In my humble estimation, the F-16 is the most attractive fighter jet ever assembled.

@jostrander71

Жыл бұрын

F15 and F22 look great too

@WestbrookOverrated

Жыл бұрын

Superhornets looks great Imo

@WestbrookOverrated

Жыл бұрын

F18

@sawittwo

Жыл бұрын

@@WestbrookOverrated Was about to say.

@danielecorwin

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, asthetics is what wins wars...

Probably the most beautifully designed fighter aircraft and the most deadly

@Mark-vs6he

7 ай бұрын

Yes it is

The F16 looks so modern, it is amazing that its design goes back so far.

@stereolababy

11 ай бұрын

few things designed in the 70's still look and work this well

@christopherpardell4418

6 ай бұрын

@@stereolababy…Kate Beckinsale.

I’ve always been torn between either the F15 of the F16 for my all time favorite, both such amazing pieces of engineering.

@paulsaver8777

Ай бұрын

You can Love em' both if you want to.🍕🌭🥪🌮

My uncle was a f-16 crew chief and i adored this plane growing up because of it

I love how concise this channel is. You also piece together some fantastic footage of these beautiful machines that we obsess over. The F-16 is a legendary aircraft, and I imagine will remain so for some time, with all of the upgrades it has and will received.

@yanni2112

Жыл бұрын

Me too, new Sub.

@fencer11474

Жыл бұрын

I'd love to know where is this video we see the thumbnail used to be obsessed over.

@elpobrechinitodecolombia6772

8 ай бұрын

Why don't go to the F 16 to Ucrania ? 😕 ...

@HesTNTonPMS

4 ай бұрын

I suspect the jet will be making headlines soon

It is in general... Probably the best fighter jet ever made. Versatile, fast,extremely manoverable, cost effective, massive production run, fantastic combat record and just sexy...

@abikeanditsboy3449

Жыл бұрын

For the best fighter jet ever made I'd have to go with the F-15. I can't say the F-22 because it really doesn't have much in the way of combat hours but the F-15 has an undeniable record. If you open it up to best fighter ever made I'd say the P-51 Mustang is a great candidate. I'm just not sure I'd say the F-16 is the GOAT.

@265justy

Жыл бұрын

@@abikeanditsboy3449 I disagree. The F-16 is a great alrounder. And has over 80 air to air kills. The F-15 may have a few more, but it got the role in Iraq and was in the right place at the right times. The F-14 also had the role, but was in wrong places at wrong times. The F-16 can spank the Eagle anyway in a dogfight...

@Gearjammer1957

Жыл бұрын

​@@abikeanditsboy3449 The F-15 is a great fighter jet. But the pilots call the F-16 the 'Viper '. Shows how lethal they think the jet is. Also, imo, it's the most beautiful fighter jet ever made.

@johnnytorino9455

Жыл бұрын

That says it all.

@Gearjammer1957

Жыл бұрын

@Phillip Banes Know the show and liked it. Still think the F-16 is the better of the two fighters.

The upgradeability of the avionics, and the versatility of the airframe is the reason the Viper is still a deadly fighter in spite of being in service over 40 years. In the hands of the right pilot, it can be a threat to any Air Force on the planet.

I remember seeing an F-16 on dispaly at a Nellis air show when it was first introduced. I was amazed that one of it's main advantages was that the pilot could see out of the thing.

The F-16 is a military aviation masterpiece.

@kelcordeen8630

8 ай бұрын

🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂

The best fighterjet ever built

The F-16 has been one of my favorite Military Aircraft since the 90s. If I ever get rich enough I'd love to buy one just to keep and maintain for a hobby. I'd never fly it because I don't really like heights 😁

I am sure I echo many sentiments that you have fantastic unbeatable high quality videos. I love to watch and am extremely proud of our military men and women

I remember in the mid 80s the flight-line maintenance super frequently referred to them as lawn darts. They did crash fairly often in their early days.

There are a LOT of really sharp looking F-16's out there in the world.

FREEDOM🇺🇸🦅🦅

@stepanbmw

Жыл бұрын

Did you say OIL🛢? You need freedom!🦅🦅🦅😄

@mehmetsoyar1422

Жыл бұрын

1damla insan sıvısı olan kırmızı damla siyah damladan daha önemsiz ve özgürlük getiriyor insan hakları canları onemli değil 😂😂😂😂

@pickashole

Жыл бұрын

Freedom? 😂😂😂😂 Per capita America has the largest prison population. The America the founding farthers wanted to what you ended up with are polar opposites

@SotPSotPSotP

Жыл бұрын

Democracy🧨🧨🧨

@SotPSotPSotP

Жыл бұрын

CORRUPTION🎉

I didn't know we had so many. Nice jets, all of them. Great video.

