2016 F-16 Viper Demo

PLEASE READ DESCRIPTION: GoPro cockpit footage starts @ 6:57.
Planes of Fame Air Show
Chino, CA
Saturday April 30th, 2016
Air Combat Command's F-16 Viper Demo from Shaw AFB in South Carolina piloted by Major Craig "Rocket" Baker. Watch as he performs a FANTASTIC "low show" demo over Southern California on a cool, breezy, drizzly day. Take-off time: 3:17pm.
Shots from the cockpit are GoPro Hero cameras used by the Viper Demo Team. Footage from outside is shot by myself; Spencer Hughes. Footage is also edited by me.
Timeline:
0:43 - F-16 Enginge Start-up
6:19 - Taxi out
7:08 - Take-off
14:45 - Recovery
18:33 - F-16 Engine Shut-Down

[@dirkbergstrom9751]

Magnificent. Serious skills, serious jet, seriously great team. Man-o-man. Beautiful.

[@befru]

I finally found someone intelligent enough to make a cockpit video without adding music.

[@cypan1]

cool stuff

[@juliuszgolly8928]

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[@welifani2830]

good morning

[@alphamale9]

amen

[@domus1129]

befru 

[@justScrollin0627]

Just wow...👊 How on earth could anything ever excite this man ever again after doing this for a living !

[@jasabasenara8124]

So much respect for these pilots. 🙏❤

[@Gentlemen_london_]

The precision of where you can put the plane at any given moment is just staggering!

[@robertjdm]

This has been my favorite jet fighter since I was a kid. Such a beautiful jet!

[@aaa-te8lg]

robert335ijb4 are you kids

[@robertjdm]

ahmet hakan what? "Are you kids"??

[@bradleyb.williams1312]

The F-14 TOMCAT was my dream machine !! LOL'S...

[@israrahmed9038]

AHMET HAKAN ,

[@c.m1xrr469]

This and the F-22 are my two most favorite fighter jets to this day, I aspire to be a fighter pilot when I join the Air Force.

[@usadigitalmarketer7414]

Love hearing the natural sounds in the cockpit and radio call outs! Thank you for not using cheesy music!

[@bisnimusicentertainment9509]

It was my dream but I'm failed

[@sciomancy6]

That dedication pass though. I was watching his breathing the entire time. It's amazing what they can do. Salute to our pilots

[@renishkhan9757]

I'm dedicatet to my life for indiyan defences..........

[@raunahabdullah3506]

TQ appct

[@vcupiano]

Definitely one of the most beautiful planes ever conceived. Still looks as fresh and new as it did when it was first built.

[@xzabath1]

Absolutely.

[@humbertoerazo2035]

hi

[@Roti26]

I agree with you :)

[@paulalangi3204]

Humberto Erazo eveRaaqw1

[@tpowell453]

Still kicks ass too. Awesome little plane.

[@hemsingh5451]

This is really awesome and powerful. Thanks entire team to make and share this superb video.

[@Javier.M73]

Un auténtico piloto dando un recital de vuelo espectacular,...Alucinante el manejo!!.Un saludo,desde España🇪🇦

[@themanfromcabowabo1559]

Nice video, Mr. Hughes. Thanks for putting the work into it.

[@Planehazza]

Very very cool. Loved watching the whole thing from startup to shut down. Only slight disappointment was that the landing was cut out. Very cool seeing the ground crew communicate with the pilot to do all the SEC and EPU checks etc.

[@AhmadKhan-yy4co]

That's really an amazing demo! Very skillful pilot and thrilling maneuvers, got goosebumps!

[@MrJan123an]

Good For Taiwan Thank You So Murch USA...

[@SkNaats]

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[@csgorookie]

The sound is incredible, honey to my ears. Masterclass from pilot and beautiful jet.

[@HCShuffle]

you hate the sound? Or are you just weird and like it when you have honey in your ears?

[@csgorookie]

@@HCShuffle :)

[@scottbeaudry121]

This one of the better videos that I’ve seen of the F16 for a while. Very nice.

[@TinfoilHatWearer]

a lot of people dont understand that when the pilot does the High G maneuvers, he or she has to exercise what is called The Anti-G Straining Maneuver (AGSM) Fighter Pilots have to wear a special suit called a G-Suit that compresses their body to keep them from passing out during the INHUMAN AMOUNTS OF G FORCE during a high speed maneuver. The pilot cannot just rely on the suit to do all the work, they have to compress their bodys with the special breathing technique I just spoke about (The AGSM). If they dont, they can and will passout during a flight and kill themselves and a lot of people on the ground (possibly). Pilots are so highly trained that its almost super human. And most people wont ever know. they just think that they are good flyers. :P nope, much more than that.

