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Turkish F-4E/TM Phantoms


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Hello all

It's me again with another Phantom question. 

What does the TM stand for in the F-4E/TM & RF-4E/TM Turkish Phantoms. 

I understand it refers to a modification/update but I can't find any info into what the modification/update was, and when it was introduced.

Can anyone help?

Cheers

RR (Chris). 

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"TM" denotes Terminator. For a quick overview of mods, see halfway down here for "F-4 Terminator 2020":

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_McDonnell_Douglas_F-4_Phantom_II_variants

 

If you don't mind a small plug - Hi-Decal (whose owner Diego lurks around right here at BM) makes a very nice sheet of decals for these:

 

https://www.scalemates.com/nl/kits/hi-decal-line-48-028-f-4e-f-4etm-rf-4etm-phantom-ii--185395

 

Cheers,

 

Andre (no connection to Hi-Decal other than loving their stuff)

 

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Hello

Hook and luis Pacheco thank you for your reply's even if they have left me slightly confused (I'm at that sort of age) let me explain.

I understood that the TM upgrade was put in place after the Terminator 2020 program was completed, it was an upgrade of none Terminator airframes that concentrated on the air-to-air role and not the air-to-ground role of the terminator. Please see below (I hope the link works ok) if not I've added the relative information below, information from siyah gri beyaz.

 

https://translate.google.co.uk/translate?hl=en&sl=tr&u=https://www.siyahgribeyaz.com/2015/03/turk-phantomlar.html&prev=search 

 

Terminator II and Şimşek Projects

Terminator shortly after the completion of the project, Turkey has started to evaluate the modernization package that includes a second 48 aircraft. In the Terminator II project, which includes the renewal of the F-4Es of the 112 and 172 Fleets to keep the air-air capabilities in the foreground, the contribution of the domestic defence industry was envisaged to be increased. Contract negotiations with Israel were cancelled in 2005 due to the cost of up to USD670 million. Soon after, a more limited-scale improvement program was launched in February 2006, under the name of Şimşek, covering 16 F-4Es in the 112th Fleet (172nd Fleet, the Commander F-4E's other end-user, It would be temporarily extinguished until 35s came into service).

Within the scope of the Şimşek project, LN-100GT integrated INS / GPS navigation system, CDU-900Z flight management system, IFF Mod IV and MXF-484 VHF / UHF radio were installed on the aircraft. The first prototype made its first flight on 22.12.2009 and the first delivery was made on 02.03.2010. With the project completed in 2011, the aircraft renamed F-4E / TM were planned to serve at least until 2014-2016. However, these planes withdrew from the flight in June 2012 much earlier than expected, and 112th Fleet began to borrow some of the 111st Fleet's F-4E / 2020s.

 

Thank you for your help, if anybody can add to this that would be a great help.

 

Cheers

 

RR (Chris)

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