A Cold War icon defies expectations, remaining relevant in the 21st century. Discover the secrets behind the F-4 Phantom's ...

Reaching Mach 2 in the F-4 Phantom was not routine flying. According to an RAF test pilot, everything about the aircraft ...

Despite claims of Mach 2.54, pilots report that the fastest speeds achieved in practice are Mach 2.25–2.3 in brand-new ...

The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II is a legendary aircraft — an icon of the Vietnam War and the archetype of the third-generation jet fighter designs that entered service in the 1960s. More than ...

Here’s What You Need to Know: When the F-4 first came out it in 1958 it was a revolutionary design. The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II is a legendary aircraft — an icon of the Vietnam War and the ...

It took more than 40 years, but I finally lived my “Top Gun” dream. For an hour and 40 minutes, in the back seat of a South Korean Air Force F-4 Phantom, I was “Goose” from the classic 1980s movie – ...

The aspirational project to build a memorial plaza dedicated to Gen. Daniel "Chappie" James at the foot of the new bridge across Pensacola Bay named after him became tangible on Friday as an F-4 ...

Today, many military aircraft can break the sound barrier to enter supersonic flight. Certain commercial models can as well, including the Concorde, which is famous for its record-breaking flights. As ...

IN THE relatively short history of American military aircraft, each war has brought forth one or two aircraft designs of which legends are made. The Spad of World War I was such a bird. World War II ...