McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II (tudi F-4 phantom II) je vojaški večnamenski lovec. Njegov konkurent vzhodnega bloka je bil: Mig-21.
Sprva je bil načrtovan kot večnamenski lovski bombnik, a ga je vojna mornarica Združenih držav Amerike uporabila kot lovca prestreznika.
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Kapaciteta goriva: 1.994USgal (1.660impgal; 7.550L) internal, 3.335USgal (2.777impgal; 12.620L) with 2x 370USgal (310impgal; 1.400L) external tanks on the outer wing hardpoints and either a 600 ali 610USgal (500 ali 510impgal; 2.300 ali 2.300L) tank for the center-line station.
Pogon letala: 2 × General Electric J79-GE-17A after-burning turbojet engines, 11.905lbf (52,96kN) potisk motorjev vsaksuh potisk, 17.845lbf (79,38kN) z dodatnim zgorevanjem
Zmogljivost
Maks. hitrost: 1.473mph; 1.280kn (2.370km/h) at 40.000ft (12.000m)
Takeoff roll: 4.490ft (1.370m) at 53.814lb (24.410kg)
Landing roll: 3.680ft (1.120m) at 36.831lb (16.706kg)
Oborožitev
E-model has a 20 mm (0.787 in)M61A1 Vulcan cannon mounted internally under the nose, 640 rounds
Up to 18,650 lb (8,480 kg) of weapons on nine external hardpoints, including general-purpose bombs, cluster bombs, TV- and laser-guided bombs, rocket pods, air-to-ground missiles, anti-ship missiles, gun pods, and nuclear weapons. Reconnaissance, targeting, electronic countermeasures and baggage pods, and external fuel tanks may also be carried.
4× AIM-9 Sidewinders on wing pylons, Israeli F-4 Kurnass 2000 carried Python-3, Japanese F-4EJ Kai carry AAM-3.
4× AIM-7 Sparrow in fuselage recesses, upgraded Hellenic F-4E and German F-4F ICE carry AIM-120 AMRAAM, UK Phantoms carried Skyflash missiles[6]
6× AGM-65 Maverick
4× AGM-62 Walleye
4× AGM-45 Shrike, AGM-88 HARM, AGM-78 Standard ARM
4× GBU-15
18× Mk.82, GBU-12
5× Mk.84, GBU-10, GBU-14
18× CBU-87, CBU-89, CBU-58
Nuclear weapons, including the B28EX, B61, B43 and B57
Hall, George (1988). Top Gun lovci in druga vojaška letala ZDA. Naša obramba. COBISS7043840.
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