| Manufacturer |
McDonnell Aircraft |
Dassault Aviation |
| Description |
The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II is an American tandem two-seat, twin-engined, all-weather, long-range supersonic jet interceptor and fighter-bomber that was developed by McDonnell Aircraft for the United States Navy. |
The Dassault Mirage 4000 (sometimes called the Super Mirage 4000) is a French prototype twinjet fighter aircraft developed by Dassault-Breguet from their Mirage 2000. |
| First Flight |
1958-05-27 |
1979-03-09 |
| Entry Into service |
1960-12-30 |
|
| Production End |
1981-01-01 |
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| Designer |
McDonnell Aircraft |
Dassault Aviation |
| Type |
|
Prototype fighter aircraft |
| Length (m) |
19.2 |
18.7 |
| Height (m) |
5 |
5.8 |
| Cockpit Crew |
2 |
1 |
| Max Speed (km/h) |
2370 |
2445 |
| Cruise Speed (km/h) |
940 |
|
| Max Ceiling (m) |
18288 |
20000 |
| Rate of Climb (m/s) |
209.804 |
305 |
| Armament |
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, baggage pods, a… |
:*2× 30 mm DEFA cannon with 125 rpg; :*up to 27 × 250 kg bombs; :* up to 4× rocket pods; :*2× long-range AAM :*8-14 advanced AAMs :*up to 4 AGMs; 11 |
| Max Mach (Mach) |
2.23 |
2.3 |
| National Origin |
United States of America |
France |
| Number Built |
5195 |
1 |
| Powerplant Description |
2 × General Electric J79-GE-17A after-burning turbojet engines |
2 × SNECMA M53 afterburning turbofan engines, 64.3 kN thrust each |
| Primary Users |
United States Air Force (historical) |
French Air Force (intended) |
| Status |
In limited service |
Program cancelled in 1988 |
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_F-4_Phantom_II |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dassault_Mirage_4000 |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
11.7 |
12 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
49.2 |
73 |
| Flat Wing Aspect Ratio |
2.77 |
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| Aircraft Engine |
|
Snecma M53 |
| Number of Engines |
2 |
2 |