F-4 Phantom Helmet Cam - Two-Ship Airshow Demo and Departure - EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2016
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- Climb inside the cockpit of a QF-4 Phantom during a section takeoff, two-ship airshow demonstration, and departure from the 2016 EAA AirVenture airshow in Oshkosh, WI. Keep your eyes on the lead aircraft and follow through the takeoff, high speed pass, photo pass, and dirty pass over the crowd below!
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Make sure you catch our other video showing these same two pilots cruising over the Grand Canyon in their F-4s!
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I’m sure there’s other comments like this further down, but I just want to say thank you for having the decency not to put some terrible song over the sound of the jet noise. For some reason people like to put in dreadful techno or country or hip hop or whatever not realizing that it detracts from what we the aviation enthusiasts came to see.
I always loved the shape of the F4.
adrian humphreys Me too, ive always thought it was one of the coolest looking fighters, it looks fast and mean.
Its ugly as sin, and you can detect it from 100 miles away, and it couldn't out turn the sun. lol.
My dad flies FA/18 Hornets and I have always found interest in old planes like F4's.
@@mikejudge3239 That’s your opinion. I personally think it looks cool and a US pilot did shoot down the infamous Colonel Tomb with an F4
@@mikejudge3239 you definitely have not heard of this things rate capabilities have you?
In the late 60's the Blue Angel's performed at Carswell Air Force Base with F-4's and we live a 1/4 of a mile from the base. I was standing on our garage when one of the team did an almost super sonic full afterburner low pass over the garage, I fell off the roof and fracture my arm, those planes have awesome power I've seen it up close !
Our F-4E Kurnass had a 30mm cannon on the nose. A good pilot can hit a barrle at high sub-sonic speeds. That Vulcan cannon can rip appart a main battle tank.
Thanks for simply publishing the ambient noise, and not any annoying soundtrack or "bot" narration.
There can't be too many HD F4 pairs takeoff videos around - thanks for this treasure
My late father flew the F-4 Phantom in Vietnam. He was based in Thailand and flew many combat missions over North Vietnam. His F-4 returned him home safely each time. I always wondered what it would be like to be my dad's wingman. Now, I have a pretty good idea. Thank you so much for posting this.
I was structural / airframe maintainer on IAF "Kurnass" F-4E. Some of our birds were ex-USAF shipped over directly from Vietnam post our heavy losses in '73. Those F-4E were mostly beat up and required extensive maintenenace, but were pushed into service still wearing the dark green USAF livery, but with a blue star of David.
Those dark green Phantoms we called "Karpada", which translates as "Toad" (due to the dark green !).
In my service in the '90s I got to work on a few of those original "Karpada", now painted in IAF livery and maintained to perfection. Tail Nr. 312 & 316 of the 69th Hammers Sq. were my favorite jets. Propper war birds, served us well and long.
Massive respect to your dad and all who served in Vietnam.
Long live Spook.
Now you know what a BAz your dad was!
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, for no god-awful soundtrack, to a great vid, like this. JET NOISE FOREVER !!!
That helmet cam mic was super sensitive. Not a good representation. F4 was very quiet.
🎶Highway to the danger zone...🎶
The McDonnell Douglas Phantom was one of the Jets together with the English Electric Lightning that put me on the path of aviation. I was mesmerised by this at airshows its still a looker. Great filming guys. Thanks a lot.
"...path to aviation." Care to elaborate?
This is the best F4 footage I've ever seen on CZcams. My dad took close, almost unbelievable Super 8 footage of these dropin' the goods in 1968.
Man, get that super 8 on CZcams please
I know it's been 7 years but is there a chance you can get that footage on yt
@@colRobinOlds I’d have to do some digging because that would be no small task….that is if they even still exist. Thanks for asking.
@@goldenmanuever1176If you will find them that would be simply wonderful, there's never enough high quality footage of F-4 on the internet!
Probably the best F-4 footage i've ever seen !
When in Gulf of Tonkin 19668, watching F4s take off from Enterprise was a thing of beauty.
You and me, shipmate. VF-96
Most beautiful plane that ever lived!
This and the A6
I've got wood
I didn't realize how beautiful the f-4 cockpit really is .. thanks for the upload
I worked on the F-4's for a few years in the early to mid 80's. It's always been my favorite airframe. Love the looks and the sound of this old girl.
