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[@DieZaLot]

I'm glad you managed to include those last 10 minutes about the Typhoon! Otherwise this title might be considered clickbait ...

[@jameshunter744]

Lol. I thought it was Doc on F-15,wtf.

[@187Burks]

Haha

[@silentnomad84]

just missed the clickbait

[@Farweasel]

@@jameshunter744 Yeah - I was thinking someone had buggered-up the title listing. Fortunately it was all interesting and sort of put Eurofighter in context.

[@malcolmpuhawan3695]

Thanks for the heads-up, man. Now I wont have to waste time watching the entire thing!

[@WeAreTheTrueMedia]

37:52 into this before the first mention of a Eurofighter!

[@MrKotBonifacy]

Yeah, less than ten minutes before the end of nearly 48 minutes video. A clickbait, and a well deserved thumb down from me

[@CarlosGonzalez-kt5be]

In my opinion !.The pilott ?.

[@zanehastie7589]

@@MrKotBonifacy Same.

[@eden3201]

38:21 Craig wasn’t happy about that

[@gooner72]

Yep....... I was looking forward to a full 45 minutes of Typhoon and yet, it hardly featured at all really....

[@gregparrott]

Thumbs up for good content. The program's main detraction is its title. Less than 9 minutes of a 47 minute program are on the Typhoon. A better title is "Comparison of seven jet fighter / bombers'. Time stamps are: Intro: 0:00 F-15: 1:06 Harrier: 14:00 F-35: 19:51 F-16: 22:34 F-117: 27:32 F-22: 32:40 Typhoon: 37:55 Conclusion: 46:51 P.S. I include 'bomber', as many are dual purpose and the F-117 is not a fighter.

[@johnnymckenna1920]

Super

[@aceventura4892]

You da real MVP

[@gregparrott]

@@JohnGone-wl8uo Your 'dissing' of the Typoon is overblown. While its origin is a bit dated (mid 1990's), compared to the F-35 it costs less, has a substantially higher top speed, especially when loaded with it full complement of weapons, has a lower wing loading (which translates into greater agility), and may even have a higher weapons payload. It can carry 6 missiles and 6 bombs. It can take off even when the combined weight of fuel and weapons exceeds 28,000 lbs, which more than doubles the empty weight of the aircraft. I believe Lockheed's F-35 is generally superior, but not always. Don't get carried away with dissing other aircraft.

[@gregparrott]

​@@JohnGone-wl8uo You'd provide a stronger argument if you skipped the personal, derisive comments. You got so carried away that your sentence about 'lightweight loser's weapons load' is disjointed. After reading the sentences which follow, I'm able to reply to your points. 1) The U.S. is testing lasers for use on jet fighters and has optimistically suggested a 20kW laser might begin to be incorporated by 2025. IF that happens (a big IF), that could be a game changer. What has been demonstrated so far is that a stable, ground based laser can down a fairly slow moving target after a number seconds of continued targeting. That's impressive. But it is a MAJOR and yet unproven extrapolation that it could do the same against a high speed missile, with the laser mounted on a high speed jet, both in turbulent air, with clouds, high humidity (which greatly attenuates laser power), etc. In the early '90's, I worked in the defense industry and saw photographs of lasers fired at objects 8 miles away (non moving laser, non moving target) - If I extrapolate what has developed in the ~30 years since to where we appear to be today, it's debatable if lasers will be on the F-35 in the next few years. But if they are, a more realistic objective would be for the laser to partially blind the missile's infrared tracking system. But even just maintaining a laser beam on a small missile moving at Mach 3 to Mach 6, all while the jet is being buffeted by winds, and the missile obscured by clouds and atmospheric distortions, is a PHENOMENAL challenge. At any rate, your inclusion of a product that's years away from even being incorporated, let alone proven in real world combat situations is NOT (currently) a persuasive argument against the Typhoon. 2) Mach 17??? The hypersonic glide missiles in development currently have no relevance as neither the Typhoon nor the F-35 have the payload capacity for these large missiles. The only fighter we have that has the been configure to carry and test this is the newer variant of the F-15. 3) IBCS (Integrated Battle Command System) Yes, the U.S. and companies like Northrop-Grumman and Raytheon are leading its development. But we work with our allies and (presumably) will share this communications capability. If so, the Europeans should be free decide whether to retrofit their older aircraft or only incorporate it into new ones. 4) Vertical landing - The lack of vertical landing is NOT essential for ALL missions. Where it is, the F-35B is indeed the only game in town. However, the Typhoon can take off from shorter runways than the F-35A. So the vertical landing argument is mission specific. 5) Communicate with an F-15EX? I don't know. Do YOU know. If you do, elaborate on it. As with IBCS, the U.S. military certainly has the capacity to drive this communications standard to be adopted by our allies and know the strategic value in doing so. 5) Flown remotely? While it has been proposed, I've yet to see that it has been done with an F-35. Unless you can establish that it not only has been proven, but is being incorporated as an option in battle, this is just another one of your hypotheticals (like the laser). 6) Targeting objects using remote assets. This was done well before the F-35 entry into combat, during our fighting with the Taliban. One example is the canon fired 'Excalibur' shell, a newer one is the 'Copperhead'. Even verbal listing of GPS coordinates suffice to then allow for terminal guidance to the precise target. However, I'm sure that many advances have been made in this area. It's our military's option whether of not to share communications with our allies. 7) 'Panther' Really?? That was the name given to the Grumman F-9F in the late 1940's. I guess old is the new 'new'. Based on your derisive comments, you're taking this WAY too personal. I like the F-35 and acknowledge it has the best combination of 'sensor fusion', communications, and stealth. My point is simply that the F-35 is not EVERYBODY's best solution, and for ALL combat situations. I don't subscribe to your premise that their military analysts must be stupid when their purchase evaluations/priorities don't match yours. An argument about the F-35's superiority in ALL situations totally fails when the F-35 is touted as a replacement for the A-10 for close air support. The A-10: - Can loiter for HOURS - Has a GIANT 30mm cannon with 1200 rounds of amor piercing munitions - It has ~11 hardpoints for carrying missiles and other munitions - Is built so tough that it's impervious to small arms fire - Has a TRIPLE redundant flight control system - Has a titanium armored pilot cockpit - Has an armored fuel tank that is also self sealing if punctured - Has TWO engines - Both engines are designed for low speed, high efficiency and SUPER tough - Has an airframe that's so tough that it has flown back to base with parts of its wing blown off by missile strikes. - Is so imposing that just the sustained presence of a loitering A-10 has suppressed enemy fire.

