PHANTOM (F-4) AIRCRAFT UNITED STATES

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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 14, 2009
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: December 13, 1965
• Content Type: REPORT

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PHANTOM (F-4) AIRCRAFT
UNITED STATES
1. WEAPON CATEGORY:
THE F-4 PHANTOM IS A TWIN-ENGINED,
LONG RANGE, ALL WEATHER INTERCEPTOR AND
ATTACK BOMBER BUILT FOR THE U.S. NAVY.
(U.S. NAVY PHOTO)
2. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT:
FLIGHT TESTING OF THE F-4 PHANTOM TOOK.
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PLACE AT EDWARDS AFB, CALIFORNIA.
(KH-4 PHOTOGRAPHY)
FISHPOT (SU-9) AIRCRAFT
USSR
THE SU-9 FISHPOT I$ A SINGLE-ENGINED,
MEDIUM RANGE, ALL-WEATHER INTERCEPTOR
BUILT FOR THE USSR AIR DEFENSE FORCES,
PVO STRANY.
(U.S. ATTACHE PHOTO)
FLIGHT TESTING OF THE SU-9 FISHPOT
TOOK PLACE AT THE RAMENSKOYE FLIGHT
(KH-7 PHOTOGRAPHY)
3. PRODUCTION:
MCDONNELL CORPORATION AIRFRAME PLANT,
ST. LOUIS, MO. THE FIRST PROTOTYPE
FLEW IN MAY 1958, SINCE 1961 F-4B
MODELS HAVE BEEN PRODUCED FOR THE
NAVY AND MARINE CORPS; THE RF-4B
RECON MODEL PRODUCED FOR THE MARINE
CORPS; R-4C MODEL PRODUCED FOR THE
AIRFRAME PLANT, CHKALOV NO. 153,
NOVOSIBIRSK, USSR. FISHPOT WERE
PRODUCED AT THIS PLANT FROM 1957-
1963. AN ESTIMATED 1200 AIRCRAFT
WERE PRODUCED INCLUDING THE "B" MODEL,
WHICH WAS THE MODEL MOST WIDELY DE-
PLOYED; AN ADVANCED "C" MODEL; AND
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AIR FORCE; AND THE RF-4C MULTISENSOR THE U-SU-9, THE TRAINER VERSION.
RECON MODEL FOR THE USAF. ADDITIONAL (KH-7 PHOTOGRAPHY)
AIRCRAFT HAVE BEEN PRODUCED FOR THE
ROYAL NAVY.
(KH-4 PHOTOGRAPHY)
4. DEPLOYMENT:
12TH TACTICAL FIGHTER WING, USAF, PF-602 FIGHTER WING (COMINT DESIGNA-
CAM RANH BAY AIRFIELD, REPUBLIC OF TION) WITH 32 PROBABLE FISHPOT.
SOUTH VIETNAM. ASTRAKHAN AIRFIELD.NORTHWEST, USSR.
(TROJAN HORSE PHOTOGRAPHY)
5. DESIGN:
MCDONNELL AIRCRAFT CORPORATION, ST. SUKHOY SPECIAL DESIGN BUREAU (OKB)
LOUIS, MO.. EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT PLANT NO. 51,
(KH-4 PHOTOGRAPHY) MOSCOW.
(KH-7 PHOTOGRAPHY)
6.
CHARACTERISTICS:
WINGSPAN
--
38-00 FT
WINGSPAN
-- 26-00 FT
LENGTH
--
58-03 FT
LENGTH
-- 56-00 FT
.GROSS WEIGHT
--
54,600 LBS
GROSS WEIGHT
-- 27,000 LBS
MAX. SPEED
--
OVER MACH 2
MAX. SPEED
-- 1,206 MPH
COMBAT CEILING
--
71,000 FT
COMBAT CEILING
-- 71.9000 FT
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COMBAT RADIUS AS
(1) INTERCEPTOR -- OVER 900 MILES
(2) GROUND ATTACK- OVER 1,000 MILES
ARMAMENT --' 6 SPARROW III
OR 4 SPARROW II AND 4 SIDE-
WINDER AAM. CAN CARRY ALTER-
NATIVE.LOADS OF UP TO 16,000
7. PROPULSION:
THE PHANTOM II IS POWERED BY TWO J-79-
GE-8 TURBOJET ENGINES DESIGNED AND MANU-
FACTURED BY GENERAL ELECTRIC AT THEIR
LOCKLAND AIRCRAFT GAS TURBINE DIVISION
IN CINCINNATI, OHIO. EACH ENGINE IS
CAPABLE OF 17,000 LBS STATIC THRUST WITH
AFTERBURNERS.
COMBAT RADIUS AS
(1) INTERCEPTOR 400-535 MILES
(2) GROUND. ATTACK- NO CAPABILITY
ARMAMENT .'4 ALKALI AAM .
THE TYPE 31 TURBOJET ENGINE USED TO
POWER THE FISHPOT WAS DESIGNED BY
THE LYULKA SPECIAL DESIGN BUREAU
(OKB) AT EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT ENGINE
PLANT NO. 165, MOSCOW. SERIES PRODUC-
TION OF THE TYPE 31 ENGINE HAS TAKEN
PLACE AT AIRCRAFT ENGINE PLANT NO. 45,
MOSCOW. THE TYPE 31 MILITARY TURBO-
JET ENGINE IS RATED AT APPROXIMATELY
15,000 LBS STATIC THRUST WITH AFTER-
BURNERS.
(KH-4 PHOTOGRAPHY)
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FISHBED (MIG-21) AIRCRAFT CHINA
1. WEAPON CATEGORY:
THE MIG-21 FISHBED IS A SINGLE-ENGINED, CLEAN AIR MASS INTERCEPTOR',-'
(U.S. ATTACHE PHOTO)
2. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT:
3. PRODUCTION:
THERE IS NO KNOWN ACTIVE SERIES PRODUCTION OF FISHBED IN CHINA AT PRE-
4. DEPLOYMENT:
WU-HU AIRFIELD, CHINA.
UNIDENTIFIED UNIT CT 1043 (COMINT DESIGNATION) WITH 7 FISHBED. IT IS ESTIMATED
THAT BETWEEN 25 AND 30 MIG-21 AIRCRAFT WERE RECEIVED FROM THE USSR. (CHURCH
DOOR PHOTOGRAPHY)
5. DESIGN:
MIKOYAN SPECIAL DESIGN BUREAU, EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT PLANT 155, MOSCOW,
USSl.
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6. CHARACTERISTICS:
WING SPAN .... . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
LENGTH .....................................
GROSS WEIGHT ...............................
MAX. SPEED .. . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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COMBAT CEILING ...:.....................
COMBAT RADIUS ......:.......................
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ARMAMENT ...............,..............
7. PROPULSION:
POWERED BY R-11F 300 TURBO-JET ENGINE.
24 FT
39 FT
17,842 LBS
SLIGHTLY OVER MACH 2
61,000 FT
420-510 NM
2 ATOLL.AAM
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RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
RAMENSKUYE FLIGHT TEST CENTER. USSR
ENGINE MANUFACTURING
MOSCOW AIRCRAFT ENGINE PLANT NO. 45, USSR
DEPLOYMENT
ASTRAKHAN AIRFIELD NORTHWEST, USSR
PRODUCTION
NOVOSIBIRSK AIRFRAME PLANT CHKALOY NO. 153, USSR
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