Great shot
 

Understatement ...!

Imagine seeing that pass in front of you as you're cruising along level flight.

Awesome photo.

What are the Dark Blue missiles ?

Great shot!!

Was it taken shortly before departure into the unknown?

The dark blue "missiles" are ballast to keep the ac C of G within limits.

Just one question your honour.

Why is there no jet efflux heat haze?

Case closed.

Very brave if you ask me LM! I just wonder at what stage did the navigator eject?:ok:

Another thing.

Look at the cloud in front of the starboard tailplane leading edge.

Why is it much brighter than all the others?

Are you suggesting that it has already achieved escape velocity, and/or the crew are saving fuel?

Something else.

The engine auxiliary air doors are open - this only occured when the gear was down.

Now what do you all make of this image??

Not quite true LM, aux air doors opened below, I think it was 240kts, on an F4K, but thats an F4M, so it could be a little different.

Well if it is photo-shopped it would be be interesting to see how the original image of the F-4 was obtained..........what are the thoughts?

Low flypast at low speed ( aux air doors) with the power back at idle to avoid any signs of the efflux????

Close formation view from below, again at low speed, but with the power back, etc.....?

Or might it have been simpler to take a picture of an F-4 in the vertical?.

Just asking...

Photo by Dr Stephan Petersen

“Unit: No.19(F) Sqn / RAFG Wildenrath.”

Photo ship was FGR.2 XV475/H.

Sorry for being suspicious.

As a member of Silhouette Challenge I have learnt to be - things are not always what they seem to be.

I suppose we now need a pic of a Lightning going very well upwards....

:):)

What are you waiting for? ;)

Almost....

http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/n...02at200059.jpg

On the F4 in the first picture, there is a span-wise doubler-strap under the wing. Is that an original design feature or a life-extending mod?

Great shot indeed! However, please reduce the size to PPRuNe's required exposure of 850x850. It spreads laterally across the page and adjustments can be and are annoying.