[@stevewing6851]

@@JohnGone-wl8uo No other country comes anywhere near inventing things, things we all use every day, than Great Britain. No other country comes remotely close. Invented the Jet engine, T.V, Telephone, Train, Penicillin, Computer, Hovercraft, Vertical Take Off Landing aircraft, LCD, Tanks, The World Wide Web, look at the history of each of those? A person from the UK lay at the heart of the device? I could keep going, Britain is responsible for an astonishing 54%, of all worldly inventions. Britain is also responsible for an enormous 61% of all modern day military invention. The chances are, if you were to look up any random piece of military hardware, there's a 2/3 chance it will be a British invention.

[@nhblackdc5]

I love Tiff Needell! I recognize that voice anywhere.

[@steelpanther9568]

When you put the F-35, the Raptor & the Euro-Fighter together, you know that you can wake up in the morning, all 3 of you can be briefed on the mission, set off together, get the job done and still get back in time for breakfast, 😎👍🏼

[@DmdMixZ]

Indeed! I'm actually pretty stoked that Germany is buying the F-35 to replace the Tornado. The T-35 and the Typhoon will make for a very well performing pair.

[@JamesAH1]

I drove from the UK into Belgium and then Germany about 5 or 6 years ago. When i entered Germany I was treated to a flyby from 3 German Air Force typhoons going pretty quick with some sideways action - amazing moment, I’ll never forget that. Awesome planes.

[@paullangton-rogers2390]

I live next to an RAF base in next County (Hereford, home of the SAS!) and we occasionally see Typhoon's, helicopters and other military planes flying over our County, they really are impressive and put the fear of God into you, so loud you can feel their power in your body and so incredibly fast! It must be truly terrifying to have a fleet of these coming attacking your country!! When I was in Gibraltar some years back, I saw a couple of Typhoon's parked up at the tiny civi airport which also is used as a mini RAF base lol. Was great to see them so close up getting off the plane. Over the other side of the 'Rock' is also a giant military naval base with some very impressive destroyer ships from UK and US lined up and you get a very good view from the Rock on the naval base which is enormous like a town fenced off.

[@paullangton-rogers2390]

They are such agile planes and the pilots are incredible flying at speeds up to 2,000mph and making those turns and sudden upward flights the G-force is tremendous and they need oxygen. I remember seeing someone taken in one for a demonstration and sick all over the cockpit he just couldn't handle it lol. I also remember the display at the Queen's Diamond Jubilee the fly-over was very impressive from old to latest planes.

[@jesascaniusthusgaard5927]

Shit fighter with no Stealth, but it had good mannuvre ability a few seconds before beaten when it just came out.

[@voornaam3191]

I did my draft in northern Germany. Decades ago. And I remember some A10 pilots doing a low pass, that clearly was for fun.

[@voornaam3191]

@@paullangton-rogers2390 Yep, seen a video explaining how it feels flying a Yak aerobatic plane, the first time. These planes are so responsive, that each tiny movement of the stick results in high G-forces. Such planes are violent, for real. When such planes have several dangerous things-you-should-never-do, things get nasty. Example? There's a fast bomber that starts a spin when you push the stick. Flying low in the mountains, going up is no problem, but going down you MUST roll over and fly inverted. High speed, very very low altitude, and when terrain gets sketchy, well, fly upside down. Some planes are not pilot friendly at all. Think about the vintage single prop fighters, these things did not want to take off in a straight line, full throttle means trouble. So weird they did not install two counter-rotating props, solving these high power prop problems. No, hundreds of pilots died simply during take off and landing, thanks to that "marvelous" plane. What, marvelous?! And that is the challenge, staying in control.

[@craigduncan4826]

It’s farts are silent. The eurofarter can walk in to a room, drop his bomb and leave before the blast hits anyone’s noses. He’s that guy in the elevator that walks out with a huge smile on his face, with you all wondering why, then realising as soon as the doors shut behind him. He dropped some stank in that tank. Ultimate in stealth.

[@johnny_pilot]

THE best moment during my time here with this upload! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@kclevitt1]

You sound as if you are uniquely familiar with the scenario....could it be?

[@phoenixrising4073]

@@kclevitt1 this one time on my way down in an elevator I had to let one out. It was so bad I actually felt the air behind me start warming up. Just then the door opened and I walked out. 2 middle aged women rushed in and the door shut immediately, sealing their fate. I felt horrible but couldn't help but laugh uncontrollably.

