McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II

F-4E, F-4J and FGR2 Phantom ↗MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024 · Aircraft · Released

The Phantom helped drive changes to the core flight model

Austin Meyer’s February 2022 development account describes revising both X-Plane’s aerodynamic model and the F-4 aircraft definition with feedback from a former Phantom instructor. It specifically discusses changing the earlier artificial-stability arrangement while retaining damping.

Transonic pitch behaviour was part of that development work

The same report discusses changes to the simulated centre of pressure and the resulting pitch response through the transonic region. The developer describes these priorities for the X-Plane 12 version; no independent fidelity assessment is supplied.

Product and edition scope

DC Designs lists F-4E, F-4J and FGR2 Phantom for MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024. The linked listing was captured 28 September 2026.

Documented product features

DC Designs groups F-4E, F-4J and FGR2 models in one MSFS product. The listing describes a hydraulic system and pitch/bank-hold autopilot. These features are scoped to DC Designs and do not describe the existing X-Plane default Phantom pages.