"THE RECORD BREAKING PHANTOM II " F-4 FIGHTER MCDONNELL AIRCRAFT PROMO FILM 81264

[@jimmybeatworld]

My dad flew this bird for over 5000 hours in the 1980’s. Reached 63k feet at 1.75 Mach with no pressure suit. Flew at 700mph at 100ft over the ground on a target egress. Lived in the Philippines at Clark Air Force Base! Still has some amazing pictures and a real yoke stick in our house.

[@kamakaziozzie3038]

Even just the music makes me happy

[@CharlesOrvilleWright]

First flight May 27, 1958. That was 65 years ago and I was 6 years old and had a love of airplanes at that age. 21 years later I was lucky enough to get to fly it and got just over 1,000 hours in the N, J, Hard wing S and the S. First ever flight test to attempt supersonic flight on its first flight. It had a utility hydraulic failure and had to cancel the rest of the flight and return to base. It was a record breaker and a very rugged airplane that could go anywhere. Fastest I ever got it was M 1.8 and got up to 49.5K. At that altitude it was indicated airspeed of about 230 knots and Mach was 1.2 and it was like flying a wet paper airplane real mushy. I was very lucky to get to. Do what I got to do and even luckier to have survived it all. I will always miss those days.

[@get2dachoppa249]

I’ve been studying the F-4 for so many decades that it vindicated all the time spend when I understood 100% what you meant by hard wing S & S.

[@wrightmf]

I talked to a former F4 pilot, flew this plane in 1960s. I asked what was his highest altitude, "65,000 ft." Though prohibited to fly above 50K without a pressure suit, he wanted to see how high he can go. I think these days that will be an altitude bust. G. Warren Hall, author of "Demons, Phantoms, and Me" said highest he took a F4 was 73K, authorized flight and wearing a spacesuit. "That was my closest to being an astronaut." He later became a research pilot for NASA. Warren first flew the Demon, then later the Phantom, "It was great. Lots of power, I don't have to constantly watch the fuel like in the Demon. And to have a backseat guy was the greatest innovation in naval aviation." His backseat guy did all the navigation, comms, secretrial work so Warren can simply fly the plane. In 1960s Warren was sent to St Louis to pick up a new Phantom to fly to the Navy, "It had that 'new plane' smell."

[@Clone_of_Darth_Revan]

I don’t ever think I’ve heard pilots say they don’t like it which is good. I’m pretty sure some do because of its design but they didn’t care because it did what it was meant to do. They should’ve signed an extension contract but didn’t as companies were already in the motions of making newer aircraft. Also took part in desert storm which it also did amazingly.

[@wrightmf]

@@Clone_of_Darth_Revan Yes the F4 is amazing and still in service with some countries. Warren complained about the Demon but it seemed like a product of the 1950s when a new airplane was being introduced every month because so much was new stuff (some good, most of it bad). B52 and C130 still flying (with upgrades or versions but basic shape the same). B36 and B58 not so much. Another aircraft Warren didn't like was the underpowered Pinto.

[@sabercruiser.7053]

thnx for sharing this with us.

[@johnnyallred3753]

Great book I read it 10 years back It's time to read it again.

[@adonismarrero5281]

kind of cool that back in the day they even took the time to even make a little movie or documentary about a new aircraft and his records and also what was capable of doing

[@bogomir67]

To think that they are still in active service with 8000hrs in some cases. Iconic airplane.

[@Clone_of_Darth_Revan]

Not as much but they do take em out every now and then

[@fatihoguz5822]

RF4-E fighters still active in Turkish airforce. They would actually retire in 2020 but USA didn't give F-35. Therefore phantoms being active with F-16 squadrons.

[@BabakPA]

By far my favorite of all time followed by the Euro Fighter Typhoon! F4 is simply magnificent! Thanks for the video

[@johneddy908]

Both the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds and the U.S. Navy Blue Angels used the F-4 Phantom II during the late 1960s and early 70s. It was the only time that both these famed military flight demonstration teams used the same aircraft.

