Legends Never Die - DCS: F-4E Announcement Trailer

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  • čas přidán 24. 01. 2022
  • The King is back. The legendary Phantom family is coming to DCS, starting with the DCS: F-4E in 2022. Developed by Heatblur Simulations in partnership with Eagle Dynamics, this will be the beginning of an unforgettable experience flying and fighting a timeless and iconic aircraft.
    www.heatblur.se
    www.digitalcombatsimulator.co...
    Directed and Produced by Nicholas Dackard
    Special thanks to Military Visualizations for generously lending their engine nozzle model for this cinematic trailer production.
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  • @xaviergraham7411
    @xaviergraham7411 Před 2 lety +3359

    The fact that Heatblur is making the F-4 makes me 1000x more excited to see where this module goes

    • @xreck536
      @xreck536 Před 2 lety +24

      Looking forward for a modern version of the plane (e.g AUP), it is really going to spice things up!

    • @TheDoof1
      @TheDoof1 Před 2 lety +70

      They did the F-14 incredible justice.
      Beautiful module. I can't wait!

    • @itsystryke
      @itsystryke Před 2 lety

      Heatblur?

    • @quinncide
      @quinncide Před 2 lety +12

      1. It will be absolutely FANTASTIC!
      2. More like 2034 though. (I kid I kid. But I’m *very* skeptical of it coming out this year. HB promised the tomcat every single year for like five years.)

    • @11Tits
      @11Tits Před 2 lety +3

      @@itsystryke the company that is making it

  • @evilwookiee7655
    @evilwookiee7655 Před 2 lety +1033

    Good to see the Phantom II getting some love in this game. My uncle flew Phantoms and used to joke with me that if you rotated the engines 90 degrees and flew the plane sideways it's aerodynamic properties wouldn't change at all, the Phantom doesn't generate lift to fly, it just screams so loud gravity can't object.

    • @nickbeckwith6211
      @nickbeckwith6211 Před 2 lety +75

      A friend of my Dad’s flew F4’s in Vietnam and likened it to “flying a brick.”

    • @fanis1414
      @fanis1414 Před 2 lety +62

      Saw one do a bunch of flybys live in an exhibition last year and holy shit was it fucking loud. One of the few jets we had to cover our ears for when it flew above.
      Really satisfying though. 10/10 would go deaf again.

    • @deadeyecpt.7765
      @deadeyecpt.7765 Před 2 lety +56

      Laws of physics: you can't fly f4, you're too heavy
      F4 phantom: hahaha engines go vroooom

    • @krsanth-4142
      @krsanth-4142 Před 2 lety +47

      '...in the words of Vietnam veteran pilot Dick Anderegg, provided "proof that if you put enough thrust behind a brick you can make it fly." '

    • @specialkaye87
      @specialkaye87 Před rokem +21

      Gravity: "no"
      Phantom: (giggles in 17,844 lbf of thrust) 🤣

  • @spitp51
    @spitp51 Před 2 lety +663

    Those cinematics honestly deserve an Oscar. Every single one of them

  • @aaronstrange8969
    @aaronstrange8969 Před 2 lety +99

    Fun fact. The man in this trailer is depicting the legendary f4 pilot Col Robin Olds (denoted by “Col Olds” on his helmet) whom served in both WW2 and Vietnam with a combined 17 air combat victories. He retired as a brigadier general and won numerous awards such as his 4x silver stars. Look him up!

  • @jacobbeauvais4760
    @jacobbeauvais4760 Před 2 lety +1200

    Heatblur bringing my childhood dreams to life. First the Tomcat, now the Phantom. Let’s gooo!

    • @bazejs8084
      @bazejs8084 Před 2 lety +23

      And A-7E Corsair as well as A-6 Intruder are coming as well!

    • @Gurbe1
      @Gurbe1 Před 2 lety +10

      @@bazejs8084 Don't forget the eurofighter

    • @rhysgoodman7628
      @rhysgoodman7628 Před 2 lety +3

      @@bazejs8084 the A-6 will be a veeeryy long ways away.
      All of their efforts have been in the F-4 for the past couple years, and the A-6 is the very last thing on their plate.

    • @kilianortmann9979
      @kilianortmann9979 Před 2 lety +1

      PhantomS more than on of them, and "Phantom family" does not sound like just two.

    • @rhysgoodman7628
      @rhysgoodman7628 Před 2 lety +1

      @@kilianortmann9979 yup. A naval version as well.

  • @murphnturph2664
    @murphnturph2664 Před 2 lety +461

    I wouldn't want any other developer touching the F4. I can't describe how excited I am.

