r/GreatPlanesofHistory

The FVS project originated from an earlier study, still based on the F-4L for the UK Navy, as the idea was for a super-powerful fighter with variable-geometry wings to land on small British aircraft carriers.

This version was a systems upgrade, an attempt to update the airframes of recently built units that were not as worn down by the Vietnam War. The F-4N, like its predecessor, served only as naval interceptors, leaving the ground attack role to other fighters.