Flight characteristics of the F-4 Phantom

[Rino]

All those pictures I had of F4's from my day? I lent them to a friend who was going home on leave, hundreds of them, cause he wanted to show his friends, and he ended up going AWOL. I never saw him, or them, again.

Heres a picture of when we were parked at the end of the main runway watching Rhinos, tankers, choppers, spy planes, all coming in a day or two after the embassy was over ran in Tehran in Nov. '77. Carter put us on a war footing but we never went.

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     I had a similar experience, except my photos got lost during a move.
On the plus side, at the Carolinas Aviation Museum here in Charlotte they
just got one of the Op Eagle Claw C-130s...sitting outside on the ramp.

http://www.carolinasaviation.org/military/mc-130-hercules

[Puma44]

All those pictures I had of F4's from my day? I lent them to a friend who was going home on leave, hundreds of them, cause he wanted to show his friends, and he ended up going AWOL. I never saw him, or them, again.

Heres a picture of when we were parked at the end of the main runway watching Rhinos, tankers, choppers, spy planes, all coming in a day or two after the embassy was over ran in Tehran in Nov. '77. Carter put us on a war footing but we never went.

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That's a real crying shame!

[Rich46yo]

And 38 years later on the very last day I carried arms to protect others. Got a little old eh?

[Puma44]

And 38 years later on the very last day I carried arms to protect others. Got a little old eh?
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Thanks for your service, TWICE, Rich! 

[Rich46yo]

Thank you.

[Puma44]

Gman, earlier you asked about the splitter in the front of the F-106.  This just popped up on a a feed that I watch.  It provides a good visual of what I was explaining.




Here's a good perspective of the cockpit view.



No bump intended, just adding to the previous explanation.   

[Devil 505]

Good stuff Puma. I remember when I was in middle school taking a tour of Otis AFB and seeing their old 106 simulator pit in the museum there, I was like "how the hell do they see out of this thing?"

[Puma44]

Thanks!  The Six had a lot better vis from the cockpit than the pictures show. 

[Shuffler]

I nominate this for TOTM (Thread Of The Month)  January 2017

[Puma44]

I nominate this for TOTM (Thread Of The Month)  January 2017

Cool! Is there a prize? 😉

[DaveBB]

Cool! Is there a prize? 😉

Yeah, for me.   

[Gman]

Thanks Puma, great stuff, what a good thread this has turned out to be for info.

Rich46yo - congrats on making it to retirement, and for all your years of service to the people of Chicago and the USA.  Great pic.

[Rich46yo]

Thanks Gman. Its a big relief actually to know I'll never have to make those kinds of decisions again.

[PR3D4TOR]

Last flight of the QF-4 in case you missed it:



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LSKE2lU0Lk

[Puma44]

A sad day indeed for those of us who flew, maintained, and were fanatics about the Phantom. Thanks for posting!