In my opinion, the F-15 is one of the finest fighter jets ever made!!

@richardseys8014

Ай бұрын

yeah and if the navy could of ruggedized the F15 for carrier use there would of been no F18nyup the stoey of the loss of a wing and still flying is true

@satakrionkryptomortis

Ай бұрын

it indeed is.

@nexpro6118

Ай бұрын

You have a great opinion, because the US is STILL manufacturing the, F15s. I believe the US is manufacturing the, Saudia Arabia variant of the, F15. Those, F15s apparently have even more power/thrust to weight ratio, which blows me away....these variants of the, F15s have a much greater, 1 to 1 thrust to power ratio...I think it's, 1.17.....this makes it to where the F15 can break the sound barrier while flying straight up on its ass

@DZimmer000

Ай бұрын

I’ll do you one better… The F-15 is THE finest fighter jet ever made. No question.

@nexpro6118

Ай бұрын

@@DZimmer000 10000000% correct!!!

The Tomcat could intercept multiple targets while the Eagle was still in development -- and hit them at far greater range. For its day, the Phoenix and AWG-9 were a potent combination. Of course, if you watch this video, you would think that the Phantom was an Air Force project and not the Navy's. The Phantom was NOT McNamara's idea of a joint service fighter, it was already a done deal before he reached office. McNamara's pet baby was the F-111, which did so poorly in carrier testing that they quickly sought a new design, the Tomcat.

@navyreviewer

Ай бұрын

Thank you. I caught that too. If I'm ever down and feeling depressed, I just think about Robert McNamara. The good news is he lived long enough to admit he was a useless nitwit that had been wrong about virtually everything. Unlike a certain gravelly voiced secretary of state....

@kyungrix1112

Ай бұрын

The F-14 could only theoretically track and engage multiple targets. If those targets maneuvered at all the F-14 would lose track. it's good for the time but quickly obsolesced Radar multitrack was predicated on the target staying on the same vector. IE against Bear Bombers. All you had to do was change your course and the F-14 would have to actively find you again.

@chanceneel1

Ай бұрын

problem is the tomcat wasn't reliable at all

@kayakutah

Ай бұрын

I flew the F-14A off of the Enterprise for 2 cruises with VF-114. The AWG-9 would hold track with targets that maneuvered. It had a fairly slow update rate and a wide "notch" that had a negative impact on tracking through target maneuvers, but all pulse doppler (PD) radars of the time had the notch (including the -15), it was just a matter of degree. The only weapon that could be used against multiple targets at the time was the AIM-54 and it was quite capable of multiple shots on multiple targets with that system combo. Once launched, the AIM-54 no longer had some of those limitations, especially once it went active. The D models also had upgrades that solved the notch issue (I never flew the D, but fought them as an adversary in the f-16N). One of the loadouts we flew with was 2x2x2. 2 Phoenix, 2 sparrow, 2 sidewinder. Firing 2 Phoenix against 2 targets simultaneously was not a problem, and - though heavy! - that loadout was pretty nice to have. But you had to understand the capabilities and limitations of the weapons you used. To say, "The F-14 could only theoretically track and engage multiple targets. If those targets maneuvered at all the F-14 would lose track." is incorrect. To say the F-14 was unreliable is also incorrect. In the case of the Sparrow, we would generally fire it in "pulse", not PD. In that mode, it was very capable! And of course, the Sidewinder didn't require a lock at all (though having a lock could gain some serious advantages in application). For example, you could lock a SW seeker onto a target on the nose while having a radar lock on the wingman, shoot the head-on target and quickly go SEAM on the second target, getting two missiles in the air on two targets pre-merge. The Soviets were terrified of the F-14, but really, they also understood that western technology was running ahead of them across the spectrum. It's reasonable to critique the A model, just know what you're talking about!

@stevetripp2340

Ай бұрын

We would still have the tomcat if it wasn't so expensive to fly maintain. And was unreliable.

Was this video created by AI? Many inaccuracies and random irrelevant clips, we keep getting shown Mig 17 and Su-24's as Foxbats.

@craigknox1131

Ай бұрын

and video of F-22s

@adamrakic

Ай бұрын

this dude as i saw previous is mostly USA oriented, so yeah it makes sense that he only got USA part of the story right

@richardspore1996

Ай бұрын

Either they are really stupid or ? But AI you can really tell on words and how they pronounces them.

