Shortly before takeoff in the F-4
Shortly before takeoff in the F-4
For Ina Niewind, a small dream was fulfilled in March 2011 when she was allowed to join the pilot during flight tests of an F-4F Phantom II. "That is something very different from sitting in a transport aircraft. The clouds looked almost close enough to touch," says Niewind. For part of the flight, she flew the plane herself, including loops and steeply banked turns. In the process, she experienced gravitational acceleration several times.
