Subject: McDonnell F-4 Phantom (12 of 49)

From: [email-masked] (joseph.f.baugher)
Date: 24 May 94 00:25:10 GMT

The F-4E(F) (company designation Model 98MZ) was a proposal for a 
stripped, low cost, single-seat Phantom intended for the West German 
Luftwaffe.  It was derived from the F-4E and differed by having the 
rear cockpit faired over and simplified avionics fitted.  It had no 
AIM-7 Sparrow capability.  It had modified slats, but was otherwise 
externally quite similar to the stock F-4E.  

Initially, the West German government intended to purchase the F-4E(F) 
for its interceptor squadrons.  However, before any F-4E(F) aircraft 
could be built, the West German government changed its mind and opted 
for a more straightforward two-seat adaptation of the F-4E Phantom, 
the F-4F.  No F-4E(F) aircraft were ever built.  

Sources:

  McDonnell Douglas Aircraft Since 1920: Volume II, Rene J.
  Francillon, Naval Institute Press, 1990.

  McDonnell F-4 Phantom: Spirit in the Skies.  Airtime Publishing, 1992.

  Modern Air Combat, Bill Gunston and Mike Spick, Crescent, 1983.

  The American Fighter, Enzo Angelucci and Peter Bowers, Orion, 1987.

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