What Makes the F-4 Phantom One of the GREATEST Ever

[@geiers6013]

The F4 Phantom arguably is the main reason the USAF is so advanced today. All the lessons learned and the innovations of the F4 really are incredibly important even today.

[@HappyBear376]

To me she is the most beautiful aeroplame ever.

[@pju28]

You thank us for watching and I thank you for your work, effort and information that you share with us! Greetings from Austria 🇦🇹

[@vettesrule3170]

F4's are the original badass. Twin J79's gave it the world air speed record. Serving with the 31st TTW @ Homestead AFB got my first seat in the F4D's. Flying it was so smooth in all flight attitudes. For such a "flying brick" she overwhelmed with power. Got to pull 6 G's which was frowned upon, but she was more than capable. Miss those days.

[@PilotPhotog]

I remember those Homestead F-4s! Very cool you got to fly in one and thanks for commenting!

[@n8spL8]

so glad my grandparents lived in Wichita, KS. I got to see, hear and feel the F-4's claw through the sky on a regular basis. I swear you could smell those J79's glorious plumes as they slammed past us at the end of the flight-line. TY for the trip.

[@PilotPhotog]

Nothing quite sounds or feels like an F-4 on takeoff, thanks for commenting!

[@MrDannyboyhall]

Growing up I hated the look of the f-4 I hated the droopy horizontal stabilisers but now I look at it as a thing of beauty what a mighty aircraft it is

[@UberManlyPirate]

Oh the perfect bedtime video for tonight.

[@thesphinx336]

You make great videos! So many KZbin channels that make videos about specific aircraft types and their service histories are extremely lacking in the quality department to the point I stopped watching aviation videos on KZbin. I found your channel and Rex’s Hangar that brought me back into this genre of videos. I find your channel, Rex’s Hangar, Scott Manley, and Everyday Astronaut the best channels on KZbin. As you may be able to tell I’m an aerospace nerd and your videos have helped keep me positive through some tough times. You and a few other KZbin channels are genuinely better than modern television!

[@PilotPhotog]

Thank you very much! You place me in some great company - I watch all three of those channels as well. From one aerospace nerd to another - keep looking up!

[@nicolasmith3519]

Thank you. The Phantom was my brother’s favorite aircraft, though he and I both loved the P-51 Mustang and the Saber. I no longer have my brother but it is wonderful to see his #1 favorite memorialized in such a fitting manner.

[@PilotPhotog]

@@nicolasmith3519 thank you and I plan on making a video on the P-51 and F-86 as well - I am honored by your comment and will do my best to tell the best story about the Mustang and the Sabre.

[@muhammadsaleh7229]

I'd say the Falcon is a sort of a spiritual successor of the f4 . Both aircraft were aerodynamics masterpieces , both performed very well , both were sold to many countries and both were modified till to the end with the falcon still being upgraded

[@PaulO-m1q]

Great video. The Phantom has been my phavourite phighter for as long as I can remember. When I was a kid in the mid-70's one of the best Christmas gifts I ever received (after asking for it for months) was the Revell 1/32 F-4 Phantom model kit. It was huge and I loved it.

[@Rogge73]

@@PaulO-m1q phuking great man

[@OldSloGuy]

The arresting hook on the F-4 was something the Air Force wanted to remove because it weighed over 500 lbs. However, that would create a weight and balance problem being so far aft of the center of gravity. So the Air Force, realizing they were stuck with it, decided to use it in emergencies. They installed arresting cables at the approach end of runways for use by battle damaged phantoms. These were one time use kits. Pilots liked the improved odds of not becoming a crispy critter or careening into big stuff. The landing gear was rugged, so finesse wasn't required. The crash crew could pre-position based on where the cable would stop the plane. No need to chase the plane down the runway wasting time.

[@greg8106]

@@OldSloGuy I just watched an emergency landing for an Air Force F16 and learned that all Air Force jets and runways still have this capability. Interesting to know this is where it started.