[@mikedc]

Based on the uniforms this video is old. This gotta be early 2000s cause after 2005 the us military switched uniforms.

[@amcds2867]

in the description it says documentary from 2003.

[@nigelbenn4642]

Harrier Pilot stated joining Harrier squadron in 1994 and been in service for 12 years that make 2006.

[@amcds2867]

@@nigelbenn4642 well noticed.

[@UKAbandonedMineExplores]

30 years of service, of course it's early 2000s, do the maths.

[@GonzoTehGreat]

The Typhoon entered service in 2003 and in the intro for the F-15 they mention it's been in service for 30 years (1:29) so documentary was filmed circa. 2003.

[@EASYTIGER10]

Designs for planes like the F15 go back 50+ years but - to my eyes at least - they don't look at all old, they still look sleekly modern.

[@cheekybum1513]

Just imagine the things being designed right now. They'd probably look alien to us civilians

[@idleeric8556]

The F-15 is one of the most beautiful looking things that humanity has ever made.

[@PropperNaughtyGeezer]

MG3, .50 Browning, 40mm Bofors, F15, Tornado and even the old Gepard still seems to be doing what it's supposed to do. Some things are just so good and proven that it's not worth building something new. An occasional update is enough. Man, how long have we had the F4 Phantom II? Has still done its job in the 2nd or 3rd row. The Starfighter was different. Killed over 100 pilots in peacetime.

[@ja-is2lf]

Once I start talking about air superiority fighters, I tend to ramble on a little, lol. F-15's may be old, but they were ahead of their time so it makes sense they'd still have that "don't mess with me effect." It's quite a jump from the MD F-4 Phantom that was it's main predecessor, originally appearing in the late 50's and in later variants through the 90's. Not to dump on F-4's, however. F-4's were big, tough, and fast, but not as agile and originally didn't have internal guns, just missiles. In Vietnam, it cost the US pilots not having internal guns if missiles failed and a dogfight broke out with MiG-17's, MiG-19's, and MiG-21's. US pilots still had superior training which still kept the kill ratio in their favor, along with great support aircraft and smaller fighters.

[@jojolafrite90]

Well, the F15 reminds me of toys that stole it's design from when I was a child. As you can imagine that wan't yesterday, but not 50 years ago either... :p Edit: Also, reminds me that cars used to be very angular, before, now they are all rond as they can be. I think it's related, like the advancing design of a F1 car.

[@reinholdthomas1187]

Alle Drei Top Jets aber die Wendigkeit geht klar an den Eurofighter..... und die Steigrate ist ebenfalls der Hammer

[@JeffBilkins]

Music is too loud. Audio mix is bad.

[@arue1lodare188]

I agree

[@sanurawat1651]

Whole video is stupid u talking about audio 🔉

[@phonejjj7905]

@@arue1lodare188 .

[@sabrehohoho7681]

Yeahhhh

[@djsuploaded]

What 😉

[@straighttalking2090]

_"Run away bravely and home for tea and medals"_ Priceless.

[@Ingens_Scherz]

To me, regardless of its purpose, its lethality, its age - all that stuff - the F15 a thing of absolute, eternal beauty merely as an object of human design. It is, truly, a work of art.

[@savagemako17]

Sorry, Su27-37 gets that nod.

[@Ingens_Scherz]

@@savagemako17 You mean the latest Russian clone being used to murder Ukrainians. No mate.

[@klnsbl]

i'd have to give that award to the F-16XL

[@chance2716]

@@Ingens_Scherz and you ment the decades old plane ment to kill Middle Eastern civilians? Petty of you to start arguing politics when people are discussing fighters.

[@seekter-kafa]

new japan fighters are at least 2 degrees more in every direction

[@boltbrix]

My dad flies them! He loves it so much. When he leaves the house I think he’s about to handle a £66m piece of kit.

[@johnphdk]

in my opinion, F-16 is the most beautiful designed combat airplane ever made, with the F-14 as a close runner-up

[@aviationist1018]

And imo F-22 is the greatest fighter of all time, it easily beats the Eurofighter in pretty much all aspects, including the eurofighters tail, because thats where it will spend its entire time in a dogfight w the eurofighter

[@lenfirewood4089]

Apples compared to oranges zzzzzz

[@lenfirewood4089]

@@aviationist1018 Except that we could have two or three Eurofighters coming at an F22 at once for the less money.

[@aviationist1018]

@@lenfirewood4089 watch that

[@lenfirewood4089]

@@aviationist1018 I should point out that as a dogfighter the F22 has been beaten by a French Rafale as well a German Eurofighter because despite the thrust vectoring capabilties of the F22 it isn't much use when a Eurofighter can lock on onto it's adversary even at a 90% angle offset and score a "kill"..

[@gooner72]

I chuffing love the Typhoon, it's a phenomenal piece of engineering and is probably in the top 5 4th Gen aircraft in the World. It's fast, unbelievably agile and can nail pretty much single foe that it could face With the latest upgrades and improvements on the Typhoon, it's really a 4th ++aircraft. Love the F-15 as well, it's been a loyal and powerful servant to the USAF and well worth the money they spend in on them.🇬🇧🇺🇸✌✌

[@raymond8344]

G.B. DESIGNS WERE AHEAD OF TIME ALL THE WAY FROM WW1 //// THANKS TO THE BRITISH FRANK WHITTLE DESIGNING THE FIRST WORKING ( JET ) FROM WW1 THE SWORDFISH TO HARRIERS, TORNADOS, TYPHOONS, VULCAN BOMBER, LANCASTER, SPITFIRES, HURRICANES, AND HUNDREDS MORE FOR THE LAST 100 YEARS AND MORE.

