Amazing work to get these birds back in the air where they belong! These were the fighters that shaped my youth: Phantom, F100, Voodoo, Thunderchief, F111, etc. - I'm so afraid that soon the only ones left will be on static display in a museum somewhere. Keep up the great work!!

@trespire

3 күн бұрын

Agreed. The best way to preserve a machine is to maintain it in servisable condition. Jets belong in the sky, not collecting dust.

What an absolutely great view of the pilot's right leg ! We'll learn alot from that camera !

@Shovel-om7kn

3 күн бұрын

The mandatory Right Leg “Lift Off” camera angle discrepancies shall be listed on: MILFFM-272, -461. Semper Fi

@stevencramsie9172

2 күн бұрын

Yeah, a bit disappointing that a shaking leg is the majority of what we saw during takeoff

Good Day. Beautiful Aircraft. One of my favorite planes. Interesting that at one time these planes flew all the time. It was regular and no big deal. Today, they are rare and precious. I was stationed at Cannon AFB NM in 1974, 27th CES, Power & Airfield Lighting. F-111s when I was there. I saw the Thunderbirds there when they were flying F4s. So many beautiful and wonderful aircraft in our history. Thank You & Best Regards.

I simply cannot imagine the amount of knowledge and skills needed to keep this AC in the air. Those F100's look like they're flying even when they're on the ground.

Wonderful. 6 years since the last flight...well done! Saw a mig-21 in a hangar background. Quite the Vietnam collection in those hangars :)

@RedTail1-1

3 күн бұрын

Yep, that's the hangar Jerod works in. There is a MiG-21, TA-4, F-100, and Folland Gnat. You should check out his channel.

I miss those days of the old jets flying, grew up on the California desert in the 70s. Saw many F-100, F-105, F-106, and the F-4s fly out of Edwards AFB, George AFB and China Lake. Too bad my father's flight instructor isn't around. His favorite aircraft in the USAF was the F-100, especially the D model with flaps. Flew multiple tours in Vietnam in the F-100 then O-1 Bird Dog, finishing in the South Vietnamese Air Force in the O-1. His career would have made an incredible book to read. I can't describe to my kids, that distinct smell of the old J-57, J-75 and J-79 engines on start up and taxi, no modern jet engine has that smell.

@RedTail1-1

3 күн бұрын

Because they changed the fuel to reduce smoke and be more efficient/eco friendly. If they used that same old fuel it would smell like you remember.

@jtkent28

3 күн бұрын

Did prior F-100 models not have flaps?? Must have had quite a high takeoff / approach speed if not!

@DieselThunderAviation

2 күн бұрын

They have flaps, yes. Procedure on landing is to retract them after touchdown, as that puts more weight on the wheels so the brakes are more effective.

@wallyzworld7108

2 күн бұрын

@@jtkent28 The D model had enlarged wings for ground attack role and therefore larger more capable flaps.

@jtkent28

20 сағат бұрын

@@wallyzworld7108 ah ok. very interesting. I wasn’t aware one model had larger wings than the others.

My uncle, Scott Dotson, flew these beasts in Vietnam. First the D models then the F when he transitioned to the Misty FAC Squadron. He (Misty 110) and his backseater, Lee Gourley (Misty 106), went MIA over Laos on August 9, 1969. We never knew what happened to them until 2003 when they were finally recovered. While we did finally have closure, they were still unable to determine why the plane went down. I would love to see this bird fly in person.

@davidrhoads3023

2 күн бұрын

There are MANY reasons why Misties went down, most of 'em involving slugging it out with their adversaries. Their mission was an exceptionally dangerous one.

@DieselThunderAviation

2 күн бұрын

I'm sorry that you lost your uncle, though glad your family got closure. I'm not certain, but there's a good chance that she'll fly at our local airshow, Wings Over Houston.

@timmotel5804

2 күн бұрын

Good Day. Sad & Good. That you finally found out. I'm a USAF TAC Vietnam Veteran. Peace & Best Regards. There have been and are a lot of good men & women in our military.

Awesome, another classic back in the skies.

This is a real treat for me. We had F-100's at our ANG unit at Terre Haute, that being the 181st Tactical Wing, all through the 1970's before they switched to the F-4. So many times as a kid out there watching these exact scenes right there in front of me. So cool !!