[@TinfoilHatWearer]

if you are intestested in the physical effects of G force and the AGSM techniques this is a very useful and informative link I can provide. :) its a book called Ernsting's Aviation Medicine. Scroll down to page 160 thru 170 i think and you will find the info you need. Its all right there for you to read. Its very interesting. and you dont need to buy it or anything. books.google.com/books?id=KLnMBQAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false

[@TinfoilHatWearer]

Joo2oob you can scroll to the page with the tool on the upper right hand part of the screen. There is a drop down box/box you can select individual pages to view. Its easier than scrolling all the way down and hunting for the page you want.

[@mamneo2]

Wow Casey, thanks I've been looking for that term. I will check the page.

[@sanfranciscobay]

It's also called the Valsalva Maneuver which is used in weight training, swimming, baseball, football, shot put... and any type of activity where you need to exert maximum strength for a short period of time. You take a deep breath, close off the epiglottis, contract the abdominals and intercostal muscles, lift the weight and exhale at the top/end of the lift. It does temporarily increase blood pressure during and heart rate after doing it to compensate for the loss of blood flow which occurs due to the increase thoracic pressure. It does increase the pressure in the thoracic cavity. "The Valsalva maneuver is commonly believed to be the optimal breathing pattern for producing maximal force and is frequently used in powerlifting to stabilize the trunk during exercises such as the squat, deadlift, and bench press, and in both lifts of Olympic weightlifting.[9]This does increase the risk of hernias, especially direct inguinal hernias." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valsalva_maneuver

[@TinfoilHatWearer]

Joo2oob sorry man.. not sure why my google+ isnt notifying me like it should :) your welcome ... sorry it took me so long :(

[@DavidSmith-qo1se]

Bravo. What a workout. I've seen the Blue Angels and the Thunder Birds at airshows and it never gets old.

[@nasirmahmood1521]

What a fantastic demo with great flyer along with excellent training god bless to him and States

[@shawnpowell5876]

ABSOLUTELY PHENOMENAL VIDEO and what an OUTSTANDING PILOT! VIPER is without a doubt a 1st CLASS PILOT and so presise w his maneuvers. Man I'd give anything to take a ride w that guy! That would definitely top any BUCKET LIST item! Thanks for sharing this video Spencer!

[@joshuajohnson2485]

B-E-A-utiful!!!! What a jet and what a pilot!!! Great show!!

[@danaraja7000]

Joshua

[@uaberk]

C-D-F 💪

[@vikashtiwari6452]

F16 shot downed by indian mig21 😂😂

[@dharmendrapatel7305]

Vgyt

[@Rodrigo-xb2qk]

@@vikashtiwari6452 🤮🇮🇳

[@katrider2054]

I was there. Been going to this since I was a kid, then it became a tradition for my son and I who is now nineteen. If you have any opportunity, go to this show, it is the best! Sometimes they even "sneak" a pass in from an unexpected "visitor". A few years ago it was an F4 Phantom. I hadn't seen one of those in years. Brought tears to my eyes as he disappeared over the foothills. It was like watching my childhood fly away. If you see a 1941 Dodge Power Wagon in the parking lot, stop and say "hi", that will be my son and I in his truck.

[@user-er2sv3oj8w]

ต้องการ

[@saadali9778]

Good

[@robertlafnear9115]

Great plane and flown by a skilled pilot !😁 NICE JOB CRAIG !

[@fabulous6204]

This is the second time watching jets flying online . I honestly love them . But when I was just 9 my parents took us 4 children to watch the " Snow Birds " do an ariel acrobatics show at our city Airport two of them colided killing 2 pilots and 2 Co pilots while we all watched in absolute horror!! I'm 50 something now , have never been able to fly and am just now able to start even looking at them again!! Pretty amazing stuff they have come up with in 40 + years!!

[@maxsealey2487]

Wow that’s crazy and so sad ❤️🕊

[@johndamascus2634]

It's amazing to watch the leading edge flaps work.

[@smlarat58]

Awesome jets they are! We had them flying over and by the time you hear them coming they're gone over in a ear deafening thunderous roar!

