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World’s largest airplane. It’s being built by a billionaire. It’s getting ready to fly.
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<blockquote data-quote="dennishoddy" data-source="post: 3147265" data-attributes="member: 5412"><p>Still used in a lot of foreign countries. Originally designed as a bomber. At its introduction to Vietnam, it wasn't even armed and was easy prey for the migs. Later versions were heavily armed with advanced pilot training and became fierce fighters with its amazing thrust. It was classified for many years about the altitude it could reach with speculation of 90,000'+.</p><p>Edit:</p><p>The F-4 Phantom (previously called the F-4 Phantom II) is a fighter bomber developed by McDonnell Douglas. The supersonic aircraft can travel at double the speed of sound (Mach 2.2). Originally built for the US Navy, the ‘Phabulous Phantom’ took off on its maiden flight on 27 May 1958 and entered into service in 1961.</p><p></p><p>The F-4 has set 16 records for speed, altitude and time-to-climb. It established the world altitude record at 98,556ft in 1959 and speed record at 1,604mph on a 15-mile circuit in 1961.</p><p></p><p>Though developed for the US Navy, the F-4 was used by both the US Air Force and the Marine Corps. The aircraft has been in service in 11 other countries including: Australia, Egypt, Germany, Greece, Iran, Israel, Japan, South Korea, Spain, Turkey and the UK.</p><p></p><p>The F-4s participated in the Vietnam War and the Operation Desert Storm. Production was stopped in 1985, after 5,195 Phantom IIs had been manufactured. As many as 4,138 aircraft were operational with US defence forces, while 919 were sold to various countries. Japan manufactured 138 aircraft.</p><p></p><p>The US retired the Phantom in 1996.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dennishoddy, post: 3147265, member: 5412"] Still used in a lot of foreign countries. Originally designed as a bomber. At its introduction to Vietnam, it wasn't even armed and was easy prey for the migs. Later versions were heavily armed with advanced pilot training and became fierce fighters with its amazing thrust. It was classified for many years about the altitude it could reach with speculation of 90,000'+. Edit: The F-4 Phantom (previously called the F-4 Phantom II) is a fighter bomber developed by McDonnell Douglas. The supersonic aircraft can travel at double the speed of sound (Mach 2.2). Originally built for the US Navy, the ‘Phabulous Phantom’ took off on its maiden flight on 27 May 1958 and entered into service in 1961. The F-4 has set 16 records for speed, altitude and time-to-climb. It established the world altitude record at 98,556ft in 1959 and speed record at 1,604mph on a 15-mile circuit in 1961. Though developed for the US Navy, the F-4 was used by both the US Air Force and the Marine Corps. The aircraft has been in service in 11 other countries including: Australia, Egypt, Germany, Greece, Iran, Israel, Japan, South Korea, Spain, Turkey and the UK. The F-4s participated in the Vietnam War and the Operation Desert Storm. Production was stopped in 1985, after 5,195 Phantom IIs had been manufactured. As many as 4,138 aircraft were operational with US defence forces, while 919 were sold to various countries. Japan manufactured 138 aircraft. The US retired the Phantom in 1996. [/QUOTE]
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