To make the aircraft inherently unstable to quicken it's flight response in rolling motion.
There is a lever inside the cockpit which allows the pilot to fold the wings to minimze the footprint of the aircraft when parked on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier.
Who says it was inferior. More Migs were shot down by Phantoms in Vietnam.
The F4 Phantom
It is beyond measure!
The F4 is a Mcdonnell Phantom, a heavy twin engine fighter of the 60's and 70's
The F-4 Phantom is faster than the B-2 Spirit.
The Phantom elevators are angled down ( called anhedral ) to make it more unstable. -Does that sound crazy -well, fighters ( remember the Phantom was designed as a naval fighter ) perform dogfights MUCH better if they are inherently unstable. -That big machine could barrel roll faster than you could blink -
The FA18 Hornet would win any dogfight with the older, slower, less maneuverable F4.
Yes, McDonnell made the F-4 phantom.
Last jet aces of the 20th century century were Cunningham (USN) & Ritchie (USAF); both flew the F4 Phantom.
If you have an application open, Alt+F4 will shut it down. If you do not have an application running, it will shut down the computer.
Last US Air Ace's of the 20th century; they flew F4 Phantom jets.