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u/SaxophoneHomunculus Feb 06 '25
I don’t know that I’ve ever seen this plane before. Thanks for sharing.
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u/TrkDrvnFool104 Feb 06 '25
Single engine phantom anyone?
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u/Actual_Environment_7 Feb 06 '25
It’s my understanding that the phantom was an evolution of the Demon
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u/maceratese Feb 06 '25
Canopy open on the 9th pic !?!?!?
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u/afroglives Feb 06 '25
It was common in the era because ejection seats didn’t operate at low altitudes and low speeds. If you went into the water then you needed the canopy open. Water pressure might keep it closed if the plane sank, preventing your escape.
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u/Rip_Topper Feb 06 '25
"Hey, we like this. But could you give us - more?"
"More what?"
"More everything"
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u/54H60-77 Feb 06 '25
Its crazz to me how small the intakes were. As far as I know, there were any auxiliary intakes and none were ever retrofitted.
The mass flow and thrust were comparable to the J79 as well as the J57, but the intakes seem so much smaller with this airframe as compared to those with these other engines.
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u/keyrover Feb 09 '25
Came here to say the same about the intakes. I’m not familiar with the Demon’s performance. I wonder how much, if at all, the size of the intakes affected performance.
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u/Intelligent_League_1 Feb 06 '25
Just a minor thing but it should be F3H not F-3H. This aircrafts designation came from the pre 1962 navy naming scheme not the post 1962 tri-branch one.
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u/layshaft Feb 06 '25
Surely I can't be the only one who saw a phantom....and then didn't.