tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86528376166534247962024-03-13T01:20:37.701-05:00The Phantom Phacts
Notes on my research into the history of the F-4 Phantom II and all it's variants actual or proposed.Kim Simmelinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09125785830128489060noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652837616653424796.post-35208634003397951642019-02-23T20:28:00.002-06:002023-08-22T12:12:47.520-05:00The Evolution of Door 19 on the F-4Ok, I know I get a bit anal with some of my research, but here is what I have found on the evolution of Door 19 on the F-4s. There seem to be six major configurations of the door that covers fuel cell 1&2 (there are many subvariations for the addition of antennas).<br />
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<u>Variation 1</u></h3>
This version was used on BuNos 145307 through 145317, or the F4H-1s that had straight canopies. There were two panels (panel 19 and panel 20) mounted with a lot of screws (panel 19 had no less than 72 screws used to mount it), no hinges found here. The ADF antenna was a large rectangular-ish shape.<br />
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<u>Variation 2</u></h3>
This version was introduced with the raised canopies on the remainder of the F-4As BuNos. 146817 through 146819 & 148255 through 148275. Still mounted with a lot of screws (panel 19 now had only 48 screws), and still split into two panels (panel 19 and panel 20), it now sported a round IFF antenna. (There were exceptions with 146820 through 148254 getting Variation 3)<br />
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<u>Variation 3</u></h3>
As this area became necessary for added electronic equipment the area underwent a transformation. Gone were the multitude of screws, being replaced with much fewer (49) Airlock Fasteners (according to the F-4B/J Plane Captains handbook). With the addition of a hinge, the panel became a door. The door was split into three sections connected with hinges (I would imagine this was so equipment could be accessed without opening the entire door?) This version was first seen on F-4As 146820 through 148254 and then reappeared on the production F-4Bs starting with BuNo. 148363. At some point, this door was dropped in favor of Variation 4 which was first used in the Navy on the RF-4Bs. Looking at the Plane Captains handbook, it seems to indicate that this was used on all F-4B/Ns with the change coming with the F-4J.<br />
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<u>Variation 4</u></h3>
With the introduction of the RF-4Bs, (well, actually the USAF Versions but they used Variation 5) the door underwent another transformation. Gone were the hinges and the door became one single door. (Don't know when the non-RF models converted over to this variation.) Also, the Plane Captains book indicates a change to (49) Quick Release Fasteners (also called barrel nuts) for the RF-4B but still indicates Airlock Fasteners for the F-4J. But in an early F-4C handbook, they are referred to as Airlocks as well so I wonder if it was just a difference in the identification and that they were never Airlock Fasteners and always the barrel nuts?<br />
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<u>Variation 5</u></h3>
Ok, not much of a variation, but this was used on the USAF F-4s. The main change is the signal light was moved from the spine to this door to make way for the inflight refueling receptacle. I have drawn the IFF antenna larger because the photos I have seem to indicate that the USAF used a larger antenna, but I could be wrong. The Air Force used 43 Quick Release Fasteners (barrel nuts) to secure the door.<br />
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<u>Variation 5a</u></h3>
This variation found on USAF F-4Es includes the SST-181X rendezvous beacon on a round mounting plate just to the right of the IFF antenna.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Door 19 Variation 5a</td></tr>
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<i><b><u>NOTE:</u></b> The SST-181X Rendevous Beacon was part of the Project Sky Spot equipment installed in aircraft during the War in Vietnam. After the war, most of these beacons were removed and cover plates were installed in their place. </i><br />
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<u>Variation 5b</u></h3>
This variation again found on USAF F-4Es has the SST-181X rendezvous beacon mounted on a tear-drop mounting plate.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Door 19 Variation 5b</td></tr>
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<u>Variation 5c</u></h3>
This variation was found on some F-4C and F-4D aircraft during the War in Vietnam. The SST-181X rendezvous beacon was installed aft of the signal light and before the hinge on the centerline of the door. (I have seen one exception, F-4C 63-7581 which appears to use variation 5a, but the picture I have is poor and it may be another antenna entirely.)<br />
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<u>Variation 6</u></h3>
This variation was found on USAF RF-4Cs. For some reason, the IFF antenna and the signal light were both moved aft on the door.<br />
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<h3><u>Variation 7</u></h3>This variation was found on USAF F-4Es converted for the Thunderbirds Demonstration Team. The signal light was moved farther back on the spine and a large ADF Antenna was installed.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjKYqnSnJ5CzVWfJQhs-iZK2Ic39ji3SUzjb-yAJZxSyoM9sp3t3iAtIoqpqKV7d9cMuHU3nja8NxIgacoCn9j8xOuFYoNZv8l4QInPjYjzOjRvDDY1GFhDf9vcjsaUfgvHCHXAWaBFBgeJZQfM_7_ern2f4NdxSU-S0MbD9UIS4bNZVy758aNHEhIh47Vt" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="510" data-original-width="854" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjKYqnSnJ5CzVWfJQhs-iZK2Ic39ji3SUzjb-yAJZxSyoM9sp3t3iAtIoqpqKV7d9cMuHU3nja8NxIgacoCn9j8xOuFYoNZv8l4QInPjYjzOjRvDDY1GFhDf9vcjsaUfgvHCHXAWaBFBgeJZQfM_7_ern2f4NdxSU-S0MbD9UIS4bNZVy758aNHEhIh47Vt=w400-h239" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Door 19 Variation 7</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>Where do we go from here? Well, there are still some more different antenna mountings on the door that need a bit more research. But I do plan on updating this page as I understand the additional variations better.</div><div>
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<span face=""arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #4b4b4b; font-size: 14.85px;"><u>References:</u></span></h3>
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<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;">Drawings (c) by Kim Simmelink</li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;">Information gathered from NAVWEPS 01-245FDA-3-1 and photos.</li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;">Information from Scott Wilson</li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;">Information from Roger Goetzke</li>
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</div>Kim Simmelinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09125785830128489060noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652837616653424796.post-78654870277156765702018-10-13T21:44:00.003-05:002022-02-26T04:03:02.217-06:00THE F-4 INBOARD PYLONSRecently a discussion on The F-4 Phantom II Group on Facebook caught my attention and I thought I would take the opportunity to outline the differences between the Navy and Air Force inboard pylons on the F-4.<br />
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First, we need to understand that the pylons used were originally designed for different purposes.<br />
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<b><u>THE NAVY PYLON</u></b><br />
<b><u><br /></u></b> The Navy versions of the F-4, as well as both Navy and Air Force RF-4s (and some early F-4Cs), utilize the LAU-17/A as their inboard pylon. As the nomenclature suggests, its primary purpose is as a launcher not as a weapons pylon<br />
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The LAU-17/A was designed to carry and launch an AIM-7 Sparrow III missile so that the F-4 could carry a total of 6 (4 on fuselage semi-submerged stations and one on each inboard pylons).<br />
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When the AIM-7 wasn't carried, the inboard pylon could also be fitted with a launcher rail on each side to carry and launch the AIM-9 Sidewinder missile. The AERO-3/A/B allowed the LAU-17/A pylon to carry an AIM-9B missile only. The LAU-7/A launcher rail allowed the LAU-17/A pylon to carry either the AIM-9B, AIM-9D, and subsequent Sidewinder missile. The launcher rail consists of a power supply for the electrical requirements of the missile, a mechanism which retains the missile during flight and releases the missile when fired, a nitrogen receiver assembly to provide coolant for the missile seeker head, and safety elements to keep the missile from accidentally firing during loading/unloading and during catapult launch and arrestment. (Note: Don't confuse the LAU-7/A launcher rail with the AERO-7A which was the launcher for the AIM-7 on the semi-recessed fuselage stations).<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">LAU-17/A pylon with the AERO 3/A/B or LAU-7/A launcher rail installed</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">AIM-9B Sidewinder on the AERO-3/A/B launcher rail<br />
AIM-9D used the LAU-7/A launcher rail</td></tr>
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As the F-4 began to perform air-to-ground missions an adapter was fitted to the inboard LAU-17/A pylons to allow the carriage of air-to-ground weapons.<br />
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From this adapter, a wide variety of single weapons could be hung. To carry more than one weapon on each pylon a TER (Triple Ejector Rack) could be installed so that three weapons could be attached (up to 750lb. each.) Someone asked if the F-4 could carry a MER (Multiple Ejector Rack) on the inboard pylons. The answer is "No," MERs could only be carried on the centerline or outboard stations.<br />
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When the adapter was fitted, the pylon cold also carry sidewinder rails as well.<br />
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<b><u>THE AIR FORCE PYLON</u></b><br />
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The Air Force inboard pylon was sometimes called the MAU-12 pylon which refers to the Ejector Rack which was in the pylon.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pylon with MAU-12 ejector rack removed for illustration</td></tr>
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The ejector rack allowed the carriage of a single bomb, missile launcher or other weapons on the pylon. This pylon does not support the AIM-7 Sparrow III missile. But much like the Navy's LAU-17/A it could be fitted with a pair of AERO-3/B or LAU-7/A missile rails for the AIM-9 Sidewinder. <span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #444444;">The AIM-4D was used in combat in South-East Asia by some F-4D Phantoms, which were equipped with special LAU-42/A launchers for this purpose. However, it became soon apparent that the AIM-4D was ill-suited for the close-range dogfights encountered over Vietnam, and only 5 kills were achieved with the Falcon. The main problem of the missile was seeker cooling. The limited amount of onboard nitrogen coolant meant that the seeker could not be pre-cooled for any length of time, which in turn meant that it had to be cooled more or less shortly before firing, i.e. when close-range combat had already started. This cooling, however, took up to 5 seconds which is like an eternity in a dogfight, so that most targets were out of reach again when the missile was finally ready. Moreover, when the coolant was exhausted after several aborted launches, the Falcon was just useless dead weight, which had to be brought back to base for servicing. Another problem of the Falcon was the lack of a proximity fuze, which made it effectively a hit-to-kill missile. The AIM-4D was gradually withdrawn from use beginning in 1969, and by 1973, the AIM-4D was no longer operational with the USAF.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pylon with AERO-3/B or LAU-7/A missile rail installed</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">AIM-9 Sidewinder installed on LAU-7/A</td></tr>
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To carry more than one weapon on this inboard station a TER could be installed which increased the load to 3 weapons of 750 lb. each. Several other adapter rails could be installed for different missiles as well.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Inboard pylon with single Mk82 practice bomb</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Inboard pylon with TER for carrying three weapons</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">AGM-45 Shrike on LAU-34 launcher adapter</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">AGM-65 Maverick on a LAU-88 triple rail launcher (although the Phantom often only carried two on each launcher - inboard and lower stations. In Vietnam they would carry 3, and the IDF/AF would carry 3 when the range to their targets was short.)</td></tr>
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As with the Navy's LAU-17/A, the Air Force could also install AERO-3/B Sidewinder rails on the pylon with some of the air-to-ground weapons installed. Unlike the LAU-17/A the Air Force inner pylon could not be jettisoned.<br />
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For an interesting take on a modification of the Air Force inboard pylon found on Israeli and Turkish F-4s for carrying the Popeye missile see this post: <a href="https://phantomphacts.blogspot.com/2013/10/israeli-mods-to-f-4-pylons.html">https://phantomphacts.blogspot.com/2013/10/israeli-mods-to-f-4-pylons.html</a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Ok, I have been working
on my new (version 15) master drawings for the F-4 Phantom. I have chosen
to start from the beginning with the F4H-1. When I do master drawings, I
do a lot of research, looking at pictures, and so forth. I lay out a grid with
the Fuselage Stations, the Butt lines, and the Water lines. I begin
by gathering all the measurements I can, station number references, and any
other information that will put a particular part at a particular
location. I then start by laying out the "skeleton" of the
aircraft, locating as many ribs and spars as I can (this usually gives a good
reference to where panels and joints occur. In fact, I probably spend
just as much (or even more) time researching and looking for answers as
physically drawing. I try to make everything as accurate as possible.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">This week I have been
working on a new bottom view, and so far I have been working on the
wings. One thing I have noticed is the different wingtip
variations. According to NAVWEPS 01-245FDA-3-1, there appear to be
two different options here (in reality three).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">1.</span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> The first is found on <b><u>142259
through 148374</u></b> unless they were modified with ASC <i>(Aircraft
Service Change)</i> 40 and 41. Here is my illustration of this
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">You can see in this
drawing that first of all, it has an inset leading edge light. Next, the
trailing edge light is smaller and recessed. Information in NAVWEPS
01-245FDA-3-1 seems to support this. Finding photographic evidence
is much harder. I think I see it, but most pictures are taken from so far
away that when you blow it up to get better detail, well, you just can't be
sure.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Here is a picture of
145313 (the 14th airframe) with the original wingtip. See how clean and
devoid of bumps, humps, and lumps. This is actually a fairly good
picture of the original wingtip.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Here is a picture of
148254 (the 26th airframe) still sporting the old wingtip. Not as nice a
picture, but it clearly shows a very clean wingtip.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">This is a picture of
148261 (the 33rd airframe) with what seems to be the original wingtip.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">2.</span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> The second variation was installed
on <b><u>148375 through 151021</u></b> <b><u>and any aircraft that
had ASC 40 and 41 take place</u></b>. (Butch Heilig mentioned this in an email to me, and after research, I see that the original F-4Cs would have had this configuration as well. Thanks, Butch!)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Here is my illustration of this
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">This version has the
more traditional trailing edge light. NAVWEPS 01-245FDA-3-1 indicates
that these aircraft still had the early leading edge light.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">This is a picture of
146820 (22nd airframe) with what seems to be the mod with still the old style
leading edge light. See what I mean by pictures not showing very much
detail?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">One of the things that
make this change odd, is that it took place mid-block, rather than starting a
whole new block with the change. 148375 was the 13th aircraft in block 6,
there were 9 more to be constructed in that block.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">3. </span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">The third variation is what eventually became
the production version. OK, now the 1 million dollar question. When was
the "bug eye" leading edge light introduced? I don't have the
foggiest, but it seems to be somewhere around 1964. I see pictures of the F4H-1 airframes later in life with the
"whole package" of newer wingtip lights.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Of course, this post
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<u><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">HISTORICAL BACKGROUND:</span></b></u></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">During the design phase, just as the mission of the F4H-1 changed several times, so did the radar that was proposed to help the Phantom see its prey. Early on, when the proposed aircraft mission was ambiguous, many proposals emerged. When it looked like the aircraft would be primarily an attack aircraft the choices were:</span></div>
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<li><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">Westinghouse AN/APQ-56 (modified) with a Teledyne AN/APN-79 Doppler set for navigation</span></li>
<li><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">North American Aviation Autonetics Division’s NASARR (North American Search and Ranging Radar) which was being developed at the same time. This radar was optimized for the attack role and thus fit in nicely with the anticipated role of the AH-1 and the early F3H/F4H designs. The early F4H-1 models showed this pedigree with their 24-inch radome which had been designed around the NASARR radar requirements. </span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">But in 1956, when BuAer changed the mission and dropped the cannons in favor of an all missile armament, the North American Design was dropped.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></span><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">So, the scramble was on for a replacement radar that would fulfill the new mission requirements but still fit in the space carved out in the design for the NASARR. There were two immediate contenders. A modified Westinghouse AN/APQ-50 X-band fighter interceptor radar (similar to that flown in the McDonnell F2H-3 Big Banjo and Douglas F4D Skyray), and the Hughes AN/APG-51B (similar to that flown in the McDonnell F3H-2N Demon and Douglas F3D Skyknight). </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">Both were proven, although by no means state of the art designs, that used discrete components that were connected by long wiring harnesses. In an aircraft where real estate was at a premium, this was not ideal. Also, their design posed other problems. Long wiring runs connecting the components weakened the radar signals passing through them as well as made the introduction of noise into the system more probable. <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>And each time the signal strength was boosted, the amount of noise introduced into the system increased as well.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">Westinghouse was the first to come up with a solution. The team at Westinghouse decided to combine the AN/APQ-50 modules into a cylinder shape that would fit into the aircraft nose right behind the radar antenna so that the signals did not have to travel through long wiring harnesses. McDonnell need only supply cooling air and electricity to a central inlet and Westinghouse distributed it. The entire radar was supported on an I-beam on which it could be extended out for easy maintenance. (This design feature was one of the improvements that helped the F4H-1 win the fly-off with the Vought F8U-3.)</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">But, during testing Westinghouse could not satisfy the most basic requirement of the radar and that was the range at which the APQ-50 detected a target aircraft. Westinghouse blamed the radar antenna. McDonnell's engineers had designed the F4H nose to hold the 24-inch diameter antenna of the NASARR radar they had intended to use. Westinghouse claimed that 24 inches was simply too small, as their calculations showed that the APQ-50 needed at least a 32-inch antenna to meet the required range. In testing they had confirmed the size at an outdoor radar range where they took a prototype of the 32-inch antenna and shot it at aircraft landing at Baltimore airport. The Navy approved the bigger antenna renaming the system the APQ-72, and gave Westinghouse a production contract.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">By this time the prototype F4H aircraft (first 18 airframes) were in various stages of completion on the assembly line, all designed for a 24-inch antenna. The 32-inch antenna design changes wouldn't be implemented until the next series of aircraft (Block 3).</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The 32-inch antenna would pose several engineering challenges. First came the fuselage redesign to widen the nose cylinder to allow for a 32-inch antenna. From FS 77.0 forward the fuselage was redesigned to deepen and widen the nose. (All future nose changes also took place from FS 77.0 forward like the RF-4, and F-4E)</span><br />
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<b><i><u><sub><sup><strike><br /></strike></sup></sub></u></i></b></span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Another technical challenge that they faced was building a radome for a high-speed aircraft that was 32-inches wide. This had never been done before. Rain hitting a radome that large at Mach 2 could have some very serious consequences. The radome had to be structurally strong while being light-weight and aerodynamically correct. But most of all it needed to be transparent to the radar waves both outgoing and incoming. Radar manufacturers like Westinghouse worked with an exposed antenna in the lab and in the field trials, and then expected the radome manufacturers to provide a transparent dome that did not absorb or reflect the radar waves. Any imperfections in the radome, either in thickness or density, could distort the radar signal and give false information.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">After extensive research into the state of radome technology, McDonnell chose the Brunswick Company in Virginia (maker of bowling balls and fiberglass boats) to construct the new radome. The Brunswick engineers came up with a way to wind fiberglass filaments around a conical form provided by McDonnell in the exact shape of the radome. The filaments are wound in alternate layers which are 90 degrees from each other. One layer of filaments, called <i>circs</i>, are wound around the form circumference and the other layer of filaments, called <i>longos</i>, are wound around the radome lengthwise. The layers of filaments are then saturated with resin, to seal it from absorbing moisture, and baked in an oven until it is cured into a strong yet flexible cone. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">The engineers at Brunswick then constructed a grinder connected to a special meter that measured the phase shift of an electromagnetic wave as it passed through a section of the radome. The grinder would grind the thick or dense areas of the radome until the whole radome registered identical readings. The bonded fiberglass shape </span>is then covered in a layer of neoprene to act as a rain erosion barrier and a small metal nose cap is affixed to the radome to prevent rain and airflow from peeling back the neoprene shell. (I have seen a pin hole on the neoprene peel half the radome like a banana when it came back from a flight.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">(Note: the lone exception to this process was the RF-4s which had a painted radome (epoxy enamel finish) with a fabric/neoprene boot only covering the first 12-inches of the radome.)</span><br />
<b><u><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></u></b> <b><u><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">F4H-1 RADOMES</span></u></b><br />
<b><u><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></u></b> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><i>Please understand that this isn't a definitive list</i></b>. I am having a hard time finding pictures to validate each aircraft. I have included BuNos. of the ones that I have been able to verify and will keep it updated as I find more information. </span><br />
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<b><u><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">VARIATION 1 : All Metal 24-inch Nose with Metal Rib Structure (opens left)</span></u></b><br />
<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Verified on BuNos: 142259a, 142260a, 143388a, </span></i><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><u><i><br /></i></u></b> This was an all metal nose with internal metal rib structure not intended to be compatible with radar, so these aircraft were not equipped with radar while equipped this radome. Many of these aircraft had an instrumentation pallet in the nose where the radar would have been.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Internal Structure of the 24-inch metal nose.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">BuNo. 142259a with metal nose. Notice TAT probe installed later in test program.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: x-small;">BuNo. 143388a Showing to good effect the screw pattern on the metal nose.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">BuNo. 143388a Showing screw pattern on metal nose.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">BuNo. 143388a With radome open. Notice instrumentation pallet swings out to the right (just beyond the open radome).</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><u>VARIATION 2: Glass Fiber 24" Nose with Metal Rib Structure (opens left)</u></b></span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">Verified on BuNos: 145307b, </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><br /></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><br /></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 16px; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">Again, aircraft fit with this radome would not have had radar installed because of the metal rib structure that underlies it.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">BuNo. 145307b - The screw pattern can easily be seen showing the underlying structure.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 16px; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">Verified on BuNos: 145308b, 145315b, 145317b</span></span></div>
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 16px; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"> </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><b><br /></b></span> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 16px; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">For some reason three aircraft had a modified radome which opened upward instead of to the left like the others. The radome was a new 24 inch glass fiber type, without internal structure other than the mounting ring so it would be compatible with a radar set. Externally I am not sure you would see any differences, just that internally it was hinged differently.</span></span><br />
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<b><u><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">VARIATION 4: Glass Fiber 24" Nose (opens left)</span></u></b><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">Verified on BuNos: 143389a, 143390a,</span></div>
<span style="font-family: "arial";"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "arial";">Aircraft equipped with this radome could have had AN/APQ-50 radars installed because of the lack of internal metal structure. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">BuNo. 143389a with 24-inch fiberglass nose.</span></td></tr>
