Douglas Phantom F4 Thunderbirds Wood Model Airplane

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Museum quality F-4 Phantom Thunderbirds USAF mahogany model airplane, perfect gift for pilots and collectors.

Model Airplane: F-4 Phantom Thunderbirds Air Demonstration Squadron aircraft
Wingspan: 10.9"
Fuselage Length: 18"
Scale: 1/42
Material: mahogany wood
Manufacturer: Mcdonnell Douglas
Engine: Jet - Turbojet
Branch: United States Air Force (USAF)

Model Airplane Factory offers handmade F-4 Phantom Thunderbirds USAF mahogany model airplane, artistically created from the finest grade of kiln-dried Mahogany wood. After carving the wood, the Phantom F4 Thunderbirds display model will undergo stages of fine sanding, between primer coats, to produce a silky smooth finish ready for final painting. The F4 Phantom model airplane will be painted according to the specific color scheme of the Douglas F-4 Phantom aircraft for their historical significance and authenticity.


In March of 1969, the F-4 Phantom began its transformation into an Air Force Thunderbird to be assigned to the Demonstration Squadron of US Air Force at Nellis AFB, Nevada. The F-4's conversion was the most extensive in the team's history. Among other modifications, paints that had worked on the F-100 made the F-4 look patchy because of multicolored alloys used in the F-4 to resist heat and friction at Mach II speeds. As a result, a polyurethane paint base was developed and used to cover the problem. The white paint base remains a part of today's Thunderbird aircraft. Compared with its predecessors, the F-4 Phantom was immense. With the earth-shaking roar of eight J-79 engines from the four diamond aircraft, no demonstration aircraft accomplished the mission of representing American airpower more impressively than the Phantom F-4.

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