McDonnell F3H Demon Ideas and Inspiration

[Daryl J.]

Two seats, Spey engine, Phoenix missiles.   

[Jeffry Fontaine]

Moritz!  That is probably the best looking Demon I have yet to see.  Now we need a profile to show how it all fits together :)

[Daryl J.]

Make it an A3H and modernize it to 1980s standards, then put it in Gulf-1.   

[Daryl J.]

J-79 engine.   Convert that corpulent keel to a recce bay.   Fuel and ECM pods on the pylons for a F3H-2P

Or

J-79 engine.  Convert that corpulent keel to an electric emissions sensing bay.  F3H-2Q

[Volkodav]

For an RN FAA version why not go for Olympus?

[dy031101]

Would a FAA F3H variant have been a better fit for the Centaur class CVL than the F-4K?

(The Phantom was deemed operable but too big to give the CVL a sufficiently-sized airwing.)

Olympus-powered FAA F3H with two Skyflashes and two Red Tops...... um......

[PR19_Kit]

Whether it would have been practical or not, it's a darn good idea!  :)

Somewhere I have an Emhar Demon too..........

[dy031101]

Would a British evolution of the Demon have kept the type in production long enough to be an option to the French when the latter were shopping for a carrier fighter?

In that case, how would the re-engined Demon's potential as a fighter be compared to that of the Crusader?