Still a beautiful jet after all these years!
I liked the camera being on the pilots helm. Not often you get to see what the pilot sees and you can see the constant situational awareness of the pilot always keeping an eye on his buddy. Normally, when the camera is all over the place I sometimes get nauseated but not on this flight. I really enjoyed this video. Thank you very much for the upload!
My dad was a fighter weapons instructor in F4s, I used to hang around the flight line and hanger while he was flying sometimes. I used to love watching them work on the aircraft and watch some of his classes. I even made model jets put on a stick for him to use in class.
One time at George AFB in 1968 he took me out to the end of the runway and put me between two F4s and told me to stand still and not move. I was looking at the pilots as they looked back and both F4s went into afterburner and took-off. The sound from those engines made my bones and lungs shake. Later the two pilots told my dad I had the biggest grin on my face that might never come off. After he came got me off the runway, he told me to never tell my mother. Those were the days!
The J-79 engines sound glorious. Bone shaking indeed.
My favorite aircraft.
Phantoms Phorever!
One of the all-time greats. Wish they still had these at air shows.
Very cool. I love how the moving map is just sort of bolted on over the analog stuff. :)
What an aircraft! I hope they are preserved and kept flying at air shows!
Sorry to say but those two in this video have already been shot down. They were using them as target practice after they left Oshkosh.
Not true, these two are still intact!
Really? The announcer said they were leaving to be shot down soon. And in a previous video you commented that they most likely were shot down by now.
Well, the announcers are wrong at least 50% of the time so there's that. I did expect them to be shot down (there was a push to shoot down as many as 8 jets in the week following OSH) but I checked with one of the pilots and he said both are still around. The unmanned portion of the program has ended, so no more jets should be getting shot down in the future, either. That doesn't mean they'll survive though, they may be scrapped or used for bombing practice on the range.
I will be writing a post on our blog in the next week or so to answer some of the common questions we get and relay some more info we've gotten from the pilots, if you're interested.
I saw these two same F-4's on display at the Reno Air Races a little more than a week ago. However I did talk to one of the pilots and he said they it was months, if not weeks left before they end up as fireball in the sky. Btw, I was able to get up close to each of these aircraft. They are NOT in prime condition, very tired and weathered looking, back seat removed. The Pilot told me he has had numerous mechanical issues and needed to use the tail hook several times recently . Watched them leave Monday morning after the show, took off right over me. I'll probably never witness that again.
I know they are dated by todays standards but the old F4 phantom is still my favorite aircraft..
I saw one in air show in Jacksonville FL and of course it didn't have the bomb load or 20 mmm but it made some impressive maneuvers . F 4 made some 180 degree turns that made you say ? Did I see F 4 make u turn faster then a Bugatti ? Of course with satellites there is no need for huge radar on nose .
still the meanest looking fighter.....
@@estebahngman4152 Check out the IAI demonstration of the "Super Phantom" at La Bourgette from 1987.
We had over 2 squadrons of these Kurnass-2000 in service in the 90s.
That is a spectacular show. love it. I did notice that the drag chute door on the #1 phantom was open during the show.
Beauties......wanted to Fly F-4.........as a 10 year old..boy.....1966..........beginning of Vietnam........really Heating up........Love these Warbirds.
One of the all time best produced and ever shared...this was a present to all us F4 lovers...thanks
wow, look how close they get. lots of experience flying formation. I love seeing the pilot's head-cam. You really get a feel for the situational awareness. The constant back-and-forth between checking instruments and checking outside. love it.
Wonderful video. I felt like i was strapped in the lovely Double Ugly! Phantoms Phorever!
Most of my 5 year service in the USAF was at Clark AB in the middle 70's loading C-D's. Thanks so much!
Very nice ! I was a crew chief on E models back in the 80s. " Bent wing bug suckers". Lol. Great aircraft@
One of the coolest planes ever. No plane ever looked so tough...
Not only looks. Ours had 1/4" armoured plading under both cockpits and critical systems. Littraly a flying tank.
Very beautiful video. I'm Italian and I worked on F-104S Starfighter as a gunsmith. F-4E Phantom II for me is today again the best Aircraft all the world.
I love the rain while flying in the cockpit of my virtual fighter aircraft. So this was awesome.
