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Question about GAF Phantoms landing
Hi all
I have noticed that when a German F-4F Phantom is landing, the refueling "door" on top of the aircraft is open. Does anyone know why this is? I haven't noticed it on Phantoms from other contrys. Regards ----------------------- Søren Augustesen Email: WWW: http://www.angelfire.com/falcon/sore...sen/index.html |
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"SA" wrote in message Hi all I have noticed that when a German F-4F Phantom is landing, the refueling "door" on top of the aircraft is open. Does anyone know why this is? I haven't noticed it on Phantoms from other contrys. Regards ----------------------- Søren Augustesen He missed the tanker or was inefficient in mid-air refueing and ran out of fuel? |
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"Erik Pfeister" wrote in message ... "SA" wrote in message Hi all I have noticed that when a German F-4F Phantom is landing, the refueling "door" on top of the aircraft is open. Does anyone know why this is? I haven't noticed it on Phantoms from other contrys. Regards ----------------------- Søren Augustesen He missed the tanker or was inefficient in mid-air refueing and ran out of fuel? Nothing to do with that at all. I've seen it on F-4F's displaying at airshows. TJ |
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"Erik Pfeister" wrote:
"SA" wrote in message Hi all I have noticed that when a German F-4F Phantom is landing, the refueling "door" on top of the aircraft is open. Does anyone know why this is? I haven't noticed it on Phantoms from other contrys. Regards ----------------------- Søren Augustesen He missed the tanker or was inefficient in mid-air refueing and ran out of fuel? The service station attendant forgot to snap the little door thingy closed?. -- -Gord. |
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The service station attendant forgot to snap the little door
thingy closed?. And I saw his gas cap over at AM/PM on the self service pump (right where he left it)! Larry AECS (AW/SW/MTS) Disabled Combat Veteran USN Retired 20 years of Navy in my rear view mirror and getting further away every day ;-) "Gord Beaman" wrote in message ... "Erik Pfeister" wrote: "SA" wrote in message Hi all I have noticed that when a German F-4F Phantom is landing, the refueling "door" on top of the aircraft is open. Does anyone know why this is? I haven't noticed it on Phantoms from other contrys. Regards ----------------------- Søren Augustesen He missed the tanker or was inefficient in mid-air refueing and ran out of fuel? The service station attendant forgot to snap the little door thingy closed?. -- -Gord. |
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In USAF it was standard procedure to open the refueling door prior to
shutdown, on flights where we had refueled, so the crewchief could inspect and lube it. Perhaps the GAF uses a similar procedure, but opens the door in a different place in the checklist. Also could have been a malfunction during the refueling and the checklist calls for not moving the receptacle until inspected. -- Les F-4C(WW),D,E,G(WW)/AC-130A/MC-130E EWO (ret) "SA" wrote in message k... Hi all I have noticed that when a German F-4F Phantom is landing, the refueling "door" on top of the aircraft is open. Does anyone know why this is? I haven't noticed it on Phantoms from other contrys. Regards ----------------------- Søren Augustesen Email: WWW: http://www.angelfire.com/falcon/sore...sen/index.html |
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