@Robwantsacurry

Ай бұрын

@@adamrakic They didn't even get that right.

@adamrakic

Ай бұрын

@@Robwantsacurry yeah, thats why i dont rely on this acc to inform myself, there are a lot of better ones, though i sometimes throw a watch here on some video when topic is interesting

The F-14 tomcat was the first fighter that could engage multiple targets simultaneously.

@piotr2951

Ай бұрын

Dont expect too much from this channel.

@user-xp5id1kh4r

Ай бұрын

@@piotr2951 Why?

@MrGoesBoom

Ай бұрын

@@user-xp5id1kh4r they have a habit of getting lots of facts wrong, using the wrong names, pictures, etc....also as they do in this vid they start with a premise that matches the title, then veer off on tangents to pad viewing time

@markbroad119

Ай бұрын

That's what I was thinking.

@tylerkinley268

Ай бұрын

And engage with Phoenix missiles at previously unheard of ranges.

“104-0 look out below! I took out a satellite just for show!”

@0giwan

Ай бұрын

Came here to give this exact quote. I'm glad I live amongst such people of culture.

The phantoms would have completely flattened the opposition in Vietnam if the politicians quit getting involved!

@AlexLee-dc2vb

5 күн бұрын

false. We sent over 120 B-52s with Big Belly modifications on the FIRST NIGHT of Operation Linebacker 2 alone. The myth that we would have won Vietnam if politicians hadn't interfered is not based in reality. We threw absolutely everything we had at Vietnam, and we threw more than any other air force could have. It still wasn't enough. It never could have been enough. It was not a war that could have been won through air strikes, full stop.

Proudly served in USAF from 1977 until 1990. Was a crewchief on F-4E, F-15C/D and F-16C/D. Loved them all. But have to be honest my favorite was the F-15 hands down. F-4 service McDill AFB, Tampa FL, F-15 service Kadena AB, Okinawa JP, F-16 service Nellis AFB, Las Vegas, NV.

the Mig-25 was designed to do 1 thing - Intercept the SR-71 and the XB-70 Valkyrie bomber (cancelled). It was a pure high speed interceptor. It is less than worthless in a dogfight. But it was the impetus for the F-15 to be developed.

@themanformerlyknownascomme777

Ай бұрын

I mean, it's not *totally* useless, hell, one actually managed to shoot down an F-18 once! and they also had a decent Kill record against Western Jets that were flown by Iran during the Iran-Iraq war.

@alexx86hater

Ай бұрын

It is a common misconception: interceptor variant wasn't designed to intercept XB-70 and SR-71 -- it flew less than 2 years after A-12, just few month after unveil of YF-12 and few months before XB-70 flew for the first time; and it is slower than either of those. Missile range was OK by the standards of the time, however wouldn't do much against those due to targeting system wouldn't be able to acquire those at acceptable range. In reality MiG-25 was designed to intercept B-58 and was a replacement for the Tu-128. To intercept high speed targets like SR-71 they developed MiG-31 with the radar that has nothing to do with Iranian F-14s and missiles that are definitely not a copy of AIM-54 (it's just pure coincidence that specs match). However even with that according to the MiG-31 pilots they had to know where SR-71 would be at specific time, then they would have to pop at a high speed to acquire SR-71 by the targeting systems for a few seconds that might be enough time (or not) to launch the missile. Also let's not forget that recon variant of MiG-25 was developed in parallel (which also contributed on why does it have such high speed) and almost immediately after start of the production there was an attack version of the MiG-25 developed. Btw, good chunk of Foxbat production were recon and attack versions. It's just US saw (and still sees) in MiG-25 what they wanted to see instead of what it really was.

@dinuxplay8003

22 күн бұрын

Yeah... Mig 25 was okay (had a few kills mainly against older F-5s though) but the West had inaccurate intelligence on the matter and kinda overestimated but at least that gave birth to the F-15 and more improved jets.

@KarolusTemplareV

7 күн бұрын

@@themanformerlyknownascomme777 In fact of the MIg-25 killed in air to air, which are few by the way, sometimes the amount of missiles expended trying to down one is astonishing. In 1991 it was the only thing that wasnt a coalition aircraft that could more or less go about trying to do shit and expect to return to base with a decent degree of certainity.

