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@ig33ku

Жыл бұрын

LOL isnt mini-docs part part of Dark Docs and Dark Skies?

@GrowlingSidewinder

Жыл бұрын

@@ig33ku no Mini Docs is my 2nd channel.

@click4457

Жыл бұрын

@@GrowlingSidewinder love the videos on the mini docs channel keep up the grind man great content

@ig33ku

Жыл бұрын

@@GrowlingSidewinder Time to sub!! :P

@stevensutton2252

Жыл бұрын

would love to see the prowler or a6 intruder in dcs and a mini doc to loved the planes so sad to see them go a 6 was a beast

Always thought those tiny wings made the Starfighter a pure "interceptor". It's built for straight-line high-speed dashes, not high-g manoeuvring.

@markymarknj

Жыл бұрын

Yep, that's what the F-104 was designed for; it was a high altitude interceptor.

@debbiestimac5175

Жыл бұрын

@@markymarknj Exactly, to take out TU-4s coming over the pole on one way missions to CONUS. F-106's were the ultimate version of that concept. Cannot wait for "The Six" to become a module. It won William Tell competitions in the USAF even after F-15A was introduced.

@stinkyfungus

Жыл бұрын

It was designed as the ultimate Energy fighter before energy fighting tactics were really codified. Think "boom and zoom fighter from hell" in a world where only the west had a usable IR missile. (There was a few years) THAT was what the 104 was designed for. The interceptor and fighter bomber roles came later, as IR missile tech improved enough (and the russians brought the ATOLL on line) that showing the enemy your ass at mach 1 and full burner in a near vertical climb after a pass was... dangerous. when users decided to see "What else is this thing good for?!"

@stinkyfungus

Жыл бұрын

​@Marky Mark No, it was designed as a fighter in the early 50s It's role as an interceptor came later.

@leonswan6733

Жыл бұрын

@@debbiestimac5175 By reading your comments Debbie you do know your stuff. Were you USAF or West German Air Force Vet ?? I was USAF. i worked on F-15C F-16D and KC-135Rs.

It was made for high altitude intercepts of USSR nuclear bombers. It got mission creep and was used at low altitudes where it tended to suddenly drop its nose and crash before the ejection seat could be utilized.

@Hebdomad7

Жыл бұрын

Which was downward firing because of the massive vertical tail. Again. Not so great for low altitude.

@delfinenteddyson9865

Жыл бұрын

I am pretty sure it got sold to Germany as a fighter-bomber/ground strike aircraft

@dyslexicvvolf

Жыл бұрын

​@@delfinenteddyson9865 not exactly, Germany didn't have the budget to maintain multiple fleets of aircraft so they decided to use the f104 for both mission types, additionally it had a better accident rate than. The f84s Germany was using before

@TrangleC

Жыл бұрын

@@Hebdomad7 I think only the first generation had the downward ejecting seat. The version Germany bought had a upgraded regular (upward ejecting) ejection seat. Nevertheless, the thing was still ill suited to be flown at tree top level, as the Germans did. Living in Germany today and knowing how this country is strangulating itself in regulations and safety fetishism because it is run by old women and politicians pandering to old women, it is a crazy thought that as recently as the 60s and early 70s the Germans still had balls and were reckless and cavalier like that.

@Maple_Cadian

Жыл бұрын

It doesn't help that Lockheed Martin was found bribing defence officials.

Everyone NEEDS to experience the howl of this thing passing, love the widowmaker

@d4rk5t4r2

Жыл бұрын

I hope I get to feel that knowing that the 104 is actually a very popular warbird

@eddy0803

Жыл бұрын

Sure, it's good, but have you heard the hawker hunter howl. Sounds like a tie fighter

@vczs

Жыл бұрын

​@@eddy0803 i'd prefer 104 over that tbh

@michelestefanini5466

Жыл бұрын

it's a tube lol. Nothing to love about that aircraft

@d4rk5t4r2

Жыл бұрын

@@eddy0803 kinda does when I checked it out. Hoping I have enough time to see it

crazy how in not even 3 decades aircraft went from planes like the he51 propeller biplane into monoplane supersonic jet fighters like the f104

@JayzsMr

Жыл бұрын

Two world wars are an incredible incentive to innovate

@nsv8613

Жыл бұрын

And these days modern militaries use 50+ jets like F-15s and Su-27 derivatives as their backbones, and some still sport Mig-21s and F-5s… Crazy how (relatively) peaceful the “End of history” times we’ve lived through have been

@Raptor747

Жыл бұрын

Pretty wild that it has the name of "Starfighter" and actually kind of lives up to the name.

