Official Freewing 90mm F-4 Phantom II Thread

[Elbee]

Me in 1979 aboard the USS Midway. My buddy and I set this shot up with a 35mm camera I bought just prior to deployment. He took one of me I took one of him. It’s striking the Angle of Attack on that F-4.

JPR,

Great shot and quite the adventure for a young man, my friend.

In '79 and just one year outta college; I hardly knew ****e from shoe polish.

Bravo Zulu.

Best, LB

[jetpltrich]

Me in 1979 aboard the USS Midway. My buddy and I set this shot up with a 35mm camera I bought just prior to deployment. He took one of me I took one of him. It’s striking the Angle of Attack on that F-4.

[Elbee]

Another goodie....was going to say it was my new F4 but too many detectives on this site.....

LA, I was going to ask for your LE Mod files. Now what? Grrrrreat pic. Best, LB

[locharrow]

Another goodie....was going to say it was my new F4 but too many detectives on this site.....

[Elbee]

skyowa, I hear ya, Brother. Best, LB

[skyowa]

locharrow I feel for you and that is why we have winter projects.

Heatwave here today, 38^oF (That's 3 and third C^o for you), either way it is cold.

Back in the meat-locker after today with single digit lows until Sunday.

We did have a bit of an "OOPS" here at home, "someone" (no names to protect the innocent) left an outside spigot open with the "Y" splitter for the garden hoses closed.

"Y" Splitter is plastic, so it cracked and has been spewing water for at least a day maybe longer. (I thought it was just snow until I looked harder)

Made for a large chunk of ice, so I figure I need to go to the store and get a bottle of Bombay and some Schepp's.

Best, LB

southerners... we just pulled out of a winter storm/blizzard with temps down to -18F, had one day where it almost got above freezing and now we're starting a 3" snow and windchill warnings again. On the other hand it took me a couople plumbing bills as a homeowner to remeber to disconnect hose etc from "frost free" spigot...

[Elbee]

locharrow.

Love that picture.

Is that Euro 2 Camo?

A glossy black nose, very nice.

Hey, you got this.

Best, LB

[locharrow]

LB....that is lovely ice sculpture....very surreal in a Picassoe-esque way! One of my "pleasures" is watching my long frozen hose just as it starts to thaw when it begins spitting out a whole pile of ice pellets. Seems to be alive, jumping about as the ice chokes then jerks about......... Well I am retired !!!!!!!! Brought my Grey F4 fuselage up from the garage and have it in the lounge trying to get inspiration..I hope it looks like this when it's finished ...but I doubt it !!! .

[Elbee]

locharrow I feel for you and that is why we have winter projects.

Heatwave here today, 38^oF (That's 3 and third C^o for you), either way it is cold.

Back in the meat-locker after today with single digit lows until Sunday.

We did have a bit of an "OOPS" here at home, "someone" (no names to protect the innocent) left an outside spigot open with the "Y" splitter for the garden hoses closed.

"Y" Splitter is plastic, so it cracked and has been spewing water for at least a day maybe longer. (I thought it was just snow until I looked harder)

Made for a large chunk of ice, so I figure I need to go to the store and get a bottle of Bombay and some Schepp's.

Best, LB

[locharrow]

Looks like your in a field of lettuce there f4u.....We had windless clear blue skies since last weekend, great flying conditions above ground.......6" of snow ON the ground and minus temperatures day and night. Can't even get the get up and go to get up and go down to the hangar to do anything. Had a big flood a few weeks ago and a field was frozen over like a small loch and I was hoping to fly off the ice. I did it years ago with my Maratuka Phantom and it's brilliant but this recent snow put paid to that. Any guys, onwards and upwards.....

[f4u ausie]

I feel the need.. the need 4 na wrong thread just kiddin.. but as always just bored.. great pic i think and hopeing for 3rd flight on sunday(fly day 4 me) well see

[f4u ausie]

Tricky those americans arnt they,,,, great story lb i i dont know a heap about the vietnam war(mostly the aussie stuff) we played our role,, small as it was,, very populer song hear on the radio in the late 80s was called ( he was only 19) its regularly played and still givs me chills

[Elbee]

https://www.themerge.co/p/bolo2024

Phantom Phellows,

Great article from " The Merge" highlighting the 57th anniversary of "Operation BOLO" and Col Robin Olds role.

Also, check out joining "The F-4 Society". Great info and tech manuals of our beloved Rhino. https://www.f4phantom.com/

Best, LB

[davegee]

My guys over our famous Forth Bridge……Edinburgh. Happy New Year lads….hopefully get some flying soon, when my eyes get back into focus after the single malts…..

Aye, the Firth of Forth! I've been there before. Great town, Edinburgh! Even neater pics of the Phantoms in tight formation overhead.

Cheers

Davegee

[nuts-n-volts]

Phine Phantom phormation phlight! Have a great 2024!

[locharrow]

My guys over our famous Forth Bridge……Edinburgh. Happy New Year lads….hopefully get some flying soon, when my eyes get back into focus after the single malts…..

[F4U Corsair]

Thanks, I have the previous stock 9blade 1900kv in mine. The newest version has a 12 blade 1960kv. Just wondering how those two compare to the 12 blade 1835kv & 1750kv. I’m using SMC 5200 and Zeee 6000’s. I would like to try the new SMC 5900’s since they are about the same weight as the 5200’s.

[Hugh Wiedman]

Hugh, what 6s motor are you running in your other two? Happy with the performance? Stock ESC?

I installed the older 12 blade 4068-1835 Kv inrunner with stock 130 amp non reversing ESC immediately when I bought them. Also installed that fan in both F18's and F16. I think they've upgraded that one recently, but I was very happy with that set up in all my 90mm EDF's. Just wanted to try the 8S F4 for comparison, same fan in my Eurofighter. The 6S all fly on either a 840 gr SMC HiV 6200 or even better on the new SMC 740 gr HiV 5900. 🤗

[F4U Corsair]

Hugh, what 6s motor are you running in your other two? Happy with the performance? Stock ESC?

[f4u ausie]

Its just me again.... was talkin to my freind thisarvo..... the one who let me fly his real aircraft..... (was fun) some may remember...and i told him i had flown my f4 phantom maiden..... we talked about that,, and then he proceded to tell me about an f4 that pushed his mate( f4) in 1967 veitnam ,,,, outa nasty airspace... sounded corny ,, but naa true story u tube it...... incredable story...