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Westinghouse-powered F3H-1 Demons a "fiasco", with 21 unflyable planes that could be used only for Navy ground training at a loss of $ 200 million. One high point of the J40 was the 1955 setting of an unofficial time-to-climb record, in a Demon, of 10,000
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Westinghouse J40 engine, which was to provide enough power to permit the use of just one engine in a number of new aircraft. However, this engine would ultimately fail to produce the promised thrust or to even run reliably; its performance
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at the hand of test pilot Robert Edholm. It quickly proved to be relatively easy to fly, fairly maneuverable, and the controls were responsive, yet it was also severely underpowered, particularly impacting high altitude flight. This prototype was lost during a test flight roughly four months later.
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engine, which suffered severe problems including low thrust output and poor reliability, and was ultimately abandoned after the matter became politically controversial in 1955. This outcome necessitated another major redesign of the aircraft to accept the alternative
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engine which was then under development. At the time, the J40 was being promoted by Navy officials for its next generation of aircraft, and was to have thrust of over 11,000 lbf (49 kN)âthree times that of the engines used on the
517:. Deployed aircraft carried both types of missiles, the Sparrow on the inboard rails and the Sidewinder outboard. Cannons were not used in carrier air defense applications, but they were installed and armed when situations (such as the
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motivated the U.S. Navy to place the Demon as a top priority, having observed the MiG to have considerably outclassed both the
Panther and Banshee; the only American fighter then in service that could equal the MiG was the
330:. Furthermore, both the horizontal and vertical tail surfaces were also swept back. It was the company's first swept wing design, and was amongst the first American aircraft to be primarily armed with missiles rather than
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naval fighter on 21 May 1948. McDonnell was one of six aircraft companies that opted to produce a response, beginning development work during 1949. The design team chose to develop an all-new aircraft incorporating a
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s, the first of which being deployed during March 1956. 519 Demons were constructed before production was terminated during
November 1959. It was not the U.S. Navy's first all-weather
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in the receiver. It was a relatively straightforward radar arrangement in comparison to that of the Skyray. Furthermore, upgrading this radar proved to be somewhat easy as well.
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Sidewinder and Sparrow capability of the â2M/N and adding payload of 6,000 lb (2,730 kg) bombs or rockets. 239 built. Redesignated
198:; however, the addition of about 7,000 lb (3,200 kg) of weight negatively impacting the Demon's performance. The Demon was originally designed to be powered by the
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Chair". Demon pilots were known colloquially as "Demon
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January 1953, by which time the conflict in Korea was drawing to a close.
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1743:. Vol. II. Annapolis, Maryland, United States: Naval Institute Press.
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US Navy F-4 Phantom II MiG Killers 1965â70, Part 1 (Osprey Combat
Aircraft)
182:, flown by test pilot Robert Edholm. The original design for a short-range
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requirement for a high-performance swept wing naval fighter to succeed the
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The Demon was developed during the late 1940s and early 1950s to fulfill a
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O'Rourke, G.G, CAPT USN. "Of
Hosenoses, Stoofs, and Lefthanded Spads."
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jet fighter program was unknown to U.S. intelligence at the time, the
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1837:(fortyâthree). Stamford, United Kingdom: Key Publishing: 40â49.
1667:. Sparkford, Somerset, United Kingdom: Haynes Publishing Group.
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Lorell, Mark A.; Levaux, Hugh P.; Giddens, Elizabeth (1998).
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Three hours at 575 mi (500 nmi; 925 km) radius
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into a swept wing design as had been done with the competing
588:. During September 1964, the final Demon-equipped squadron,
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and similar supercarriers by the more capable and versatile
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451:. Subsequent F3Hs with this powerplant were designated the
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716 mph (1,152 km/h, 622 kn) at sea level
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was similar in layout, but was derived from the earlier
1765:. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Patrick Stephens Limited.
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Proposed reconnaissance version of F3H-1. Never built.
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The resulting aircraft, which later received the name
1703:
Dorr, Robert F. (March 2008). "McDonnell F3H Demon".
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Proposed photo-reconnaissance version of â2. Unbuilt.
