How this Cheap But Genius Invention Made the F-15 Most Feared in Dogfight

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  • @taxiwatcher
    @taxiwatcher Жыл бұрын

    Did I miss it, or did you forget to tell what the "Cheap But Genius Invention Made the F-15 Most Feared in Dogfight" is ?????

  • @douglasbuck8986

    @douglasbuck8986

    Жыл бұрын

    (air brake)

  • @lynncomstock1255

    @lynncomstock1255

    Жыл бұрын

    @@douglasbuck8986 thanks.

  • @douglasbuck8986

    @douglasbuck8986

    Жыл бұрын

    @@lynncomstock1255 NP Did 10 years at RAF Lakenheath with this airframe....

  • @trailrunning11vlog

    @trailrunning11vlog

    Жыл бұрын

    The cheap invention is the door at back of the cockpit for braking and maneuvering

  • @kibbyken5975

    @kibbyken5975

    Жыл бұрын

    So we could have stopped at the 5:00 point of this advertisement...

  • @Rationalific
    @Rationalific Жыл бұрын

    The F-15 going strong for 50 years, rather than just 30 years!

  • @lloydmixsr.9764
    @lloydmixsr.9764 Жыл бұрын

    Hard to believe it first flew in 72 when I was 20, Im now 70. Seen it up close a couple of times, its Awesome.

  • @grantmartin1852

    @grantmartin1852

    Жыл бұрын

    1971 in Saint Charles, Missouri, I was in summer school when the prototype F15 was flown out of Lambert in a C5 to Edwards. All we heard was this big roar, saw a big shadow, and our AFJROTC instructor told us what we just witnessed. I was 16. That was 51 years ago. Hard to believe. Then I realized, the B52 - is 70 years old, the C5 is 54 years old, and the C130 is 68 years old and STILL in production!

  • @richardreil6730

    @richardreil6730

    Жыл бұрын

    Me too, at Eglin AFB in Florida, not "Elgin." I was a 20 year old Airman serving as a photographer at the base.

  • @lloydmixsr.9764

    @lloydmixsr.9764

    Жыл бұрын

    @@richardreil6730 I was working on the Lockheed L-1011 Tristar Jetliner in Palmdale, Ca. from 72 to 74, then joined the Navy.

  • @davistalhone9482
    @davistalhone9482 Жыл бұрын

    So glad the 15s are still getting updates - I have nothing but respect for the F-22 and 35 but planes of this era are like the muscle cars of military aviation. Big, crude, intimidating.

  • @Chuck59ish
    @Chuck59ish Жыл бұрын

    Funny they never mentioned the Israeli Air Force F-15 that flew home missing a wing, was repaired and put back into service.

  • @icare7151

    @icare7151

    Жыл бұрын

    I remember that well. Apparently only 10% ish of the wing was remaining and with a high speed landing all turned out well! Incredible engineering and piloting. I’ll take the advanced F-15 Strike Eagle II over the F-35 any day.

  • @gary6032

    @gary6032

    Жыл бұрын

    @@icare7151 cool aircraft, but with no stealth. f35 is king

  • @rustyshaklferd1897

    @rustyshaklferd1897

    Жыл бұрын

    Probably because it’s so well known by everyone with interest in aviation it’s not worth bringing up.

  • @rustyshaklferd1897

    @rustyshaklferd1897

    Жыл бұрын

    They didn’t mention the f-15 successfully shot down a satellite in orbit also because it is too well known to anyone with interest in military aircraft.

  • @icare7151

    @icare7151

    Жыл бұрын

    @@rustyshaklferd1897 Never assume people know history when the WOKERS don’t teach real USA or World History anymore.

  • @georgepalmer5497
    @georgepalmer5497 Жыл бұрын

    "There ain't nothin' more expensive than a second best air force." Amen.

  • @joebloggs6131

    @joebloggs6131

    Жыл бұрын

    Are you referring to the US Navy haha

  • @georgepalmer5497

    @georgepalmer5497

    Жыл бұрын

    If anyone is offended I hope they accept my apologies.

  • @jhstyer

    @jhstyer

    Жыл бұрын

    @@georgepalmer5497 not offended, 🤧 keep your Chair while we take the fight to them. 4.5 Acres of sovereign U.S. territory anywhere in the world.

  • @davidbell1619

    @davidbell1619

    Жыл бұрын

    Air Farce has pilots. The Navy has Aviators.

