I worked with the F4 at Homestead AFB in the 80's always loved them. We did transition to F16 while i was there cool bird too. We never lost a F4 the entire time i was there but we did lose a F16 and a F106 yes we had a couple of them too as alert birds.
I remember flying in the cargo bay of a Hercules C130 from kish island to Tehran with an F4 engine strapped in the middle row of the plane some 25 years ago during my military service in IRIAF. As a mechatronics engineer that was a hell of a complex mechanism to learn about mid flight from the overhaul crew that were in that flight. Fantastic piece of machinery.
Thanks for including the maintainers, Dad was an Autopilot Specialist and served over in Thailand helping to keep those F-4's flying. Great episode, thanks for your service!
Can’t wait for her in DCS. Just a few more weeks. For those unaware, the model in DCS is essentially an interactive museum. Everything is modeled. If you have an interest in aviation, purchasing a a gaming pc and the modules offered in DCS is a fantastic hobby that offers unlimited entertainment for single purchases. We all get old, we all lose our medical or will never have the opportunity to fly some of these dream machines, but DCS offers a way around that.
@@davidtucker3008DCS is absolutely realistic with nothing dumbed down. It would make the average gamer cry. DCS pilots *know* how to fly the real planes. (Indeed, the real pilots tell us DCS is *harder* due to not being able to feel it.)
@@davidtucker3008if you think DCS is a game go watch MaxAfterburner or Movers videos on it. both ex Viper pilots. mover also flew the Hornet and MaxAfterburner flew the F-15E in combat and the Viper for the Thunderbirds.
I was an Aircraft Electrician in the USAF from '75 - ''79. My experience with the F-4 Phantom was at Spangdalhem AB (Germany) from '76 - '78. It was and still is my favorite aircraft. One of the coolest experiences I had was going TDY to Zaragoza Spain. I had the privilege to helicopter out with an F-4 aircrew to Bardenas Reales bombing range. I sat in the control tower with this aircrew. They scored other aircrews flying by in their F-4's dropping bombs (smoke) and firing the M61A1 Vulcan minigun. What a sight to see! I wish that I could have flown in one. The closest I got was sitting in the back seat with a big test set in my lap. We did a high-speed taxi check to test the new anti-skid system I had installed. Close, but no cigar. LOL
I don't know why I always hear people call The F-4 ugly.. They're my favorite fighter! I am biased, my dad was an F-4 Mechanic on the Independence servicing VF-102 and we had pictures of them all over the house when I was little.
I crewed D and E models in my six years in the USAF. I also went up once in a D model over the deserts of Holloman AFB. At 34k feet we did 1.2 mach. About 920 mph. That also looks like an A7D Corsair to the left of the Phantom. I crewed that jet for 3 years before being discharged. That's me in the photo the day I went up.
Special note- the F-4E Phantom II story isn’t over yet. The jet is still in frontline service with Türkiye , Greece ,South Korea, and Iran. Funny enough, the 5000th Phantom pictured in the video is with the Turkish Air Force today.
Thank you for this video. Since I retired to north Idaho, I met Burt Rutan, and his brother Dick ('Misty 40'), and my neighbor in the condo complex who was involuntarily extended so he could go on his Navy squadron's first cruise to Vietnam. He flew F-4s (likely the B model) until their airplane was shot up, lost one engine (and both hydraulic systems, obviously as the lines for both were run between the engines), and being young with that "I can do this!" attitude we all had in our twenties, landed on the carrier at 240 knots, at an incredible descent rate. I asked if he dented the deck (you may surmise that the gear went through the wings), and he related that the airplane was immediately pushed over the side. After five back surgeries in Japan, he was sent to the frag office at Saigon, serving as the only officer in that building during the night, along with one sergeant. Burt joined the "Caterpillar Club" while he was an AF aeronautical engineer at Edwards during the F-4 spin testing program. Some years after that, it was found that in dropping underwing stores, the F-4s CG could rapidly shift beyond the limits, and reportedly accounted for 20-25% of SEA combat losses. Dick Rutan was the F-100F backseater with Misty 59 Donald K. Harlan who flew off the left wing of the RF-4C that had aircraft commander Maj.Gen. Robert Worley failing to eject. (Dick Rutan corrected the story in my copy of Walter Boyne's 'Phantoms in Combat' book.) This was the first of three such incidents, and analysis determined that with the rear canopy gone at high airspeeds, there was too much negative pressure on the front canopy for the existing system to open and jettison it, So two small gas pistons were installed in the front rail to thrust the canopy bow upward. The books by Ed Rasimus (sp.?) provide a good contrast between the F-105 and F-4 operations and pilots in SEA as he flew both.