[@jakelandry5645]

@@OldSloGuy I just don't understand why they couldn't have used ballast or added another hard point, SOMETHING right? Although I haven't seen it to see what kind of space it occupied.

[@snakezdewiggle6084]

500 lbs.! Lets do a little math ....

[@dukeford8893]

Both the F-104 and F-105 had arresting hooks; not sure why the Air Force would want the hook on the F-4 left off. The added weight doesn't make sense. In my experience, aircraft barriers ("Barrier Maintenance" is a function of USAF Civil Engineering) using cables or chains are generally NOT one-time use. Barriers involving nets probably are, though. Barrier installation can be semi-permanent or mobile, so yeah, they're pre-positioned.

[@omargj1]

Thanks that the Air force accepted they have to deal with the arresting hook allowed one of the most epic events of the legendary story of the F-4 Phantoms, the Pardo's push.

[@kpal2946]

Your passion and love of aviation shows every video you make, your work has only got better and better. Your channel is one of very few that I'm excited when a new video is released. THANK YOU .

[@jonniiinferno9098]

awesome platform - a series on the F4 Phantom is definitely needed

[@pyronuke4768]

There is another plane that likely had just as much influence on the F-4 as the F3H, but is often forgotten despite being built between the Demon and the Phantom II. I'm talking of course about the McDonnell F-101B Voodoo. Most don't consider it because, well, it's an Air Force plane, but in many ways the Voodoo is very close to the F-4: the tandem seating, the general layout, the missile-only armament, McDonnell even proposed upgrading it with J-79's roughly around the same time they proposed the F4H to the Navy. In my mind there are just too many coincidences that there's no way there wasn't some bleed-over between the two planes.

[@GreenBlueWalkthrough]

As the Phantum Phisper this was your best video yet of the world's great combat aircraft of all time.

[@PilotPhotog]

That is quite the compliment, thank you and thanks for being a long time subscriber to the channel!

[@Phantom24425]

@@GreenBlueWalkthrough I agree with both of these statements 😊

[@stevesyverson8625]

I sure was impressed by the F-4 with them flying in my neighborhood near MCAS El Toro in the 1960s. The Blue Angels could put on a show and the Thunderbirds the same. What a powerhouse!

[@wireflight]

The personal anecdote at the end explains a lot; thanks for sharing.

[@PilotPhotog]

Thank you, I really appreciate that - I almost didn't include it in the video, but I am glad I did.

[@lyedavide]

A phantastic presentation on a phantastic plane! I whole heartedly agree with you that the F-4 was and remains the Greater Of All Time!

[@JohnShields-xx1yk]

My uncle piloted the F,4 Phantom in Vietnam when I was kid, I was in awe, still am.🇺🇸

[@TYPHON2713]

I grew up next to a Marine Corps Air Base and my dad was friends with a F4 squadron "captain"? Idk what the official rank is, but he was the pilot "boss". This was back in like 87'. I got to go and sit in a Phantom and the pilot showed me all the controls. And my dad took some pics. Years later when they transitioned to F18s, I got to go sit in one of those too. I also got to go in the simulator (which in the early 90s was just a grid of green lines) And my dad's friend the pilot guided me to fly over and bomb Honolulu. Lol. I even landed without incident! When I was a kid and got really sick my parents would get me a 1:72 scale model plane to build. My favorites I had built were the P51, P40, the hellcat, and the 110 Messershmit. (Sry can't spell lol) I live by Pearl Harbor and they have an aviation museum there with all kinds of rare planes. I learned there that the first recorded death of a Japanese pilot in ww2 happened on the island of ni'ihau its a very small island and the western most of the Hawaiian island chain. It's private and only native Hawaiians are allowed to live there. Apparently one of the Japanese pilot's Zero got damaged in the PH attack and had to crash land there. He landed in a farmers taro patch and the BIG Hawaiian did not like this, so he got ahold of the pilot and smashed his head in against a rock wall. Lol. TL;DR: I LOVE the F4! The tail design, everything about it is so unique. Can't wait to watch this episode. Love the channel, keep up the good work!