[@thomthumbe]

As a young kid, the first time I attended an air show, which included the Thunderbirds....they were flying the F4. The pilot took me up to the cockpit for a close look. I nearly pissed myself I was so excited! Pics my mom took and overall experience, that was one of the neatest moments in my life to that point. Then years later when I too was stationed PCS to Clark, I got to know several F4 Jocks. Wild weasel bunch who flew like a possessed animal to achieve their assigned missions. Fun times that was!!!

[@benhudman7911]

I wish aerospace companies still had budget to make these cool films.

[@russellking9762]

902mph at 150ft above the ground...i'd love to see an in cockpit camera view of what that would look like...!

[@markyesh5763]

Did anybody else notice the handshake rejection at 8:32 ?

[@philipkay8116]

Just remember that that record setting was carried out in a stripped out aircraft. No second crew member and the rear seat removed to save weight as well as no radar. Still a great aircraft though.

[@jefflebowski918]

The F-4 is still one of my favorite fighters, it was the first multi-mission all-weather interceptors.

[@roryschweinfurter4111]

And could carry more munitions than a WW2 B-17

[@frantecar]

F-4 means the best jet fighter ever built, in my opinion!

[@vashon100]

Opinion

[@conantdog]

Out of all the fighter aircraft I've seen in museums this was the biggest and most impressive and aerodynamically a outrageous design . 👌

[@Popesontour]

Imagine this puppy operating from a converted Essex Carrier! Those handlers were top notch! Moving and launching and recovering these at war time tempo! ABH3 USN.

[@homefront3162]

My dad flew F-4's over Nam and after

[@pantaglieze]

I was at Phu Cat, 4/68-4/69. God bless your dad. He's twice as brave as even you may think.

[@thetreblerebel]

That altitude run is crazy shooting a Fantom II into space..

[@Trev0r98]

98,000 feet isn't even close to space. It's not even 1/3 the height to where space begins. Space begins at 330,000 feet / 62.5 miles altitude. ("Kaman line")

[@simplywonderful449]

One of my favorite military jets of all time. There is something about that wing shape and inverted V tail that I find attractive.

[@davidefland1985]

The F-15 broke all those records

[@monteiro5306]

As always a great video.

[@KBAZ100]

Outstanding video! The Phantom is simply the best, a true triumph of American aeronautical engineering! Phantoms Rule the skies!

[@dankuettel5063]

There is an F4H-1 #11 for sale and its been restored to 80%. What a treat it will be to see it completed and flying.

[@aixaburlison4]

F-4H-1 was the prototype

[@AvengerII]

@@aixaburlison4 XF4H-1 was the institutional name for the two prototypes. They have no other proper designation other than XF4H-1 but some history books group them in with the 45 following F-4s as A-models. The XF4H-1 aircraft were really not A-models. There are differences between them and the next 45 planes. The first prototype crashed about 18 months after its first flight and was a write-off with a fatality, the second prototype allegedly still exists and is in a hangar (needing restoration) on Gillespie Field in San Diego County. F4H-1F is the original designation for the A-model, the second "F" in the designation signifying they had engines (J79-GE-2 and J79-GE-2A) unique to that type. The F4H-1 is the original designation for the B-model, the first in-service, first mass production (649 total plus 46 RF-4Bs that used the same airframe with a longer nose) , operational F-4 model. The 45 preproduction A-models and 2 prototypes were used for test and training only. The A-models had significant structural differences from the B-models and were never considered combat-ready. ** This whole business with "F4H" and the confusion with the F-110A Spectre was (gee, it looks like the Navy's Phantom II!) what led to the unified designation scheme for US military aircraft in 1962. The Pentagon adopted the Air Force designation system across all US armed forces because it made sense! ** The "80% restored" F4H-1F is an A-model. There are fewer than 10 A-models still in existence. They've been working on that one "nearly flyable" A-model for over 25 years now. The closest it's come to flying again is taxiing. If the Collins Foundation can't keep their F-4D flying YEARLY -- it's been grounded for maintenance for up to 8 years at a time! --, I doubt that F-4A will ever fly again. The F-4 is a very complicated plane to service and the mechanics need to have service experience to cope with it. There's a reason why there are far more flying examples of T-38s, F-5s, and F-104s in private hands -- they're much simpler to maintain! The US government also doesn't want nimrods flying Mach 2 planes and requires them to be better maintained than the Iranian Air Force Phantoms! That mostly restored A-model had to be modified to accept F-4B model J79-GE-8A/-8B engines because there were no flyable J79-GE-2/-2A engines left. The examples of A-model engines left were in too bad of a condition to be economically refurbished.