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The unexpected combat debut of the MiG-15 during the
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McDonnell F3H-2 Demon at the Pima Air Museum in 2015
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1826:. Naval Aviation News. March 1974. pp. 22â23.
1301:. Time Magazine. 7 November 1955. Archived from
1685:Air Warfare: an International Encyclopedia: A-L
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382:mission once envisioned towards a medium-range
2094:F-4K Phantom · F-4M Phantom · F-4J(UK) Phantom
1084:List of military aircraft of the United States
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658:air-to-air missiles. 239 built. Redesignated
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253:, which also influenced the Demon's layout.
230:. Both it and the Crusader were replaced on
1529:Lorell, Levaux and Giddens 1998, pp. 77-78.
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1663:Angelucci, Enzo; Bowers, Peter M. (1987).
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812:3-view drawing of a McDonnell F3H-2M Demon
27:
19:"F3H" redirects here. For the camera, see
1831:Spick, Mike (1991). "A Demon Possessed".
1500:United States Naval Institute Proceedings
592:, traded their F-3s for F-4 Phantom IIs.
194:jet fighter being encountered during the
186:was reworked into a heavier medium-range
1713:(3). London, United Kingdom: IBC: 58â73.
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1718:Elward, Brad A.; Davies, Peter (2001).
1552:Angelucci and Bowers 1957, pp. 304â306.
1263:Lorell, Levaux and Giddens 1998, p. 48.
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390:Initial flights and engine difficulties
981:6,000 lb (2,700 kg) of bombs
1741:McDonnell Douglas Aircraft since 1920
506:, were equipped to fire the Raytheon
7:
4774:1950s United States fighter aircraft
3454:fighter designations 1924â1962, and
942:12,795 ft/min (65.00 m/s)
847:35 ft 4 in (10.77 m)
447:engine, which was also powered the
1590:National Museum of Naval Aviation.
1570:Angelucci and Bowers 1987, p. 306.
1543:Angelucci and Bowers 1987, p. 305.
1146:Angelucci and Bowers 1987, p. 304.
853:14 ft 7 in (4.45 m)
654:-A-2 engine and equipped to carry
568:In 1962, the F3H was redesignated
14:
859:519 sq ft (48.2 m)
374:, which was only operated by the
1953:military aircraft and spacecraft
1909:is available for viewing at the
1057:North American F-100 Super Sabre
1010:McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II
715:
239:McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II
36:
2456:US Army / US Air Force
2309:US Army / US Air Force
1782:F3H Demon in Detail & Scale
958:4x 20 mm (0.787 in)
871:33,900 lb (15,377 kg)
4794:Second-generation jet fighters
2099:CF-18 / CF-188 Hornet
1886:Modeling Madness Demon History
1167:Elward and Davies 2001, p. 13.
936:35,050 ft (10,680 m)
865:21,133 lb (9,586 kg)
756:National Museum Naval Aviation
289:Although the existence of the
157:McDonnell Aircraft Corporation
79:McDonnell Aircraft Corporation
1:
2588:fighter designations pre-1962
549:version of the aircraft, the
4789:Aircraft first flown in 1951
1739:Francillon, René J. (1990).
1634:Pima Air & Space Museum.
1129:. Boeing.com. Archived from
491:then on to 51-C with better
4784:Single-engined jet aircraft
1850:Thomason, Tommy H. (2008).
1636:Retrieved: 15 January 2015.
1614:Retrieved: 15 January 2015.
1592:Retrieved: 15 January 2015.
994:AN/APG-51A, B, and C radar
789:Pima Air & Space Museum
760:Naval Air Station Pensacola
584:, and the F3H-2 changed to
4810:
2363:McDonnell 120 Flying Crane
700:Proposed version with the
18:
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1682:Boyne, Walter J. (2002).
372:North American F-86 Sabre
322:control was achieved via
145:is a subsonic swept-wing
35:
1896:Bob Jellison's F3H Demon
1607:19 December 2016 at the
1079:List of fighter aircraft
1052:North American FJ-4 Fury
632:-WE-6 engine. Two built.
285:The first F3H-1N in 1954
174:. On 7 August 1951, the
16:US Navy fighter aircraft
2143:US Navy / USMC
2104:F/A-18A/B Hornet (RAAF)
1821:"Naval Aircraft: Demon"
1763:Fighters of the Fifties
1453:Kinzey 2013, pp. 34-35.