[@PilotPhotog]

Thanks for commenting and sharing your experiences with the F-4 and F-18 both incredible aircraft!

[@TYPHON2713]

​@@PilotPhotogJust finished watching. You and I both got to actually sit in an f4 as kids. Wasn't expecting that when I wrote the first comment. Super cool!

[@Fox3-Luck]

Excellent Video on the GOAT. Thank you!

[@Bytesplice]

Thanks for the video from a proud Phantom Phixer. I'm not sure when your photos were taken, but The E model you sat in bears the Wyvern and Gears of the 31st Tactical Fighter Wing, my first assignment out of Technical School (Homestead AFB, Florida) in 1978. Many of the E models were transferred to Egypt as part of the peace deal, and were replaced wit D models just before I rotated out. The 31st TFW later transitioned to F-16 and relocated to Aviano AFB in Italy. I too remember the smell of the cockpit.

[@WOODSNAKED]

Thank you my phriend for your excellent telling of this much loved aircraft...I too am a F4 Phanatic, that has over the last 20yrs taken me on a phantastic journey, so much so that I have visited such places, to see and witness this beautiful awesome machine...namely Witmund in Germany twice...latter a visit on it's official retirement from the GAF, Larissa Greece for the RF-4E retirement, Andravida Greece with the Phantom Society (Phancon) 2022 and most recently Hyakuri Japan before it's retirement with the JASDF...hopefully i will get to see this truly iconic aircraft...thanks again...by the way I'm from the U.K...

[@timbaskett6299]

The first military plane I flew (in the simulator) was an RF-4C at Gowen Field, in the late '80s. It was fun. Later, I got to fly the F-111 simulator. The F-4 in all its variants will always have a place in my heart. I like the F-4 so much that I use the design to make modern versions. There was an F-4 2000 design floating around for awhile. As I watch this, there has been several single engine air tankers flying over on fire fighting mission.

[@dgillies5420]

​@@timbaskett6299 i flew the F-4, F-14 on the PLATO system simulation "airfight" in the 70s (which begat ms flight simulator). Amazingly fast, sluggish to maneuver but i don't think there was a faster fighter for decades in the us arsenal (wikipedia says 1606 mph was its record).

[@Idahoguy10157]

The USAF and USN weren’t interested in a Phantom 2000. The Gowen F-4’s swan song was during Desert Storm

[@steveshoemaker6347]

Thank you for doing a video about the aircraft that i flew during the Vietnam War..... Old F-4 Phantom ll pilot Shoe🇺🇸

[@russdavis71]

The F-4 Phantom II is one of many favorite aircraft but I’d love to see a detailed look at the A-10 Warthog as it is my favorite military aircraft. Great introspection into the F-4.

[@Towbie442]

As well, my Uncle is Michael D. Fannin from McDonnell Douglass and worked the Harrier program then headed up the Hornet site reps for McDonnell at Cecil Field and brought me into the Gladiators after A school. I was 18, and my uncle was the McDonnell Douglass representative for the Hornet program Inwas working on . I may have used that to do cool stuff in the 106 community 😊.

[@larrybetteridgeii2817]

I was 5 back in 73. And 4 f-4's flew over our farm at a couple hundred feet. They were so cool to see, big loud, and fast. Unfortunately them flying so low. One of our horse's panicked and tried to run thru a barbwire fence. Tore him pretty good. Air national guard came out apologized, fixed our fence and paid for vet. Traumatic for the horse. And me well i was totally fascinated by them. Still one of my favorites.

[@LyleMariam]

As a former resident of St. Louis whose wife was a cost control engineer at Mac, this video brought back many memories. My Bonanza was home-based at Lambert, across the field from where the planes were built. A Mac test pilot gave me my Instrument Ticket training and a skill set that lasted a lifetime. I still remember the prototype F-15s taking off from Lambert and the test pilot standing the plane on its tail at midfield to climb vertically out of sight. Thanks for the great video; I made it to the end.

[@PilotPhotog]

Thank you for watching till the end and for sharing your connection to the Phantom!

