You Can Now Buy Your Very Own F-4 Phantom Fighter Jet for a Total Steal

http://nationalinterest.org/ ^ | 3/22/18 | James Clark

[Calvin Locke]

About 10 years ago, the DC ANG was doing practice night ground attacks in NJ, iirc. At least one a/c wasn’t where it was supposed to be and laid a burst of 20mm inerts into a school.

[eyeamok]

No self respecting fighter pilot would ride a "hog", anymore than they would drive a low-rider.

I agree, they would have something like this in their Hangar like I do.

[4yearlurker]

Great! It’s time to trade in my Delta Dart.

[Bonemaker]

““The McDonnell Douglas F4 Phantom. Proof that with a big enough engine, even a brick will fly.”

Ditto F 104

[Conan the Librarian]

I’d buy one for my wife, but, she would probably just sleep in the intakes.

(backstory: when she was in the Air Force in the 80s, she was in NDI. They planes couldn’t fly until she signed off on them. She would check the plane, then, crawl into the intake and take a nap, until the pilot came back from lunch.)

[neverevergiveup]

“What do I have to do to get you into an F-4 today?”

Just give me one. That's all you have to do.

[Davy Crocket]

So you won’t need a mechanic to work on yours!

Huh? I was an Electronic Tech. ECM!

[BBell]

Electronic tech, mechanic, same difference. I was a grunt (cannon fodder). You are all the same to us.

[HANG THE EXPENSE]

I knew the guy years ago that bought this plane out of a scrap yard in PA.Lot of work and money went into this thing.Later engines would be a real good idea.

[HANG THE EXPENSE]

Even a whole pallet of bricks will fly.

[HANG THE EXPENSE]

I believe the owners first name is Rich or Rick.

[AFreeBird]

Now that’s a proper scooter.

[Ed Condon]

The F-104 had one engine, the F-4 needed two.

[Oscar in Batangas]

Only flown by a little old major on his Sunday church runs

[CJ Wolf]

How much runway does it need?

[Old Yeller]

Meanest looking fighter ever!

[doorgunner69]

You ever want to sell that, let me know.

Not that I have any business riding these days, but I do miss it.

[taildragger]

OMG is that contraband! Their was a cycle dealer in western Mass that had one on the road in the late 80’s I knew what it was!

[taildragger]

Nevermind the later J-79, a P & W F-100 Will make it do things you never dreamed of. The Israeli’s did it, I wonder if their is film footage on YouTube when they showed it off back in the day.

[Bonemaker]

But weren’t wings theoretically too small for flight?