I've wondered why there weren't any more flying F-4's out there in civilian
hands. An article I read a while back mentioned that they are apparently
maintenance hogs with a high maintenance-to-flying hour ratio. I would
imagine that there would not be many civilian Tomcats for the same reason.
Right behind that reason is the deep gov't red tape complicating the tack of
getting one in the first place.

Marco Leon



"Flyingmonk" wrote in message
ups.com...
As they flashed onto the airbase they lit the afterburners (F4 Phantom)

Just saw a Discovery Channel's show about a company that's rebuilding
the F4 Phantoms back to flying cnodition and than installing autopilots
in them just so they can be used to test A toA and G toA missiles.
What a watse... I'd give my left b*lls (I mean my front tire off of my
car) to get that's been rebuilt.




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