  • @greenlight6913
    @greenlight6913 Жыл бұрын

    Did you know the first of the F-15 A/B had it's speed brake was 3 feet shorter, in the early 80's the speed breaks were mortified to what you see today. One correction on your comment on speed brake, the speed break control is a toggle swatch on the right throttle and can be set to any position you desire, use your left thumb and push up and hold and release it to any position you desire. Push the toggle aft and it will lower to any position as desired. I spent 22 years as a Crew Chief on 15 A/B/C/D/E. it's old now but still has a punch.

  • @deanmccormick8070

    @deanmccormick8070

    Жыл бұрын

    Sorry to be so picky, but it's a speed BRAKE.

  • @frankmiller95

    @frankmiller95

    Жыл бұрын

    @@deanmccormick8070 Give him a brake, he got it right the first time🤣🤣

  • @tubefluid

    @tubefluid

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @Tinker1950

    @Tinker1950

    Жыл бұрын

    Quote "the speed breaks were mortified" How to 'break' the English language more like. Well, I was mortified - scared to death actually.

  • @bja2024

    @bja2024

    Жыл бұрын

    Good on ya Wrongway. The video has many errors, this was one.

  • @brentboswell1294
    @brentboswell1294 Жыл бұрын

    The B and D models are the trainers for the A and C models, respectively. Although they are both fully combat capable, the intended purpose of the rear cockpit is to carry a flight instructor to help transition a pilot who's new to the F-15 into flying the Eagle solo, or to make civilians sick on PR or familiarization flights 😁 Also gives the enlisted personnel good incentives to shine, as familiarization flights are awarded to outstanding enlisted personnel as a reward for excellence.

  • @frankmiller95

    @frankmiller95

    Жыл бұрын

    Had a friend who was an F16 pilot/instructor at DM in the early '00s. At the time l had a beach house on a well known New England resort. l offered him and his family an entire summer there in return for an hour's ride in the two seat, trainer model. He told me he'd be glad to take me up on it if it wouldn't cause him to be court martialed out of his career. He retired a couple of years ago as a full colonel, one of the most modest and quiet people l've known. Can't reveal his call sign which l learned only recently from a chance meeting with one of his former students at a Costco gas station.

  • @douglasbuck8986

    @douglasbuck8986

    Жыл бұрын

    Second seat F-15E Weapons Officer ..........

  • @meDarkmask
    @meDarkmask11 ай бұрын

    The speed of this fighter is its biggest advantage.

  • @brentdallyn8459
    @brentdallyn8459 Жыл бұрын

    Dogfighting not withstanding, today's aerial victory doesn't go to the best pilot, but to the best missile.

  • @arkangel7j
    @arkangel7j Жыл бұрын

    we salute them all , the makers , the maintainers , the PILOTS , the trainers and last but not least , the taxpayers ;)

  • @tspot816
    @tspot816 Жыл бұрын

    My father worked on the development of the engines for the F-15, the F100, while he was at Pratt and Whitney. My brother was assigned to F-15s at Luke AFB way back in the day and spent much of his 25 years in the Air Force working on F-15s. It is still such an absolutely gorgeous plane.

  • @malcolmmckinlay2143

    @malcolmmckinlay2143

    Жыл бұрын

    World Beater

  • @25mm25

    @25mm25

    Жыл бұрын

    My dad was assigned to weapons installation on the F-15 at Luke AFB in the late 1970's, early 1980's. Because of him, my second favorite jet is the F-15, and my favorite is the F-22. I love both of those planes! I could not imagine being the pilot of either of them. That would be an awesome experience, even though the F-15 is almost 50 years old and the F-22 is almost 20 years old. I can only imagine what has to be in service these days, as it seems we don't hear of the technology until at least 10-15 years later...

  • @user-zx2nj3om2z

    @user-zx2nj3om2z

    Жыл бұрын

    I'm from Algeria and I want to join US air force can I do that

  • @nkuntroll247

    @nkuntroll247

    9 ай бұрын

    Do you mean Luke AFB in Alaska? I was born at the base hospital many years ago. My father was in the army assigned to AA guns protecting the base. I understand it is all closed down now.

  • @MinhNguyen-nl1gm
    @MinhNguyen-nl1gm Жыл бұрын

    Không quân Mỹ vượt trội đối phương mọi mặt. Người Mỹ thông minh và sáng tạo 🇺🇸👍.

  • @coolbreeze253
    @coolbreeze253 Жыл бұрын

    Eglin AFB, not Elgin.

