Transport Canada. ![]() ![]() Account login and registration. Edline, the company, is now a division of Blackboard. The new name for the division is Blackboard Engage. Transport Canada is responsible for transportation policies and programs. It promotes safe, secure, efficient and environmentally-responsible transportation. Mc. Donnell Douglas F- 4 Phantom IIThe Mc. Donnell Douglas F- 4 Phantom II[N 1] is a tandem two- seat, twin- engine, all- weather, long- range supersonicjetinterceptor and fighter- bomber originally developed for the United States Navy by Mc. Donnell Aircraft.[2] It first entered service in 1. U. S. Navy. Proving highly adaptable, it was also adopted by the U. S. Marine Corps and the U. S. Air Force, and by the mid- 1. The Phantom is a large fighter with a top speed of over Mach 2. It can carry more than 1. The F- 4, like other interceptors of its time, was designed without an internal cannon. Later models incorporated an M6. Vulcan rotary cannon. Beginning in 1. 95. The F- 4 was used extensively during the Vietnam War. It served as the principal air superiority fighter for both the Navy and Air Force, and became important in the ground- attack and aerial reconnaissance roles late in the war. The Phantom has the distinction of being the last U. S. fighter flown by pilots who attained ace status in the 2. During the Vietnam War, one U. S. Air Force pilot and two weapon systems officers (WSOs),[6] and one U. S. Navy pilot and one radar intercept officer (RIO) became aces by achieving five aerial kills against enemy fighter aircraft.[7] The F- 4 continued to form a major part of U. S. military air power throughout the 1. F- 1. 5 Eagle and F- 1. Controlling Jodrell Bank by Owen Bishop An insight into how electronics plays a. DoorR Protector by Owen Bishop - The first in a. plus a MIDI PIC-up of course. U. S. Air Force, the Grumman F- 1. Tomcat in the U. S. Navy, and the F/A- 1. Hornet in the U. S. Navy and U. S. Marine Corps. The F- 4 Phantom II remained in use by the U. S. in the reconnaissance and Wild Weasel (Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses) roles in the 1. Gulf War, finally leaving service in 1. It was also the only aircraft used by both U. S. flight demonstration teams: the USAF Thunderbirds (F- 4. E) and the US Navy Blue Angels (F- 4. J).[3][1. 0][1. 1] The F- 4 was also operated by the armed forces of 1. Israeli Phantoms saw extensive combat in several Arab–Israeli conflicts, while Iran used its large fleet of Phantoms in the Iran–Iraq War. Phantoms remain in front line service with five countries. Phantom production ran from 1. American supersonic military aircraft.[3][1. The F- 4 remains in service with Iran, Japan, South Korea, and Turkey. It has been used in combat against the Islamic State. Development[edit]Origins[edit]In 1. Mc. Donnell's Chief of Aerodynamics, Dave Lewis, was appointed by CEO Jim Mc. Donnell to be the company's preliminary design manager.[1. With no new aircraft competitions on the horizon, internal studies concluded the Navy had the greatest need for a new and different aircraft type: an attack fighter.[1. The Mc. Donnell F3. H- G/H mockup, 1. In 1. 95. 3, Mc. Donnell Aircraft began work on revising its F3. H Demon naval fighter, seeking expanded capabilities and better performance. The company developed several projects including a variant powered by a Wright J6. Wright J6. 5 engines, or two General Electric J7. The J7. 9- powered version promised a top speed of Mach 1. On 1. 9 September 1. Mc. Donnell approached the United States Navy with a proposal for the "Super Demon". Uniquely, the aircraft was to be modular—it could be fitted with one- or two- seat noses for different missions, with different nose cones to accommodate radar, photo cameras, four 2. FFAR unguided rockets in addition to the nine hardpoints under the wings and the fuselage. The Navy was sufficiently interested to order a full- scale mock- up of the F3. H- G/H, but felt that the upcoming Grumman XF9. F- 9 and Vought XF8. U- 1 already satisfied the need for a supersonic fighter.[1. The Mc. Donnell design was therefore reworked into an all- weather fighter- bomber with 1. October 1. 95. 4, the company received a letter of intent for two YAH- 1 prototypes. On 2. 6 May 1. 95. Navy officers arrived at the Mc. Donnell offices and, within an hour, presented the company with an entirely new set of requirements. Because the Navy already had the Douglas A- 4 Skyhawk for ground attack and F- 8 Crusader for dogfighting, the project now had to fulfill the need for an all- weather fleet defense interceptor. A second crewman was added to operate the powerful radar.