I was an aircraft armament system specialist on the F4-E and G’s. I was stationed at Clark Air Base in the Philippines from July 85 -June 89. I know about all the roles and configurations the F4 could fly. I’ve seen a few crash with my very eyes. I’m surprised you didn’t cover the folding wings in the video. In fact I’ve sat in the very aircraft in your museum, even had a picture taken when it was at Lowery AFB. 16:40
I was lucky enough to fly F4D’s for the NDANG before we converted to the F16. I can confirm that trying to roll the F4 under “g” with aileron was an eye opening experience. Luckily I only did it once.
What a terrific discussion about the F-4. I am a retired Navy officer (but not an airedale) and just love these interviews while you're walking around the airplane. Your museum is one of the absolute best, although due to my blue water bias I still think the National Naval Aviation Museum still takes the ticket LOL. I've been to many military museums, especially ships and aircraft. IMHO it's the volunteers and docents who really make a museum stand out. And, you guys are among the best.
As a tall guy working on f-4s i can still see the marks on my back..those access doors had sharp enough corners to make your day unforgettable 😂 Huge respect to all mainteiners who really know the struggle..
I went with the F-4E from Elgin AFB Fla in 1969 close combat support 388TFW as a maintenance mechanic I really appreciate your acknowledgements of our performance in keeping air ops readiness at 90 per cent everyday 365 monsoon ricebugs heat burns night and day 12 hours 6days a week because of our motto about our brother's in the jungle "people are dying" we pushed we endured we busted are ass for them thank -you
I still love the phantom after all these years. It's still gorgeous and nothing says Murica like putting way more power than you need on any mechanical device. 😅😅😅
I loaded weapons on F-4 D's and E's. When at Korat RTAFB in 68 and 69 I loaded 5 million pounds of bombs along with 2.75 rockets pods, AGM 12 Bullpups AIM7 and AIM 9 missles, 20 MM rounds and CBUs. I sat in the cockpit when checking out the weapons systems for 2 and a half years. I think that John Barry meant that Robin Olds was at Uban with the 555 fighter wing mimicing the 105's from Korat..
Today, 2024, the Turkish Air Force still uses F-4s. As to the fuel, a Boeing 737NG typically burns 850 gallons of Jet-A per hour in cruise. A fighter in afterburner could have a fuel burn rate of 30,000 gallons per hour - so that mode is used very carefully.
This was great. Experience and knowledge, good production and easy to listen to. Not to mention I love hearing about those J-79s. The F-4 is a favorite of mine! Thanks and new sub!
This past year we buried our Maine Vietnam F-4 pilot. Thru out his life, when the subject of flying that jet came up, you could see it in his eyes and his grin….Salute to Dale Hoover.
What a great video!!! I thought I knew a decent amount about the Phantom - but y'all proved me wrong! 😀 I’m looking forward to more of these videos. My only complaint - though small - was that irritating music used to cut to the next scene. God! I felt I was at a disco for a moment. Lol! TY!
The F-4 is a sexy plane! One of my favorites! Another is the F-14 also F-18A. I wish (bucket list), is to ride in one. My dad built a couple of Rutan designed Planes.
The five minute scramble must've been wild. I can't even imagine leaving the house ready to go in only 5 minutes let alone get into the cockpit of a jet shoot into the sky.
I was 6 when my pops who was an air liaison officer with the 2nd armored division took me out to the tallest hill in west Germany, 175 agl WE saw 4 F4's at 20 AGl crest that hill right above us. love the double ugly since....
Structural Maintainer here. Is there any chance we’d be able to hear from a maintainer, either who worked on this particular aircraft or others? That would really interesting to hear about.
Thanks guys my favorite jet saw them in the pattern in front of me at Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana always wish i was the pilot in the F4 phantom 👍😜😎
4:42 All of the prescence of the US and UK forces in central Europe up until the early 1990s when they wound it back. I bet they wish they hadn’t wound it back now. I’m finding this video infinitely fascinating, you’ve got a new subscriber today my friends.