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</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><u><b>VARIATION 5: Hybrid 32-inch Long Nose with Metal Rib Structure</b></u></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">Verified on BuNos: 143392a, 145311b</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 16px; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><br /></span> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">These aircraft had a much longer radome which actually was built over a 24-inch radome structure. The nose appears to be much straighter on top as well as being more symmetrical in shape than the eventual production noses. This nose was used to test out the aerodynamic qualities of the proposed 32-inch radome.<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"> Since it had two layers of metal ribs (one on each radome) and a test instrument boom installed, these aircraft did not have a radar installed. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><u>VARIATION 6: 32" Glass Fiber Nose</u></b></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">This was to be the production standard for all future F-4(B,C,D,K,M,N,S) Phantoms starting with Block 3. The airframe forward of FS 77.0 was modified to accommodate the antenna of the APQ-72 radar and the larger radome it required. (FS 77.0 was the point where all future nose modifications started - RF-4s, F-4E,F, etc.)</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"></span><br />Kim Simmelinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09125785830128489060noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652837616653424796.post-62356949389039216282017-11-10T21:12:00.000-06:002018-11-03T05:39:58.556-05:00Conformal Weapons Carriage and the F-4<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">In the 1960s and 70s the Douglas Aircraft Company, a part of McDonnell Douglas Corporation, maintained a program of airborne weapons research and development known as the Advanced Armament Technology Program. This programs focus was addressing problems with the high-speed delivery, separation, and impact of free-fall conventional weapons. <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>During the 60’s both the Navy and Air Force were conducting studies with their contractors into the use of bluff bombs.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>A bluff bomb is merely a conventional warhead, less its tail section, turned backwards and then it is fit with a very simple star shaped tail casting (right on the warhead) and a blunt end plate. Not very streamlined, but it does pose some advantages as the studies bore out. First, the size of the munition was decreased allowing a much denser packing of the weapons. Second, the bluff weapons have a lot of airstream drag due to their shape,</span><span style="font-family: "calibri";"> allowing the aircraft to escape bomb fragments even during low altitude delivery. Third, bluff bombs exhibited excellent separation qualities dropping through the turbulent boundary air surrounding the aircraft quickly and with little influence on the trajectory. Carried internally they presented a great opportunity. On an aircraft pylon their effect <i></i><i></i><i></i><i></i>was akin to putting out the speed brakes.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In November of 1967 Douglas performed a study for the US Navy in which they first established the aerodynamic gains associated with conformal carriage of weapons. Conformal carriage represented a new method of carrying stores close to the fuselage of an aircraft. Nine to twelve individual bomb racks are housed in an aerodynamically smooth fairing beneath the aircraft fuselage, thus considerably reducing the drag of the installation with or without stores when compared to conventional MER/TER carriage. This seemed like the logical way to carry bluff weapons externally. </span></div>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Theory was put to extensive wind tunnel testing and these seemed to bear out the math that supersonic flight with stores (carried conformally vs. on pylons) was enhanced, that stores separation was improved because the relatively flat surface of the pallet provided smoother air flow over the weapons and the rigid structure permitted higher ejection forces. Because the separation was cleaner and more precise the ground impact should also be more predictable and accurate.<span style="margin: 0px;"> <complete id="goog_1721071005">+</complete></span>Wind tunnel testing had shown that the best external weapons carriage arrangement was by grouping the weapons as closely as possible, with a minimal frontal area, and in a single layer close to the fuselage. The closeness of the weapons is only limited by the need to avoid contact with the weapons beside it. Once a minimal frontal area is established, the length of the pallet doesn’t add any significant drag, thus limiting the load only by weight and area. The advantages seemed to be considerable, so now the time had come to put away the slide rules and thinking caps and see if the theory carried into the real world.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The idea of a conformal pallet posed some engineering challenges, especially when adapting it to an aircraft that wasn’t designed for it from the start. Accessibility for maintenance and servicing would need to be maintained or alternative means would need to be provided since the conformal pallet would be a rather permanent (well, it wouldn’t come off easy) fixture. <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>By now the Navy had been joined by the Air Force in this program and they brought Boeing on board to design and build the conformal pallet. The F-4 Phantom II was selected as the guinea pig as it had a wide, relatively flat lower surface to mount the pallet, and a good load carrying capability. Both the Air Force and Navy felt that the F-4 also provided the best candidate for further development of the demonstration package into a retrofit for existing operational aircraft. The Navy made F-4B (Bu. No. 148371), the 56<sup><span style="font-size: xx-small;">th</span></sup> F-4 built and highest-hour airframe in their inventory, available for the program.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The flight program started with data collecting “baseline” flights of the F-4B both with and without conventional weapons on multiple conventional pylon configurations. The data collected here was used to compare with future data collected with the conformal pallet installed. 148371 was then flown to Seattle so Boeing could begin modifying the aircraft and installing their pallet. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Boeing had been busy designing and building their prototype pallet. The Navy provided Boeing with a F-4 airframe hulk to help in the design of the pallet. Boeing took this airframe and made a female mold from the lower surface giving them the ability to then make a precise cast replica made of steel reinforced plastic. This replica was then used as a base for development of full-sized plaster master molds of the conformal pallet external components. Plastic molds were then made for either casting low-shrink concrete stretch form blocks or for use as fit gauges when hand forming bulkheads and fairing skins. This process allowed more work to proceed simultaneously and avoided the traditional lengthy process of lofting to establish mold lines and interface details.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>All parts were handmade, some being “made to fit” during actual aircraft modification. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Modifications to 148371 itself were kept to a minimum for this program. Some alterations were necessary, but where additional changes were necessary for future maintenance and servicing, the problems were resolved on paper and left for any future implementation of the pallet. Changes that were made for this program included:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;">5.<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"> </span></span></span>The engine auxiliary air doors were replaced with a set of louvers on the exterior of the pallet operated by the door actuator.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">There were other modifications that would have to be made if the conformal pallet became an operational reality, but these were enough to get things off the ground.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The dimensions of the finished pallet were listed as:</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial";">Length: 326 inches</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">There were 49 ejector mounting positions available in a seven row by seven column matrix. In this prototype version, three rows of up to four columns could be used at one time, limited by the rudimentary weapons management system circuit. The ejector mounting positions were repositioned by relocating the crossbeams in the pallet and then inserting the exterior filler panels as needed. For bluff munitions there were a series of bolt-on fairings of varying heights to streamline the munitions. Conventional weapons which by design were more aerodynamic would not require any fairing. As installed on 148371, the pallet had what could best be called outrigger sections which extended below the engines and intakes, but there is nothing in the documentation I have, nor in the documentation for the proposed operational version which mentions these. It does not appear that these sections had any load carrying capability. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Once the pallet was installed 148371 resumed flight testing, starting off with basic handling and performance testing with the conformal pallet installed. Over 200 weapons were released during the tests at speeds between Mach 0.6 and 1.6, and altitudes between 5,000ft to 30,000 ft. msl. Ripple and 30 degree dive releases were also investigated using Mk. 82, Rockeye II, NSRDC bluff, and M-117M6 bluff bombs. The overall results indicated that the F-4B with the pallet in place flew as well or better than the clean F-4B (no pylons installed). But of greatest significance was that with weapons installed the drag was reduced so much that “it is possible to fly the F-4 supersonically with external weapons nearly to the full extent of the flight envelope of the clean F-4.”</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Overall the program was a success. The conformal weapons all showed superior separation and predictability when compared to their pylon mounted conventional cousins.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Even the Mk. 82, which was notorious for their poor separation behavior when ejected at subsonic speeds using conventional methods, successfully separated in over 100 tests, both at level flight and dives, and at velocities escalating into supersonic speeds. Weapons mounted on wing pylons decrease the aircraft’s longitudinal stability, but these tests showed that fuselage mounted stores do not affect longitudinal stability at all. Overall performance with fuselage mounted stores resulted in much the same handling and stall characteristics as a clean aircraft. In fact, in the report the conclusion was “Based on the foregoing qualitative analysis it can be at least anticipated that a conformal carriage system installed on an F-4 aircraft can in fact enhance that aircraft’s handling qualities to the extent of greatly improving the combat capability in the attack role. Range and speed performance have certainly been improved for an attack configuration both to and from the target. But also important is the agility of the aircraft particularly in situations requiring evasive maneuver and offensive action.”</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The program was a demonstration and test of what conformal stores could accomplish and as such it merely scratched the surface of the potential. Much needed to be done to make this a viable modification to the existing aircraft. Some of the questions that weren’t addressed in this program, but had to be considered before it could move forward were:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The limitation of this program was that it applied to one single aircraft type. It could be argued that they had the ideal situation with the F-4 with its wide relatively flat lower fuselage.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Conformal carriage when applied to the F-4 aircraft resulted in an exceptionally effective weapon system for the combined air-to-ground / air-to-air role. And there is evidence that development of this concept for the F-4 didn’t stop here. In a Naval Weapons Center report titled “F-4B/J Aircraft Conformal Carriage Preliminary Design Study Report” dated January 1975, the concept is further developed to address the list of questions above and to include 30mm gun pods and larger weapons with 30” center mounting lugs. It also addresses most of the identified servicing / maintenance modifications that were needed to bring the conformal pallet into operational status.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>The flow chart in this report had all design, testing, and development to be done, kits being delivered to the fleet, modifications performed, and the first units becoming operational by July of 1977. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">More evidence of the viability and further development of this concept shows up in Boeing’s proposed “Super Phantom” which uses a conformal fairing to house additional fuel, avionics, and contains hard points for weapons. </span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I don’t know why this concept wasn’t implemented. The data seems to indicate that it would have extended the F-4s capabilities and usefulness. We see the concept popping up here and again without much traction. The F-16XL was one such proposal. Probably the most used variation was the conformal fuel tanks on the F-15 Strike Eagle, but that really wasn’t a weapons carriage system. But with the move to stealthy aircraft carrying their weapons internally, conformal carriage wouldn’t have been around very long all the same. My guess is that with the war in Vietnam winding down, the perceived need was reduced and as a result the funds became less available. Also by the end of the 70s new aircraft were already slated to replace the aging fleet of Phantoms. The expense of converting the aircraft with a <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>limited life expectancy was deemed uneconomical.</span></span></div>
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OK, I know it has been a looooong time since I updated this blog. Not that I didn't want to, just that I was away from my computer for the last three years. But I'm back!!! I will be posting some new stuff over the next few months, not many illustrations, because my subscription to Adobe Illustrator ran out and at the moment I am unemployed and can't afford a new one. So, while I still have all my artwork, I just need a job to continue on with my illustrations. </div>
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In the meantime I will do research, post interesting things I find, and do some updating of what is here. Sorry it has been so long.</div>
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Top of the priority list is to update my computer, and that is happening while I type this. Tried to update the BIOS yesterday, the BIOS updated just fine, but it also lost my hard drives and I had to reinstall everything. So that is happening, with a nice, fresh, clean install of Windows 10 and all the fixin's. No more left over gremlins hanging around my system! I have a couple of posts I was working on before I had to leave, so I will look them over and see what can be salvaged and see if I can get them up this next week.</div>
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<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><br />Kim Simmelinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09125785830128489060noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652837616653424796.post-3805874181148494122014-07-02T08:05:00.001-05:002022-03-25T08:04:49.174-05:00F4H-1 Intake Splitter PlatesAfter sharing a copy of my latest drawings with a few selected friends, I was told that the intake profile and splitter plates looked wrong. They were kind enough to share a few pictures and sure enough, I missed the mark. So I took the opportunity to research the situation a bit more and redesign my drawings (this time digitizing the contours directly from the pictures).<br />
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Here is the result of my research (ignore the paint job, they are all on the same master aircraft drawing):<br />
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As seen on BuNo.142259a - plain splitter plate:<br />
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As seen on BuNo. 143389a - pass through holes added to variable ramp section:<br />
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As seen on BuNo. 142260a - Intake was cut back and lower discharge chute added (upper scab was primarily to make up height difference between old variable ramp and new intake profile, but also may have served as a discharge chute):</div>
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As seen on BuNo. 145315b - holes added to discharge chutes:</div>
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As seen on BuNo. 145312b - expanded upper discharge chute:</div>
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Finally, starting with BuNo. 146817c - Production intake and splitter plate (larger splitter plate, smaller variable ramp, top discharge chute was smaller, intake has new profile):</div>
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<span style="color: #4b4b4b; font-family: inherit;"><u>Revision History:</u></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #4b4b4b;"><o:p></o:p></span> <o:p><span style="color: #4b4b4b;">02 JULY 2014 - Original Post</span></o:p></span></li>
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<li><o:p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Artwo</span>rk by Kim Simmelink</o:p></li>
<li>Craig Kaston and his never ending supply of information</li>
<li>Tommy Thomason and his wisdom</li>
<li>Pictures found on the internet and in my collection</li>
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YouTubes made by AgentJayZ of S&S Turbines about the J-79 engine. I find them a wealth of information and good clean fun. Just click on the titles to watch the videos. This guy has a dream job! I miss the smell of burned JP-4.<br />
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<li><span style="font-family: inherit;"><o:p><span style="color: #4b4b4b;">30 MAY 2014 - Original Post</span></o:p></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #005000; font-family: inherit;"><o:p>24 Oct 2017 - Housekeeping</o:p></span></li>
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Kim Simmelinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09125785830128489060noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652837616653424796.post-18786538668194500782014-05-13T12:09:00.000-05:002018-11-03T05:41:03.648-05:00Differences between the Phantom FG.1 and FGR.2The model F-4M (FGR.2) was an adaptation of the F-4J and F-4K (FG.1) aircraft. The structure forward of FS 77 is based on the F-4J with the remainder of the aircraft the same as the F-4K (FG.1) with a few exceptions. These exceptions include:<br />
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<li>The F-4K nose gear was replaced with a modified F-4B nose gear.</li>
<li>All carrier suitability provisions have been removed on the F-4M.</li>
<li>Local structural changes were made throughout the aircraft for new equipment.</li>
<li>The vertical tail was similar to the RF-4C. The primary difference between the F-4K and the F-4M was the addition of a leading edge HF antenna in the F-4M vertical tail.</li>
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The structural changes would include local beef up for the installation of strike cameras, removal of the pressure activated flooding doors for the foward and aft cockpits, modification of center fuselage bulkheads to provide for cooling air and new wiring harnesses to the enlarged aft equipment bay, and changes to the location of the stabilator feel trim equipment to allow for the enlarged aft equipment bay.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1 - Prototype YF-4K had the standard F-4 fin cap<br />
2 - Production aircraft had the white nav light moved to just above the rudder<br />
3 -<span style="font-size: x-small;"> Retrofit fairing for the <span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;">Marconi ARI 18228 Radar Warning Receiver - white nav light moved to the drag chute door.</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #007000; font-size: x-small;"></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1 - Prototype YF-4M had the standard F-4 fin cap<br />
2 - Production aircraft had the white nav light moved to just above the rudder<br />
3 -<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;"> Retrofit fairing for the <span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;">Marconi ARI 18228 Radar Warning Receiver<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 13.33px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 22.4px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"> - white nav light moved to the drag chute door.</span></span></span></td></tr>
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Aft Fuselage Differences:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1 - Standard (clean) F-4 drag chute door<br />
2 - See previous section for fin cap differences<br />
3 - Standard F-4J vertical tail<br />
4 - Standard F-4J fuselage panel configuration </td></tr>
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<b><u>Phantom FGR.2 (F-4M) - Left Side</u></b><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1 - Drag chute door was modified with nav light after installation of RWR fin cap<br />
2 - See previous section for fin cap differences<br />
3 - The FGR.2 used the same vertical tail as the RF-4C with the large vertical antenna in the forward portion of the tail<br />
4 - The FGR.2 had an enlarged door 61L for enlarged aft equipment bay</td></tr>
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<b><u>Phantom FG.1 (F-4K) - Right Side</u></b><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1 - Standard (clean) F-4 drag chute door<br />
2 - See previous section for fin cap differences<br />
3 - Standard F-4J vertical tail<br />
4 - Standard F-4J fuselage panel configuration with standard position for door 62</td></tr>
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<b><u>Phantom FGR.2 (F-4M) - Right Side</u></b><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1 - Drag chute door was modified with nav light after installation of RWR fin cap<br />
2 - See previous section for fin cap differences<br />
3 - The FGR.2 used the same vertical tail as the RF-4s with the large vertical antenna in the forward portion of the tail<br />
4 - The FGR.2 had a new door 61R with a much higher placement and modified shape of door 62 for tail hook servicing</td></tr>
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<span style="color: #4b4b4b; font-family: inherit;"><u>Revision History:</u></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #4b4b4b;"><o:p></o:p></span> <o:p><span style="color: #4b4b4b;">13 MAY 2014 - Original Post</span></o:p></span></li>
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<o:p><span style="color: #4b4b4b; font-family: inherit;"><u>Sources:</u></span></o:p></div>
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<li><o:p><span style="color: #4b4b4b;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Artwo</span>rk by Kim Simmelink</span></span></o:p></li>
<li>Craig Kaston and his never ending supply of information</li>
<li>Michael France and his pictures of XV474 at Duxford Museum</li>
<li>Pictures found on the internet</li>
</ul>
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<br />Kim Simmelinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09125785830128489060noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652837616653424796.post-37947453030131209412014-03-13T18:14:00.001-05:002018-11-03T05:41:35.118-05:00US Navy F-4 EW development - RevisitedOk, let’s try this again. After much research and a heap of help from Mike France and Craig Kaston, I think I can present a better picture of the sequence of EW fits to the Navy Aircraft. I will be presenting these in several parts, so keep coming back to see what has been posted. If you are new to this subject or these posts, I suggest you start by reading the first section so you get some background.<br />
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Just click on the links to read more about each system.<br />
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BACKGROUND INFORMATION</h3>
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<li>Historical Background</li>
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<li><a href="http://phantomphacts.blogspot.com/p/the-joint-electronics-type-designation.html" target="_blank">(JETDS) Joint Electronics Type Designation System</a> </li>
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1965 / 1966</h3>
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<td><strong>Equipment installed without Airframe Change (AFC):</strong></td>
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<li><a href="http://phantomphacts.blogspot.com/p/an.html" target="_blank">Singer Electronics<strong> CMR-312</strong></a></li>
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<td>F-4B</td>
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<td><strong>AFC-331 Pt. 1 (ECP-F-4-703 &703S1)</strong> installs:</td>
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<li><a href="http://phantomphacts.blogspot.com/p/ky-28.html" target="_blank"><strong>KY-28 </strong>Speech Security System</a></li>
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<td>F-4B, <em>F-4J*</em></td>
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<td colspan="2"><em>The KY-28 was installed on all aircraft, ships, and fixed bases in the Vietnam theater of operations starting in 1965. It synced with the KY-38 man pack used by ground forces and KY-8 vehicular unit. These units provided secure encrypted voice communications. </em></td>
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<td><em>* F-4Js would come off the assembly line with this equipment installed.</em></td>
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1966 / 1967</h3>
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<td><strong>Equipment installed without Airframe Change (AFC):</strong></td>
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<li><a href="http://phantomphacts.blogspot.com/p/gaintime.html" target="_blank"><strong>Gaintime</strong> IFF Interrogator</a></li>
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<td>F-4B</td>
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<td colspan="2"><em>Installed on all F-4B aircraft for VF-92 and VF-96 on CVAN-65 USS Enterprise during its 1966-1967 Vietnam cruise. These were the only aircraft with this equipment.</em></td>
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<li><a href="http://phantomphacts.blogspot.com/p/usn-ew-equipment.html" target="_blank">Melpar Inc. <strong>AN/APR-24</strong> C/S/X-band Radar Homing and Warning System</a></li>
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<td>F-4B</td>
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<td colspan="2"><em>Installed on 4-5 aircraft for VF-151 and VF-161 on CVA-64 USS Constellation, 4-5 aircraft for VF-14 and VF-32 on CVA-42 USS Franklin D Roosevelt, and 4-5 aircraft for VF-96 on CVAN-65 USS Enterprise during their 1966-1967 Vietnam cruises. This equipment was removed after their cruise.</em></td>
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<td><strong>AFC-296 (ECP-F-4-707R1)</strong> installs:</td>
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<li><a href="http://phantomphacts.blogspot.com/p/anapr-27.html" target="_blank">Magnavox <strong>AN/APR-27</strong> Missile Warning System</a></li>
</ul>
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<td>F-4B</td>
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<em><b><a href="http://phantomphacts.blogspot.com/p/anapr-27.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">(This will be referred to as "APR-27 Mod 1" for our purposes - click here for more information)</span></a></b></em></div>
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<em>Sent as kits and installed on-board during the 1966-1967 Vietnam Cruises of CVA-64 USS Constellation, CVA-42 USS Franklin D Roosevelt, and CVAN-65 USS Enterprise. Future deployments had the APR-27 installed prior to departure.</em></td>
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1967 / 1968</h3>
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<td colspan="2"><em>This is a time when the changes made to the EW equipment gets sort of messy. There were a lot of new EW developments that were happening in quick succession. With these changes happening so quickly it isn't always easy to tell how an aircraft was configured by merely looking at fairings. This is </em><em>because we often see that a change was made and the old fairings weren’t removed, just left empty (or full but disconnected) or that old fairings were used with new equipment installed. </em></td>
