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December 1978

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December 1985

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June 1987

  • Carrier Borne, Part II
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Manuals & Photos

  • XF3H-1 Pilot’s Handbook, 1951
  • F3H-2 -2M -2N Demon Flight Handbook, 1960
  • F3H-2 -2M Flight Handbook, 1961
  • F3H-2 -2M -2N Parts Breakdown, 1960
  • McDonnell F3H Demon Brochure
  • McDonnell Demon Combat Capability Report, 1953
  • McDonnell Photo Demon Handbook
  • Over 380 McDonnell F3H Demon photos

McDonnell F3H Demon

McDonnell F3H Demon Diagram

General Characteristics

  • Crew: 1
  • Length: 59 ft (18 m)
  • Wingspan: 35 ft 4 in (10.77 m)
  • Height: 14 ft 7 in (4.45 m)
  • Wing area: 519 sq ft (48.2 m2)
  • Empty weight: 21,133 lb (9,586 kg)
  • Gross weight: 33,900 lb (15,377 kg)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Allison J71-A-2E afterburning turbojet engine, 9,700 lbf (43 kN) thrust dry, 14,750 lbf (65.6 kN) with afterburner

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 716 mph (1,152 km/h, 622 kn) at sea level. 647 mph (562 kn; 1,041 km/h) at 30,000 ft (9,144 m)
  • Range: 1,370 mi (2,200 km, 1,190 nmi)
  • Endurance: 3 hours at 575 mi (500 nmi; 925 km) radius
  • Service ceiling: 35,050 ft (10,680 m)
  • Rate of climb: 12,795 ft/min (65.00 m/s)

Armament

  • Guns: 4x 20 mm (0.787 in) Colt Mk 12 cannon with 150 rpg
  • Missiles: 4x AIM-7 Sparrow or 4x AIM-9 Sidewinder
  • Bombs: 6,000 lb (2,700 kg) of bombs

Avionics

  • AN/APG-51A, B, and C radar
  • XF3H-1
    Prototype single-seat clear-weather interceptor fighter. Powered by 6,500 lbf (29 kN) (9,200 lbf (41 kN) with afterburner) Westinghouse XJ40-WE-6 engine. Two built.
  • F3H-1N
    Initial production version. Single-seat all-weather fighter version, powered by 7,200 lbf (32 kN) (10,900 lbf (48 kN) with afterburner) J40-WE-22 engine. 58 built.
  • F3H-1P
    Proposed reconnaissance version of F3H-1. Never built.
  • F3H-2N
    All-weather fighter powered by 9,500 lbf (42 kN) (14,250 lbf (63.4 kN) Allison J71-A-2 engine and equipped to carry AIM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air missiles. 239 built. Redesignated F-3C in 1962.
  • F3H-2M
    Derivative of F3H-2N armed with four AIM-7 Sparrow air-to-air missiles. 80 built. Redesignated MF-3B in 1962.
  • F3H-2
    Single-seat strike fighter version, retaining Sidewinder and Sparrow capability of the ?2M/N and adding payload of 6,000 lb (2,730 kg) bombs or rockets. 239 built. Redesignated F-3B in 1962.
  • F3H-2P
    Proposed photo-reconnaissance version of ?2. Unbuilt.
  • F3H-3
    Proposed version with the General Electric J73 engine. Unbuilt.
F3H-2M
  • BuNo 137078 – National Museum Naval Aviation at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida.
F3H-2N
  • BuNo 133566 – USS Intrepid Museum in New York City, New York.
  • BuNo 145221 – Pima Air & Space Museum, adjacent to Davis-Monthan AFB in Tucson, Arizona.