    • @theegg-viator4707
      @theegg-viator4707 Před 2 lety +15

      Heat blur is the definition of Quality! 🤘🏻👍🏻

    • @candle_eatist
      @candle_eatist Před 2 lety +1

      @@theegg-viator4707 damn right

    • @philly-gh5cv
      @philly-gh5cv Před 2 lety +1

      I feel like this movie is going to be like the video game cyberpunk hype up the movies so much and it doesn't even live up to any of it Hollywood is good at making any movies suck look at what they did to Ghostbusters and every other movie

    • @philly-gh5cv
      @philly-gh5cv Před 2 lety

      I hope I'm wrong and it a good movie

    • @rabbit1360
      @rabbit1360 Před 2 lety +2

      @@philly-gh5cv it’s not a movie lmao

  • @DanBlake3rd
    @DanBlake3rd Před 2 lety +925

    For a couple of years now, I’ve phantasized about Heatblur creating an F-4. It just made since, because the F-4 was designed around a two pilot crew, similar to the Tomcat. One big difference is that the E will have a stick in the back of course. But then I would think about all that they have in development and write off my prediction as wishful thinking.
    When I heard the news today and watched this video, I had pulled in the driveway, sat in the car, and literally began sobbing. I know that it’s crazy, but my dad flew F-4s in Vietnam and loved the E so much. No, he worshipped it. He had been up North so many times and it always brought him and the rest of his flight home. I so wish that he was still here to experience this. I’d put the VR goggles on him, he would have been 89 this year, and watch him have his way with it. A few of his squadron mates are still around. I’m going to make it my mission to get them in the Heatblur Phantom.

    • @104thironmike4
      @104thironmike4 Před 2 lety +148

      Dear Dan, if we can help you with this endeavor in any kind of way, let us know. We hope we will do the memory of your dad and his peers justice with this module. Best regards from the Heatblur Team.

    • @Andrew-13579
      @Andrew-13579 Před 2 lety +28

      @@104thironmike4 Mike, thanks to you and the team! Is there an intention to also do a Navy version of the Phantom…or is that up in the air, far down the road…or are you maybe laying prep work for it as you develop the “E”?

    • @Pellagrah
      @Pellagrah Před 2 lety +34

      Crazy to think that a Vietnam vet would be 89. I remember when most WWII vets weren't even that old.

    • @MrMatthew3117
      @MrMatthew3117 Před 2 lety +13

      Honestly please update us and if you made that idea a video I would certainly watch it

    • @GT-mq1dx
      @GT-mq1dx Před 2 lety +16

      That is a great story, I’m sorry hear your dad isn’t around to enjoy this, but yeah maybe some of his squadron mates can check it out.
      That’s awesome.

  • @thewebwingman
    @thewebwingman Před 10 měsíci +16

    I showed this to my dad who's nearly 80 and used to RIO in Phantoms and Tomcats and this is the most fired up I've seen him in years. Thank you.

    • @BelgianDneprGuy2003
      @BelgianDneprGuy2003 Před 10 měsíci

      if I may give you one tip.. take him out for a flight in it, let him experience it again but this time in the safety of his home
      I'd gladly come fly along you and your father to honor his memory

    • @thewebwingman
      @thewebwingman Před 10 měsíci +1

      @@BelgianDneprGuy2003 I'm getting him set up to do a backseat flight in heatblur's tomcat model that's out now since the phantom isn't finished yet. There's a learning curve on my end too since I'm a civilian cargo pilot and aside of a decathlon about 10 years ago I've never really pulled serious g's but the flying is the easy part, right? Lol

  • @bgabor1911
    @bgabor1911 Před 2 lety +1256

    After they released the CV-59 USS Forrestal, and now developing the F-4E and the A-6E, promising to do other F-4 models, its seems clear to me that Heatblur have a grand Vietnam Era plan in mind. Maybe they will even do a Vietnam map for all that. It goes without saying that all of those modules will be an instant buy for me. Can you guys even imagine that, flying the F-4J, A-6E and the community A-4E with your friends from aboard the USS Forrestal carrier? Thats a dream for us sim lovers, and a goldmine for Heatblur. Well, they can have my money!

    • @passantNL
      @passantNL Před 2 lety +37

      @Random Pickle Other companies are already working on those.

    • @DuVey64
      @DuVey64 Před 2 lety +27

      There’s 2 Cold War servers that will go nuts over this 👍🏻🇺🇸

    • @SUP_Bigans
      @SUP_Bigans Před 2 lety +9

      We need Midway class too!!!

    • @F22raptor46
      @F22raptor46 Před 2 lety +5

      When did they say they'd make other F-4 models?

    • @F22raptor46
      @F22raptor46 Před 2 lety +1

      Also there's like 4 carriers coming all of which are from the Forrestal class

  • @Spudknocker
    @Spudknocker Před 2 lety +21

    Oh my god! Finally! Phantoms Phorever Baby!!!!

  • @madaxe606
    @madaxe606 Před rokem +31

    They used to have a terrific airshow where I grew up as a kid in the 1980's. For the Phantom's 25th anniversary they had over 100 aircraft from god knows how many different air forces on display. One F-4 pilot from some ANG unit (if memory serves) got a smidge too excited during his aerobatic display and did a supersonic pass at low altitude. Broke a whole bunch of windows, but put a helluva smile on a lot of young and old faces. Mine in particular. Man, I can't wait for this module to be released.

  • @ivaniuk123
    @ivaniuk123 Před měsícem +4

    It's taken a bit but now the aircraft is right around the corner.

  • @thegamingbrit4677
    @thegamingbrit4677 Před 2 lety +43

    OH MY GOD EVERYONE ITS HAPPENING!!