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<td><strong>Equipment installed without Airframe Change (AFC):</strong></td>
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<td><ul>
<li><a href="http://phantomphacts.blogspot.com/p/anapr-25n-scx-band-radar-homing-warning.html" target="_blank">Applied Technology Inc. <strong>AN/APR-25</strong> S/C/X-band Radar Homing & Warning System</a></li>
</ul>
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<td>F-4B</td>
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<td style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td colspan="2"><em style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://phantomphacts.blogspot.com/p/anapr-25n-scx-band-radar-homing-warning.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">(This will be referred to as "AN/APR-25 Mod 1" for our purposes - click here for more information.)</span></a></b></em><br />
<em><br /></em><em>This was a pre-Shoehorn fit as seen only in aircraft of VF-142 and VF-143 on CVA-64 USS Constellation during its 1967 Vietnam cruise.</em></td>
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<td><strong><u>PROJECT SHOEHORN</u></strong></td>
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<td colspan="2"><em>Project Shoehorn was a program providing a complete suite of EW equipment to the F-4Bs. It was considered "state of the art" at the time, and several doors had to be added/enlarged to provide room to "shoehorn" in all the needed equipment.</em><br />
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<em><b><a href="http://phantomphacts.blogspot.com/p/shoehor.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">(The following will be referred to as "Shoehorn Mod 1" for our purposes - click here for more information.)</span></a></b></em></div>
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<strong>AFC-333 (ECP-F-4-707R1S1, S2) </strong>installs:</td>
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<td><ul>
<li>Melpar Inc.<strong> AN/APR-30 </strong>S/C/X-band Radar Homing & Warning System</li>
</ul>
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<td>F-4B</td>
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<td><ul>
<li><a href="http://phantomphacts.blogspot.com/p/sanders-analq-51-51a-100.html" target="_blank">Sanders <strong>AN/ALQ-51</strong> S/E/F-band Deception Jammer and Lock Breaker</a></li>
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<td>F-4B</td>
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<li><a href="http://phantomphacts.blogspot.com/p/anale-29.html" target="_blank">Tracor <strong>AN/ALE-29</strong> Flare & Chaff Countermeasures Set</a></li>
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<td>F-4B</td>
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<td><strong>AFC-334 (ECP-F-4-761S1) </strong>installs:</td>
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<td><ul>
<li><a href="http://phantomphacts.blogspot.com/p/anapr-27.html" target="_blank">Magnavox <strong>AN/APR-27 </strong>Missile Warning System</a></li>
</ul>
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<td>F-4B</td>
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<td><div align="center">
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<div style="text-align: center;">
<em><b><a href="http://phantomphacts.blogspot.com/p/anapr-27.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">(This will be referred to as "APR-27 Mod 2" for our purposes - click here for more information.)</span></a></b></em></div>
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<td><ul>
<li>Magnavox <strong>AN/ALQ-91</strong> IFF Countermeasures System</li>
</ul>
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<td>F-4B</td>
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<td></td>
<td><ul>
<li><a href="http://phantomphacts.blogspot.com/p/anale-29.html" target="_blank">Tracor <strong>AN/ALE-29</strong> Flare & Chaff Countermeasures Set</a></li>
</ul>
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<td>F-4B</td>
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<em>First seen on CVA-59 USS Forrestal with VF-11 and VF-74 on its tragic 1967 Vietnam cruise. It should be noted that the Forrestal's squadrons showed a mix and match of aircraft on this cruise. Some were fully configured with the new shoehorn fit while others were not. It has been suggested that delays in the equipment becoming fully operational meant that the Forrestal had to sail before all her F-4Bs were fully modified to the "Shoehorn Mod 1" spec. I would imagine that the unmodified aircraft would be paired with a Shoehorn aircraft to offer some type of protection.</em></div>
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<em>The disastrous fire on ship soon after the start of combat operations ended any mid cruise updates and so her surviving F-4B aircraft were not finally brought up to the full spec until her return to the USA in September 1967 with all being updated by early 1968. These surviving aircraft would appear to be the same as those modified under AFC-339 and AFC-375 in 1967 having the original APR-30 fairings but being equipped with APR-25 under the skin.</em><br />
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<em>CVA-43 USS Coral Sea with VF-151 and VF-161 during her 1967-1968 Vietnam cruise ws the only carrier to bring a full compliment of "Shoehorn Mod 1" equipped F-Bs into the Vietnam conflict. The USS Coral Sea along with the USS Forrestal were the only carriers to deploy the "Shoehorn Mod 1" equipped F-4Bs into Vietnam.</em></td>
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<em><a href="http://phantomphacts.blogspot.com/p/shoehorn-mod-2.html" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: red;">(The following will be referred to as "Shoehorn Mod 2" for our purposes - click here for more information.)</span></b></a></em></div>
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<strong>AFC-339 (ECP-F-4-761)</strong> and <strong>AFC-375 Pt.1 (ECP-F-4-830)</strong> installs:</td>
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<td></td>
<td><ul>
<li><a href="http://phantomphacts.blogspot.com/p/anapr-27.html" target="_blank">Magnavox <strong>AN/APR-27</strong> Missile Warning System</a></li>
</ul>
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<td>F-4B</td>
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<td></td>
<td><div align="center">
<div style="text-align: left;">
<div style="text-align: center;">
<em><b><a href="http://phantomphacts.blogspot.com/p/anapr-27.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">(This will be referred to as "APR-27 Mod 2" for our purposes - click here for more information.)</span></a></b></em></div>
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</div>
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<td></td>
<td><ul>
<li>Magnavox <strong>AN/ALQ-91</strong> IFF Countermeasures System</li>
</ul>
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<td>F-4B</td>
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<td></td>
<td><strong>AFC-375 Pt.1 (ECP-F-4-830)</strong> and <strong>AFC-375 Pt.2 (ECP-F-4-707R2)</strong> installs:</td>
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<td></td>
<td><ul>
<li>Applied Technology Inc. <strong>AN/APR-25</strong> S/C/X-band Radar Homing & Warning System</li>
</ul>
</td>
<td>F-4B</td>
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<td></td>
<td><ul>
<li><a href="http://phantomphacts.blogspot.com/p/sanders-analq-51-51a-100.html" target="_blank">Sanders <strong>AN/ALQ-51/100</strong> S/E/F-band Deception Jammer and Lock Breaker</a></li>
</ul>
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<td>F-4B</td>
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<td></td>
<td><ul>
<li><a href="http://phantomphacts.blogspot.com/p/anale-29.html" target="_blank">Tracor <strong>AN/ALE-29</strong> Flare & Chaff Countermeasures Set</a></li>
</ul>
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<td>F-B</td>
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<em>It would seem that the Navy was not happy with APR-30 and decided to replace it with the proven APR-25 RHAW system and did so with many aircraft already on the mod line being prepped for APR-30 Shoehorn Mod 1.</em></div>
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<em></em> <em>Appears on F-4Bs of VF-21 and VF-154 on the CVA-61 USS Ranger, VF-11 and VF-213 on the CVA-63 USS Kitty Hawk, and VF-92 and VF-96 on CVAN-65 USS Enterprise on their 1967-1968 Vietnam cruises.</em></td>
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1968 / 1969</h3>
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<b><i><a href="http://phantomphacts.blogspot.com/p/shoehorn-mod-3.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">(The following will be referred to as "Shoehorn Mod 3" for our purposes - click here for more information.)</span></a></i></b></div>
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<strong>AFC-339 (ECP-F-4-761)</strong> and<strong> AFC-375 Pt.1 (ECP-F-4-830) </strong>continues to install:</td>
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<td><ul>
<li><a href="http://phantomphacts.blogspot.com/p/anapr-27.html" target="_blank">Magnavox <strong>AN/APR-27</strong> Missile Warning System</a></li>
</ul>
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<td>F-4B</td>
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<td><div align="center">
<div style="text-align: left;">
<div style="text-align: center;">
<em><b><a href="http://phantomphacts.blogspot.com/p/anapr-27.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">(This will be referred to as "APR-27 Mod 3" for our purposes - click here for more information.)</span></a></b></em></div>
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</td>
<td></td>
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<td></td>
<td><ul>
<li>Magnavox <strong>AN/ALQ-91</strong> IFF Countermeasures System</li>
</ul>
</td>
<td>F-4B</td>
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<td></td>
<td><strong>AFC-375 Pt.1 (ECP-F-4-830)</strong> and <strong>AFC-375 Pt.2 (ECP-F-4-707R2)</strong> continues to install:</td>
<td></td>
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<td></td>
<td><ul>
<li>Applied Technology Inc. <strong>AN/APR-25</strong> S/C/X-band Radar Homing & Warning System</li>
</ul>
</td>
<td>F-4B</td>
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<td></td>
<td><ul>
<li><a href="http://phantomphacts.blogspot.com/p/sanders-analq-51-51a-100.html" target="_blank">Sanders <strong>AN/ALQ-51/100</strong> S/E/F-band Deception Jammer and Lock Breaker</a></li>
</ul>
</td>
<td>F-4B</td>
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<td></td>
<td><ul>
<li><a href="http://phantomphacts.blogspot.com/p/anale-29.html" target="_blank">Tracor <strong>AN/ALE-29</strong> Flare & Chaff Countermeasures Set</a></li>
</ul>
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<td>F-B</td>
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<tr><td><br /></td><td colspan="2"><em>The first aircraft to be modified to "Shoehorn Mod 3" specs in 1968 were those on the USS Constellation with VF-142 and VF-143. They differed from what became the standard 1968 fit in that while they did indeed have a single fairing fin cap already in place from their 1967 cruise they also were fitted with the original APR-30 hook shaped chin pod fairing. It is thought this was nothing more than using up the last of the available stocks of these fittings and indeed a small number of the first Marine aircraft to go into the Shoehorn project acquired the same fit.</em><br />
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<em>New aircraft coming into VF-151 and VF-161 on the Coral Sea were the first to get the new and correct shaped antenna fairings associated with AFC-339 and AFC-375. It should be noted that the aircraft assigned in 1967 that were to stay with the Coral Sea's squadrons retained their original APR-30 fairings but had the revised fairings fitted when they returned Stateside at the end of the 1967 / 1968 Vietnam cruise. </em></td>
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<em>1968 saw the introduction of the F-4J to Vietnam combat operations deploying with VF-33 and VF-102 on CVA-66 USS America. The aircraft assigned to these squadrons were the first Navy F-4Js to get the shoehorn mods on the production line and the first of them was BuNo. 155529.</em><br />
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<b><i><a href="http://phantomphacts.blogspot.com/p/shoehorn-mod-4_29.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">(The following will be identified as "Shoehorn Mod 4" for our purposes - click here for more information.)</span></a></i></b></div>
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<td><strong>AFC-352 (ECP-F-4-687S3)</strong> installs:</td>
<td></td>
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<td><ul>
<li>Hazeltine <strong>AN/APX-76 </strong>Air-to-Air IFF System</li>
</ul>
</td>
<td>F-4B</td>
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<td><strong>AFC-388 (ECP-F-4- 840S1, S2) </strong> installs:</td>
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<td><ul>
<li>Applied Technology Inc. <strong>AN/APR-25</strong> S/C/X-band Radar Homing & Warning System</li>
</ul>
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<td>F-4J</td>
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<td><ul>
<li><a href="http://phantomphacts.blogspot.com/p/sanders-analq-51-51a-100.html" target="_blank">Sanders <strong>AN/ALQ-51A/100</strong> S/E/F-band Deception Jammer and Lock Breaker</a></li>
</ul>
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<td>F-4J</td>
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<td><ul>
<li><a href="http://phantomphacts.blogspot.com/p/anale-29.html" target="_blank">Tracor <strong>AN/ALE-29A</strong> Flare & Chaff Countermeasures Set</a></li>
</ul>
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<td>F-4J</td>
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<td><ul>
<li>Magnavox <strong>AN/ALQ-91</strong> IFF Countermeasures System</li>
</ul>
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<td>F-4J</td>
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<td><ul>
<li>Hazeltine <strong>AN/APX-76 </strong>Air-to-Air IFF System</li>
</ul>
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<td>F-4J</td>
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<em>The USS America was followed in to combat operations by (Shoehorn Mod 3) modified F-4B aircraft of VF-151 and VF-161 on CVA-43 USS Coral Sea, <br />
</em><em>VF-21 and VF-154 on CVA-61 USS Ranger with (Shoehorn Mod 4) F-4J aircraft, <br />VF-11 and VF-213 on CVA-63 USS Kitty Hawk with</em><em>(Shoehorn Mod 3) </em><em> F-4Bs and </em><em>VF-92 and VF-96 on CVAN-65 USS Enterprise with </em><em>(Shoehorn Mod 3) </em><em>F-4Bs.</em><br />
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<em>F-4B aircraft from this 1968 / 1969 deployment period world wide would show a mix of aircraft with the original AN/APR-30 fittings of Shoehorn 1&2 and the later AN/APR-25 fittings of Shoehorn 3. But it is worth noting all aircraft would have the same AN/APR-25 RHAW system under their different skins. </em><br />
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<em>It should be noted that USMC aircraft in the Pacific area finally got their own aircraft straight from the new mod lines set up in Japan and in the Philippines during this 1968 /1969 time frame. Previously any shoehorn aircraft seen with the Marines would have been ex US Navy aircraft swapped out when the Navy deployments were done. There would always be a lot of aircraft switching between Navy and Marine squadrons in this period. </em><br />
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<em>During this period Atlantic fleet carriers would also start to get AN/APR-25 Shoehorn equipped F-4s (CVA-59 USS Forrestal being the only Atlantic carrier to have AN/APR-25 equipped aircraft prior to this time).</em></td>
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1970</h3>
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<td><ul>
<li>Applied Technology Div. (ITEK) <strong>AN/ALR-45</strong> Countermeasures Receiving Set</li>
</ul>
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<td>F-4B, F-4J</td>
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<li>Raytheon <strong>AN/ALR-50</strong><em><strong> </strong></em>Radar Receiving Set</li>
</ul>
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<td>F-4B, F-4J</td>
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1975</h3>
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<td><strong>AFC-541 (ECP-F-4-1035S1)</strong> installs:</td>
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<td><ul>
<li><a href="http://phantomphacts.blogspot.com/p/analq-126.html" target="_blank">Sanders <strong>AN/ALQ-126<em> </em></strong>Noise Deception Jamming System </a></li>
</ul>
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<td><em>F-4J*</em>, <em>F-4N**</em></td>
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<td colspan="2"><em>*</em><em>The first F-4Js did not have this system installed during assembly, but looking at my resources I begin to see a few with the modification appearing by late 1972. But there are also many pictures without the modification in this time frame so the conversion is by no means complete. Pictures from 1975-76 show that most aircraft had been converted by this time.</em><br />
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<em>** The first F-4Ns did not have this system installed initially during conversion, but were retrofitted by 1975. The first carrier deployment of F-4Ns was on CVA- USS Midway out of Yokosuka, Japan from September to October 1973. These aircraft did not have the shoulder wave guide antennas of AN/ALQ-126 fit yet.</em></td>
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<span style="color: #4b4b4b;"><span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><u>Revision History:</u></span></span></span><br />
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<li><o:p><span style="color: #4b4b4b; font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-family: inherit;">29 MAR 2014 - Added pages for Shoehorn Mod 4</span></span></o:p></li>
<li><o:p><span style="color: #4b4b4b; font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-family: inherit;">24 MAR 2014 - Added pages for AN/APR-25, AN/ALQ-51/100 & AN/ALQ-126</span></span></o:p></li>
<li><o:p><span style="color: #4b4b4b; font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-family: inherit;">19 MAR 2014 - Added pages for Shoehorn Mod 1, 2, & 3</span></span></o:p></li>
<li><o:p><span style="color: #4b4b4b; font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-family: inherit;">13 MAR 2014 - Original Post</span></span></o:p></li>
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<o:p><span style="color: #4b4b4b; font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><u>Sources:</u></span></span></o:p><br />
<ul>
<li><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 12pt;">
Michael France and his unending patience and tremendous work on F-4 Phantom II changes</div>
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<li><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 12pt;">
Craig Kaston and his patience and help with the "Navy Way" of doing things</div>
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Kim Simmelinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09125785830128489060noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652837616653424796.post-53324195258361773742014-03-13T11:07:00.002-05:002021-06-14T19:58:05.838-05:00My Experience with the F-4 PhantomMy experience with the F-4 Phantom II began in 1975 as a newbie airman - a fresh honor graduate of the USAF aircraft maintenance program at Sheppard AFB, Wichita Falls, Texas. My first assignment was to the 81st Tactical Fighter Wing based at RAF Bentwaters / Woodbridge near Ipswich, England. Bentwaters / Woodbridge was a twin base which were located just a few miles from each other, with Bentwaters being the main base with all the administration functions as well as the 91st and 92nd Tactical Fighter Squadrons, and Woodbridge having the 78th tactical fighter squadron and the 67th Air Rescue and Recovery Squadron operating the HC-130H Hercules and HH-53 helicopters.<br />
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When I arrived in the UK I was assigned to RAF Woodbridge and the 78th "Bushmasters." RAF Woodbridge was a very small and quiet base carved out from the Rendlesham Forest which surrounded it. In 1943 when the base was constructed to be an emergency airstrip for returning damaged B-17s, over a million trees were cut down to make room for the base.<br />
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When I arrived at the flight line for the first time and walked up to the F-4D I remember how awed I was with this huge, powerful, ugly beast. I was placed into the capable hands of SSgt. Dennis Thompson to serve as his lackey until he figured I wouldn't do anything dumb that would result in the destruction of the aircraft, himself, or myself - pretty much in that order (a newbie airman was easily replaceable). Dennis had previous experience with the F-100, F-105, and F-106 before he came to work on the F-4 and was ready to tell me all about the advantages and disadvantages of working on the F-4 over the other aircraft. Overall I received the impression that he liked working on the F-4 and he taught me a lot in our time together. During the first few months I was able to avoid the usual newbie hazing (Hey airman, go get me a bucket of prop wash, skyhooks, or 50 feet of flight line, etc.). I had grown up around airplanes and was able to quickly see through all of the nonsense.<br />
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The 81st Tactical Fighter Wing had a responsibility to USAFE and NATO to provide a strike deterrent to keep the Reds from pouring through the Fulda Gap with thousands of tanks and troops. This was to be done by dropping tactical nuclear bombs on their heads. In fact, both bases had fenced in alert areas which had aircraft loaded with B61 nuclear bombs, ready 24x7 to go into harm's way.<br />
We had several exercises each year to prepare us for the day when the Russians would invade. This started with a maintenance push to get the maximum number of aircraft ready and configured for the mission. Then the planes were roped off, Security Police were stationed as pickets, and we then had to use the two-man concept (a huge pain in the er, bum) where everything you did required two people to make sure no one person could sabotage the weapon system (as it was referred to once it was mission ready). Weapons personnel would come and load BDU-36 shapes (a kind of practice B61 filled with concrete to the right weight & balance) and any other defensive weapons that were tasked. Now the weapon system was considered "cocked" (like you would a revolver). And we would sit and wait. Once the weapon system was cocked we couldn't get near the aircraft unless one of three things happened. 1. The aircraft began pissing JP4 or other vital fluids all over the ramp, 2. The klaxon would go off and we had to launch the birds for a mission as configured (to the range to drop their loads of metal and cement), or 3. The all clear was given and we would begin to tear everything down, defuel and drop the extra external tanks, and get them ready for the day-to-day operations again.<br />
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Our secondary mission for NATO was precision delivery of weapons, for which we used the <span class="nav_trail_end">AN/AVQ-23 Pave Spike</span> pods with Paveway LGBs, and the AGM-65 Maverick missile. Normally our weapons loadout really wasn't anywhere near what the F-4 was capable of. Rarely were AIM-7 Sparrows loaded except on the alert birds. For normal day-to-day range work a single AIM-9 Sidewinder practice round was loaded (operational seeker head on an inert rocket motor) and one or two SUU-21 practice bomb dispensers. On occasion, there was a SUU-23 gun loaded on the centerline station or an AGM-65 Maverick practice round loaded on the inboard pylon. Once when I was TDY (temporary duty) at Zaragoza AFB, Spain, I was able to fly out to the range on my day off and watch the squadron drop bombs and strafe targets from the observation tower. It was quite amazing to watch these birds swoop in at rather high speeds and still hit their target with bombs and bullets.<br />
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The Yom Kippur War in the middle east inspired our fearless leaders to wonder if the USAF could support the effort that was needed for the Israeli Air Force to repel borders and help turn the tide of the Syrian/Egyptian invasion. This resulted in a series of "max-effort" exercises where we would fly around the clock for a week, turning aircraft around as quickly as possible and keeping them flying through extreme maintenance efforts. We all hated these, and by the end of the week, we were tired, grumpy, and sick of it all. Practice without the adrenalin that comes from actually being invaded kind of leaves you flat and the effort is exhausting. I hate to think what these exercises cost in fuel and spare parts, as well as wear and tear on the already ten-year-old aircraft. And of course, I don't think it did much to our public relations in the nearby hamlets and villages as our aircraft roared into the sky at all hours of the day and night (and believe me, the F-4D makes a ton of noise taking off in full burner). One thing these exercises did do was forge teamwork among the maintenance people. After one night flight, my plane (F-4D 65-0716) came back about 1:00AM with a hydraulic leak in the right-center leading edge flap. This was in December and it was foggy and as cold as could be. After securing the plane and doing my post-flight inspections, I enlisted some help from some of the other crew chiefs to tear apart the flap, so that it was ready for the hydraulic troops when they arrived. The next thing I knew our flight chief, Master Sargent Paul Day, was pulling up with his pickup truck. He gets out in his immaculately clean and starched fatigues and starts relieving us one at a time so that we could sit in his warm truck and have a hot cup of coffee. There he was turning a speed handle like a lowly airman again. He stayed until the whole project was done and we were ready for the next day's flight. I am sure those fatigues were never the same after being soaked in hydraulic fluid, but that day I had a lesson in what true leadership really looked like.<br />
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Because the F-4D was my first aircraft, I assumed that all planes took this much maintenance to keep them flying. Each day after the flight I would do a post flight inspection and have the necessary specialists show up to fix whatever needed fixing. It is a true testament of the F-4 that it was such an effective weapons system for as long as it was. At that time I called the F-4 a "vacuum tube jet flying in a transistor world". And it kept on serving effectively into the era of integrated chips and digital electronics. It was never the prettiest girl at the dance, and it wasn't the best at every task that was given it, but it was definitely the first true multirole fighter, and it could hold it's own doing just about anything asked of it.<br />
<br />Kim Simmelinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09125785830128489060noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652837616653424796.post-20395005207111945462013-11-28T13:35:00.002-06:002023-05-27T21:26:36.868-05:00What? A Phantom for the US Army? <br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong>HISTORICAL BACKGROUND</strong>
<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Ever since the Key West Agreement of 1948 (pet name for the
policy paper titled “Function of the Armed Forces and the Joint Chiefs of
Staff”), which limited Army aviation activities to reconnaissance and medical
evacuation purposes and put severe weight restrictions on any aircraft. The
Army maintained that the Air Force was too strategic (ie nuclear) minded
and not giving enough attention to the tactical and logistical needs of the
Army. As a result the Army often pushed
the envelope of the agreement limits, citing the need for better transport and
close air support assets.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">To try and smooth the troubled waters, in 1952 a memorandum
of understanding was reached between USAF Secretary Thomas Finletter and US
Army Secretary Frank Pace that removed all weight restrictions on helicopters
operated by the Army. It did, however;
place an arbitrary 5,000-pound weight restriction on any fixed-wing aircraft.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">During the late 1950s, the Army Aviation Test Board and the
Aviation Combat Developments Agency (ACDA) began to jointly explore the
feasibility of using Army-operated fixed-wing jet aircraft in artillery
adjustment, tactical reconnaissance, and ground attack roles. In early 1958 three Cessna T-37As were
borrowed from the Air Force for a one-year evaluation program dubbed
Project LONG ARM. The Army’s evaluation
found the T-37 to be ideal for their needs, and the Aviation Board and the ACDA
recommended quantity procurement of the type.