Wonderful overview of the F-4 in some of its various configurations. Pilots, too...very nice. Cold War iconic warhorse. Nice to hear some real world talk about it. All I know is it looks cool AF and kicked ass in combat. Made a great model when I was a kid. Also, great export product to many nations who needed a capable platform. One of the best.
Eye patch! We didn't get no stinking eye patches in 1972. 7.33 Gs! I was loitering off a tanker and my field grade pilot inextricably pulled 12 Gs (I think he had an itch). We broke the number 1 forward engine mount. I had one hell of a bruise (where the blood pooled) under my right arm.
My favorite fighter (along with A10 Warthog). I was on the receiving end of this aircraft. In 1970 I was a grunt in Vietnam. One mission we had to run because these guys were dropping ordinance so close that it was cutting tops of trees around us. I almost felt sorry for the VC/NVA. Almost.
Great video! I would've liked to know if mr. Barry, being a test and evaluation pilot, ever shot AIM-4 Falcons from a Phantom. Those were by all means complicated weapons to use in a Phantom, due to various reasons, but I've been unable to find any proper account on how those were supposed to be fired.
F-4 is my favorite plane, I am so happy to watch this video, the only question I have is how do I fly one, cose that is my biggest wish, to fly an F-4 untill I die
I live in the Netherlands center ,Amersfoort, near Soesterbrrg .as a kid weekly at the bike and go to spotters spot and wave hello ,yeah . I understand that little Soesterberg was populair by US mililtairy .some dutch girls catched to America ❤ 😂
Well on alert …. The Crew Chief is there with the pilots on the Ready Alert pad … he has another cartridge almost ready in one hand and his Snoopy in the other hand. The problem with a bad start … you have to wait for the old cart to finish its burn … and for the motor to spool down
if i'm not mistaken, our old airbase Soesterberg is a muesum now. I'm not a whole 100% - but i know that some of the old NATO airbases we had are turned into museums.
No disrespect to these gentlemen, but there needs to be corrected. First, there is a profound difference between leading edge flaps and leading edge slats. The F-4B/N/J/C/D & EARLY E had leading edge flaps. The late E and G had the leading edge Slats. The F-4S actually had BOTH leading edge flaps and slats. As for the engine in this F-4E at Wings offers the Rockies, that is the wrong engine installed on the right side for an E. All Es used J79-17 (long turkey feather exhaust) engines. This one here at the museum has a J79-15 (short turkey feathers) installed on the right side. Funny they talk about the engines but stand on the left side where one is not installed. LOL
98,500 FEET?!!! You could just about reach out and shake ET's hand @ that Altitude! Those engines had to be Starving 😫for Air! My old man flew Phantoms (2) Tours in South East Asia Air Force .. He thought the Phantom Hung the Moon!..
If someone wants to get to know the F4E Phantom II better, it is best to see the model of this plane in DCS World. All aircraft systems are modeled, and the aircraft itself starts according to a real procedure (also mentioned in the video with cartridges): th-cam.com/video/A3uvo2Ohesg/w-d-xo.htmlsi=ZE2nEgcI5LCNs05c I also recommend watching other videos on this channel about this plane in the simulator.
This channel is for aircraft enthusiasts, don't waste your time with the F-4 background blabla on a teleprompter... John Barry said he occasionaly flew the RAF Phantom it would have been interesting to have his say about the Spey vs the J-79! Also you both guys didn't spoke about the negative points of the Brick. I remember the testimony of an ANG pilot who flew the F-106, the F-4 and the early F-16A, he absolutly hated the Phantom in the air-to-air role. Even if as an enthusiast the F-4s from Ramstein, Spangdhalem, Sembach and Zweibrucken AFBs made my days when I lived in the Budensrepublik Deutschland in the late 80s 😜
I,suggest.the f4.be.given a slightly new design.plus advanced avionics making its eqivilence to the present newer fighter jets.after all it has proven itself to be a true warrior,and most feared bird in the sky.
"Hey, now that you retire, you can't going on and use your secret test pilot name. What do you wanna be called for the rest of your life? Make it quick" "Ah...John...? ...Mann...?!" "OK, John Mann it is. Thanks for your service" LOL
This one is for all the Phantom Phanatics! Drop your Phavorite Phantom stories/facts in the comments
I worked with the F4 at Homestead AFB in the 80's always loved them. We did transition to F16 while i was there cool bird too. We never lost a F4 the entire time i was there but we did lose a F16 and a F106 yes we had a couple of them too as alert birds.
