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The F-4 Phantom Has the World’s Only Gun Kill at Supersonic Speed
With a top speed of Mach 2.2, the F-4’s defining characteristic was world-record speed. Can you name the most widely produced U.S. supersonic military aircraft ever? Answer: the McDonnell Douglas F-4 ...
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F-4 Phantom Fighter Explained in 5 Words
The F-4 also served effectively in ground-attack roles but faced challenges from Soviet-built anti-aircraft systems like the SA-2 Guideline. Despite these obstacles, the Phantom proved its ...
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QF-4 Aerial Target
remotely piloted aerial target modified from the F-4 Phantom fighter jet. The QF-4 provides a realistic full-scale target for air-to-air weapons system evaluation, development and testing at ...