[@JCMills55]

Crew chiefs called them "Hogs" because they were pigs to work on. I was a crew chief on F-5's and knew a LOT of F-4 crew chiefs and they universally hated working on them.

[@phantomf4747]

F5 WAY under appreciated.

[@jakelandry5645]

Yeah when he said "loved by the people that maintained it"..I was like Na fam lmao

[@bobwilson758]

But … hey , what happened to the “ beloved by maintainers “ line I heard earlier ? 😅 Aileron trim tab motor outboard part of wing tip ? Monkey arms or black magic ?

[@dukeford8893]

Crew chiefs use disparaging names and bitch about damned near ever airplane that's ever been in the USAF inventory.

[@doc_sav]

ETA: Nice to hear a John Chesire reference in this! I've loved the F-4 ever since the day I was in the library and picked up a book about the air war in Vietnam. I think I read about half of it right there in the library. I love the story about the pilot (name of whom I can't recall) had figured out that he could make the plane depart aerodynamic control and tumble it, and then allegedly did it in combat. Talk about knowing your machine.

[@g54b95]

My BASIC training was at Ft. Dix, NJ. McGuire AFB was next door. Sometimes, when we were doing PT, F4s would be doing touch and gos. They were about 500 yards away, across the fence, and those were some of the loudest jets I've been around. Love the F4. Right up there with the A-10 and SR-71.

[@PilotPhotog]

My father did his basic at Ft Dix also - he has similar memories of the F-4s “waking up” everyone during PT. Thanks for sharing I will show this to him.

[@g54b95]

@@PilotPhotog Ha! Small world. We might have been in the same barracks. Love your channel! I subscribed after the F4 video.

[@PilotPhotog]

Thank you and thanks for your service. My dad was in 65 to 68 and was with 1st Armor in Ft Hood after basic

[@strambino1]

Love the video, that personal experience with the phantom made the video feel even more real.

[@douglasang3527]

The Mighty Phantom II ✌️

[@2854Navman]

An F4 crew at an Eglin AFB airshow was letting people sit in the pilots seat and put a helmet on. They'd take a Polaroid picture and give it to you for $3 LOL. BEST $3 I ever spent!

[@terrywrightjr4545]

I'm surprised no mention of its main competition the f-8 crusader the last gunfighter who many pilots preferred over the phantom.

[@scottnj2503]

I will watch this again. Thanks for the memory sharing. BZ! Thank you.

[@ianbarber311]

I have gotten to sit and ride in some very cool cars, US, European and Asian, since I was a kid born in 60. Been to airshows. But to sit in one of these as a kid would be a top memory! I finally got to touch an SR-71 about 15 years ago, Elgin, and the bomber outside the museum in Warner -Robbins..

[@michaelwilliams8297]

Living next to Nellis AFB for 20 years, I got to see these birds get worked out.

[@jimmienorton2571]

One of the best videos !! F4 Phantom--my favorite fighter!!

[@terryposey3887]

My all time favorite plan as well. I’d give my right arm for a ride in one !I enjoyed your video!

[@PilotPhotog]

Thank you and likewise!

[@barryklinedinst6233]

I think the F4 looked awesome in Thunderbird colors

[@rickbuck7816]

Thanks for the awesome video mate. 👍 Have loved the Phantom since a kid in the 70s and consider it my all time favourite muscle jet. 👌 Cheers 🍻

[@KhaoticKalm]

Beautiful ending Mr Photog.

[@s.porter8646]

Great presentation, 1/3 the design team of the phantom went to Grumman due to threats of layoffs at McDonnell, that was a good gamble...love the phantom

[@jamesjacola351]

It was nice seeing the MY coded F-4 at the end of your video. I was an AMMO troop at Moody AFB during the transition from F-4s to F-16s.

[@Towbie442]

I had a little A school experience with the navy variant. It took us 8 hours 8 men to pull the engines and the gens, hyds and all. When I got to the Hornet, we pulled a motor with 2 to 3 men in 45 minutes if things where right. The engine stand was pretty good for the F404s and could change all aspects of travels for alignment of the 2 Clam shells and the Dogbone pins. Not so on the J79.