  • @nickgrey4136
    @nickgrey4136 Před 2 lety +258

    We are so excited to see this coming to life. Congratulations to Nicholas and the HB team. The Phantom is going to be amazing. Many thanks and kind regards Nick

    • @apexmediastream
      @apexmediastream Před 2 lety +7

      You guys did awesome at keeping the Heatblur info secret. This blew us all away and we’re all stoked to see you guys work together!

    • @rhysgoodman7628
      @rhysgoodman7628 Před 2 lety +4

      I could never work at ED or HB…I could never keep a secret like this for so bloody long!

  • @BringTheRain
    @BringTheRain Před 2 lety +12

    Have I watched this every day for two weeks? Yes. Multiple times.

  • @Pricklyhedgehog72
    @Pricklyhedgehog72 Před 2 lety +391

    Heatblur does it again. One of the most coveted Cold War era jets in the hands of a studio renowned for producing incredibly details modules, this will be an exciting module. Good luck team, excited for your partnership with ED too, which is surely a nod to the tremendous work you've done in DCS already.

    • @RealismFTW
      @RealismFTW Před 2 lety +5

      I've must've missed some news. What's going on between them and ED?

    • @Pricklyhedgehog72
      @Pricklyhedgehog72 Před 2 lety +3

      @@RealismFTW in the err, description "by Heatblur Simulations in partnership with Eagle Dynamics"

    • @JNelson_
      @JNelson_ Před 2 lety +4

      @@Pricklyhedgehog72 that's a pretty standard phrase used with most all third parties.

    • @Pricklyhedgehog72
      @Pricklyhedgehog72 Před 2 lety +2

      @J. Nelson I wonder though if it has more meaning in this instance, since Belsimtek was working on the F4, then became part of ED. Was there any salvage from the earlier project?

    • @longshot7601
      @longshot7601 Před 2 lety +2

      Planes like the F-22, F-16, SU-27, etc are great looking planes but the Phantom just looks mean. A junkyard Pitbull among showdogs.
      I talked to a National Guard pilot who flew both the F-4 and F-15. He said that if he had to go into combat the F-15 no doubt. But for just flying he sad hands down the F-4 because it was such a visceral experience. He described as dating a beauty queen versus the plain looking nymphomaniac. You knew that everytime you got on the nympho you were going to leave with a grin.

  • @Cailean556
    @Cailean556 Před 2 lety +282

    How to tell if something makes you happy: You become emotionally compromised watching an announcement trailer.
    This is *the most* awesome news for DCS thus far this year. For me, anyway. If anyone is going to pull this off right, it's Heatblur. Especially when they're partnered with none other than Eagle Dynamics themselves.
    Great job on the epic trailer and I look forward to getting my hands on the Phantom as soon as it's released.
    "If you had to do all of it again, change the design of the F-4..."
    "No. I wouldn't change a thing..."
    ...Perfection...

    • @QuietTiger1968
      @QuietTiger1968 Před 2 lety +3

      To be fair. I'm over the moon but I don't expect this until 2023 or even 2024. It always takes longer to get these complex models done than you originally expect.

    • @LOMACKING
      @LOMACKING Před 2 lety +1

      Just paused at that point im grinning like a little kid.

    • @rhysgoodman7628
      @rhysgoodman7628 Před 2 lety +4

      @@QuietTiger1968 they’ve been working on it for years buddy. It’s coming this year, or at the very worst, early next year.

    • @florbfnarb7099
      @florbfnarb7099 Před 2 lety +10

      Oh yeah. I'm enjoying the hell out of the F-14, and I have the F-18 and F-16 as well...but I expect once the F-4 drops I'll spend every second learning it. Now somebody just needs to develop a MiG-17 to face it; we already have the MiG-19 and MiG-21.

    • @rhysgoodman7628
      @rhysgoodman7628 Před 2 lety +3

      @@florbfnarb7099 there is actually a MiG-17 coming! The 3rd party dev team making it are trying for a late 2022 release!

  • @DesertPunks
    @DesertPunks Před 2 lety +39

    I remember telling my friends "If there was anybody i want doing the phantom it's Heatblur." I'm really glad to see you guys working on this

  • @ravagesoul2
    @ravagesoul2 Před 2 lety +37

    When I watched this trailer for the first time. I had to hide my tears because I couldn’t let my coworkers see I was crying. It was ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL

    • @granddukeofmecklenburg
      @granddukeofmecklenburg Před 2 lety +3

      Not gonna lie,I teared up abit with vicarious pride, and
      "finally its coming".
      I've been waiting for the F-4 not just for me, but my uncle has wanted a flight Sim and has specified that he needed the Phantom...Well, finally we're getting it.

    • @lappin6482
      @lappin6482 Před rokem +1

      💯🤘

  • @gitrogZG
    @gitrogZG Před 2 lety +65

    I’m so happy not just that they’re finally making the F4-E, but that it’s HEATBLUR making it makes it so much better

  • @ghostdog688
    @ghostdog688 Před 2 lety +367

    Just wanted to say that this announcement just pushed me into the stratosphere of hype… I’ve been a phan since the late 80s and early 90s with the Atari ST game “Flight of the Intruder”. Flew the phantom then as a kid next to my dad. This is the culmination of my simflying career, and if this is done with all the lessons learned from JESTER straight out the box, I may actually never feel the need to buy another module again.
    Until you get the A6E done. And the Draken. And now, thanks to the Viggen, the Lansen too.
    Oh, and a Thud. And an A-1. And the English Electric Lightning.
    Dammit, just keep making us content. You’ve yet to epically screw something up yet.