[2]XF4. H- 1 prototype[edit]. Key figures in the F- 4 development: David Lewis, Robert Little, and Herman Barkey. The XF4. H- 1 was designed to carry four semi- recessed AAM- N- 6 Sparrow III radar- guided missiles, and to be powered by two J7. GE- 8 engines. As in the Mc. Donnell F- 1. 01 Voodoo, the engines sat low in the fuselage to maximize internal fuel capacity and ingested air through fixed geometry intakes. The thin- section wing had a leading edge sweep of 4. Wind tunnel testing had revealed lateral instability requiring the addition of 5° dihedral to the wings.[1. To avoid redesigning the titanium central section of the aircraft, Mc. Donnell engineers angled up only the outer portions of the wings by 1. The wings also received the distinctive "dogtooth" for improved control at high angles of attack. The all- moving tailplane was given 2. In addition, air intakes were equipped with variable geometry ramps to regulate airflow to the engines at supersonic speeds. All- weather intercept capability was achieved thanks to the AN/APQ- 5. To accommodate carrier operations, the landing gear was designed to withstand landings with a sink rate of 2. On 2. 5 July 1. 95. Navy ordered two XF4. H- 1 test aircraft and five YF4. H- 1 pre- production examples. The Phantom made its maiden flight on 2. May 1. 95. 8 with Robert C. Little at the controls. A hydraulic problem precluded retraction of the landing gear but subsequent flights went more smoothly. Early testing resulted in redesign of the air intakes, including the distinctive addition of 1. Series production aircraft also featured splitter plates to divert the boundary layer away from the engine intakes. The aircraft soon squared off against the XF8. U- 3 Crusader III. Due to operator workload, the Navy wanted a two- seat aircraft and on 1. December 1. 95. 8 the F4. H was declared a winner. Delays with the J7. GE- 8 engines meant that the first production aircraft were fitted with J7. GE- 2 and −2. A engines, each having 1. N) of afterburning thrust. In 1. 95. 9, the Phantom began carrier suitability trials with the first complete launch- recovery cycle performed on 1. February 1. 96. 0 from Independence.[1. There were proposals to name the F4. H "Satan" and "Mithras".[1. In the end, the aircraft was given the less controversial name "Phantom II", the first "Phantom" being another Mc. Donnell jet fighter, the FH- 1 Phantom. The Phantom II was briefly given the designation F- 1. A and the name "Spectre" by the USAF, but neither name was officially used.[2. Production[edit]. VF- 7. 4 was the first operational U. S. Navy Phantom squadron in 1. Early in production, the radar was upgraded to the Westinghouse AN/APQ- 7. AN- APG- 5. 0 with a larger radar antenna, necessitating the bulbous nose, and the canopy was reworked to improve visibility and make the rear cockpit less claustrophobic.[2. During its career the Phantom underwent many changes in the form of numerous variants developed. The USAF received Phantoms as the result of Defense Secretary Robert Mc. Namara's push to create a unified fighter for all branches of the military. After an F- 4. B won the "Operation Highspeed" fly- off against the Convair F- 1. Delta Dart, the USAF borrowed two Naval F- 4. Bs, temporarily designating them F- 1. A "Spectre" in January 1. Unlike the navy's focus on interception, the USAF emphasized a fighter- bomber role. With Mc. Namara's unification of designations on 1. September 1. 96. 2, the Phantom became the F- 4 with the naval version designated F- 4. B and USAF F- 4. C. The first air force Phantom flew on 2. May 1. 96. 3, exceeding Mach 2 on its maiden flight.[2. The USN operated the F4. H- 1 (re- designated F- 4. A in 1. 96. 2) with J7. GE- 2 and - 2. A engines of 1. N) thrust and later builds receiving - 8 engines. A total of 4. 5 F- 4. As were built and none saw combat and most ended up as test or training aircraft.[2. The USN and USMC received the first definitive Phantom, the F- 4. B which was equipped with the Westinghouse APQ- 7. Texas Instruments AAA- 4 Infra- red search and track pod under the nose, an AN/AJB- 3 bombing system and powered by J7. GE- 8,- 8. A and - 8. B engines of 1. 0,9. N) dry and 1. 6,9. N) afterburner (reheat) with the first flight on 2. March 1. 96. 1. 6. F- 4. Bs were built with deliveries beginning in 1. VF- 1. 21 Pacemakers receiving the first examples at NAS Miramar.[2.
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