But the Air Force, citing the Key West Agreement, put pressure on the
Army, and eventually the program was dropped.
<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">But the Army wasn’t done, the battle may have been won by
the Air Force, but the war had just begun.
In 1961 the Army Aviation Test Board and the ACDA once again stirred the
pot by trying not one, not two, but three jet aircraft types in a competitive
“fly-off”. The aircraft chosen were the
Northrop N-156 lightweight fighter prototype, The Douglas A-4 Skyhawk, and the
Fiat G.91. Ostensibly these aircraft
were to be used as tactical reconnaissance and target spotting, and artillery
adjustment roles, but it was hard not to notice that each of these aircraft had
offensive weapons capability, which was clearly contrary to the Key West
Agreement. Again the Army’s tests were
in vain because Air Force pressure again forced the Army to scuttle its plans
for jet fixed-wing aircraft.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Meanwhile, the Army had acquired a fleet of fixed-wing
aircraft ranging from the Piper L-4 (730 pounds empty) to the DeHavilland-Canada
U-1 Otter ( 4,431 pounds empty). All of
these aircraft easily fit under the limitations of the Pace-Finletter MOU of
1952. Air Force apprehension rose when
the Army in 1962 awarded a contract to DeHavilland- Canada for the CV-2 Caribou (later the C-7). This aircraft was exactly what the Army
wanted, a rugged and reliable aircraft that could haul nearly 4 tons of cargo
or 40 passengers into and out of the roughest forward airfields. The Army quickly made it the poster child of
Army Aviation. Oh, did I forget to
mention that it weighed 16,920 pounds empty? Even though it was a tactical cargo aircraft, which was supposedly taboo, the Army justified it by a new concept the Army was incorporating called
“Air Mobility”.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">By now you are wondering “What has all this got to do with
the Phantom II?” Be patient, I’m almost
there.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Naturally, the Air Force was a bit peeved. The Army had not only purchased a tactical cargo aircraft, it had armed helicopters (which the Army was not supposed to do), and to add salt to the wound, the US Army talked
the US Marine Corps into sponsoring a battlefield observation aircraft from Grumman,
both sides knowing full well that the Navy would never buy it for the
Marines. But as a result, the Army
“found” this nice “little” Marine aircraft that nobody wanted and decided to be
nice and order a bunch. Enter the
Grumman OV-1 Mohawk. It was a bit heavy at around 11,500 pounds empty, but it was the perfect battlefield observation aircraft and was really needed in a hot spot that was heating up called Vietnam. It even had pylons that could carry fuel tanks (not to mention the odd gun pod or missile launcher). The Air Force was not amused.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Finally, we get the Johnson-McConnell Agreement of 1966,
where the Army agreed to turn over its fleet of Caribous and the newer Buffalo and pursue their development of VTOL aircraft on a joint basis with the Air
Force. The Air Force agreed to let the
Army continue to develop and operate rotary wing aircraft, without weight
restrictions, and would not interfere with their tactical helicopter operations (even armed helicopters) in support
of the Army’s mission. The one aircraft
that was an exception was the Mohawk which the Army was permitted to continue
to use (It really was a great battlefield observation aircraft with its side-looking radar and other sensors).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Sorry for the history lesson, but it is necessary to
understand the climate into which the McDonnell proposed Phantom II ground support aircraft for the Army was introduced.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong>THE PROPOSED MCDONNELL
PHANTOM II GROUND SUPPORT AIRCRAFT FOR THE ARMY<o:p></o:p></strong></span></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">In 1961 McDonnell drew up specifications for two attack
aircraft based on the F-4H airframe. I
don’t know if they ever were presented to the Army, but I assume they were because they are on the books
as Models 98DA and 98DB with the US Army as the proposed customer. This would have been about the time of the evaluation fly-off of the N-156, A-4, and the G.91, so I imagine that McDonnell didn't want to get left out if the Army was going for jet aircraft.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong><u>MODEL 98DA<o:p></o:p></u></strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The Model 98DA was a model F4H-1 modified for the Army
ground support mission. It was offered in two versions - G-1 and alternate G-1
with changes as follows:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Two-place aircraft.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Remove all electronic equipment items and replace them with close support equipment to provide visual delivery of ground support weapons and visual lay-down capabilities.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Replace the single main landing gear tire with dual 30 x 7.7 tires.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Deactivate the wing fold and remove the catapult and arresting gear.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Remove Sparrow III missiles and supporting equipment and electronics.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Remove equipment refrigeration package for equipment cooling, utilizing cabin refrigeration unit to also cool equipment.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Add cartridge starters and battery.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Replace the present arresting gear with a lightweight hook.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Add IFR boom receptacle.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Powered by two General Electric J79-GE-8 turbojet or Allison AR-168-18 (Allison built Rolls Royce Spey RB-168) turbofan engines. <o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">(Alternate G-1 only) Add one M-61 Vulcan aircraft cannon with 930 rounds of 20mm ammunition.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong><u>MODEL 98DB<o:p></o:p></u></strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The Model 98DB was the same as Model 98DA but further
modified for the Army ground support mission with changes as follows:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Single-seat Aircraft</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Remove the rear seat and all associated controls, instruments, and equipment. (Space available for equipment growth and/or reconnaissance capability)<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Remove the rear canopy glass and replace it with sheet metal.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Remove the rear canopy electrical and jettison equipment and modify manual controls to open and close the hatch.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Eliminate Central Air Data Computer (CADC) and flight control group equipment.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Remove IFR Probe and all associated equipment.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Remove variable bellmouth from engine duct, and keep bellmouth controller to control variable inlet ramps.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Powered by two General Electric J79-GE-8 turbojet engines.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong>THOUGHTS<o:p></o:p></strong></span></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">It is evident that these proposed aircraft were clearly a much
stripped-down attack version of the Phantom II.
Almost all of the air-to-air capability has been stripped away. Some of the proposed changes indicate
that this wasn’t intended to be a high-speed aircraft. The dual main gear, obviously intended to
help the aircraft operate out of rough, forward area airstrips, would have hung
out into the airstream, and even if fairings would have been utilized to blend it into the
wing, they would have had a performance hit.
Eliminating the CADC and bellmouth would also have curtailed any
high-speed / altitude flight. This
aircraft was intended to be a mud-fighter – a low-altitude, subsonic aircraft
that could manually deliver an impressive load of munitions on a given target. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I am sure that the Army didn't show a lot of interest because, even in the stripped-down state presented by these proposals, the F-4 was just too much of an aircraft both weight-wise and complexity to operate out of primitive forward area airstrips. Maintenance would have been a headache, and even with the dual main wheels, I am sure it would sink into any soft soil it would come in contact with. The T-37, which was the early favorite, would have probably served the Army well in its intended role. But in the end the Army didn't pursue any jet aircraft, and the Air Force won the war in the end.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong>REFERENCES:<o:p></o:p></strong></span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: inherit;"><em>US Army Aircraft Since 1947,</em> by Stephen Harding<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;"><!--[endif]--><em>Note by the Secretaries to the Joint Chiefs of Staf- Functions of the Armed Forces and the Joint Chiefs of Staff – Reference J.C.S 1478 Series</em>, dated 21 April 1948<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;"><!--[endif]--><em>A History of Army Aviation: From Its Beginnings to the War on Terror</em>, by James Williams<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;"><!--[endif]--><em>Tactical Airlift. United States Air Force in Southeast Asia,</em> by Ray Bowers</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;"><em>McDonnell List of Proposed Models, </em>dated 1 July 1974<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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In 1957 the British Secretary of State for Defense, Duncan Sands, presented a white paper which called for the elimination of manned aircraft in favor of missile systems. To compound matters, the Royal Navy was chosen as the best means to deliver these missiles which would be submarine-based ICBMs and tactical weapons delivered from their aircraft carriers. This left the British Aircraft Industry and the Royal Air Force (RAF) with just one aircraft project on the books, a replacement for the venerable Canberra. This resulted in the TSR2 project which, after spending 200 million pounds in development, was canceled and the prototypes relegated to museums and the scrap yard.<o:p></o:p></div>
The RAF needed a multi-purpose fighter, one which could perform the duties of the aging Hunter, Canberra, and Lightning aircraft currently in service. The Royal Navy had already given up waiting for the V/STOL P.1154 which would not be available for 6 years (eventually itself canceled), and had decided to move ahead with an Anglicized Phantom II to be known as the F-4K (or Phantom FG Mk.1). The RAF needed an aircraft which would handle Interdiction, Ground Attack, and Reconnaissance roles. Since the Royal Navy had already chosen the Phantom, the RAF realized (and so did the bean counters in the government) that they could get this very capable aircraft and spread the cost of Anglicizing the aircraft over a larger number of airframes. Thus the idea for the F-4M (or Phantom FGR Mk.2) was born.<br />
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McDonnell had approached the RAF before with Phantom proposals to meet their needs. In 1960 they had proposed model 98CJ (proposed as F-4H) which was essentially an F-4B with some modifications for the RAF. It was to be powered by Rolls Royce RB-168 engines with cartridge starters, dual controls for transitional training, the shipboard catapult, wing fold, and arresting gear was to be removed and replaced by a lighter, non-retracting tail hook for emergency use, and increased internal fuel provisions. Then in 1964, McDonnell proposed model 98EO (proposed as F-4E) which was essentially the F-4D with Rolls Royce RB168-25R engines.<br />
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So when the RAF showed interest, McDonnell was quick to give them a proposal. On 21 January 1965 the specifications for the model 98GN (proposed as the F-4M) was finalized and given to the RAF, which was essentially the same as the F-4K that the Royal Navy had ordered, with the removal of some Navy specific equipment like the extending nose gear strut. This resulted in an order for 150 aircraft.<br />
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One very interesting proposal came out of the RAF’s requirement for the ability to use the phantom to replace the Hunter and Canberra in the reconnaissance role. Britain could not afford (or chose not to purchase) a dedicated reconnaissance version like the RF-4B or -4C. But in McDonnell Report No. B617, dated 1 August 1966 and titled The Royal Air Force Phantom II, McDonnell showed two options to fill this role.<br />
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The first option was a centerline pod which was about the size of the 600gal centerline fuel tank. It was proposed that all the F-4Ms be built with the capability to use this pod. The advantages of this system were that all the equipment could be moved from one aircraft to another as needed, repairs to the equipment could be performed without taking the aircraft out of service, and the aircraft would keep its full air-to-air capability. The disadvantages were that the range would be reduced since there would be no centerline fuel tank, aircraft performance would be somewhat affected (although not much more than the centerline tank), and the aircraft, which already had very little room for added equipment, would have to have accommodated long cable harnesses to connect the pod to the newly added equipment for the cockpit and systems.<br />
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The second option McDonnell proposed was for a modification of the F-4M airframe to house the reconnaissance equipment internally. This was model 98HT (proposed as RF-4M) and would add 2.65 feet just aft of the radome to house the cameras. While this option would have increased range because it would be lighter than the F-4M with the recce pod, and it was able to carry a centerline fuel tank, this option was less desirable to the RAF because only the aircraft that were modified could fulfill the reconnaissance role; the modification would be more costly than the first option and thus fewer aircraft would be purchased with this option. Ultimately the modified aircraft would be less versatile since the FCS (fire control system) and AIM-7 Sparrow capability would be removed to make room for the reconnaissance equipment. I assume that the RF-4M would retain its IR AAM capability.</div>
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Ultimately, due to the higher cost of the Anglicized version of the Phantom and pressing budgetary concerns, the RAF order was ultimately reduced to 116 aircraft and they chose to go with the EMI/McDonnell reconnaissance pod so that all the aircraft would be able to perform any task including reconnaissance.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Sources:<br />
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<li><em>McDonnell Report B617</em>, dated 1 August 1966</li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;"><em>McDonnell List of Proposed Models, </em>dated 1 July 1974<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li><em>Aeroguide 13 - McDonnell Phantom FG Mk.1 & FGR Mk.2</em>, by Roger Chesneau</li>
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20 November 2013 - Original Post<br />
<br />Kim Simmelinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09125785830128489060noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652837616653424796.post-29291184191233274842013-11-01T13:58:00.004-05:002014-04-07T14:54:16.246-05:00This and that (nothing specific ...but more questions!)In reading the book <em>"Engineering the F-4 Phantom II - Parts into Systems"</em> by Glenn E Bugos, I have run into some very interesting information. <br />
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<strong>1.</strong> <strong>The first item that</strong> raised questions in my mind was the designation F-4P. I had never heard that variant before from any source and so it sent up red flags, and I need verification from at least one or two more sources before I believe it. To quote exactly what Mr. Bugos said:<br />
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<em>"From their experience against SAMs and various NATO weapons in the hands of its Arab enemies, the Israelis devised a mysterious electronic warfare version, dubbed the F-4P. Since some Israeli enemies were U.S. customers, Israel did not share every modification with the American military."</em><br />
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While I am sure there were quite a few modifications that Israel made to their aircraft that weren't shared with the U.S. military, I question the F-4P designation. Israel didn't seem to put much stock into numeric designations, but rather used names to identify differing models. In the case of the F-4 Phantom variants Israel used Kurnass (F-4E), Tsalam Shabul (F-4E(S)), Kurnass Tsilum (RF-4E), and then Kurnass 2000, etc.<br />
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According to John Lake and David Donald in the fine work <em>"McDonnell F-4 Phantom - Spirit in the Skies,"</em> the F-4P designation was at one time earmarked for the HIAC/PCC mockup that was later to become the never built F-4X program. (We know now that this ended up in the scaled back project that became the F-4E(S) Tsalam Shabul for Israel under <i>Project Peace Jack</i>).<br />
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Meanwhile, the whole idea that there still is an undocumented version of the Kurnass used for electronic warfare has peaked my interest.<br />
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<strong>2.</strong> <strong>In his book Mr. Bugos</strong> also talks about the Navy's decision to delete the cannon armament and go with a completely missile armament on the F4H. Here are what he gives as the reasons for that decision:<br />
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<li>Missiles and their associated equipment were much lighter than the cannons and associated equipment that they replaced.</li>
<li>They were much cheaper than an aircraft. (you may be thinking at this point...duh, really? But the reasoning here is that with cannon armament the aircraft has to get dangerously close to the target, which increases the possibility that the aircraft itself may be lost in a dogfight.)</li>
<li>Self-guided missiles reduced the workload of the aviators (Navy pilots), who only had to mash a button in response to symbols on a radar screen, rather than engaging in a dogfight (see rationale in #2 above),</li>
<li>The use of guided missiles allowed a more flexible reconstruction of the F4Hs interception system.</li>
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<strong>3.</strong> <strong>Another tidbit of information</strong> I found fascinating was the problems that early testing of the J79 engine in the F4H turned up. It seems that on static (teathered) engine runs at high throttle settings the titanium and steel shingle panels, just aft of the engines, quickly fell apart and departed the aircraft due to cracks and fatigue from the sonic roar-induced vibrations of the engine. That required a thickening of the panels and larger fasteners and washers to hold them in place.<br />
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<strong>4.</strong> <strong>A Phantom by any other name.</strong> It seems that just before the YF4H-1 roll-out, there was a vote taken of McDonnell and Navy personnel to choose the name for the new aircraft. The choices offered were Sprite, Ghost, Goblin, Satan, and Phantom II. (I guess Mr. McDonnell had a special interest in the spirit world to such a extent that the War Department, in June 1946, had reserved for Mr. McDonnell the names of inhabitants of the spirit world.) Well the vote came in and the top two vote getters were Satan and Ghost. So how did it become Phantom II? Well, the only vote that really counted was Mr. McDonnell's, so at the last moment he decided to call it Phantom II in honor of the jet fighter that had moved his company from making parts for other aircraft manufacturers to designing and manufacturing their own aircraft. (F-4 Sprite????? I think not!)<br />
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<li><em>Engineering the F-4 Phantom II - Parts into Systems</em>, by Glenn E Bugos</li>
<li><em>McDonnell F-4 Phantom - Spirit in the Skies, </em>edited by John Lake and David Donald</li>
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11/04/2013 - Added information from <em>McDonnell F-4 Phantom Spirit in the Skies</em>, to the F-4P designation.<br />
<br />Kim Simmelinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09125785830128489060noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652837616653424796.post-84299435013448934482013-10-27T16:42:00.006-05:002019-05-15T05:02:41.755-05:00USAF F-4 Wild Weasel Aircraft before the F-4G<span style="font-family: inherit;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"> <br />As the air war in Vietnam heated up, and the Soviet Union started supplying the North Vietnamese armed forces with better air defenses, the US Air Force realized the need for what became known as Wild Weasel aircraft to help suppress the SAMs. Their first attempt was the F-100F Wild Weasel I aircraft. While the F-100F was successful in suppressing SAM activity, it had one glaring weakness - speed. The F-105s that were carrying out the bombing campaign found themselves flying very slow so they didn't out-distance the F-100s that were providing them protection.<o:p></o:p><br />
<br />A newer airframe was needed, one that could keep pace with the fighter-bomber formations without affecting their performance. The two airframes that were available at the time were the F-105 Thunderchief and the F-4 Phantom II. So the US Air Force initiated parallel programs fitting the Wild Weasel electronic suites into both aircraft. This decision was based on the fact that there were a finite number of F-105s available as production had been closed on that aircraft, but the F-4 was still in production and could make up for combat loses with new aircraft. This decision was to prove to be a very wise one.</span><br />
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<u>(E)F-4C Wild Weasel IV</u></h2>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"> <span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">The first flight of a Weasel EF-105F took place on 15 January 1966, with the first flight of a Weasel F-4C expected to take place six months later in July of the same year. But the F-4C conversion was very protracted and was beset by one problem after another. The first problem was simply one of space. While the F-105 and F-4 were roughly the same size, the F-105 was a single-engine aircraft where the F-4 with its two engines needed more real estate for fuel lines, control lines, and electronics just to operate. In short, the Phantom was a jam-packed aircraft and simply could not handle the added electronics and wiring required to properly install Wild Weasel equipment without some major revisions. </span><o:p></o:p><br />
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">The (E)F-4C Wild Weasel went through several versions during development. The first - Wild Weasel IV-A was a pod mounted system in the starboard rear missile well. All of the Sparrow launch equipment and wiring were removed and replaced with the necessary electronics and wiring for the Wild Weasel mission. Itek/ATI APR-25 and -26 RHAW equipment was installed and a IR-133 Panoramic Receiver was put in the pod. Sounds nice, but it didn't work, there was high interference coming from someplace and it gave either erratic displays or no display at all. For a year the engineers beat their collective head against the wall, trying to understanding how the same system that worked well in the F-100F and EF-105F resulted in nothing but problems on the F-4. Finally, Mr. C.K. Bullock the brain-child of the Wild Weasel I system installed in the F-100F was brought in as a consultant and he spotted the problem right away. The F-100 and F-105 both used a low-capacitance coaxial cable to carry the video information to the RHAW scopes to match the low-capacitance wiring of the of the aircraft. The F-4, on the other hand, used high-capacitance wiring on its systems so they had used high-capacitance wiring to incorporate the Wild Weasel installation. The equipment wasn't designed for that.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">With this problem solved, McDonnell began flight tests of the Wild Weasel 4, but further problems with vibration in the pod caused erratic displays, again delaying the program. Meanwhile, EF-105F Weasels were already in combat and were achieving a lot of success. It became obvious to McDonnell Engineers that somehow the system would have to be mounted internally.</span><o:p></o:p><br />
