Wednesday, 23 August 2017

McDonnell Douglas F-4S Phantom II

The McDonnell Douglas F-4S Phantom II is a refurbished version of the F-4J with improved General Electrics J79-GE-17 engines delivering 17900 lbf (79.379Kn) of thrust, AWG-10B featuring digitized circuitry in order to improve performance and reliability.
It also featured an AN/AVG-8 Visual Target Adquisition System (VTAS) which was the world's first helmet target adquisition system. It also has some improvements that are still classified as well as some airframe reinforcement and leading edge slats for improved maneouvering.
The squadrons covered in this post are:

  • VF-302: The United States Navy's 'Stallions' squadron received their F-4S in 1980 which were replaced in 1984 by the Grumman F-14 Tomcat.
  • VMFA-333: The United States Marine Corps' 'Fighting Shamrocks' squadron, received their F-4S in 1979 and kept them in active service until 1987 when they were replaced by the F/A-18 Hornet.









Sources:
1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_F-4_Phantom_II
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VF-302
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VMFA-333
4. Salamander Books - The Complete Book of Fighters

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