Why Trust Us? Flying Brick. Lead Sled. Rhino. Double Ugly. If nicknames are destiny, then the F-4 Phantom II fighter was cursed at birth. Even its official name was ironic. “Phantom” evokes an ...

The propulsion on the F-4 was top-notch, even from the beginning of its lifespan in 1961. High-thrusting J79 twin engines power the fighter. Nicknamed the “Flying Brick” for its less than ...

The U.S. Air Force will hold a "final flight" ceremony tomorrow, December 21, to commemorate the end of the F-4 Phantom II ... Those names included the "Flying Brick, "Snoopy", and "The World's ...

There is no particular reason for the world’s love affair with the F-4 Phantom. Beautiful it was ... amazing aeronautical principle: that “a brick can fly if you stick a big enough engine ...

Same for Tony Stewart, who blasted NASCAR's radically revamped racecar as a "flying brick" when it was unveiled months ago. After locking in a fourth-place starting spot in his No. 20 Chevrolet ...