  • @paulmarcoux207
    @paulmarcoux207 Жыл бұрын

    Excuse me, it does not have four guns! It has ONE cannon , it's a gatling gun.

  • @Chuck59ish

    @Chuck59ish

    Жыл бұрын

    First time I've heard of missiles being referred to as guns.

  • @tylerthompson516

    @tylerthompson516

    Жыл бұрын

    Sorry correction I guess helios have mounted machine guns lol

  • @butthead6051

    @butthead6051

    Жыл бұрын

    And about the airbrakes being either fully deployed or not at all...There is a half way setting. It was even shown in the video at 1:13

  • @Chuck59ish

    @Chuck59ish

    Жыл бұрын

    @@tylerthompson516 But usually not 4, 2 door gunners and sometimes 2 forward firing under the stub wings.

  • @asheshinfinite3766

    @asheshinfinite3766

    Жыл бұрын

    I think he means "Hard Points".

  • @Snailmale7
    @Snailmale7 Жыл бұрын

    I watched the ENTIRE video.... and still don't know what is the 'cheap but genius invention that made the F-15 the most feared in a dog fight....

  • @johnpoertner1361

    @johnpoertner1361

    Жыл бұрын

    Same here.

  • @iloverbk1

    @iloverbk1

    Жыл бұрын

    Air Break, and rear cockpit.

  • @yomarimorel856
    @yomarimorel856 Жыл бұрын

    Funny statement, I'm an eagle driver and I didn't know the airplane has 4 external guns lol thanks for the lough

  • @papatomkaraoke

    @papatomkaraoke

    Жыл бұрын

    I guess you could mount 4, I think they were GAU-38 guns like they flew on the F-4C. That would make for some interesting shooting lol

  • @ronalddavis

    @ronalddavis

    Жыл бұрын

    yeah and im santa clause

  • @mrspaceman2764
    @mrspaceman2764 Жыл бұрын

    The US actually has over 400 F15's in active service and that's with over 200 in some state of repair/upgrade/replacement.

  • @lloydmixsr.9764

    @lloydmixsr.9764

    Жыл бұрын

    I thought there was more than 249 F-15's.

  • @marioncobaretti2280

    @marioncobaretti2280

    11 ай бұрын

    Currently have 234 in service ready for use

  • @LinngahPremi
    @LinngahPremi Жыл бұрын

    This is the only aircraft in modern history to shoot down an space orbiting satellite with its missile!!!....LIVING LEGEND💝🦅🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

  • @xyzaero9656

    @xyzaero9656

    Жыл бұрын

    I am sure it is the only airplane in history to do that, but 40 years is also quite some time ago.🤣

  • @LinngahPremi

    @LinngahPremi

    Жыл бұрын

    @@xyzaero9656 40 yrs are enough..but still people use SAMs to shoot sats down while this fighter plane can do both(shooting a sam battery and a sattelite at the same time) which is relevant & remarkable in this era As well!!!!

  • @xyzaero9656

    @xyzaero9656

    Жыл бұрын

    @@LinngahPremi Don’t tell me, I love the F-15.

  • @thomaslouisklein5532

    @thomaslouisklein5532

    Жыл бұрын

    the missile does most of the work - the trick is to get the plane high enough before the engines flame out. (at about 60,000 feet?) i vaguely remember reading something about modifying an f-15 with auxiliary oxygen to boost the operational ceiling...

  • @thehrschannel4784
    @thehrschannel4784 Жыл бұрын

    Always amazes me how they don't break up when they are manoeuvring, in the simulated dog fight the tail fins where wobbling like no one's business... I guess they must build some sort of flex into the airframe?

  • @benpalmer7593
    @benpalmer7593 Жыл бұрын

    That is Eglin AFB not Elgin AFB. Spent 3 1/2 years there attached to the Florida Army Ranger camp from Martin Army Hospital in Ft. Benning, GA. Best 3 years of my career!

  • @TrainTracker911
    @TrainTracker911 Жыл бұрын

    Absolutely beautiful jets. Sure wish I could fly again. Too old now. Eyesight fading. Thanks to all the Air Force service members for your service to our country. Help to keep us free.

  • @stargazeronesixseven

    @stargazeronesixseven

    Жыл бұрын

    🙏 Thank You So Much for Your Service to the Nation Sir! Stay Safe & Stay Healthy! 🌷🌿🌏💜🕊

  • @chunglow7646

    @chunglow7646

    Жыл бұрын

    I thankya for your service sir!