    • @thedogecat3327
      @thedogecat3327 Před 2 lety +12

      Like how you said "phan"

    • @GeorgeFloyd2
      @GeorgeFloyd2 Před 2 lety

      fan*

    • @thedogecat3327
      @thedogecat3327 Před 2 lety +8

      @@GeorgeFloyd2 you do know its a joke right?

    • @dswagler
      @dswagler Před 2 lety +17

      I was an avionics tech on RF-4C's and F-4D's. That makes me a Phantom Phixer.

    • @dswagler
      @dswagler Před 2 lety +3

      @@GeorgeFloyd2 Wrong.

  • @bernarddavis4379
    @bernarddavis4379 Před 2 lety +16

    I actually worked on this plane for years! Brute power!

  • @AgentPepsi1
    @AgentPepsi1 Před 2 lety +122

    My father was a USAF F-4 driver from 1967 until he retired in 1997, and I need to show him this because he is still absolutely in love with the F-4E. :) Too bad the upgrades proposed in the late 1970s and early 1980s were not implemented. These would have created the "super-phantom" with the engines from the Pratt & Whitney engines from the F15/16, and the F16's radar, as well as greatly updated avionics. ☺☺☺

    • @kavehaghayazdi2576
      @kavehaghayazdi2576 Před 2 lety +7

      Those projects were so great, Both Israeli and Boeing Super Phantoms, Unfortunately all of them has been stopped due McDonnell Douglas the company that had built F-4 about 20 years ago before this project were presenting F/A-18 Hornet to its costumers on that time, As what experts say both of this Phantoms' performance was same as Hornet and this was what could endanger F/A-18 sales and sadly this upgrading programs stopped by McDonnell but I don't understand one thing, Israelis just wanted to upgrade their own F-4Es and they never even thought about buying F/A-18s on that time, They even didn't got any suggestion from McDonnell to buy the Hornets but the company stopped this very cruelly.

    • @siza5557
      @siza5557 Před 2 lety +7

      @@kavehaghayazdi2576 you forgot about EJ Kai. It had some features like upgraded radar and avionics.

    • @kavehaghayazdi2576
      @kavehaghayazdi2576 Před 2 lety +5

      ​@@siza5557 Yeah, I know, Kurnass 2000, Terminator 2020 but none of them didn't get any new turbofan engines to become a complete 4th generation fighter jet.

    • @andrewrogers3067
      @andrewrogers3067 Před rokem +1

      How did your father react?

    • @AgentPepsi1
      @AgentPepsi1 Před rokem +7

      @@andrewrogers3067 He had a huge smile on his face, and even a tear in his eye. 😀 When the guy said that he wouldn't change a thing; he muttered to himself "neither would I."

  • @Hellreign82
    @Hellreign82 Před 2 lety +11

    Remain calm
    edit - Also nice Jimi-esque finish ;)

    • @J_JetClips
      @J_JetClips Před 2 lety

      Serious goosebumps from the outro

    • @awe123454
      @awe123454 Před 2 lety

      Looking forward to seeing you distributing MiG parts all over Caucuses map :)

  • @spidersaremean8917
    @spidersaremean8917 Před 2 lety +15

    my grandpa served in the us military during vietnam and he worked on this jet. Me and him would always have long talks about aircraft and the systems of them and he always talked about wanting to get me a flight sim. The F4 was his favorite jet and he would always talk about it. I cannot wait for this jet to come out so that I may fulfil my grandpa's dream for me. Thank you heatblur for this awesome chance.

  • @mattwalker5289
    @mattwalker5289 Před 2 lety +58

    Honestly, this is perfect. Ever since I started on DCS, I've always wished someone would make an F-4, and we couldn't ask for a better dev to introduce it than Heatblur. Extremely excited to jump in the Phantom day one!

  • @fadi5161
    @fadi5161 Před 2 lety +5

    Mig-21: My dance partner... I have been waiting for you

  • @AndyAttrition
    @AndyAttrition Před 2 lety +13

    Can’t wait to fly with Jester‘s Dad.

  • @metaldetector2152
    @metaldetector2152 Před 2 lety +78

    Such an iconic airframe, glad you're in charge ! 2022 seems ambitious but great news.

    • @mlcochran78
      @mlcochran78 Před 2 lety

      Yeah I was thinking the same.

    • @xordus
      @xordus Před 2 lety

      Thats what i thought too but ED supposedly was already well into development of the module last year. I think that's the point of the Heatblur collaboration.

  • @DuVey64
    @DuVey64 Před rokem +8

    And it here it is almost the end ‘22 , either delayed till 2045 or they’re going to drop a surprise for Christmas

  • @dopebogey
    @dopebogey Před 2 lety +1

    October, 1986 Millington TN...six months before I was in high school. Now in was in A school turning up two J79s in a F4 retired from the fleet. One of the coolest moments in my life. The power of those engines were mind blowing for an 18 year old.

