{"id":1072,"date":"2019-12-07T23:56:12","date_gmt":"2019-12-08T06:56:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pimaair.wpengine.com\/?post_type=museum_aircraft&p=1072"},"modified":"2019-12-30T09:14:25","modified_gmt":"2019-12-30T16:14:25","slug":"mcdonnell-f3h-2","status":"publish","type":"museum_aircraft","link":"https:\/\/pimaair.org\/museum-aircraft\/mcdonnell-f3h-2\/","title":{"rendered":"McDonnell F3H-2"},"content":{"rendered":"

McDonnell F3H-2 (F-3B) Demon<\/h1>\n

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The Demon was the Navy\u2019s first swept-wing, all-weather, missile-armed fighter.\u00a0 Design work on the F3H began in 1949, but delays due to engine problems resulted in the prototype not flying until 1951 and the first production aircraft did not fly until 1953.\u00a0 Despite the delays the plane\u2019s Westinghouse J40 engine was very unreliable and failures resulted in several crashes.\u00a0 The engine was eventually replaced with an Allison J71, which cured most of the Demon\u2019s problems.\u00a0 The first versions of the Demon were strictly interceptors, but the later F3H-2 model was a strike fighter that added air-to-ground capability to the design.\u00a0 A total of 519 Demons were built and the type remained in front-line service until the mid 1960s when they were replaced by the F-4B Phantom II.<\/p>\n

Service History:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Built by McDonnell Aircraft Company, St. Louis, Missouri and delivered to the U.S. Navy on July 17, 1958.<\/p>\n

August 1958\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 To Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina for service modifications.<\/p>\n

December 1958\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 To Fighter Squadron 31 (VF-31), Naval Air Station Cecil Field, Florida.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Wingspan<\/td>\n35 ft 4 in.<\/td>\n\n

Wingspan<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Length<\/td>\n58 ft 11 in.<\/td>\n\n

Length<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Height<\/td>\n14 ft 7 in.<\/td>\n\n

Height<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Weight<\/td>\n33,900 lbs (loaded)<\/td>\n\n

Weight<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Max. Speed<\/td>\n647 MPH<\/td>\n\n

Maximum Speed<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Service Ceiling<\/td>\n42,650 ft<\/td>\n\n

Service Ceiling<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Range<\/td>\n1,370 miles<\/td>\n\n

Range<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Engines<\/td>\nOne Allison J71-A-2 turbojet with 9,700 pounds of thrust<\/td>\n\n

Engine<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Crew<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n\n

Crew<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Manufacturer<\/strong><\/span>
McDonnell<\/p>\n

Markings<\/strong><\/span>
Fighter Squadron 13 (VF-13), USS Shangri-La, 1963<\/p>\n

Designation<\/strong><\/span>
F3H-2<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Serial Number<\/strong><\/span>
145221<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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February 1959\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 To Fighter Squadron 14 (VF-14), USS Franklin D. Roosevelt.<\/p>\n

February 1959\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 To Fleet Aircraft Service Squadron 104 (FASRON-104), Naval Station Rota, Spain.<\/p>\n

March 1959\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 To Fighter Squadron 14 (VF-14), USS Franklin D. Roosevelt.<\/p>\n

August 1959\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Unit returns to Naval Air Station Cecil Field, Florida.<\/p>\n

September 1959\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 To Fleet Aircraft Service Squadron 9, Naval Air Station Cecil Field, Florida.<\/p>\n

November 1959\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 To Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina for overhaul.<\/p>\n

September 1960\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 To Fighter Squadron 14 (VF-14), Naval Air Station Cecil Field, Florida.<\/p>\n

February 1961\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Deployed on USS Franklin D. Roosevelt.<\/p>\n

August 1961\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Return to Naval Air Station Cecil Field, Florida<\/p>\n

August 1962\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Deployed on USS Franklin D. Roosevelt.<\/p>\n

November 1962\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Redesignated as F-3B.<\/p>\n

May 1963\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Return to Naval Air Station Cecil Field, Florida.<\/p>\n

June 1963\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 To Fighter Squadron 13 (VF-13) aboard USS Shangri-La.<\/p>\n

May 1964\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Return to Naval Air Station Cecil Field, Florida.<\/p>\n

June 1964\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 To Litchfield Park, Arizona for storage.<\/p>\n

May 1978\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Loaned to Pima Air & Space Museum by the National Museum of Naval Aviation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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