  • @MrGunderfly
    @MrGunderfly Жыл бұрын

    "dog fighting" is slang for "aircraft maneuvering". best t-shirt worthy quote of the new year.

  • @lawdawgfair9611

    @lawdawgfair9611

    Жыл бұрын

    Dog fighting is slang for NFL player pastime.

  • @pike100

    @pike100

    10 ай бұрын

    What is special about that quote?

  • @LinngahPremi
    @LinngahPremi Жыл бұрын

    I know its an old design and there are many best fighter in US now but I love the fact how f-15 eagle still reflects the charisma of "American eagle" 🦅..that is the king of skies💝

  • @malcolmmckinlay2143

    @malcolmmckinlay2143

    Жыл бұрын

    Master of the skies

  • @wskmkm6565
    @wskmkm6565 Жыл бұрын

    F15 is my favorite fighter jet

  • @secretagent86
    @secretagent86 Жыл бұрын

    I missed the cheap but genius invention…. Please tell me. Ty

  • @tundratiger9473
    @tundratiger9473 Жыл бұрын

    1970's was a golden era of an aviation. F14, F15, F16, F18, B1, MIG25, MIG29, SU27, TORNADO, B747.....

  • @tommytube268
    @tommytube268 Жыл бұрын

    St. Louis should be proud! Only the best for our All Volunteer Military Personnel

  • @maryhines322

    @maryhines322

    Жыл бұрын

    They used to have a billboard by the McDonnel Douglas plant in St Louis that read "There's no problem in the world that a fully armed F15 can't solve"

  • @chrispierdominici3891
    @chrispierdominici389110 ай бұрын

    Still one of the most beautiful and outstanding fighters of all time.

  • @ue4770
    @ue4770 Жыл бұрын

    A nice commercial for both F-15 and F-22, just the topic of the video clip which “Genius But Cheap Invention Made the F-15 Most Feared in Dogfight“ is not answered.

  • @nesseihtgnay9419
    @nesseihtgnay9419 Жыл бұрын

    F-15, undefeated

  • @justicews
    @justicews10 ай бұрын

    I guess the Cheap But Genius Invention was too classified!

  • @craig4867
    @craig4867 Жыл бұрын

    Four external guns? F-15 does not have four external guns, doofus! 1-20 mm Cannon!

  • @andrewtheogre5971

    @andrewtheogre5971

    Жыл бұрын

    Haha was thinking the same thing dude. 1 20mm cannon thats it.😂

  • @craig4867

    @craig4867

    Жыл бұрын

    @@andrewtheogre5971 🤟

  • @EricDPeterson56
    @EricDPeterson56 Жыл бұрын

    I know it's nitpicking, but the F1 does NOT have 4 external guns. They are external hard points for missiles and bombs. Also, the AFB in Florida is pronounced Egg-lin. Just saying.... :)

  • @jp7147
    @jp714711 ай бұрын

    Super awesome 👍😎

  • @matsneander4595
    @matsneander4595 Жыл бұрын

    The video never mentioned "the cheap but genius invention" of its headline..

  • @rangepro
    @rangepro Жыл бұрын

    Salute>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>to the men and women!!

  • @jeremyhicks2449
    @jeremyhicks2449 Жыл бұрын

    Let's go Air Force!

  • @bowlampar
    @bowlampar Жыл бұрын

    $180 M per unit. Wow! Must be really nice to pilot one of this.

  • @rosevitelli5814
    @rosevitelli5814 Жыл бұрын

    And it can still handle itself pretty darn good 🙂

  • @fabriceboel57
    @fabriceboel57 Жыл бұрын

    Un superbe avion félicitations 👍🇫🇷❤️

  • @mikhailbinkhidir5198
    @mikhailbinkhidir5198 Жыл бұрын

    Pesawat kebanggaan fans boy AS ini ngga berkutik... Tak ada perlawanan saat diseruduk ditantang sukhoi rusia... Memilih kabur... Seperti raptor yg kabur waktu di suriah...

  • @bobbyb.1743
    @bobbyb.17439 ай бұрын

    Was there any mention of the speed/climb records it held for years?

  • @Darknamja
    @Darknamja Жыл бұрын

    Eglin, not Elgin. 😉

  • @paulkelly7784
    @paulkelly7784 Жыл бұрын

    Lots of bad info here. The airbrakes are adjustable. They are not all or nothing.