[@mdnealy4097]

@@raymond8344 Whittle designed the first jet engine and tested it on a bench in 37. They signed a contract with the British to make the Gloster E.28/39 aircraft. Meanwhile in Germany during 39 n 40, Hans von Ohain designed a jet Engine for the M 262 which flew prior to the British getting Whittles Engine airborn for the first time in May 41. The Whittle was a great engine and England handed the design of the 1X and drawings of the W.2B to General electric which made a modification and GE went on to create the Bell XP-59A Airacomet. I'm not sure if England sold or gave there US the engine design because of WW II . But the US then gave the modifications and design back to England. A very fast pace as a result of WW II I'm sure. The Germans were not able to mass produce the ME until 44

[@raymond8344]

@@mdnealy4097 I know it was frank whittle. the first proper working engine that did not seize up when it landed every time.

[@bekeneel]

How fucking cool is it to be a us/uk pilot, being able to fly F22, F35, Typhoon, B2 etc

[@Then.72]

@@mdnealy4097 England?

[@WeAreTheTrueMedia]

Only the last ten minutes covers the Typhoon......

[@pottierkurt1702]

Thanks.

[@wartornfootagegaming5456]

😂😂😂😂

[@abdullahalmamunopu5993]

can anyone tell me the typhoon showing from which air force?

[@amcds2867]

exactly

[@pilgrim....]

@@abdullahalmamunopu5993 it's a factory aircraft. See the multi national decals. A combination of the coutnrys involved with development. The film is getting a little old now.

[@MrSheduur]

Typhoon is definately the most elegant looking of these planes. It has that mix between Mirage and F16 which are on their own already nice looking, but the Typhoon blends them perfectly together.

[@JoJo-vm8vk]

Dont disgrace the Mirage please...

[@Then.72]

Don’t insult the Typhoon! The west never used Russian technology as it’s the other way round and them RAF Typhoons just performed that perfect 70 for the Queen

[@bigdeal6852]

That Typhoon is one nice plane !

[@zx7-rr486]

Great video .. lot of amazing planes. Whilst it is fun to theoretically compare which plane is better than the other, you've got to remember two things. 1) Warplanes are designed for specific roles, sometimes VERY specific roles, and 2) necessity is the mother of innovation; i.e. you sometimes just have to fight with what you have. Great example .. the Harrier. It was initially designed for a very specific Cold War purpose - i.e. a plane that could take off and land from a field or patch of tarmac in Germany and get to the front line rapidly to support ground troops. Initially shunned by the RAF because it wasn't sexy supersonic, it was later repurposed as the Sea Harrier when the UK decided it couldn't afford to build a new large Carrier with catapults and built two amphibious assault ships with ramps instead. The Sea Harrier then essentially won the Falkands War for the UK by shooting down 21 supersonic Dassault Entendards and Mirages (theoretically far superior dogfighting planes flown by good pilots) for ZERO losses - which I think is the most amazing air combat story ever.

[@Kenny-yl9pc]

That goes to show how much the training and essentially pilot skill is the most important and crucial factor in any fight, within or beyond visual range!

[@ADDMEONPSN]

I'd be terrified of the F-22

[@capobilotti]

You must be military airport mechanic then.

[@bubbasmith7312]

that means you don't live in the USA.

[@keepmahaney7412]

@@capobilotti they need lots of servicing in order to stay stealthy. As dirt gets stuck to the skin of the aircraft, the radar cross section begins to rise. So much of the constant maintenance that your seeing from the f22 is just in order to keep it very stealthy on radar👍🏻

[@capobilotti]

@@keepmahaney7412 Ever since stealth became a thing, all superpowers deployed radars with different wave length. They have usually significantly lower range, but they very likely can spot them before they get to firing range. There's significantly less time for interceptors to get in air, climb to altitude and intercept, but it's still doable. F-117 in Serbia was literally shot down by prehistoric missiles, just by estimate speed and altitude calculation of spotters reporting through radio to upcoming AA battery.

[@xavichuvy9047]

I wasn't aware Tiff Needell did these. Nice. Possibly the most agile fighter at supersonic speeds.

[@WeAreTheTrueMedia]

I'd love to hear Jeremy Clarkson narrate this......

[@xavichuvy9047]

@@WeAreTheTrueMedia Yes, he's done it before though.

[@westernstar4964]

Id love to see it go up against a Sukhoi

[@nigelbenn4642]

Su 27, Su 35, Rafalele, Mig 29 etc etc etc ............

[@ADB-zf5zr]

A long, long time ago, notice how there was no "replacement" for the F15...

[@jaym4290]

Beautiful documentary on fighter planes !

[@qqube4762]

F-15 was around when I was in the air force in 1976. One badass bird.

[@Builtbypete]

One of my favourite aircraft of all time. Looks like it will get upgrades from the Tempest project, so its set to continue for many more years to come.

[@badfairy9554]

Hi are the UK making an eletric Tempest?

[@mickgriffin1210]

The Typhoon shown is an early Development Aircraft operated by the manufacture BAE Systems , Eurofighter Typhoon (DA2) ZH588 is now in the RAF Museum, Hendon.