I remember flying in the cargo bay of a Hercules C130 from kish island to Tehran with an F4 engine strapped in the middle row of the plane some 25 years ago during my military service in IRIAF. As a mechatronics engineer that was a hell of a complex mechanism to learn about mid flight from the overhaul crew that were in that flight. Fantastic piece of machinery.
Thanks for including the maintainers, Dad was an Autopilot Specialist and served over in Thailand helping to keep those F-4's flying. Great episode, thanks for your service!
Can’t wait for her in DCS. Just a few more weeks. For those unaware, the model in DCS is essentially an interactive museum. Everything is modeled. If you have an interest in aviation, purchasing a a gaming pc and the modules offered in DCS is a fantastic hobby that offers unlimited entertainment for single purchases. We all get old, we all lose our medical or will never have the opportunity to fly some of these dream machines, but DCS offers a way around that.
I thought this was a video about a real airplane, not about gaming aviation.
@@davidtucker3008DCS is absolutely realistic with nothing dumbed down. It would make the average gamer cry. DCS pilots *know* how to fly the real planes. (Indeed, the real pilots tell us DCS is *harder* due to not being able to feel it.)
tell me you know absolutely nothing about DCS, without telling me you know absolutely nothing. way to fail, clown. @@davidtucker3008
@@davidtucker3008if you think DCS is a game go watch MaxAfterburner or Movers videos on it. both ex Viper pilots. mover also flew the Hornet and MaxAfterburner flew the F-15E in combat and the Viper for the Thunderbirds.
@@davidtucker3008 You obviously don't know much about DCS; The recently released F4 module for DCS is as realistic as it gets.
I was an Aircraft Electrician in the USAF from '75 - ''79. My experience with the F-4 Phantom was at Spangdalhem AB (Germany) from '76 - '78. It was and still is my favorite aircraft. One of the coolest experiences I had was going TDY to Zaragoza Spain. I had the privilege to helicopter out with an F-4 aircrew to Bardenas Reales bombing range. I sat in the control tower with this aircrew. They scored other aircrews flying by in their F-4's dropping bombs (smoke) and firing the M61A1 Vulcan minigun. What a sight to see! I wish that I could have flown in one. The closest I got was sitting in the back seat with a big test set in my lap. We did a high-speed taxi check to test the new anti-skid system I had installed. Close, but no cigar. LOL
I don't know why I always hear people call The F-4 ugly.. They're my favorite fighter! I am biased, my dad was an F-4 Mechanic on the Independence servicing VF-102 and we had pictures of them all over the house when I was little.
Definitely not ugly, but definitely not a plane you wanna be in, in a dog fight
People are curious.
It's definitely the meanest looking fighter ever. "Hans, are we the baddies?" LOL!
Can't wait to fly her in DCS.
🤓
Hell yeah
2 weeks
I was JUST thinking about that!
@@coldclaws2479only 2 weeks? Woooo!!!
I crewed D and E models in my six years in the USAF. I also went up once in a D model over the deserts of Holloman AFB. At 34k feet we did 1.2 mach. About 920 mph. That also looks like an A7D Corsair to the left of the Phantom. I crewed that jet for 3 years before being discharged. That's me in the photo the day I went up.
Special note- the F-4E Phantom II story isn’t over yet. The jet is still in frontline service with Türkiye , Greece ,South Korea, and Iran. Funny enough, the 5000th Phantom pictured in the video is with the Turkish Air Force today.
I’m guessing you’re turkish because you spelled turkey in turkish 😂
Very good
I wish I could have talked with one of these gentlemen during my visit a couple of years ago, the Phantom is my absolute favorite.
Thank you for this video. Since I retired to north Idaho, I met Burt Rutan, and his brother Dick ('Misty 40'), and my neighbor in the condo complex who was involuntarily extended so he could go on his Navy squadron's first cruise to Vietnam. He flew F-4s (likely the B model) until their airplane was shot up, lost one engine (and both hydraulic systems, obviously as the lines for both were run between the engines), and being young with that "I can do this!" attitude we all had in our twenties, landed on the carrier at 240 knots, at an incredible descent rate. I asked if he dented the deck (you may surmise that the gear went through the wings), and he related that the airplane was immediately pushed over the side. After five back surgeries in Japan, he was sent to the frag office at Saigon, serving as the only officer in that building during the night, along with one sergeant.
