The original design work was based at its predecessor, the F2H Banshee. Development work began in 1949, using a swept wing from the start rather than adapting a straight-winged design as was done with the Grumman F9F Panther. Navy anticipated the appearance of high-performance Soviet jet fighters, and issued requirements for a high-performance swept wing naval fighter on. The supersonic United States Air Force F-101 Voodoo was similar in layout, but was derived from the earlier XF-88 Voodoo, which also influenced the Demon's layout.ĭevelopment XF3H-1 prototype on USS Coral Sea in 1953 The first F3H-1N in 1954Īlthough the existence of the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 aircraft program was unknown to U.S. The Demon was withdrawn before it could serve in the Vietnam War both it and the Crusader were replaced on Forrestal-class and similar supercarriers by the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II which was more capable against ground, fighter, and bomber targets, and bears a strong family resemblance, as it was conceived as an advanced development of the Demon. Though it lacked sufficient power for supersonic performance and sufficient endurance for its intended general-purpose role, it complemented day fighters such as the Vought F8U Crusader and Grumman F11F Tiger as an all-weather, missile-armed interceptor until 1964. The successor to the F2H Banshee, the Demon was originally designed to use the Westinghouse J40 engine, but had to be redesigned to accept the Allison J71 after the J40 suffered severe problems and was ultimately abandoned. The McDonnell F3H Demon is a subsonic swept-wing United States Navy carrier-based jet fighter aircraft.
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