![]() ![]() The large color plate comes on a double side fold out with the side views on one side and the top and bottom views on the other. ![]() ![]() The instruction is clearly printed on a large fold out sheet in B&W and are easy to understand. They are near flawless, flash free and exhibit fine engraved panel lines and rivet details. The sprue comes in white, gray, black, black metallic and clear. Inside I found several neatly packaged large multi-colored sprues, the instructions, a large double sided color plate for painting and decals and a large decal sheet printed by Cartograf. My sample arrived in a large sturdy box featuring artwork of the Phantom in the guise of VF-84's Jolly Rogers flying over a cloudy sky. Phantom production ran from 1958 to 1981, with a total of 5,195 built, making it the most numerous American supersonic military aircraft. fighter flown to attain ace status in the 20th century. The Phantom has the distinction of being the last U.S. The Navy's only Vietnam aces flew the F-4J for all of their five kills, one pilot and one radar intercept officer (RIO). Although it did not carry a gun, the aircraft performed well as an interceptor with its Sparrow and Sidewinder missiles. Gone from, was the infrared seeker located under the nose that was a mainstay of the F-4B/C/D versions. In addition, it had an improved J-79 engine with a longer afterburner nozzles. The F-4J aircraft featured a much-improved radar and avionics, as well as improved aerodynamic design. Beginning in 1959, it set 15 world records for in-flight performance, including an absolute speed record, and an absolute altitude record. The F-4 was designed without an internal cannon, but later models incorporated an M61 Vulcan rotary cannon. It can carry more than 18,000 pounds (8,400 kg) of weapons, including air-to-air missiles, air-to-ground missiles, and various bombs. It featured a tandem two-seat with twin-engines. The Phantom is a large fighter with a top speed of over Mach 2.2. The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II is an all-weather, long-range supersonic jet interceptor aircraft/fighter-bomber originally developed for the United States Navy by McDonnell Douglas Aircraft. ![]()
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