow weapons

    8.1 years ago
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    Also weapons, we need weapons

    8.1 years ago
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    Not bad! Kinda fast when trying to turn though, I suggest that you shorten the size of the ailerons

    Also, HOLY SPEED BATMAN!!!

    8.1 years ago