Why I Like
the McDonnell Douglas F-4E II Phantom
By Joseph E.
Denson
I watch all kinds of shows on planes and
go to aircraft museums. I also browse the Pima Air and Space Museum’s aircraft
list online. One day while I was browsing I ran across the McDonnell Douglas
F-4E II Phantom, it was a sweet bird. When most people think of birds they
think of pigeons but, aircraft are also called birds too. I already knew about
F-4 Phantoms I, but I was all over this bird the first time I saw it.
I like the F-4 phantom because it is a
fighter bomber. Fighter bombers are cool to me because they can bomb targets
miles away and engage in a dogfight. When most people think of a dog fight they
think of dogs fighting but, in air combat a dog fight is when 2 planes go
head-to-head in combat. What gave the F-4 Phantom the advantage in combat is
the armament, it had both canons and missiles. The canons were added on the
later models of the F-4 Phantoms.
The next feature that I like about the
F-4 Phantom is the cool elevators. When most people think of elevators they
think of five story elevators but, elevators on aircraft move the air craft up
and down. The elevators on the F-4 Phantom are pointed down for aero dynamics
yet the elevators still move the air craft up and down. I also like the F-4
Phantom because of the paint job it is painted red, blue, and white all over.
Someday I will go to the Pima Air and Space
Museum and see an F-4 Phantom for real.
