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Originally Posted by TRE Cup View Post
Civilian owning his own F-4 ? Yikes ! that guy must have serious money to burn~~!
With fuel over there running at $10 or more per gallon, that hungry hog will go thru a bank account fast
I still remember a little tidbit I read while building a plastic F-4 Phantom model around 1970. The instruction manual said something to the affect that a minute with afterburners on would burn more fuel than a Cadillac of the day would use traveling across the continental USA.

My favorite jet......F4D Douglas Skyray
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