[@BYTE_Computers]

Spectacular, I was impressed. Love it

[@ME-wq8lq]

By far my favorite fighter jet. It literally looks like a falcon with its nose in my opinion. Thanks Dad for bringing me to Hanscom AFB way back then. Been hooked ever since. USAF THUNDERIRDS

[@rookiemirage]

Hello this solo display and really well alternates between the cockpit and the viewoutdoor all keep the sound of external one brilliant idea bravoyou! a Hello from the France!

[@anshibaghel1422]

Ok

[@escobar3349]

I didn't ask

[@Scoofio1987]

I'm exhausted just watching him. Seems like an intense workout.

[@stevemcgarrett303]

I love the 16, mainly because I worked on them in the Air Force and got a flight in one. They are an amazing lethal little jet.

[@AmirKhan-zx7sm]

Shcx

[@claudiocarbone2225]

Amazing! Love the cockpit video ! And that sound🤤multiple eargasms🤣

[@mkamalbestyt5836]

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[@df9834]

Phenomenal skill from our pilots 👌very brave guys. RESPECT ✊

[@tehseenkhan2286]

What an amazing plane, great flying and spectacular view from the cockpit . thanks for sharing.

[@MrJan123an]

Good For Taiwan Thank You So Murch USA...

[@BradyWark-kb1qt]

I was the eight or nine year old when I got my first model airplane of an F-16 and I hung it from fishing line with about 13 or to 15 other aircraft that I had built in my room! Hands down the most beautiful and lethal aircraft that has ever been designed! I am a fan of the P-47 although huge bulky but same outcome!

[@Sleepydill]

I lived on a naval base in New Orleans when i was kid and im lucky to say me and my friends would literally ride our scooters to the back of the base and watch these insane things take off

[@countdowncityfishing9932]

I love noticing him do the hic k breathing as the gforce increases it's amazing the level of training it takes to pilot these beasts

[@jabarjamshir8040]

أجمل طائرة حربية اف 16 أداء ورشاقة

[@user-yp8bi8np5d]

What isgforce

[@lukehiorns2972]

@@user-yp8bi8np5d it's the pressure that pushes against you the higher you go.

[@Lukas-ri8vs]

@@user-yp8bi8np5d at 9g it feels like there is over 600kg pressing on you, and you have to breath against that

[@yeeoo5772]

Lukas Hir. wowwww

[@thejerseyj1636]

Best flight footage ever ! NOTHING beats a fighter jet's intense wow factor.

[@douglasssoqui3900]

The Sound is incredible, we like it

[@wasapabhishek]

my younger brother is gental man cadet in national defence academy , he will pass as a flying officer in 2024

[@beatkingsuraj9271]

Your brother age is 16-17year old?

[@wasapabhishek]

@@beatkingsuraj9271 yes he's 17 and iam 21 and iam in IIT Bombay doing electrical engineering

[@von_2846]

Best of luck to your Brother Hopefully he become most successful and respectful pilot that ever known. Greeting From Lt.Col (A) Von Schlauss (German SO1 Airforce Jet Pilot )

[@monurajpoot6127]

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[@shagunshetty3288]

Same here

[@koaoi9172]

absolute beautiful piece of machinery

[@hossin1992]

Mig 29 Who is this bitchh😂😂😂

[@michaelsteel8059]

WOW............the physical condition of the pilot must be enormous. The coordination capacity of the pilot as well.

[@MohammedSaad.]

بالتأكيد واحدة من أجمل الطائرات على الإطلاق. لا يزال يبدو جديدًا وجديدًا كما كان عليه عندما تم بناؤه لأول مرة.

[@amiradolph6297]

Excellent & just beautiful

[@gautamd11]

Awesome display of flying ✈ skills 👌 Thanks for sharing.

[@MrJan123an]

Good For Taiwan Thank You So Murch USA...

[@TheDisabledGamersChannel]

Fighter pilots are among the most honorable, disciplined and dedicated group of individuals on the planet, i live a few block off runway 03R behind Nellis AFB in Las Vegas NV and i have met an awful lot of pilots over the 23 years of living here and they're a group of people that are just so awesome to be around.

[@kaedenplays2297]

Not true

[@TheDisabledGamersChannel]

@@kaedenplays2297 It indeed is true, i know, you do not, now...you're dismissed.