@greggstrasser5791

Жыл бұрын

@@JayzsMr Violence is never the answer.

@tstahler5420

Жыл бұрын

​@@greggstrasser5791 ROFLMAO! okay.

Germany actually called the Starfighter "Erdnagel" which translates to ground nail. Yeah, we loved them.

@vicroc4

Жыл бұрын

That's fair. IIRC, USAF pilots occasionally referred to it as the "lawn dart" because it liked to go nose-first into the ground when trying to land.

@johntrench

Жыл бұрын

It also carried the nicknames “Widow Maker” and “the missile with a man in it”.

@matteodoria8739

Жыл бұрын

In Italy he has a similar nickname, "spillone", which means something along the lines of "big pin"

@89DerChristian

Жыл бұрын

What's the best way to get a Starfighter? - Buy an acre of land and wait

@ArxInvicta

10 ай бұрын

Where i am from we call them "Fliegender Sarg" - flying coffin. My childhood friends grandfather died when in a starfighter accident, we had a huge airbase close to my hometown

GS : "The question is, can it outrun a missile..." MISSILE : "Nope"

@joeldierker5982

Жыл бұрын

SA-2s were unforgiving during that time period.

@TheGoddamnBacon

Жыл бұрын

LOOOL

@JuJu-fi8oo

Жыл бұрын

@@TheGoddamnBacon MISSILE: Here hold my beer

@TheCulturedMan34

Жыл бұрын

Missile hungy!!!!

@danielbrown9368

4 ай бұрын

Missile: Widowmaker? Nah that's my job.

And thus GS became the first F-104 ace, scoring more AA kills with it than the entire USAF

Can you imagine hearing a pilot say, "We're going to *try* to take off."

Little fun fact: The German used the 104 as a Ground Attacker (Why? I don't know, probably to crash into the Ground) and Italy upgraded and used it till 2004 (with the F104S and S/ASA). There's one at 500m from my Home

@pigeonpoo1823

Жыл бұрын

Hahahaha. Yes, it regularly attacked the ground. Usually with its nose

@Maple_Cadian

Жыл бұрын

Because Lockheed Martin bribed the German defence minister.

@Feuerschaf

Жыл бұрын

To drop nukes. No joke, that was the primary reason why the Starfighter has been purchased by Germany. The german defense minister at this time, F.J. Strauß, was very obsessed of being part of a nuclear force. Btw. the US F-104C was also a fighter/bomber version which dropped bombs in Vietnam.

@thystaff742

Жыл бұрын

Not necessarily nukes, but it can be used as a long range, high altitude bomber.

@PhthaloType

Жыл бұрын

(F-104, MiG-23) What if we turned an interceptor into a ground attacker? (Tornado) What if we turned a ground attacker into an interceptor?

I think this aircraft would make a great full module addition to DCS. Loads of variants, loads of users and nearly half the NATO countries had them.

@ViktorMartin113

Жыл бұрын

Fully agree. It was on course to be the first 3rd party module back in 2012, but that project got scrpped, it makes me extremely sad lol. I hope one day someone will pick it up, it's my favourite plane of all time personally.

@Lewd-Tenant_Isan

Жыл бұрын

@@ViktorMartin113 glad to know that im not the only one who loves this metal bird!

@ViktorMartin113

Жыл бұрын

@@Lewd-Tenant_Isano7, I'm also always happy to see people who share a love for the 104.

@monke2676

10 ай бұрын

i love the 104 too, just such a nice plane

@thefreestyler25.warthunder

8 ай бұрын

​@@monke2676Aerges is making it into a Module

battle of the pencils.

@ignacioruiz5824

Жыл бұрын

@stevemc6010

Жыл бұрын

"I once saw Growling Sidewander down three bandits, with the pencil-fighter..."

The royal Danish air force used to fly the Lockheed f-104 Starfighters over the peninsula where we lived in the Isles of Scilly, as kids we'd watch them zipping past at tremendous speed... The sound of that General Electric J79 turbojet engine, fed by side-mounted intakes with fixed inlet cones optimized for performance at Mach 1.7 was incredible. If I remember rightly, they updated the engine to theJ79 GE 19 making the aircraft capable of Mach 2. It really was a sight to behold.

