Originally Posted by
Ascend Charlie
Did anybody ever phly a Phantom with the "winglets" up? Was it possible?
The Phantom didn't have 'winglets', if you mean the outer wing panels, then yes, several F-4s have flown with the outer wing panels in the folded position and survived the episode, several have also been lost along with the crews... Probably the most widely publicised is a USAF 57th FIS F-4E, there are several images of it in flight online along with the full story.
-RP