British Couple Reacts to Why The F-15 Terrified The Soviets

British Couple Reacts to Why The F-15 Terrified The Soviets

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[aaronmerijanian]

Soviet lies about their capabilities, America builds something to exceed the theoretical. American jet is amazing, rinse an repeat.

[marksmess]

As a Hazelwood high school senior in 72, kids would drag race on Banshee Rd next to F-15 builder McDonnell Douglas plant.
At the far end of Mac property, a section of airport tarmac was designated as a power up site.
The F-15 was tethered to the ground and a full power with afterburner test was performed.
We could stand along Banshee Rd no more than 100 yards away and feel the incredible power.
Also, Mercury and Gemini mission capsules were developed at McDonnell Douglas in St Louis, Missouri.

[BluBlu]

It’s incredible that the first flight of the F15 came in 1972 and not only is it still flying more than 50 years later, but will still be in service into the 2030’s.

[DenanSeven]

Good video, thanks. First, hats-off to Brits. In the 80s-90s during the fall of the USSR, I flew F-15C's while stationed in Germany, but also flew many missions out of RAF Mildenhall and RAF Lakenheath in England while on TDY (temporary duty) there. The local people there were exceptionally kind to me and my fellow Eagle Drivers (F-15 Eagle..) as were the RAF pilots we flew with.
Anyway, the Eagle is as much fun as you'd think and a whole lot more. Unlike most fighters that came before it, the limiting factor was by and large, the pilot. Most prior fighters would reach performance limits before the pilot - what that meant was the pilot had to worry about keeping the aircraft in its ''safespace' if you will. While the Eagle had to worry about not exceeding the pilots limitations.
Also, regarding the Soviet MIGs, they were heavy, unreliable but their pilots were skilled and more than a little crazy. A key metric of an air force is their ready-rate, that what percent of their aircraft were mission-ready over time. So as the Soviet aircraft were very maintenance intensive, they were down and unavailable a high percentage of the time. So bottom line to match the F-15''s ready-rate (say 97%) the USSR had to have about 10x+ more aircraft to have an equal number of mission-ready MIGs.

[johng]

10:15 I’ve spent the last 10 years working in flight test. It’s not as scary as you might think. For one, we use a build up approach, slowly using more of the flight envelope to keep things safe. If something does go wrong, there’s a control room filled with “subjects matter experts” (SMEs) who are receiving real time telemetry to see if everything is working and are trained to help get the pilot on the ground safely. I spent 15 months as an engine SME in the control room on a single engine military test program. I spent several hours in a simulator testing my ability to handle emergencies before I was able togo to the control room. A good friend from college was one of the test pilots in our squadron so I had personal motivation there to keep the plane safe. Yes there are risks but we take all sorts of steps to manage them.

One thing I wish the commentator had spent more time on was pilot situational awareness. The USAF has done an extensive study of aerial combat and found the number one differentiator is SA: even to the point that something like 80% of air combat defeats came from an airplane the losing pilot was not even aware was IN the airspace. The F-15 certainly gives its pilot the SA he needs but if you look at more modern American aircraft, the F-15 pilot looks woefully uninformed in comparison. One of our test pilots was an F-15 combat pilot and he l raved about the SA he had in the new plane.

[richardhoffmann]

You both want to check out and react to the video Dogfights Of Desert Storm, that features reconstructions of air battles at the beginning of the Gulf War, and interviews with the pilots who fought those battles. You'll really enjoy it.

[jLutraveling]

I live a couple of miles away from McDonnell Douglas. My Dad worked on the flight line.

[indianaboy]

You all should look into the time Iranian f4s meet American f22s

[lynx]

I’d say you had to start saving up because they do have fighter jet rides over here

[SAVikingSA]

It's worth noting that the F-4 Phantom overlapped with the F-8 Crusader in Vietnam. The Crusader was nicknamed "The Last Of The Gunfighters", because it was designed to dogfight. So it's not that the US couldn't dogfight, it's just that its latest and greatest fighter couldn't.

[nathanmeece]

I live northwest of Seymour Johnson AFB in Goldsboro, North Carolina. The 4th Fighter Wing.The is equipped with the F15E Strike Eagle. The base is a major training base for F15E aircrew.The 4th Wing was in the first stages of the first Gulf War. Their job was to take out Iraqi SCUD missile sites.One of the 4th Fighter Wing Strike Eagles shot down a Iraqi helicopter with a smart bomb.

[abc-coleaks-info]

One incident with the F15 in a midair collision knocked off a wing. That plane flew back to base and landed.

[raiderscott]

I guarded our nuke loaded F-111's at RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk late 70's. The F-15 replaced them in the early eighties and we removed our nukes. Now there are two squadrons (48) of F-15E Strike Eagles and two (48) of F-35A Lightning (which are now capable of dropping our B61 nukes). Aircraft from Lakenheath are currently participating in the air attack against the Houthis in Yemen. Anytime you see LN on the tail of a 15 or 35 it's from the 48th Fighter Wing at Lakenheath. Just a few factoids since it's a military review.
Love the channel guys!!!

[scottstewart]

F-15EXs are rolling off the assembly line today. Current tech except for stealth. Carries a crapton.

[warrendavis]

The video you seek is a TV program, The Dogfighters...

[becool]

Almost 50 years after it first went into service neither Russia or China are able to build a fighter which can equal the F15...never mind China's claims, they have nothing which can match it.

[markbrown]

The Eagle is still undefeated thirty two years after Bagdad. This ought to give you an idea of how the encounter played out.

Also, wasn't it you who reacted to a multiple part video series about Desert Storm? I'm sure that series covers this. 17:07

[txheadshots]

“Built to fight where others fear to fly”

I lived in Okinawa as a military brat in the early 80s… Kadena had 3 squadrons of F-15s…. Amazing to watch them practicing maneuvers over our heads

[mikesuch]

63 years old spent a number of years in the Marine corps. An avid Air show fan. I've still never seen one in real life.

[BryanW-bple]

James that fight between the 2 jets went exactly as you predicted. lol Remember what the Fat Electrician said “it’s never been downed and has a combat score of 104 fighters down and 0 lost”. The Iraqis tried to spring a trap on some F-15s and got smoked. 💨