Gary - maybe add one of these to your Christmas list?

[NDallasRuss]

"F-4 Phantom II Ejection Seat III

Get all fired up in the comfort of your own home or office. This artifact is a genuine ejection seat from a legendary McDonnell F-4 Phantom II fighter jet. The two-seat F-4 twinjet was one of the most versatile fighters ever built. It boasted top speeds more than twice the speed of sound and became the U.S. Navy's fastest, highest flying, and longest range fighter. Both the Navy Blue Angels and Air Force Thunderbirds flight demonstration teams flew the F-4 from 1969 to 1973. This Mk.7 rocket-assisted ejection seat, built by British manufacturer Martin-Baker Aircraft Co. Ltd., has been professionally cleaned and refurbished and riveted to a sturdy 3/16" rolled-steel base with a natural-looking hand-applied blackened-metal finish. A Custom Hangar plaque is affixed to the underside of the base, and a Certificate of Authenticity is included. Each piece is unique, and actual seat may vary slightly from photograph. Measures 22"W x 43"D x 57"H. Weighs approximately 200 lb. Made in USA. *NOTE: This artifact is sold as is with no guarantee that parts maintain original function. Not for flight use.*"

I'm not sure if $12.5k is a good price or not.

https://www.boeingstore.com/collections/furniture/products/f-4-phantom-ii-ejection-seat-iii?ss=paid

 

[Imtotallynottribe]

"F-4 Phantom II Ejection Seat III

Get all fired up in the comfort of your own home or office. This artifact is a genuine ejection seat from a legendary McDonnell F-4 Phantom II fighter jet. The two-seat F-4 twinjet was one of the most versatile fighters ever built. It boasted top speeds more than twice the speed of sound and became the U.S. Navy's fastest, highest flying, and longest range fighter. Both the Navy Blue Angels and Air Force Thunderbirds flight demonstration teams flew the F-4 from 1969 to 1973. This Mk.7 rocket-assisted ejection seat, built by British manufacturer Martin-Baker Aircraft Co. Ltd., has been professionally cleaned and refurbished and riveted to a sturdy 3/16" rolled-steel base with a natural-looking hand-applied blackened-metal finish. A Custom Hangar plaque is affixed to the underside of the base, and a Certificate of Authenticity is included. Each piece is unique, and actual seat may vary slightly from photograph. Measures 22"W x 43"D x 57"H. Weighs approximately 200 lb. Made in USA. *NOTE: This artifact is sold as is with no guarantee that parts maintain original function. Not for flight use.*"

I'm not sure if $12.5k is a good price or not.

https://www.boeingstore.com/collections/furniture/products/f-4-phantom-ii-ejection-seat-iii?ss=paid

Why not get the F -16 for 9.5k?

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.com/ulk/itm/202508361755

 

[CC0492]

Why not get the F -16 for 9.5k?

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.com/ulk/itm/202508361755

Because his name isn't F16Gary? Just a hunch.

 

[Imtotallynottribe]

Because his name isn't F16Gary? Just a hunch.

That wasn’t for Gary but in response to is $12500 a good price. If you’re just in the market for a cool looking office chair tied to aviation (and I know someone who does, a billionaire whose Florida office is made up of aircraft wings, tails and other parts) then it’s not a good price. If you’re looking for F4 specific stuff then sure why not.

 

[Dr. Nole]

His last words were: "What does this button do?" before he shot through his living room ceiling...

 

[funksouljon]

Why not get the F -16 for 9.5k?

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.com/ulk/itm/202508361755

Honestly, the F4 is cooler than the F16. Outside of the A-10, The F4 was always my favorite US war plane growing up.

Plus, NAVY > AF.

 

[F4Gary]

Honestly, the F4 is cooler than the F16. Outside of the A-10, The F4 was always my favorite US war plane growing up.

Plus, NAVY > AF.

Except the Navy was never smart enough to mount an internal gun on their Phantoms.

If I was single I'd be interested in that seat...

Also, that F16 seat looks a little stripped down. Probably more comfortable though.

 

[Imtotallynottribe]

Honestly, the F4 is cooler than the F16. Outside of the A-10, The F4 was always my favorite US war plane growing up.

Plus, NAVY > AF.

My favorite as a rugrat from the looks department was the F-101 Voodoo.

But it was basically a boondoggle just like the current F-35 and for basically the same reason mission creep. The Voodoo was originally designed to be a bomber escort, but then they said oh yeah it needs to do ground attack as well. Also it should be an intercepter. Also it should be a long range nuclear strike attack plane. So by the time they kept adding things for it to do...it basically sucked at the original requirements as well as all the tacked on roles.

Ditto for the F-35.

 

[funksouljon]

Except the Navy was never smart enough to mount an internal gun on their Phantoms.

If I was single I'd be interested in that seat...