63-951 made her last flight out of Phu Cat before I got there, but during my year at that base I worked on her sisters. They were tough, honorable birds. Thank you for keeping a Hun flying.

GOOD ! Very good ! Keep history alive ! Glad to see this. Hope to see it in Oshkosh in person. Best Regards from Alaska!

Living so close to Houston, any chance of any of us former F-4 fixers will be able to witness it's first flight??

@RedTail1-1

3 күн бұрын

You could volunteer your time and knowledge to help it get in the air.

@mdrobtx

2 күн бұрын

@@RedTail1-1 I live in Ft Worth, Texas. 5 hours away too far to volunteer. I do volunteer at the FW air museum and the F-4 there is being fixed up for static display only.

I had no idea one was airworthy!! You hang out with the right crowd.

You guys are awesome. keep up the hard work and Fun! I love just about anything that flies.

Ah, the F-100F. Two fewer guns to look after. This video takes me back to 1961 and my gun-plumbing days at Spangdahlem AFB. At that time, the alert area was located very close to Runway 05, and I frequently stood there and watched as F-100s lit off afterburners for takeoff. One warm and quiet day when the noise seemed especially violent I looked down and found that my fatigue uniform was literally shaking with the sound. The F-105s that replaced the Hun definitely seemed to be less noisy than the F-100 on takeoff. A couple of times, however, an F-105 passing over the base went into what was known as afterburner screech, and that was perhaps the weirdest damn sound I ever heard. Some of the older troops said it sounded like a V1 buzz bomb going over. One question for viewers: does anybody know why the start unit was referred to, back in the day, as a "'Ploosh' unit"? Everybody called it that, but nobody knew where the name originated. As for running a tug out of fuel, when the guy said, "Well, at least we know where usable fuel ends," I thought, okay, fellow aircraft mechanic identified. Always seeing the practical side of a situation.

@davidrhoads3023

2 күн бұрын

One a' the earliest air starters in worldwide use was produced by the French company Turbomeca Palouste. (If you were at a Navy base, you'd see more of 'em there than on an AF base. The little bullet-shaped things.) All of those an' the ones of later manufacture by other companies were called Palouste Units. As an Air Force wrench, YOU know as well as everyone else--probably better--how words an' their pronunciation evolve in the military. It was a short road from "Palouste" to "Ploosh".

@Hopeless_and_Forlorn

2 күн бұрын

@@davidrhoads3023 Thank you, David. After 60 years I have an answer. And, come to think of it, the 49th TFW had moved to Spangdahlem from a base in France not too long before I got there. No doubt the Palouste was used at that base.

What an absolute beast and well done all involved! 👏 🏆 😎

F-100 being one of the coolest

I grew up in Sunnyvale, ca. I can remember seeing these fly over our house as we were very close to Moffett Field AFB. They were right next to Lockheed, where my dad worked. Good memories.

I'm sure this plane can do aerobatics right along with the combat maneuvers it once did when in active service. It is a really cool aircraft

The f-100 looks the best in that camo paint scheme

@scottpeters8640

3 күн бұрын

It also looks great in Thunderbirds livery.

@dareisnogod5711

Күн бұрын

👎👎👎 You would too, js.

Seeing this in formation with Dean Cutshall's F-100 would've been epic. At least I got to see his when he brought it to EAA.

Impressive accomplishment, successfully getting a project of this scale, to a point of actually flying. Congratulations to all involved, and thanks for sharing.

That was fantastic! Thanks for sharing the video with the rest of us.

@DieselThunderAviation

3 күн бұрын

Our pleasure, glad you enjoyed it!

My father used to work on these amazing planes when he was in the Air Force -he was a crew chief for the Thunderbirds back in the day as well

@DieselThunderAviation

2 күн бұрын

That's awesome!

You got to do it again with good video equipment. F-100s are super cool. Our National Guard F-100s had afterburners that would boom when lit. A very loud boom & off they went fast down the runway. We lived 8 miles from the airport & new when the guard was flying. Very cool stuff. Thanks for posting and best wishes for future flights.