  • @user-yv1bf4rx7r
    @user-yv1bf4rx7r Před 2 lety +17

    The music at the end is amazing. I hope this module gets a soundtrack like the Tomcat did

    • @OrckDorck
      @OrckDorck Před 2 lety +2

      gosh i hope so, Meteor knocked it out of the park with those Top Gun vibes, it'd be badass to get some sick psychedelic guitars to go with this

    • @shinbetE
      @shinbetE Před rokem

      Search up “phantom zone” by meteor :)

  • @Apollo_Tsakiris
    @Apollo_Tsakiris Před 2 lety +33

    Out of nowhere! Heatblur is a blessing to DCS.

    • @FirstDagger
      @FirstDagger Před 2 lety +2

      We thought it was ED doing it! The sight was already teased, we knew a Phantom was coming. But this, just wow.

  • @SsgtHolland
    @SsgtHolland Před 2 lety +42

    The fact that Heatblur is making this basically guarantees it's gonna be awesome!
    Very exciting!

  • @sleveille4
    @sleveille4 Před rokem +6

    "the proof that given enought thrust, even a brick can fly"

    • @sidv4615
      @sidv4615 Před rokem +1

      Heck. Forget a brick, with enough thrust even an F-4 can fly.

  • @larrywitt5196
    @larrywitt5196 Před rokem +4

    I crewed the E model F4 as a weapons mechanic stationed at Torrejon AB. It was an amazing aircraft.

  • @cjordense9621
    @cjordense9621 Před 2 lety +204

    Heatblur, you're mental.
    Both the Eurofighter AND Phantom II? My wallet is not going to like this 😅
    Amazing video by the way!! Especially the pilot cuts. Outstanding job HB

    • @RAF33Strike
      @RAF33Strike Před 2 lety +12

      A-6 is like, wtf bro?

    • @NyteStalker89
      @NyteStalker89 Před 2 lety +8

      HB IS ONLY HELPING with the typhoon. This is a whole other story tho

    • @rite.3839
      @rite.3839 Před 2 lety

      yea ok britgunner

    • @masterhighground3677
      @masterhighground3677 Před 2 lety +5

      They're not doing the Typhoon alone, they're helping TrueGrit. They're also not doing this alone, this is together with ED

    • @nooneno12
      @nooneno12 Před 2 lety

      @@NyteStalker89 What will the typhoon have to fly against/with which is contemporary to it?Any roadmap talking about this?

  • @_Dogberry_
    @_Dogberry_ Před 2 lety +7

    MiG 21: I feel something, something I haven’t felt since….. 68’

  • @Vskate1968
    @Vskate1968 Před 2 lety +9

    You guys should know this made my hair stand up. A family member of ours was a F4 pilot in Vietnam he and his back seater spent seven years as POW’s. He just passed away last year. 🇺🇸

  • @TomP-148
    @TomP-148 Před rokem +5

    You got 11 days left of 2022 heatblur

  • @lancet.346
    @lancet.346 Před 2 lety +17

    I got my name from VMFA-212, the Lancers, who were flying Phantoms when my dad was stationed at MCAS Kaneohe. I absolutely love this bird, and I am so excited to "fly" it.

  • @nebelparderde4503
    @nebelparderde4503 Před 2 lety +35

    If there is anything everyone that is related to DCS is absolutely good about, it has to be making stunning trailers and cinematics. Huge respect to you guys

  • @RocketPropelledGuy
    @RocketPropelledGuy Před rokem +11

    If there is someone we can trust to do the F-4 justice, it's Heatblur

  • @Sirderpingtonthefirst
    @Sirderpingtonthefirst Před 2 lety +3

    My grandad just died from covid and he worked on Phantoms... you guys just honored him an endeared yourself to me.. thank you so much from the bottom of my heart

  • @xreck536
    @xreck536 Před 2 lety +127

    After 60 years of service, still a very beautiful plane.
    I have always loved the F-4, ever since I first jumped in one of them back when I was 9 years old and ever since, I would see them fly everyday above my house and now I get to ride these birds.
    I am so thankful that these amazing, spectacular, astonishing, majestic, phabulous, exceptional, wonderfully beautiful planes are still in service in my country!
    It is amazing to see these beautiful old war-birds flying over half a century after their design was first developed, there is something to them that I can't describe that makes me feel in a unique way, they bring so much beauty and emotion.
    I believe that fighter jets of that era are like Gibson and Fender guitars. The best ones were made in the 50's and 60's. There's something about that time period where excellence was just that much better.
    I will always love these planes no matter how better and advanced the upcoming ones will be.
    Looking forward for a modern version of the plane (e.g AUP), it is really going to spice things up!

    • @lilsmoot4488
      @lilsmoot4488 Před 2 lety +3

      I know someone who had a 57 stratocaster and gave it away cuz he wanted a les paul. Looking back, he now knows that strat would've got his kids through college and he really kicks himself over it.