Grew up with the Century Series fighters, we had the F-101 Voodoo and F-104G Starfighter in service. The Starfighter was like a wet dream made flesh, sleek, fast and absolutely unforgiveable to the unwary. Seeing the bird in combat gave me goosebumps and that thump of the SAM hitting home made me flinch. So much goodness here, thanks for wielding one of my personal favourites, it's been immensely enjoyable.

@StrikeEagIe

Жыл бұрын

Like a wet what?!

@MikeRoberts1964

Жыл бұрын

Canadian?

That you for making this video. I was one of the few USAF weapons personnel who was trained to load AIM-9J and 20mm cannon shells into the Luftwaffe F-104G models. In '80 and '81 I was stationed at Luke AFB and watched the Luftwaffe F-104, dressed up in USAF colors, fly missions over Arizona. Generally, they had a turning circle inside of a "township". That's 6 miles by 6 miles. Still, I loved the Starfighter and the Spanish AF had a fraction of the accident rate of the Luftwaffe. Why? Spain has the weather of Arizona. Germany has the weather of Michigan.

@Wuestenkarsten

Жыл бұрын

Yes, many Luftwaffe Pilot´s had a real Problem to adopt to the Climate Conditions here in Germany after coming from Learning to Fly the 104´s in Arizona. That´s one of the Reasons why General Steinhoff decided to "Fly fly and more Fly"......Practise, practise and more Practise. And the Accidents Rate became lower.....

by the time you've turned around in the F-104, you've already gone around the moon

That one fox-2 he launched in that big cluster must have had sunglasses or something, pretty crazy it actually favored the mig over the sun.

@SouthPoleAntarctica

Жыл бұрын

it heard and understood GS's previous motivational speech

@alidaraie

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, I was thinking "RIP the sun"

@apyr1439

Жыл бұрын

It clearly knew where it wasn't

GS really makes a point in many of his videos that various aircraft favor one- or two-circle fights. I submit the Starfighter is a zero-turn fighter. Make a pass, launch missiles, then straight out and home.

@vicroc4

Жыл бұрын

Boom-and-zoom taken to the extreme.

@xivkya6882

Жыл бұрын

​@Wayne Allen while yes it's an interceptor, and I originally thought the same, we have to remember. The F14 is a interceptor. The MiG29 is an interceptor, the 106 is an interceptor, the 21 was an interceptor, and hell the F4 was an interceptor. All these designs are as much interceptors as the 104, but can Excell in dogfights and other roles. I love Kelly Johnson to death and I love the 104, but it could have been so much more well rounded.

@vicroc4

Жыл бұрын

@Xivkya No, those other designs weren't "as much" interceptors as the F-104. As evidenced by the fact that they could do other roles and do them well. Not so with the F-104, and I really don't think it should've been any other way. Johnson had talked to pilots that were concerned about the ever-increasing size and complexity of aircraft, and wanted to buck the trend - which he did in spectacular fashion. He built a plane that was only as complicated as it needed to be for its intended role.

@PhoenixFires

Жыл бұрын

​@@xivkya6882 The reason those all excel in said roles is because they're some of the first "modern" multirole craft.

Had the pleasure of seeing these in flight while on a maneuver called REFORGER in 1984. Watching them fly over you while your in the mountain passes near Herzberg was amazing. And yeah, they are fast.

Couple things on the 104 Saw her at the Dayton air show in flight. She went straight down the runway, did the longest turn round ever, and straight down the runway again. Designed for high fast intercept not much of an air show plane. Still great to see and loud. Up close her wings are spooky thin and small. Hell, the plastic model kits they're like razor blades...

@Jamesbrown-xi5ih

Жыл бұрын

The wings actually are like razor blades, Ground Crews had to install special protective cut guards on the leading and trailing edges of the wing prior to working on it

@the_blue_truck

Жыл бұрын

Same. Saw it a couple of times in Dayton.

@Hornet135

Жыл бұрын

Watch some old videos of the Slivers and the Vikings performances and you’ll see more of what’s possible. I guess they don’t wanna push it with old planes.

I had a base commander once who came from F-104. He often mentioned that with the F-104 you wouldn't want to be in a turning fight with Anyone .... They also preferred to fly always with tip tanks as they benefit the acft's turning circle and in BFM they lowered the flaps to an intermediate position (combat flaps) ...