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">McDonnell engineers began working feverishly on Project Wild Weasel IV-C, the reengineering effort to make room in the F-4C for the Wild Weasel components. Finally, in June of 1968, almost two years after the scheduled deployment of at least four (E)F-4C Weasels, the installation of the electronics in their new internal spaces was begun! </span> The new installation worked as advertised and the first operational (E)F-4C Wild Weasel was delivered to the 67th TFS based at Kadena AB, ROK on October of 1969. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">By this time is seemed that the Vietnam War was winding down and the EF-105Fs seemed to have things well in hand, so the (E)F-4Cs were not needed. <span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">But, the 67th TFS (E)F-4Cs would get a crack at combat. Because of the North Vietnamese Easter Offensive in 1972, President Nixon ordered a full resumption of bombing military targets in North Vietnam. Many more aircraft were committed to LINEBACKER operations than before and the sole Wild Weasel EF-105F unit in SEA could not handle the increased mission load. In October of 1972, the 67th TFS was alerted for combat duty and was sent TDY to Korat, Thailand, just in time for the LINEBACKER II maximum effort in December. The (E)F-4Cs performed admirably while flying over 460 missions</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">The Wild Weasel (E)F-4C could be distinguished from a standard fighter only by the additional antennas on the aircraft. Around the nose at forty-live degree positions, were the four diamond-shaped homing antennas for the ER-142. Under the nose is a short blade antenna for the APR-26, and the two small stub Omni antennas directly in front of the nose gear wheel well are for the ER-142. Above the wing/fuselage juncture the raised square patch with a six-inch black circle is the ER-142 direction finding antenna. The antennas for the APR-25are found inside the chin fairing under the radome, and in a fairing on the trailing edge of the vertical fin. The rear cockpit was extensively modified with the upper right corner of the rear instrument panel being taken up with RHAW scopes and Threat Display Panels. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Thirty-six (E)F-4Cs were eventually modified to Wild Weasel IV-C specifications, tw</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"><o:p><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">elve were assigned to the 67th TFS, Kadena AB, Okinawa, Japan; twelve to the 81st TFS, Spangdalem, West Germany; with the final twelve were assigned to the 35th TFW at George AFB, California - the new home of the Wild Weasels.</span></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><o:p><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 115%;">The (E)F-4C Wild Weasel was a very successful conversion once all the bugs were ironed out. But not every weapon system is flawless. The one glaring weakness with the (E)F-4C was the lack of the ability to use the AGM-78 Standard ARM missile.</span></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">(E)F-4C Wild Weasel IV-C of the 81st TFS</span></div>
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<u>(E)F-4D Wild Weasel IV-B</u></h2>
<span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 115%;">There were two F-4Ds modified for the Wild Weasel mission under Project Wild Weasel IV-B. Both aircraft (65-657 and 65-660), were used to test the Bendix APS-107 Radar Homing and Warning (RHAW) system with an ER-142 panoramic receiver. Although the APS-107 gear was more sophisticated and accurate than the APR-25/-26 units and finally gave the (E)F-4 the ability to use the AGM-78 Standard ARM, it proved unreliable and erratic under combat conditions - at least for the Wild Weasel mission. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 115%;">Several standard F-4Ds were used to test other programs relative to the Wild Weasel mission. One aircraft (65-0644) was used to test the AGM-78 Standard ARM missile, and several F-4Ds were used to perfect the AGM-65 Maverick missile.</span><br />
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<u>(E)F-4D Wild Weasel V Test Platform</u></h2>
<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> At least two F-4Ds (66-7635 and 66-7647) were modified and equipped with the new McDonnell-Douglas designed APR-38 Warning and Attack System, the basis of the entire F-4G program. </span></span></span><br />
<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></span></span><br />
<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Originally, the F-4G program had originally been slated for installation in ninety F-4Ds, but the Air Force opted for the more modem F-4E. This decision was made because the F-4E had much more internal volume available (especially once the gun was removed) and it was considered the cheaper option because the F-4E aircraft were much more up to date than the F-4Ds which would have to be brought up to the current state of the art. This was apparent in testing the (E)F-4D test aircraft which had to carry much of the electronics in a special canoe fairing which took the place of the port/forward missile launcher because of the lack of space.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></span></span><br />
<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The (E)F-4D Wild Weasel aircraft never progressed farther than a test platform for the Wild Weasel V electronics, so none entered active service in any USAF squadrons. </span></span></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Drawings (c) by Kim Simmelink<i> </i></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Wild Weasel - The SAM Suppression Story,</i> by Larry Davis</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">10/27/2013 - Original Post </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"></span><br />Kim Simmelinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09125785830128489060noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652837616653424796.post-29501417735482443942013-10-26T15:40:00.000-05:002018-11-03T05:36:39.957-05:00Israeli Modification to F-4 Inboard PylonI came across a very interesting piece of information recently, and it took me quite a while to track it down and verify it. But finally, I purchased Double Ugly's fantastic books Israeli Phantoms vol 1 & 2 and found pictures and information to verify what I had heard.<br />
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It seems that the IAF had problems carrying the Popeye missile or the Rafael Tadmit when the AN/ALE-40 Chaff and Flare dispensers were mounted on the pylon sides. The fins interfered with the AN/ALE-40 operation. So they made a new pylon that would move the MAU-12 ejector rack forward so the fins would clear the AN/ALE-40.<br />
Sounds simple enough, but they couldn't leave the MAU-12 in the forward position when carrying conventional munitions because it moved the center of gravity too far forward.<br />
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So this was their solution:<br />
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A pylon that was longer and mounted the MAU-12 farther forward for the missiles, but that also had the ability to move the MAU-12 back to the original (normal) position for other weapon loads. So here are what the pylons would look like with the MAU-12 in either position.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here is the MAU-12 in the forward position for carrying the Popeye or Tadmit weapons.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here is the MAU-12 in the aft (or normal) position for all other weapons.</td></tr>
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References:<br />
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<li>Drawings (c) by Kim Simmelink</li>
<li><em>Israeli Phantoms - The 'Kurnass' in IDF/AF Service - 1969-1988,</em> by Andreas Klein & Shlomo Aloni</li>
<li><em>Israeli Phantoms - The 'Kurnass' in IDF/AF Service - 1989 until Today,</em> by Andreas Klein & Shlomo Aloni</li>
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<br />Kim Simmelinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09125785830128489060noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652837616653424796.post-16031298366394337872013-10-26T09:25:00.002-05:002018-11-03T05:36:59.619-05:00Where did all the F4H Prototypes Go?There were many F4H prototypes, well pre-production aircraft probably would be a better term, and they were in great demand. These aircraft were closely guarded by BuAer who determined who would get them and for how long. This was necessary to ensure that the testing and systems development went smoothly and quickly. Here is a list of aircraft and who they were bailed to (or lent to).<br />
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<th scope="col" width="73">SERIAL#</th>
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<td align="center" valign="top">142259</td>
<td align="center" valign="top">1</td>
<td align="center" valign="top">McDonnell YF4H-1</td>
<td>Proof of concept Prototype</td>
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<td align="center" valign="top">142260</td>
<td align="center" valign="top">2</td>
<td align="center" valign="top">McDonnell YF4H-1</td>
<td>Proof of concept Prototype. Used by <strong>McDonnell</strong> for inlet development work.</td>
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<td align="center" valign="top">143388</td>
<td align="center" valign="top">3</td>
<td align="center" valign="top">McDonnell F4H-1F (F-4A-1-MC)</td>
<td>To<strong> McDonnell</strong> for equipment checks and then to <strong>General Electric </strong>(along with build# 13) for testing and development of the J79-GE-8 engine.</td>
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<td align="center" valign="top">143389</td>
<td align="center" valign="top">4</td>
<td align="center" valign="top">McDonnell F4H-1F (F-4A-1-MC)</td>
<td>To <strong>NAMTC</strong> (Naval Air Missile Test Center) at Point Mugu NAS for tests of the Sparrow missile system.</td>
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<td align="center" valign="top">143390</td>
<td align="center" valign="top">5</td>
<td align="center" valign="top">McDonnell F4H-1F (F-4A-1-MC)</td>
<td>To <strong>Raytheon</strong> for development of the Sparrow missile system.</td>
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<td align="center" valign="top">143391</td>
<td align="center" valign="top">6</td>
<td align="center" valign="top">McDonnell F4H-1F (F-4A-1-MC)</td>
<td><strong>US Navy -</strong> for carrier suitability trials.</td>
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<td align="center" valign="top">143392</td>
<td align="center" valign="top">7</td>
<td align="center" valign="top">McDonnell F4H-1F (F-4A-1-MC)</td>
<td><strong>US Navy</strong> - equipped to the initial production standard with the 32-inch radome, the AAA-4 IRST, and a special spin chute in the tail. Sent to <strong>Edwards AFB</strong> for spin trials.</td>
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<td align="center" valign="top">145307</td>
<td align="center" valign="top">8</td>
<td align="center" valign="top">McDonnell F4H-1F (F-4A-2-MC)</td>
<td><strong>US Navy </strong>- used for structural & load testing.</td>
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<td align="center" valign="top">145308</td>
<td align="center" valign="top">9</td>
<td align="center" valign="top">McDonnell F4H-1F (F-4A-2-MC)</td>
<td>To<strong> McDonnell</strong> - stayed in St. Louis for developing equipment.</td>
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<td align="center" valign="top">145309</td>
<td align="center" valign="top">10</td>
<td align="center" valign="top">McDonnell F4H-1F (F-4A-2-MC)</td>
<td>To <strong>Raytheon</strong> for studies of the APQ-72</td>
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<td align="center" valign="top">145310</td>
<td align="center" valign="top">11</td>
<td align="center" valign="top">McDonnell F4H-1F (F-4A-2-MC)</td>
<td>To <strong>Edwards AFB </strong>for nuclear weapons delivery</td>
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<td align="center" valign="top">145311</td>
<td align="center" valign="top">12</td>
<td align="center" valign="top">McDonnell F4H-1F (F-4A-2-MC)</td>
<td>Devoted to the world speed record program.</td>
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<td align="center" valign="top">145312</td>
<td align="center" valign="top">13</td>
<td align="center" valign="top">McDonnell F4H-1F (F-4A-2-MC)</td>
<td>To <strong>General Electric</strong> for testing and development of the J79-GE-8 engine.</td>
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References:<br />
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<li><em>Engineering the F-4 Phantom II - Parts Into Systems</em>, by Glenn E. Bugos</li>
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10/26/2013 - Original PostKim Simmelinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09125785830128489060noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652837616653424796.post-55434894113539699402013-10-25T20:50:00.000-05:002018-11-03T05:38:01.831-05:00F4H Phantom II Ejection Seat HistoryOne question that I have often seen asked on forums is:<br />
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<b><u>"What ejection seat did the early F4Hs use?"</u></b><br />
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It seems that various authors have given credit either to Stanley Aviation Company or McDonnell for making the original seat. Well, actually both parties are right - somewhat. Here is what I have been able to come up with from my reading and researching.<br />
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In 1955 McDonnell did give Stanley Aviation Company a contract for an F4H ejection seat. But, according to what I have been able to find, this was not for a complete, turnkey ejection seat. The Naval Air Material Center was to provide the explosive seat catapult and McDonnell was providing the seat pan that held the survival equipment and all the connections for the pilot's pressure suit. These connections were vitally important upon ejection because the pilot would depend on the pressure suit immediately after an ejection at high altitude and there needed to be a good separation on ejection from the air-conditioning system. So there were some issues to be ironed out as the engineers at McDonnell tried to make the pan and all required connections fit the seat made by Stanley. But in 1956 the F4H mockup board approved the cockpit with the Stanley / McDonnell seat. And this was the seat that was used in the prototype and many of the pre-production aircraft.<br />
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<b><u>So just how did the production aircraft end up with Martin-Baker seats?</u></b><br />
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In August 1957 the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) directed BuAer to use only "zero-zero" ejection seats in all future (and existing) aircraft projects. This was because of the 265 Naval pilots that died in 1957, 172 died following aircraft problems at low altitude / low airspeed. BuAer cobbled together a quick design competition and in May 1958 selected the Martin-Baker Mk.5 seat as their choice to be the standard seat in Naval combat aircraft. All the airframe manufacturers were then notified to negotiate a contract with Martin-Baker to modify the seat to fit their aircraft.<br />
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<b><u>So then, why do we see the Stanley / McDonnell seat installed in F4H aircraft after that date?</u></b><br />
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Well, both McDonnell and Stanley had a lot of work and money tied up into their seat in design hours, manufacturing startup, and many, many hours testing and refining their seat. To make matters worse, all that work and testing would have to be redone with a Martin-Baker seat installation. Everything from fitting the seat into the airframe, controlling ejection sequences, ensuring that an ejection through the canopy was survivable, and a host of other engineering puzzles would have to be designed and thoroughly tested before putting a new seat into the aircraft. And this came at a very inconvenient time for the F4H project as it would have delayed the first flight and some of the initial testing of the F4H. In addition, the Martin-Baker seat added 103 lbs. to the weight and $600,000.00 to the price tag of the Phantom. So simply stated, McDonnell was very, very slow in making the changeover. And there really was no incentive to move quickly because BuAer was paying the bills for continuing development of the Stanley / McDonnell seat as a hedge against the possibility of a protracted development of the Martin-Baker seat for the F4H. So it wasn't until December of 1960 that McDonnell finally canceled the contract with Stanley (although Stanley received a nice buy-out from BuAer since it was their directive that was forcing the change).<br />
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An interesting side note is that even though McDonnell had canceled the contract, they still were not done with Stanley Aviation Company ejection seats completely. It seems that at some point there must have been thought given to using a Stanley escape capsule/seat on proposed high-performance models of the Phantom (possibly advanced interceptor proposals like the Model 98AL or 98CN). Here are some pictures of the capsule in a mock-up of the forward fuselage of the F-4.<br />
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<li><i>Engineering the F-4 Phantom II - Parts Into Systems, </i>by Glenn E Bugos</li>
<li><a href="http://www.ejectionsite.com/">http://www.ejectionsite.com</a></li>
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10/25/2013 - Original Post<br />
10/26/2013 - Added information about Ejection Capsule<br />
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This is not a complete list, but rather a list of the books I currently own, or have on my wish list. Even so it is readily apparent that there isn't a lack of documentation on the service the Phantom II provided over the years. I will be adding my personal rating (out of 5 possible stars) and comments as time allows.</div>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><strong>F-4C Phantom II - Post Vietnam Markings 1974-1984</strong><br />
<em>Color & Marking Series 03</em><br />
by Bert Kinzey<br />
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<li><strong>Paperback:</strong> 64 pages</li>
<li><strong>Publisher:</strong> Aero Publishers (November 1985)</li>
<li><strong>Language:</strong> English</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-10:</strong> 0816845271</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-13:</strong> 978-0816845279</li>
<li><strong> Product Dimensions: </strong> 10.8 x 8.3 x 0.3 inches </li>
<li><strong>Black & White Photos:</strong> 122</li>
<li><strong>Color Photos: </strong>93</li>
<li><strong>Scale Line Drawings:</strong> 0</li>
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<em>Color & Marking Series 04</em><br />
by Bert Kinzey<br />
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<li><strong>Paperback:</strong> 64 pages</li>
<li><strong>Publisher:</strong> Aero Publishers (November 1986)</li>
<li><strong>Language:</strong> English</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-10:</strong> 083068428X</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-13:</strong> 978-0830684281</li>
<li><strong> Product Dimensions: </strong> 11.2 x 8.5 x 0.2 inches </li>
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<em>Color & Marking Series 10</em><br />
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<li><strong>Paperback:</strong> 72 pages</li>
<li><strong>Publisher:</strong> TAB Books (October 1988)</li>
<li><strong>Language:</strong> English</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-10:</strong> 0830685340</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-13:</strong> 978-0830685349</li>
<li><strong> Product Dimensions: </strong> 11 x 8.5 x 0.2 inches </li>
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<em>Color & Marking Series 13</em><br />
by Bert Kinzey & Ray Leader<br />
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<li><strong>Paperback:</strong> 64 pages</li>
<li><strong>Publisher:</strong> Airlife Pub. (February 1989)</li>
<li><strong>Language:</strong> English</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-10:</strong> 1853106143</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-13:</strong> 978-1853106149</li>
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<em>Color & Marking Series 17</em><br />
by Bert Kinzey & Ray Leader<br />
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<li><strong>Paperback:</strong> 64 pages</li>
<li><strong>Publisher:</strong> Airlife Publishing Ltd; 1st edition (December 31, 1990)</li>
<li><strong>Language:</strong> English</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-10:</strong> 1853106240</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-13:</strong> 978-1853106248</li>
<li><strong> Product Dimensions: </strong> 10.7 x 8.4 x 0.2 inches </li>
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<em>Color & Marking Series 22</em><br />
by Bert Kinzey & Ray Leader<br />
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<li><strong>Paperback:</strong> 64 pages</li>
<li><strong>Publisher:</strong> Squadron/Signal Publications; First Edition edition (September 1993)</li>
<li><strong>Language:</strong> English</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-10:</strong> 0890241945</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-13:</strong> 978-0890241943</li>
<li><strong> Product Dimensions: </strong> 11 x 8.4 x 0.3 inches </li>
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<em>Color & Marking Series 23</em><br />
by Bert Kinzey & Ray Leader<br />
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<li><strong>Paperback:</strong> 64 pages</li>
<li><strong>Publisher:</strong> Kalmbach Publishing Co.; 1st edition (August 1994)</li>
<li><strong>Language:</strong> English</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-10:</strong> 0890242216</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-13:</strong> 978-0890242216</li>
<li><strong> Product Dimensions: </strong> 11 x 10.6 x 8.5 inches </li>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><strong>F-4 Phantom II - Vol. 1 - USAF F-4C, F-4D, RF-4C</strong><br />
<em>Detail & Scale Series 01</em><br />
by Bert Kinzey<br />
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<li><strong>Paperback:</strong> 72 pages</li>
<li><strong>Publisher:</strong> Aero Publishers Inc. (1981)</li>
<li><strong>Language:</strong> English</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-10:</strong></li>
<li><strong>ISBN-13:</strong></li>
<li><strong> Product Dimensions: </strong> 11 x 8.4 x 0.3 inches </li>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><strong>F-4 Phantom II - Vol. 2 - USAF F-4E & F-4G</strong><br />
<em>Detail & Scale Series 07</em><br />
by Bert Kinzey<br />
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<li><strong>Paperback:</strong> 72 pages</li>
<li><strong>Publisher:</strong> Squadron/Signal Publications (May 1993)</li>
<li><strong>Language:</strong> English</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-10:</strong> 0890241635</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-13:</strong> 978-0890241639</li>
<li><strong> Product Dimensions: </strong> 10.7 x 8.3 x 0.3 inches </li>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><strong>F-4 Phantom II - Vol. 3 - USN & USMC Versions</strong><br />
<em>Detail & Scale Series 12</em><br />
by Bert Kinzey<br />
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<li><strong>Paperback:</strong> 72 Pages</li>
<li><strong>Publisher:</strong> Kalmbach Publishing Co. (May 1993)</li>
<li><strong>Language:</strong> English</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-10:</strong> 0816850224</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-13:</strong> 978-0816850228</li>
