Check out the Merch Store: growling-sidewinder.creator-spring.com/ HEATBLUR F-4E-45MC Phantom: www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/shop/modules/phantom/ Thank you guys for watching and if you have any ideas for future videos please put them in the comment section below, big Thank you to Heatblur for allowing us to have a sneak peek at the F-4 here, thank you all again , much Love.

@numberyellow

21 күн бұрын

NGAD vs F-15 ACTIVE, dogfight, guns or missiles (or both) plzkthx SU-57 vs F-15 ACTIVE, dogfight, guns or missiles (or both) plzkthx SU-47 vs F-15 ACTIVE, dogfight, guns or missiles (or both) plzkthx SU-47 vs SU-57, dogfight, guns or missiles (or both) plzkthx SU-47 vs NGAD, dogfight, guns or missiles (or both) plzkthx

@Anarchy_420

21 күн бұрын

Please create a scenario with The F-15E and A-10C while on the same side competing! Competing for ground support, most kills (+important kills), and survival! VS couple Mi-24's, Tunguska, Pantsir, SA-11, and couple SU-25's! Plus provide ground support VS Technical Trucks, BMP's, T-72's, and couple T-90's!🙏👍

@jaymac7203

20 күн бұрын

6:42 The happy face 😃 on the tail 😭😭 lol 😂

@TimothyGull-vt9xc

20 күн бұрын

Day 10 of asking for superhornet fox2 dogfight vs felon. Preferably gs in superhornet

@urgentsiesta7606

20 күн бұрын

NICELY done! Great vid, great module. Can't wait to try it for myself!

In Vietnam pilots and Rios would draw a circle ⭕️ around a distant object while on the ground on each side of the canopy. They’d call this a doughnut. In a fight if your rio sees something you don’t you call “doughnut “ and the rio uses his controls to put the object in the circle, letting you see what he is looking at.

@Laerei

21 күн бұрын

That's an useful tidbit of info!

@BlyGuy

20 күн бұрын

The rio uses what controls to put the object in the circle?

@kcf881

20 күн бұрын

@@BlyGuy Air Force f-4s featured duel controls, Navy f-4s did not.

@keithbriscoe99

20 күн бұрын

Taxiing at 72 mph...

@Netbug

20 күн бұрын

​@@kcf881Dual controls. They all had duel controls because they are fighters.

This is going to be my first full fidelity aircraft having very little experience in DCS. Some might call this a mistake, but I am a masochist and the Phantom is my dream brick with wings.

@ObusPerduYT

21 күн бұрын

If it's the plane you love, then this ain't a mistake

@dockie2747

21 күн бұрын

Not a mistake! It'll teach you the fundamentals really well.

@ChrisPBacon-my7yt

21 күн бұрын

Full Send!

@Michelsen77

21 күн бұрын

good choice. Heatblur is a trustful and reliable third party developer!

@remus120777

21 күн бұрын

Get it 100% but oh boy. That's a choice to start with this one.

6:10 waiting for a "Two Morons in an F4" episode with them sending messages to each other doing this....

@allanbel6269

20 күн бұрын

It won t be synchronized between player unfortunately

Jester wants to know how low you plan to fly so he doesn't prematurely punch out like he does in the Tomcat. 😄

@timonsolus

21 күн бұрын

Nah - 1960's Jester has bigger balls than 1980's Jester

@TheSuperhomosapien

21 күн бұрын

@@timonsolus Jester's not going to become a POW of the VC. He's ride or die in the F-4.

@timbaskett6299

20 күн бұрын

In all honesty, I don't think the Phantom "RIO/WSO/Bear" should be Jester. He should be "Joker".

@stevenraycopley8885

20 күн бұрын

I would think he would set the min. altimeter

@indyjons321

20 күн бұрын

Jester Jr. isn't nearly as manly as his father.

That little happy face at 4:40 :D

@Power5

21 күн бұрын

Yeah love the happy face on the tail of the F-4

@leliboo2445

20 күн бұрын

6:42 as well

@cosmocart2

20 күн бұрын

I KNOWWWWWW IT LITTERALLY SAID :D

Even as a kid, many moons ago, the Phantom has always been a fav of mine!

