Phantom 62-12200, the only slatted thin wing Phantom?

[hemspilot]

Howdy y'all, we all know that 62-12200 was the original YRF-4C converted from an F-4B and as such had the thin wing and short burner cans.

Did it receive a whole new wing or were the slats (for the FBW project) just retrofitted, I cannot see any bulges on the wings.

Also at what point in time did it receive the -8 J79s and the longer burner cans?

[aircommando130]

12200 had the thin wing it's whole life. I think when I saw it at Edwards way back the 

slats were welded on in the open/deployed position. It was also the test aircraft for 

the F-4E. Had a vulcan 20mm installed in the RF nose. She currently sits in the AF

Museum. 

 

Cheers...Ron

[hemspilot]

1 hour ago, aircommando130 said:

12200 had the thin wing it's whole life. I think when I saw it at Edwards way back the 

slats were welded on in the open/deployed position. It was also the test aircraft for 

the F-4E. Had a vulcan 20mm installed in the RF nose. She currently sits in the AF

Museum. 

 

Cheers...Ron

Any idea when it got the long afterburner cans?

[aircommando130]

Maybe when it got the F-4E gun installed??

 

Cheers...Ron

[Nebbor]

1 hour ago, hemspilot said:

Howdy y'all, we all know that 62-12200 was the original YRF-4C converted from an F-4B and as such had the thin wing and short burner cans.

Did it receive a whole new wing or were the slats (for the FBW project) just retrofitted, I cannot see any bulges on the wings.

Also at what point in time did it receive the -8 J79s and the longer burner cans?

YF-4E prototype showing the long burner cans as well as the initial gun installation:

http://www.airwar.ru/image/idop/fighter/f4e/yf-4e.jpg

 

Safe to say it got the long burner cans as part of the YF-4E program as aircommando130 said.

 

Slats were installed for the Agile Eagle program and were fixed in the extended position on the original thin wing as can be seen here:

 

Edited October 29, 2022 by Nebbor