MigBuster 2,884 Posted February 14, 2019 Spot the SF screenshot. https://hushkit.net/2019/02/13/phantom-pregnancies-f-4-variants-that-never-were/ Everyone loves the F-4 Phantom, a brutal smoking Cold War monster that polluted the sky in an apocalyptic belch of black sooty thunder. As thrilling as the actual Phantoms that entered service were, there is a tantalising family of F-4s that almost made it into the real world. Several of them were cancelled for being too good and threatening sales of newer aircraft — and one succeeded in its role as a unique test aircraft. Here are some of the Phantoms that never were. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+streakeagle 871 Posted February 15, 2019 I think I spotted two SF screenshots. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
xboxman523 1 Posted February 15, 2019 Is that single seat phantom available for download? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
one4five 26 Posted February 15, 2019 that one with the canards though Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+Gunrunner 314 Posted February 15, 2019 8 hours ago, xboxman523 said: Is that single seat phantom available for download? Here you go... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
xboxman523 1 Posted February 15, 2019 Cheers mate ! Thanks! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+Gepard 11,324 Posted February 16, 2019 The german single seater Phantom would have looked like this: It would have been a simple remove of the backseater cockpit and seat and replaced them with an additionally fueltank. No air to air refuel capbility and the radar of the F-104G. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fallenphoenix1986 603 Posted February 16, 2019 3 hours ago, Gepard said: The german single seater Phantom would have looked like this: It would have been a simple remove of the backseater cockpit and seat and replaced them with an additionally fueltank. No air to air refuel capbility and the radar of the F-104G. Really begs the question... what would be the point? Might as well just use the F-104 since the proposed offering was essentially an F-4 minus all the good bits. Was really disappointing when I found out the true nature of the original Luftwaffe F-4 proposal, for years I'd imagined something akin to the F3H-3G/H "Super Demon". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MigBuster 2,884 Posted February 16, 2019 1 hour ago, fallenphoenix1986 said: Really begs the question... what would be the point? Might as well just use the F-104 since the proposed offering was essentially an F-4 minus all the good bits. Was really disappointing when I found out the true nature of the original Luftwaffe F-4 proposal, for years I'd imagined something akin to the F3H-3G/H "Super Demon". Behold the sales pitch F-4E_F German Summary Report.pdf 1 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fallenphoenix1986 603 Posted February 16, 2019 1 hour ago, MigBuster said: Behold the sales pitch F-4E_F German Summary Report.pdf Thanks, a pot of coffee and my Sunday afternoon reading is sorted Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+dtmdragon 2,704 Posted February 19, 2019 (edited) I'm thinking more like this.... with APQ-94 radar. Edited February 19, 2019 by dtmdragon 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+Gepard 11,324 Posted February 19, 2019 On 16.2.2019 at 9:05 PM, MigBuster said: Behold the sales pitch F-4E_F German Summary Report.pdf Cool finding. Showed, that my infos about that bird were not correct at all. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SayethWhaaaa 245 Posted February 27, 2019 Always been curious to see how exactly the F-4X would have fared at Mach 3. That airframe is going to heat up exponentially, and it didn't exactly seem like it was treated for temperatures of 800C+ (not sure what that is on the archaic temperature scale) that the Mig-25s/Mig-31s would often reach when trying to intercept SR-71s. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
