The F-4E(F) (company designation Model 98MZ) was a proposal for a stripped, low cost, single-seat Phantom intended for the West German Luftwaffe. It was derived from the F-4E and differed by having the rear cockpit faired over and simplified avionics fitted. It had no AIM-7 Sparrow capability. It had modified slats, but was otherwise externally quite similar to the stock F-4E.
Initially, the West German government intended to purchase the F-4E(F) for its interceptor squadrons. However, before any F-4E(F) aircraft could be built, the West German government changed its mind and opted for a more straightforward two-seat adaptation of the F-4E Phantom, the F-4F. No F-4E(F) aircraft were ever built.
Sources:
-
McDonnell Douglas Aircraft Since 1920: Volume II, Rene J.
Francillon, Naval Institute Press, 1990.
-
McDonnell F-4 Phantom: Spirit in the Skies. Airtime Publishing, 1992.
-
Modern Air Combat, Bill Gunston and Mike Spick, Crescent, 1983.
- The American Fighter, Enzo Angelucci and Peter Bowers, Orion, 1987.