    • @ibthumper2
      @ibthumper2 Před 2 lety +6

      Maintaining (working on) NOT so great! I've got the scars to prove it. 22 years on F-4C/D/E/G and a bit of RF-4C time as well. But, that's REAL world stuff.

    • @lazerhawk1762
      @lazerhawk1762 Před 2 lety +3

      @@ibthumper2 this is so true 😄 13years on them, the scars are all over my back, also got stiches in my head, some burns too..oh not to mention pushing that am-32 all day..😄

    • @Karl-Hungus
      @Karl-Hungus Před 2 lety +3

      I have loved the F-4 since I was a kid. I grew up on MacDill AFB in the 70's when the 56th. Tactical Fighter Wing was there and flying F-4 C/D Phantoms. I got to get up close to them many times . Hell I have an MB H-7 Ejection Seat from a F-4G "Wild Weasel" Phantom aircraft # 69-0297 sitting in my office right now....

    • @sensualeye
      @sensualeye Před 2 lety +2

      The JSDF (Japanese Self Defense Force) just retired their F-4Js and RF-4s after 50 years of service. They are being replaced by a plane that will never live up to its predecessor.

  • @alihanbaran
    @alihanbaran Před rokem +8

    Man, i hope i can be an F-4 pilot one day. We still use them as bombers here in Türkiye and it's my biggest dream to be a Phantom Phlyer. Sadly, they will be pulled from service in 2030, and if i think about the 4 years at the Turkish Air Force Academy and the 2 extra years of training in İzmir.. i probably won't be able to finish my training by then. But who knows? Maybe they will get something like an upgrade again so they can fly for a few more years.

  • @Boredomboi3000
    @Boredomboi3000 Před 10 měsíci +3

    Can't wait to see how funny this Jester is gonna be.

  • @ralfidude
    @ralfidude Před 2 lety +3

    Heatblur certainly knows how to make an entrance huh?

  • @profitoftomorrow4821
    @profitoftomorrow4821 Před 2 lety +5

    Mig-21: Our battle shall be legendary!

  • @liordavidov
    @liordavidov Před rokem +5

    Dear Santa, I dare you not making my wish come true!

  • @mustafatasl8299
    @mustafatasl8299 Před rokem +4

    Phorever ! )))

  • @cookie125
    @cookie125 Před 2 lety +10

    LETSS GOOOOOO

  • @Aviation-xl2em
    @Aviation-xl2em Před 2 lety +39

    If heatblur is doing something you know it’s gonna be good especially if it’s multi crew and especially if it’s Cold War era

    • @rickeykimbell4511
      @rickeykimbell4511 Před 2 lety +2

      ive been screaming it forever, and every time i mentioned it in the fb group there were 100 people who shit on it saying how we didnt need it and they didnt want it, glad to see im not the only one who wanted it

    • @Aviation-xl2em
      @Aviation-xl2em Před 2 lety +3

      @@rickeykimbell4511 I'm a f14 fan for sure but I've been wanting the f-4 for the long time I love the history behind it in Vietnam. I'm glad heatblur is doing it since they got the multi crew done right in the f14, and for years I've been wanting Heatblur to do the f4 since I know they'll do it right like they always do. I'll always be a F-14 fan but the F-4 is defintly in my top 4 for cold war era planes, F-14, F-4, A-6 and A-7.

    • @rickeykimbell4511
      @rickeykimbell4511 Před 2 lety +1

      @@Aviation-xl2em I almost fly the f14 exclusively now over all modules. Super stoked heatblur is doing the phantom myself! And I like having friends in the aircraft too

    • @arguy3297
      @arguy3297 Před 2 lety +1

      @@rickeykimbell4511 lol clearly no clue what they talking about. Everyone's been begging for the phantom for ages.

  • @MysteriousMarsupial
    @MysteriousMarsupial Před rokem +2

    Always loved the Phantom F4-E ever since I was a kid

  • @aztec0112
    @aztec0112 Před rokem +2

    Oh Lord, just watched this again. I can't wait!

  • @Short_Shots
    @Short_Shots Před 2 lety +14

    I thought DCS trailers were already perfect but this… this one just sets a new bar

  • @MilitaryAviationHistory
    @MilitaryAviationHistory Před 2 lety +4

    Yes, please

  • @planecrazyanimations2395
    @planecrazyanimations2395 Před 2 lety +6

    P H O R E V E R

  • @jakfox44
    @jakfox44 Před rokem +1

    Thank you for hearing us out and giving us a classic war fighter.

  • @tspencer227
    @tspencer227 Před 2 lety +31

    So THIS was the super secret project that was in development for a little while now- pretty awesome. Kinda sad it's not going to be a Navy variant, but at least we're getting the Intruder to look forward to after this one. :)

    • @heatloss9536
      @heatloss9536 Před 2 lety +8

      Still possible to do a late 4J or 4S, many of the features will be similar even if the 3D model isn't quite the same.

    • @gamergaming1955
      @gamergaming1955 Před 2 lety +20

      The description says they are going to do more than just the e

    • @tspencer227
      @tspencer227 Před 2 lety +3

      @@gamergaming1955 you're right, I missed that at first in my excitement.

