Mc. Donnell Douglas F- 4 Phantom II. The Phantom II was the first fighter aircraft to be designed with missiles only. Guns were added on later models. After losing out to the Grumman XF9. F- 9 Tiger and Chance Vought XF8. U- 1 Crusader in 1. Mc. Donnell persisted and the US Navy requested from Mc.
Donnell, two YA- H1s (Model 9. B) on October 1. 8, 1.
After seven months of evaluation, the Navy requested on May 2. YA- H1s be changed from twin- engine, cannon- armed, all- weather single- seat fighters, to all- weather two- seat, missile armed interceptors, without cannons. The primary armament would be four Sparrow III radar- guided missiles mounted in semi- submerged slots beneath the fuselage with a Westinghouse vacuum- tube AN/APQ- 5. Specifications also required patrolling for two hours at a distance of 2. Mc. Donnell was able to meet the new requirements and the aircraft was given a new designation, F4. H- 1. 5 Five pre- series aircraft were also requested, which was increased to 2. F4. H- 1s (F- 4. A) on December 1.
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December 6, 1. 95. December 5, 1. 96. Before production began, extensive wind tunnel testing revealed stability problems above Mach 2 and numerous design changes would be made to become the now familiar F- 4 Phantom.
The wing was originally designed with a 4. Rather than design a new wing requiring major modifications, outer wing panels were added with a twelve degree dihedral. The 1. 2 degree panel corresponds to a 3 degree dihedral overall. This became one of the F- 4 Phantom's most distinguishing features, which incorporated a dog- tooth leading edge and drooping ailerons or flaperon—flaperons move down only, not up. Ahead of each flaperon were spoilers, which aided in lateral control. There were two segments with the division at the wing folding point. The leading edge flaps would extend on landing to provide additional lift at low speeds.
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Originally fixed geometry inlet cheeks were placed on the fuselage to provide smooth inlet air flow, but this was changed to a two- piece configuration with forward variable ramps that were controlled by an air data computer. On the 1. 9th aircraft, the canopy was redesigned to improve visibility and a bulbous radome was installed to accommodate the a new larger 3. Provisions were provided for six Sparrow III air- to- air missiles under the wings and fuselage.
For air- to- ground missions, the aircraft was capable of carrying 1. In place of ordinance, external fuel could be carried in three tanks and a retractable in- flight refueling probe was installed on the forward starboard fuselage. Twenty- three preproduction aircraft were given the J7.
GE- 2 or - 2. A with 1. It was given the AN/APQ- 7.
AAA- 4 infrared sensor beneath the nose radome. Missile combinations were six Ratheon Sparrow IIIs or four Sparrow IIIs with four GE/Philco sidewinder air- to- air missiles (AAM) mounted on two wing pylons and in four semi- recessed under fuselage bays. For the attack role, the F- 4. B could accommodate four wing and one fuselage attach points for a total of 1.
It was given the J7. GE- 8 turbojet engine with 1. In naval service, the F- 4. Bs were progressively upgraded as a result on combat experience in Vietnam. Chaff dispensers were added and Electronic Counter Measures (ECM) were improved with the addition of Radar Homing and Warning Systems (RHAWS) and Deception Systems (AN/ALQ- 5.
AN/ALQ- 1. 00). The tailplane was retrofitted with slotted stabilizers as on the . Production of the F- 4.
B ended in 1. 96. Forty- six unarmed photo- reconnaissance versions were designated as the RF- 4. B, of which all 4. USMC. 2. 28 F- 4. Bs were upgraded in 1. F- 4. N. First designated as the F- 1.
A with the name Spectre, then as the F- 4. C, as the USAF was reluctant to acquire the Navy F- 4 Phantom II. However, it quickly became the largest F- 4 operator after it was pressured by Defense Secretary Robert S.
Mc. Namara to evaluate it against the Convair F- 1. A. Mc. Namara wanted to reduce defense expenditures by standardizing Armed Forces equipment and in January 1.
