McDonnell Douglas (Mitsubishi) F-4EJ Kai Phantom II 17-8440 JASDF, 301 Hikotai, engine test-run, Hyakuri AB, Japan

McDonnell Douglas (Mitsubishi) F-4EJ Kai Phantom II 17-8440 JASDF (cn M140), Chubu Koku Homentai (Central Air Defence Force), 301 Hikotai, at Hyakuri AB (RJAH). This Phantom is being preserved for the JASDF Museum at Hamamatsu.

F-4EJ / F-4EJ Kai
Two-seat all-weather specialized air defense fighter version of the F-4E. The F-4EJ has in common with the F-4E the Westinghouse AN/APQ-120 radar fire control system, the 20-mm M61A1 Vulcan cannon and the AIM-7 and AIM-9 air-to-air missile capability. The majority of the F-4EJs were built under license by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MIH) in Japan. 2 were directly delivered from McDonnell and built in St Louis. A further 138 were built by MIH, of which 8 were assembled using McDonnell delivered parts.

The original F-4EJ had no air to ground capability to make clear to its neighboring countries that it was purely meant for air defense purposes. As a result the nuclear weapons control unit, the bombing computer (ASQ-91), the air-to-ground missile ‘Bullpup’ and its control device ARW-77 were omitted. Also the F-4EJs lacked the aerial refueling capability of standard F-4s. The air defense role was further emphasized by removing the slats and replacing them by leading wing edge flaps to improve acceleration when scrambled on QRA. Removing the slat mechanism saves weight and reduces drag.

In a later stage air-to-ground capability as well as the aerial refueling capability were added on the improved (‘Kai’) version of the F-4EJ. The F-4EJ Kai has improved avionics, including the AN/APG-66J pulse-doppler radar and ground attack capability, including the ASM-1 anti-ship missile. 90 of the original 140 F-4EJs were converted to the ‘Kai’ standard.

Sadly the F-4 fleet has now been retired except for a few remaining at the Kawasaki test-base Gifu.

Sources: www.scramble.nl en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_McDonnell_Douglas_F-4_Phant...(%E6%88%A6%E9%97%98%E6%A9%9F) (Wikipedia Japan) , designer.home.xs4all.nl/models/f4ej-32/f4-32-1.htm

Taken in: Japan / Ibaraki / Ogawa-machi (show map)

Taken on: November 25, 2019

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Sets appears in: • Hyakuri AB, Japan, 2019

Camera: Canon EOS 80D, f/9.0, 1/320 sec, 400mm, ISO 125 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS 80D
Lens:	EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
Aperture:	f/9.0
Exposure Time:	0.003 sec (1/320)
Focal Length:	400mm
ISO:	125
Exposure Bias:	-1/3 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Shutter speed priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
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