Back To Georgia
by Peter Chilelli
Title
Back To Georgia
Artist
Peter Chilelli
Medium
Digital Art
Description
The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II is a tandem two-seat, twin-engine, all-weather, long-range supersonic jet interceptor fighter/fighter-bomber originally developed for the United States Navy by McDonnell Aircraft. It first entered service in 1960 with the U.S. Navy. Proving highly adaptable, it was also adopted by the U.S. Marine Corps and the U.S. Air Force, and by the mid-1960s had become a major part of their respective air wings.
The Phantom is a large fighter with a top speed of over Mach 2.2. It can carry over 18,000 pounds (8,400 kg) of weapons on nine external hardpoints, including air-to-air missiles, air-to-ground missiles, and various bombs. The F-4, like other interceptors of its time, was designed without an internal cannon. Later models incorporated a M61 Vulcan rotary cannon. Beginning in 1959 it set 15 world records for in-flight performance, including an absolute speed record, and an absolute altitude record.
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December 24th, 2014
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Glenn Smith
Oops, noticed the tail number was 390 instead of 347, worked that one too :) 347 was the wing king's number.
Glenn Smith
I was in the market for some wall art and Christmas came early this year. Peter, your Phantoms are superb and this one in particular really caught my eye. I worked 347 back in the early 80s at Moody as a radar mechanic. This paint scheme was phased out shortly after my arrival in favor of the Euro 1 all green and grey,
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