My old man worked on the F-100D and he also later was a mech on the RF-101 Voodoo in Vietnam.

In the mid eighties I was working at Davis-Monthan in Arizona. One of the main projects I did was pulling F-100’s out of the desert and preparing them for conversion to drones. I wonder if I worked on this beauty.

@DieselThunderAviation

3 күн бұрын

I don't think this one ever made it to the Boneyard. Her tail number is 56-3844

@Shovel-om7kn

3 күн бұрын

Semper Fi. We were stationed there in ‘72 for Pop’s F-4 training. I hate to imagine how hot the flight lines are at MCAS Yuma nowadays!

I'm an Old Brit and I can remember F100s being based at Lakenheath in the UK and the Boom of the burner ignition. Great video and good luck with all your aviation projects done in memory of our heroes. Thanks!

@DieselThunderAviation

2 күн бұрын

That's awesome that you got to see these fly back in their prime! Glad you enjoyed the video!

My Late Brother Bob was at Luke Air Force base in Phoenix in 1959 working as a Weapon Mechanic on that bird in the days. Still have one on Display in front of Base I believe. After Leaving the Service in 1963 He spent 33 years working for Lockheed.

Awesome!!! Congrats 🎉🎉🎉🎉

Cool video! Great flow to everything. Conversational tone and phenomenal restoration of magnificent machines. Breathe deep and fly straight!

Diesel - what a great day for you guys!! Thanks for posting this, it was awesome. I would love to see this fly. After Dean Cutshall announced that he probably wouldn’t be flying his 100F anymore I dispaired of ever getting to see a Hun in flight, but now there’s hope! 😊. We have a 100D on static display (I volunteer at the Valiant Air Command Warbird Museum in Titusville, FL) and it’s one of my favorite airplanes in our collection. Would love to see yours strutting its stuff. Will Collings be taking it to any airshows? Sure hope so! Thanks again for making my day! Regards, Rob Shaw

Great video and congratulations on the successful flight. Gotta love the AB. It’s a turbo money to noise converter ! 😁

There is an F 100 Super Sabre mounted at the entrance to the municipal airport in Grand Haven, MI. The sight and sound of this iconic aircraft in flight is inspiring. Thanks for sharing.

So so awesome! would love to see an F-105 brought back to life sometime.

@Racer1505

3 күн бұрын

They tried years ago like the early 2000s. Congress even passed a resolution for it. But the Air Force didn't want them to have a flying one and destroyed the ones that could have been air worthy. Atleast thats the story I remeber.

@DieselThunderAviation

3 күн бұрын

Yeah, I think they broke them in a way to keep them from ever being airworthy, but still keep them on static .display

As a kid I saw these planes over Soesterberg, the Netherlands. The USAF 32 TFS was based there. Thank you for posting.

i think i saw this bird do a show chasing a mig at toledo airshow around 2017 - 2018 its so cool to see

@DieselThunderAviation

2 күн бұрын

Quite possibly you did! 2018 was the last year she flew before last weekend. If it was a silver F-100 that you saw, that one was Dean Cutshall's F-100, based out of Fort Wayne.

just gorgeous ! she's still got it goin' on !!

That TA-4 was NP, my old Airwing on CV-19, USS Hancock.

I used to have a MA1A cart at my local airport. Had to use it to start some ERJ-135s a few times. I did one when it was late afternoon, getting near dark. All the passengers on the right side of the plane were watching when I started the cart. A 4ft flame shot out of the exhaust, making quite the show. Everyone's eyes got real big and saw a lot of "holy $#!T" expressions. It was awesome. But yeah that thing was very loud, and you'd be deaf if you didn't wear hearing protection!

Thank you for the privilege of seeing this iconic aircraft fly. I never thought I would see one fly. Hopefully this is a later model F-100 so you don't have to worry about the Saber Dance as much.

Folding the drag bag. Lots of fun! Congrats on the flight 👍

She's a beauty 🙂👍

Great job everyone!!!

Sooooo cool.