[@sabercruiser.7053]

best aircraft state of the art engineering

[@GeneralLee1961.3]

Phantom, the American legend ❤️🇺🇸☠️❤️🇺🇸☠️

[@TheMajestuoso]

Test pilot Gerald “Zeke” Huelsbeck was killed during Operation Top Flight. Huelsbeck was flying the very first F4H prototype when an engine access door blew loose, flames shot through the engine compartment, and the F4H crashed, killing Huelsbeck. (Over the next three years of the F4H-1 test program three aircraft were destroyed and three crew members died, all preparing for record flights.)

[@localbod]

The F4 Phantom II is such a great looking aircraft.

[@thetreblerebel]

Powerful and it was used for over 25 years in service

[@darthstanley166]

Sage burner was the best. Favorite jet, saw one at Wright Patterson that plane is huge. 🇺🇸🦅😑

[@barnabasnyaaba8394]

Wow thats crazy, now that I think about it.

[@montysmith6355]

if there was a jet you could call BAD ASS the F-4 was one of them

[@peglegnoid6139]

Awesome Bird.

[@steelscooter]

keith moore IMO the Phantom is a stunning aircraft, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Also you spammed the comments with this brick thing, why do you care so much? Did you design the F5 or something?

[@homefront3162]

SteelScooter he has a gay thing for F-5's, he like the exhaust pipe

[@x-35airborneschoolatnptc38]

Ken,I don't know what your background is, but you could use a little elucidation.The F-5 is an aggressor airplane because it has a plan form, little bitty, like much of the Warsaw and Chinese and Vietnamese aircraft. Not because it's a superior fighter.F4 would eat the F5 every day. If flown by somebody who knew how.If you'd like to discuss this some more, I'll see you at 35,000 and give you the first turnScotch Sends.1006 hours and 204 combat missions in the Phantom.

[@annecrowell6417]

awesome. always will have a soft spot in my heart for the f4

[@hailtothechief7181]

Re: 12:00 Richard Gordon, Gemini 11 pilot, Apollo 12 command module commander

[@keithwhitlock726]

Favorite jet!

[@allgood6760]

Awesome.. legend 👍

[@cowboybob7093]

11:57 R. F. Gordon - Dick Gordon flew Gemini and Apollo missions.

[@crazyhorse18]

Top👍👍

[@airplanes42]

Many people whined when the F14s were retired, but with modern engines (lower fuel consumption) and updated cockpit the F4 could have continued on as a fleet interceptor indefinitely.

[@russellking9762]

it was a plane for the times which more than held its own and made us proud

[@sk8anddestroy792]

Definitely hard on material

[@roryschweinfurter4111]

I loved climbing up to the O-8 observation deck on the USS MIDWAY (CVA 41) to watch all the air operations. You can never see a better choreographed ballet t than that

[@ashokiimc]

how old are you?

[@roryschweinfurter4111]

@@ashokiimc Who me? 64

[@ashokiimc]

@@roryschweinfurter4111 from when to when did you serve in the Navy? Also do you have footage of rhino landing on the midway?

[@roryschweinfurter4111]

@@ashokiimc i was in the Navy from '76. --'80 and on the Midway from '77 -- '79. And regrettably no pictures from those days. I had a lot of them. But who knows where they are now

[@ashokiimc]

@@roryschweinfurter4111 thats soo cool man. So looking back at your amazing career and long life what was your most memorable day? both inside the navy and outside. Also what was your favourite plane to see land/launch aboard the carrier?

