Before there was the F-4 Phantom II, McDonnell produced the F-3H Demon. In between, McDonnell designed the F3H-G, a single seat fighter design clearly halfway between the two. Air Drawing 45 presents a sizable (10,170X2920 pixels) inboard view of the F3H-G concept, showing top, side and section views. Also included:
F3H-C general arrangement (4809X2975 pixels): an “evolved” version of the Demon using the Demons wings, but with an all-new fuselage with one J-67 engine
F3H-E general arrangement (4279X2791 pixels):The F3H-C with with wholly new, thinner wings, setting the stage for the F-4’s wings
F3H-G general arrangement (4851X2831 pixels): The final version with two J-79 engines, clearly a predecessor to the F-4
These diagrams come from a report dated 1953… a report that in the intervening decades had become quite intimate with a whole lot of water. Consequently, the images required a lot of cleanup… and are still not quite all that one might hope. Still, the inboard profile is quite good, an impressive piece of the draftsmans art to be sure. If you are at all interested in the history of the F3H Demon or the F-4 Phantom II, you’d have to be a Commie to not want these drawings!
Air Drawing set 45 can be downloaded for $4.00.
From the BBC:
