QF-4 Phantom Walk-around with a Phantom Pilot - 2 May 2020
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- This installment of #FunWithAviation is a walkaround of the museum's QF-4S Phantom II "Shamrock 201." There is also some bonus footage of the bomb bay of our F-105D "Thunderchief." Sound and video of this event turned out very well.
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Imagine living right there and waking up to an F-4 right outside your porch every morning. Thats an awesome view.
Very cool 👍
Such a beautiful aeroplane.
fantastic & what a beautiful fighter
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A large number of Air Force F-4's, the gun nosed E and G models, had the LES modification, in fact before the nautical services did.
The German F-4F models had LES, as did a very few late RF-4E's.
It is not well known that the RF-4 models were faster than the fighter models...less drag..
Excellent video...and thank you.
The leading edge slats played a factor in the top end speed reduction in the F-4E and G models. The slats induced additional drag that lowered top end speed significantly. While most books list Mach 2.2 as the "normal" top end speed for the F-4 design in general, the solid wing F-4's (all pre-E models and the J's) could reach the vicinity of Mach 2.4+; the E-models and its variants are limited to below Mach 2.3 (Mach 2.27 according to what I've read) due to the additional drag. The slatted-wing planes (F-4E, F-4F, F-4G, and F-4S) are not as fast as the earlier solid wing models.
The F-4E/F/G have the same basic nose as the reconnaisance F-4 models but the leading edge slats had a tremendous negative effect on the top end speed. The F-4s that set the type's speed records were all older limited production (the 45 A-models and the 2 prototypes) and B-models with more bulbous noses than the recon planes and the F-4E and its variants.
Most RF-4s (RF-4B/C/E) had the solid wing that lacked the leading edge slats they installed later in the F-4E and S models. All G-models had the slats since they were converted from late-production F-4Es (post-1972 planes). A few RF-4Es did have leading edge slats but it was very few of them (maybe 16 planes).
The UK F-4 Phantoms (listed as -K and -M for US export; different British designations) had the solid wing but were slower because of the rear fuselage redesign to accommodate larger British-design turbofans. Those planes had better initial climb rate, fuel economy, and were slightly faster at low altitude but the top end speed at altitude was reduced because of the drag from the wider-built rear which spoiled the airframe's lines. They could reach about Mach 2.1 at altitude.
Not all E-models received leading edge slats. Some early production F-4E's and the F-4E's used by the Thunderbirds did not have the slats installed. I read on a forum that the F-4E's they used at Edwards Air Force Base for chase duties did not have the slats. Most RF-E's produced also did not have leading edge slats. It's possible the RF-4E's that did have slats were converted from production F-4E's that were built with leading edge slats.
The F-4s that set the speed, altitude, acceleration, and climbing records for the F-4 were all solid-wing aircraft, mostly the second prototype and limited production A-models for the speed records with B-models used for the climb-to-altitude attempts. The prototypes and first 16(?) A-models did not have the production-standard canopy that was bumped up to improve visibility. The early flush canopy would have reduced drag for the speed attempts.
They was\are bad AZZ !!!!
Brick w wings !!!
Who was Sgt C GAUSE ?
Connie Gause was a plane Captain with 333 and is now the Association leader and reunion coordinator.