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The problem with the Voodoo wasn't performance or US willingness to sell them. The problem was cost. The F-101 was damn near as expensive as the F-4 Phantom (1.8 million for the F-101 vs 1.9 million for early F-4 versions). Then you get in to issues of timing.Germany didn't purchase the F-104 until 1961. That's the same year that production of the Voodoo ended in favor of increased Phantom production. Then you have another issue related to timing. The Luftwaffe wanted an aircraft that could perform high altitude interception and low altitude tactical bombing. The only version of the version of the Voodoo that could do that is the F-101C, which had strengthened wings specifically for that role. But McDonnell only built 47 of them right at the end of production. For Germany to buy Voodoos, you need to keep production open much longer, or have the US be willing to sell a production license to Germany. Which is a little doubtful, given that parts of the F-4 were based on the Voodoo.
The problem with the Voodoo wasn't performance or US willingness to sell them. The problem was cost. The F-101 was damn near as expensive as the F-4 Phantom (1.8 million for the F-101 vs 1.9 million for early F-4 versions). Then you get in to issues of timing.
Germany didn't purchase the F-104 until 1961. That's the same year that production of the Voodoo ended in favor of increased Phantom production. Then you have another issue related to timing. The Luftwaffe wanted an aircraft that could perform high altitude interception and low altitude tactical bombing. The only version of the version of the Voodoo that could do that is the F-101C, which had strengthened wings specifically for that role. But McDonnell only built 47 of them right at the end of production. For Germany to buy Voodoos, you need to keep production open much longer, or have the US be willing to sell a production license to Germany. Which is a little doubtful, given that parts of the F-4 were based on the Voodoo.
