The F-4 was a beast: big, fast, strong. Despite having a maximum takeoff weight of over 60,000 pounds, the F-4 could still hit Mach 2.2 and climb at 41,000 feet per minute.

F-4 Phantom II: The Legendary Fighter Jet That Dominated Vietnam. America’s F-4 Phantom II was the best third-generation platform ever built. A product of McDonnell-Douglas, ...

[Ken] recently obtained an attitude indicator—sometimes called an artificial horizon—from an F-4 fighter jet. Unlike some indicators, the F-4’s can rotate to show pitch, roll, and yaw, so it … ...

Warrior of the Vietnam War: The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II was a highly versatile and successful third-generation fighter jet used extensively by the U.S. military during the Vietnam War.