[@ivancarrasquillo4577]

[@antonyaiken]

@@ivancarrasquillo4577 i removed the defensive aids computer from a typhoon in may that was originally fitted to typhoon BS001 in 2001.

[@cellarman1223]

Saw one of those Eurofighters buzzing a suspected bomb carrying passenger jet landing at Manchester Airport a few years back. Never seen anything move so fast. It made the passenger plane look like a toy.

[@_x_Elizabeth_x_]

Have a new brain transplanted in China.

[@cellarman1223]

@@_x_Elizabeth_x_ dumb blondes know best , eh doll?

[@michaeldobson107]

I believe this was an outstanding video covering the Eurofighter Typhoon. lol.

[@k2apache60]

38.00 Minutes in and Typhoon makes 1st appearance, then its worth watching..The sustained 9G at supersonic speeds was a surprise

[@livingood1049]

"And bravely run away!!" 🤣🤣🤣 I wonder if he intentionally quoted Monty Python there??

[@geoffwalters3662]

Thanks Spark! I was happy to see the great overview of so many other a/c as the title implies.

[@suzyqualcast6269]

,!!

[@Lapantouflemagic0]

_let's pretend the rafale doesn't exist, let's pretend the rafale doesn't exist_

[@astanfartin1647]

"you dont want to be manipulating the controls of an aircraft when your unconscious" lol

[@CakePrincessCelestia]

Actually you would want to, but can't.

[@NLTops]

@@CakePrincessCelestia Actually you can, but you wouldn't want to. If you black out from g-forces and you push your stick diagonally forward you're gonna be a really flat pancake along with your fighterplane worth over a hundred million dollars.

[@ClickoZen]

I would be a great Jet-fighter Pilot because like the Eurofighter I can get high fast. That's my contribution of the day. Great video.

[@GS-in8zf]

love the f15 eagle, pure class , it is what it is, gorgeous and powerfull,

[@rickardboberg]

As a totally unbiased Swede I would have to say that the SAAB Gripen is best ever!!

[@Mr.Thermistor7228]

for real

[@d.tim1989]

Gripen is nice. But there’s no point guessing which is best because we will never see these planes against eachother. I regularly wonder why we can’t war against the French but it just never happens. Until we get another war, lets just admire all the Jets. Not the French ‘flying citreon’ rafale tho.

[@rickardboberg]

@@d.tim1989 Indeed, they're awesome machines all if them. But yeah, French can stick to baguettes! ;)

[@BaguetteGamingOfficial]

@@d.tim1989 the rafale is a very good jet though. i might be french but thats just facts at this point

[@hashimkimwaga1864]

Of all the planes the raptor is amazing an extraodinary piece of engineering.

[@Wirefox1]

A pair of F-15's patrolling over the Lake district in the UK came across a lone Typhoon returning to base. The two F-15 pilots decided to have some fun and get a lock on the Typhoon. Bad move, the RAF pilot out manoeuvered the two Eagles and got a lock on both. The Eagle isn't the king of the air, although it is very, very capable.

[@alexpurdon4030]

I completely agree with this, although the Eagle is incredibly quick and the only aircraft to shoot down a low orbiting satellite!

[@kevinh3979]

Cool story bro. F-15 was designed in the 50s. Replace F-15 with F-22 and let me know how that goes.

[@alexpurdon4030]

@@kevinh3979 the f22 in a proper donny make no mistake but it’s far to expensive to replace the whole fleet of f15.

[@1563ckg43]

Then enters the F15 Eagle EX

[@jungothemal7201]

Yeah, there are alot of false statings in this video, also the Harrier Is not the only fighter able to take off and Land vertically, f35's for example can do that aswell, probably better due to more modern tech

[@paulw1798]

Back for tea and medals! Brilliant

[@gerryabbott]

15:05 Little point taking off vertically, if you don't have any stores. Harrier is actually designed as STOVL, so it can take of from very short runways with mission stores and fuel, and land vertically (very useful for naval operations).

[@anathonyjamaica4390]

Sick my guts you use it against small country

[@Mr.Thermistor7228]

@@anathonyjamaica4390 wtf lmao no they use it against people seeking to cause great harm to their country, the same as you would do if someone was attacking and destroying your country

[@DrewWithington]

It was designed for when the Cold War became a hot war in Europe, supporting ground troops, operating from improvised runways like roads or even clearings in forests. Takeoff weight = plane + crew + fuel + bomb/weaponload. So if it was very close to the front line it would carry weapons and not fuel so still could take off vertically.

[@jaorlowski]

The probability of encountering an enemy in Oregon is the same as encountering a Tyrannosaurus Rex in Warsaw on new years eve. Either you find one or you don't. So it's 50%...

[@ianmasters4225]

I saw a t rex in Warsaw. I thought what are the chances of that.

[@blackknight1013]

@@ianmasters4225 Ah, but was it on new years eve? If not it don't count. :P

[@johntechwriter]

You can never tell what those Canadians are gonna do.

[@paulwestwood4417]

The video at least for the Typhoon is old. The new helmet sees through the interior of the cockpit, lock on to aircraft by sight and takes voice commands. The new helmet is the mark two version. The Harrier is no longer flying with the RAF. The video also didn’t mention the development of new fighters like the Tempest. All this dates the video.

