Subdeacon Joe Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 The last minute is the best. www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmXvQqEcJZ8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pulp, SASS#28319 Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 My bro-in-law was a mechanic on the F-4 in VietNam. Tough planes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Harley, #14153 Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 Living proof that if you put enough engine on a brick, it will fly all day long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 My all-time favorite combat aircraft. Had some of them side with us during a political discussion outside of Nha Trang in 1969. We won the argument very quickly. Some day I'll run into a former F-4 jockey bragging about bailing out an Army convoy with the stupid call sign of "Swampy Wrench 6" and he won't buy another drink or meal all night. Watched them doing night touch-and-go practice at Iwakuni in 1974 on a brittle cold night. A friend and I were running around the end of the runway and they would come right over us, touch the ground and hit the afterburners. The heat would vaporize the moisture in the air (considerable moisture at Iwakuni) and it would almost instantly re-freeze. The "cone" that resulted was lit up by the flame from the exhaust for a second or two and was absolutely beautiful, like a gold Christmas tree sideways behind each engine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunner Gatlin, SASS 10274L Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 Like a 60's musclecar in the air! GG ~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Church Key, SASS # 33713 Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 I remember reading a comment attributed to Enzio Ferrari: "Aerodynamics is for those who do not know how to build engines." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Balz, SASS#46599 Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 My Uncle was with VMFA-115 (Silver Eagles) in Chi Lai and Da Nang. There's two aircraft I want to fly before I take a dirt nap, the P-51 and the F-4. I will fly both when the time is right. The Rhino flight http://www.collingsfoundation.org/tx_f-4dphantom_training.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noz Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 When I was a young Lt. in Germany one of my duties was training 8" howitzer gun crews on gun handling and preparing for action. Our training area was about a mile from a Hawk AntiAircraft installation. The Air Force tried to catch the Hawks off guard by flying nap of the earth missions to try to get under the radar and surprise them. (Never happened) I had a gun crew in training when one such mission was flown. It was of little interest to us because it happened all the time so we gave them minimal attention and returned to training. I was bent over looking into an aiming circle(used to align the guns) to see if the section chief had done it properly when an F4 at about 50 feet flew right over my backside, pulled the stick, hit full after burner and went vertical blowing sand and any equipment that was not tied down to unknown places. Apparently the Hawks had caught them coming in but the pilot saw us and decided he could surprise some of the Army. After I crawled out of the hole I had dug I marveled at how big an F4 is at that distance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shorty Jack Hammer Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 We had Thunder Pigs at the base I was stationed at in W Germany until they replaced them with f-16's....ground shakers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Flimshaw Sass# 73310 Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 Why, why, why, do people ruin perfectly good airplane videos with horrible unnecessary background music Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoss Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 Why, why, why, do people ruin perfectly good airplane videos with horrible unnecessary background music +1! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wasatch Lawman Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 Started a career working on Phantoms, in 98 days after 34 years, I finish up that career. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Harley, #14153 Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 "Like a 60's muscle car in the air!" F*#&in' A, GG! Just rewatched the video to kickstart my Monday. Had the definite desired effect! Can you picture the pilot's brief for this mission: "We're doing a promo video for the F-4. We have mountains, deserts, and lakes as props, and we're going to dub it with one of the best rock songs ever written. We need you guys to give everything you got: low speed and dirty; high speed; NOE; afterburners; water ripples. The whole shooting' match! "Any questions?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Flimshaw Sass# 73310 Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 If anyone has some spare cash, the collings foundation has f-4 training flights available for civilians......only $12,500 http://www.collingsfoundation.org/tx_f-4dphantom_training.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Sabre Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 The Rhino had twice too many seats and engines for my taste, but I spent 12 good years in it. 650 knots at 30 feet over the desert or the North Atlantic, or Mach 1.9 over the Gulf of Mexico, no bird was more stable at high Q (aerodynamic load). I never felt more at home in any other cockpit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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