Collings Foundation's F-4D and TA-4J!!!

[BenB]

Collings says they're coming up on $10,000/hr for the F-4. Wiki has the cost for the AF to fly an F-4E in 2008 was $6051/hr, but they don't have to pay for insurance.

Ben

[Lee_K]

That is a tribute to the folks who maintain these jets in the face of spare part, technical issues & Gov't & Insurance Industry bureacratic demands. I wonder how much it costs to fly an F4C for an hour? Thanks for making sure that we experienced this video. 

I read somewhere that it takes about $20,000 an hour to keep an F/A-18 flying.  I imagine an F-4 was similar, adjusted for inflation.

Lee K

[Bill L.]

I swear I watched it a dozen times, just listening that the birds buzz by!!

Bill L.

[mmittenzwei]

That is a tribute to the folks who maintain these jets in the face of spare part, technical issues & Gov't & Insurance Industry bureacratic demands. I wonder how much it costs to fly an F4C for an hour? Thanks for making sure that we experienced this video. 

[BenB]

Just in case you missed this on Hyperscale:
http://vimeo.com/5749330

Ben