The F-15 time to climb record aircraft was the Streak Eagle, not the Strike Eagle, that is the name for the F-15E ground attack variant.

@NobleKorhedron

Ай бұрын

Did that variant enter service; or was it exclusively used for the record attempt?

@383mazda

Ай бұрын

​@@NobleKorhedron it wasn't a variant, just an F15A pulled from the assembly line. They left a lot of parts of to save weight: no radar, no flap or speed brake actuators, no paint, etc (although they did include a lot of equipment to measure the time to climb flights). It was about 2000lbs lighter than the standard A model. They also tuned up the engines a lot. The Streak Eagle was never returned to service, it's at the Air Force museum in Dayton, Ohio.

@Robwantsacurry

Ай бұрын

No, it was a special plane for the record attempt, they took a pre production F-15 without weapon mounts, cannon or radar, the even left it unpainted. Basicly the minimum systems required systems to take off and land.

@jayyoutube8790

Ай бұрын

See, I didn’t know this, and this channel has no clue what it’s talking about. People like me don’t know the difference unless I see comments from people like yourself. Thank you

@hoghogwild

Ай бұрын

@@jayyoutube8790 It had an arresting rig that allowed the engines to spool to full thrust while being held still. The rig was released and the Streak Eagle rocketed down the runway becoming airborne in something like 400 feet. I broke Mach while flying straight up.

You sir take your word back, Phantom is a beauty.

@fortyninehike

Ай бұрын

It did what it was designed for extremely well. Miss use and constraint from Washington turned it into a “brick”.

@CreamyShroom

Ай бұрын

It’s really not. It’s full of aerodynamic bandaids.

@Mitheledh

Ай бұрын

And those bandaids are actually what make it a beautiful aircraft

@jacobnugent8159

29 күн бұрын

It’s beautiful because it’s so ugly

@pjp7259

15 күн бұрын

Beauty is perspective.

"The F-4 is living proof that a brick could fly if you put a big enough engine on it." Red Flag.

The F-15E will always hold a very special part of my heart. I used to work on them

Are you kidding? The Phantom was a really good looking fighter.

@AlexLee-dc2vb

5 күн бұрын

false

One of the rules of engagement was the visual conformation enemy aircraft. This was not due to the limitation of the radar but the idiots in DC. The missles the US was using at the were not the most reliable ( AIM-4 Falcon, AIM-7 Sparrow, and AIM-9 Sparrow) falling of the rack, going ballistic after launch, not arming in flight and breaking up on impact. They had to be launched in pairs and had about 60 to 70% hit rate.

USSR scared the Americans into making a figter jet that the USSR is scared off.

@ChipmunkRapidsMadMan1869

25 күн бұрын

The bullshitted us into making their bullshit our reality.

@AlexLee-dc2vb

5 күн бұрын

but we didn't have to lie to scare them

The 15 reminds me of a powerfull bull gone wild that you would better not get in the way of. It is such a powerfull aircraft...and the fact that this jet is still dominating the skies after almost 50 years of service speaks for the quality of this aircraft.

F-15 was born from America's big panic attack and freak out over the MIG-25

@cosmicchad4752

Ай бұрын

I get Lockheed could have perfected the mig 25

@elduquecaradura1468

Ай бұрын

More like: S.U.:we grrrrrrreat soviet engineers did the best plane that the capitalists will take decades to compete Yanquees: ok, challenge accepted *United States proceeds to do a plane that surpasses the Mig 29 showcased by the soviets Soviet Union realize it had fucked it up, because 99% of the time they overhype their stuff and the Mig 25 wasn't as great as they claimed, and SOMEHOW the yanquees made a plane een better the ruskies could ever dream. And two decades later the yanquees bored decided to do a plane that would surpass the F-15 because nobody in the world had surpassed it *yet* and so has been born the F-22

@nitesan2814

Ай бұрын

​​@@elduquecaradura1468That entire thing was purely a misunderstanding on the Americans part. The Mig 25 was a pure interceptor with 0 maneuverability and no gun.

@Zeus-kj7nn

Ай бұрын

Certainly was.

@atomf9143

29 күн бұрын

Americans saw something that looked like a real beast of a plane, freaked out and built one of the best jets of all time, and it turns out the MiG-25 was essentially a rocket with wings.

F-4? Ugly? I'll fight you! I've got scars on my head from working on them a lifetime ago, it's a badass looking airplane.