[@j0hnd0e16]

the Tempest wasn't mentioned bc it doesn't exist. It's not a "new fighter" but just an idea

[@paulwestwood4417]

@@j0hnd0e16 the video was a new post. I was just dating the contents with examples that dated the video. The Tempest is more than an idea, it is now a project with more than a billion pounds that has been spent on it so far. It is also a joint project between the U.K., Italy and Sweden. The U.K. and Italy were part of the F35 stealth project, with the U.K. making the aft section and Italy making the wings. The U.K. also has experience with vectored thrust as well as the helmet. The other European sixth generation project members, Germany, France and Spain, have no experience or past anticipation of any of the above, especially stealth. This makes the Tempest the one to watch.

[@Pax.Britannica]

The guy says the F-117 doesn't reflect RADAR, I doubt he cares much about accuracy.

[@ruzziasht349]

@@j0hnd0e16 I'm working on Tempest and can assure you, it is not just an idea

[@jeremybeadle7961]

Ofc it's old. When was the last time you saw or heard Tiffany Dell on the TV?

[@ATOMiiCChicken]

Getting me in the mood while I apply to be an RAF Pilot

[@beaglesguy]

Great video. TY

[@djleadone]

12:21 In the middle of the dogfight, one of them turned into an F-14 apparently.

[@ianmacfarlane1241]

"sight is life and speed is groovy" Abraham Lincoln 1863.

[@The_ZeroLine]

The F15 was designed to be able to deploy nukes when we were still trying to work out our ICBMs. That’s one of the reasons it was so big and heavy.

[@andreabindolini7452]

You're very, very badly informed. The F-15 was designed to gain and mantain air superiority, to confront and beat any possible opponent in air-to-air confrontation. It is a pure fighter. You're talking about the F-15E, the fighter-bomber derivative (nearly identical at first glance, apart from being a two-seater). And deploying nukes, definitely, wasn't the reason for the dimensions of the aircraft.

[@The_ZeroLine]

@@andreabindolini7452 You are partially right. I think I was thinking of the F15E Strike Eagle when I said that. I know the F15 is one of the best ever air-to-air fighter jets. Wasn’t its development radically altered in response to the Fox Bats before we realized it was a shit plane? However, why you’re only partially right is because the F15 was considered a compromise by the Fighter Mafia, which wanted it much lighter. However, one or more of the branches wanted it to be a plane with the speed to enter enemy territory and payload capacity to drop nukes on enemy territory. One of the reasons was, as I mentioned before, that when it was under development we were not yet fully confident in our ICBMs to deliver MAD level strikes. The fighter mafia wanted the F15 to be something like the size and weight of the F16.

[@HuntersMoon78]

My all-time favourite aircraft ever since I first seen one at Sunderland Airshow when it scared the crap out of me for being so loud which I wasn't expecting.

[@wewillsurviveone]

I watch these fighters take off straight up till they're out of sight at wright patt all the time, really something to see

[@abstract33]

Typhoon is awesome. The Brit pilots are awesome.

[@airzulu2733]

Well of course we have excellent British military pilots . As for the typhoon being awesome, some may beg to differ on that issue

[@abstract33]

@@airzulu2733 if looks could kill, the enemy would be dead.

[@aspiritagodafaceaname545]

Nice documentary as a whole lads . .

[@justaguy4real]

11:15 wow that instrument cluster shows how old it is, and still superior to others.

[@swaters4524]

No F22 but a beautiful piece of kit....fun to watch...✌

[@gardenchemistry]

Just went to check it out today. The engine roar shakes the ground.

[@TheDrago1882]

The Eurofighter is one of the best bang for buck fighters out there

[@frankcrawford416]

The euro is 140 million i believe. Its very expensive.

[@ferrynator15]

@@frankcrawford416 best cheaper than F35.

[@Aaron-wq3jz]

@@ferrynator15 f35a is 79 million

[@Hattonbank]

Tell me the unit cost, the hourly operating cost, the number of flying hours the airframe is designed for, and the general availability rate, then I will tell you which is the best on price, and that does not include mission capabilities.

[@ChessNoobX]

Stealth doesn't make a plane invisible to radar lol...it minimizes radar cross section so that it becomes harder to track and lock on to it.

[@samsteen2115]

Wrong answer, go do your home work and update your comment. Your halfway correct but stealth is the best period. All the US stealth aircraft can fly through the area with little fear of ever being detected and if they were they’d be gone before the enemy realized they were there.

[@sovietfp]

fun fact: the b2 stealth bomber has a radar cross section the size of a bumblebee

[@stingerbee8346]

Great airplanes all. It will be interesting to see how the Typhoon pans out in combat. Or, better yet, maybe it will help us avoid wars.

[@จุรีแก้วจันทร์]

สวัสดีเครื่องบินสวยๆทุกๆอย่างเลยจืา

[@kevinkemp1736]

@@จุรีแก้วจันทร์ 4

[@Ingens_Scherz]

We're about to find out.

[@SpiDey1500]

@@Ingens_Scherz true.

[@matteloht]

Didn't avoid the current one, that's for sure...

[@joseramonvalenzuelaegea6745]

Como aficionado a la aviación considero a este documental como excelente. Buenísimo ! Gracias Spark

[@aamloni26]

Awesome. Especially with Typhoon....

[@jam0to9]

the F-15 also is being updated with state of the art electronics, new flight control technologies, better engines and in summary it is not even more dangerous and far superior than its original designs. The military has re-task this fighter and yielding to the F22 and F35 but the F15 is still a lethal killer

[@myparceltape1169]

When the Berlin Wall came down the Luftwaffe gained 6 new MIGs. They were ahead but if you were flying alongside one and he looked over at you, you were in his missile sights. They turned and went where he was looking.