1444:Kinzey 2013, pp. 95-96.
1345:Kinzey 2013, pp. 49-50.
1230:Kinzey 2013, pp. 47-48.
1127:"F3H/F-3 Demon Fighter"
826:General characteristics
782:New York City, New York
441:Pratt & Whitney J57
376:United States Air Force
326:augmented by a compact
295:Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15
247:United States Air Force
192:Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15
4764:Carrier-based aircraft
2073:F/A-18E/F Super Hornet
1784:. Detail & Scale.
1629:4 January 2015 at the
1511:Thomason 2008, p. 263.
1480:Thomason 2008, p. 161.
1471:Thomason 2008, p. 169.
1462:Thomason 2008, p. 168.
1435:Thomason 2008, p. 167.
1417:Thomason 2008, p. 165.
1399:Thomason 2008, p. 162.
1390:Thomason 2008, p. 160.
1372:Thomason 2008, p. 271.
1363:Thomason 2008, p. 159.
1315:Thomason 2008, p. 158.
1251:Thomason 2008, p. 157.
1212:Thomason 2008, p. 156.
1032:de Havilland Sea Vixen
841:59 ft (18 m)
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1299:"Demon on the Ground"
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882:afterburning turbojet
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4358:Tri-service sequence
2254:C-17 Globemaster III
1805:. RAND Corporation.
1665:The American Fighter
1305:on 15 December 2008.
1062:Supermarine Scimitar
1027:Dassault Ătendard IV
820:The American Fighter
702:General Electric J73
580:, the F3H-2M became
519:Cuban Missile Crisis
362:shortly thereafter.
270:XF3H-1 prototype on
4626:Covert designations
4307:Fighter, multiplace
3971:Fighter (1948â1962)
3473:Pursuit (1924â1948)
3398: •
2089:F-4E Phantom (RAAF)
1856:. Specialty Press.
1646:Naval Aviation News
1624:"F3H Demon/145221."
1602:"F3H Demon/133566."
1580:"F3H Demon/137078."
1520:Kinzey 2013, p. 63.
1489:Kinzey 2013, p. 32.
1426:Kinzey 2013, p. 95.
1408:Kinzey 2013, p. 71.
1381:Boyne 2002, p. 403.
1354:Kinzey 2013, p. 61.
1324:Kinzey 2013, p. 59.
1281:Kinzey 2013, p. 30.
1272:Kinzey 2013, p. 47.
1221:Kinzey 2013, p. 35.
1203:Kinzey 2013, p. 29.
1158:, pp. 118â119.
1133:on 22 January 2009.
1004:Related development
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736:Aircraft on display
515:air-to-air missiles
384:all-weather fighter
220:Vought F8U Crusader
188:all-weather fighter
159:. It was the first
143:McDonnell F3H Demon
52:General information
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2016:F-15E Strike Eagle
1648:March 1974, p. 23.