Its so awesome to see that F100 fly! Great work!. There are 2 F100s (Tail numbers 56-3916 and 56-3971 ) that have been here at the airport for over 2 decades in Belgrade, MT. I dont know who owns them both but they are pretty much abandoned at this point. They have been parked outside the entire time. Other than being moved a few times for airport construction reasons, they havent done anything with them. I hope someone can some day put them in a hanger and get them flyable again. Its sad to see them just sit out there, just rotting away in our hot summers and cold and snowy winters.

Damn, that is pure gold! That jet turbine has a an incredible whine.

@DieselThunderAviation

2 күн бұрын

The J57 engine, the first two spool jet engine to see service, and also the first over 10,000 lbs of thrust!

Thank you amigos for keeping the ladies flying. Semper Fi

@DieselThunderAviation

2 күн бұрын

Our pleasure!

It's time to find an F-8.....

So cool

I knew a nam vet that was a tech / mechanic/ ground crew of this airframe. Keep them flying ! 👍

This is awesome! Had no idea that a Super Saber was still flying, thank you for sharing. Any thoughts on having hot seats?

So nice to see the Vietnam paint job, as opposed to the Thunderbird design. Also, it's a little sad that the two(?) examples flying are both F-models, but that's understandable. Jus' bein' picky, here--I'm Big Time grateful to ANYone who keeps my favorite fighter alive.

I used to sit by the end of the runway as a kid at a local ANG base as these did touch and go's. Getting covered in black smoke was part of the fun. 50+ years later, I'm still around!

@FarmerDrew

2 күн бұрын

Nitric oxide is good for building muscles, right? That's why I got muscles after I started farming

It sounds amazing when he lights the can. If this is the A4 F4 and the F100 out of Ellington field in Houston I was lucky enough to see all 3 of them fly. Oh yeah and I think that mig 21 also . Great video thanks for sharing

Nice cockpit shot.

Great to see her back in the sky! Saw her fly at the WOH 2014 airshow.

@DieselThunderAviation

3 күн бұрын

There’s a possibility she’ll fly for WOH 2024!

I knew it was condensation, but my next thing was cool interior IFR cockpit LOL Nice flight and it must have been awesome to feel the power.

Gosh what a beauty. Can't wait to have it in DCS. Any clue when ? Thanks for the video

My dad flew those in Europe and in Vietnam

Never thought I'd see an F-100 in the air again! 😁 Great job Collins Foundation and everyone involved! My dad worked on them at Luke and at Clark (67/68) during 'Nam. Col Charles Yeagar was his wing commander, and took him up (Pops was a Maint Chief) in a 2 seater, just like that one, and broke the sound barrier. 🤗 Gave him a cool 'Mach Buster' card that I gave to one of my Air Force nephews.......that he promptly lost $#%@&^. kids....grrr. When I was finishing up my Marine Air enlistment at Beaufort MCAS we went down to Savanah and did a 2 v 1 with our F-4J's against the Guard and their Huns. Sorry AF....it was not pretty... haha 😉

@trespire

3 күн бұрын

That must have been a real treat for your dad, to get to experience the jet in its natural environment, after sweating and bleeding to maintain them in tip top contition. I was a Phantom maintainer - structural, I would have given my back teath to fly in one.

@davidrhoads3023

2 күн бұрын

Gee, that's strange. My Guard Hun outfit never had much trouble dealing with Phantoms flown by ANY outfit. Including Beaufort. It was Always great having Marines visit for DACT, though, and Always great to deploy where you guys were. Warriors, an' No Doubt.

@joeblow5037

2 күн бұрын

@@davidrhoads3023 Then you remember when we switched Jersies at the rifle range. You guys shot like 50 yards and couldn't hit squat. The head NCO wasn't thrilled, but it was all in good fun. Things were different back then. 🙂 btw, we had just gotten off a 7 month deployment on the brand new USS Nimitz, and were the Navy/USMC's spearhead against the red menace. I consider us and VF-74 to be the best aviators in the world. but, oh well....we were all on the same side.

@davidrhoads3023

2 күн бұрын

@@joeblow5037 Hey, No Fair! Every Marine is a Rifleman. Where's that leave Air Force?

@joeblow5037

2 күн бұрын

@@davidrhoads3023 Like the Navy....Transport us where we need to go....lol fyi, my pops was career AF...so are my 2 nephews. Only my Sis (squid) and I were the oddballs.