My parents used to work on these type of jets. Such a beautiful and legendary aircraft

Love this channel, it reminds me of the days when I was a teen and use to watch Wings with my father in the late 80s/90s! He would’ve also love this channel too.

Very first model had such clean lines it was a pleasure to look at 😍

Hey Ed, awesome video!! what a great breakdown of the fantastic F-16

It's probably the sexiest looking aircraft of all time, in my opinion.

@redosorio5278

10 ай бұрын

Absolutely 👌😌

@lilflashplays

10 ай бұрын

*F22 enters the chat*

Revamped F-16s' are a way different fighter than even a measly 10 years ago. Great video and Thanks.

Beautiful airplane. Long live the Fighting Falcon!

@justing42

10 ай бұрын

@@phillipbanes5484I loaded weapons on them for 6 years and NEVER heard them referred to as “Viper”.

Beautiful plane! One of my favourite fighter jets!

I remember the prototype F-16 when it was revealed in 1975. It looked so futuristic then. In 2023, it still does. No mention of the XL variant here. Easily my favourite but it never went into production. I've got to admit, though, that if I was the Indian Airforce, I'd have gone for the Rafale also.

@niweshlekhak9646

2 ай бұрын

China believes in war of attritions(number > quality), so F-16 was the logical choice.

I love the F-16 ❤️

When they designed the Typhoon, they looked at this and used it as a template. Great design. Held up for nearly 50: years.

@stumpusMaximus

Жыл бұрын

Did not talk utter rubbish! So there’s no other delta-wing fighters out there - of course. Seriously, get a grip. The Typhoon has about 200 computers monitoring it because of the forward canards. It would crash otherwise. Also the Typhoon was built multinational with head mounted display capable of locking up targets with ASRAAM. There was also 2 seat versions. Lastly, the Typhoon has twin engine. Buggerall like a F-16 other than in your head… 🙄

@moonbaby6134

Жыл бұрын

@@stumpusMaximus I didn’t say they used the specific design of it. They used it as a template. What I mean by that is how it performed and then said w e want it to be like the F16 but better. And the typhoon doesn’t have 200 computers. It has around 70 with 4 controlling the flight side. And they are called foreplanes on typhoon. Similar to canards but it’s an English word instead of French. It was to disassociate itself from the French, who left the multi nation team. And how do I know all this. I worked on it for 7 years in the RAF.

@moonbaby6134

Жыл бұрын

@@stumpusMaximus and with regards to its HMSS that’s helmet mounted sight system, I was one of the first 4 people to be trained in it in the RAF. Any other questions you need answered about the aircraft please don’t hesitate to ask. 👍

@007thecookster

Жыл бұрын

@@moonbaby6134bollox where was you based and what regiment

@moonbaby6134

Жыл бұрын

@@007thecookster you mean Sqn. 17 and 11.

This F16 jet is Always magnificent used by 🇧🇪air force since many many years 🥰

After almost 50 years, the F-16 is still “bad ass!!!”

My son has joined the AF and these are his Dawgs. They're a perfectly maintained product. 🇺🇸

So I've actually WORKED on the these since the very beginning and been around the world with them, we've flown out of mountains off of highways in Norway, we won the international bomb competition with this dog fighter, it's been used to blow up Iraqi nuclear plants because of its Precision bombing, trained countries from Egypt to Israel to Australia to Japan and Korea and back.. lost some friends early on till We Got Bugs worked out, even work beside the Thunderbirds. It may not be the greatest ever but it comes about as close as you can get to being able to be the" Swiss army knife jack-of-all-trades we can do everything well aircraft"as ever was built and will continue to be so for many years

@GaryClasen

Жыл бұрын

Were you at Edwards AFB for the fly off

@LeonAust

Жыл бұрын

Australia? Didn't know the RAAF flew F-16s

@1stviper589

Жыл бұрын

@@LeonAust no the Aussies do not fly sixteens however early on we traveled throughout the Far East to Kadena, Misawa(Japan) and Osan and Kunsan (Korea) where we do have 16s stationed and part of our group went TDY( temporary Duty) for a few weeks I believe to Perth mainly to show aircraft capability

@keirfarnum6811

Жыл бұрын

Block 70/72 promises to be a major upgrade. It’s about time it got AESA. It’s also about time the F22 got the HMCS; all our other jets have off boresight targeting capability and it’s insane that it wasn’t planned for the 22 to have it from the beginning. But the F16 has a place in my heart since I used to play Falcon 4.0. It took me years to learn how to fly that thing right and not get shot out of the sky by AAA right away. Flying fighter jets is not easy even in a sim; the real thing is exponentially harder.