Department of Defense (Do. D) instructed Mc. Donnell to deliver two F4. H- 1s to Langley AFB in Virginia for evaluation.
The aircraft were painted in TAC markings with F- 1. A painted very prominently on the nose.
Compared to the F- 1. It was considered much more versatile than the Republic F- 1. Thunderchief and demonstrated better air superiority because of its lower wing loading and higher power ratings. For the reconnaissance role, it could be fitted for night photographic operations, unlike the RF- 1. Voodoo. However, it would become the largest F- 4 operator. This feature was added to all models as weight increased.
Internal differences were dual controls in the rear cockpit, the refueling receptacle was moved to the top of the fuselage and it had substantially different electronic equipment. Electronics included AN/APQ- 1. AN/APA- 1. 57 radar set group, AN/AJB- 7 bomb control system, AN/ASN- 4. Inertial Navigation System (INS) and an AN/ASN- 4. The F- 4. C had no internal guns, but was basically armed with four AIM- 7 Sparrow air- to- air missiles (AAM) recessed beneath the fuselage.
External stores were conventional, chemical, laser, nuclear bombs or AAM, AGM, rocket launchers, SUU- 1. A or SUU- 2. 3/A gun pods, or mines for a maximum load of 1. The F- 4. C was powered by two J7.
GE- 1. 5 turbojet engines with 1. Delivery began in November 1. February 1. 96. 7 with the completion of 5. Forty of these aircraft were transferred to Spain and others became EF- 4. Cs. Although the original Model 9.
B proposed four 2. Mach 2 interceptor of which only missiles would be required.
However, experience in Vietnam with air- to- air encounters showed that this arrangement was inadequate since the earlier Sparrow and Sidewinder missiles did not perform up to expectations. They frequently missed their targets and were subject to countermeasures. SUU- 1. 6 gun pods were installed on the F- 4.
C but the extra drag degraded performance and took the place of ordinance or fuel pods. To correct this, an internal General Electric Vulcan (M6. A) 2. 0 mm, six- barrel, rotary- cannon with 6.
F- 4. E. Due to limited space, a new nose configuration was adopted from the RF- 4. C reconnaissance version, housing an AN/APQ- 1. A blast diffuser and derichment system was installed to prevent the ingestion of gas gun vapors which would cause the engine to flame- out. Late model F- 4. Es included a beefed- up wing center section to extend service life and leading edge slats to improve flight performance. Early F- 4. Es were later retrofitted with the leading edge flap systems.
F- 4. Es were later retrofitted with a Lear Siegler AN/ARN- 1. V) to improve navigation and accuracy of weapons delivery. The F- 4. E was powered by two J7. GE- 1. 7 turbojet engines with 1. Export versions of the F- 4.
E went to Israel, Turkey, Greece, Iran and Korea. F- 4. Es were modified in 1. F- 4. G Wild Weasel. It was equipped with a ground attack AN/AJB- 7 bombing system, increasing that capability substantially over the F- 4. B. Also installed was an AN/AWG- 1. AN/APG- 5. 9 pulse- doppler radar to detect aircraft at low altitudes and an AN/ASW- 2.
Other changes included larger wheels and the stronger wing center section as on the USAF version, an additional fuel cell in the rear fuselage, and (VTAS) Visual Target Acquisition System helmet sight, which was also retrofitted on earlier models. The F- 4. J was powered by two J7. GE- 1. 0 turbojet engines with 1. The RAF version was equipped with an AN/AWG- 1. Ferranti INS. Basic armament was four Sparrow AAM, but later replaced with British Aerospace Sky Flash missiles. The reconnaissance version carried a special pod that housed cameras, infrared sidescan and side- looking radar. F- 4. Ms were produced between July 1.
October 1. 96. 9. One system introduced in 1. GE/Philco AAM- N- 7 sidewinder missile. It was able to attain an initial climb of 3. It was truly a remarkable airplane.