<li><strong> Product Dimensions: </strong> 11 x 8.3 x 0.2 inches </li>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><strong>The F-4 Phantom II</strong><br />
<em>Famous Aircraft Series</em><br />
by G.G. O'Rourke <br />
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<li><strong>Paperback:</strong> 64 pages</li>
<li><strong>Publisher:</strong> McGraw-Hill (May 1979)</li>
<li><strong>Language:</strong> English</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-10:</strong> 0816856451</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-13:</strong> 978-0816856459</li>
<li><strong> Product Dimensions: </strong> 11 x 8.3 x 0.2 inches </li>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><strong>McDonnell F-4 Phantom II</strong><br />
<em>Aero Series No. 36</em><br />
by Robert F Dorr<br />
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<li><strong>Paperback:</strong> 128 pages</li>
<li><strong>Publisher:</strong> Aero Publishers (August 1989)</li>
<li><strong>Language:</strong> English</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-10:</strong> 0830686177</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-13:</strong> 978-0830686179</li>
<li><strong> Product Dimensions: </strong> 9 x 7.2 x 0.4 inches </li>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><strong>McDonnell F-4D</strong><br />
<em>Aerofax Minigraph 04</em><br />
by Rene Francillon <br />
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<li><strong>Paperback: </strong>40 Pages</li>
<li><strong>Publisher:</strong> Aerofax (May 1985)<br />
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<li><strong>Language:</strong> English </li>
<li><strong>ISBN-10:</strong> 0942548094 </li>
<li><strong>ISBN-13:</strong> 978-0942548099</li>
<li><strong>Product Dimensions: </strong>11 x 8 x 0.2 inches</li>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><strong>McDonnell RF-4 Variants</strong><br />
<em>Aerofax Minigraph 13</em><br />
by Jay Miller <br />
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<li><strong>Paperback</strong></li>
<li><strong>Publisher:</strong> Aerofax (December 1984)</li>
<li><strong>Language:</strong> English</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-10:</strong> 0942548183</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-13:</strong> 978-0942548181</li>
<li><strong> Product Dimensions: </strong> 11 x 8.5 x 0.2 inches </li>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><strong>McDonnell F-4E Phantom II</strong><br />
<em>Aerofax Minigraph 20</em><br />
by Tim McGovern<br />
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<li><strong>Paperback:</strong> 48 pages </li>
<li><strong>Publisher:</strong> Aerofax; 1st edition (June 1992) </li>
<li><strong>Language:</strong> English </li>
<li><strong>ISBN-10:</strong> 0942548248 </li>
<li><strong>ISBN-13:</strong> 978-0942548242 </li>
<li><strong>Product Dimensions: </strong>11 x 8.5 x 0.3 inches</li>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><strong>McDonnell Douglas F-4</strong><br />
<em>Aero Detail 04</em><br />
US Navy & Marines<br />
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<li><strong>Paperback: </strong>78 Pages</li>
<li><strong>Publisher:</strong> Aero Detail?</li>
<li><strong>Language: </strong>Japanese (also English captions to pictures)</li>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><strong>USAFE Phantoms</strong><br />
<em>Post WWII Combat Aircraft Series 01</em><br />
by Patrick Martin & Christian Gerard<br />
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<li><strong>Paperback</strong></li>
<li><strong>Publisher:</strong> Airdoc - Aircraft Documentations (2005)</li>
<li><strong>ASIN:</strong> B000YNTBZ8</li>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><strong>Luftwaffe Phantoms<br />
Part 1 -
The MDD F-4F Phantom II in German Air Force Service - 1973-1982</strong><br />
<em>Post WWII Combat Aircraft Series 06</em><br />
by Andreas Klein<br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Wingdings;">««<span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">««</span></span></span></td>
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<li><strong>Paperback</strong></li>
<li><strong>Publisher:</strong> Airdoc - Aircraft Documentations (2004)</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-10:</strong> 3935687060</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-13:</strong> 978-3935687065</li>
<li><strong>ASIN:</strong> B000TYX02M</li>
</ul>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><strong>Luftwaffe Phantoms</strong><br />
<strong>Part 2 -
The MDD F-4F Phantom II in German Air Force Service - 1982-2003</strong><br />
<em>Post WWII Combat Aircraft Series 7</em><br />
by Andreas Klein<br />
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<li><strong>Paperback</strong></li>
<li><strong>Publisher:</strong> Airdoc - Aircraft Documentations (January 1, 2004)</li>
<li><strong>ASIN:</strong> B000YNOFJK</li>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><strong>Luftwaffe Phantoms</strong><br />
<strong>Part 3 -
The MDD RF-4E Phantom II in German Air Force Service</strong><br />
<em>Post WWII Combat Aircraft Series 08 </em><br />
by Andreas Klein & Ralf Jahnke<br />
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<li><strong>Paperback:</strong> 72 pages</li>
<li><strong>Publisher:</strong> Airdoc - Aircraft Documentations (2004)</li>
<li><strong>Language:</strong> English, German</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-10:</strong> 3935687087</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-13:</strong> 978-3935687089</li>
<li><strong>ASIN:</strong> B000TYYQY8</li>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><strong>Fluglehrzentrum F-4F </strong><br />
<em>Modern Combat Aircraft Special Series 01</em><br />
by Wilfried Zetsche<br />
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<li><strong>Paperback</strong></li>
<li><strong>Publisher:</strong> Airdoc - Aircraft Documentations (2006)</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-10:</strong> 3935687532</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-13:</strong> 978-3935687539</li>
<li><strong>ASIN:</strong> B000TYV85I</li>
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<td align="left" height="89" valign="top"><strong>Luftwaffe Phantoms<br />
The F-4F and RF-4E in Norm 72 Camouflage</strong><br />
<em>Modern Combat Aircraft Special Series 007</em><br />
by Andreas Klein<br />
(on my wish list)</td>
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<li><strong>Paperback:</strong> 72 pages</li>
<li><strong>Publisher:</strong> Airdoc - Aircraft Documentations (2007)</li>
<li><strong>Language:</strong> English, German</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-10:</strong> 3935687648</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-13:</strong> 978-3935687645</li>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><strong>USMC Phantoms <br />
F-4B/J/N/S and RF-4B of the US Marine Corps</strong><br />
<em>Modern Combat Aircraft Special Series 009</em><br />
by Patrick Martin & Andreas Klein<br />
(on my wish list)</td>
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<li><strong>Paperback</strong></li>
<li><strong>Publisher:</strong> Airdoc - Aircraft Documentations (2008)</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-10:</strong> 3935687699</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-13:</strong> 978-3935687690</li>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><strong> F-4 Phantom</strong><br />
<em>Warbirds Illustrated No. 27</em><br />
by Richard C. Stern
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<li><strong>Paperback:</strong> 72 pages</li>
<li><strong>Publisher:</strong> Arms & Armour Press (September 1984)</li>
<li><strong>Language:</strong> English</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-10:</strong> 085368670X</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-13:</strong> 978-0853686705</li>
<li><strong> Product Dimensions: </strong> 8.4 x 5.8 x 0.7 inches </li>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><strong>F-4 Phantom, Vol. 2</strong><br />
<em>Warbirds Illustrated No. 46</em><br />
by Richard C. Stern <br />
(on my wish list)</td>
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<li><strong>Paperback:</strong> 72 pages</li>
<li><strong>Publisher:</strong> Weidenfeld Military (September 1987)</li>
<li><strong>Language:</strong> English</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-10:</strong> 0853688281</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-13:</strong> 978-0853688280</li>
<li><strong> Product Dimensions: </strong> 9.6 x 7.1 x 0.2 inches </li>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><strong>Warriors At 500 Knots: Intense Stories Of Valiant Crews Flying The Legendary F-4 Phantom II In The Vietnam Air War.</strong><br />
by Robert F Kirk<br />
(on my wish list)</td>
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<li><strong>Paperback:</strong> 228 pages</li>
<li><strong>Publisher:</strong> AuthorHouse (April 27, 2011)</li>
<li><strong>Language:</strong> English</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-10:</strong> 1456756753</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-13:</strong> 978-1456756758</li>
<li><strong> Product Dimensions: </strong> 0.5 x 8.9 x 5.9 inches </li>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><strong>The McDonnell Douglas RF-4E - 1982-1995</strong><br />
<em>F-40 Die Flugzeuge Der Bundeswehr 39</em><br />
by Ralf Jahnke<br />
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<li><strong>Paperback:</strong> 192 Seiten </li>
<li><strong>Publisher:</strong> PeCom-Datentechnik GmbH; Auflage: 1. (2001) </li>
<li><strong>Language:</strong> German (picture captions in English)</li>
<li><strong>ASIN:</strong> B007RMM2SC </li>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><strong>Uncovering the US Navy Q/F-4B/J/N/S Phantom</strong><br />
by Danny Coremans<br />
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<li><strong>Paperback:</strong> 176 pages</li>
<li><strong>Publisher:</strong> DACO Publications (2010)</li>
<li><strong>Language:</strong> English</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-10:</strong> 9080674796</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-13:</strong> 978-9080674790</li>
<li><strong>Product Dimensions: </strong>9.25 x 8.5 x 0.4 inches</li>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><strong>Israeli Phantoms Vol. 1</strong><br />
<strong>The "Kurnass" in IDF/AF Service 1969-1988</strong><br />
<em>The Ultimate F-4 Phantom II Collection No.01</em><br />
by Andreas Klein & Shlomo Aloni
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<li><strong>Hardcover:</strong> 160 Pages</li>
<li><strong>Publisher:</strong> Double Ugly Books (2009)</li>
<li><strong>Language:</strong> English</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-10:</strong> 3935687818</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-13:</strong> 978-3935687812</li>
<li><strong> Product Dimensions: </strong> 11.8 x 8.5 x 0.6 inches </li>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><strong>Israeli Phantoms Vol. 2</strong><br />
<strong>The "Kurnass" in IDF/AF Service 1989 to the Present</strong><br />
<em>The Ultimate F-4 Phantom II Collection No.02</em><br />
by Andreas Klein & Shlomo Aloni<br />
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<li><strong>Hardcover:</strong> 160 Pages</li>
<li><strong>Publisher:</strong> Double Ugly Books (2009)</li>
<li><strong>Language:</strong> English</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-10:</strong> 3935687826</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-13:</strong> 978-3935687829</li>
<li><strong> Product Dimensions: </strong> 11.9 x 8.4 x 0.6 inches </li>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><strong>US Navy Phantoms<br />
Atlantic & Pacific Fleet Units 1960-2004</strong><br />
<em>The Ultimate F-4 Phantom II Collection No.03</em><br />
by Patrick Martin & Andreas Klein <br />
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<li><strong>Hardcover</strong></li>
<li><strong>Publisher:</strong> Double Ugly Books (2010)</li>
<li><strong>Language:</strong> English</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-10:</strong> 3935687834</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-13:</strong> 978-3935687836</li>
<li><strong> Product Dimensions: </strong> 11.9 x 8.4 x 0.6 inches </li>
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<td align="left" valign="top">The Ultimate F-4 Phantom II Collection No.04<br />
British Phantoms<br />
The Phantom FG Mk.1 and FGR Mk.2 in Royal Navy and RAF Service
- 1966-1978 <br />
by Patrick Martin<br />
(on my wish list)</td>
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<li><strong>Hardcover</strong></li>
<li><strong>Publisher:</strong> Double Ugly Books (2010)</li>
<li><strong>Language:</strong> English</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-10:</strong> 3935687834</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-13:</strong> 978-3935687836</li>
<li><strong> Product Dimensions: </strong> 11.9 x 8.4 x 0.6 inches </li>
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<td align="left" valign="top">The Detail Series 01<br />
Phantom II - A Detailed Look at the F-4E/F and RF-4E<br />
by Peter Anthoni and Nico Deboeck<br />
(on my wish list)</td>
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<li><strong>Paperback:</strong> 140 pages </li>
<li><strong>Publisher:</strong> GREYHOUND (2003) </li>
<li><strong>ASIN:</strong> B004LAPGV8 </li>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><strong>McDonnell Douglas Phantom - F-4K and F-4M</strong><br />
<em>Warpaint Series No. 31<br />
</em>by Steve Hazell<br />
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<li><strong>Paperback</strong></li>
<li><strong>Publisher:</strong> War Paint Books Ltd (2000) </li>
<li><strong>ASIN:</strong> B006UHERSI </li>
<li><strong>Product Dimensions: </strong>30.2 x 21.2 x 0.4 cm </li>
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1958 onwards (all marks)</strong><br />
<em>Owner's Workshop Manual Series</em><br />
by Ian Black<br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Wingdings;">««<span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">««</span></span></span><br />
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<li><strong>Hardcover:</strong> 160 pages</li>
<li><strong>Publisher:</strong> Haynes Publishing (February 1, 2012)</li>
<li><strong>Language:</strong> English</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-10:</strong> 9781844259960</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-13:</strong> 978-1844259960</li>
<li><strong>ASIN:</strong> 184425996X</li>
<li><strong> Product Dimensions: </strong> 0.6 x 8.5 x 10.9 inches </li>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><strong>F-4 Phantom</strong><br />
by Frank B. Mormillo
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<li><strong>Paperback:</strong> 64 pages</li>
<li><strong>Publisher:</strong> Allan (Ian) Ltd (October 1990)</li>
<li><strong>Language:</strong> English</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-10:</strong> 0711019282</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-13:</strong> 978-0711019287</li>
<li><strong> Product Dimensions: </strong> 8.9 x 6.6 x 0.4 inches</li>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><strong>RAF Phantom</strong><br />
<em>Aircraft Illustrated Special</em><br />
by Peter R Foster</td>
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<li><strong>Paperback:</strong></li>
<li><strong>Publisher:</strong> Allan (Ian) Ltd </li>
<li><strong>Language:</strong> English</li>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><strong>Phantom</strong><br />
<em>RAF Aircraft Today Series 1</em><br />
by Bill Gunston<br />
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<li><strong>Paperback:</strong> 100 pages</li>
<li><strong>Publisher:</strong> Allan (Ian) Ltd (1984)</li>
<li><strong>Language:</strong> English</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-10:</strong> 0711013837</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-13:</strong> 978-0711013834</li>
<li><strong>ASIN:</strong> B007ZG58K4</li>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><strong>McDonnell F-4 Phantom</strong><br />
<em>Aviation Notebook Series
</em><br />
by Stewart Wilson<br />
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<li><strong>Paperback:</strong> 48 pages</li>
<li> <strong>Publisher:</strong> Notebook Publications; 1 edition (May 15, 2000)</li>
<li><strong>Language:</strong> English</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-10:</strong> 1876722002</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-13:</strong> 978-1876722005</li>
<li><strong> Product Dimensions: </strong> 9.8 x 7.3 x 0.2 inches </li>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><strong>Phantom - McDonnell Phantom FG Mk1 / FGR Mk 2</strong><br />
<em>Aeroguide Series 13</em><br />
by Roger Chesneau<br />
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<li><strong>Paperback:</strong> 36 pages</li>
<li><strong>Publisher:</strong> Linewrights Ltd (1986)</li>
<li><strong>Language:</strong> English</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-10:</strong> 0946958149</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-13:</strong> 978-0946958146</li>
<li><strong>Product Dimensions: </strong>11.5 x 8.3 x 0.2 inches</li>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><strong>Tiger Squadron Phantom - McDonnell Douglas F-4J(UK) Phantom</strong><br />
<em>Aeroguide Series 25</em><br />
by Roger Chesneau<br />
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<li><strong>Paperback:</strong> 36 pages</li>
<li><strong>Publisher:</strong> Linewrights Ltd (May 1989)</li>
<li><strong>Language:</strong> English</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-10:</strong> 0946958327</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-13:</strong> 978-0946958320</li>
<li><strong> Product Dimensions: </strong> 11.5 x 8.3 x 0.2 inches </li>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><strong>F-4 Phantom II Production and Operational Data</strong><br />
by William R Peake<br />
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<li><strong>Paperback:</strong> 360 pages</li>
<li><strong>Publisher:</strong> Midland Pub Ltd (June 6, 2005)</li>
<li><strong>Language:</strong> English</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-10:</strong> 1857801903</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-13:</strong> 978-1857801903</li>
<li><strong> Product Dimensions: </strong> 0.9 x 8.4 x 10.8 inches </li>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><strong>McDonnell F-4 Phantom II in US Navy, USMC, USAF, RAF, FAA,
RAAF, Luftwaffe and Foreign Service - Vol. 1</strong><br />
<em>Aircam Aviation Series 30</em><br />
by
Richard Ward & Rene Francillon<br />
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<li><strong>Paperback:</strong> 48 pages</li>
<li><strong>Publisher:</strong> Osprey Publishing Ltd. (1972)</li>
<li><strong>Language:</strong> English</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-10:</strong> 0850450454</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-13:</strong> 978-0850450453</li>
<li><strong> Product Dimensions: </strong> 9.5 x 7 x 0.3 inches </li>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><strong>McDonnell F-4 Phantom II in USAF, US Navy, USMC, RAF, FAA,
Luftwaffe and IIAF Service - Vol. 2</strong><br />
<em>Aircam Aviation Series 41</em><br />
by
Richard Ward & Rene Francillon<br />
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<li><strong>Paperback:</strong> 52 pages</li>
<li><strong>Publisher:</strong> Osprey Publishing Ltd. (1984)</li>
<li><strong>Language:</strong> English</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-10:</strong> 0711013837</li>
<li><strong> Product Dimensions: </strong> 9.5 x 7 x 0.3 inches </li>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><strong>USAF McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II</strong><br />
<em>Air Vanguard Series 07</em><br />
by Peter Davies
<br />
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<li><strong>Paperback:</strong> 64 pages</li>
<li><strong>Publisher:</strong> Osprey Publishing (April 23, 2013)</li>
<li><strong>Language:</strong> English</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-10:</strong> 1780966083</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-13:</strong> 978-1780966083</li>
<li><strong> Product Dimensions: </strong> 9.7 x 7 x 0.3 inches</li>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><strong>Israeli F-4 Phantom Aces</strong><br />
<em>Aircraft of the Aces Series 60</em><br />
by Shlomo Aloni
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<li><strong>Paperback:</strong> 96 pages</li>
<li><strong>Publisher:</strong> Osprey Publishing (April 27, 2004)</li>
<li><strong>Language:</strong> English</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-10:</strong> 1841767832</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-13:</strong> 978-1841767833</li>
<li><strong> Product Dimensions: </strong> 0.3 x 7 x 9.7 inches </li>
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<em>Combat Aircraft Series 23</em><br />
by Shlomo Aloni<br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Wingdings;">««<span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">«</span></span></span></td>
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<li><strong>Paperback:</strong> 96 pages</li>
<li><strong>Publisher:</strong> Osprey Publishing (February 25, 2001)</li>
<li><strong>Language:</strong> English</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-10:</strong> 1841762946</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-13:</strong> 978-1841762944</li>
<li><strong> Product Dimensions: </strong> 7.5 x 9.8 inches </li>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><strong>US Navy F-4 Phantom II MiG Killers - 1965-70</strong><br />
<em>Combat Aircraft Series 26</em><br />
by Brad Elward & Peter Davies <br />
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<li><strong>Paperback:</strong> 96 pages</li>
<li><strong>Publisher:</strong> Osprey Publishing Ltd. (November 25, 2001)</li>
<li><strong>Language:</strong> English</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-10:</strong> 184176163X</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-13:</strong> 978-1841761633</li>
<li><strong> Product Dimensions: </strong> 0.3 x 7.2 x 9.6 inches </li>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><strong>US Navy F-4 Phantom II MiG Killers - 1972-73</strong><br />
<em>Combat Aircraft Series 30</em><br />
by Brad Elward & Peter Davies<br />
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<li><strong>Paperback:</strong> 96 pages</li>
<li><strong>Publisher:</strong> Osprey Publishing Ltd (August 19, 2002)</li>
<li><strong>Language:</strong> English</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-10:</strong> 1841762644</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-13:</strong> 978-1841762647</li>
<li><strong> Product Dimensions: </strong> 7.2 x 9.8 inches </li>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><strong>Iranian F-4 Phantom II Units in Combat</strong><br />
<em>Combat Aircraft Series 37</em><br />
by Farzad Bishop & Tom Cooper<br />
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<li><strong>Paperback:</strong> 96 pages</li>
<li><strong>Publisher:</strong> Osprey Publishing (July 23, 2003)</li>
<li><strong>Language:</strong> English</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-10:</strong> 1841766585</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-13:</strong> 978-1841766584</li>
<li><strong> Product Dimensions: </strong> 0.3 x 7.2 x 9.8 inches </li>
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<td align="left" valign="top">U<strong>SAF F-4 Phantom II MiG Killers - 1965-68</strong><br />
<em>Combat Aircraft Series 45</em><br />
by Peter E Davies <br />
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<li><strong>Paperback:</strong> 96 pages</li>
<li><strong>Publisher:</strong> Osprey Publishing; First Edition edition (May 25, 2004)</li>
<li><strong>Language:</strong> English</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-10:</strong> 1841766569</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-13:</strong> 978-1841766560</li>
<li><strong> Product Dimensions: </strong> 7.5 x 10 inches </li>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><strong>USAF F-4 Phantom II MiG Killers - 1972-73</strong><br />
<em>Combat Aircraft Series 55</em><br />
by Peter E Davies <br />
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<li><strong>Paperback:</strong> 96 pages</li>