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1042:Grumman F-9 Cougar
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82:
81:
76:
70:
69:
58:
54:
53:
49:
48:
41:
33:
32:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
4806:
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4777:
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4772:
4770:
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4762:
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4759:
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4734:
4728:
4725:
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4718:
4712:
4709:
4705:
4702:
4700:
4697:
4696:
4694:
4690:
4687:
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4685:
4682:
4678:
4675:
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4673:
4670:
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4660:
4656:
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4607:
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4527:
4524:
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4517:
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4512:
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4510:
4507:
4503:
4502:F-15 STOL/MTD
4500:
4498:
4495:
4493:
4490:
4488:
4485:
4484:
4483:
4480:
4478:
4475:
4470:
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4380:
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4367:Main sequence
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3396:Aeromarine AS
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2511:
2509:
2507:
2503:
2500:
2498:
2494:
2484:
2481:
2479:
2476:
2474:
2473:F-15 STOL/MTD
2471:
2469:
2466:
2464:
2461:
2460:
2458:
2454:
2451:
2449:
2445:
2435:
2432:
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2383:
2382:Drones (UAVs)
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2369:
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2361:
2360:
2358:
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2319:
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2314:
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2298:
2288:(Bréguet 941)
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2277:
2271:
2268:
2267:
2265:
2261:
2255:
2252:
2250:
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2240:
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2229:
2225:
2222:
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2216:
2206:
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2200:
2196:
2193:
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2177:
2174:
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2158:
2156:
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2147:
2145:
2141:
2138:
2136:
2132:
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2111:
2105:
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2100:
2097:
2095:
2092:
2090:
2087:
2086:
2084:
2080:
2074:
2071:
2069:
2068:F/A-18 Hornet
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2064:
2061:
2059:
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2046:
2045:
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2037:
2033:
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2001:F-110 Spectre
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1918:
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1908:
1907:of the F3H-2N
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1899:
1897:
1894:
1892:
1891:Demon Drivers
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1882:
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1812:0-833-04860-0
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1772:0-85059-463-4
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1760:
1759:Gunston, Bill
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1750:1-55750-550-0
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1674:0-85429-635-2
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1073:Related lists
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970:AIM-7 Sparrow
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964:
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932:
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869:Gross weight:
867:
864:
863:Empty weight:
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858:
855:
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849:
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837:
834:
831:
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565:during 1958.
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465:ejection seat
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438:
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400:maiden flight
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368:
363:
361:
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344:
340:
335:
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312:straight wing
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180:maiden flight
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147:carrier-based
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61:Carrier-based
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29:
26:
22:
4672:YF-113 (III)
4661:YF-113 (II)
4393:
3001:
2533:US Air Force
2478:Bird of Prey
2448:Experimental
2413:KDH Katydid
2397:ADM-20 Quail
2390:US Air Force
2321:AH-64 Apache
2227:US Air Force
2205:T-45 Goshawk
2176:A-4G Skyhawk
2122:(Mitsubishi)
2057:
2038: /
1996:F-101 Voodoo
1991:XF-88 Voodoo
1986:XF-85 Goblin
1973:US Air Force
1971: /
1905:A film clip
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1688:. ABC-CLIO.
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1131:the original
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452:
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364:
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351:
338:
336:
291:Soviet Union
288:
273:
251:XF-88 Voodoo
243:F-101 Voodoo
232:
218:such as the
216:day fighters
212:
210:powerplant.
175:
165:
142:
140:
124:First flight
119:7 March 1956
103:Number built
93:Primary user
74:Manufacturer
43:
25:
4739:See also: "
4265:AFTI/F-111A
4077:F-86D/G/K/L
3498:Curtiss P-4
3466:(1924â1962)
3456:Tri-Service
3400:Vought VE-7
3196:Supermarine
2540:Blue Gemini
2301:Helicopters
2150:A-4 Skyhawk
2120:F-15J Eagle
2053:F2H Banshee
2048:FH Phantom
890:Performance
875:Powerplant:
652:Allison J71
576:became the
527:rocket pods
485:interceptor
445:Allison J71
380:interceptor
257:Development
228:Vietnam War
208:Allison J71
184:interceptor
172:F2H Banshee
67:interceptor
64:all-weather
4758:Categories
4650:YF-113 (I)
3503:Boeing P-4
3394:See also:
2497:Spacecraft
2219:Transports
2011:F-15 Eagle
1095:References
928:Endurance:
857:Wing area:
523:fuel tanks
512:Sidewinder
475:Production
367:Korean War
308:swept wing
303:swept wing
262:Background
196:Korean War
161:swept wing
42:An F3H-2N
4689:YF-114C/D
4665:YF-113B/D
4638:YF-110B/D
4536:F/A-18E/F
2977:McDonnell
2924:F12F (II)
2779:McDonnell
2286:Model 188
2234:Model 119
2058:F3H Demon
1947:McDonnell
1843:0143-5450
1706:Aeroplane
1100:Citations
966:Missiles:
845:Wingspan:
817:Data from
709:Operators
604:F-3Bs of
489:magnetron
457:flameouts
274:Coral Sea
272:USS
233:Forrestal
31:F3H Demon
21:Nikon F3H
3319:CC&F
3297:Lockheed
3214:Northrop
3145:Lockheed
2938:Goodyear
2934:Eberhart
2919:F12F (I)
2890:-6 to -8
2885:-1 to -5
2599:Brewster
2434:Aquiline
2279:Licensed
2190:Trainers
2113:Licensed
1960:Fighters
1761:(1981).
