Sujet

McDonnell FH-1 Phantom I, 1946. Creator: McDonnell Aircraft Corp..

Légende

First all-jet, aircraft carrier-based fighter plane. Single-seat, twin-engine (Westinghouse turbojets), retractable, electrically powered, tricycle landing gear. The McDonnell FH-1 Phantom was the first U.S. jet aircraft to take off from and land on an aircraft carrier, and subsequently it became the first U.S. jet fighter in operational service with both the Navy and Marine Corps. Its development during World War II was a major technological achievement that played a significant role in transforming U.S. aircraft at sea from piston power to jet propulsion.

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Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM21A88_057

Model release

NA

Property release

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Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

146,7Mo (4,8Mo) / 70,0cm x 52,5cm / 8272 x 6200 (300dpi)

Mots clés

transport transportation technology education country flight color aeroplane aircraft plane airplane location century jet aviation 1940s fighter plane Forties air Transport United States of America Colour Smithsonian Institution National Air and Space Museum Educational Institution 20th century air and space museum American America USA decade scientific institution object united states Heritage Art NASM CRAFT-Aircraft All-metal (aluminium alloy) construction with flush-riveted skin. Monocoque fuselage with cockpit forward of the leading edge of the wing. McDonnell Aircraft Corp. McDonnell Aircraft Corporation McDonnell Company