<li><strong>Publisher:</strong> Osprey Publishing (May 8, 2005)</li>
<li><strong>Language:</strong> English</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-10:</strong> 1841766577</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-13:</strong> 978-1841766577</li>
<li><strong> Product Dimensions: </strong> 0.3 x 7.2 x 9.6 inches </li>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><strong>US Marine Corps F-4 Phantom II Units of the Vietnam War</strong><br />
<em>Combat Aircraft Series 94</em><br />
by Peter E Davies <br />
(on my wish list)</td>
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<li><strong>Paperback:</strong> 96 pages</li>
<li><strong>Publisher:</strong> Osprey Publishing; (December 18, 2012)</li>
<li><strong>Language:</strong> English</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-10:</strong> 1849087512</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-13:</strong> 978-1849087513</li>
<li><strong> Product Dimensions: </strong> 0.4 x 7 x 9.4 inches</li>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><strong>F-4 Phantom II vs MiG-21 - USAF & VPAF in the Vietnam War </strong><br />
<em>Duel Series 12</em><br />
by Peter E Davies <br />
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<li><strong>Paperback:</strong> 80 pages</li>
<li><strong>Publisher:</strong> Osprey Publishing (September 23, 2008)</li>
<li><strong>Language:</strong> English</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-10:</strong> 1846033160</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-13:</strong> 978-1846033162</li>
<li><strong> Product Dimensions: </strong> 0.2 x 7.2 x 9.6 inches</li>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><strong>USN F-4 Phantom II vs VPAF MiG-17,19 - Vietnam 1965-72</strong><br />
<em>Duel Series 23</em><br />
by Peter E Davies<br />
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<li><strong>Paperback:</strong> 80 pages</li>
<li><strong>Publisher:</strong> Osprey Publishing; First Edition edition (November 17, 2009)</li>
<li><strong>Language:</strong> English</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-10:</strong> 1846034752</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-13:</strong> 978-1846034756</li>
<li><strong> Product Dimensions: </strong> 0.3 x 7.4 x 9.8 inches </li>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><strong>McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II</strong><br />
<em>Air Combat Series</em><br />
by Robert F Dorr<br />
(On my wish list)</td>
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<li><strong>Hardcover:</strong> 192 pages</li>
<li><strong>Publisher:</strong> Osprey Publishing (November 22, 1984)</li>
<li><strong>Language:</strong> English</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-10:</strong> 0850455871</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-13:</strong> 978-0850455878</li>
<li><strong> Product Dimensions: </strong> 10.6 x 8 x 0.9 inches </li>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><strong>Phantom from the Cockpit: -
Flying the Legend</strong><br />
by Peter Caygill<br />
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<li><strong>Hardcover:</strong> 173 pages</li>
<li><strong>Publisher:</strong> Pen & Sword (December 31, 2005)</li>
<li><strong>Language:</strong> English</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-10:</strong> 1844152251</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-13:</strong> 978-1844152254</li>
<li><strong> Product Dimensions: </strong> 9.3 x 6.3 x 1.1 inches</li>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><strong>Phantom Reflections - The Education of an American Fighter Pilot in Vietnam</strong><br />
by Mike McCarthy<br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Wingdings;">««<span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">««</span></span></span></td>
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<li><strong>Paperback:</strong> 208 pages</li>
<li><strong>Publisher:</strong> Stackpole Books (January 31, 2009)</li>
<li><strong>Language:</strong> English</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-10:</strong> 0811735540</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-13:</strong> 978-0811735544</li>
<li><strong> Product Dimensions: </strong> 0.6 x 6.1 x 8.9 inches </li>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><strong>McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom</strong><br />
<em>Profile 208</em><br />
Edited by Charles W Cain<br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Wingdings;">««</span></span> </td>
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<li><strong>Paperback:</strong> 20 pages </li>
<li><strong>Publisher:</strong> Profile Publications Ltd. (1973) </li>
<li><strong>Language:</strong> English </li>
<li><strong>ASIN:</strong> B001BQ4GNO </li>
<li><strong>Product Dimensions: </strong>24.2 x 18.2 x 0.3 cm </li>
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</strong>by Rene J Francillon<br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Wingdings;">««<span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">««</span></span></span></td>
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<li><strong>Hardcover:</strong> 482 pages</li>
<li><strong>Publisher:</strong> US Naval Institute Press (October 1, 1990)</li>
<li><strong>Language:</strong> English</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-10:</strong> 1557505500</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-13:</strong> 978-1557505507</li>
<li><strong> Product Dimensions: </strong> 1.3 x 5.7 x 8.7 inches </li>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><strong>F-4 Phantom - Variant by Variant - Part 1</strong><br />
Edited by Radek Vavrina<br />
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<td align="left" valign="top"><strong>F-4 Phantom - Variant by Variant - Part 2</strong><br />
Edited by Radek Vavrina<br />
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<td align="left" valign="top"><strong>The Modern Phantom Guide - The F-4 Phantom Exposed</strong><br />
by Jake Melampy
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<li><strong>Paperback:</strong> 228 pages</li>
<li><strong>Publisher:</strong> Reid Air Publications; 1st edition (August 17, 2009)</li>
<li><strong>Language:</strong> English</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-10:</strong> 097950645X</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-13:</strong> 978-0979506451</li>
<li><strong> Product Dimensions: </strong> 10.9 x 8.5 x 0.7 inches</li>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><strong>The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II - A Comprehensive Guide for the Modeller - Part 1 - USAF Variants</strong><br />
<em>Modeller's Datafile Series 12</em><br />
by Andy Evans<br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Wingdings;">««<span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">«</span></span></span></td>
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<li><strong>Paperback:</strong> 128 pages</li>
<li><strong>Publisher:</strong> SAM Publications (October 2007)</li>
<li><strong>Language:</strong> English</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-10:</strong> 0955185831</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-13:</strong> 978-0955185830</li>
<li><strong> Product Dimensions: </strong> 11.4 x 8.2 x 0.2 inches </li>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><strong>The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II - A Comprehensive Guide for the Modeller - Part 2 - US Navy & Marine Corps Variants</strong><br />
<em>Modeller's Datafile Series 13</em><br />
by Andy Evans<br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Wingdings;">««<span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">«</span></span></span> </td>
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<li><strong>Paperback:</strong> 128 pages</li>
<li><strong>Publisher:</strong> SAM Publications (June 2008)</li>
<li><strong>Language:</strong> English</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-10:</strong> 095518584X</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-13:</strong> 978-0955185847</li>
<li><strong> Product Dimensions: </strong> 11.6 x 8.2 x 0.4 inches </li>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><strong>The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II - A Comprehensive Guide for the Modeller - Part 3 - Overseas Operators</strong><br />
<em>Modeller's Datafile Series 14</em><br />
by Andy Evans<br />
(on my wish list)</td>
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<li><strong>Paperback:</strong> 128 pages</li>
<li><strong>Publisher:</strong> SAM Publications; First Edition edition (January 2008)</li>
<li><strong>Language:</strong> English</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-10:</strong> 0955185858</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-13:</strong> 978-0955185854</li>
<li><strong> Product Dimensions: </strong> 11.6 x 8.2 x 0.3 inches </li>
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by Don Logan<br />
(on my wish list)</td>
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<li><strong>Hardcover:</strong> 298 pages</li>
<li><strong>Publisher:</strong> Schiffer Publishing (January 1, 2002)</li>
<li><strong>Language:</strong> English</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-10:</strong> 0764316273</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-13:</strong> 978-0764316272</li>
<li><strong> Product Dimensions: </strong> 11 x 8.7 x 1.4 inches </li>
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by Donald J McCarthy Jr.</td>
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<li><strong>Publisher:</strong> Schiffer Publishing, Ltd. (January 1, 2004)</li>
<li><strong>Language:</strong> English</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-10:</strong> 0764322567</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-13:</strong> 978-0764322563</li>
<li><strong> Product Dimensions: </strong> 11.1 x 8.8 x 0.8 inches </li>
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by Peter E Davies</td>
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<li><strong>Hardcover:</strong> 240 pages</li>
<li><strong>Publisher:</strong> Schiffer Pub Ltd (March 2000)</li>
<li><strong>Language:</strong> English</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-10:</strong> 0764310216</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-13:</strong> 978-0764310218</li>
<li><strong> Product Dimensions: </strong> 1.1 x 8.7 x 11.1 inches </li>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><strong>McDonnell Douglas F-4K and F-4M Phantom II</strong><br />
by Michael Burns</td>
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<li><strong>Hardcover:</strong> 200 pages</li>
<li><strong>Publisher:</strong> Osprey Publishing Ltd. (UK); (June 1984)</li>
<li><strong>Language:</strong> English</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-10:</strong> 0850455642</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-13:</strong> 978-0850455649</li>
<li><strong> Product Dimensions: </strong> 10.7 x 8 x 0.9 inches </li>
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by Walter J Boyne
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<li><strong>Hardcover:</strong> 192 pages</li>
<li><strong>Publisher:</strong> Schiffer Publishing, Ltd. (January 1, 2004)</li>
<li><strong>Language:</strong> English</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-10:</strong> 0887405991</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-13:</strong> 978-0887405990</li>
<li><strong> Product Dimensions: </strong> 11 x 8.7 x 0.9 inches </li>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><strong>McDonnell Douglas F-4 Gun Nosed Phantoms</strong><br />
<em>Warbird Tech Series Vol. 8</em><br />
by Kris Hughes & Walter Dranem<br />
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<li><strong>Paperback:</strong> 100 pages</li>
<li><strong>Publisher:</strong> Specialty Press; 1st edition (July 28, 1997)</li>
<li><strong>Language:</strong> English</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-10:</strong> 093342471X</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-13:</strong> 978-0933424715</li>
<li><strong> Product Dimensions: </strong> 10.8 x 8.3 x 0.3 inches </li>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><strong>F-4 Phantom II in Action</strong><br />
<em>In Action Series 05</em><br />
by Lou Drendel<br />
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<li><strong>Paperback:</strong> 48 pages</li>
<li><strong>Publisher:</strong> Squadron/Signal Publications I (1979)</li>
<li><strong>Language:</strong> English</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-10:</strong> 0897470044</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-13:</strong> 978-0897470049</li>
<li><strong> Product Dimensions: </strong> 10.8 x 8.1 x 0.2 inches </li>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><strong>F-4 Phantom II in Action</strong><br />
<em>In Action Series 65</em><br />
by Larry Davis<br />
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<li><strong>Paperback:</strong> 58 pages</li>
<li><strong>Publisher:</strong> Squadron/Signal Publications; 1st edition (May 1984)</li>
<li><strong>Language:</strong> English</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-10:</strong> 0897471547</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-13:</strong> 978-0897471541</li>
<li><strong> Product Dimensions: </strong> 10.8 x 8 x 0.1 inches </li>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><strong>F-4E Phantom II Walk Around</strong><br />
<em>Walk Around Series 45</em><br />
by Larry Davis<br />
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<li><strong>Paperback:</strong> 80 pages</li>
<li><strong>Publisher:</strong> Squadron/Signal Publications; 1st edition (March 2007)</li>
<li><strong>Language:</strong> English</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-10:</strong> 0897475119</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-13:</strong> 978-0897475112</li>
<li><strong> Product Dimensions: </strong> 10.8 x 8 x 0.3 inches</li>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><strong>Phantom II - A Pictorial History of the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II</strong><br />
by Lou Drendel<br />
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<li><strong>Paperback:</strong> 64 pages</li>
<li><strong>Publisher:</strong> Squadron/Signal Publications (1985)</li>
<li><strong>Language:</strong> English</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-10:</strong> 0897470621</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-13:</strong> 978-0897470629</li>
<li><strong>ASIN:</strong> B002L4MVPU</li>
<li><strong> Product Dimensions: </strong> 8.4 x 5.8 x 0.7 inches </li>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><strong>USAF Phantoms in Combat</strong><br />
by Lou Drendel<br />
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<li><strong>Paperback:</strong> 64 pages</li>
<li><strong>Publisher:</strong> Squadron/Signal Publications Inc.; 1st edition (June 25, 1987)</li>
<li><strong>Language:</strong> English</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-10:</strong> 0897471865</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-13:</strong> 978-0897471862</li>
<li><strong> Product Dimensions: </strong> 10.8 x 8.3 x 0.3 inches </li>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><strong>USN Phantoms in Combat<br />
</strong>by Lou Drendel<br />
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<li><strong>Paperback:</strong> 64 pages</li>
<li><strong>Publisher:</strong> Squadron/Signal Publications; 1st edition (October 1988)</li>
<li><strong>Language:</strong> English</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-10:</strong> 0897472136</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-13:</strong> 978-0897472135</li>
<li><strong> Product Dimensions: </strong> 10.7 x 8.4 x 0.2 inches </li>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><strong>Wild Weasel - The SAM Suppresion Story </strong><br />
by Larry Davis<br />
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<li><strong>Paperback:</strong> 64 pages</li>
<li><strong>Publisher:</strong> Squadron/Signal Publications; 1st edition (1986)</li>
<li><strong>Language:</strong> English</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-10:</strong> 0897471784</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-13:</strong> 978-0897471787</li>
<li><strong> Product Dimensions: </strong> 10.7 x 8.3 x 0.5 inches </li>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><strong>Engineering the F-4 Phantom II: Parts Into Systems </strong><br />
by Glenn E Bugos<br />
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<li><strong>Hardcover:</strong> 258 pages</li>
<li><strong>Publisher:</strong> Naval Institute Press (March 1, 1996)</li>
<li><strong>Language:</strong> English</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-10:</strong> 1557500894</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-13:</strong> 978-1557500892</li>
<li><strong> Product Dimensions: </strong> 0.9 x 6.2 x 9.1 inches </li>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><strong>McDonnell Douglas F-4E Phantom II</strong><br />
<em>Lock On No. 8</em><br />
by Francois Verlinden & Willy Peeters<br />
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<li><strong>Paperback:</strong> 36 pages</li>
<li><strong>Publisher:</strong> Verlinden Publications; 1st edition (April 1, 1990)</li>
<li><strong>Language:</strong> English</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-10:</strong> 9070932202</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-13:</strong> 978-9070932206</li>
<li><strong> Product Dimensions: </strong> 9.4 x 8.5 x 0.2 inches </li>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><strong>F.G.R.2 Phantom: No. 92 Squadron, Royal Air Force</strong><br />
<em>Lock On No. 10<br />
</em>by Francois Verlinder<br />
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<li><strong>Paperback:</strong> 36 pages</li>
<li><strong>Publisher:</strong> Verlinden Publications (November 1, 1990)</li>
<li><strong>Language:</strong> English</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-10:</strong> 1930607431</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-13:</strong> 978-1930607439</li>
<li><strong> Product Dimensions: </strong> 9.2 x 8.8 x 0.2 inches </li>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><strong>The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II<br />
</strong><em>Aerodata International Series No. 14</em><br />
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<li><strong>Paperback:</strong> 20 pages</li>
<li><strong>Publisher:</strong> Visual Art Productions; 1St Edition edition (1980)</li>
<li><strong>Language:</strong> English</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-10:</strong> 090546995X</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-13:</strong> 978-0905469959</li>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><strong>McDonnell F-4 Phantom - Spirit in the Skies</strong><br />
by John Lake & David Donald<br />
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<li><strong>Hardcover:</strong> 267 pages</li>
<li><strong>Publisher:</strong> Aerospace Publishing / Airtime Publishing; Enlarged 2nd edition (October 1, 2002)</li>
<li><strong>Language:</strong> English</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-10:</strong> 1880588315</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-13:</strong> 978-1880588314</li>
<li><strong> Product Dimensions: </strong> 11.9 x 9.5 x 0.9 inches </li>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><strong>F-4E Phantom Kunass in IAF Service, Pt. 1</strong><br />
<em>IsraDecal Aircraft in Detail 4</em><br />
by Ra'anan Weiss and Shlomo Aloni<br />
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<li><strong>Hardcover:</strong> 267 pages</li>
<li><strong>Publisher:</strong> Isra Decal</li>
<li><strong>Language:</strong> English</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-10:</strong> 9789657220054</li>
<li><strong>Product Dimensions: </strong> 11.9 x 9.5 x 0.9 inches </li>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><strong>The Phantom Story</strong><br />
by Anthony M. Thornborough and Peter E. Davies<br />
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<li><strong>Hardcover:</strong> 296 pages</li>
<li><strong>Publisher:</strong> Cassell</li>
<li><strong>Language:</strong> English</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-10:</strong> 030435712X</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-13:</strong> 978-0304357123</li>
<li><strong> Product Dimensions: </strong>10.7 x 8.5 x 0.8 inches </li>
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<em>Combat Legends Series</em><br />
by Martin W. Bowman<br />
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<li><strong>Hardcover:</strong> 96 pages</li>
<li><strong>Publisher:</strong> The Crowood Press</li>
<li><strong>Language:</strong> English</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-10:</strong> 1840374012</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-13:</strong> 978-1840374018</li>
<li><strong> Product Dimensions: </strong>9.6 x 7.5 x 0.3 inches </li>
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<em>Plane & Pilot Series</em><br />
by <span class="author notFaded" data-width="">Gerard Paloque</span><br />
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<li><strong>Hardcover:</strong> 80 pages</li>
<li><strong>Publisher:</strong> Histoire and Collections</li>
<li><strong>Language:</strong> English</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-10:</strong> 2352501148</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-13:</strong> 978-2352501145</li>
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<em>Plane & Pilot Series</em><br />
by <span class="author notFaded" data-width="">Gerard Paloque</span><br />
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<li><strong>Publisher:</strong> Casemate Publishers</li>
<li><strong>Language:</strong> English</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-10:</strong> 2352501490</li>
<li><strong>ISBN-13:</strong> 8-2352501497</li>
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Kim Simmelinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09125785830128489060noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652837616653424796.post-7473950931849630712013-10-09T10:52:00.000-05:002014-03-13T11:39:08.826-05:00Information about the F-4 Phantom II on the Web<h2>
Here are some links to sites that have great information about the Phantom II:</h2>
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<strong><u>Probably the Granddaddy of all Phantom Sites: Joe Baugher's exhaustive research on the F-4 Phantom II.</u></strong><br />
<a href="http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_fighters/f4.html" target="_blank">http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_fighters/f4.html</a><br />
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<strong><u>Aircraft Serial Number Search: A great search engine based on Joe Baugher's work to find more information about individual aircraft.</u></strong><br />
<a href="http://users.rcn.com/jeremy.k/serialSearch.html" target="_blank">http://users.rcn.com/jeremy.k/serialSearch.html</a><br />
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<strong><u>The ACIG Database:</u></strong><br />
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<a href="http://www.acig.org/artman/publish/article_361.shtml" target="_blank">Part 1: Australia & Egypt</a><br />
<a href="http://www.acig.org/artman/publish/article_362.shtml" target="_blank">Part 2: Germany</a><br />
<a href="http://www.acig.org/artman/publish/article_363.shtml" target="_blank">Part 3: Israel</a><br />
<a href="http://www.acig.org/artman/publish/article_364.shtml" target="_blank">Part 4: Japan</a><br />
<a href="http://www.acig.org/artman/publish/article_365.shtml" target="_blank">Part 5: Greece</a><br />
<a href="http://www.acig.org/artman/publish/article_366.shtml" target="_blank">Part 6: Iran</a><br />
<a href="http://www.acig.org/artman/publish/article_367.shtml" target="_blank">Part 7: South Korea</a><br />
<a href="http://www.acig.org/artman/publish/article_368.shtml" target="_blank">Part 8: Spain & Turkey</a><br />
<a href="http://www.acig.org/artman/publish/article_369.shtml" target="_blank">Part 9: UK</a><br />
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<strong><u>Good informational site about the Phantom II in Greek Service.</u></strong><br />
<a href="http://koti.welho.com/msolanak/phantom.html" target="_blank">http://koti.welho.com/msolanak/phantom.html</a><br />