@FJFuentesCO

20 күн бұрын

Same here! Remember these flying over the house when I was a kid. Can't wait!

The aviator glasses are 100% better than the eye balls.

@TurboHappyCar

20 күн бұрын

Yeah but flying the super hornet and 👀 is hilarious.

Heatblur delivers man… can’t wait for the Eurofighter

Can we please pretty please! Get some longer format missions in this thing? I know we all have been waiting for a LONG time for this to come out!

@SignumCruxis0

21 күн бұрын

Chill tf out out dude, they just said they got the module less than 24 hours ago. You gotta let them learn how to fly it.

@t0k4m4k7

19 күн бұрын

you're not gonna believe this

That might be the first time I seen the camera track the fox 2 for the kill. I might like it more than the AMRAAM camera.

"Potato" was the Air Force method. Navy used "Mississippi". There were some intense discussions about the precision of either method. Obviously, "One Thousand" didn't work at all.

@TurboHappyCar

20 күн бұрын

Inter-service rivalry 😂

WE NEED A 2 MORONS VIDEO WITH THIS ONE

@resurgam_b7

20 күн бұрын

Oh yes, yes please!

@adultcharlie

20 күн бұрын

@@resurgam_b7 w

Absolutely loved my time working on F-4Gs! Even managed to get a ride in one. Amazing experience!

Wow I clicked fast on this one. F-4 is one of the most beautiful aircraft ever made.

When I was a little kid the Phantom, the Crusader and the Starfighter were the coolest machines I had ever laid eyes on. I look forward to seeing more soon.

F=4's were the interceptor in Iceland in the early=mid 80's until F=15's replaced them. Imagine a Bear seeing/used to an F-4 and the next day an F=15 shows up... O7

@wurfyy

20 күн бұрын

The Bear crew would probably be rather disappointed because now they'd have to get out their cameras and whatnot, and start gathering as much intel as they can about this new plane, followed by turning it all into a huge pile of paperwork after landing.

GS, my father flew the CF-104 and the RF-4C. The one thing they have in common is the J79 turbojet engine. The difference between the turbojet and the turbofan is, the turbojet LIKES air. Dad said "the faster you go, the better it gets". 500+ kts for the turbojet. Additionally, the turbojet MAKES power with speed and at altitude. Installed thrust for the J79 is between 16,000 and 18,000 lbs. At Mach 2 and 30,000ft, the J79 is making 25,000 lbs of thrust. Here is some shocking information comparing the F-104 (18,000 lbs thrust J79 turbojet) and an F-16 (27,000 lbs thrust turbofan): At Mach 2 and 40,000ft, the F-16 has a climb rate of 1,500 feet per minute. The F-104 has a climb rate of 25,000 feet per minute. Keep the F-4 FAST and FAST and FAST again, and high. Best book on fighting in the F-4 is "Scream of Eagles". READ THIS BOOK. From the book, you need to enter a fight at NO LESS THAN 550 knots and when down to 350 knots, extend extend extend to build energy so you can pitch back into the fight with NO LESS THAN 550 knots. When turning, the F-4 creates 15x the drag of the F-16 so... use the vertical where you can gain altitude and trade it for energy. I wish you great success in the F-4. Colonel Warbeck is cheering you on from the grave.

@GrowlingSidewinder

20 күн бұрын

hey thanks, I'm gonna get that book and that advice is actually great. Will put into practice lets see how it does.

@cosmocart2

20 күн бұрын

this information is gold, pure, thanks for putting this out here

@Delzona

20 күн бұрын

Awesome to see the F4E again! This was the first aircraft I worked on when I joined the AF in 1981. One of the aircraft in our squadron was Col. DeBellevue’s with his 6 kills painted on the side! Such an incredible aircraft that required a lot of effort to keep it flying!

@knightonwarbeck1969

19 күн бұрын

@@cosmocart2 You betcha! Lets do some math. Turbojet makes MORE power at speed and altitude and the turbofan makes LESS power. F-15C; 2 x 23,800 lbs thrust turbofans = 47,600 lbs thrust. F-4; 2 x 18,000 lbs thrust turbojets = 36,000 lbs thrust. At speed and altitude, F-15C is making less power than 47,000 lbs, probably 40,000 lbs or even less. MEANWHILE, the F-4 is making 50,000 lbs of thrust. Dad and the guys called the F-4 "The Pig". With 50,000lbs of thrust but less aerodynamically efficient than the Eagle, the Phantom should keep up or pull away from the Eagle up high and fast. How'd you like them Phantom apples?! This is why the Phantom reaches Mach 2+ up high IN A CLIMB.

