MANUFACTURER:  McDonnell Aircraft Corp. (later McDonnell-Douglas Aircraft Corp.) and by license to Mitsubishi Aircraft (Japan)

PRODUCTION PERIOD:  1958 to 1979

NUMBER PRODUCED:  5,057 by McDonnell and 138 by Mitsubishi

PRODUCTION SERIES:  USN/USMC: F-4A, B, J, N, S & RF-4B; USAF: F-4C, D, E, G & RF-4C

ROLES:  Originally designed as a carrier-based fair-weather fighter bomber for the US Navy; later developed into a carrier- and land-based all-weather multi-mission aircraft for the US Navy/Marines and US Air Force, capable of fleet defense, close air support, air superiority, long-range strike, tactical reconnaissance, air defense suppression (Wild Weasel), and continental air defense

(Figures given are for the F-4E model)

MAXIMUM SPEED:  1,430 mph (Mach 2.17)

SERVICE CEILING:  58,750 feet above sea level

RANGE:  1,610 miles (unlimited with aerial refueling)

WEAPONS:  AIM-4 Falcon, AIM-7 Sparrow, AIM-9 Sidewinder, AGM-45 Shrike, AGM-65 Maverick, and AGM-88 HARM missiles, M61A1 Vulcan 20mm cannon, and assorted guided and unguided bombs and rockets

CREW:  Two: USAF - pilot and weapons system officer USN/USMC - pilot and naval flight officer

LENGTH:  63 feet

WINGSPAN:  38 feet, 4 inches

HEIGHT:  16 feet, 5 inches

MAXIMUM TAKEOFF WEIGHT:  58,000 lbs.

POWERPLANT:  Two General Electric J79-GE-17 turbojet engines with afterburner, providing 17,900 lbs. of thrust each

ACHIEVEMENTS:  Established numerous time-to-climb and continental speed records; operated by the USN Blue Angels and the USAF Thunderbirds Flight Demonstration teams; first multi-service aircraft