This handsome all-colour book on one of the most popular post-war fighters will be welcomed by all Phantom buffs. The author is well-known for a number of authoritative aviation books and provides an excellent selection of illustrations, with line drawings by Richard J. Carauna. The story begins with the first Phantom, the McDonnell FH-1, soon joined by the F2H Banshee and the F3H Demon, the last suffered with a poor engine, the Westinghouse, until it was re-engined with the Allison J71, but the Demon was a recognisable forerunner for the F-4 Phantom. As development continued, it became apparent that McDonnell had a winner, establishing height and speed records -98,560ft and 1,390 m.p.h. (not both at the same time obviously!) while climb-to-height times were also remarkable, but the development programme was not without casualties.
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机译：这本漂亮的全彩书关于战后最受欢迎的战斗机之一，将受到所有幻影迷的欢迎。作者以许多权威的航空书籍而闻名，并提供了出色的插图选择，并附有Richard J. Carauna的线条图。故事始于第一个幻影，即麦克唐纳FH-1，不久之后，F2H女妖和F3H恶魔加入，最后一个引擎较差的引擎是西屋，直到用Allison J71重新设计，但恶魔是F-4 Phantom公认的先驱随着发展的继续，麦克唐纳显然是赢家，创造了-98,560ft和1,390 m.p.h的身高和速度记录。 （显然不是两个时候同时！）虽然爬升的次数也很引人注目，但是开发计划并非没有人员伤亡。
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