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The F-4 Phantom Was Designed For The Navy, But The Air Force Adapted It For Its New Technology And Ability To Carry Heavy Bomb And Missle Loads. It Is Now Retired From The Air Force, But The Marine Corps. Still Uses Them. It Was Also The Mainstay Fighter Used By The Navy Blue Angels Display Team. It Is Replaced By The F-14 Tomcat In The Navy, And The USAF Replaced it With The F-15 Eagle. It Was A Key Weapon In Vietnam For Iron Hand Missions (Sometimes Called Wild Weasel Ot Iron Hand Missions). These Were Used To Surpress SAM Sites.
Specs: F-4F ICE
Type: Two Seat Fighter/Bomber
Engines: Two General Electric J79-MTU-17A Turbojets
Top Speed: Mach 2.17 (1,430 MPH)
Ceiling: 62,250 FT
Range: 1,607 MI
Armament: 4 AIM-120 AMRAAM Or AIM-9L Sidewinder,
Weights: Empty-32,023 LBS, Loaded-61,721 LBS
Dimensions: Wingspan-38 FT, Length-62 FT, Height-16 FT, Wing Area-530 Sq. FT