Loved this. I worked on F4s in the Marines. brings back great memories, thanx

My dad was a crew chief for F4Es. I spent a lot of time around them as a kid... love this plane!

My most indelible memory of the F-4 was when that one time the Blue Angels performed here in 1971 with their F-4Js. Will never forget the roar of the J79 engines going into reheat and the low level pass that you could almost reach out and touch them. Given how air show safety regulations have evolved over the years, that will never be experienced again.

Recently got to sit in a old RAF F4 in the South Wales Aviation Museum, I can’t get over how spot on that cockpit is, and always wondered what the big radar screen in the centre would look like 🤙🏻

So, the F4 was referred to as "screamer" on take off. It was ridiculously loud and very high pitched. Like a scream. If heatblur can get that down, it would be perfect.

US proof that even a brick can fly if only the engines are strong enough. Looks amazing, both the plane and the video!

@vicroc4

19 күн бұрын

The ultimate victory of thrust over aerodynamics. XD

The F4 in West German camo and markings was always a favorite in my youth

The reason you missed the second sparrow was because you we're within the minimum engagement zone seen by the break x on your radar; That's why you wanna have the interlock on :p

@Wien1938

21 күн бұрын

Bingo! I remember that well from flying F4s in Strike Fighter 2 days.

@theleftfootedsultan

21 күн бұрын

Even if the range was better, that looks like Jester locked the ground to me.

@RT42069

21 күн бұрын

​@@theleftfootedsultan that's the problem with early non-doppler radars. Easy to lose targets in ground clutter

Apparently early Sparrows and Sidewinders were so unreliable that it was common practice for Phantom pilots to ripple-fire their missiles to increase odds of a kill

I would like to see a combat with the actual USAF first encounters with the MiG-21 using the F-4C w/o a gun-pod, AIM-4 Falcons, and the restrictions on the use of the AIM-7s only after visual identification of the target (based on rules of engagement).

@theandf

20 күн бұрын

Same. Though apparently it was too lopsided in favor of the MiG, with Phantoms getting shot down relatively easily.

@Cobalt-60

20 күн бұрын

It would test the skill of some of the stellar DCS players (like G.S.)... and show why Top Gun (and later Red Flag) were so necessary.

As a young teenager the phantom was the very first model aircraft I put together and built from scratch. Later in life I became a Volvo fan and owner. I've now come to realize I just have a love for flying bricks!.

@theandf

20 күн бұрын

Same. The first scale model I put together was a Phantom, and since then I've loved its looks).

Jester counting down by saying 1 potato,2 potato etc is so funny

Kind of funny how archaic and analogue everything is when this used to be THE advanced fighter back in the day. Jester is your official potato counter.

LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

@agidotexe7167

21 күн бұрын

Jester did you pack your shades and the cigars?

6:41 that rear end of the plane seems really happy and excited! :D

I love the MiG 21, & now I can have it’s counterpart. The two icons of their time, I have been looking forward to the F4 since it was announced.

No way! This is so cool great to see this!

6:42 The happy face 😃 on the tail 😭😭 lol 😂

Cant help but think of the stories of Duke Cunningham in the F4 ... and then remember the disappointment!

@TurboHappyCar

20 күн бұрын

The San Diego Air and Space Museum has a F-4J/S on display with Cunningham's name on it. It's a good lookin' airplane. I didn't realize it before, but AIM-7 Sparrows are huge! (And yeah, quite a disappointment.)

@aztec0112

20 күн бұрын

Virtually all of our heros are disappointments. Cunningham was no different... no matter how much we would have wanted him to be. Doesn't change that he was a helluva Rhino driver though!