  • @longshot7601

    @longshot7601

    Жыл бұрын

    That along with the one internal cannon and at least four external guns thing. Turned off the video after that.

  • @paulkelly7784

    @paulkelly7784

    Жыл бұрын

    @@longshot7601 lol I thought I heard them say that. I thought maybe I just misunderstood.

  • @georgehunter2813
    @georgehunter2813 Жыл бұрын

    F-15. The first and original highly maneuverable large twin engine air dominance jet fighter. Others copy, and sight to match or exceed it after the fact.

  • @pike100

    @pike100

    10 ай бұрын

    George, what did you mean by "sight to match it"? Maybe you intended to write "tried to match it"?

  • @arkangel7j
    @arkangel7j Жыл бұрын

    1 of our best FU machines ;)

  • @stephen4763
    @stephen4763 Жыл бұрын

    What was the ingenious invention?

  • @johannjohann6523
    @johannjohann6523 Жыл бұрын

    The F-22 is such a good looking plane. It looks like it performs,, that's really cool.

  • @fuz4623
    @fuz4623 Жыл бұрын

    Agree with @taxiwatcher. Where’s the cheap ingenious dogfighting hack?

  • @williamtell5365
    @williamtell5365 Жыл бұрын

    This might qualify as the best military aircraft ever made. Just an awesome piece of engineering.

  • @joelstanhope7231

    @joelstanhope7231

    Жыл бұрын

    But not stealth , that makes it a easy target for radar guided missles . It was a good design , so wasnt the M60 tank

  • @williamtell5365

    @williamtell5365

    Жыл бұрын

    @@joelstanhope7231 sure, it's an outdated plane. Do you think the new F15x or whatever is worth producing? Might not be.

  • @JerryJ26

    @JerryJ26

    Жыл бұрын

    Having flown in one and being a crew chief on it, I can confirm this.

  • @roberthoffman4798

    @roberthoffman4798

    Жыл бұрын

    Yes sir! Eagle Maintainer, 1977 - 1986. 405th Wing, Luke AFB, AZ and (TATADADA!) The all conquering 318th Fighter Interceptor Squadron, McChord AFB, WA. While at Luke I was a Foreign Instructor, Avionics. To the point, I was involved in every system on the aircraft and it was reliable as a stone. The more it flew the more it wanted to fly. When it did break it was (relatively) easy to fix. Oh, did I mention it was deadly. An Air-to-Air combat record of 104 kills/0 (ZERO) loses. (I've heard 102 to 107). There are two types of aircraft, F-15's and TARGETS!

  • @pike100

    @pike100

    10 ай бұрын

    ​@@roberthoffman4798Are stones generally considered to be reliable?

  • @sutantotanto5895
    @sutantotanto5895 Жыл бұрын

    Betuk peswat paling sempurna siap sambar lawan lawanya ..

  • @johnmccorquodale6406
    @johnmccorquodale6406 Жыл бұрын

    2:44 Looks like JDAM tail sections.

  • @yzzxxvv
    @yzzxxvv11 ай бұрын

    Amazing

  • @juergenwest
    @juergenwest Жыл бұрын

    I just watched a 15 minute video to learn that the air brake is the cheap and genius invention on a jet fighter. So in case you are short on time. There is it is, the answer to your question, what is the cheap and genius invention. It’s the air break or speed break as they are sometimes called.

  • @VIDEOVISTAVIEW2020

    @VIDEOVISTAVIEW2020

    Жыл бұрын

    It cheap because it just a piece of metal activated by hydrulics

  • @pike100

    @pike100

    10 ай бұрын

    It's a brake, not a break.

  • @mohamedbaza9573
    @mohamedbaza9573 Жыл бұрын

    Have a nice day my dear friends. I greet you and I wish you a happy weekend.

  • @stargazeronesixseven
    @stargazeronesixseven Жыл бұрын

    Magnificent Fighters these F15 Eagle >>> Wish the NAVY granted to upgrade their F14 Tomcat to F14EX too to extend their glorious service to the Nation just like the F15EX Eagle ... 🌷🌿🌏💜🕊

  • @twolak1972

    @twolak1972

    Жыл бұрын

    THE F14 IS LIKE A SPAD BIPLANE COMPARED TO THE F15 EAGLE. WITH ITS UPCOMING STEALTH TECH IT WILL BE UNBEATABLE INTO THE YEAR 2200.

