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The F26 Phantom was a conceptual design that was to be a technical and economical feasibility study only. Therefore, the F26 was never intended to become reality. [ 1 ] On the other hand, the Fokker Company expressed the expectation at the Paris Air Show of 1946 that the aircraft was about to fly in three years time.
The first Phantom air-to-air victory of the war took place on 9 April 1965 when an F-4B from VF-96 Fighting Falcons piloted by Lieutenant (junior grade) Terence M. Murphy and his RIO, Ensign Ronald Fegan, shot down a Chinese MiG-17. The Phantom was then shot down, probably by an AIM-7 Sparrow from one of its wingmen. [23]
According to the North Vietnamese, 31% were shot down by S-75 missiles (1,046 aircraft, or 6 missiles per one kill); 60% were shot down by anti-aircraft guns; and 9% were shot down by MiG fighters. The S-75 missile system significantly improved the effectiveness of North Vietnamese anti-aircraft artillery, which used data from S-75 radar ...
IAI installed one PW1120 in the starboard nacelle of an F-4E-32-MC of the IDF/AF (Number 334/66-0327) to explore the airframe/powerplant combination for an upgrade program of the F-4E, known as Kurnass 2000 ("Heavy Hammer") or Super Phantom and to act as an engine testbed for the Lavi. [3]
The Legacy 600 (market designation adopted after 2005) is based on the ERJ-135 model. It was launched in 2000 at the Farnborough Airshow as the "Legacy 2000". The Legacy carries 13 passengers in three partitioned sections for 3,050 nautical miles (5,650 km; 3,510 mi) or 8 passengers for 3,450 nautical miles (6,390 km; 3,970 mi).
From January 2008 to December 2012, if you bought shares in companies when Lloyd H. Dean joined the board, and sold them when he left, you would have a 12.1 percent return on your investment, compared to a -2.8 percent return from the S&P 500.
Around 12,000 [1]. (Other sources indicate 5000 were built. ... some returning F-4 Phantom jet fighter bombers, with ordnance to expend, ... Type 60 – The Chinese ...
60-month (5 year) CD. 1.32%. 1.35%. Down 3 basis points. Pulling back on average rate updates over the past year shows minimal movement for traditional savings accounts with bigger movement on ...