[@rocket3man]

Well with the USAF announcing the curtailment of F22 numbers beyond 2030 it looks like the F15 will out last it in significant numbers. It's all about hours on the airframe at the end of the day.

[@ProfessorPottsy]

@@rocket3man I think their doctrine on stealth planes is to use them only when absolutely necessary to weaken the air defenses & air threats enough for non stealth planes to then take over most operations in mass numbers which is far cheaper and much more effective.

[@seektruth3307]

The F-15 and the F-16 are both viable combat aircraft once the ground to air threat has been eliminated. Probably another 10 years of viability before our ENEMIES have enough advanced aircraft to make the F-15 and F-16 unviable in the modern combat zones. All aircraft, no matter how well designed, eventually must give way to more modern designs. It is always sad to see aircraft no longer taking to the air. Aircraft are meant to fly but that is life. That is why I am fascinated and saddened to see the massive aircraft boneyards.

[@williamdodds1394]

@@rocket3man What about f 15 silent eagle carrys its weapons internally .

[@solarfinder]

I love the Euro Fighter, however the composites show a greater load wear and the past decade have been limited on high G between structure repairs. Other than that, which is a technical fix (one day), it is a cool aircraft

[@dougsteel7414]

V true, the wear profiles of plastics isn't well understood. UV, temperature changes, environmental chemistry

[@ADB-zf5zr]

Fair point, but do you realize just how old this video is.? They talk about "The F15 Fighter replacement", that says a lot...

[@cassougharbi6284]

One day ????

[@pauloemmi6216]

I like the F22 Raptors but the Eurofighter is so stunning! The maneuvering abilities are breathe taking

[@captaron]

It still won’t be able to out manoeuvre an AIM-9X. Stealth is much more important as it reduces the ability to be tracked.

[@jagermeise2599]

The destinctive voice of Tiff

[@olegvitalich8978]

Great video!

[@Anolaana]

at least the real title is there, "The Ultimates: Strike Planes" (besides, Eagle is a great fighter, I enjoyed the first 14 mins)

[@berttheace]

Every Jet has it's advantages and disadvantages. May be the Typhoon is really the BEST compromise today .... 👍

[@standtallvets5386]

Chuck Yeager in the 80's said he would take on anyone in a dog fight with a newer aircraft using the older F-15. No one ever took him up on his offer. Same thing on the first in the world to break the sound barrier. Lots of people said they could do it, but Chuck was the only one that stepped up to that big plate and did do it.

[@Cliffjumper24]

If he ever made that claim, it was probably nothing more than a description of how impressed he was with the F-15... but he didn't have the ability to deliver on that chalenge as he'd retired before the F-15 entered squadron service.

[@manw3bttcks]

F-15 first flight was 1972 so I suppose it matters what actual year you mean by "the 80's". In 1980, the F15 was still pretty darn new.

[@dorange_]

yes but... who is "they" actually... sorry I don't get it, American, European or Russian pilot?

[@barrierodliffe4155]

Yeager said a lot, he made some big claims but he never flew many of the aircraft he made claims about including the Spitfire when he claimed the P 51 was better.. As for the F 15 it did not do so well in Red Flag, beaten by the Tornado F 3 and it lost when tested in mock combat against the Sea Harrier.

[@kierans1159]

@@barrierodliffe4155 Was also 'shot down' by a Buccaneer on a Red Flag, dropping a simulated retard bomb that the F15 was adjudged to have hoovered up.

[@bambang9897]

a good video for military airplane enthusiasts.

[@DarthVader20201]

Great explanation of fighter jet comparison to supersonic stealth fighter to supersonic fighter jet

[@m.umershahzad7826]

Just love this channel 💜

[@163pete]

I was in California on base. In order to leave you must cross over the runway at the beginning. It was fabulous watching these jet’s coming and going. One time I looked really good and I got the all clear to cross the runway. Haft way I looked out only to see not one but 4 jet’s doing a mock emergency landing 10 ft off the water! Needless to say I almost SMSelf trying to get the hell out of way. The next day two of the pilots spotted my truck and came over. It was a big laugh because they were doing this to keep people on their toe’s when on a active air base.

[@roilev]

Tiff Needell voiceover

[@nuruddinshahkamil3889]

That's what i thought when i first heard the voice

[@johnnygreen1376]

Fun fact: if a plane hasn't been talked about by Tiff Needell, it doesn't exist.

[@markashworth8353]

Pure Awesomness

[@skysurferuk]

Someone needs to work on their audio dubbing skills...

[@4TheRecord]

This video is from 2006, audio is pretty normal for that time period.

[@nigelbent2265]

I love watching these videos, quite informative and interesting. Cutting edge technology

[@KenjiVdusc]

30 years old cutting edge technology XD

[@tharrrrrrr]

F-22: Am I a joke to you?

[@renegade43]

spoiler alert: only the last 10 or so minutes are about the Eurofighter. love the video, but the title...not so much

[@fmifu4100]

Love the eurofighter but grew up playing Jane's f15...got a soft spot in my heart for that plane

[@Winston.S.1984]

43:26 somewhere, somebody takes a hit from the bong and agrees :D

[@veritas41photo]

I selected this video to see the Typhoon. So all I see at first is the F-15. I like the F-15, but let's title this thing correctly, OK? The Harrier stuff is great, too!

