Originally Posted by
wiggy
Having looked at more than a few F-4 cockpits and done two tours on the F-4M I don't think the UK version was ergonomically any worse than any of the other earlier variants, just ergonomically different..
edited to add link:
https://www.f4phantomparts.com/COCKPITS.html
IMO biggest gripe ( certainly for the high level side of the AD job) was the choice of the Spey...made the aircraft great in a low level drag race but pants supersonic/ high level.
I understand reaching the mach 2 marker at altitude was quite ambitious? Or rather ambitious?
FB