[@heckell4181]

F-4 Great video. A lot of material in 30 min. Good presentation

[@sakaj]

Love the Phantom. South Korea has finally retired its last F-4. I got an incentive ride in one at Wright Patterson AFB. Call sign RHINO

[@sammcbride2464]

For me...the best joint strike fighter is the F-18. Nothing against all the other planes, but it a good one that can take off and land on a boat.

[@CajunMarine33445]

My Grandfather flew Phantoms at the end of his 25 year career in the Air Force.

[@TrickShepherd]

I like the nickname "rhino"; fitting to its personality.

[@joellamoureux7914]

Fast and capable it is. Beautiful it isn't.

[@ajgunn3277]

Love your work brother

[@earlearl8850]

Totally agree with your F-4 video!! Thank you!!

[@jrod96819]

Really enjoyed this video!Aloha from Hawaii🌴🤙🏽

[@PilotPhotog]

Thank you for watching and greetings from Texas!

[@smmilitarytechnology]

One documetary said the idea of standing was in answer to making smaller windows. The large windows just weren't working out but astronauts were like, "Yeah but we got to SEE where we're going." Then someone realized if you stand up real close to a small window, you have just as good a field of view as sitting back from a large window.

[@darrenelkay7198]

Dude, you made me choke up with that ending😅

[@joespeed1952]

My favorite aircraft EVER. Hands. Down.

[@SARGE11963]

Always loved the F4! It looks like a brawler!

[@CharlesThurston-ju1fr]

Your content is very well put together excellently explained throughout your presentation, could you do a video on the A10s importance and the performance of this historic bird

[@archiescriven6178]

Don't forget, the f-4 has the best sound track

[@ElDageenie]

I've watched the Cal Fire Broncos and they are fun to watch. They will guide tankers into tight spots

[@GJones462-2W1]

Sexiest military aircraft made by the USA (In my humble, and highly likely biased opinion). The F-100 (Dad flew it), the F-4, the B-1, and lastly the F-111. Only because I worked on the F-111D and F model jets for many years, as a weapons systems specialist. Like I said, just my opinion. They're ALL beautiful!

[@ReviveHF]

Please make more videos on obscure aircraft designs such as South African Atlas Carver and AIDC F-CK 1 Ching Kuo(Also known as Indigenous Defense Fighter). Reasons : 1. The Atlas Carver became the first domestic 4th gen lightweight fighter jet developed in South Africa, mainly used as a deterrent against the MIG-23 and possible MIG-29 possessed by Northern Neighbours, it uses outdated Snecma Atas engine, Atlas Carver was not put into production after the imports of SAAB Gripen was available sometime after the Apartheid policies were abolished. 2. The Indigenous Defense Fighter is a F1-6 derivative but with characteristics borrowed from F-5 Freedom Fighter and F/A-18 Legacy Hornets. This lightweight fighter jet is developed after the imports of F-20, F-16/79 and F/A-18L was not approved by United States. The Indigenous Defense Fighter was the first domestic Asian 4th gen jet made into service, unfortunately it often overshadowed by other domestic Chinese designs such as J-10 and JF-17.

[@DefaultProphet]

Was the gun really much needed firepower when tactics far outweighed the benefit? Gun kills were very rare compared to missiles if I remember

[@pyronuke4768]

The gun on the F-4 is a bit of a complicated process. There's people who'll tell you that if it had a gun from the start it would have dominated, but the situation was far more nuanced than that. For starters, In the early days of Rolling Thunder most pilots didn't receive much training on how to dogfight, and when they did it was usually against other F-4's. Another issue was maintenance on the missiles were pretty appalling; components weren't handled with as much care as they should've, they were often left exposed to the elements, and recommendations to remove and inspect missiles between every flight were often ignored. Combined with restrictive rules of engagement and shit hit the fan really fast. (Another thing that shouldn't be forgotten is North Vietnamese ground controllers also turned out to be really good at setting up ambushes early on.) So by the time they finally got around to mounting guns on F-4's a lot of these other issues were also being addressed, and while it did take part in downing enemy planes by this point it was more effective as a moral booster.