  • @truesailor45
    @truesailor45 Жыл бұрын

    waw amazing brows,...

  • @mikeshelton8920
    @mikeshelton8920 Жыл бұрын

    The F-15, regardless of variant, has many enemies. The SU-30, the SU-34, the MIG 35, the SU-35, the SU-57 and to heck with the Chinese. The last two aircraft on this list are capable of giving the F--22 Raptor a real run for it's money too. Best to do your research instead of just listening to the propaganda. I love the F-15, I think it represents America, It's a beautiful kick ass aircraft. Just like the F-4 Phantom was in her day. Well, I'm just a retired U.S. Navy Airman, still interested in those flying machines. Good day.

  • @GaryL3803
    @GaryL3803 Жыл бұрын

    @2:55 - Sheet Meta Assemble, hahahaha!

  • @icare7151
    @icare7151 Жыл бұрын

    The F-15 Super Eagle II is a game changer. Can’t discuss specifics but huge leap in all areas. Nano technologies like never before.

  • @georgesheffield1580

    @georgesheffield1580

    Жыл бұрын

    Do you mean a F15 EX ?

  • @icare7151

    @icare7151

    Жыл бұрын

    @@georgesheffield1580 F-15EX with advanced active nano stealth coating integration technologies

  • @NationChosenByGod

    @NationChosenByGod

    Жыл бұрын

    @@icare7151 But the shape is not stealthy, so it is still detectable on the radar.

  • @icare7151

    @icare7151

    Жыл бұрын

    @@NationChosenByGod Maybe.

  • @xFlowXxX

    @xFlowXxX

    Жыл бұрын

    @@NationChosenByGod the shape is not the most important thing. Once a new stealth plane is released, the radars are updates 6 months later to identify this shape after 3d recreation of the plane. But coating technology, or ECM stealth thing is harder to counter

  • @darenf973
    @darenf973 Жыл бұрын

    Did I miss something, or did you never reveal the invention your video claims to reveal.

  • @bobkonradi1027

    @bobkonradi1027

    Жыл бұрын

    I never heard about the headline feature either.

  • @stargazeronesixseven
    @stargazeronesixseven Жыл бұрын

    We assumed the cheap & genius device is the pneumatic / mechanical powered Air~Brake Panel?! ... 🐕

  • @soplatubo8315
    @soplatubo8315 Жыл бұрын

    The F-15 is feared in a dogfight? You're kidding. Even the tiny F-16 will hose the F-15 every time. Every time!

  • @kenlegendre5284
    @kenlegendre528410 ай бұрын

    American's best dog fighter is the tomcat

  • @henryclark4588
    @henryclark458810 ай бұрын

    Beautiful machine

  • @karll.masoner6918
    @karll.masoner691810 ай бұрын

    The real reason for the cost is the long term government policy of reducing competition in all aspects of government contracting while allowing every preferred contractor to get away with massive cost overruns which are never seriously contested. The reason for this is that Congress knew they were going to do it when they approved the contracts.

  • @agungasmara2358
    @agungasmara2358 Жыл бұрын

    Great American great again

  • @James7995
    @James799510 ай бұрын

    The Air Force’s muscle car. Big engines and big firepower.

  • @Nightsight971
    @Nightsight971 Жыл бұрын

    They should have canted the wings like the Silent Eagle, take that 25 meter radar cross section down a bit. Also, I hear thrust vectoring's major knock is that it makes you bleed energy, so I am assuming they don't use the air brake in dog fights.

  • @thomaslouisklein5532

    @thomaslouisklein5532

    Жыл бұрын

    i'm not an expert, but sometimes the purpose of a dogfight is NOT to arrive first. letting the other guy overshoot and get in front of you is more polite.

  • @laurin4405

    @laurin4405

    Жыл бұрын

    @@thomaslouisklein5532 "Polite" ...Love it🔫:}

  • @chrismair8161
    @chrismair8161 Жыл бұрын

    The Engagement lasts maybe 45-55 Seconds.The speeds are well above MACH 2.1

  • @neilhaas
    @neilhaas Жыл бұрын

    🇺🇲🇮🇱❤️💘👍🤗😁😀💯 love the F-15 amazing jet.

  • @fw1421
    @fw1421 Жыл бұрын

    Amazing that they don’t ever mention the cost per hour of operation all these aircraft have. The F-22 and F-35 have eye watering operational cost and both have low availability due to parts unavailability. The F-35 has a history of reliability issues.

