Dejan Corovic
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An amazing article reveals, to all the military plane buffs, that an old F-4 Phantom airframe fitted with F-15's jet engines can actually outperform both F-15 and F-18 in speed, range and even maneuverability. That's because modern jet engines are smaller, lighter, spend less fuel and have more thrust. An to top it all up, such F-4 can actually super cruise, like F-22 Raptor.
Why Israel's Promising 'Heavy Hammer' F-4 Super Phantom Never Made It
Why Israel's Promising 'Heavy Hammer' F-4 Super Phantom Never Made It