BeechTalk - BT

Username Protected · **Posted:** 18 Mar 2018, 10:13

$3.9 million

http://www.platinumfighters.com/phantom2

http://warbirdsnews.com/warbird-restora ... -sale.html

[youtube]http://youtu.be/1RO_0cH3OUQ[/youtube]

[youtube]http://youtu.be/nPbgfUJuK9I[/youtube]

Username Protected · **Posted:** 18 Mar 2018, 11:31

If only I had hit the powerball last night! :drool:

Username Protected · **Posted:** 18 Mar 2018, 11:42

I couldnt afford it if they gave it to me. :sad:

Username Protected · **Posted:** 18 Mar 2018, 12:52

the place that I think restored it has some other interesting aircraft. None of which I could afford.

Username Protected · **Posted:** 18 Mar 2018, 12:54

From my F4 typed next door neighbor:

I was hooked until I got to the part about it having “the less potent J79-GE-2 engine.”

:lol:

Username Protected · **Posted:** 18 Mar 2018, 13:15

I thought someone had a Luscombe FS.....

Username Protected · **Posted:** 18 Mar 2018, 14:09

Username Protected wrote:

I couldnt afford it if they gave it to me. :sad:

I couldn't afford to have it either, but what would that make the $100 hamburger?

Username Protected · **Posted:** 18 Mar 2018, 14:10

This was sent to me by a buddy:

Even if someone could find an extra $3.9M to buy it, operating & maintenance costs would rule most of us out. The F-4 in full afterburner burns 1550 pounds of fuel per minute (@ 6.7 lbs/gal x $5.50/gal for Jet A) ==è $1,272/minute

Internal fuel varies, but in ballpark of 12,000 lbs which gives you about 7 minutes 45 seconds before you flame out. Even at cruise power, (3000 lbs/hr/engine x 2 engines = 6,000 lbs/hr = 896 gal/hr x $5.50/gal = $4,928/hr), this is not an economical ride!

The message to younger pilots - - - join the military and let the taxpayers pay for your gas!

Check 6,

Buzz

Username Protected · **Posted:** 19 Mar 2018, 17:49

Username Protected wrote:

I thought someone had a Luscombe FS.....

I was thinking (and hoping for) the same thing.

E

Username Protected · **Posted:** 19 Mar 2018, 18:19

Username Protected wrote:

From my F4 typed next door neighbor:

I was hooked until I got to the part about it having “the less potent J79-GE-2 engine.”

:lol:

If it helps you make the decision, I think the article notes that the engines are currently at an overhauler and are being converted to the bigger versions.

From the ad:

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

Username Protected · **Posted:** 21 Mar 2018, 20:39

Sven make that 1000# per.minute per engine for the dash 10 engine in full AB The good news is it's.a.lot less in non afterburning thrust

Username Protected · **Posted:** 21 Mar 2018, 20:46

And it's been more than forty years but I seem to recall fuselage fuel was 7400# and there was another 2600 in the wings for 10000 internal.

Username Protected · **Posted:** 21 Mar 2018, 22:23

In the C model, it was ~8000 pounds in the fuselage and ~4000 in the wings for a total of 12000. With full external wing and belly tanks, it bumps up to about 21000 total.
The combat fuel flow charts top out at approximately 1650 lbs/minute...just about 12 1/2 minutes from full fuel to becoming a very heavy glider.
Yep..I still have my RF-4C pubs.
Tom