That's right, you can own your own F4 Phantom for a paltry $3.9M

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Airframe:

461 hrs TTSN

0 Time Since restoration – currently 80-85% completed

​Engines: to be overhauled

General Electric J-79-8 upgraded to -15

3x engines currently at Aero Turbine awaiting overhaul

2x engines in California as spares

Ejection Seats: Will be Hot

Martin Baker Mk 7 seats “0/0”

New Crew Parachutes and Survival Kits

Pyro Charges Available

Avionics: TBD

​Exterior:

Painted – United States Navy – Excellent Condition

​Other:

Centerline and Outboard droptanks

2x Drag Chutes

​Restoration: Currently 80-85% completed

– Airframe has undergone a complete IRAN per U.S. Navy standards

– Dual Controls installed in the rear cockpit

– All components overhauled to “0 time” condition

– Aircraft has been completely rewired

– Fuel system rebuilt with new fuel cells

– All hydraulics rebuilt with Stainless Steel lines

– All three hydraulic systems overhauled

– 2 pneumatic systems overhauled

– New wheels and brakes

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Originally posted by Rightwire:



​Engines: to be overhauled

General Electric J-79-8 upgraded to -15

3x engines currently at Aero Turbine awaiting overhaul

How much to get the engines overhauled? +$$$$

Is it just me, or does that look like a prototype F4H-1?

Yes. That's the (second) "Sageburner" hog. Low level absolute speed record setter.

(the first attempt, the aircraft had a pitch problem and broke up, killing the pilot)

I would imagine the cost to fly something like that has to be in the $30K - $50,000/hr range when you add in the cost of fuel, maintenance and engine rebuilds. Anyone know how many hours between rebuilds on something like this?

Isochronal inspections were 600 hours depot level.

Phased inspections were interval (typically 300 PE). (Engines were in the hundred hour time between changes, but sometimes we pulled them for other reasons.)

We had 7 day calender inspections, that were pretty involved, taking an entire day, and the Preflight/Thru-flight/Post Flight inspections as well as various other time/calender inspections and "time changes" of various components.

Pretty much an ongoing bunch of hours between poking holes in the sky.

"Back in the day", it was bout $10,000 per hour of flight time, and that was "40 years ago dollars", and when we have thousands of those bug smashers generating all sorts of "Sounds of Freedom".

I'd only fly it on Sundays.

Kerosene. Lots of Kerosene.
And the F4 was my favorite afterburner takeoff in my USAF days. Love the sound and flames.

Where do you buy the aircraft carrier on which to land this beauty?

Finally a way to deal with the neighbors barking dog without them knowing its me...
A sidewinder from 1,000 ft - yeah!!!

Ok, so I buy the jet and rebuild the engines. What certifications do I need? Who checks me out in the aircraft? Can I just fly that bad boy VFR?

I suppose I could just YouTube the instructions like that SeaTac guy did....

Who builds an airplane without a gun?

Nice jet!

Love the smell of AB’s on take off

She's parked literally across the street from my house at French Valley Airport Wings & Rotors Air Museum.

They also have a Nice UH-1B done up as a HAL-3 bird.

A few months ago a F-86 put on a pretty good show out my back yard.

I've also seen B-17's, B-24's, P-51,s F4U's, and Spitfire's going in and out.

I don’t know. I’ll have to think about that. My garage is already pretty full.

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Originally posted by navyshooter:

A few months ago a F-86 put on a pretty good show out my back yard.

I've also seen B-17's, B-24's, P-51,s F4U's, and Spitfire's going in and out.

I could watch that all damn day long.

What about the missiles? They're no good without those.

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Originally posted by VictimNoMore:

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Originally posted by navyshooter:

A few months ago a F-86 put on a pretty good show out my back yard.

I've also seen B-17's, B-24's, P-51,s F4U's, and Spitfire's going in and out.

I could watch that all damn day long.

I'm also under the flight path of USMC aircraft going between Camp Pendleton and 29 Palms

There’s an alternative. If you’ve got an extra $4,650,000 laying around you can buy a hardly used ‘86 MiG-29 Fulcrum.

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