Surprised that no one created a thread yesterday about the lost Phantom
>>65486601I legit only heard about it 5 minutes ago. F
>>65486601Being part of the Hellenic Air Force is a fate worse than death.
>>65486632this is to make it blend in with the average turkish neighbourhood.
a few years back greek air force F-16 slammed into taxi area of an airbase in Spain, wrecking multiple friendly aircraft and killing a dozen NATO soldiers. This time, at least, they fucking crashed in an empty area.
>>65486632Being Greek is a fate worse than death.
>>65486632honestly cool aesthetic
>>65486689anon, that's a genuine picture. the concept of maintenance is foreign in greece
>>65486601If there's a military crash you can be sure it's either greek, turkish, or polish. normalization of deviance is terrible
>>65486797>conceptfunds.
>>65486804nah they have the funds, Greece is richer than the turkroaches, but the roaches are now developing a shitload of armaments and even dipping their toes into 5th gen concept planes. What is Greece doing? Nothing, they can only buy and purchase stuff like the poles. Zero production and development capabilities. Not even a fucking trainer.
>>65486804>funds of maintenanceRetard-kun...
>>65486601>checking planes for shits and giggles>there's a phantom for sale>check how much they want for it >$950k>if i get my uncle in on this, i should be able to swing it>price out other items>hangar rental is doable>fuel is pricey (~$20k if fully loaded)>surely insurance would be cheaper since it has ejection seats>WRONG, insurance is more expensive because of them>plus their maintenance work cost is $1,400 an hour plus parts >and actual plane parts and maintenance was ridiculous >check back to see what's the lowest they'll take>$850k>oh and it needs about $1-$2 million in restoration work to make it airworthy >well shitwish i never saw the listing. i hate getting my hopes up
>>65486822>950k TIL that p-51 is more expensive than phantom
>>65486800>polishwhich ones? i could only find>2008 Polish Air Force C-295 crash>2003 Polish Air Force Mil Mi-8 crashor do you mean the old soviet stock? i know migs were notoriously bad in most eastern european countries
>>65486921There was demo F-16 pilot that crashed like a year ago.
>>65486921>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7NMlCFKZi4>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7uFxegvQ4s&pp=ygULbS0zNDYgY3Jhc2g%3Djust recently 1 F-16 and an M-346 both lost doing the same exact maneuvre too low which has been banned in every single airshow in europe beside Poland, Greece, and Turkey.
>>65486822pretty interesting. Obviously this thing requires a corporation to rationally own. A group of multi millionaires
First of all : RIPSecondly>>65486632All turkroaches deserve to die >>65486822You forgot something more important : where and how are you going to get your type rating for the F-4?A few years ago I saw a Starfighter that was for sale, and I thought “At least with the F-104, I could get trained to fly it, since there’s that private school in Florida that offers type ratings on the Starfighter”https://flyafighterjet.com/starfighter-f-104/
>>65486687tmk Greece only uses them for recon or tactical fighters anymore, their days of being dogfighters is long over. According to the wiki they are gonna be retired soon anyhow. It is a shame because the Aegean Ghost livery is my favorite.
>>65486815Greece has never been an industrial powerhouse. Plus Greece isn't exactly the best place for industry. They have about the same amount of land as the state of Ohio (and the same population too), but most of that is either mountains or several thousand tiny islands.
>>65486822Engine maintenance for those types of airframes are just as expensive by the way
>>65486822That thing has been listed for like 10 years too.
>>65486632its quite literally not financially responsible to keep the paint up to date in our air forcethis was one of the last block 52s we got it underwent d-check in 2019 it was one of the few that was painted in have glass 1 which usa never agreed on letting us being able to repaint them and we had to sent them to denmark for this which ofc wont happen
>>65486601The last F-4 entered service in 1981. Using a 45-year-old+ aircraft for acrobatics is just dumb.
>>65487063I love the F-4, but it's time has passed. They need loving maintenance and preservation like WW2 warbirds now.
>>65486632nice patina ngl, looks something out of some dieselpunk vidya o algovery metalic, nice vibe to it
>>65487346he was doing a tactical demo not acrobatics he was basicly simulating runway interedictions
>>65487063>their days of being dogfighters is long overi don't think they ever really started other than a few US Navy gun kills in Vietnam
>>65487305It's quite literally not financially responsible for Greece to continue existing as an independent country