1627:Archived
1605:Archived
1583:Archived
999:See also
987:Avionics
948:Armament
688:in 1962.
676:in 1962.
664:in 1962.
620:missiles
596:Variants
435:and the
324:ailerons
203:turbojet
4704:YF-117D
4699:YF-117A
4695:YF-117
4677:YF-113C
4655:YF-113A
4643:YF-110C
4270:EF-111A
4198:NF-104A
4050:F-84F/J
3369:Convair
3158:FO (II)
3073:Loening
2834:Grumman
2775:Douglas
2687:Curtiss
2514:Mercury
2406:US Navy
2330:US Navy
2263:US Navy
2198:US Navy
2036:US Navy
851:Height:
839:Length:
764:Florida
618:Sparrow
608:in 1963
559:Lebanon
332:cannons
328:spoiler
277:in 1953
245:of the
132:Retired
111:History
88:Retired
4711:YF-118
4684:YF-114
4633:YF-110
4541:EA-18G
4531:F/A-18
4519:NF-16D
4514:F-16XL
4492:F-15EX
4443:F-9FâJ
4404:F-4K/M
4382:F-1E/F
4377:F-1C/D
4260:F-111K
4255:F-111C
4250:F-111B
4213:XF-106
4209:F-106
4193:F-104S
4188:XF-104
4171:F-102B
4154:F-100B
4013:RF-61C
3315:Wright
3237:Vought
3153:FO (I)
3102:F2L-1K
2634:Boeing
2524:Skylab
2519:Gemini
2169:Export
2135:Attack
2082:Export
1860:
1841:
1809:
1788:
1769:
1747:
1728:
1692:
1671:
979:Bombs:
972:or 4x
922:Range:
771:F3H-2N
749:F3H-2M
720:
691:F3H-2P
667:F3H-2M
647:F3H-2N
641:F3H-1P
635:F3H-1N
625:XF3H-1
574:F3H-2N
572:. The
563:Quemoy
551:F3H-2P
504:F3H-2M
453:F3H-2N
419:F3H-1N
396:F3H-1N
352:XF3H-1
235:-class
176:XF3H-1
85:Status
4727:FV-12
4613:F-117
4601:F-35I
4573:FB-22
4568:YF-22
4497:F-15J
4487:F-15E
4465:F-12C
4345:P-400
4340:P-322
4245:F-111
4240:F-110
4235:F-109
4230:F-108
4225:F-107
4218:F-106
4205:F-105
4183:F-104
4178:F-103
4166:F-102
4161:F-101
4149:F-100
4072:F-86C
4055:F-84H
3790:XP-59
3786:P-59
3685:P-39E
3448:USAAF
3444:USAAC
3440:USAAS
3097:F2L-1
2912:-1F/2
2427:Other
2356:Other
2249:YC-15
1981:XP-67
1969:USAAF
1824:(PDF)
956:Guns:
833:Crew:
697:F3H-3
679:F3H-2
673:MF-3B
606:VF-13
582:MF-3B
481:F3H-2
360:Demon
339:Demon
44:Demon
4741:F-19
4606:X-35
4596:F-35
4580:F-23
4563:F-22
4558:F-21
4553:F-20
4548:F-19
4526:F-17
4509:F-16
4482:F-15
4477:F-14
4472:F-13
4460:F-12
4455:F-11
4450:F-10
4373:F-1
4335:F-24
4319:FM-2
4314:FM-1
4298:PB-3
4293:PB-2
4288:PB-1
4144:F-99
4139:F-98
4134:F-97
4129:F-96
4124:F-95
4119:F-94
4114:F-93
4109:F-92
4104:F-91
4099:F-90
4094:F-89
4089:F-88
4084:F-87
4067:F-86
4062:F-85
4045:F-84
4040:F-83
4035:F-82
4030:F-81
4025:F-80
4020:F-63
4008:F-61
4003:F-59
3998:F-51
3993:F-47
3988:F-40