[@kaedenplays2297]

@@TheDisabledGamersChannel what about astronauts they are much more dedicated

[@TheDisabledGamersChannel]

@@kaedenplays2297 We're not discussing Astronauts are we.

[@kaedenplays2297]

@@TheDisabledGamersChannel we are

[@fredzep01]

the astounding thing is the ease of the movements compared to the planes of yesteryear. how lucky are these pilots !..

[@sm0kei38]

i love everything about these beautiful jets and such cool outfits like they look so intimidating.

[@yes-qr4xt]

I’ve always loved the sound when you at an air show and you hear the sound of a fighter jet starting up :3

[@wheresmyhandle]

Incredible that he’s doing all of this without the danger zone playing in the cockpit

[@walterskinner527]

I have nothing but admiration for these pilots, they are supermen

[@sly2392]

god bless our aviators. and to those whom serve and protect our country.

[@praprutekthammakij5]

อื้งทื่งเสียว

[@CPUSublimeHeart]

@@praprutekthammakij5 ok

[@KillerT-Bone]

F-16 has to be my favorite military aircraft, or even aircraft in general!

[@jonnydiggins4777]

Me too

[@Darthloopgames]

what a normie. Only soy boys have F-16 as favourite. The ultimate chad aircraft is the A-10 Warthog.

[@KillerT-Bone]

@@Darthloopgames Alright, I want to see an A-10 go head-to-head with a MiG-29

[@Darthloopgames]

DogeStef that would never happen irl tho

[@halfpot2738]

DogeStef haha, a10 go BRRRRTTTT

[@umeshr665]

The turning is amazing

[@jhonbermeo6946]

American pilots number one in the world. Congratulations from Ecuador.

[@HugoGonzalez-fd2bl]

hermoso los i love them

[@Arcamensios]

You can SEE the FLEX in those wings when he yanks that pitch @.@ beautiful! Awesome!

[@hifhen]

Simply majestic

[@dollypartonhurry8862]

Love the sound

[@sonnybeltran7096]

Totally epic! 👍🏼🤘🏼

[@theatom7264]

One of my favorite jets. I hear they are coming out with an updated version called the F-16V. Doesn't look too different from this one, just has more updated radar & other electronics making it even more capable.

[@babydriver8134]

I fell in love with the F-16 as soon as it came out.

[@user-lh2pj2ie6x]

Su-35S and Su-57

[@ashati3176]

Святая Русь Both shit.

[@JoelLinus]

@@ashati3176 With MiG-29 the only planes that can do a Cobra Manouver which shows that these planes have a better turn rate

[@keymind117]

I hope you know that pretty much any modern jet fighter is capable of doing a cobra. The Russians turn off their fly by wire flight computer to get a very extreme angle of attack, the same can be done for pretty much any other fighter.

[@hatimnassrawen4847]

Very beautiful and Powerful Jet Fighter F16

[@joaojornalista1046]

Sensacional demais parabéns pra todos os pilotos dos caças

[@henrypowell4240]

That was awesome. Great flying

[@alexandercollins5538]

THANK YOU WAS MY BEST FLYING TEST EVER N ABOUT THAT MUSIC WE R NOT SUPPOSED 2 HAVE IT ALL ATENTION ON THAT SISTEMS.

[@sherazkarim9107]

its amazing and fabulous👌👌👌👌👌

[@alicox8766]

Awesome!!

[@RohmotAliRohmotAli-rd7bg]

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[@Pyramid1974]

..could watch this all day

[@jebcommon2332]

Excellent performance !

[@elzbietasosnowska9093]

Thank you for the schowing. Fantastic. Elzbieta

[@tanhasahil9452]

thanks team i learn something from this .....

[@vickyvikram5479]

Incredible technology! Incredible skills!! Incredible courage!!!

[@fernandonunezcedano4602]

Mis respetos para ese señor.

[@rocketlaunch321]

Great video!! I appreciate you making this video available. My wife.....not so much since I've watched this a few too many times.

[@jameschester3312]

brilliant video mate!!! Great editing

[@gexgeko6520]

Loved it and NO annoying music.

[@margaretabirlut8497]

Mult exercițiu,forță și curaj,succes!

[@Blackscorpion1963]

Ultimate morning wake up workout a human can have. Beats the crap out of any fitness gym or swimming pool facility. You know the pilot's heart rate was up there when you saw his chest heaving from the efforts of his body managing extreme 'G' forces. Love the vapor trails forming on the wings from extreme 'G' forces generated from maximum torque being produced. This video should be compulsory morning wake up viewing while enjoying breakfast over a cup of English breakfast tea with 3 tea bags in the cup with maple syrup. No need for nicotine...

