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Published: 2007-04-14 04:34:14 +0000 UTC; Views: 199; Favourites: 5; Downloads: 3
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aft view of British Phantom FRS Mk1,most unique of all Phantom versions in many ways,not like anyone else,s Phantoms!Related content
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mmmm, my favorite nam fighter... me behind the stick of one of those... hello shattered skies.
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a big favorite with many others too! still a good plane to this day.
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That's really nice. I thought it was real for a moment.
What makes this F-4 different from other models?
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many people do mistake my pics for real at first glance! the British phantoms differed from others in many ways,primarly in being the only Phantoms to use Rolls-Royce Spey fanjets,while "everybody elses Phantoms" all used General Electric J-79 turbojets. also used different radar,avionics wheels/tyres/brakes and British instruments,ejection seats and hardware/fasteners. Royal Navy Phantoms also had a double-telescoping nose gear strut and less anhedral angle on tailplanes to enable a higher angle-of-attack for use from smaller British carriers. inlet ducts/trunking was approx. 25% larger,to satisfy fanjets greater demand for air.
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So are they used any more?
A friend once described the F-4 as "proof that, given sufficiently powerful engines, a brick can be made to fly."
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long gone from British service,phased out by Navy in 1980 along with the big-deck Ark Royal,all RN Phantoms Xferred to RAF,phased out and replaced by Tornados. some F-4s still in service with ROK,JASDF,Greek/Turkish AFs,last time i looked?
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