The F-4's World Records

During pre-service preparation, the Phantom demonstrated its superior performance and mission versatility when it established numerous official National Aeronautic Association (NAA) and Federal Aeronautique Internationale (FAI) world and class records.

During Project High Jump, conducted in 1962 from Brunswick and Pt. Mugu Naval Air Stations, several F4H-1s captured eight time-to-climb records.

Project LANA, a 50th Anniversary of Naval Aviation transcontinental race for the Bendix Trophy, was won by a VF-121 crew.

1. Altitude - Top Flight	98,557 ft ft	6 December 1959
2. 500 km closed course	1216.76 mph	5 September 1960
3. 100 km closed course	1,390.24 mph	25 September 1960
4. Los Angeles to New York - LANA	2 hr 49 min 9.9 sec	24 May 1961
5. 3 km Sageburner	902,769 mph	28 August 1961
6. 15/25 km Skyburner	1,606.324 mph	22 November 1961
7. Sustained Altitude	66,443.8 ft.	5 December 1961
8. Time-to-Climb - High Jump
9,842.5 ft/3,000 m 19,685 ft/6,000 m 29,527.5 ft/9,000 m 39,370 ft/12,000 m 49,212.5 ft/15,000 m 65,617 ft/20,000 m 82,021 ft/25,000 m 98,425 ft/30,000 m	34.52 sec 48.78 sec 61.62 sec 77.15 sec 115.54 sec 178.5 sec 230.44 sec 371.43 sec	21 February 1962 21 February 1962 1 March 1962 1 March 1962 1 March 1962 31 March 1962 3 April 1962 4 April 1962
New York to London - Royal Blue 3	4 hr 3 min 57 sec	11 May 1969

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On 6 December 1959, a prototype F4H-1 took off from Edwards AFB on Project Top Flight. By the time it landed, a new absolute altitude record of 98,557 ft. had been set.	During Project High Jump, conducted in 1962 from Brunswick and Pt. Mugu Naval Air Stations, several F4H-1s captured eight time-to-climb records.	Project LANA, a 50th Anniversary of Naval Aviation transcontinental race for the Bendix Trophy, was won by a VF-121 crew 24 May 1961.

Sageburner, flown by an early F4H-1 (Bureau Number 145307), set a low-altitude speed record on 28 August 1961 that has not been bettered.		On 22 November 1961, the world absolute speed record was captured by the second Phantom prototype (Bureau Number 142260, now designated F4H-1F) during Operation Skyburner. The same airplane later established the sustained altitude record.