[@bluesuit3]

I was there at the show it was an awesome display. I would love to take a ride in this and a P-51.

[@The15secondsOfame]

This was well done!👍

[@nilceiabemfica6227]

Admiro os pilotos e amo os Caças. De paixão. Brasil .

[@PrV959]

Flawless control of the device😶

[@overbank56]

And thank you for your service to your country.

[@armandolopez4810]

Christofer Riche

[@randomworld4662]

f16 one of the most amazing and famous fighter jet in aircraft history !

[@antoniorigotti501]

Awesome! Superior! Fantastic! Demo ever! F-16 is Great!

[@CarlosMorales-on1hq]

the air flow in that airplane is amazing!!!!

[@GI-mx9xo]

What a privilege to fly such machines✌🏼

[@josephgeis4326]

I fell in love with the F-16 first time I seen her !!!

[@adafridi]

joseph Geis it's a him.

[@melbenvillanueva831]

I remembers that time my previous work in Afghanistan i working in huge company catering i saw one of the most magnificent f 16 powerful sounds incredible fighters than tornados fighter

[@FirstDagger]

+adafridi ; No, pilots and sailors refer to their ships as she.

[@wizz1]

The breathing technique..awesomely done

[@mondariz6]

Awesome pilot

[@patrickcenson8249]

Thanks for not adding in any music. Here take my like!

[@WildRiceRDMC]

Great plane......excellent machine and pilot

[@mr.thakurrawat9897]

Nice

[@cristianpopescu7340]

F16...a really beautiful and good plane.....

[@careemsadam7725]

All time my favorite jet 🤩🤩

[@rampagerlz7692]

como me hubiese gustado realizar esta profesión, increíble y orgullo total, respeto a los pilotos siempre

[@hawktb9]

Absolute badass! Great video! *big grin*

[@taqyaaaa]

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[@harolddaniel166]

Anytime you see an F-16, pay tribute to its designer Harry Hillaker of General Dynamics Fort Worth Texas Division at the time, a member of the "Fighter Mafia", last of its kind in modern era, see the story here, very good read: @t

[@markus9415]

Harold Daniel Far ahead of it's time back then. The Falcon is still one of the best dogfighting planes. Nowadays with modern warfare not alot of dogfighting is happening. It's funny that the F-16 was not capped ( You could pull yourself a blackout with 9+ g's ) like todays planes where it's hard to pull more than 6g's cause the risk of blacking out. They don't make pilots like they used to ;)

[@harolddaniel166]

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[@pratikkar9967]

Mig35 is best

[@dipayansaha4101]

Mig 21 shot down f16 in ariel combat

[@vikashtiwari6452]

Mig21 2nd generation downed f16 in aerial combat..😂😂😂

[@rijinsainulabdeen3321]

Really amazing

[@abdulrahmanabdullah3320]

Wonderful maneuvers ....love to watch though ..keep safe.... ( Lumut Malaysia)

[@Billy-ky6dm]

Incredible. Ive seen a few up close at cosworth. A lot of the highspeed fighters just look flimsey as heck, the engineering and money that goes into just one of these has always fascinated me

[@francescopaolociminale5258]

the only thing that really fascinated me , is the brain of these pilots.

[@SkNaats]

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[@rakaposhi5650]

Pilots of Fighter Planes are the most blessed and fortunate people. They are like the birds in the sky. It is a shame that I was failed to get commission in Air Force.

[@martingrof1685]

It's fun and games till you bomb a village.

[@rakaposhi5650]

@@martingrof1685 For your country sake, you have to be abide by the orders of your Seniors. Until just fly unleash in the wide horizons of Universe.

[@martingrof1685]

@@rakaposhi5650 I'm sorry if my country orders me to bomb civilians than my county isn't a good one.

[@rakaposhi5650]

@@martingrof1685 hahahahaha. Order will be Order, as you you had taken the oath.

[@martingrof1685]

@@rakaposhi5650 Yea and if You follow them youre a bad person

[@FERACOACO]

MANIOBRAS MAGNIFICAS. BUEN PILOTO. BUEN AVION

[@16rumpole]

what a thrill! It must be so awesome to do that.

[@adityaprakash4919]

Awesome 👏👏👏👏👏