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  • Member since
    July 2003
  • From: Kent, England
Posted by nmayhew on Friday, January 30, 2004 5:39 AM
very coolCool [8D]...a fledgling phantom!!Smile [:)]
Kind regards, Nicholas
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    November 2005
Posted by Anonymous on Friday, January 30, 2004 12:29 AM
Gary, Are you sure you don't have an F-4 already built up for the USMC build you're gonna suprise us with?!Tongue [:P]
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    November 2005
Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, January 29, 2004 10:14 PM
That was the original mock-up of the Phantom II, called the F3H-G. It was originally designed as a single-seater, then the Navy wanted it changed to a two-seater. The two-seater looked almost identical to the above picture, except for an extra canopy behind the pilot, and the horizontal stabilizers were angled downward just a bit (like the Phantom II we all know and love today). This two-seat version was originally called the AH-1 in 1954, and was then changed to F4H-1 in 1956, to reflect its roll as a fighter instead of an attack aircraft (F=fighter 4=fourth design from H=McDonnell -1=1st production version of that particular aircraft). In 1962, the DoD decided to standardize all military aircraft designations, and chose the USAF way of doing that, so the F4H-1 became the F-4.
  • Member since
    March 2003
  • From: Lafayette, LA
Posted by Melgyver on Thursday, January 29, 2004 7:31 PM
I believe this evolved to become the famous F-4 Phantom!

Clear Left!

Mel

  • Member since
    November 2005
An interesting find
Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, January 29, 2004 6:52 PM
I've been researching the F3H Demon recently when I found something very "phamiliar," a one-of-a-kind mockup of a twin-engined Demon called the F3H-G.

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