    • @thecircusfreak5364
      @thecircusfreak5364 Před 2 lety +3

      @@tspencer227 they confirmed J on the forums

    • @104thironmike4
      @104thironmike4 Před 2 lety

      @@thecircusfreak5364 we confirmed a naval variant, if J, or S, or even both, is yet to be seen and simply a matter of feasibility, etc. As you know us, we always want more, not less. :-)

  • @kazansky22
    @kazansky22 Před 2 lety +5

    Finally! Now we need the Mig-23 so we can have some really awesome 70s-80s confrontations!
    As long as the sparrows don't have magic ins.

  • @Tankdestroyer467
    @Tankdestroyer467 Před 2 lety +1

    Crazy good! This is above and beyond for even the most skilled editors! Subscribed!

  • @egrikomrade
    @egrikomrade Před rokem +5

    I'm checking this video every day to see when they change the 2022 title at the end to 2023

  • @heatloss9536
    @heatloss9536 Před 2 lety +8

    AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR YEARS

  • @Thatweirduncle
    @Thatweirduncle Před 2 lety +14

    The fact it’s not only coming this year, but that it’s from Heatblur has me hyped out of my mind. The F-4 would make a great center piece to the A-4 and huey

    • @slowhornet4802
      @slowhornet4802 Před 2 lety +3

      And if they have a proper GE-79 engine.... remove one engine, remove the wings,..... come on, F-104 would not be much extra work.
      well.... just dreaming

    • @sgt.rexpowercolt3221
      @sgt.rexpowercolt3221 Před 2 lety

      I hope it comes out this year. Knowing ED, their projects usually get delayed but I hope Heatblur is different

    • @mr.badnade3309
      @mr.badnade3309 Před rokem

      @@sgt.rexpowercolt3221 HB got delayed for quite a few years on the F-14. I have high hopes but still gotta make sure it's not too high in case things fall through. Plus with some of their team being affected by the war, who knows what will happen.

  • @joespeed1952
    @joespeed1952 Před rokem +4

    Going on Eighteen months here, boyos.

  • @Wolfkin18
    @Wolfkin18 Před rokem +5

    I really hope this is still on track for the 2022 release window.

  • @Hya6Jo
    @Hya6Jo Před 2 lety +42

    You guys are legends, The best cinematics ever made for DCS is made by you

  • @travistolbert2647
    @travistolbert2647 Před 2 lety +3

    Man, I can't believe we are getting the Phabulous Phantom so quickly, and from Heatblur no less! Looking forward to seeing more!

  • @M1sfiit_
    @M1sfiit_ Před 2 lety

    This is one of my all time favorite aircraft. Look forward to flying this beautiful machine in DCS. Thank you guys for your hard work

  • @OddHunter5504
    @OddHunter5504 Před 2 lety +1

    Gotta love that little 60s style guitar bit at the end

  • @Flyboy207
    @Flyboy207 Před 2 lety +3

    I came back here after hearing the Meteor OST and looking up the F-14 videos. I love how the videos turned out, because the F-14 shows off its beautiful swing wings, the bulging hawklike shoulders above the intakes, the tech, and all the 80’s goodness of the soundtrack and formation flying... and then the F-4 video is just... brutal. Raw, roaring, thunderous brute force and I love it.

  • @markh4751
    @markh4751 Před rokem +5

    The modelers for DCS are brilliant but Heat Blur just take it to a whole new level. So excited to see this released

  • @BrianAnim
    @BrianAnim Před 2 lety

    thank you for uploading in wide screen!

  • @liordavidov5227
    @liordavidov5227 Před rokem +5

    You only got 9 days left heatblur.

  • @VET0264
    @VET0264 Před rokem +4

    I crew chiefed the F4e acft #68-0264 was my assigned bird @ Ramstein AB Germany 81 -83

  • @daewa0016
    @daewa0016 Před rokem +2

    WHHEEENNNN ???? I can't wait any longer 🤐😵‍💫😭🥶

  • @skypiratez
    @skypiratez Před 2 lety

    The best DCS news for 2022 so far! And by the way, awesome intro video you guys! Got my excitement flying in less than a minute…

  • @xXNightSlasherXx
    @xXNightSlasherXx Před 2 lety +2

    Probably one of the best reveals I've ever seen. Well done, super excited

  • @oreoproblems
    @oreoproblems Před rokem +6

    what is bluds progress 🗣️🔥🔥

  • @garrettelrod9197
    @garrettelrod9197 Před 2 lety +12

    After flying the f14 and quite enjoying it. I am so happy to see heatblur making this. I always thought the F-4 would be a perfect module for them.

    • @stoyantodorov2133
      @stoyantodorov2133 Před 2 lety +1

      Yeah, this was a logical next step for them. Hopefully they don't get sidetracked too much with their other projects and release the phantom in less than three years.

  • @RylanVG
    @RylanVG Před 2 lety

    You guys do incredible trailers. This is no exception. 11/10

  • @JasonSuminski
    @JasonSuminski Před 2 lety

    Yaaaaaaaas I've been waiting for this! Super excited!

  • @FailureToReport
    @FailureToReport Před 2 lety +3

    Man it's a great time to be a Vietnam era sim fan. F-4 , A-7, A-6 .......so stoked.