@larrycummings7300

Ай бұрын

Phantom bites. Had lots.

@cosmicchad4752

Ай бұрын

Phantom is hideous

@kyungrix1112

Ай бұрын

@@larrycummings7300 I work on Eagles, I've seen MANY people get Eagle Bites too! Lots of stuff to run into if you're not paying attention!

@xaderalert

Ай бұрын

​@@cosmicchad4752you are wrong and you should feel bad

@cosmicchad4752

Ай бұрын

@xaderalert I don't the phantom looks as bad as it performs

When you think about it, Flying Brick is a good name for the F-4. Agility wasn't its strong suite but it hit like taking a brick to the face.

@longshot7601

Ай бұрын

I got to talk to an ANG pilot who had flown both the F-15 and F-4 before it. He said that going into combat he'd chose the F-15 hands down. However just to fly it was the F-4 no doubt. It was incredibly visceral. His words were flying the F-15 was like dating the beauty queen. Everybody is jealous of you but flying the F-4 was like being with the plain looking nymphomaniac. Everytime you you got into her she was going to give you a ride that would leave a grin on your face.

@FutureMan420Blazer

Ай бұрын

@@longshot7601 Lmao

In some way the Sovite helped development of F15 considering they hyped up the Mig 25.

@davidford3115

Ай бұрын

Makes you wonder what the Mig-25 COULD have been had they used lighter materials. The extra fuel would have extended its range, or that could have been swapped out for more ordinance.

@robandcheryls

Ай бұрын

@@davidford3115garbage Aircraft

@davidford3115

Ай бұрын

@@robandcheryls I know that Soviet airframes have been poor compared to Western since the Korean War when the F-86 Sabre cleaned the MiG-15's clock. But again, I was asking theoretically how much better the MiG-25 could have been had they chosen light weight over armor. An Aluminum-titanium alloy MiG-25 might have been able to pull some major moves that while not as good as the F-15 could have kept it on par with other Western airframes.

@StevenBanks123

Ай бұрын

Absolutely.

@RaderizDorret

Ай бұрын

@@davidford3115 The MiG-25's weight wasn't for armor. It was made of stainless steel to resist friction heating from high speed flight. Normally titanium is preferred, but the Soviets couldn't (and Russia still can't judging from the MiG-31) use titanium all that well for aerospace purposes. Meanwhile, Lockheed used CIA cutouts to buy titanium from the Soviets and built the SR-71.

The first plane shown as a Foxbat is not a Foxbat.

@Wooden_Badger

Ай бұрын

Came here to say the same thing. Unfortunate, because stupid mistakes like that make you question the veracity of the rest of the vid as well

@AnthonyOMulligan-yv9cg

Ай бұрын

It's a fruit bat

@Clean97gti

Ай бұрын

@@AnthonyOMulligan-yv9cg It's a really good looking fruit bat. I know it's obsolete and was quickly shown up by western fighters with radar, but the Mig-15 and Mig-17 are just gorgeous looking aircraft.

@Theiliteritesbian

Ай бұрын

Welcome to utube, pal.

@JediSentinal

2 сағат бұрын

Glad people like you commented, I'm just here for entertainment and don't know any military shit so here I was thinking the uploader was doing their due diligence. Yeah, I need to be less trusting.

No more beautiful plane than the F-4 Phantom

As HLC said "don't blame us for building a counter for the weapon you said you had."

@okakokakiev787

Ай бұрын

F15 wouldn't counter a mig31 in any sort of way

@JimmyEatDirt

Ай бұрын

​@@okakokakiev787one F-15 carry enough to destroy the entire fleet of working 31s

Personally, I think the F-4 was one the sexiest planes made.

Did Robert McNamara get anything right in his whole career in government?

@fubarmodelyard1392

8 күн бұрын

Not once

I once heard an ANG airman call the F-4 the best fuel-to-noise converter ever built!

Flying an F-15 must be AAA porn for a fighter pilot.

@joeclaridy

Ай бұрын

Think you mean XXX but your statement is correct

@acey457

Ай бұрын

and flying an F35 like sticking a finger up the bum

I was 15 when the F-15 came into service. I'm 65 and it's still screaming on strong!

The 1975 time to climb record attempt was not called the Strike Eagle Program, it was called Streak Eagle Program. Strike Eagle is the nickname of the F-15E. I DNR previous post, thus this late edit.

