ID THIS PHANTOM

[Guest Ranger332]

 

 

ID AND GET AN ATTA BOY

[GASCAN39]

QF-4B from Pacific Missle Test Center, Mugu

[Guest Ranger332]

GIVE THAT MAN A CIGAR :yltype:

 

NOW FOR THE BONUS POINTS WHAT IS ITS FUNTION :question:

[GASCAN39]

"Q" signifies drones. I am not an expert, but I guess they rig 'em up with hardware to fly it from the ground, and use 'em as targets. A fate no F-4 should be subjected to, in my opinion. Been to Tyndall AFB in Florida, and seen a flight line full of Air Force E and G models lined up for the same fate.

[Guest Ranger332]

beware you may get cancer as you now get two cigars

[SDirickson]

All I can say is, if thats a drone about to be blasted by a missile, I'd hate to be the two guys strapped in up front :shock:

[Guest Ranger332]

 

http://www.boeing.com/defense-space/milita...ry/f4/bluebook/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

One of the later developments in the Phantom program was the conversion of several Navy F-4B airframes into QF-4B drones for use by the Naval Missile Center at Pt. Mugu, California.

http://www.boeing.com/defense-space/milita...ry/f4/bluebook/

[Guest Ranger332]

 

Heres another shocker the Phantom was first a single seater

 

 

[GASCAN39]

Yeah, seen pix of the single seater. The GIB came later. Hence the derogatory name for the F-4 "Double Ugly". Drones regularly were/are flown by aircrew for test purposes. I don't know if the same crews fly it from the ground for live fire exercises or what. I do know a Tomcat shot down an RF-4C by accident over the Gulf of Mexico. It was a training exercise, so the 64 million dollar question was, why the hell was the Turkey carrying live missles? Both crewman escaped unharmed, and were plucked from the gulf by the Coast Guard I believe. Happened in 88 or 89.

[Guest Ranger332]

If thats the one I heard of its like what happened to us a drone was to be in an area and another was vectored in by mistake and got fired on . but in our case it was a bradly and all were killed in it(was a night live fire exercise Germeny 84-86)