The F-4 Phantom had a top service speed of around Mach 2.23, thanks to its powerful J79 engines. That's about 1,473 miles per hour, cruising at an altitude of 40,000 feet.

The F-4 Phantom II began flying fleet defense for the U.S. Navy in 1958 but wasn't used by the Air Force until 1963 (as the F-4C). The two-seat, twin-engine tactical jet fighter bomber was built ...

The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II was one of the most successful and versatile fighters of the Cold War, a Mach 2 ...

The F-4 Phantom II, a large, twin-engine fighter from the 1950s, was a workhorse of Western air forces for decades, most notably in Vietnam and the Middle East. -Initially designed as a missile-armed ...

The F-4’s rear cockpit was there for a backseater to handle what was sure to be a heavy information load. For the air-to-air encounters of tomorrow, gunnery was supplanted by radar-guided missiles.

There is no particular reason for the world’s love affair with the F-4 Phantom. Beautiful it was not, nor graceful, nor aesthetic. The Phantom earned nicknames like “Rhino” and “Double ...

The F-4 Phantom II has a maximum range of 1,450 miles (2,334 km) and an operational ceiling of 56,100 feet (17,099 meters). It is powered by two General Electric J79-GE-17 afterburning turbojet ...

The F-4 Phantom II was originally conceived as a heavy, all-weather fleet air defense fighter. Yet with its two powerful General Electric J79 engines and a two-man crew, the large, fast aircraft ...