Burt joined the "Caterpillar Club" while he was an AF aeronautical engineer at Edwards during the F-4 spin testing program. Some years after that, it was found that in dropping underwing stores, the F-4s CG could rapidly shift beyond the limits, and reportedly accounted for 20-25% of SEA combat losses. Dick Rutan was the F-100F backseater with Misty 59 Donald K. Harlan who flew off the left wing of the RF-4C that had aircraft commander Maj.Gen. Robert Worley failing to eject. (Dick Rutan corrected the story in my copy of Walter Boyne's 'Phantoms in Combat' book.) This was the first of three such incidents, and analysis determined that with the rear canopy gone at high airspeeds, there was too much negative pressure on the front canopy for the existing system to open and jettison it, So two small gas pistons were installed in the front rail to thrust the canopy bow upward.
The books by Ed Rasimus (sp.?) provide a good contrast between the F-105 and F-4 operations and pilots in SEA as he flew both.
Back in the early 80's, I was a munitions loader on the F-4D for the Ga. Air National Guard. Just love the Phantom.
John Mann, you are good. I hope you will be working with Behind The Wings for many more shows. Thank you sir.
F-4s rocks! Got to see Air Force, Navy and Marines F-4s operational variants . All were impressive and inspiring aircraft.
Great video, wish it was much longer!
I was an aircraft armament system specialist on the F4-E and G’s. I was stationed at Clark Air Base in the Philippines from July 85 -June 89. I know about all the roles and configurations the F4 could fly. I’ve seen a few crash with my very eyes. I’m surprised you didn’t cover the folding wings in the video. In fact I’ve sat in the very aircraft in your museum, even had a picture taken when it was at Lowery AFB. 16:40
I was lucky enough to fly F4D’s for the NDANG before we converted to the F16. I can confirm that trying to roll the F4 under “g” with aileron was an eye opening experience. Luckily I only did it once.
My father few the F-4 after Vietnam and I remember as a kid when the Blue Angles flew the F-4's. It was a glorious sound made in heaven! So loud!
I was a crew chief both on the flightline and depot level maint. for the Airforce. This brings back many fond memories. Thank you!
I definitely gotta load up and come back to Colorado man. This museum is just one on a long list of reasons
What a terrific discussion about the F-4. I am a retired Navy officer (but not an airedale) and just love these interviews while you're walking around the airplane. Your museum is one of the absolute best, although due to my blue water bias I still think the National Naval Aviation Museum still takes the ticket LOL. I've been to many military museums, especially ships and aircraft. IMHO it's the volunteers and docents who really make a museum stand out. And, you guys are among the best.
In thrust we trust, also Phantom Phriday
As a tall guy working on f-4s i can still see the marks on my back..those access doors had sharp enough corners to make your day unforgettable 😂 Huge respect to all mainteiners who really know the struggle..
I went with the F-4E from Elgin AFB Fla in 1969 close combat support 388TFW as a maintenance mechanic I really appreciate your acknowledgements of our performance in keeping air ops readiness at 90 per cent everyday 365 monsoon ricebugs heat burns night and day 12 hours 6days a week because of our motto about our brother's in the jungle "people are dying" we pushed we endured we busted are ass for them thank -you
My all time fave American combat jet, bar none. I always loved the look of the F4.
I loved hearing the howling J-79s while observing the sky from my fire support base.
Thank you, Wings! I love hearing from those who know. What about that awesome grey Thunderchief back there? Story up!
I still love the phantom after all these years. It's still gorgeous and nothing says Murica like putting way more power than you need on any mechanical device. 😅😅😅
Love your museum can’t wait to come back to the states and visit again.
I think it's one of the nicest fighters ever. It's so unique.
My uncle piloted the F4 phantom in Vietnam, he'd come home on Christmas around 1970 when I was 10, I was in awe. God bless America🇺🇸
I loaded weapons on F-4 D's and E's. When at Korat RTAFB in 68 and 69 I loaded 5 million pounds of bombs along with 2.75 rockets pods, AGM 12 Bullpups AIM7 and AIM 9 missles, 20 MM rounds and CBUs. I sat in the cockpit when checking out the weapons systems for 2 and a half years. I think that John Barry meant that Robin Olds was at Uban with the 555 fighter wing mimicing the 105's from Korat..
