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Den McDonnell F3H Demon var et subsonisk fejet vinge United States Navy hangarskibsbaseret jetjagerfly. Efterfølgeren til F2H Banshee, Demon blev redesignet med J71-motoren efter alvorlige problemer med Westinghouse J40-motoren, der var en del af det oprindelige design, men i sidste ende opgivet. Selvom den manglede tilstrækkelig kraft til supersonisk ydeevne, supplerede den dagslys dogfighters som Vought F8U Crusader og Grumman F11F Tiger som en all-weather, missilbevæbnet interceptor indtil 1964.

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Den McDonnell F3H Dæmon was a carrier-based jet fighter aircraft developed by the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation for the United States Navy in the 1950s. It was the first jet fighter in the Navy to have an afterburning engine and a radar fire-control system. The Demon was designed as an all-weather interceptor and fighter-bomber, capable of carrying air-to-air missiles, rockets, bombs, and nuclear weapons.
The Demon had a swept-wing design with a single tail and a nose-mounted intake. It was powered by a Westinghouse J40 turbojet engine, which proved to be unreliable and underpowered, causing many accidents and limiting the performance of the aircraft. The Dæmon was later upgraded with a more powerful Allison J71 engine, which improved its speed and range, but not enough to compete with newer fighters. The Demon was eventually replaced by the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II in the 1960s.