There is an old joke, about the F-4 Phantom fighter jet — an aircraft that was prominent during the Vietnam war.
- Dave Makichuk
- Asia Times
So the story goes, they asked a fighter pilot, what it was like to fly an F-4.
He began by saying, “Well, with enough thrust, anything can fly …”
The Phantom has been called “double ugly,” “rhino,” “old smokey,” and monikers even less flattering, according to Air & Space.
The design does have its share of ungainly bends and angles.
The horizontal stabilizers…