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Yep, one of the all time classicsOn the prowl!
great shot, rotor blades must be grazing the concrete !View attachment 750443
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.
Needs a coyote.
Needs a coyote.
Never saw a Canadian B-24
Unfortunately they were a much bigger increase in drag, resulting in the UK F4's being slower than the US versions.
Everybody but the opposition loved the F-4.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.