Thanks for this interesting look at air-to-air in Heatblur's F-4E. I'm happy to see you are able to shoot fox ones and fox twos after just a little bit a time with the plane. The radar and other systems seem a bit intimidating. I'd better start reading ahead on these before it is finally released. I think I'll probably have fun taking off, navigating, then landing at first. Then I might try dropping the huge loads of MK-82s this thing could carry. After watching some more of your videos, maybe I'll try air-to-air!

The roaring bulder sound of a phantom rushing over is just as the real thing! Like it

That canopy drawing reminds me for the movie Memphis Belle when a guy is calculating their chance on it :)

Fortunate son intensifies.

@Loopyllu365

21 күн бұрын

Nooooo

@firebald2915

21 күн бұрын

GS might have played it during takeoff but copyright strikes and demonitization is an issue. So I put it on my phone and watched again on computer. Perfect. Thanks GS !

F/A-18E/F vs F-35C (Fox-2 fight) would be epic to see! Navy vs Navy : Old vs New Day 22

Thank you so much for showing up! I love this plane since I was a kid, hat a Revell model as well. A "must buy", love the details.

57th FIS Black Knights of Keflavik. One of these took off with the wings folded up, IIRC.

My dad once described the howl of those twin J79s as a "wounded dragon"

That thing looks AMAZING. I cannot WAIT for the videos to come out.

"It feels like a brick with 2 rocket motors attached." The old saying goes that, with a big enough engine, even a brick can be made to fly. And the Phantom needed two.

Great work on all the visuals. Keep them coming!

Absolute King Energy. "This dropped less than 24hrs ago, this feels real intuitive." Dude gets half an Ace with a Platform he might as well have gone AWOL with he was so green on the Controls.

Love to see prop planes on your channel! I have learned so much about jet BFM from your channel, would love to learn prop BFM as well!

As usual, your on top of things. Very impressed with the detail of the landing gear. Just fantastic.

Please do an F-4 vs F-14 dogfight when it officially comes out.

@remus120777

21 күн бұрын

Not a contest, lol.

@hybridscout0134

21 күн бұрын

Yeah f14 would wipe the floor with a f4 even the f14a

@DharmaChannelOfficial

21 күн бұрын

It's not the plane it's the pilot.

@Haz0052-tu7rr

21 күн бұрын

@@DharmaChannelOfficial That's really only true for roughly comparable planes - try comparing a F22 against an Me262.

@DharmaChannelOfficial

21 күн бұрын

@@Haz0052-tu7rr just hope jester can help.

I was waiting so long for this vid to drop 🔥🔥🔥

fantastic-can't wait to see more of the Heatblur Phantom

My uncle flew the phantom and the F-15A. He once wrote “please erase this writing” on an F-15 canopy in magic marker. He wanted to see how long it would take for someone to erase it. Instead, the crew chief erased it and wrote “DO NOT ERASE” in grease pencil (which is much harder to clean completely).

Great video; Heat Blur did a superb job on the plane, and you did a superb job on those bogies.

❤❤❤ thanks for this ...I was waiting for this for so long

The F4 was known as "The Flying Brick," for it's flight characteristics. It was a "dirty," aircraft, even when it was bare bones with nothing beneath the wings. They say that the F4 flew mainly by the sheer will of the engines, as they pumped out tons of power. And the F4 could carry a substantial loadout of external tanks, bombs, missiles and other munitions. DCS is the 'bomb!'

@ergopropterhoc

20 күн бұрын

i was gonna say, GS said "it flies like a brick with two rockets strapped to it," and i thought yep, that's pretty accurate

And the "OLD" J-79 engines producing lots of smoke. Great realism. Thanks GS

Is it just me but did I see a smiley face on the F-4 at 6:42 🤣

Awesome demonstration!!!!! Thank you!!!!

Beautiful Demonstration. Thanks GS.

When you read pilot's descriptions of Vietnam air to air conflict with the F4 they always mention using the vertical as the Vietnamese mainly stayed in a turning fight which was why Cunningham was surprised in his combat with Toon (sp?) when they went into a vertical rolling scissors.

I just can’t get over what an amazing job Heatblur has done in modeling the aircraft, it looks absolutely stunning in game.

An F-4 variant (an RF-4) is the reason why I'm an "aviaphile" now. When I was in the Civil Air Patrol, I got to "fly" the RF-4 simulator at Gowen Field in Boise. Later I got to fly the F-111 simulator at Mountain Home AFB.