Ahhhh.... to be the only pilot in history with an air to orbit kill. (and may he remain so, as long as possible)

I might have missed it, but I didn't hear mention of the F15EX. That thing will be an absolute beast.

Why are you showing a MIG17 while discussing the Mig 25? F4 ugly? Nah. She's got her her charm for sure.

The F-4 was messed up by politicians not understanding war and the capability of the F-4.

@timsmith8506

17 күн бұрын

So what you’re saying is that politicians stick their nose into matters they don’t understand? Sounds accurate to me.

What did the f15 have to do with the navy. Wasn’t that the f14?

FYI, the F-104 broke the sound barrier straight up Dad was working at an Air Force base in WA state. The speed was secret yet when one of the first times actually taking off at full afterburner it literally went straight up, and broke the sound barrier Dad was laughing when he told the story, "so much for secrecy"

F15 landing with ONE WING is WILD F15 is da GOAT

And still has the best record for any fighter.

First of all, the Phantom is a beautiful fighter. Second of all (THEY CAN HEAR YOU!!) 😆

The fact that it has been serving for almost 50 years demonstrates it reached an optimum of design, like a Colt 1911. I think the US should concentrate on this airframe ti develop a next Gen fighter based on the aeronautics of this one.

I love how we basically made the Avenger from XCOM to counter what turned out to be a flying Soviet bumper car

Neat story: In 1973 or 74, a group from my USAF squadron of Douglas C-9 med-evac pilots arranged a tour of the McDonald Douglas F-15 plant at nearby St. Louis Lambert Field airport. I attended. As the tour among the airplane assembly hanger progressed, our guide told us that, as luck would have it, we could step over to the edge of the hanger and watch a (very early, perhaps the prototype) F-15 take off, as it began one of its test flights. The F-15 was painted sky blue all over, probably for sales reasons, to emphasize the aircraft's air superiority role to prospective buyers. Test flights are are almost always followed by a chase plane, and an F-4 with no ordinance would do the chasing here. The takeoff runway was very close to our hanger, and we had a great view. The two planes took off as a unit, together. For this takeoff, the two-ship flight had gotten ATC clearance to perform a "max performance climb," with departure in the direction opposite the way they took off. For this, the F-15 would climb straight up, and pull over at what looked to me to be about 14,000 feet. The F-4 began running out of energy halfway up, and had to turn, well to the side, with a plan to rendezvous with lead once things settled. The F-4 is no slouch, particularly with a light load, such as fuel for a single test sortie. But the F-15 made the Phantom look clunky and dated.

The F100 was called the "lead sled"

@Zaprozhan

Ай бұрын

I've heard that applied to the SR-71 as well.

@user-ut6ji8my2h

Ай бұрын

@@Zaprozhan the F100 had a glide ratio of 1 to 4 that's why it got the name. 1 foot forward to 4 feet down without power.

@BKD70

Сағат бұрын

@@user-ut6ji8my2h I think you got that backwards... think about it.

8:35 Air intercept controllers... Just want to take advantage of this opportunity to brag about my uncle, Command Master Chief "Uncle Bill". He enlisted in the navy and spent time on at least 4 ships. USS Guadalcanal, USS Normandy, USS Nimitz and USS Anzio. During his 30 years he achieved the rank of CMDCM. One of the things he was proud of was attending Top Gun as an AIC, while on the Nimitz. He was also very proud of the fact that he did the tasks that were assigned to him rather than just delegating that stuff to others. Of course he was expected to utilize the other sailors and he did utilize them, but he was there with them getting the work done. Apparently some of his peers didn't feel the need to even be present while their delegees were getting the work done... From 1970 through 2000 he saw and heard a lot of things, including 16 inch guns firing. A couple of his strongest memories were the sounds that the ship made while he was trying to sleep in rough seas. He said he really thought it might just break and half. Something else very memorable was arresting gear wires letting loose while under great tension...

That is a MiG-15 or similar (-17, -19), NOT a MiG-25 Foxbat.

