F-4 Phantom II Vietnam War Space and Rockets the Army and the Navy

the Army and the Navy

and its engine was mounted backwards inside the rear half of the fuselage

It was built to prove the theory that by increasing the sweepback of an airplane's wings after takeoff

The unorthodox Avanti remains unique for a corporate aircraft in that it features three flying surfaces - the canard foreplane

F-4 Phantom II Vietnam War Space and Rockets the Army and the NavyUSAF F 4 Phantom Vietnam War airplane model. The Phantom II was developed initially as a twin engined two seat long range all weather attack fighter for service with the US Navy. A letter of intent to order two prototypes was issued 18 October 1954, at which time the aircraft was designated AH 1. The designation was changed to F4H 1 26 May 1955, with change of mission to missile fighter, and the prototype XF4H 1 flew for the first time 27 May 1958.