  • @georgesheffield1580

    @georgesheffield1580

    Жыл бұрын

    Especially the B and C models

  • @nunyabidniz2868

    @nunyabidniz2868

    Жыл бұрын

    Plus it's so massive it makes the F-14 Tomcat [already a huge fighter] look positively sveldt...

  • @Purpose_Bilt

    @Purpose_Bilt

    Жыл бұрын

    @@nunyabidniz2868 35 is a lot smaller than the 14.

  • @RocketPropelledGuy

    @RocketPropelledGuy

    11 ай бұрын

    F-35 haters will never ever be satisfied and are flat earthers by this point. The amount of evidence to the contrary is staggering and massive.

  • @richardnineteenfortyone7542
    @richardnineteenfortyone7542 Жыл бұрын

    Seems to avoid mentioning by name the contractor, McDonnel Douglas (now part of Boeing). Why?

  • @delten-eleven1910
    @delten-eleven19108 ай бұрын

    The air brake of the F -15 has variable positions.

  • @MH5XXXX
    @MH5XXXX Жыл бұрын

    I heard the video saying that it had one INTERNAL GUN AND 4 EXTERNAL GUNS. PLEASE reply to where they are?

  • @skipperclinton1087
    @skipperclinton1087 Жыл бұрын

    I watched Lefty Gardner pull a nearly vertical takeoff in his P38 Lighting named the "White Lighting" at the Reno air races in 1980. Once he gained altitude he shut down one engine and did a lot of aerobatics. So 'hole shots' upon take-off are nothing new!

  • @chrisjones6030

    @chrisjones6030

    Жыл бұрын

    Late 70's the RAAF came recruiting at High School and had an F15 tail walk across the oval then disappear straight up. Been a favourite ever since, with the F111 a close second.

  • @skipperclinton1087

    @skipperclinton1087

    Жыл бұрын

    @Chris Jones : I watched an F/A-18 Super Hornet do the same thing down the runway at NAS Lemoore in central CA in 2001 and ended with a straight up hole shot. Pretty impressive 👏 BTW Chris, that P38J is now down in your country.

  • @foxstrangler

    @foxstrangler

    Жыл бұрын

    The English Electric Lightning (first flown 1954) would regularly 'hole shot'. It could take off behind an F-15E in a max performance climb and overtake it whilst still climbing almost vertically. It could also 'supercruise'. The RAF retired them in 1988.

  • @gus1138

    @gus1138

    Жыл бұрын

    @@foxstrangler LOL

  • @scottgalbraith7461
    @scottgalbraith746110 ай бұрын

    This is actually a commercial for McDonnell-Douglas.

  • @jonbutcher9805
    @jonbutcher9805 Жыл бұрын

    It can even fly with one wing missing.

  • @smokeylovesfire1589

    @smokeylovesfire1589

    Жыл бұрын

    True!

  • @thomaslouisklein5532

    @thomaslouisklein5532

    Жыл бұрын

    yes, but you probably wouldn't enjoy the ride. iirc, he had to fly the landing at ~200 knots, just to maintain control.

  • @kennethdarby8941
    @kennethdarby8941 Жыл бұрын

    Hey now. The F-22 got a a few kills this month. Mostly Ballons, but, hey. lol

  • @jorgeestrada5713
    @jorgeestrada5713 Жыл бұрын

    Only 249 F 15's? It's few.

  • @ppvk2610

    @ppvk2610

    Жыл бұрын

    Perhaps they mean a certain type.. Seems a bit few for all types F-15 C, .. D, ...E,.. etc. versions

  • @pallabsamanta3884
    @pallabsamanta3884 Жыл бұрын

    My favorite

  • @hammoohmd
    @hammoohmd Жыл бұрын

    but the F-22 Raptor is the beast🔥

  • @rleon8183

    @rleon8183

    Жыл бұрын

    F35 with its long range reach - it's almost untouchable. But I enjoy the F22's maneuverability.

  • @NationChosenByGod

    @NationChosenByGod

    Жыл бұрын

    @@rleon8183 Let's hypothetically say this? The F-35 can't supercruise, so the F-35 has to use fuel given its large fuel tank to travel long distances; the F-22 has a fuel tank that is not as big as the F-35, but it can supercruise which requires little to no fuel consumption. Is it logical to say that the F-22 has a better range envelope than any current fighters including the F-35?

  • @drawingdead9025
    @drawingdead9025 Жыл бұрын

    3:25. No, just no. There is not now, nor has there EVER been, a F15 with '4 external guns'.

