Pictures of Cold War aircraft. (3 Viewers)

[MorrisOxford]

Phantom XT595 F4K No 1
Source McDonnel Aircraft Corporation press photos dated June1966
I also have several F4K assembly and component display images from the same event.

Andy

 

[Wurger]

 

[GTX]

 

[Donivanp]

On the prowl!

 

[GTX]

On the prowl!

Yep, one of the all time classics

 

[Escuadrilla Azul]

Very low level pass and turn by a Séptima Escuadrilla (7th Sq) Cobra of the spanish fleet air arm during an exhibit in the helipad in Rota naval base.

 

[rochie]

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Very low level pass and turn by a Séptima Escuadrilla (7th Sq) Cobra of the spanish fleet air arm during an exhibit in the helipad por Rota naval base.

great shot, rotor blades must be grazing the concrete !

 

[Gnomey]

Good shots!

 

[Airframes]

Looks like it's about to assume a position that Karl is very familiar with when working/flying with Wessex helicopters ............

 

[GTX]

 

[SaparotRob]

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Needs a coyote.

 

[GTX]

Needs a coyote.

 

[GreenKnight121]

One of my favorite photos - EA-6A & EA-6B:

 

[GreenKnight121]

More EA-6As - they were called "Electronic (or Electric) Intruder", only the EA-6B was named "Prowler":

First - one of the 2 prototype EA-6As in 1964 (first flight was 26 April 1963, first production model delivered to USMC 1 December 1965 (10 converted from A-6As, 15 new-built as EA-6As):

Then a bit more-recent:

At the time this photo was taken, I was attending A-6E FLIR maintainer school on NAS Whidbey Island:

And May 1987, 6 years before type retirement (yes, they served in reserve squadrons until 1985 in the USMC and October 1993 in the USN):

 

[special ed]

Re Post 1633, are the 00 &000 commanders' planes?

 

[nuuumannn]

Never saw a Canadian B-24

Strictly speaking it's an ex-Indian Air Force (nee RAF) B-24. It was delivered to Canada for a museum. The aircraft was one of a few that went to museums, it and the RAF Museum's Liberator were ex-IAF examples delivered by air, which were dumped by the RAF at the war's end to avoid the Lend-Lease conditions, and restored to operational condition by the IAF.

 

[nuuumannn]

Unfortunately they were a much bigger increase in drag, resulting in the UK F4's being slower than the US versions.

Only at height. The poor British Phantom gets a bit of stick because of this but let's not forget its intended adversary was Soviet bombers, rather than US Phantoms, so the discrepacy in performance was meaningless where it counted. For the sake of comparison, because of their greater thrust, Speyed Phantoms could get off the ground in a much shorter distance and with a greater rate of climb with a similar load compared to the J79 engined variety and they had marginally better fuel consumption. They also out-performed the J79-engined F-4s at low altitude. The Speyed F-4s had a lower ceiling than J79 engined aircraft as was demonstrated when 74 Sqn received a number of F-4Js. These could reach 60,000 ft with ease, whereas the Speyed Phantoms began running out of breath around 45,000 ft. Their performance enabled the type to be a true multi-role aircraft in RAF service, employed as a low-level strike reconnaissance aircraft and interceptor/electronic warfare aircraft. By the way, the Brits loved the F-4.

 

[Donivanp]

Only at height. The poor British Phantom gets a bit of stick because of this but let's not forget its intended adversary was Soviet bombers, rather than US Phantoms, so the discrepacy in performance was meaningless where it counted. For the sake of comparison, because of their greater thrust, Speyed Phantoms could get off the ground in a much shorter distance and with a greater rate of climb with a similar load compared to the J79 engined variety and they had marginally better fuel consumption. They also out-performed the J79-engined F-4s at low altitude. The Speyed F-4s had a lower ceiling that J79 engined aircraft as was demonstrated when 74 Sqn received a number of F-4Js. These could reach 60,000 ft with ease, whereas the Speyed Phantoms began running out of breath around 45,000 ft. Their performance enabled the type to be a true multi-role aircraft in RAF service, employed as a low-level strike reconnaissance aircraft and interceptor/electronic warfare aircraft. By the way, the Brits loved the F-4.

Everybody but the opposition loved the F-4.

 

[Escuadrilla Azul]

An AV-8S from the Octava Escuadrilla (8th Sq) of the spanish fleet air arm with a Sea Harrier FRS.1 of the RN when the Matador went north for Sky Jump trainning.

 

[FrL]

The same, but less blurred.