F-15 Eagles Inflight Refueling • Pilot & Boom Operator Comms

[@aircraftdoc9478]

I’m proud to have crewed the mighty F-15 Eagle through Desert Storm/Calm. That probe would leave deep gouges going into the port and a few times a mighty Eagle would RTB with the probe still in the port. Proud to have served with the most professional men and women in the world. F politics, I love my country. Eagle keeper forever.

[@grantorino2009]

Thank you for your service, sir. May God bless you, the F-15 Eagle community, and the F-15...the greatest fighter in aviation history.

[@javiere.gonzalez1021]

Beautiful silence thousands of feet in the air.. TRAFFIC

[@stevenvicino8687]

Maine Air Guard. Got to ride in one of your 135s back in '87 when I spent some time at Loring AFB.

[@daverecon7694]

Awesome clarity on this video! Love the camo on the F15 too. Aggressors right?

[@theothertoddg]

Correct. That particular F-15 belongs to a training squadron in Oregon. They normally use it as an aggressor, but it's also perfectly suitable for all types of training flights.

[@LedgendaryDemon1]

The Count of Monte Disco Sorry bro, don't know where you got your info from but the brown camo F15 belongs to Fresno Air National Guard. The falcon on the tail is a FANG emblem. I see them everyday as I drive by the base.

[@theothertoddg]

LedgendaryDemon1 Ah, hadn't noticed the tail markings. I just know the Oregon ANG has an eagle with the same paint. I guess there's more than one out there lol

[@entlim]

@@LedgendaryDemon1 originally belonged to the 65th AGR...

[@moddedfreak619]

gotta love our guys n gals , they are true blue through n through.

[@Geobiery]

That was really cool

[@yingyangtwins2704]

Awesome to see 144th FS from Fresno,Ca. Go FANG.

[@wolfhauzer3178]

3:29 hang on a sec, i wondered why my jet wasn't getting fuel that day, it was spilling over the wing instead of the fuel port, cant believe i didn't notice that!.

[@XmeshinX]

It's beautifull in that desert livery

[@GeneralG1810]

Damn the F15's a big bird

[@chrisparker2118]

15-tons of pure air superiority fighter.

[@stevec3982]

and pretty too

[@104thironmike4]

Believe it or not, it fills about the size of a tennis field. And an average tall man can walk fully upright below it's fuselage and stand almost upright in the engine intakes. 🙂

[@GeneralG1810]

@@104thironmike4 crickey 😳

[@zachsaviation2375]

I love the KC-135! They still using the KC-10 these days?

[@duke190]

yep

[@PBRStreetGangster]

Yes and the KC-10 is due to retire before the 135.

[@hisaddle]

Yes. Saw one recently landing at Peterson AFB.

[@FlyerScott]

God I love Eagles. Here is perhaps a silly question but it appears, and it may simply be parallax error or camera angle, that refueling happens in a slight bank. Is this the case? If so what is the functional reason? Thanks for the great videos Gung Ho!

[@KilroyActual]

Tankers usually stay in a specific pattern/air space while refueling. It's not uncommon for the tanker to enter a turn while offloading to remain in that pattern.

[@TheBenchPressMan]

Mitch Whatley - thanks for your service Sir, I could only dream of having a job as cool as yours.

[@hisaddle]

Tankers can do their work loitering in one constant big long loop over and over, planes come to them.

[@allgood6760]

Awesome 👍

[@rudrunk995]

I believe these were Kadena jets before they went to Fresno

[@neversaygoodbye8608]

Kindnley to explain,What type of plane or helicopter are hard to aerial refueling?

[@ianmueke7937]

F-15s like these ones are pretty much the hardest to refuel from my experience because of the off centre refuelling port as compared to the A-10 which has the port right at the nose in-front of the cockpit

[@MeatVision]

That helmet!

[@saltybatch29]

101 ARW - Maineiacs!!!

[@ibrahimsafwat]

hey gung

[@Gung_Ho_Vids]

+Abe The Egyptian Pharaoh Hi, what's happening in Pharaoh-Land tonight?

[@ibrahimsafwat]

Aahh , tonight the pharaonic kingdom is chilling , Everything is going just fine , you know what ? It feels good to be a pharaoh . Thank you for backing me up against that sheep 2 days ago , you really put him in his place . How is my All American American friend lol , how are you man , is everything going okay ?

[@Gung_Ho_Vids]

+Abe The Egyptian Pharaoh Trying to get another video up now and cook dinner for my wife at the same time... got my hands full now. :) You're welcome about the sheep.

[@ibrahimsafwat]

Gung Ho Vids​ alright brother , pleasing your woman comes always first , I will be waiting for your next vid then I am dead sleep . Goodnight buddy .

[@treysmith1385]

Why are they laying down? I seen videos of boom operators that have a seat

[@81bird61]

135 lays down and the 10 has a seat

[@matthewvincent8971]

A 100,000 lb aircraft and the boom operator has to lay on his belly... He should get a rotating turret like a belly gunner with air ride and a cup holder or something.

[@socomsnipa904]

They do on the KC-10. Not on the KC-135 though.

[@Brannee248]

😂😂😂 too many pokemon go, just get the top 10 then. Thanks a lot

[@Barzins1]

Are Beards regulation in the Air Force?

[@PBRStreetGangster]

Not allowed in the USAF. He may have a waver for shaving due to a skin condition.

[@harwardwr]

I thought they F15 stopped being produced. Unless there are some still operational

[@jonathanbaird8109]

+Weston Harward Yes, there are still operational F-15C squadrons.

[@potterfandf]

There are aircraft even older than the F-15 still in service. The B-52 is actually still in service, and is intended to remain so until the 2040's. This is largely due to its performance and low cost.

[@hisaddle]

Many still operating. Few still being built for foreign friends.

[@markt4672]

Two squadrons of F-15E Strike Eagles operating out of Mtn Home AFB, ID, now. One squadron of F-15SG operated by Singapore AF using GE F110 engines instead of the Pratt -229's.

[@MrTonyharrell]

I wonder if there's a simulator for the boomers?

[@PBRStreetGangster]

Yes, there is.

[@PBRStreetGangster]

There are simulators for Booms.

[@jceezy214]

Where are the contrails?

[@hitopsful]

Jeff Ceezy they only happen at pretty close to mach 1 I'm pretty sure. Dont wanna be refueling going at that speed I'd imagine lol

[@yoyoyoyoshua]

It depends on I think the air pressure. Sometimes their is no contrail.

[@yoyoyoyoshua]

If they happened close to mach 1 then airliners wouldn't be contrailing. I've seen planes contrail at less than 10000ft on a cold day. And below 10,000ft you can't fly faster than 250 knots.

[@jceezy214]

And humidity level in the air. I never see contrails in refueling videos

[@jceezy214]

Ya didn't even reply to Connor cause that was the dumbest shit I've ever heard.

[@johnm3907]

starscream

[@hisaddle]

Great vid. Hope F-15's are patrolling East and West coast loitering/patrolling armed to take out bad guy aircraft and ships. Using F16, F18 and drones for this is fine too. Thank you.

[@runninggames771]

Im sure the us airforce appreciates your advice.

[@104thironmike4]

@@runninggames771 I just called them to check, and they said that they are also happy of his approval, they were unsure whether using F16s, F18s and drones was ok, too.