  • @sharonfernandez8650
    @sharonfernandez8650 Жыл бұрын

    make video about the F16 and the F18

  • @khurramriaz9879
    @khurramriaz9879 Жыл бұрын

    Excellent video and information regarding F-15 Eagles. Unmatched big bird till to date and years to come.

  • @jamesgoggle3421
    @jamesgoggle3421 Жыл бұрын

    Did I miss it as well

  • @erdi950
    @erdi950 Жыл бұрын

    Why no mention of the F-16?

  • @markwoods1504
    @markwoods1504 Жыл бұрын

    I'd say the F35 A,B and C has taken over from the F22

  • @1kontrabida
    @1kontrabida Жыл бұрын

    @13:00 WOW!

  • @jackmatranga2539
    @jackmatranga2539 Жыл бұрын

    Impressive. Great to learn about the myriad details.

  • @englishpassport6590
    @englishpassport6590 Жыл бұрын

    The potential of the Vickers Supermarine Spitfire was inhibited by the G tolerance of the person in the cockpit and this modern aircraft is exactly the same. The Spitfire had an alternative rudder bar which helped the pilot to be able withstand a little more G than some other aircraft. The safe limits of G forces had already been reached years before the Second World War. Even when the pilot is clothed in a G-suit the human element was an arbitrary limit which was rightly feared.

  • @englishpassport6590

    @englishpassport6590

    Жыл бұрын

    Early Spitfires couldnt do negative G turns because initially it had a primitive carburrettor which cut the power provision and the Messerschmidt 109Es punished them very severely for it. The equivalent scenario now is the disadvantage of having a flesh and blood pilot in the cockpit instead of being fitted with a fully comprehensive guidance system. One which allows the aircraft to fulfill its full Hi-G aerobatic potential and avoid the drones and guided missiles. Start looking for another job chaps unfortunately the alternative is unthinkable.

  • @pike100

    @pike100

    10 ай бұрын

    Were we talking about Spitfires and World War 2? [I may have dozed off. 😂]

  • @kempmt1
    @kempmt1 Жыл бұрын

    Is there a chance that F-15EX will get TV nozzles like the F-22?

  • @longshot7601

    @longshot7601

    Жыл бұрын

    I doubt it. I see the EX as being the missile truck for the F-22s and F-35. If the enemy gets close enough for a dogfight then something went wrong.

  • @scotcoon1186

    @scotcoon1186

    Жыл бұрын

    I understand the Tomcat-21 would have got thrust vectoring. Too bad Cheney opted for the spray-and-pray method of dogfighting.

  • @rapidsqualor5367

    @rapidsqualor5367

    Жыл бұрын

    Like the F-15 STOL/MTD ? I wish they could put in P&W F119 engines without the nozzles. That would give the AMRAAMs more range.

  • @longshot7601

    @longshot7601

    Жыл бұрын

    @@rapidsqualor5367 I don't think that they can fit the F119 into the F-15. For one it's a larger diameter fan and second it would probably also require a redesign of the intakes to make them larger. By then you would have designed a new fighter like the Legacy Hornet to the Super Hornet.

  • @kayakutah
    @kayakutah Жыл бұрын

    "How this Cheap But Genius Invention Made the F-15 Most Feared in Dogfight". Speedbrakes? NOPE!

  • @jonbutcher9805
    @jonbutcher9805 Жыл бұрын

    Is there consensus on what fighter has the best bang for the buck?

  • @rcstl8815

    @rcstl8815

    Жыл бұрын

    Sure just like the consensus on the best car manufacturer.

  • @iqbalimaduddinzulkifli2117
    @iqbalimaduddinzulkifli2117 Жыл бұрын

    Just.. ok.. fighter.

  • @vitogulotta7193
    @vitogulotta7193 Жыл бұрын

    So what is the "Cheap But Genius Invention that Made the F-15 Most Feared in Dogfight"????

  • @tundratiger9473
    @tundratiger9473 Жыл бұрын

    I hope that someone can makes 1970's aviation history.

  • @AccordGTR
    @AccordGTR10 ай бұрын

    Visibility tough for backseater to land or fly

  • @arnulfomanuel6340
    @arnulfomanuel6340 Жыл бұрын

    Everything about a fighter plane is not cheap !!

  • @pike100

    @pike100

    10 ай бұрын

    What does that mean? What are you upset about?