McDonnell Douglas - USA
Manufacturer(s)
West Germany; Japan; Turkey; United States
Operators
1965
Service Year
United States
National Origin
Active, Limited
Project Status
2
Crew
715
Units
AIR-TO-AIR COMBAT
General ability to actively engage other aircraft of similar form and function, typically through guns, missiles, and/or aerial rockets.
INTELLIGENCE-SURVEILLANCE-RECONNAISSANCE
Surveil ground targets / target areas to assess environmental threat levels, enemy strength, or enemy movement.
58.1 ft
(17.70 meters)
Length
38.4 ft
(11.71 meters)
Width/Span
16.5 ft
(5.02 meters)
Height
58,004 lb
(26,310 kilograms)
Maximum Take-Off Weight
2 x General Electric J79-GE-15 afterburning turbofan engines developing 17,000lb of thrust each.
Propulsion
1,400 mph
(2,253 kph | 1,217 knots)
Max Speed
59,596 ft
(18,165 m | 11 miles)
Ceiling
1,749 miles
(2,815 km | 1,520 nm)
Range
40,000 ft/min
(12,192 m/min)
Rate-of-Climb
MACH Regime (Sonic)
Sub
Trans
Super
Hyper
HiHyper
ReEntry
RANGES (MPH) Subsonic: <614mph | Transonic: 614-921 | Supersonic: 921-3836 | Hypersonic: 3836-7673 | Hi-Hypersonic: 7673-19180 | Reentry: >19030
STANDARD, FIXED:
1 x 20mm M61 Vulcan internal automatic cannon (some models).
OPTIONAL:
AIM-9 "Sidewinder" short-ranged air-to-air missiles.
AIM-7 "Sparrow" medium-ranged air-to-air missiles.