@richardfewer9348

8 ай бұрын

Have you considered a vacation in Ukraine this year? I have heard it is very beautiful there this summer. The Ukraine embassy may be able to help you with that…

An amazing and Impressive aircraft with many variations, Thanks Sam and the awesome crew of US Military News, This is definitely one of the best channels on KZread. 👍 🇺🇸

We had a squadron of Dutch F-16s at Kandahar Airfield, when I was deployed there back in 2012. I went to sleep feeling safe every night! One thing I will say, they also woke me up every morning, because they were noticeably louder than the Navy F-18s we had when I first arrived, and the A-10s that came in at the end of my tour. I was always geeking out over the planes we had.

Very impressive fighter aircraft.

An insightful and informative video spec for Viper lovers 👍🔥🔥👌

It looks bad ass! Wings of Freedom!

When a F-16 Fighter is in the air in action be sure the enemy is very concerned! F16 Fighter a deadly machine!

Why is my phone speaking German?

What a sexy bird. I remember as a child my father taking me to see the Thunderbirds and they were flying these beautiful planes.

Had a chance to go work on these aircraft, interesting airframe.

I think the F16 is the Ferrari of Jet fighters...Beautiful just awesome looking jet fighter !!!

love your vids

F16 is phenomenal, but wouldnt call it the ultimate predator. The F22 would blow it out of the sky before it knew he was there

The 4th generation of F16 is here to stay for years to come because is a cost-effective multirole fighter jet with powerful sensors and new compatibilities with other recent amunition

Recently watched a pair of F16's give a display at ' Warbirds over Wanaka 2024 ' What an impressive machine.

This lovely but deadly beast is perfect match for the PAF MRF

Thank you for calling the F-16 by its proper name, the Fighting Falcon, and not by its nickname, the Viper.

@williamwilson6499

Жыл бұрын

In combat operations, it’s Viper. When the commander asked the Fires Officer what was available in the AO, the F-16 was always referred to as Viper and never Fighting Falcon. But I get your drift.

@44excalibur

Жыл бұрын

@@williamwilson6499 So they used Viper in combat operations just because of Battlestar Galactica? 😂

Thanks guys for the last hour of our lives Amen 💕🤔💘💘

My humble opinion, best looking aircraft ever

Because many of these military channels aren't DOD endorsed, I'm always speculative if I should subscribe. I think the information to the public isn't confidential but still gives a foundation of learning in the basics.

@fjb4932

Жыл бұрын

n.1 c, It's a no-brainer, S U B S C R I B E ! ( Don't fret so much. The Commie's Already know this stuff. ) . . .

These machines are incredible but the most important part of them is the people who engineer them, fly them and maintain them and the military doctrine, strategies, tactics and culture that has evolved through decades of lessons learned fighting. It's the idea of freedom amd democracy they're defending that make these machines so special.

@oreticeric8730

Жыл бұрын

Viper• 🤮

Long Live F-16 and Freedom

I love the F-16 ❤

@stepanbmw

Жыл бұрын

Wonderful jet!

You can't beat this thing for versatility.

Forgot to mention that a few upgraded QF-16 (the pilotless drone version) have been upgraded to include an AI pilot that allows it to fly and complete missions completely independently (though with the remote pilot still monitoring and able to take over at any point in accordance with international law...no one wants Terminator Hunter-Killers). The testing of these models are nearing completion.

My favorite jet fighter 🔥🔥🔥

I’m a former Navy aviator through squadrons and four aircraft carriers. 16 is a Ferrari and Porsche put in the one. Thrush weight ratio is perfect.

F-5's true successor for future decades with its superior outperformance, especially equipped with triple sonic air-to-surface missile independently developed here in Taiwan that is unstoppable.