This is one of the coolest things I have ever seen. Now all I wish is that there was an equivalent F-14 video.
The F-4 Phantom. Proof that with enough thrust, even a brick can fly . . .
A big brick
@@GaryMP4.8 With a big cannon and a big payload.
Not until the F4E model did have a internal gun.
@@GaryMP4.8 True. I only got to maintain the E Kurnass which had that formidable cannon on the nose. It just looked right.
@@zx9mel F105B's & F4D's
my all time favourite aircraft, great video thanks, wish I cold get another trip before its not there anymore
Its been used by all branches of the US Military that is why it was built around one flatform, a Navy flatform that is why its heavy. Like a boulder with wings
Always disorienting to look out the front cockpit of a QF-4 after working radar on F-4J and -S models while I was in the 'Corps. Enjoyed the video.
This video my dream come true. My father was flying on Mig 21s.and mig 23 In Soviet and Ukrainian Air Forces. And I was dreaming to look out from cockpit of F-4 .Thanks and best wishes from Ukraine !
wow great take off footage! of the legendary F-4!
I love this fighter. great video.
Wow thank you so so much for this great video, me i am a big F-4F Phantom fan, but a german pilot got never the same idea to make a video like this, especially with a so clear camera like yours, i had the feeling i was sitting on pilot seat, oh myyyyyyyyyyy, thank you friend, you make me happy. Cheers from Germany
Thanks. Watching that ,brings back memories. While my years in the Air Force, I worked as a Hydraulic technician on those sweet birds, although can be a pain to work on.
My Uncle, Colonel Donald R. Burns, was shot down in Vietnam while flying an F-4 Christmas of 66. He was a POW from 66-73. RIP.
That was an awesome video! I've heard the F4 is pretty damn difficult to maintain.
I worked on F-4 J's for 5 years in the Navy and can tell you first hand that they are no fun maintain.
I crewed F-4E and G models. Let's just say each airframe had it's own personality. !!!
“Each airframe had it’s own personality” LOL! Yeah, how many parts does an f4 have, like 10,000+ (including pins), they’re beautiful either way. And they still hold a pretty good speed record after all these years.
F4 Phantom awesome aircraft great to be along for the ride!
That form takeoff was.........awesome.
Cool! Neat to get an idea of how much the pilot has to keep an eye on during a formation flight, as well as how much he is constantly adjusting the throttle.
Love the F4, it's like an old muscle car compared to new jets. Flown to its advantages, ie raw power, and with an upgrade radar in that HUGE nose it's still lethal. IE Japan's upgrades!
Fabulous footage of what it takes to fly fighters in formation: lots of head movement! So sad to think these two beautiful birds were sent to the slaughter house. Thanks for this historically important video.
Well that’s *Phantastic.*
... I see the pilot of the #2 ship has not yet develloped the "iguana stare" Haha ! Great video thanks !
Not knowing the F-4 pit that well, seeing how steady the three mirrors are and how clear a rear view you get I wonder why some pilots claim they were useless in flight. Great vid, enjoyed it!
The mirrors were fine for seeing other Phantoms nearby on the side or a little behind, but worthless for seeing another airplane miles away.
Well the rear view is still really bad and direct 6 is a blind spot still, depending on what modification we're talking about some phantoms didn't have cannons, they didn't always carry even a gunpod, so when you have a bunch of unreliable missiles not suited for manuverable or close quarter fight, the thing is useless indeed. I also believe that crewmen often found it hard to aim a gun that was suspended so low when carrying a pod.
What's not to like about that !
Thanks for posting.
I was there that year, sad to know I missed out on seeing possibly the last manned Phantoms flying in US service.
Fantastic!
The only full scale F-4 I’ve seen was on a pedestal in Cleveland by the rock and roll hall of fame and even though it was not on the ground or operational it was still breathtaking to see. And it was the blue angels f-4 and I think the us Air Force Demo team liveries. It’s the white,blue and red one correct me if I’m wrong
I love the phantom. Here in Boise Idaho the ANG flew RF-4C Phantoms and F-4G Phantoms II eventually sending them down to Arizona to the aircraft grave yard. Phantoms 4 ever.
Don’t retire these awesome planes! My childhood favorite. And they represent American muscle!