[@CraigSummers-ci7nt]

Too many close in fights (especially against Mig17s in Viet Nam) had too many missed opportunities . I do believe that there was a minimum range needed to lock on a sidewinder, and enemy aircraft could get in and be safe. The gun covered this problem. And that’s why you see guns even on today’s fighters.

[@DefaultProphet]

@@CraigSummers-ci7nt I'm talking about after they put a gun back on it. The tactics they taught the pilots trumped any benefit the gun had as evidence by the very small number of gun kills vs missile kills AFTER they had guns

[@joshuathomas8529]

My favorite plain by a long shot. I love the lines of the F4E it was retired way to soon she had such upgrade potential that she is still in servis today. Can she keep up with the F22 no, could she kill F35 with a major Teck upgrade possibly, she is defiantly faster.

[@JSFGuy]

32:06 I might need to post over on X the same experience in the seat or on this platform.

[@CD-ek3iq]

Also known as the Double Ugly

[@ArthurWright-uv4ww]

It LOOKED RIGHT and it was. Possibly to coolest looking plane ever

[@0010-q8h]

I will admit, the F-4 is one of the most iconic planes ever built, and a beautiful one at that, and in regards to it's service life it's surpassed only by the B-52 Stratofortress (BUFF) and when it comes to being the most iconic fighter to actually see extensive combat it's only surpassed by the P-51 Mustang, so the Phantom has a rich history and had more than earned it's place in The Aviation Hall of Fame, but, unfortunately, I'm a Tomcat Man myself, the twin tails, sweep wing design, and iconic role in not one, BUT TWO of the most kickass aviation movies EVER MADE!, (TOP GUN & TOP GUN MAVERICK) not to mention a slogan that LITERALLY DARES YOU TO MESS WITH IT! (ANYTIME BABY!) kinda does it for me!, I still really like the Phantom as well though.👍 VERY GOOD VIDEO!

[@MrSpaz12]

Growing up in North Las Vegas and very close to the end of the Nellis AFB runway that ran North and South-ish, I got to see so many of these fly so close that it almost seemed like I could reach out and touch them. And so many other beautiful planes like the F111's, F16's, A-10's, B1's, B52's and even a B2 one time, which is SOOO much bigger than it looks flying by itself. Of course got to see the T Birds on a regular basis. Sometimes though they got to be annoying because at times it was just non stop for hours. But looking back I'm glad I got the opertunity to see so many amazing war planes so closely.

[@waynescarpaci5332]

Good video BUT why do you keep showing clips of the Douglas F4D Skyray while telling us it is a F4H????

[@mikeck4609]

No discussion about the phantoms use by Israel in 1973? Helped win the war for them and was the F-4s crowning moment. Just like the Mirage in 1967

[@HairHoFla]

My late cousin Maj. Gen. Joe D. Moore commanded the USAF Thunderbirds in its transition from F-100's to F-4's

[@PilotPhotog]

That must have been quite the transition! Thank you for commenting and thanks to him for his service - blue skies and tailwinds.

[@HairHoFla]

@@PilotPhotog died of ALS in the late 1990's he was actually 19 years older than me. Being the youngest of my siblings

[@PilotPhotog]

@@HairHoFla I am sorry to hear that may he rest in peace

[@briantaylor6562]

The first multiple fighter, PERIOD!!

[@iatcaracal]

There's a mission in Ace Combat 7 (available as DLC but worth it) where one of the enemy squadrons callsign "Glamrock" fly F4 Phantoms and talk to each other in flamboyant cowboy mannerisms. I will stop shooting at those dudes from now on after learning about VMFA-112

[@JSFGuy]

A minute into it I can tell you the falcon is going to supersede this., this one did have 3 services get into it.