My dad was RCAF ground crew; worked on Sabres, CF100 "Canucks," and the F104, as well as the T33 and Voodoo.

Got to see F-104s and hear their distinct howls in Cold Lake, Alberta nearly 10 years ago! So cool! Thanks for publishing a video on these

There was a joke in Germany: "Do you want a free Starfighter? Just buy a couple of acres of land, and wait."

@GrowlingSidewinder

Жыл бұрын

That’s very funny I enjoyed that

@ghostrider1827

Жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂

"...question is: can it outrun a missile..." You have impeccable timing, sir!😂

As a kid, I remember seeing these flying around Germany. Also remember one crashing not far from my grandfather's place. Basically like riding on top of an engine with little wings.

It's really cool to see these videos about the earliest types of jet fighters. Would love to see one on the BAC lightning, those things were rapid and could do a full vertical climb while taking off due to their powerful Rolls Royce jet engines.

@neilaslayer

Жыл бұрын

And a climb rate that is impressive even to this day.

How has noone pointed out that he got away with saying , "He's having a good day," but later a great day without immediately eating a missile? Impressive flying, and wonderful video as always.

More cold war please, also we need more Cold War. Did I forget to say we need more Cold War content again? ❤

I was USAF working on F4Es back in the 70s. I remember reading a comment by Kelly Johnson about the accident rate. He said that 104 was designed to go after high flying Sov bombers, not fighters. He said that the Germans wanted to hand bomb ordnance on it and go after targets. It just wasn't designed to do that job but the US Government pushed it for a role it wasn't intended for.

@dukeford

5 ай бұрын

Kelly Johnson designed the F-104 as an air superiority fighter, not as a bomber interceptor. The "G" model sold to NATO was just a development of the USAF F-104C, which was a multi-role fighter bomber.

That historical introduction was really great! GS, maybe you should launch new video series about some aircrafts from DCS and how accurate they are in compare with real world "prototypes"

@TheJuggtron

Жыл бұрын

Wait until you find out how Lockheed managed to ensure it was "selected"

@grafspee569

Жыл бұрын

go to his mini docs channel maybe there is something there

@user-xz5it5hc1g

Жыл бұрын

@@grafspee569 done that already

@grafspee569

Жыл бұрын

@@user-xz5it5hc1g ah well

They had to make it super fast so it could take off eventually before the runway ends.

2:15 that's the NF-104 with the rocket booster, most famous for Chuck Yeager ejecting during a test flight.

Another fun fact - the leading edges and trailing edges were so razor-sharp that they would often cut ground grew hands if run against - and so, you will see photos Starfighters on the ground with cloth covers over those edges for that reason.

@beverlychmelik5504

Жыл бұрын

They wern't that sharp, there was a small radius. However it would open you up if you ran into it while working in the airplane.

@bluecaptainIT

Жыл бұрын

I cut my head thanks to that edges! It happened ten years ago while on a school trip, our teacher even warned us about it. This dumbass got to the Hospital and I was mocked for some days. They said: "4 more and you'll become an Ace!" Fun times.

@coreysuh6502

Жыл бұрын

So I just a F-104 at the Palm Springs aviation museum a couple week ago. The leading edges are thin, but definitely not sharp. It would be really hard to cut yourself on them, but I definitely would want to bump into them

Damn, nice video. Been waiting a while to see the 104 on here, glad you made it happen! Thank you!

Dude, I am digging the quick history lesson before the carnage! Same with Mig 21 Egyptian video. 😀

You made the F-104 look like a rock star.

I love the story about a german 104 being used to deliver medicine to a dying child because it was the only aircraft fast enough to get there in time

Yes a f-104 vid I’ve been waiting so long im so happy you’ve gotten to it!

This is one of the best missions uv done so far.You could feel the uncertainty and the intesity throughout.Keep it up👍👍

Bruv your content is fire. Just the simple shots from the ground where we see the events unfolding. A simple but effective shot. Or like a couple videos ago when you were in tge cockpit of a Viper and watched a massive dogfight overhead.

I feel like the flight model is all out of whack, that thing turned WAY to good for a 104, cant complain about the actual model though! Looks mint 👌👌👌

@debbiestimac5175

Жыл бұрын

Growling knows what he is doing, but yeah it's a bit nerfed. You don't want people demanding refunds, IMO. Those B model sidewinder are also tracking WAY too consistently. Glad he is ripple firing though, it was the tactic back in the day and the Russians still use it, their gear being so unreliable.

