Posted: 5/28/2014 6:36:13 PM EDT
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Neat airplane. I was first introduced to it when I read a CB Colby book about the current planes (written in the early 60's). Come to think about it, CB Colby introduced me to a lot of cool shit. The M79, M14, M16, M60, F100, F101, F102, F104, F105, F106 and all kinds of other ass kicking military hardware. Oh, and flame fuckin' throwers.
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They've been there at LEAST since the mid '80s. I remember them. Quoted:
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There are two of them sitting at the entrance to the airport in Gila Bend, Az. They've been there at LEAST since the mid '80s. I remember them. Yep, been there quite a while. I went by there today, still there! 
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Quoted: Average takeoff weight is 47k pounds, max speed of 1.35mach F4 is 45k pounds with a max speed of mach 2+ I don't really understand, both used J57-P55 engines. |
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F-4s mostly used J79 engines, 16k-ish lbs of thrust vs 10k-ish lbs of thrust, and lots newer aerodynamic bits. Also, the extra ugly is like a type R sticker and gets you more go-fast points or something. Quoted:
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Average takeoff weight is 47k pounds, max speed of 1.35mach F4 is 45k pounds with a max speed of mach 2+ I don't really understand, both used J57-P55 engines. F-4s mostly used J79 engines, 16k-ish lbs of thrust vs 10k-ish lbs of thrust, and lots newer aerodynamic bits. Also, the extra ugly is like a type R sticker and gets you more go-fast points or something. USAF F-4Es and F-4Gs used GE-J79-17-G engines rated at 17,900 lbs of thrust. The Israelis got them up to 19100 lbs of thrust for short periods by using a selectable bleed air block valve, but it was only good for period of a minute or less due to the limits of various systems that relied on bleed air for cooling. However an extra couple thousand pounds of thrust in combat could be useful in a situation where a pilot needed to accelerate away from a threat. |
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Average takeoff weight is 47k pounds, max speed of 1.35mach F4 is 45k pounds with a max speed of mach 2+ I don't really understand, both used J57-P55 engines. In addition to the F4 using J79s as noted, I don't think the F101 had variable inlet geometry. Fixed inlets put an increasingly severe penalty on engine performance once it goes supersonic. |
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It really amazes me how many different airframes we could put in the air and deploy in the 60's and 70's. Nowadays we can't field one fucking plane in a decade. McNamara. He got it into his head that a plane was a plane and the same one should be able to serve all 3 flying branches. Started with the F-111 and the idea still lingers in the F-35. |
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My favorite Voodoo is "El Pollo Azul", which USED TO guards US 98 in Panama City FL. http://img.groundspeak.com/waymarking/display/48f52c48-872e-42f1-894c-1bd74e84cfab.jpg FIFY http://www.newsherald.com/news/government/voodoo-jets-retired-from-public-display-1.132370 |
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My favorite Voodoo is "El Pollo Azul", which guards US 98 in Panama City FL. http://img.groundspeak.com/waymarking/display/48f52c48-872e-42f1-894c-1bd74e84cfab.jpg My first thought when I saw this thread... been by there a million times... |
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My Dad used to maintain the AIR-2A "Genie" nuclear missiles the RCAF-101 Voodoo's carried. They were launched to be launched 40 miles from the formations of Tupolev Bears coming across the Bering Straight and the pilot would turn 90 degrees and present the bottom of the aircraft to the blast. The airframes were good for 4 detonations IIRC. The Voodoo was a cool airplane that served us well. |