YAAAAS I really wanted this, thank you GS

Thanks for the video. The Phantom looks stunning! Look forward to more dogfights featuring this beauty.

That was really great experience with F4 bring lots of memories from long time ago. Thanks for making all this great videos love your work ❤❤

Thank you for the tips. Very helpful.

You gotta love all the little details and effort they put into this! 🤟😁

Did not expect to hear Jester counting potatoes, not disappointed

That brought memories back, watching that unmistakeable silhouette again, used to see them all the time living in East Anglia. I think that was the 2nd aircraft type I learned to identify as a kid after the Lightning. The modelling is incredible.

1:40 - I don't know the minds of the coders, but is it possible the "how low are we going?" questions are intended to set Jester's "oh, God, we're gonna die, here comes the ground!! EJECT!" responses? Like, if you tell him you're not going below 500 and you reach 200, he's jumping out. But you tell him you're going treetop level, he won't punch out so early.

Absolutely awesome man.

Just watched a British documentary about the F4"s history this weekend. Awesome to see it in action here.

Absolutely incredible! Can’t wait to get into this! Haven’t been able to play in a few months ugh it’s killing me.

Wonderfull video, can't wait to see more of the f-4

The Navy Version will be interesting. Imagine landing this thing on the Boat. Way faster than the Turkey, even less help from the Plane itself.

Awesome video! I'd love to see the F-4 vs. the Iranian F-14s!

Used to watch these take off from McDonell Douglas plant, and with Air NG. LOUD N SMOKEY.

I already bought the F-4E for myselfe and my friend...this morning with about 1 week left until it is supposed to be released, I was wondering - "when will we start to see the first youtubers play around with this?". And now Growling has his awesome hands on this amazing airplane - I hope Longshot gets an early copy as well!? It would be super cool to see two guys take off, fly and land in formation in F4s.... Thank you for sharing Mr. Growling Sidewinder! Much love from Norway (Platonic love!!!!!!!!!!!)

I'm more into the more modern stuff, but a GS video is always fun and this thing was indeed nice work, very beautiful.

the ground as he exploded on impact just looks phenomenal

The F4 tape on the right hand side wire harness is pretty wild. I used a lot of that on wire bundles on the F-15.

My very first sight at a jet was my dad bringing me a ceramic replica of an F4 Phantom from Italy back in 2006. Hreat to see it modeled im DCS

Looks awsome!

great video as always! they did a superlative job...I'm waiting for your video where you'll know how to use the F-4 against more modern opponents, but I'm sure that with the hand you have you'll give everyone a hard time!

I can’t wait to see you fly the F4 in more videos and maybe even a bandit unknown! Super, super cool!

As in real life, this F4 smokes like Winston Churchill. 😂

@josebrown5961

21 күн бұрын

It was smoking near the end when he was landing…

Thank you for another, as always great video! This was a really interesting preview and I love the look of the F4 Phantom. Oh.. and that was a cool smiley at timestamp 06:42 ! Br //M

It’s also my first high fidelity aircraft and I have only studied the fundamentals last few weeks with Su-25T! I cannot wait until release 😍😍😍

Beautiful modelling and fabulous detailing of the F4!

12:30 The physics of the landing gear is fantastic 🤩🤩🤩

Absolutely amazing!

One of my favorite planes ever...I pre-ordered MONTHS ago. Can't wait!!!

Its interesting you said that you found that the F4 has the edge in the vertical climb when fighting MIGs. When Top Gun was created, the primary technique they taught was getting into a vertical climb and looping over to attack. The F4 kill ratio improved from 2 kills and 1 loss to 12 kills to 1 loss after Top Gun grads returned to Vietnam. These results propelled Top Gun into stardom and now every aircraft has a weapon school equivalent for graduate level tactics training. -MH-60r Aircrew.

Loved working on the F-4.!!! Beautiful aircraft

That looks freaking awesome. Really looking forward to this module. Always loved the F-4 as a kid.

OOHHHH HELLL YEAH! Vietnam videos here we go. How about doing some Wild Weasel Missions in the F4?

The F-4 proved that if you strapped big enough engines to a brick you could make it fly.