Guys, The Phantom Flies for the Last Time Today

"Jcarr" (jcarr) 12/21/2016 at 09:26 • Filed to: Planelopnik

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Post your favorite pics of this beautiful beast.

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > Jcarr 12/21/2016 at 09:30

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BorkBorkBjork > Jcarr 12/21/2016 at 09:34

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Magnificent Aircraft

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Jcarr 12/21/2016 at 09:36

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Jcarr > BorkBorkBjork 12/21/2016 at 09:40

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Wonder if we crossed paths...

Jcarr > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer 12/21/2016 at 09:40

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Probably about as heavy...

BorkBorkBjork > Jcarr 12/21/2016 at 09:45

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Oh, I’m sure. I remember you posting about Oshkosh when I was up there.

Nibby > Jcarr 12/21/2016 at 09:47

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user314 > Jcarr 12/21/2016 at 09:50

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We could probably do a whole page just on F-4s intercepting Bears .

McMike > Jcarr 12/21/2016 at 10:01

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themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > Jcarr 12/21/2016 at 10:07

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60 years on and it’s still the only international MiG parts distributor with instant delivery (within range of an AIM-7 or AIM-9)

AuthiCooper1300 > BorkBorkBjork 12/21/2016 at 10:14

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Sorry, mate, put my reply in the wrong place and had to move it.

Nice full-on picture, by the way. Any idea where it was taken?

AuthiCooper1300 > Jcarr 12/21/2016 at 10:19

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I’ve always loved pictures of the fiery (or should I say steamy?) moment when an aircraft gets launched with a catapult, so here we go:

Taken from http://davemodelblog.blogspot.com.es/2012/02/phantom-menace.html . Caption reads F-4K ‘007' Launches from the waist catapult of ‘Ark Royal’.

To those who insist on showing car images, I believe you could have chosen the following, more appropriate to the subject at hand:

(Image from http://www.supercars.net/blog/1931-rolls-royce-phantom-ii-merlin/ )

A 1931 Rolls-Royce Phantom II with a Merlin V12.

I understand that fine duotone example of Bavarian engineeering is actually called a Phantom, but I think I would hesitate to say it is a Phantom. (“The right crowd and n0 crowding” etc.)

user314 > McMike 12/21/2016 at 10:25

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That pic of the Phantom tanking off the KC-97 gives me the sweats just looking at it.

Sir_Stig: and toxic masculinity ruins the party again. > Jcarr 12/21/2016 at 10:49

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Luftwaffe version best version.

ttyymmnn > Jcarr 12/21/2016 at 10:52

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Love the Eurogreen.

McMike > user314 12/21/2016 at 10:54

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My father used to be a boomer in the KC97, and told me that refuling was often performed in a slight dive to carry a little extra speed in order to fuel the faster aircraft.

Jcarr > ttyymmnn 12/21/2016 at 10:56

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Eurogreen is the best. When I was a kid we took a trip to St. Louis. I wanted to tour the MD factory, but I don’t think we could arrange it. That would have been awesome.

HammerheadFistpunch > Jcarr 12/21/2016 at 11:21

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I’ve said this before, but I have an irrational hate for the F4, so Im not super sad. Maybe its because it sucked to fly Janes USAF

Jcarr > HammerheadFistpunch 12/21/2016 at 11:39

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Must be. I can’t think of any other reason to hate it.

Chariotoflove > Jcarr 12/21/2016 at 11:46

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Love that plane.

Fed(oo=[][]=oo)uken > Jcarr 12/21/2016 at 11:49

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FAREWELL SWEET PRINCE

vp917 > Jcarr 12/21/2016 at 12:08

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R Saldana [|Oo|======|oO|] - BTC/ETH/LTC Prophet > Jcarr 12/21/2016 at 12:13

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I grew up on El Toro in California in the 80s. My dad’s wing was the first F/A-18 marine air wing and I got to see them phase out the F-4 Phantom between the ages of 3-5. Still my favorite plane.

Svend > Jcarr 12/21/2016 at 12:20

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http://www.vintagewings.ca/VintageNews/Stories/tabid/116/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/325/Lower-Than-a-Snakes-Belly-in-a-Wagon-Rut-Redux.aspx

An RAF Phantom II in full burner passes between two hangars at RAF St Athan in South Wales. There isn’t a Rhino-driver alive who didn’t love dropping his locomotive-sized Phantom down to the hard deck and pushing the throttles right past the detents. Darryl Dyke, a former airman at St Athan, writes: “I used to work at St Athan and the incident was legendary there. There was also a story that the pilot, a Wing Commander, had something of an argument with the base commander following the incident after which the pilot, on his next flight, flew low over the base headquarters, pulled the nose to vertical and pushed the throttles to afterburner. A pair of Speys with the taps open don’t half make a mess of conference room glass roof!”

Chasaboo > Jcarr 12/21/2016 at 12:28

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Still my favorite plane. My dad’s company had hardware on it.

They dubbed it the flying dump truck because of all the stuff it could carry.

Theropod > Jcarr 12/21/2016 at 12:32

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AuthiCooper1300 > Jcarr 12/21/2016 at 13:13

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Well, it is not beautiful.

Or rather, it is not classically beautiful – in the same way that many wouldn’t consider Ellen Barkin beautiful. The French have a word for that: jolie laide.

On the other hand, if the Phantom II had been a car it would have been a Zagato.

Leon711 > Jcarr 12/21/2016 at 13:34

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No love for RAF Phantoms?

RallyWrench > Jcarr 12/21/2016 at 13:37

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The triumph of thrust over aerodynamics. Time to post those Star Wars canyon pics I remember now...

user314 > Leon711 12/21/2016 at 14:48

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Absolutlely love for RAF Phantoms, and that Vulcan behind it.

user314 > Chasaboo 12/21/2016 at 14:57

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Yeah, when you set them all out together , the Phantom could carry an amazing number and variety of weapons .

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > Jcarr 12/22/2016 at 15:09

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Jolly Rogers livery is best livery for Phantom II’s.