FH-1 Phantom
The
FH-1 Phantom was a twin-engine jet
fighter aircraft designed during
World War II for the
United States Navy. On
July 21,
1946, a Phantom became the first combat jet aircraft to operate from an American
aircraft carrier, the
USS Franklin D. Roosevelt.
See also the F-4 Phantom II.
McDonnell FH-1 Phantom.
General Characteristics
- First flight: Jan. 26, 1945
- Wingspan: 40 feet 9 inches (wings folded, 16 feet, 3 inches)
- Length: 38 feet 9 inches
- Height: 14 feet, 2 inches
- Weight: 10,035 lbs
- Speed: 500 mph
- Ceiling: 41,100 feet
- Range: 695 miles
- Accommodation: One crew
- Armament: Four 22 mm cannons
- Power plant: Two 1,600-pound thrust Westinghouse J30-WE-20 turbojets
