The F-4 Phantom’s outer wings tilt 12 degrees up while its tail slabs droop 23 degrees down. Wind tunnel testing showed why: more roll stability from the wingtips, and a tail kept clear of the wing’s wake.
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Sources: Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum (McDonnell F-4 Phantom II); Boeing (McDonnell) F-4 Phantom II history. Illustrative 3D reconstruction; wind-tunnel motion, wake flow and slow motion illustrative.
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12° up on the wingtips, 23° down on the tail: clever late fix, or proof the original design was wrong? 👇
THAT is NOT an f4
Because that’s how good whopass is built!
Fantastic!!