[@johncraig1431]

Actually the F4 phantom was the first to be able to fight from beyond visual range

[@seandippnall4373]

Certainly the cleanest looking and best sounding 👌👌

[@paulgladden88]

F15s are beautiful and have massive potential even still with modern day fighters she can still stand her ground

[@paulgladden88]

@Anon Ymous there awesome

[@paulgladden88]

I believe they can be better

[@CarlosGonzalez-kt5be]

.Beautiful aeroplano in the video !!.. whaoo !!.. The Europapilot Mack beautiful !!.. in Beautiful demonstration !!.. thank-you.

[@zeus756]

I like how Spanish speakers use the Greek words as they really are and sound. AEROPLANO ΑΕΡΟΠΛΑΝΟ

[@갈가다스매쉬]

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[@갈가다스매쉬]

@@zeus756 ㅅㄷ보.ㄴ

[@갈가다스매쉬]

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[@jamesburnett7085]

I love the Eurofighter Typhoon. I love the wonderful G-boots, G-socks, G-knickers, and G-g-strings the brave Europilots have that enable them to giggle indefinitely at 9 gs. If the Typhoon and Rafale were as stealthy as their pilots are healthy it would take the FA-22 Raptors a bit longer to attrit them.

[@XavierLeFrancais]

I agree for the stealth part about Typhoon and Rafale but there are not unfortunately. the F-22 remains untouchable. And than is not only a stealth problem: that's radar on the F-22 is just above all other stuff outhere...

[@barrierodliffe4155]

The F 22 was a disaster and is long out of production, it rarely gets used. The biggest waste of money out there.

[@barrierodliffe4155]

@@XavierLeFrancais The F 22 lags behind on many of it's systems, the F 35 benefits from the Typhoon which has the most advanced systems and weapons.

[@ipadista]

A narrator limited to superlatives and using heavy compression to further boost him sounding like every statement is an epic sensation...

[@GEOsustainable]

'The major danger is the ground'. This pilot is well aware he is heavier than air.

[@10p6]

Stealth aircraft have been around since the 1950's. Furthermore virtually all stealth aircraft are made stealthy not by shape or composite material, but by very simple electronics.

[@MIKEDRIFT]

The voice reminds me of the days of playing Toca touring cars on playstation.

[@jonasjrgensen1602]

Its Tiff Needle

[@DeanRye]

It's Tiff Nedal a former racing driver and old Top Gear host

[@Wolfpack310]

Sounds like Tiff alright

[@bensmithkent22]

Ex touring car driver and motoring journo.

[@johnpatrick1588]

Too much distracting music so left the vid.

[@ll-cm5jt]

its an old video,

[@servicarrider]

That'll teach em Johnny boy. Now they know better than to mess with JP.

[@minorcek]

you can leave, or you can learn how to dance 🐱‍🏍

[@samueljohnson3989]

The f15 is a masterpiece and will forever be the best thing to comes out of Missouri 💯

[@alexanderrothschild3138]

Prob my fav ol'skool bird, use to draw and make models of this machine as a kid...

[@paulgladden88]

One of the planes I've always wanted to have a go

[@KangoV]

English Electric Lightning could climb vertically to its ceiling at supersonic speeds. It intercepted a U2 at 84,000 feet (shocked the hell out of the yanks). Problem was, it just ate fuel at an alarming rate ;)

[@frodrigues2008]

The English Electric Lightning when i bought a model kit it came with its fuel tanks above the wings not below has all other aircraft i was surprised and tought what a great idea.

[@RadioactiveSaddam]

A fighter that needs a drogue parachute for slowing down is not that good, that's 60's tech. They should have enough brakes to slow them down.

[@ΜΠΑΜΠΗΣΣΤΑΥΡΙΔΗΣ]

ΠΟΛΥ ΩΡΑΙΑ, ΜΑΧΗΤΙΚΟ ΚΑΙ ΠΙΛΟΤΟΣ ΠΑΙΡΝΟΥΝ ΑΠΟ ΜΕΝΑ ΑΡΙΣΤΑ.ΜΠΡΑΒΟ,

[@justaguy4real]

5:55 wow the pressure created fire at the wing. I wonder how hard it was to look up right there at 6g?..

[@bigchunk1]

The F-35 JSF needs to be able to go supersonic, have stealth capability, and be able to take off and land vertically with a high weight tolerance. Oh, and it needs to be able to make cotton candy. Ok fine, it does not have to make cotton candy.

[@liamgeorgie2024]

but i want cotton candy....

[@bigchunk1]

@@liamgeorgie2024 I do too!

[@barriegibson6411]

When I heard that the F16 was designed not to stay in the air, I couldn't help thinking how far ahead of the Americans we British were with the introduction of the Comet.

[@kamraam1464]

totally. That's why Britain still hasn't produced a 5th gen fighter right? That's why half of your military is either American-made, licensed reproductions of American designs, or built using American tech?

[@barriegibson6411]

@@kamraam1464 All that you say is very far from the truth, even the F35 contains UK avionics within it and the vertical take off element was a progression from the harrier.

[@kamraam1464]

@@barriegibson6411 The F35's STOVL system is completely different from the Harrier's, don't even try to compare. The UK is not "far ahead" of the US, we are allies and share a lot of tech but it's not even close.

[@barriegibson6411]

@@kamraam1464 The "far ahead" that I mentioned was a complete joke that you seem not to understand. The Comet was notorious for destructing in mid air due to structural failure, this was exacerbated by the square windows amongst other design flaws.