F-15 Eagle - the American hunter

The McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle is a multi-role fighter developed by McDonnell Douglas in the early 1970s. Manufactured in an amount of about 1200 units, the F-15 is one of the most mass-produced fourth-generation fighters and, before the F-22, was the flagship fighter of the US Air Force. For 2019, production continues with Boeing Company.

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[kurtbjorn]

Flew the F-15 in the '80's, it was king of the sky. When we got the new F-100 engines with DEECS (digital fuel control) we were in heaven, could slam throttles to and fro without damaging the engine, plus more thrust. ALWAYS, more thrust is good. They never emphasize the radar in these videos, we could sort and shoot before the bad guys because of the narrow beam width and power of the radar. I can't imagine the joy of the now common AESA. I'm becoming an old man now. I feel like a WW2 pilot in 1985 waxing nostalgic about his P-51, that's how long ago it was. Steam gauges and a 64kb computer. And a big missile coming to hose you.

[Darknamja]

I remember my first Eagle sighting in 1976 and I was totally impressed. I was an F-4 maintainer at the time. (USAF '72-'97)

[shingshongshamalama]

The F-15 is one of extremely few aircraft with a thrust-to-weight ratio above 1.0 enabling it to actually accelerate in a vertical climb.

[Glenn]

The F -15 was the most aesthetically beautiful aircraft in the world when it first debuted in 1976 and it still is in 2020.

[dispatch]

From a Russian: The F-15 is an incredible aircraft and the radar controls, avionics, and fire control are state of the art for its time. One of the best flying machines ever made. Its like the F-14 took steroids and cut extra carbs from its diet. Indeed, a worthy opponent. Its amazing how clearly you can see the influence of all the relevant technical achievements implemented in the airframe - both foreign and domestic. I say always take best of both worlds.

[dieseldiesel]

I remember watching these perform at air shows. They are so loud and intimidating. Gave me goosebumps every time.

[danbuchner]

I was honored to have worked on the F-15, an amazing aircraft!

[Fister_of_Muppets]

The latest revision of the F-15 is still one of the best strike fighters in the sky.

[arlandgaylor]

I grew up around those machines, from the f101, to the eagles, glad to have witnessed so much. When I watch these videos i always see my dad standing at the starboard bow of the F4. Keep up the good work.miss you POP!

[michelcoutu]

As a Retired Principle Scientist, I grew up in AWE about The "eagle" saw it in person in airShows in Canada.
Studied in passion every square inch of its design, bought a book about it.
Very Few people Know the secrets of its Lifting Body design and The LAST Figther to be produce
with a Neutral Pitch Center of Gravity to Aligned with the lifting Surface of the Main Wings.
The Two Closely Spaced Engines were to increase the Roll Rate.
Later, I flew Several Thousands of Hours in a simulator called the F15-E Strike Eagle.
Super Graceful In Flight
Its A Big Bird, but Carries a Punch like No Other, Still Today.
Yes The Silent Eagle would be a great choice for Canadian Skies
Because Its the Only one (with conformal fuel Tanks) able to have the RAnge to cover a Desolate Territory Twice that of the USA
with 1/10 the population.

I WAS so Elated That General Chuck Yager Was Given a Back Seat Ride
As a Salut to His Service as "One Of the Top Test Pilot" in American History...
Yes People Bitch about its unit costs...
I simply reply: WORT EVERY PENNY.. Prooven millions times Over.

[CaptMikey-vcym]

Thanks for another excellent video. The Japanese point to their F-15 fleet as an item of national pride. It has also enabled Mitsi to develop its own fifth-gen aircraft. This thing is still top of the hill and will be around longer than people think. Good Stuff!

[SandBoxJohn]

Had a few up close and personals with this aircraft. First was at arms length in a maintenance hanger at Luke Air Force in the early 1980s and a few days later seeing one do a takeoff roll and go vertical and disappear (my brother and his wife were stationed there). My next encounter was in 1988 while rail fanning the Southern Pacific Jawbone north of Edwards Air Force Base. My friend and I were inspecting a railroad trestle when with warning an F-15 flew over at tree top level at several hundred knots. Both of us came close to needing to check are shorts. Defiantly an impressive experience.

[MrFantastic]

It was the Tomcat that started my love affair with military aviation, due to my dad, an air force officer, taking me to see Top Gun when it came out when I was ten. I didn't think I would find another plane as awesome until I found out about the Eagle. It is just a beautiful machine.

[anthonysmith]

A few years ago one buzzed my house shook the hell out of it and the sound was incredible

[patrickbante]

I was an air traffic controller stationed at Scott afb (kblv) just across the river from the production site of the f15. They came over and practiced instrument, radar and visual approaches. This aircraft could perform any maneuvers asked. Rapid turns or climbs. They used their radar quite a bit to spot traffic in a high density environment. Often calling"guns". If I remember correctly the call sign was mac blue. Av8 was mac green. F18 I think was in initial testing and went by mac red. All were a controllers dream. The pilots were perfect and would do anything to display the a/c performance! Truelly remarkable! I would feel sorry for any adversaries. BE.

[chloehennessey]

You’ve hit on what I want to do when I graduate high school. I love the F-15.

But I also love the H53 Sea Stallion, Kiowa and the Blackhawk. I’ve flown many hours now in a helicopter.

[P]

The F-15 hown at 07:14 is from the Kingsfley Field ANG Base, which is home to the nation's primary F-15 training program, where my dad was stationed as a Flight Instructor for almost 30 years and taught students in the F-4, the F-16 and the F-15 before retiring.

[paxvesania]

Ahh the F-15.
Whenever I see this beauty, it immediately reminds me of the Belkan War from AC Zero.
Such a fun childhood memory.

[impostershadow]

Isn't it amazing that these modern day fighters(not counting the f22 and 35) were designed in the60s and 70s

[marc-antoinehaddad]

Man I always get excited like a kid in a candy store every time I see new videos