@pcardinal42

Ай бұрын

Yea that's my biggest complaint about the video, show the aircraft when you are highlighting it's features. Gorgeous shot of the MiG-15 but highly confusing for someone that wouldn't know the difference in the aircraft being talked about. The MiG-25 looks nothing like the small nimble Mig teens

@TP-ts4bm

Ай бұрын

Yup

Vacuum tube technology used in the MiG-25 wasn't as bad as you'd think as they're much more resistant to electromagnetic pulse from nuclear explosions, an environment the Soviets expected to have to fight in.

Even without the internet back in the 70's we still managed to be somewhat connected through things like Models we assembled. Planes were a big seller.

No other aircraft has come close to landing with one wing missing, except for the A-10.

Actually the reason the Phantoms had to visually identify targets in Vietnam had nothing to do with defective equipment. Politicians imposed that rule on the pilots essentially handcuffing them.

@KarolusTemplareV

7 күн бұрын

Vietnam era AIM-7 were crap, though.

104-0 I’d say it’s still most deadly fighter of all time

Where did you get your info? I believe the 525 Fighter Sq Bitburg Germany was the first base in Europe to get the Eagle. I have 23 years working this jet and never heard of the base in Italy being the first to receive the Eagle.

@ronmanders

Ай бұрын

There are more errors in this vid too... Like a so called MIG25 foto but showing 2 SU24's...

@moffjerjerrod1579

Ай бұрын

@@ronmanders Plus hyping up the Mig 25 as if it was a serious threat to anything but B-52s. It was supposedly going to go after the SR-71, since it was super fast and could go almost pretty high at the Blackbird, but it was no match to catch it. It's only chance to shoot one down was to get it in a head on attack from below and hope the missiles it fired worked well enough to take a Blackbird down, and it never did. So, obviously it was a failure in that part of it's service. Also it was so big and cumbersome it turned like a battleship at full speed. It's turn radius was in the dozens of miles at full speed, and its lack of maneuverability at low speeds made it a sitting duck.

When talking about the cannon the term cook off was used to describe it's firing/ rate of fire. This is technically incorrect (the best kind of incorrect) because a cook-off is a term used to describe a malfunction caused by an overheated breach/chamber/barrel that is hot enough to ignite a cartridge without the firing pin/ primer being activated.

The phantom is beautiful

I love the Phantom. Pretty ol bird

Please improve the coordination between images of planes and the script.

This would be an excellent informative video if you didn't almost at every instant show the wrong fighter when mentioning the Mig-25 Foxbat. If just listening and not watching it would've been much better.

"Cipher, I got a feeling you and me are gonna get along just fine... Buddy."

I'll be dammed. I grew up in Fallon in the late 70s. Never imagined it would grow into this monster of training!

Love the F15, but the F14 was the first fighter that could attack multiple targets at the same time.

That was not a Mig-25 Foxbat.

Why no mention of Col. John Boyd and his study of energy and maneuverability tactics which led to the development of both the F-15 and F-16 ?

My grandpa graduated top gun class of 1969. Was in the Air Force so they must’ve done a joint training. Cool stuff

The f15 scared all of our enemies. Its a very capable weapons system.

My grandfather was an engineer on this bird, I remember he always called it the hawk.

They should have made the stealth variant F-15SE given how extremely expensive the 5th Gens F-22 and F-35 are

@LOTUG98

Ай бұрын

That's what the F-15EX is for

@worldwanderer91

Ай бұрын

@@LOTUG98 F-15EX doesn't have stealth capability nor was it made for stealth missions. The F-15SE was designed with stealth in mind

@dirtfarmer7472

Ай бұрын

The generals wanted a new toy so you & I gave them 1 does the USA need it maybe, maybe not, I don’t know

@dumdumbinks274

Ай бұрын

The F-15SE wasn't stealthy. It had reduced signature compared to a regular F-15, making the SE more comparable to the F-16 on radar. It wasn't ordered because it was a private venture by Boeing that nobody asked for, and it offered no real advantages while being more expensive than a normal F-15.

You forgot the Saab J-35 Draken, which entered service in 1960 with the Swedish Air Force, which was a real thorn in the Soviets side.

It wasn’t that it lacked the ability to track it was they didn’t have an advanced FF system so they had to visual ID targets so the over horizon targeting was nullified by too much friendly air traffic. Also, Top Gun doesn’t have a trophy or tournament.

The first F-15, 73-0108 was delivered to the 555th Tactical Fighter Training Squadron on 01 November 1974 at Luke AFB, AZ with President Gerald Ford present. The 555th relocated to Aviano, AB Italy in the early 1990s after the F-15s were no longer stationed at Luke AFB AZ.

