QF-4 crash in Florida?

[frank kramer]

According to Dutch newspaper Telegraaf, an unmanned aircraft crashed during take-off in Florida yesterday, July 17, 2013. Confusingly, as ever, they can't tell the difference between a drone and a Phantom, as they refer to the QF-4 as a "small aircraft".

http://www.telegraaf.nl/buitenland/2174 ... weg__.html

[Flanker]

apparently one that didn't wanted to be shot down :

http://www.tyndall.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123356247

although a sad loss of a beautiful plane, luckily a 'remote' one, so no crew injured.

[phkza]

A drone, either being a converted F-4 or a modern UAV, is an aircraft. So nothing wrong with that. So one could refer to the QF-4 as a drone and as an aircraft imho.

[Flanker]

A drone, either being a converted F-4 or a modern UAV, is an aircraft. So nothing wrong with that. So one could refer to the QF-4 as a drone and as an aircraft imho.

the QF-4 is an aircraft converted to drone, or to be more precise : a Full Scale Aerial Target.
The Telegraaf is calling the drone in question a 'small aircraft'.

Wouldn't call the Full Scale Phantom a 'small aircraft'..... would you ?
So, there The Telegraaf is wrong

[phkza]

A drone, either being a converted F-4 or a modern UAV, is an aircraft. So nothing wrong with that. So one could refer to the QF-4 as a drone and as an aircraft imho.

the QF-4 is an aircraft converted to drone, or to be more precise : a Full Scale Aerial Target.
The Telegraaf is calling the drone in question a 'small aircraft'.

Wouldn't call the Full Scale Phantom a 'small aircraft'..... would you ?
So, there The Telegraaf is wrong

As a CIV spotter, all jetfighters are small. But I understand what you mean

[michel N]

Somewhere I read that this was the second QF-4 crash in a week. The other one did what is was supposed to do... Being shot down. Unfortunately, I can't find the source of this news.

[Flanker]

Indeed, on july 10th another qf4 was destroyed on her way back to tyndall

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[Flanker]

Indeed, on july 10th another qf4 was destroyed for safety reasons over the gulf of mexico on her way back to tyndall

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[Niek]

Wouldn't call the Full Scale Phantom a 'small aircraft'..... would you ?

It is now....

[Flanker]

the story on the QF-4 crash on July 10th :

http://www.airforcemag.com/DRArchive/Pa ... -Home.aspx