dmanton300 and soddim
I have spoken in an earlier reply about my feelings for the F4. It was a horrible aircraft to work on but it was very strong!
There was nothing that couldn't be fixed with a pocket full of Jo-Bolts, a patch of L72 or titanium and a pack of Araldite!
I carried out my first pressurised area patch repair on an F4 (after an armourer had dropped a seat pan through the cockpit area outer skin!) using basic Riggering tools. It was great fun to do and I was really impressed when it passed a pressurisation test afterwards! (Good old PRC!)
I know from my experience on the Tornado that it is becoming increasingly more difficult to carry out any basic patching and fixing without specialist equipment and materials.