@Demo-nv4lo

Жыл бұрын

@@debbiestimac5175 I’m like 99% sure those are aim-9Js, but yeah it’s turning way to well

@debbiestimac5175

Жыл бұрын

@@Demo-nv4lo I stand corrected! Have a great week Demo!

Love those videos man I'd love to see more of those historical introdutions

To be fair for F-104, it was called widowmaker mostly in Germany, like japanese for example was pretty happy with it (they not really tried to use it as CAS)

13:07 was so beautiful! Fur ball from heaven! Outrunning a Guideline at that distance from the launch site isn't a great idea, it's still in it's boost phase and what killed so many Century series aircraft in South East Asia. Something designed to take down B-52's and B-70 Valkyries is incredibly lethal against medium altitude interceptors and fighter bombers like F-105's, as we saw in the horrific shoot down rates in the aforementioned conflict. Thanks for mentioning that girls are watching too, your sexy voice is difficult to ignore! Have a great rest of the weekend Growling!

The reason for the high number of fatal accidents was the poor slow speed handling when taking off/landing combined with downward ejecting seats.

@earlchapman8729

Жыл бұрын

Only the very early model 104’s had downward seats. Everything after them had upward seats.

@DrOneOneOne

Жыл бұрын

By "downward ejecting" you mean the seat exited through the "floor" of the aircraft rather than upwards towards the canopy ? Jesus. Who thought that was a good idea ?

@imperialinquisition6006

Жыл бұрын

@@DrOneOneOne The Idea I think was that it would be safer for ejections based on technology at the time. So I think they were worried that during a high altitude high speed interception or something, if the pilot had to eject, based on current ejection seats, that he might hit the tail. So they had a downward ejection seat. They changed it out later though.

Both fighters are my fave. BOTH look like a 1950's Sci-Fi fantasy, and the 104 is even called - _Starfighter_ just in case you didn't get the hint.

Erich Hartmann himself was one of the voices against using this fighter in german air force. some sources say him butting heads with higher command caused his early retirement after returning to the west germany

@Wuestenkarsten

Жыл бұрын

Yes, that´s a Fact. Hartmann was against the 104, he didn´t get promoted like other WW2 Buddy´s from that Time after clashing with higher Ups....and nowadays everyone knows that Lockheed did bribe the Minister of Defence in West Germany at that Time which was Franz Josef Strauss from Bavaria. They did bribe a lot of Western Europe Nations....In Belgium the Royal Family was involved. It´s a History in History itself....

@ashkanhooshmand6518

Жыл бұрын

​@@Wuestenkarsten damn didnt know it ran that deep.

@alpearson9158

Жыл бұрын

@@Wuestenkarsten yeah Germany wanted the F4 as did the RCAF but political negotiating got in the way

1.) I always love your videos. 2.) Actually ran into a gentleman wearing an American Murder Hornet shirt while vending at a con this past weekend. Was like, "Wait, you're a fan of Growling Sidewinder!"

@GrowlingSidewinder

Жыл бұрын

very cool love hearing stories like that. Thank you for your support.

I love how a reoccurring theme of this channel is growling sidewinder saying something along the lines of “what is that thing?” Followed by a terrifying realization and then usually death.

gs: the question is can it outrun a missile *missile zipping closer* the missile: now let me introduce myself

Thanks GSW. My favorite 1950's hot rod. Not a dogfighter, so I'm pleasantly surprised that you did a vid on it.

Hey thanks for finally doing a video on the F-104! I would love to see a ground to high altitude bomber intercept video

GS i love this sort of content, where you give a brief history if the plane then have a play with it in DCS.

Good luck and energy for your spring and projects Peter! Fatique/burnout is no joke and kudos for you being open about that.

Really liked the micro history of the 104 as an intro.

I grew up with F-104s and F-4 Phantoms flying around with their loud engines. Nostalgic video

The wee backstory to the plane prior to the gameplay was awesome. Would love to see that more in videos

I love how the entire time GS was talking about the F-104's accident rate, the F-104 was shaking. I never realized it at first

"They say the Starfighter is very fast... I guess the question is, can it outrun a missile-" *immediately dies from said missile*

This video is sick. I’m loving the historical introduction to this beautiful aircraft. I’ve been in love with a starfighter ever since I was a kid as it is just such a beautiful aircraft.

