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Description
| Notes: Improved F-4D with extra fuel cells, maneuvering slats, improved radar, and internally mounted gun. | ||
| Manufacturer: | McDonnell-Douglas | |
| Base model: | F-4 | |
| Designation: | F-4 | |
| Version: | E | |
| Nickname: | Phantom II | |
| Designation System: | U.S. Tri-Service | |
| Designation Period: | 1962-Present | |
| Basic role: | Fighter | |
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Specifications
| Length: | 63' | 19.2 m | |
| Height: | 16' 6" | 5.0 m | |
| Wingspan: | 38' 4" | 11.6 m | |
| Wingarea: | 530.0 sq ft | 49.2 sq m | |
| Empty Weight: | 29,535 lb | 13,394 kg | |
| Gross Weight: | 55,957 lb | 25,377 kg | |
| Max Weight: | 61,651 lb | 27,959 kg | |
Propulsion
| No. of Engines: | 2 | ||
| Powerplant: | General Electric J79-GE-17 (A/B 17,900Lb/8,119Kg) | ||
| Thrust (each): | 11,870 lb | 5,383 kg | |
Performance
| Range: | 1,050 miles | 1,690 km | |
| Cruise Speed: | 585 mph | 942 km/h | 509 kt |
| Max Speed: | 1,485 mph | 2,391 km/h | 1,292 kt |
| Climb: | 61,400 ft/min | 18,713 m/min | |
| Ceiling: | 62,250 ft | 18,973 m | |
Operators (Past and Present)
| USAF | Luftwaffe RTU | Holloman AFB | NM |
Known serial numbers
Examples of this type may be found at
| Museum | City | State |
| Castle Air Museum | Atwater | California |
| Indiana ANG - 122nd FW, Fort Wayne | Fort Wayne | Indiana |
| Kalamazoo Aviation History Museum | Kalamazoo | Michigan |
| Luke AFB Air Park | Phoenix | Arizona |
| MacDill AFB | MacDill AFB | Florida |
| March Field Air Museum | Riverside | California |
| Missouri ANG - 131st FW, Bridgeton | Bridgeton | Missouri |
| New Jersey ANG - 108th ARW, Trenton | McGuire AFB | New Jersey |
| Seymour Johnson AFB | Seymour Johnson A | North Carolina |
| Virginia Air and Space Center / Hampton History Center | Hampton | Virginia |
| Wings Over The Rockies Aviation & Space Museum | Denver | Colorado |
F-4E on display
Castle Air Museum | MacDill AFB | March Field Museum | Missouri ANG - 131st FW, Bridgeton | |
Seymour Johnson AFB | Virginia Air and Space Center / Hampton History Center | Wings Over The Rockies Aviation & Space Museum |
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| Daniel P. Franquez Barrigada, Guam, HI | First off..thanks for a great site..brought back some great memories..I had the opportunity to specialize on the F-4 weapons system(462). I trained on a \\\"D\\\" model in tech school(Lowry AFB) but loved it more when I got to my first base assignment working the \\\"E\\\" and \\\"G\\\" models in Clark AB P.I. For those of you who were there anywhere around 1980-83..may probably remember me..worked most of my days at the \\\"Load Barn\\\" as Standardization Load Crew (#2 man). Although considered by most weapons loaders as the \\\"PIG\\\", because it had the capability to carry damn near every munition in the USAF arsenal..History has proven that this aircraft will go down and will always be considered one of the best fighter aircraft built, and I was priviledged to have witnessed and been a part. 02/24/2008 @ 00:21 [ref: 19761] |
| chuck robertson knoxville, TN | I crewed F4E 68-0493 @ clark ab phillippines 1980-81 just wondering where she went, to the bone yard or crash ?? Thanks 12/25/2007 @ 18:05 [ref: 19051] |
| chuck robertson knoxville, TN | I crewed F4E 68-0493 @ clark ab phillippines 1980-81 just wondering where she went, to the bone yard or crash ?? Thanks 12/25/2007 @ 18:05 [ref: 19050] |
| John Hampson , PA | i was a member of the 21st ags in elmendorf afb from
80 to 82 durning the time of the phantom replacement they flew the f-15 against the phantom in training and the phantom kicked butt most everytime my me sick to see them leave. iam now and will always be a phantom man long live the phantom. 11/28/2007 @ 18:21 [ref: 18707] |
| Earl Wagner Burlington, NC | I was stationed at Hahn Air Base in germany from 1980 to 1982 as a Security Policeman. Long cold nights in winter I guarded F-4's snugly nestled inside their tab-vee's. These wicked, beautiful aircraft were assigned to the 50th TFW wich had the "HR" tailcode. When they took off the sound grabbed your guts with an iron fist and twisted! I never tired of looking at them. We later transitioned to the F-16 and I fell in love with them also.
But, my first love was that sleek Phantom F4! 11/24/2007 @ 08:11 [ref: 18652] |
| Mark Bestland Thompson, MB | I miss my time with the 512th, 79-82. I didn't realize how much the People, the Phantom, and the Squadron would be so sorely missed. Pickles, thanks for the great shot of 527. Thanks to you all, and to one especially.
Pilots of more modern aircraft consistently commented on how they barely were able to outperform the F-4, especially when it was configured air-to-air. For air-to-ground, it was like a flying fist. Being prior air-force, I can only imagine what it took for McCain to drop one onto a carrier deck at 140 knots, routinely. See you back at the Den ! 11/10/2007 @ 22:27 [ref: 18497] |
| wally ocala, FL | drove red 2 on all f-4 and f-105 launch's 1968 08/09/2007 @ 23:15 [ref: 17544] |
| William H. Person , FL | I served in the 388th TAC Fighter Wing at Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base (F-4E) Weapons Control Systems from June 1970 to June 1971. I worked the avionics field shop which also housed the F-105 "Thuds" avionic maintenance crews. In early 1970 Korat had both F-105 "Thuds" the F-105 Wild Weasels and the F-4E's along with "Connies" and other aircraft. At the end of my tour in 1971, the only "Thuds" remaining were the Wild Weasels along with a full wing of F-4E's. The follwing year the "air war" and air combat with MIGs increased drastically when we got our first Air Force ACES flying F-4s taking down MIGs. Spent my last two years at MacDill in Tampa where we trained F-4E pilots. Go Air Force! 06/01/2007 @ 05:48 [ref: 16693] |
| kaan eskisehir, OTH | I m a phantom driver in eskisehir-Turkiye. Ý m very proud of being a fighter and especially flying with phantom. There are some sayings for F-4e such as : Every aircraft goes up whenever you pull the stick back but sometimes phantom dont and every aircraft rolls when you push the stick any side but phantom may not and every aircraft dies when it is shot but Phantom never dies:)) 05/09/2007 @ 11:18 [ref: 16444] |
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