Today, 2024, the Turkish Air Force still uses F-4s. As to the fuel, a Boeing 737NG typically burns 850 gallons of Jet-A per hour in cruise. A fighter in afterburner could have a fuel burn rate of 30,000 gallons per hour - so that mode is used very carefully.
This was great. Experience and knowledge, good production and easy to listen to. Not to mention I love hearing about those J-79s. The F-4 is a favorite of mine! Thanks and new sub!
This past year we buried our Maine Vietnam F-4 pilot. Thru out his life, when the subject of flying that jet came up, you could see it in his eyes and his grin….Salute to Dale Hoover.
What a great video!!! I thought I knew a decent amount about the Phantom - but y'all proved me wrong! 😀 I’m looking forward to more of these videos. My only complaint - though small - was that irritating music used to cut to the next scene. God! I felt I was at a disco for a moment. Lol! TY!
Thank you gentleman that was great.
The F-4 is a sexy plane! One of my favorites!
Another is the F-14 also F-18A.
I wish (bucket list), is to ride in one. My dad built a couple of Rutan designed Planes.
The five minute scramble must've been wild. I can't even imagine leaving the house ready to go in only 5 minutes let alone get into the cockpit of a jet shoot into the sky.
Also the BEST nickname for a fighter… Phantom… freaking awesome
I was 6 when my pops who was an air liaison officer with the 2nd armored division took me out to the tallest hill in west Germany, 175 agl WE saw 4 F4's at 20 AGl crest that hill right above us. love the double ugly since....
01:30 R.I.P. “Texas Raiders”!
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Structural Maintainer here. Is there any chance we’d be able to hear from a maintainer, either who worked on this particular aircraft or others? That would really interesting to hear about.
Thanks guys my favorite jet saw them in the pattern in front of me at Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana always wish i was the pilot in the F4 phantom 👍😜😎
Worked the Wheel and tire shop at SJ AFB mid 80's. F4E they are aBeast.
4:42 All of the prescence of the US and UK forces in central Europe up until the early 1990s when they wound it back. I bet they wish they hadn’t wound it back now.
I’m finding this video infinitely fascinating, you’ve got a new subscriber today my friends.
You didn't cover the hard wing and blown flaps. (The soft wing didn't have BLC, right?)
Fantastic episode thank you and just want say hello from the UK 🖐
Thank you for sharing!
I trained in the old SAC hanger in the 80’s. Lowry was an awesome base.
I trained at Lowry in 1971.
Wonderful overview of the F-4 in some of its various configurations. Pilots, too...very nice. Cold War iconic warhorse. Nice to hear some real world talk about it. All I know is it looks cool AF and kicked ass in combat. Made a great model when I was a kid. Also, great export product to many nations who needed a capable platform. One of the best.
Eye patch! We didn't get no stinking eye patches in 1972. 7.33 Gs! I was loitering off a tanker and my field grade pilot inextricably pulled 12 Gs (I think he had an itch). We broke the number 1 forward engine mount. I had one hell of a bruise (where the blood pooled) under my right arm.
My favorite fighter (along with A10 Warthog). I was on the receiving end of this aircraft. In 1970 I was a grunt in Vietnam. One mission we had to run because these guys were dropping ordinance so close that it was cutting tops of trees around us. I almost felt sorry for the VC/NVA. Almost.
I was in Denver a few years ago and did not know about this museum 😮
We hope to see you next time you are in Denver!
I saw one in Idaho, it was silver and really big. I'm 45 and I don't think I've ever seen one flying.
I worked for Pat Cronin, he flew them.
As a kid i had a picture of a phantom with a vulcan cannon under the nose. I wanted to fly one of them they looked amazing.
Great video! I would've liked to know if mr. Barry, being a test and evaluation pilot, ever shot AIM-4 Falcons from a Phantom. Those were by all means complicated weapons to use in a Phantom, due to various reasons, but I've been unable to find any proper account on how those were supposed to be fired.
F-4 is my favorite plane, I am so happy to watch this video, the only question I have is how do I fly one, cose that is my biggest wish, to fly an F-4 untill I die
How cool is that!
This was Grrrreeeaaat! Bravo Zulu!
Great job with this video!!
Very cool
Thanks!!!
really awesome!
I live in the Netherlands center ,Amersfoort, near Soesterbrrg .as a kid weekly at the bike and go to spotters spot and wave hello ,yeah . I understand that little Soesterberg was populair by US mililtairy .some dutch girls catched to America ❤ 😂
Very nice!