[@rgf918]

98550 feet its marvelous

[@seoceancrosser]

98,000 ft. is a ways up there! Figured that would have been classified.

[@deeremeyer1749]

Why go for records you're not going to claim and how do you "classify" tests dozens to hundreds of people were involved in? Very little U.S. military "operational information" has ever been "classified". Its a free country and the citizens aren't divided into "classes" no matter how hard same try to claim otherwise or make that myth reality. Get into the "private sector" where many "patriotic" Americans tend to think of themselves "hyphenated" Americans with some other nationality or ethnicity taking precedence over and coming before their U.S. citizenship and in particular a LOT of current and former "public servants" who have spent significant time "abroad" after leaving a country they didn't love or respect enough to stay here when they decided to take up residency "abroad" while working for American companies or even the U.S. government and who have "ties" to foreign countries because they just had a magical time living there for years or decades of being "honored guests" and you'll find a lot more "secrets" and "classified" information and skeletons in their closets than you will in the military forces and administration and operations and facilities. And their secrets and "classified" information probably aren't nearly as secret and closely held as they think. The thing about secrets is that if two people know a "secret", its not a secret.

[@fcguy2778]

Zoom climbs don't have much strategic use. It's more, like the other commenter said, to show off. Classified specs would much more likely include weapons performance and such.

[@davidefland1985]

The F-104 went higher than that

[@georgeszaslavsky]

More than 5000 examples built and a MIG killer

[@wscott9779]

The F4 is proof even "Brick" can break the sound barrier if you big enough engines on it.

[@rodericksibelius8472]

The Younger US Air Force always have looked up to his older Brother's experiences = US Naval Aviation!!!.

[@demanischaffer]

-waits for comments saying it was awful for not having a gun

[@demanischaffer]

keith moore Navy F4's never carried internal guns yet still managed a positive win to loss ratio .-.

[@O-cDxA]

It was awful for not having a gun.

[@aixaburlison4]

Navy did not have internal guns. AF and export F-4E's had internal gun 20mm

[@clydecessna737]

Phabulous.

[@benhudman7911]

An F16 might compete on shear beauty if airplanes were in swimsuit competition.

[@Howdy762]

and this proves gaijin doesnt know wtf theyre doing

[@jamesburnette4120]

Ah, but it did have external gun pods that could be placed under each wing.

[@aixaburlison4]

Centerline also. F-4E had internal 20mm

[@roryschweinfurter4111]

One Phantom could carry a larger payload than a B-17

[@jamesedmister9922]

And no guns...on an inrercepter!!!

[@vashon100]

Interceptor

[@strikerslicer5010]

Am i the only one who thinks planes are like girls?

[@O-cDxA]

Because they are expensive to maintain, and are so loud, they wake up the neighbors when you give em' full throttle in the cockpit ?

[@michaelangelo8139]

Why did we shitcan the F 4 ? I would put it against anything made today .

[@TheSoling27]

If only the Arrow had have been continued.

[@WALTERBROADDUS]

The most overrated project ever.

[@hailtothechief7181]

@@WALTERBROADDUS It would have continued but it ran out of fuel. Then there's the time its wings snapped off when they tried to put as much ordinance under them as the Phantom. (no, it didn't happen but I couldn't resist.)

[@andgate2000]

The only real achievement is level flight at altitude....anyplane can climb to flameout.

[@WALTERBROADDUS]

They are all achievements. Few planes can break one record.

[@dkoz8321]

Zoom to angels 98K !!! WT efffity F!!! Thats SR-71, Mig-31 country. What would KIAS be at 98K? Aircraft would be stalling due to low Q forces.

[@f4tweet]

Goofy music.

[@USNRaptor]

It was awful; it didn't have a gun.

[@peglegnoid6139]

Who needs guns at 90,000 ft. going mach 2 lol

[@USNRaptor]

I just wrote this in response to TheReal Lifehacks comment.

[@O-cDxA]

Ha ! You beat me to it. ( @ The Real Lifehacks )