[@PilotPhotog]

Fair point and the Falcon still has a lot of service life left it - thanks for commenting, being a long time channel member, and the first viewer of this video!!!

[@JSFGuy]

@@PilotPhotog 🕺🏼 sure thing. You are on your square and a MAD GOAT far as I'm concerned haha. 😁... You're the best.

[@PilotPhotog]

@@JSFGuy thanks man!

[@wedge7j7]

I love the F-4 Phantom

[@EricHanhauser]

Favorite beverage today.... Rolling Rock.

[@briantaylor6562]

Loved the F-4 Phantom ll. Too bad the patch cost as much as it does, I like it, but not at that price. He'll, the sticker is $8, nearly half the price.

[@pyronuke4768]

I struggle to call the F-4 a true multirole aircraft, its more like semi-multirole (at least in it's heyday, the ones in the late 70's and 80's were a bit better). The reason for this is you can't just flip a switch and go from air-to-air to air-to-ground like you can in a F-16 or F-18. The Phantom II had to be set up hours in advance for the planned mission, a big part is because the radar had to be tuned by hand for the role prior to the mission, and it wasn't easy to try to change modes in mid flight. Secondly, it wasn't the best dogfighter; it could handle itself ok, but if caught with it's pants down like was so often the case in Vietnam it would really struggle, especially when loaded down with bombs (having to dich them and ruining the strike mission), not to mention the reliability of the missiles at the time. Third and finally, while it could carry a lot of ordance it's short loiter time was a very common complaint from those on the ground. So while I fully believe the F-4 Phantom II was a step in the right direction it was still about two decades away from true multirole. It's like saying American Football is Rugby -- close, but not quite there.

[@gehteuchnixan4156]

You can outrun a F-16 in DCS^^ it takes a while and you'll get a Master Warning for Intake Temp High, but it works!^^

[@steveburke7675]

Great plane and truly a beast, but he current GOAT is the one with he 104 to 0 kill ratio.

[@CT9905.]

The F4…. A flying BRICK 🧱!

[@johannjohann6523]

I haven't heard all military aircraft the U.S. has at takeoff, but I have heard most. And the F-4 I want to say was "the loudest" jet plane at takeoff than any other jet I have heard. You could be hundreds of feet away and still feel the ground shake. Certainly, one hell of a plane, but I don't know how our pilots didn't go deaf from flying them. lol

[@dukeford8893]

I've been at the departure end of the runway for many a two-ship F-4 ZULU alert scramble. That's pretty loud, but it pales next to the F-111.

[@Nlangkirby135]

My Uncle, Tom Lang has a real soft spot for the F-4 in SouthEast Asian camouflage. This video might be of interest to him.

[@henrikerdland578]

According to Vietnam aces, you forgot Duke Cunningham from USN.

[@ExploreTechniques95]

aircraft model used a lot in the Vietnam War

[@bigdave8040]

My little A4 with a full fuel load, ammo, bombs and plane still weighed less than just the fuel load of the F4

[@PilotPhotog]

A-4 is a great airplane, I knew someone who flew them in Vietnam and it’s an aircraft I need to do a video on. Thanks for commenting!

[@JSFGuy]

4:10 check out the thug life studio....😎

[@pontiacGXPfan]

From "Flying Brick" to "Air Defense Diesel"

[@nicolasmith3519]

You’re good people! 😊

[@TheDoubleace191]

26:50 Correction here. South Korea retired their Phantoms for good on the 7th of June 2024

[@Skoko1945-xo3yn]

M y favorite!, even by todays standards.

[@skybound8888]

Phantom of south korea retired few months ago. Great fighter it was.

[@colonalklink14]

I personally think that the F-4 Phantom ii evolved from the F-3H Demon and the F-101 Voodoo.

[@KernowekTim]

If only they'd given her a cannon from the get-go. That ommission was in-excusable. Other than that, for it's time, it was a very good military aircraft.

[@johnalexander7369]

I see the F4 as the jet version of the P40

[@devzeppelin1911]

The F-15 is better but the F-4 is a badass fighter