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<strong><u>Information about the ejection history of the F-4 Phantom II put together by Michael C. "Mike" Bennett.</u></strong><br />
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United States Navy, Marines, Air Force, and National Guard:<br />
<a href="http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/Aircraft_by_Type/F-4_PHANTOM_USA/f4_phantom_US_1959-1965.htm" target="_blank">Ejections during the period 1959-1965</a><br />
<a href="http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/Aircraft_by_Type/F-4_PHANTOM_USA/f4_phantom_US_1966.htm" target="_blank">Ejections during 1966</a><br />
<a href="http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/Aircraft_by_Type/F-4_PHANTOM_USA/f4_phantom_US_1967.htm" target="_blank">Ejections during 1967</a><br />
<a href="http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/Aircraft_by_Type/F-4_PHANTOM_USA/f4_phantom_US_1968.htm" target="_blank">Ejections during 1968</a><br />
<a href="http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/Aircraft_by_Type/F-4_PHANTOM_USA/f4_phantom_US_1969.htm" target="_blank">Ejections during 1969</a><br />
<a href="http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/Aircraft_by_Type/F-4_PHANTOM_USA/f4_phantom_US_1970.htm" target="_blank">Ejections during the period 1970-1974</a><br />
<a href="http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/Aircraft_by_Type/F-4_PHANTOM_USA/f4_phantom_US_1975.htm" target="_blank">Ejections during 1975</a><br />
<a href="http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/Aircraft_by_Type/F-4_PHANTOM_USA/f4_phantom_US_1976.htm" target="_blank">Ejections during the period 1976-1979</a><br />
<a href="http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/Aircraft_by_Type/F-4_PHANTOM_USA/f4_phantom_US_1980.htm" target="_blank">Ejections during 1980</a><br />
<a href="http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/Aircraft_by_Type/F-4_PHANTOM_USA/f4_phantom_US_1981.htm" target="_blank">Ejections during 1981</a><br />
<a href="http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/Aircraft_by_Type/F-4_PHANTOM_USA/f4_phantom_US_1982.htm" target="_blank">Ejections during the period 1982 to the end of service</a><br />
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RAF Service:<br />
<a href="http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/Aircraft_by_Type/F-4_Phantom_RAF.htm" target="_blank">Ejections during the period 1969 to the end of service</a><br />
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<strong><u>If you are wondering what all the alphabet soup is all about when systems are listed, Andreas Parsch has put together a great website to help you decipher it all.</u></strong><br />
<a href="http://www.designation-systems.net/usmilav/electronics.html#_Introduction" target="_blank">Designations Of U.S. Military Electronic And Communications Equipment</a><br />
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<strong><u>Another site which provides a Military Equipment Listing by Tom Norris.</u></strong><br />
<a href="http://www.fernblatt.net/m1.html#a0200" target="_blank">Military Equipment Listing - Part 1</a><br />
<a href="http://www.fernblatt.net/m2.html" target="_blank">Military Equipment Listing - Part 2</a><br />
<a href="http://www.fernblatt.net/m3.html" target="_blank">Military Equipment Listing - Part 3</a><br />
<a href="http://www.fernblatt.net/m4.html" target="_blank">Military Equipment Listing - Part 4</a><br />
<a href="http://www.fernblatt.net/m5.html" target="_blank">Military Equipment Listing - Part 5</a><br />
<a href="http://www.fernblatt.net/m6.html" target="_blank">Military Equipment Listing - Part 6</a><br />
<a href="http://www.fernblatt.net/m7.html" target="_blank">Military Equipment Listing - Part 7</a><br />
<a href="http://www.fernblatt.net/m8.html" target="_blank">Military Equipment Listing - Part 8</a><br />
<a href="http://www.fernblatt.net/m9.html" target="_blank">Military Equipment Listing - Part 9</a><br />
<a href="http://www.fernblatt.net/m10.html" target="_blank">Military Equipment Listing - Part 10</a><br />
<a href="http://www.fernblatt.net/m11.html" target="_blank">Military Equipment Listing - Part 11</a><br />
<a href="http://www.fernblatt.net/m12.html" target="_blank">Military Equipment Listing - Part 12</a><br />
<a href="http://www.fernblatt.net/m13.html" target="_blank">Military Equipment Listing - Part 13</a><br />
<a href="http://www.fernblatt.net/m14.html" target="_blank">Military Equipment Listing - Part 14</a><br />
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<strong><u>Information about the panels and various other details of the different Phantom Models can be found at this website put together by M. Waterloo.</u></strong><br />
<a href="http://aviation.watergeek.eu/f4-phantom.html" target="_blank">http://aviation.watergeek.eu/f4-phantom.html</a><br />
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<br />Kim Simmelinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09125785830128489060noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652837616653424796.post-22222480564614117432013-10-09T10:28:00.002-05:002014-03-13T11:39:24.081-05:00Great Sources for Pictures of F-4 Phantom IIs <h2>
Here are links to some sites I have run across with great, detailed pictures of F-4 Phantom IIs sorted by aircraft model:</h2>
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<strong><u>F-4A</u></strong><br />
<a href="http://www.primeportal.net/hangar/bill_spidle4/f-4a_145313/" target="_blank">http://www.primeportal.net/hangar/bill_spidle4/f-4a_145313/</a><br />
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<strong><u>F-4B / N</u></strong><br />
<a href="http://www.cybermodeler.com/aircraft/f-4/f-4n_walk.shtml" target="_blank">http://www.cybermodeler.com/aircraft/f-4/f-4n_walk.shtml</a><br />
<a href="http://members.chello.nl/m.waterloo/f4b-panel.html" target="_blank">http://members.chello.nl/m.waterloo/f4b-panel.html</a><br />
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<strong><u>RF-4B</u></strong><br />
<a href="http://www.primeportal.net/hangar/bill_spidle2/rf-4b_151981/" target="_blank">http://www.primeportal.net/hangar/bill_spidle2/rf-4b_151981/</a><br />
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<strong><u>F-4C</u></strong><br />
<a href="http://www.primeportal.net/hangar/vodnik/f-4c_walk_1.htm" target="_blank">http://www.primeportal.net/hangar/vodnik/f-4c_walk_1.htm</a><br />
<a href="http://www.primeportal.net/hangar/bill_spidle/f-4c_walk_1.htm">http://www.primeportal.net/hangar/bill_spidle/f-4c_walk_1.htm</a><br />
<a href="http://www.primeportal.net/hangar/howard_mason5/f-4c_savannah/">http://www.primeportal.net/hangar/howard_mason5/f-4c_savannah/</a><br />
<a href="http://www.primeportal.net/hangar/shawn_antunes/f-4c_64-0673/">http://www.primeportal.net/hangar/shawn_antunes/f-4c_64-0673/</a><br />
<a href="http://www.primeportal.net/hangar/bill_spidle4/f-4c_ww_64-0791/">http://www.primeportal.net/hangar/bill_spidle4/f-4c_ww_64-0791/</a><br />
<a href="http://www.primeportal.net/hangar/howard_mason/f-4c_64-0815/">http://www.primeportal.net/hangar/howard_mason/f-4c_64-0815/</a><br />
<a href="http://www.primeportal.net/hangar/sal_provenzano/f-4c/">http://www.primeportal.net/hangar/sal_provenzano/f-4c/</a><br />
<a href="http://www.primeportal.net/hangar/sal_provenzano/tfs_f-4c/">http://www.primeportal.net/hangar/sal_provenzano/tfs_f-4c/</a><br />
<a href="http://www.cybermodeler.com/aircraft/f-4/f-4c_walk.shtml">http://www.cybermodeler.com/aircraft/f-4/f-4c_walk.shtml</a><br />
<a href="http://aviation.watergeek.eu/f4c-panel.html">http://aviation.watergeek.eu/f4c-panel.html</a><br />
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<strong><u>RF-4C</u></strong><br />
<a href="http://www.primeportal.net/hangar/mu_yeol_lee/rokaf_rf-4c/">http://www.primeportal.net/hangar/mu_yeol_lee/rokaf_rf-4c/</a><br />
<a href="http://www.cybermodeler.com/aircraft/f-4/rf-4c_walk.shtml">http://www.cybermodeler.com/aircraft/f-4/rf-4c_walk.shtml</a><br />
<a href="http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/77085-mcdonnell-f-4-phantom-ii/">http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/77085-mcdonnell-f-4-phantom-ii/</a><br />
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<strong><u>F-4D</u></strong><br />
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<u><strong>F-4E</strong></u><br />
<a href="http://www.primeportal.net/hangar/mu_yeol_lee/rokaf_f-4e/">http://www.primeportal.net/hangar/mu_yeol_lee/rokaf_f-4e/</a><br />
<a href="http://www.primeportal.net/hangar/howard_mason5/f-4e_munich/">http://www.primeportal.net/hangar/howard_mason5/f-4e_munich/</a><br />
<a href="http://www.primeportal.net/hangar/isaac_gershman/f-4e_details/">http://www.primeportal.net/hangar/isaac_gershman/f-4e_details/</a><br />
<a href="http://www.primeportal.net/hangar/isaac_gershman/f-4e_68-0380_kurnass_323/">http://www.primeportal.net/hangar/isaac_gershman/f-4e_68-0380_kurnass_323/</a><br />
<a href="http://www.primeportal.net/hangar/isaac_gershman/f-4e_69-7226_kurnass_127/">http://www.primeportal.net/hangar/isaac_gershman/f-4e_69-7226_kurnass_127/</a><br />
<a href="http://www.primeportal.net/hangar/isaac_gershman/f-4e_kurnass_187/">http://www.primeportal.net/hangar/isaac_gershman/f-4e_kurnass_187/</a><br />
<a href="http://www.primeportal.net/hangar/isaac_gershman/f-4e_kurnass_210/">http://www.primeportal.net/hangar/isaac_gershman/f-4e_kurnass_210/</a><br />
<a href="http://www.primeportal.net/hangar/isaac_gershman/f-4e_kurnass_223_tieso/">http://www.primeportal.net/hangar/isaac_gershman/f-4e_kurnass_223_tieso/</a><br />
<a href="http://www.primeportal.net/hangar/isaac_gershman/f-4e_kurnass_266/">http://www.primeportal.net/hangar/isaac_gershman/f-4e_kurnass_266/</a><br />
<a href="http://www.primeportal.net/hangar/isaac_gershman/f-4e_various/">http://www.primeportal.net/hangar/isaac_gershman/f-4e_various/</a><br />
<a href="http://www.primeportal.net/hangar/bill_spidle2/f-4e_74-1040/">http://www.primeportal.net/hangar/bill_spidle2/f-4e_74-1040/</a><br />
<a href="http://motty.hobbyvista.com/Phantoms/RAAF-Phantoms-01.html">http://motty.hobbyvista.com/Phantoms/RAAF-Phantoms-01.html</a><br />
<a href="http://motty.hobbyvista.com/JAPKOR-TRIP-07/OSAN/Static/ROKAF-F-4E/index.htm">http://motty.hobbyvista.com/JAPKOR-TRIP-07/OSAN/Static/ROKAF-F-4E/index.htm</a><br />
<a href="http://motty.hobbyvista.com/JAPKOR-TRIP-07/OSAN/Static/ROKAF-F-4E/Details/index.htm">http://motty.hobbyvista.com/JAPKOR-TRIP-07/OSAN/Static/ROKAF-F-4E/Details/index.htm</a><br />
<a href="http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com/AWA1/001-100/walk014_F-4/walk014b.htm">http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com/AWA1/001-100/walk014_F-4/walk014b.htm</a><br />
<a href="http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com/AWA1/001-100/walk014_F-4/walk014d.htm">http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com/AWA1/001-100/walk014_F-4/walk014d.htm</a><br />
<a href="http://www.b-domke.de/AviationImages/Phantom.html">http://www.b-domke.de/AviationImages/Phantom.html</a><br />
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<strong><u>NF-4E</u></strong><br />
<a href="http://www.primeportal.net/hangar/vodnik/nf-4e_walk.htm">http://www.primeportal.net/hangar/vodnik/nf-4e_walk.htm</a><br />
<a href="http://www.primeportal.net/hangar/shawn_antunes/nf-4e_66-0329/">http://www.primeportal.net/hangar/shawn_antunes/nf-4e_66-0329/</a><br />
<a href="http://www.primeportal.net/hangar/bill_spidle4/nf-4e_66-0294/">http://www.primeportal.net/hangar/bill_spidle4/nf-4e_66-0294/</a><br />
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<strong><u>RF-4E</u></strong><br />
<a href="http://www.primeportal.net/hangar/isaac_gershman/rf-4e/">http://www.primeportal.net/hangar/isaac_gershman/rf-4e/</a><br />
<a href="http://www.primeportal.net/hangar/isaac_gershman/rf-4e_485/">http://www.primeportal.net/hangar/isaac_gershman/rf-4e_485/</a><br />
<a href="http://www.b-domke.de/AviationImages/Phantom.html">http://www.b-domke.de/AviationImages/Phantom.html</a><br />
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<strong><u>F-4F</u></strong><br />
<a href="http://www.primeportal.net/hangar/luc_colin3/f-4f/">http://www.primeportal.net/hangar/luc_colin3/f-4f/</a><br />
<a href="http://www.primeportal.net/hangar/ulrich_wrede/f-4f_phantom_ii/">http://www.primeportal.net/hangar/ulrich_wrede/f-4f_phantom_ii/</a><br />
<a href="http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com/awa01/101-200/awa133-F4F-phantom/00.shtm">http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com/awa01/101-200/awa133-F4F-phantom/00.shtm</a><br />
<a href="http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com/awa01/101-200/awa173-F-4-German/00.shtm">http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com/awa01/101-200/awa173-F-4-German/00.shtm</a><br />
<a href="http://www.cybermodeler.com/aircraft/f-4/f-4f_walk.shtml">http://www.cybermodeler.com/aircraft/f-4/f-4f_walk.shtml</a><br />
<a href="http://aviation.watergeek.eu/f4f-panel.html">http://aviation.watergeek.eu/f4f-panel.html</a><br />
<a href="http://www.b-domke.de/AviationImages/Phantom.html">http://www.b-domke.de/AviationImages/Phantom.html</a><br />
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<strong><u>F-4G</u></strong><br />
<a href="http://www.cybermodeler.com/aircraft/f-4/f-4g_walk.shtml">http://www.cybermodeler.com/aircraft/f-4/f-4g_walk.shtml</a><br />
<a href="http://www.squidoo.com/f-4-phantom">http://www.squidoo.com/f-4-phantom</a><br />
<a href="http://www.b-domke.de/AviationImages/Phantom.html">http://www.b-domke.de/AviationImages/Phantom.html</a><br />
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<strong><u>F-4J / S</u></strong><br />
<a href="http://www.primeportal.net/hangar/bill_spidle/f-4j_walk.htm">http://www.primeportal.net/hangar/bill_spidle/f-4j_walk.htm</a><br />
<a href="http://www.primeportal.net/hangar/mark_hayward/f-4j/">http://www.primeportal.net/hangar/mark_hayward/f-4j/</a><br />
<a href="http://www.primeportal.net/hangar/howard_mason5/f-4j_charleston/">http://www.primeportal.net/hangar/howard_mason5/f-4j_charleston/</a><br />
<a href="http://www.primeportal.net/hangar/howard_mason/f-4j_155563/">http://www.primeportal.net/hangar/howard_mason/f-4j_155563/</a><br />
<a href="http://www.primeportal.net/hangar/james_eberling/f-4s_153868/">http://www.primeportal.net/hangar/james_eberling/f-4s_153868/</a><br />
<a href="http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com/awa01/101-200/awa150-USN-F-4/00.shtm">http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com/awa01/101-200/awa150-USN-F-4/00.shtm</a><br />
<a href="http://walkarounds.scalemodels.ru/v/walkarounds/avia/after_1950/f-4j/">http://walkarounds.scalemodels.ru/v/walkarounds/avia/after_1950/f-4j/</a><br />
<a href="http://aviation.watergeek.eu/f4j-panel.html">http://aviation.watergeek.eu/f4j-panel.html</a><br />
<a href="http://www.primeportal.net/hangar/shawn_antunes/yf-4j_151497/">http://www.primeportal.net/hangar/shawn_antunes/yf-4j_151497/</a><br />
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<strong><u>F-4K (FG Mk.1)</u></strong><br />
<a href="http://www.primeportal.net/hangar/howard_mason5/fg1_phantom/">http://www.primeportal.net/hangar/howard_mason5/fg1_phantom/</a><br />
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<strong><u>F-4M (FGR Mk.2)</u></strong><br />
<a href="http://www.primeportal.net/hangar/mark_hayward/phantom_fgr.2/">http://www.primeportal.net/hangar/mark_hayward/phantom_fgr.2/</a><br />
<a href="http://www.cybermodeler.com/aircraft/f-4/fgr2_walk.shtml">http://www.cybermodeler.com/aircraft/f-4/fgr2_walk.shtml</a><br />
<a href="http://aviation.watergeek.eu/f4m-panel.html">http://aviation.watergeek.eu/f4m-panel.html</a><br />
<a href="http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/77085-mcdonnell-f-4-phantom-ii/">http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/77085-mcdonnell-f-4-phantom-ii/</a><br />
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<strong><u>F-4E(S)</u></strong><br />
<a href="http://www.primeportal.net/hangar/isaac_gershman/f-4es_498/">http://www.primeportal.net/hangar/isaac_gershman/f-4es_498/</a><br />
<a href="http://www.primeportal.net/hangar/sariel_stiller/f-4es_496/">http://www.primeportal.net/hangar/sariel_stiller/f-4es_496/</a><br />
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<strong><u>KURNASS 2000</u></strong><br />
<a href="http://www.primeportal.net/hangar/isaac_gershman/kurnass_2000_614/">http://www.primeportal.net/hangar/isaac_gershman/kurnass_2000_614/</a><br />
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<strong><u>QF-4</u></strong><br />
<a href="http://www.primeportal.net/hangar/qf-4_home.htm">http://www.primeportal.net/hangar/qf-4_home.htm</a><br />
<a href="http://www.cybermodeler.com/aircraft/f-4/qf-4g_walk.shtml">http://www.cybermodeler.com/aircraft/f-4/qf-4g_walk.shtml</a><br />
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<strong><u>Phantom Walkarounds of many models:</u></strong><br />
<a href="http://www.ipms.nl/walkarounds/walkaround-vliegtuigen-jets/542-walkaround-f4-phantom.html">http://www.ipms.nl/walkarounds/walkaround-vliegtuigen-jets/542-walkaround-f4-phantom.html</a><br />
<a href="http://motty.hobbyvista.com/Phantoms/PACAF-Phantoms-01.html">http://motty.hobbyvista.com/Phantoms/PACAF-Phantoms-01.html</a><br />
<a href="http://motty.hobbyvista.com/Phantoms/PACAF-Phantoms-02.html">http://motty.hobbyvista.com/Phantoms/PACAF-Phantoms-02.html</a><br />
<a href="http://motty.hobbyvista.com/Phantoms/Duanes-Phantoms-01.html">http://motty.hobbyvista.com/Phantoms/Duanes-Phantoms-01.html</a><br />
<a href="http://motty.hobbyvista.com/Phantoms/My-Phantoms-01.html">http://motty.hobbyvista.com/Phantoms/My-Phantoms-01.html</a><br />
<a href="http://motty.hobbyvista.com/JAPKOR-TRIP-07/NYUTABARU/Phantoms/index.htm">http://motty.hobbyvista.com/JAPKOR-TRIP-07/NYUTABARU/Phantoms/index.htm</a><br />
<a href="http://scalemodels.ru/modules/photo/viewcat_cid_236.html">http://scalemodels.ru/modules/photo/viewcat_cid_236.html</a><br />
<a href="http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com/AWA1/001-100/walk014_F-4/walk014.htm">http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com/AWA1/001-100/walk014_F-4/walk014.htm</a><br />
<a href="http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com/AWA1/001-100/walk014_F-4/walk014c.htm">http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com/AWA1/001-100/walk014_F-4/walk014c.htm</a><br />
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Revisions:<br />
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10/9/2013 - Initial Post<br />
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<br />Kim Simmelinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09125785830128489060noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652837616653424796.post-32548138103897422222013-10-06T11:43:00.001-05:002014-03-13T11:39:40.172-05:00Tailspin Topic Reference Material on the F-4 Phantom II Development <h2>
Here are some very interesting topics concerning the F-4 Development from Tommy Tomason's blog Tailspin Topics:</h2>
<u><strong>The F4H Flush Canopy, Splitter Plate and Intake Development:</strong></u><br />
<a href="http://tailhooktopics.blogspot.com/2013/02/f4h-1-flush-canopy.html" target="_blank">http://tailhooktopics.blogspot.com/2013/02/f4h-1-flush-canopy.html</a><br />
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<strong><u>Rolls Royce Powered Phantom differences:</u></strong><br />
<a href="http://tailhooktopics.blogspot.com/2012/05/spey-powered-phantom-changes.html" target="_blank">http://tailhooktopics.blogspot.com/2012/05/spey-powered-phantom-changes.html</a><br />
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<u><strong>Sparrow III AAM orientation on the Phantom II:</strong></u><br />
<a href="http://tailhooktopics.blogspot.com/2012/09/f-4-sparrow-missile-orientation.html" target="_blank">http://tailhooktopics.blogspot.com/2012/09/f-4-sparrow-missile-orientation.html</a><br />
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<strong><u>F-4 Forward Fuselage:</u></strong><br />
<a href="http://tailhooktopics.blogspot.com/2012/10/f-4-phantom-forward-fuselage.html" target="_blank">http://tailhooktopics.blogspot.com/2012/10/f-4-phantom-forward-fuselage.html</a><br />
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<strong><u>F-4 Stabilator development:</u></strong><br />
<a href="http://tailhooktopics.blogspot.com/2012/11/f-4-stabilator.html" target="_blank">http://tailhooktopics.blogspot.com/2012/11/f-4-stabilator.html</a><br />
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<strong><u>Early F4H Ram Air Turbine:</u></strong><br />
<a href="http://tailhooktopics.blogspot.com/2012/12/early-f4h-rat.html" target="_blank">http://tailhooktopics.blogspot.com/2012/12/early-f4h-rat.html</a><br />
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<strong><u>Information on the exhaust nozzles and afterburner eyelids:</u></strong><br />
<a href="http://tailspintopics.blogspot.com/2012/12/j79-exhaust-nozzles.html" target="_blank">http://tailspintopics.blogspot.com/2012/12/j79-exhaust-nozzles.html</a><br />
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<strong><u>The forerunner of the Phantom II, the F3H-G/H:</u></strong><br />
<a href="http://tailspintopics.blogspot.com/2009/11/f3h-gh.html" target="_blank">http://tailspintopics.blogspot.com/2009/11/f3h-gh.html</a><br />
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<strong><u>Information about the early F4Hs:</u></strong><br />
<a href="http://tailspintopics.blogspot.com/2009/11/early-phantom-iis.html" target="_blank">http://tailspintopics.blogspot.com/2009/11/early-phantom-iis.html</a><br />
and<br />
<a href="http://thanlont.blogspot.com/2013/03/f4h-1-f4h-1f-f-4a.html">http://thanlont.blogspot.com/2013/03/f4h-1-f4h-1f-f-4a.html</a><br />
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<strong><u>F4H-1 Approach Lights</u></strong><br />
<a href="http://thanlont.blogspot.com/2012/11/approach-lights-redux.html">http://thanlont.blogspot.com/2012/11/approach-lights-redux.html</a><br />
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<strong><u>Additional information about the early F4Hs:</u></strong><br />
<a href="http://tailspintopics.blogspot.com/2011/05/early-phantom-iis-redux.html" target="_blank">http://tailspintopics.blogspot.com/2011/05/early-phantom-iis-redux.html</a><br />
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<strong><u>Information about Corogard which was used on early Phantom IIs:</u></strong><br />
<a href="http://tailspintopics.blogspot.com/2012/01/corogard.html" target="_blank">http://tailspintopics.blogspot.com/2012/01/corogard.html</a><br />
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<strong><u>F-4 Radome information:</u></strong><br />
<a href="http://tailspintopics.blogspot.com/2012/11/f-4-radome-redux.html" target="_blank">http://tailspintopics.blogspot.com/2012/11/f-4-radome-redux.html</a><br />
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<strong><u>F-4H large and small radomes:</u></strong><br />
<a href="http://tailspintopics.blogspot.com/2012/11/f4h-1-large-and-small-radomes.html" target="_blank">http://tailspintopics.blogspot.com/2012/11/f4h-1-large-and-small-radomes.html</a><br />
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<strong><u>F-4S wing:</u></strong><br />
<a href="http://tailspintopics.blogspot.com/2012/12/f-4s-wing.html" target="_blank">http://tailspintopics.blogspot.com/2012/12/f-4s-wing.html</a><br />
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<strong><u>Information about different versions:</u></strong><br />
<a href="http://tailspintopics.blogspot.com/2012/12/you-cant-tell-phantoms-without-score.html" target="_blank">http://tailspintopics.blogspot.com/2012/12/you-cant-tell-phantoms-without-score.html</a><br />
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<strong><u>F-4 External Fuel Tanks:</u></strong><br />
<a href="http://tailspintopics.blogspot.com/2013/06/things-under-wings-f4h-f-4-phantom.html" target="_blank">http://tailspintopics.blogspot.com/2013/06/things-under-wings-f4h-f-4-phantom.html</a><br />
and<br />
<a href="http://tailspintopics.blogspot.com/2014/02/f4hf-4-370-gallon-external-tank-redux.html">http://tailspintopics.blogspot.com/2014/02/f4hf-4-370-gallon-external-tank-redux.html</a><br />
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<strong><u>Information about the Navy's F-4G:</u></strong><br />
<a href="http://thanlont.blogspot.com/2011/07/look-no-hands.html" target="_blank">http://thanlont.blogspot.com/2011/07/look-no-hands.html</a><br />
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Revisions:<br />
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01/29/2014 - Added a few I missed.<br />
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