Another beautiful warbird that’s often overlooked as a major player in Vietnam. We all need to salute you for the work and money it takes to keep bees aircraft flying.

So great to see an F100F flying! One of my favorite aircraft, certainly ahead of it's time in 1955.

Originated the term "Century Fighter". 👍

Hello 👋 I knew a man who flew the F100 as a test pilot for NASA ! Cam Patterson. Awesome Gentleman 😊

Hot Shots jet!!

You guys are awesome ! Question. Why drag the chute all the way back to the hanger ? When I was an USAF brat I'd sit at the end of the flightline and watch the Phantom IIs land. They make a wide U turn at the end of the runway, run up the engines to inflate the chute then release it to blow off into the grass. A guy would come out and pick them all up.

@DieselThunderAviation

2 күн бұрын

Easy to have a couple airman out collective chutes when the base is recovering a bunch of aircraft. We don't often cut the chute loose, and generally would have to coordinate ahead of time with airfield ops to have some crew out to recover a chute.

Close caption for engine noise... "(Music)" How long was the flight... what speed achieved?

yall comin to oshkosh?

Many of the accidents Of the early 100s were chalked up to burner lag. When the 100 and 105 light the burner it's quite dramatic. You need to take a video at the end of the runway to get the sound of the burner when it lights.

Take her to Oshkosh!

I guess a solution for the go pro is to record a few seconds just so you can see what the camera sees and name the necessary adjustments. You could also have the pilots check the go pro before takeoff just to verify they're on and recording

Century series… were meant to be throw away cheap aircrafts… still flying? Amazing.

I saw it fly in 2014. I described the afterburner sound as lighting a crawfish burner X1000.

@DieselThunderAviation

3 күн бұрын

Great analogy! Kinda wish the wind was going the other direction as that would have put him closer to us, and the burner light would have been picked up by the mic better.

Great video, dude! And thanks so much for the plug and such for my little tiny channel! So glad the flight went well and we hope to fly it again soon! Ps..we ran the CF TA4 yesterday for the first time in a few years, found a couple of issue that need to be fixed but progress is progress! Keep em flyin!

As you know, Dean Cutshaw "cutter" has his F-100D at Ft. Wayne, should exchange notes with him. He may have parts too.

@Racer1505

3 күн бұрын

Deans jet is for sale. From what I understand he can't get insurance anymore for the air show circuit.

Kick ass

Fantastic! Do you fly with live seats?

@DieselThunderAviation

2 күн бұрын

I believe they are hot seats, not 100% certain though.

Great to see another Hun take to the skies! If memory serves, the only other airworthy one is being retired unfortunately.

love it, next get an A6 INTRUDER

I like your T-shirt (at 1:33) :)

I believe this only the 2nd flying F100 the other one being in Fort Wayne Indiana.

@DieselThunderAviation

3 күн бұрын

Yes, that one is Dean Cutshall’s F-100F. He had his fini flight in her last December. Unknown if he will be retiring his F-100 as well. Supposedly there are two more in Montana, but those are condition unknown since the mid 2000’s. Of those four, I believe our’s is the oldest, tail number 56-3844.

Hard lite burner.

Beautiful on the ground, she looked even better in the air!

@andrewhamop6665

3 күн бұрын

Absolutely beautiful! Hopefully we'll see the Phantom take to the skies alongside the F-100 soon.

I remember seeing the red arrows flying the gnats in the early 70s.

That’s a very cool aircraft of the Century Series. Are you guys in possession of a Thud by any chance? I don’t even know if any Thuds are still flying.

@DieselThunderAviation

3 күн бұрын

The Hun was the first of that series! I heard that the Foundation tried to get a Thud some years back and were told no. To my knowledge, there aren't any flyable Thuds.

@kevinmurphy3464

3 күн бұрын

@@DieselThunderAviation Thanks for the info. Sad that not even one is flying. You guys are doing great work!

Is that supersonic trainer the type used in the movie Hotshots with Charlie Sheen?

@DieselThunderAviation

3 күн бұрын

Been a while since I've seen that movie, but I believe so!

