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Fantastic Phantom: the Records set by the McDonnell Douglas F-4
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.” Overachiever from the Beginning Out of a requirement for an all-weather fleet defense interceptor, McDonnell Douglas developed the XF4H-1 twin-engine two-seat test aircraft. In […] The post Fantastic Phantom: the Records set by the McDonnell Douglas F-4 appeared first on The Aviationist.
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.” Overachiever from the Beginning Out of a requirement for an all-weather fleet defense interceptor, McDonnell Douglas developed the XF4H-1 twin-engine two-seat test aircraft. In […]
The post Fantastic Phantom: the Records set by the McDonnell Douglas F-4 appeared first on The Aviationist.