The plane on the pedestal at around 10:35 is NOT a Mig 25. Whoa...

Newest F-15 can carry 22 missiles. But, why not 32?

I'm a huge fan of the channel, honestly it's one of my favorites across all of YT. I mean no disrespect in this and I am only saying this in fun, but: WATCH YOUR MOUTH THE NEXT TIME YOU TALK ABOUT THE WAY MY F-4 LOOKS

The ads were absolutely ridiculous. Couldn’t stand watching more than a quarter of this short clip after 4 back to back doubled commercials hat had to be skipped or wait 2 minutes for each to pass… 🤦‍♂️

Strange- when i was a young boy, I found the F-4 Phantom outstandingly impressive and beautiful - with its wing tips up and downward rear wings and the pair of engines....

The F-14 was the first plane to be able to track and attack multiple targets.

the Soviet counterpart to f4e was mig23mld, which was introduced after f15 already in Europe for few years lol. They never stood a chance after the Korean war

I'm old enough to remember when the F-15 was in development and various 'experts' deemed it overpriced crap.

The only plane able to intercept concord in level flight...English Electric Lightning my Grandfather flew Hunters Phantoms and Lightnings, also F15 on exchange, the F15 was the most complete plane, but for speed and climb alone his Lightning was exceptional, it’s an open secret that it held the altitude record regularly reaching 70.000 feet..

I never realized that the Captain Pedersen, the CO of USS Ranger when I first checked onboard, had helped start Top Gun.

Thank you MIG 25 for the F15. They wouldn't have built it without you.

I was golfing the South Course @ MacDill AFB in Florida in the mid 90s during an air show. I was teed up on a par 4 or 5 when I saw the shadow of a plane screaming toward us on the fairway. It then went vertical over our tee box. We looked up into the orange afterburners as the sound, heat and vibration was shocking. It knocked my ball off the tee. My opponent looked at me with a straight face and said, “ hitting 2”.😅

24:02 “they found the wreckage of an F-15…” 24:11 “…and zero losses, the F-15…” You stated the direct opposites less than 10 seconds apart. WTF?

Love to see the F15 with thrust vectoring

The F4E Phantom 11 and F15EX Eagle 2 is my 2 favorite jet air craft the F15 is the only fighter that can fly with one Wing 106 to 0 undefeated

Lines from this video are directly lifted from the Wikipedia article about the Samurra air battle

Crazy that the F15 was able to land without a tailhook

Like it, loathe it, or think something else is better, the simple fact is that it has never been shot down, period.

Scariest thing with wings since the cretaceous period (when first in service)

made to intercept icbm missles & soviets knew they had to take a bow

F15 is an improved version of Mig25 unit captured in JAPAN

In my humble opinion, the F14 and F22 remains the Supreme killers of the skies. The F15 is a close second 15:47 wait, wait, wait... the F15 has a tailhook?

@BKD70

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Yes... all fighters have tailhooks... for emergency landings. Only Naval aircraft are designed to land on carriers though.

Now just imagine how the Soviets would have reacted to an F22 Raptor that had traveled back in time to finally get an interception. The Soviets may have had the Night Witches, but the stealth of the 22 would make it a ghost

It is certainly one hell of a plane

Consider an F15 had one entire wing broken off mid flight and it STILL flew and landed safely, I'd say it's definitely one bad a** plane!! And that's not even taking into account an F15 has NEVER been shot down during combat, despite being one of the most used fighters in history.

A $5 fine for referencing the movie? Well damn

And remember the F-15 qualifies as a rocket. It has a thrust to weight ratio of under 1. Ref FE

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3:55: Wow. McNamara thought it was a good idea to build 1 aircraft that could be used jointly by the Navy, Air Force and Marines. What a dope! Good thing we never repeated that mistake!

@worldwanderer91

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F-35 and Lockheed Martin laughing at dumb politicians, military officers, and taxpayers

@dirtfarmer7472

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We have some of the dumbest people in authority.

Streak Eagle. The E. Model is the strike Eagle

When I drive a car I compare its handling to an f15 standards!

F-14 > F-15, even if for only aesthetic and nostalgic purposes. Swing wing technology is like the vacuum pop-up headlights on sports cars from the 80s, just oozes "cool".

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