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To: Libloather
Don't know what happened exactly, however I do know that the F-4 requires pilots to stay way ahead of the aircraft.

I'll look forward to the official findings, however I would have questions about airspeed and thrust vs angles of bank and pitch.

Sorry about the crew loss, at least the spectators were unhurt.

2 posted on 09/05/2026 7:43:50 PM PDT by Seaplaner (Never give in. Never give in. Never, never, never...in nothing, great or small...Winston ChurchIill)
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To: Seaplaner

The arrodynamics of the F-4 are defined thus: It is proof that if you give it enough thrust, you can make a brick fly.

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11 posted on 09/05/2026 8:43:33 PM PDT by Celtic Conservative (Heghlu'meH QaQ jajvam!)
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To: Seaplaner

I wonder how old that airframe was, and how much it had been stressed over all those years? No surviving F-4 is a spring chicken...


13 posted on 09/05/2026 8:48:11 PM PDT by Paul R. (Who else but Dolly Parton could go so far by being so genuine about being so fake?)
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