ORIGINAL: Experten109/40
well an F4 has a glide slope of a brick. engines make that thing fly. the wings are there purley
for stabillity & directional control. they produce very low lift. & speaking of bricks, put a big enough
engine on a brick and it'll fly too. so in this case anyways, its not about the wings.
Since the F-4 does not take off or land like a helicopter, I think those wings are providing some significant lift.
with the addition of the flaps and slats.