With a top speed of Mach 2.2, the F-4’s defining characteristic was world-record speed. Can you name the most widely produced U.S. supersonic military aircraft ever? Answer: the McDonnell Douglas F-4 ...
Key Points and Summary - The F-4 Phantom II was a record-setting, hard-hitting icon—but not without headaches. -Its sheer size hurt dogfight agility against nimble MiGs; early variants lacked an ...
Looking more like a killer than a speedster, the large twin-engine jet built to sweep skies clear of enemy MiGs and deliver large payloads of bombs would also record many “firsts.” Out of a ...