Better than the nickname "Widowmaker" was another nickname given by the Germans: "Erdnagel" which roughly translates to "earth needle"

dang those mig-21's sound darn cool from the ground. it was also funny how chaotic the fights were compared to more modern ones.

Logs fighting be like:

This was great! Brilliant work!👍👍

They called the F-104 "a missile with a man in it," but what you didn't want to be was a man with a missile in you.

Great video like always! Cant wait for more content with the 104

The last three videos were awesome Sidewinder!! Thanks!! God Bless you all!!✝️🙏

The comedic timing right at the end. Couldn’t have written it any better lol

I lived in arizona at the edge of the desert in the mid 60's when I was very young. I remember to this day the howl of those things ripping across the desert

Yeah, +1 on these history lesson - DCS fight mashups!!!

I got to see an F-104 in flight during the early 1980s. I was stationed at Naval Air Station North Island in San Diego and a Starfighter in NASA livery would make occasional visits to the base. The roll-out on takeoff was always long, but once it was airborne, it would leave in a hurry. Pretty cool, actually.

Not just known as the Widowmaker but also as the world's most expensive lawn dart.

Bro started pumping out videos on my fav jets like crazy first the gripen now the f104 noice

I love those mini documentary in the intro.... Mini docs no less...

I saw the "Widowmaker" at an air show years ago. Its poor turn radius is NOT an understatement!

Love the mini-documentary intro.

One of my professors in college was a test pilot for this aircraft for nasa. He shared some cool stories about flying past mach 2

Fascinating that the Dragon Lady (U-2) is based upon the F-104. Notice the almost identical fuselage; with the obvious radical departure in the 'wing department'.

So nice to see the "old" 104 in Richthofen Geschwader Paintjob! I saw it as a Kid regulary....

It's funny, in Italy we used to call them "flying coffin". No chance of misinterpretation 😅

That "pop sound" @ 6:05 is soooo good

Joined the USAF in 82, older guys who had worked on the 104 called it the Lawn Dart.

Deeply appreciate, especially the defensive countermeasures. Also learn something that sidewinders don't require the radar to be on so you're not giving yourself away. That's pretty slick. Also, all of these other aircrafts such as the Starfighter to the raptor I can't find to prioritize my next mods😢 maybe there's a special place I don't know. Maybe you can point me in the right direction. Love your videos I take them as training vids rather than entertainment. Deeply appreciated 👍 👊😎⚓🇺🇸⚓

Although the Canadian version (manufactured in Canada under license) had a bit over 100 Class A accidents with 37 pilot fatalities. interestingly, system failure was responsible only 14 of the crashes - the same # as were brought down by bird hits! aside from tjhe 6 attributed to faulty maintenance, the rest were attributed to "pilot inattention", including 9 mid-air collisions and 32 hitting the ground while flying low in poor weather. It begs the question whether "pilot inattention" = "excessively difficult to fly".

@alpearson9158

Жыл бұрын

no more like mission decision

Your reactions before a missle hit you are priceless. Gj nice video

Your mini docs channel is amazing btw

@GrowlingSidewinder

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much, hoping to make it much better over time.

Widowmaker, its the name the germans and others, gave to the early models of the Porsche 911 GT2. So i can imagine the F104 gets the same name in Germany.

At least you did not have to wait long to get the answer to your final question. Hilarious! Great video!

In my inner eye I see the scene in the right stuff, when Chuck Yaeger is aiming to space in the F104 😎

My dad flew the F104 (Belgium). There was a ball each year for his wing and there was every time an empty table with filled glasses at the dinner. These were for pilots who died flying the F104. Not during battle but malfunctions that were fatal. That's why it was called the widow maker.

I got to sit in a starfighter cockpit as a kid once in Bergen Norway. I was completely star struck. Get it .😅

Nice! I asked for some century era action a while back. Just need some thud action and I'm good.

Nice video, pal. Really interesting to see something different.

13:45 is more drama than all the shows I've watched on Netflix in the past year combined

The guns on these jets sound and feel so meaty. They really pack a punch.

GS - You consistently manage to have the funniest last words.

I love hearing that thing taxi. Never heard any other engine like it.

FINALLY, I was wondering when you'd make some F-104 content.

I do love those KIA moments where the mic just cuts because dead pilots can’t speak.