Also, that F16 seat looks a little stripped down. Probably more comfortable though.

Guns? Who needs guns? You fly around shooting missiles and picking up hot chicks at the beach!? You are no maverick for sure.

 

[F4Gary]

My favorite as a rugrat from the looks department was the F-101 Voodoo.

But it was basically a boondoggle just like the current F-35 and for basically the same reason mission creep. The Voodoo was originally designed to be a bomber escort, but then they said oh yeah it needs to do ground attack as well. Also it should be an intercepter. Also it should be a long range nuclear strike attack plane. So by the time they kept adding things for it to do...it basically sucked at the original requirements as well as all the tacked on roles.

Ditto for the F-35.

A lot of F4 DNA in the F101. Coolest thing about it was the two hard light afterburner on takeoff.

 

[PoopandBoogers]

That seat looks uncomfortable as hell. @F4Gary what was the avg flight time in those things and did your butt go numb?

 

[surfnole]

Hard to believe that the F4 is 60 years old, and even older if you don't count official production (test/design phases). Still in service today in Japan, South Korea, Greece and Turkey.

 

[F4Gary]

That seat looks uncomfortable as hell. @F4Gary what was the avg flight time in those things and did your butt go numb?

Typical training mission 1-1.5 hrs. Add another bag of gas and go cross country about 2.5 hrs. Across the pond ferry flight with air refueling could be 8 hours.
It wasn't that uncomfortable for a normal length mission.

 

[CC0492]

Guns? Who needs guns? You fly around shooting missiles and picking up hot chicks at the beach!? You are no maverick for sure.

Iceman was too close for missiles and had to switch to guns at one point.

 

[funksouljon]

Iceman was too close for missiles and had to switch to guns at one point.

Well, 1) Iceman was a punk. Have you seen him lately?
2) I already said Gary wasn't a Maverick, maybe he is a an Iceman? He too wants guns.

 

[F4Gary]

Well, 1) Iceman was a punk. Have you seen him lately?
2) I already said Gary wasn't a Maverick, maybe he is a an Iceman? He too wants guns.

 

[Imtotallynottribe]

Hard to believe that the F4 is 60 years old, and even older if you don't count official production (test/design phases). Still in service today in Japan, South Korea, Greece and Turkey.

That’s nothing.


The B-52 was being designed in 1945 or 1946 and had its first flight in 1952 and it’s our frontline bomber. Even more it’s going to likely stay in some form of work until the 2050s even if they actually build the 200 B-21 Raiders they claim that they will.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.po...amp23066191/b-52-bombers-fly-until-the-2050s/

Flying the B-52 now is already the same as flying a Martin MB-1 Bomber from WW1 around in the early stages of Vietnam.

Flying the B-52 around in 2050 would be like flying the Martin MB-1 around in today’s Iraq/Afghanistan.

 

[F4Gary]

Show me a 50 year old B-52 that can pull even 5 g's.

 

[Imtotallynottribe]

Show me a 50 year old B-52 that can pull even 5 g's.

No doubt that the Phantom is much cooler than the BUFF.

My point is that there is going to be some pilot in the 2050s flying a B-52 around whose literal great great great grandfather piloted a B-52. Or at least great great grandfather.

 

[rhurner]

No doubt that the Phantom is much cooler than the BUFF.

My point is that there is going to be some pilot in the 2050s flying a B-52 around whose literal great great great grandfather piloted a B-52. Or at least great great grandfather.

"Not for use in flight'? Ok...my search for a chair for my chairless ,rebuilt home F-4 goes on. Damnit!

 

[seminole97]

Show me a 50 year old B-52 that can pull even 5 g's.

I can show you one try...

 

[surfnole]

I can show you one try...

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Hotd-dogging dumbass cost four people their lives.

 

[F4Gary]

Hotd-dogging dumbass cost four people their lives.

Yep. So glad I didn't have to fly that.

 

[surfnole]

Yep. So glad I didn't have to fly that.

I suspect you are being sarcastic. Not sure. From the looks of the angle of bank, speed etc., things didn't seem right. This is not like the 747 that crashed in Bagram.

Then I read the pilot's history on wikipedia and other websites, which may or may not have been accurate, but I suspect they are true.

 

[F4Gary]

I was serious.
As for that crash, I think once he went over 45-50 degrees of bank, it was unrecoverable.

 

[Random_John]

Well, 1) Iceman was a punk. Have you seen him lately?
2) I already said Gary wasn't a Maverick, maybe he is a an Iceman? He too wants guns.

The Iceman became a snow man

 

[F4Gary]

The Iceman became a snow man

I may or may not resemble that pic on the right...

 

[surfnole]

The Iceman became a snow man

But Iceman is supposed to be back in "Top Gun Two".

 

[Imtotallynottribe]

But Iceman is supposed to be back in "Top Gun Two".

His new callsign will be Porkins