The XF4H-1 rakagadzirirwa kutakura mana semi-recessed AAM-N-6 Sparrow III radar-aitungamirirwa zvombo, uye kuti simba vaviri J79-GE-8 injini. Kufanana McDonnell F-101 Voodoo, injini akagara pasi ari fuselage kuti maximize womukati mafuta vanokwanisa uye ingested mhepo kuburikidza wakaiswa geometry intakes. The mutete-chikamu bapiro aiva kutungamirira kumucheto kufambisa 45 ° uye akanga akashongedzerwa pamwe akafuridzirwa flaps nani pasi-nokukurumidza kukurukura.
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