Uh, they have been long retired, the final few were put to rest in 2016 as ground targets.
Just amazing stuff!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Thank you very much.
its too bad that there aren't more of these still flying, but at least there are many being preserved in museums for us to look at.
Rick Daly says; Exiting to watch these boys climb out side by side , just like back in 1973 at Spangdahlm AFB , W. Germany . Thanks so much
"1973 at Spangdahlm AFB , W. Germany "....what f-ing joke! How about watching them climb out side by side on 01/30/68!
Rick Daly says ; I wasn't in the air force in 68 , but it sounds like you were ! West Germans were a proud people back then , till the Globalists determined what was best for the world , now look at them in a heap of trouble ( Merkel ) ,
very very impressive footage!
I never realized that you can't really see anything in front of you with all the instruments in the way. Love this plane regardless.
It’s not as bad as people think. When you’ve flown a fighter of this generation, your brain almost eliminate the metal frame as you scan. After about 10 hours of time in the platform you build a scan that allows you to see what you need.
Calibrated the Weapons Control Systems radar on the D model in 1970, Thailand, during the Vietnam War. A year later shipped back to finish my tour of duty at Luke AFB outside of Phoenix, again radar cal. These appear to be the F model, with solid state radar. Ours had vacuum tube tech in the power supply, requiring a larger "nose". The reconnaissance C model (RF-4C) had a similar "nose" to the E. I assume these are converted E's.
F-4 Love👍
This is EXACTLY how I felt out in my Porsche today....
Way ahead of it's time...
About 1.5 - 2 Gallons per Second per Engine in Full Afterburner on Take Off.
My favorite of course I'm partial...dad was a phantom phixer...1967 Ramstien Germany
Awesome! It's always cool to get the pilots exact perspective in flight. His constant situational awareness and adjustments every second to make the flight program smooth & safe. Love the F4's ..very sad that they'll be a pile of scrap in a month or so :(
Thanks for posting. Sad that these beauties are now likely in pieces at the bottom of the ocean.
O F4 é uma maquína maravilhosa!
The dislikes are all of the people who put soundtracks over these videos
I'd often wondered about the final USAF Phantom pilots, how did they get type-rated in something like that? Wouldn't a lot of the training aids have been gone by the time they were assigned to fly them?
I've always loved the F4. seems there is No forward vision, just dash & instruments ?
Phantom is my favorite jet....good luck Capitan....
F-4... the 'muscle car' of aviation!
Thanks for share.
Insightful video, thanks!
Wayne Brauch is the Pilot with the camera in his F4. Their is tons of video's he's not going to label due to corruption.. Not Oath's
Very nice video. Thank you
Phantom Best Jet
Man,,, how awesome would that be to own own your F4. Guess you'd have to baby them nowadays, no turnen and burned any more for these classics..
Why is the wingman’s dragchute door open?
Well, I'll never get to fly in one, so this was the next best thing. Thanks for posting. Also, was curious what the pilot was doing at 3:10?
My guess is due to the low speed of the pass to maintain air he deployed landing/half-flaps?
He was extending the tail hook. Flap selector switch is on left side, aft of the throttles.
+Dana Hess
Not sure of your financial situation or desire, but:
www.collingsfoundation.org/vmf-flight-experiences-flight-training-programs/
It’s unlike anything else you have ever done
Looks awesome.. Forward visibility in that cock pit leave something to be desired though.. maybe its just the camera angle.
Why is one flying with the drag chute door open?
Great video!
I've sat in one as a kid, and I'd love to go up in one. But not near the clouds lol. I still wanna see people walking and cars moving. I don't mean little dots moving around either lol
So awesome...🤙🏻🤘
Did nobody notice the lead aircraft had it's drag chute door open for the entire flight? Another video from the ground shows the lead jet shedding his decel chute on brake release.
Looks like the drag chute panel is open!
Former Crew Chief (F4-D) here. TJ 80-83. Did anyone notice that the landing chute door is opened (HUH??) on the right wingman? Seen just prior to take off roll and again @ 5:30.
Someone should have caught the drag chute door at block check
Great Vid!!!!!!
Are you filming footage from inside the F-4?
where's the radar in the cockpit?
💘F4 Phantom💘
WHAT is the Drag CHUTE DOOR during open in 2nd F-4 AND Missing Drag Chute