Two F-4 Phantoms take off from Fargo

[f4tweet]

The sound of Freedom.

[wilatemodel]

biggest worry would b length of the runway ur landing on,...b nice to figure a way to put thrust reverses on them,...then ya could land almost anywhere...cool....

[JManGuitar5150]

They still used F-4's in 1998? Do they still use em today?

[OltonHall]

No. Video from '88

[JManGuitar5150]

Oh, sorry. Stupid me

[wilatemodel]

could these b sold 2 a private american citizen?....

[123456789mischief]

can't see why not. controller. com has a couple of F5's 750,000.00 price tag, or some mig 21's. they had a SU25 for 5 million there are 2 of them privatley owned in the USA that I know of. they demilitarize them so its just a matter of how much money do you have. because as much as I like the F4 its nothing compared to a SU25 I understand thats like comparing a p51 to the fokker triplane diferent eras. I'm sure you get my point though.

[wilatemodel]

i do,...just like the lines of the F4,..beautiful aircraft

[123456789mischief]

I agree with you 100%. always had a weak spot for the F4. havn't found any for sale yet but again probably based on how much money you have. be a great way to get away for the weekend....

[wilatemodel]

@123456789mischief ...they got a cpl hundred in the desert in AZ,..u would think a guy could buy a cpl & restore them 4 use as a private jet,..think about it,..what is the speed of sound at FL 50?..gotta b almost 800 mph,..so,2 under wing tanks & under belly tanks,..where couldn't u go fast,...Chicago to Naples fl in a hour ten min,.without going supersonic& 15 thou above the air traffic.since a global express is 60 mil,.u could get 2 F4's & still have 30 mil left over,why wouldn't you?

[123456789mischief]

damn straigh I think I'll grab a coupl. what the heck.

[123456789mischief]

sorry meant SU27 not SU25.

theres also a mig 29 going for 10 million U.S.

[futuredk89]

f-4's were retired in 96

[BiggJonson]

Nice, this was back in the day when the AirForce trusted them to take off side by side.

[carbon4me]

Beautiful takeoff. Thank you for sharing.

Cupertino, Ca.

[Elementalism]

I played for the Bison and we practiced on the outdoor fields. The F-16s would go vertical and roll over to the north. The sound was unbelievable. You couldnt even hear yourself think.

[OltonHall]

These F-4's were much louder than the F-16's. When they did the rare took off to the south every class on campus would come to a stop because there was no way any professor could shout louder than the phantoms.

[wilatemodel]

where?

[787superhornet]

nice video.

[planecrazynl]

Beautifull they were on the airbase nearby my home,it was great,nice filmjob.