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TimAPNY
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F4H-1 Phantom II (149449)
Project High Jump Set time-to-climb world recorders (3000 meters in 34.523 sec)
LtCol William McGraw, Cdr Dave Longton , Cdr Del Nordberg , Lcdr John Young

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TimApNy wrote:
March 6, 1962
F4H-1 Phantom II (149449)
Project High Jump Set time-to-climb world recorders (3000 meters in 34.523 sec)
LtCol William McGraw, Cdr Dave Longton , Cdr Del Nordberg , Lcdr John Young

At Brunswick Maine


Assuming you are correct that is quite an impressive time. 42 minutes from post to answer. :)

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Just call me the Google Master! :wink:

I can only wish I had that type of info stuck in my brain.

Maybe Google Lucky would be better.

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Scott WRG Editor wrote:
TimApNy wrote:
March 6, 1962
F4H-1 Phantom II (149449)
Project High Jump Set time-to-climb world recorders (3000 meters in 34.523 sec)
LtCol William McGraw, Cdr Dave Longton , Cdr Del Nordberg , Lcdr John Young

At Brunswick Maine


Assuming you are correct that is quite an impressive time. 42 minutes from post to answer. :)


and they say the net is all conquering? HAH! took longer than the phantom did!
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I would guess the must have chained it down with some sort of quick release.

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catapult?

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I seem to remember reading somewhere that there was in use a sort of breakable bar which held the aircraft back on the carriers. could it be that they used one of these set to break slightly less than absolute max thrust so that when brakes released... away she goes!

just a thought off the top of my head and most likely wrong but well. worth a shot.
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I have all of the crew, dates, altitudes and times right here, but somehow pulling the data out of a book seems like cheating.

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Rob, Didn't they use the arresting wires at the end of the runway and replace the tailhook with a bar and an explosive bolt? Also isn't that Hanger 4 in the picture? Maybe Bay #1? It's been so long since I've been down there...........
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Lt Cdr. J. Young 34.52sec to 3,000m on Feb 21 1962
Cdr. D. Langton 48.78sec to 6,000m on Feb 21 1962
Lt. Col W. McGraw 1:1.62 to 9,000m on Mar 1 1962
Lt. Col W. McGraw 1:17.15 to 12,000m on Mar 1 1962
Lt. Cdr D. Nordberg 1:54.54 to 15,000m on Mar 1 1962

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Lt Cdr Taylor Brown 2:58.5 to 20,000m on Mar 31 1962
Lt Cdr. J. Young 3:50.44 to 25,000m on Apr 3 1962
Lt. Cdr D. Nordberg 6:11.42 to 30,000m on Apr 12 1962

I also have a note here that says in the flight for the 30,000m record, the Phantom passed through 100,000 feet!

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Didn't Mr Yeager pass 100,000 feet in a F-104 (admitted barely in control)also ?


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Didn't Mr Yeager pass 100,000 feet in a F-104 (admitted barely in control)also ?


Yes, 108,000 is the number I have seen for Yeager's flight. That would have been in the NF-104 which had a rocket motor and RCS Thrusters installed. My book didn't go into any detail on the Phantom records so I have no idea what mods, if any, the record attempt aircraft had.

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