This made the Phantom a mainstay of the Vietnam War, whereby it earned ... A standard against which fighter jet design is compared, the F-4 inspired new generations of aircraft.
The F-4 Phantom II wasn’t just an aircraft – it was a legend that redefined air combat for decades. This supersonic titan dominated the skies from Vietnam to the Gulf War, earning its place as ...
See the original Top Gun fighter jet in air-to-air action footage, flying formation and inverted, refueling, going supersonic, knife over ridge tops, feel the shock wave, hear radio squawk and it ...
Fighter aircraft have come a long way since their inception ... the lessons learned from past conflicts have shown that relying solely on advanced weaponry can be a critical mistake. The Vietnam War ...
Remudo's MiG was built in 1959 in Poland, behind the veil of the Iron Curtain. MiG-17s produced in Poland were known as Lim-5s, which were virtually identical to all other MiG-17 variations built by ...
Famously, the F-4 was designed without an internal gun, as intelligence at the time decreed that close combat dogfights were over and that the aircraft’s primary role would be as a fleet defense ...