Super excellent engineering & technology by GE , Pratt & Whitney & Lockheed Martin # 👍👍👍 🇵🇰

Perfectly preserved, one of the best fighters of the 20th century. Which museum are these exhibits from?

The f-16 is a killer! Beyond all account's, air to ground, Lazer guided, dump, etc! Roa Aotearoa nui.

Best plane until the f22 but still looks great and can take on any enemy plane , great plane

The education and material are very good

That's One Mean Machine!

Der beste Kampfflugzeug das je gebauten wurde !!!

Very nice video; Good job....

I used to live at end of runway ,at hill air force base they have fleet of f 16s it was constant roar,they could go so high you lose sight

The F-16 will always be the ultimate fighter jet to me despite new ones like the F-22 or F-35 being around now.

Wow...die F-16 ist eines der schönsten Flugzeuge die es gibt

Most beautiful plan ever built....

Freedom sure ain’t Free! Slava Ukraini, God Bless America and thanks for this video! 🇺🇸❤🇺🇦

All that and it's good looking too.

What i love about this channel is that the creators seem to genuinely care about our national defense. It’s awesome being able to learn about our capabilities in the good ol’ US of A. Can’t wait to see space force stuff 😎

@1stviper589

Жыл бұрын

I was actually in the very first F-16 operational ready wing, and you would have loved some of the crazy things that happen to us... we took the world's first electric jet that could pull 9 Gs and was the best dog fighter of its time and took it to the international bomb competition and won! The Israeli showed up at our base in the spring with six of their camouflaged tan birds to practice bombing at Wendover bombing range past Great Salt Lake just before they used their F16s to destroy those Iraqi nuclear plants. Every day was an adventure with these aircraft....

The best Medium Fighter ever.. But I'm more love with Gripen Design..

A Biest ❤❤❤❤❤the f series are the most vicious n Wicked ones unbelievable how this masterpiece of creation has become 40 -50 of age now 🎉❤ i LOVE THE F 14 .... F 15 ...F 16 .......F35........

That F-16 gonna getcha!

I like the conformal fuel tank. It looks jacked.

It must be the most capable dog fighter of all time. Plus just good looking. 😊

With the drone/target aircraft, how often would they actually be shooting them down?

I love this insane bird !!! F-16 !!!!

I was in the USAF when they had a contest to name the F-16. They also became operational at that time, 1979. I believe the first base to get them was Hill AFB in Utah. One of, if not the, best looking planes ever built. However. I believe the F-15 was and still is superior. Even superior to the newest fighters of today. The new generation of fighters are too complicated. And are very hard to keep operational in sufficient numbers to be effective in a real war.

@georgesikimeti2184

Жыл бұрын

F15 is a purpose built jet fighter for air to air combat and dogfighting as its main arsenal ,its high manouvrebility added to its 2.4mach speed put fear amongst the adversaries,resulting in no loss in combat as of now.

What an absolutely gorgeous plane. Tough decision between the f16 and a f22.

Those are beasts talk about an airstrike holy cow

The advance F-16 unmanned is quite the real bad ass!

World badass fighter jets..... more 4000unit around the worlds...

❤🤍💙 all your videos mate👍

One of the best fighters in the world.

I love the F16....play Falcon 4.0 and you'll get why! Ps the S.E.A.D missions were my favourite 😅

I still think the rumors of Lockheed Martin reviving the F-16XL program or at least a new version of it, is true. In order to create an F-16 version of the F-15EX. Thereby giving US and its allies the ability to have missile and bomb trucks that can also function as hubs of data link systems in conjunction with fighters like F-35. Especially since being based on the F-16 means allies will need little training or changing of systems to accommodate it.

the U.S. true Iconic aircraft fighter 🔥

It truly looks like the jet upgrade of the P-51 Mustang.

@ 4:29, since when are the ground crew, such as munitions, permitted to carry a Side Arm? I was an Asst Crew Chief on the F-4 Phantom during the early 80’s, no one on the ground crew had side arms on their person, must be nice!? Hmm. Have I missed something?

Top performing, light, relatively cheap, fast, agile, great canopy. What's not to like?

Thank you!!!!!!! 🇺🇸 ❤ 🙏 👏 👍🏻

Cool Jet.

I am a Taiwanese. I love F16-V.

F-15 twice the size twice the power! My personal favorite

Excellent jet.

A beautiful bird...