3983:F-39
3978:F-38
3962:P-92
3957:P-91
3952:P-90
3947:P-89
3942:P-88
3937:P-87
3932:P-86
3927:P-85
3922:P-84
3917:P-83
3912:P-82
3907:P-81
3902:P-80
3897:P-79
3892:P-78
3887:P-77
3882:P-76
3877:P-75
3872:P-74
3867:P-73
3862:P-72
3857:P-71
3852:P-70
3847:P-69
3842:P-68
3837:P-67
3832:P-66
3827:P-65
3822:P-64
3817:P-63
3812:P-62
3807:P-61
3802:P-60
3795:P-59
3782:P-58
3777:P-57
3772:P-56
3767:P-55
3762:P-54
3757:P-53
3752:P-52
3747:P-51
3742:P-50
3737:P-49
3732:P-48
3727:P-47
3722:P-46
3717:P-45
3712:P-44
3707:P-43
3702:P-42
3697:P-41
3692:P-40
3680:P-39
3675:P-38
3670:P-37
3665:P-36
3660:P-35
3655:P-34
3650:P-33
3645:P-32
3640:P-31
3635:P-30
3630:P-29
3625:P-28
3620:P-27
3615:P-26
3610:P-25
3605:P-24
3600:P-23
3595:P-22
3590:P-21
3585:P-20
3580:P-19
3575:P-18
3570:P-17
3565:P-16
3560:P-15
3555:P-14
3550:P-13
3545:P-12
3540:P-11
3535:P-10
3494:P-4
3452:USAF
3168:Ryan
3077:Bell
3056:-2/3
2973:Hall
2907:F11F
2902:F10F
2881:F9F
2765:F15C
2760:F14C
2755:F13C
2750:F12C
2745:F11C
2740:F10C
2506:NASA
2483:DC-X
2468:X-36
2463:XV-1
2347:XHRH
2342:XHCH
2040:USMC
1949:and
1858:ISBN
1839:ISSN
1807:ISBN
1786:ISBN
1767:ISBN
1745:ISBN
1726:ISBN
1690:ISBN
1669:ISBN
877:1 Ă
685:F-3B
661:F-3C
586:F-3B
578:F-3C
561:and
459:and
424:Time
320:Roll
222:and
141:The
135:1964
57:Type
4438:F-9
4433:F-8
4428:F-7
4423:F-6
4411:F-5
4399:F-4
4394:F-3
4389:F-2
3530:P-9
3525:P-8
3520:P-7
3515:P-6
3510:P-5
3490:P-3
3485:P-2
3480:P-1
3382:F2Y
3359:F4W
3354:F3W
3349:F2W
3337:F3W
3332:F2W
3280:F8U
3275:F7U
3270:F6U
3265:F5U
3260:F4U
3255:F3U
3250:F2U
3227:F2T
3186:F3R
3181:F2R
3135:F3M
3130:F2M
3107:F3L
3039:F3J
3034:F2J
3007:F4H
3002:F3H
2997:F2H
2963:F2G
2951:F2G
2877:F8F
2872:F7F
2867:F6F
2862:F5F
2857:F4F
2852:F3F
2847:F2F
2824:F2D
2812:F6D
2807:F5D
2802:F4D
2797:F3D
2792:F2D
2735:F9C
2730:F8C
2725:F7C
2720:F6C
2715:F5C
2710:F4C
2705:F3C
2700:F2C
2677:F8B
2672:F7B
2667:F6B
2662:F5B
2657:F4B
2652:F3B
2647:F2B
2624:F3A
2619:F2A
2418:KUD
2270:C-9
2239:C-9
968:4x
795:in
780:in
758:at
570:F-3
437:J71
433:J57
293:'s
150:jet
106:519
4760::
3377:FY
3344:FW
3327:WP
3305:FV
3285:-3
3245:FU
3222:FT
3204:FS
3176:FR
3125:FM
3092:FL
3085:FL
3061:-4
3051:-1
3046:FJ
3029:FJ
2992:FH
2985:FH
2958:FG
2946:FG
2895:-9
2842:FF
2819:FD
2787:FD
2695:FC
2642:FB
2614:FA
2607:FA
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