  • @Majima_Nowhere
    @Majima_Nowhere Před rokem +3

    Favorite plane of all time. The thing is just beautiful. I was lucky enough to see a couple of the last Japanese F-4s fly around at Kadena a few years back, and it brought a tear to my eye when they finally retired. Can't wait to hop into the cockpit.

  • @oneworld9071
    @oneworld9071 Před 2 lety +1

    Growing up across river from US Naval Academy, I'd seen many years of Blue Angels shows, including the years they flew the F-4 Phantom and A-4 Skyhawk. I attended the Naval Academy Primary School, situated on what was the world's largest submarine communications station. My bus stop was outside the front door of the Naval Academy Chapel, where an F-4 and A-4 sat on display. We'd climb inside the engine cavity, wishing there were a way into the cockpit. And now I can OWN the cockpit :)
    It's impossible to adequately convey the sound of Blue Angels in Phantoms, especially in full burner climbs, watching and listening from the middle of thousands of acres of flat terrain on the Chesapeake Bay. In grades 1-3 the school held graduations outdoors just before the Angels arrived. The thunder, the springtime fresh fragrance of jet exhaust settling around us........ great memories. The DCS Community A-4 at this point looks like steep learning curve as I'm trying to focus on the Apache, but also can't wait for the F-4 after having worked a decade with F-4 pilots and heard the accounts of such ridiculous power strapped to their backs :)

  • @vittorio974
    @vittorio974 Před 2 lety

    OMG! This trailer is of the best video clips I have seen in recent years! Amazing job!

  • @xaviergarneau
    @xaviergarneau Před rokem +7

    HeatBlur , you guys got like 3 days left , please .. Just TAKE MY MONEY

  • @bobpritchard979
    @bobpritchard979 Před 2 lety +10

    I love this bird. She is still in my heart and always will be. No other Aircraft has the respect that The Phantom II earned. It still makes my heart bound.

    • @prongsnort5948
      @prongsnort5948 Před rokem +1

      yes butttttttttttt the f8 and the a-7

    • @bobpritchard979
      @bobpritchard979 Před rokem +1

      @@prongsnort5948 F8 aka GUN Slinger was a good aircraft but her maintenance schedule was very demanding now the A7 how can I say she is a work horse just like the A6. Many countries still use the A7 and yes the Phantom. Her Airframe still has more to offer and in many ways still making History.

  • @TheRealJeff984
    @TheRealJeff984 Před 2 lety +9

    Tomcat, Eurofighter, A-6, and now the F-4. Heatblur is by far the highest quality module maker for DCS. I am super excited and cant wait! If Heatblur can somehow fit an E model Super Hornet onto that list I'll be in gamer heaven.

    • @joespeed1952
      @joespeed1952 Před rokem +1

      Super hornet probably won’t be done officially until it is close to retirement. Someone out there did it as a reskin of the C model, but it doesn’t have the features of the super hornet.

  • @thespectator2976
    @thespectator2976 Před 2 lety

    Well this was a fantastic morning to wake up to :) THANK YOU. this is going to be worth waiting for :)

  • @valaksimulations4503
    @valaksimulations4503 Před rokem +2

    We are in the last weeks of 2022. Will we see this beauty or not is the only care I have for DCS at this time.

  • @gvn2fly96
    @gvn2fly96 Před rokem +4

    These old planes like the phantom, tomcat, the f8 etc have so much more character than the new generation F35 and others.

  • @colinanderson1082
    @colinanderson1082 Před 2 lety +15

    I'd like to point out that the description mentions "the phantom FAMILY is coming to DCS". Maybe I'm reading too much into it but perhaps we'll see a naval/later variant of the f-4 in the future given that Heatblur has made two of the variants for their f-14 module. Either way, super excited, can't wait!

    • @F22raptor46
      @F22raptor46 Před 2 lety +1

      On their forums they did say they'd make a Naval Phantom albeit it'll be a separate module not part of this one sadly

    • @SsgtHolland
      @SsgtHolland Před 2 lety +3

      It would be incredible if they add the F4-G Wild Weasel!

    • @F22raptor46
      @F22raptor46 Před 2 lety

      @@SsgtHolland Would fit so well with a gulf War or Op desert storm scenario

  • @atriggeredboi2218
    @atriggeredboi2218 Před 2 lety +2

    God that sonic boom is an eargasm

  • @TomP-148
    @TomP-148 Před 2 měsíci +2

    It's been 84 years

  • @skunk71
    @skunk71 Před 2 lety +10

    This might be one of my favorite teasers of all goddamn time. Well done with the VO from the hearing. That was an amazing touch that represented the political and doctrinal controversy that surrounded this airframe. Armchair generals and analysts vs. the pilots that made it work regardless of early shortcomings (i.e. no cannon to speak of). Loved it!

  • @ben1869
    @ben1869 Před měsícem +4

    Who's here shortly before the release?

  • @IceManHG117
    @IceManHG117 Před 2 lety +1

    God I love that guitar at the end. Chills.

  • @spongedudeop
    @spongedudeop Před 2 lety

    Thanks, Heatblur.