Great video John. Always prefer to hear actual pilots talking like in this video. Why were the stabilators in anhedral? Thanks
Think you could do a behind the wings episode on some famous fictionnal aircrafts?
10:50 "Ooops..." (RAF style) 😂
1:36 holy smokes. A fighter that can carry twice the payload of a B-17. That’s incredible.
Well on alert …. The Crew Chief is there with the pilots on the Ready Alert pad … he has another cartridge almost ready in one hand and his Snoopy in the other hand. The problem with a bad start … you have to wait for the old cart to finish its burn … and for the motor to spool down
Nice video!
Ugly and powerful. Love this thing. Remember it leaving black trails in the skies as a kid during Cold War. Sonic booms were common.
Amazing!!!!!!!
is the Heatblur F4E a hard or soft wing?
Is that true the air intakes on the Mig23/27 are copied from the Fantom ??
if i'm not mistaken, our old airbase Soesterberg is a muesum now. I'm not a whole 100% - but i know that some of the old NATO airbases we had are turned into museums.
Cameo appearance by an F-15, but that still doesn’t detract from the classic the F-4 really is… Phantoms Phorever!
My first love in Ace Combat.
No disrespect to these gentlemen, but there needs to be corrected. First, there is a profound difference between leading edge flaps and leading edge slats. The F-4B/N/J/C/D & EARLY E had leading edge flaps. The late E and G had the leading edge Slats. The F-4S actually had BOTH leading edge flaps and slats. As for the engine in this F-4E at Wings offers the Rockies, that is the wrong engine installed on the right side for an E. All Es used J79-17 (long turkey feather exhaust) engines. This one here at the museum has a J79-15 (short turkey feathers) installed on the right side. Funny they talk about the engines but stand on the left side where one is not installed. LOL
I love even more if she is powered by Pratt and Whitney 1120.
Am lost about the self versus hard wing!
"Soft" wing has leading edge slats. "Hard" wing doesn't.
One of the best war planes ever!The defender of the free world!!!
What is DCS?
they're still flying it as a target drone??
98,500 FEET?!!! You could just about reach out and shake ET's hand @ that Altitude!
Those engines had to be Starving 😫for Air!
My old man flew Phantoms (2) Tours in South East Asia Air Force ..
He thought the Phantom Hung the Moon!..
That's Major General Dad right there
Fan-friggin-tastic!!!
If someone wants to get to know the F4E Phantom II better, it is best to see the model of this plane in DCS World.
All aircraft systems are modeled, and the aircraft itself starts according to a real procedure (also mentioned in the video with cartridges): th-cam.com/video/A3uvo2Ohesg/w-d-xo.htmlsi=ZE2nEgcI5LCNs05c
I also recommend watching other videos on this channel about this plane in the simulator.
Breaks my heart how they used them as drones, but with over 5,000 of them, you have to do something with it.
Yeah drop one off at my house. Gate guard jet!
This channel is for aircraft enthusiasts, don't waste your time with the F-4 background blabla on a teleprompter... John Barry said he occasionaly flew the RAF Phantom it would have been interesting to have his say about the Spey vs the J-79! Also you both guys didn't spoke about the negative points of the Brick. I remember the testimony of an ANG pilot who flew the F-106, the F-4 and the early F-16A, he absolutly hated the Phantom in the air-to-air role. Even if as an enthusiast the F-4s from Ramstein, Spangdhalem, Sembach and Zweibrucken AFBs made my days when I lived in the Budensrepublik Deutschland in the late 80s 😜
I,suggest.the f4.be.given a slightly new design.plus advanced avionics making its eqivilence to the present newer fighter jets.after all it has proven itself to be a true warrior,and most feared bird in the sky.
I wonder how many "go pills" that guy took waking up from a dead sleep
These videos are great but, for the love of the Aviation Gods, can you only play the music at the beginning and end of a vid??? Please...
You're not the only one... we may change this up.
"Hey, now that you retire, you can't going on and use your secret test pilot name. What do you wanna be called for the rest of your life? Make it quick" "Ah...John...? ...Mann...?!" "OK, John Mann it is. Thanks for your service" LOL
Brill.
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She is still a bad ass fighter. She was quieter with the Tolls Royce turbofans.
T-38 - check no leaks before flight. F-4 - check have the normal leaks before flight.
It is definitely loud.
Israel used her effectively