🏆

Loved finding this presentation! When I took my first lessons in a C-152 which was NEW in 1978, I was introduced to my instructor. He flew 100's with the 104th Fighter Wing here at KBAF in that year. Really an honor to have such an instructor in the right seat from my very first hour in that light aircraft! Happily, I have great photos from the day. It all started with the first PRE-flight inspection, AND, his signature is all over my log book 😊👍.

Where can we get that F-4 T-shirt? Also, which Houston airport is this?

@DieselThunderAviation

2 күн бұрын

I'll have to ask my son where he bought that (he gave it to me as a gift). The airfield is Ellington Field, just south of Houston, Texas. KEFD

Take it to high high altitude 🔥🔥🤌🤌🦅🇺🇲🦅🇺🇲

I'm wondering that the FAA may have you restricted to not exceeding your airspeed to breaking the sound barrier. But great to see a century series fighter flying.

@DieselThunderAviation

3 күн бұрын

Generally aircraft are limited to no more than 250 knots indicated below 10,000 feet here in the U.S. There are some exceptions like for military operating areas and airshows. And it was awesome to see her fly again!

THE F8M WAS A SINGLE STAGE AB TOO

Please tell me this will be at OSH this year!!!

@DieselThunderAviation

3 күн бұрын

I don't think there's any plans for that, at least not at the moment. If I learn anything regarding them going to OSH I'll be sure and mention it!

I need a F100 patch and shirt!?!!

is this the one that was silver with a red fin flash?

@DieselThunderAviation

3 күн бұрын

No. The one you are thinking of is owned by Dean Cutshall, and is based in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

@iyaayas200

3 күн бұрын

@@DieselThunderAviation roger that, wish someone could get a C or D back in the air, love the camo scheme

F-100 or "We have super Mystère at home".

Is the military tail number wrong or have a missing number? I am a geek and like looking up the tail numbers online to see any war history on them.

@DieselThunderAviation

3 күн бұрын

Her real tail number is 56-3844, and is painted to represent 63-0951, an aircraft that Colonel Day flew in flew in Vietnam. With tail numbers, frequently the 3rd digit is dropped, especially if it is a zero. But I’ve also seen it where the 1st digit is dropped instead of the 3rd.

@jimcabezola3051

Күн бұрын

@@DieselThunderAviation Thanks for that information!!! I thought they made F-100s from the early 1950s to the late 1950s...not the 1960s. That "63" in the tail code got me overly excited. 🤣🤣Glad to see it commemorates Colonel Day and his actions in Vietnam. I loved the book "Bury Me Upside Down," and the stories therein are awe-inspiring. Thanks for all your efforts!

What was the ol' girl peeing on shutdown? I would think fuel is cut off instantly so that shouldn't be it. Condensation from the AC? Also, what is the twitchy gauge on the top right? Neat to hear the reaction. The 'coming out of afterburner feels like deceleration' is something I wouldn't have ever thought of but absolutely makes sense. As always, thanks for sharing.

@DieselThunderAviation

3 күн бұрын

You’re first guess is close! That’s an overpressure relief valve for the fuel system. With the throttle in cutoff, the engine shuts down since fuel is not going through the injector nozzles in the combustors. The turbine and accessory gearbox is still turning though, including the mechanical fuel pump, which then builds pressure against a closed valve. Without a pressure relief, there’s a possibility of rupturing a seal or other component in the fuel system. The relief on these aircraft vents overboard like you saw, and is fairly common for that era, including Soviet aircraft. Think more modern aircraft send that fuel back into one of the tanks. That gauge you noticed is the hydraulic pressure gauge, in this case set to read hydraulic system 1 with the knob next to it. You’re seeing pressure fluctuations as the control surfaces move, which is very noticable as the Hun doesn’t have hydraulic accumulators to help with demand and damp out the pressure drop.

@fsj197811

3 күн бұрын

@@DieselThunderAviation I thought that gauge seemed to be hooked to flight controls somehow. As for the fuel that makes sense but I kind of figured there was constantly fuel being bypassed back to the tank like a modern automotive fuel injection system. Thanks a lot for the reply, I like learning about the old birds. Have a great day!

This is a video where I’d like to put about 5 ‘likes’, but I can only click 1. 😄. Excellent!!

@DieselThunderAviation

2 күн бұрын

Glad you liked it!