F-15C Hush House Max Power Run

[@psayre33]

The modern hush house is so effective you don’t really notice it in the surrounding areas. When I was a kid the thing was basically open air with a tube pointing up. We could hear them testing 106’s, and F-4’s all the way down past the fairgrounds miles away.

[@SukhoiWolf]

The ones the Japanese have are feats of engineering, it's basically double suppressed and can being running an engine at max power and not hear it much more than a 1/4 mile away.

[@douglasiles2024]

To be fair, there was never anything remotely quiet about an F-4 when both of its burners were engaged.

[@darkendemon4400]

They forgot to test the 💣💥

[@ordinaryman1904]

Was this filmed at Fresno Air Terminal ?

[@f.v.r.8157]

Wen i was a boy who came fresh from technical school,i got to work in my small town village ,in a construction work....we made noise-dampers from steel for the f16 's .... For north israel- south israel-ypenburg-volkel.....thirty meters long,expanding 0.30 cm wen a jet engine was in ful "glory" standing before it 🔥💥.....

[@DilynHorton]

Now the world is spinning a little faster after this!

[@kentj1972]

Hard to belief that plane is 42 years old.

[@davidjames7382]

It's gone through many, many upgrades over the years.

[@templeton3504]

​@@davidjames7382as a 42 year old I feel the same way lol

[@markphillips4553]

If it ain't broke, don't fix it.😎

[@SR-cp1eo]

And never been shot down. 104:0 ish

[@calvinnickel9995]

@SR-cp1eo It’s never faced a willing or competent opponent.

[@ghostsmoke11]

I used to work on ejection seats at SJAFB and watching these take off with full afterburner in the dead of night is awesome, you can see the flames so vividly and the sounds those engines make...it's as if the sky is being torn apart. Good times.

[@jondrew55]

I was at Seymor years ago working in the avionics shop supporting F-15 E fire control systems. Later in the day we went outside and got to watch planes taking off in pairs in full AB. It's indescribable how loud that is.

[@whatsupguy1729]

I was there also. Engine backshop.

[@journeystarr]

3:00 never knew the inlets could move like that

[@TotRuAv0015]

Oh yeah they do to prevent compressor stall (as much as I remember) and just for engine flexibility and better maneuverability

[@orangejjay]

Makes two of us. And honestly, kinda makes sense they would move. Either way, pretty dang cool to see. Now I'm gonna start going through all my favorite fighter videos and look for the inlet moving. ❤

[@su-25frogfoot74]

Those are variable geometry air intakes, they move in according to airspeed, altitude, AOA, etc; in order to get the most optimal airflow into the engines.

[@Pete68T]

They moved like that on Concorde!!

[@dvddobson]

Yep. To mange shockwave in inlet area

[@slimegremlin2304]

the tail art on this plane is sick. I think air forces should do more of that stuff with their fighters, bring back nose art too, really lean into the cool factor

[@SukhoiWolf]

We have a particular one where the paint is inverted, where the tail is black and the griffin eagle is gray. It's my favorite and is actually my Channel Profile picture!

[@Brian_on_a_cross]

It interferes with the stealth paint I think is the problem

[@SukhoiWolf]

@@Brian_on_a_cross not all U.S. inventory aircraft are stealth lol

[@no_aid_for_UKRAINE]

Art on planes is cringe

[@bucketorandom01]

It’s the 144FW in Fresno

[@DamplyDoo]

The air frame is old, but that engine is continuously maintained and updated

[@SukhoiWolf]

100% correct!

[@xpslinger8171]

So is the airframe.

[@ffbr67]

They get depot maintenance at robins afb and the airframe is inspected and repaired. I was a maintainer in the 80s there.

[@JWnFlorida]

Beautiful plane.. so well engineered.. battle axe that can dance ballet.. one of the best ever.

[@mikethompson2650]

WOW this brings back memories. I was assigned to the "Sound Suppressor" at MacDill AFB in Florida back in mid-late 70s. It was a F-4E training base. Ours was no were as nice as this one. The damn thing even "bit" me once, still got the scar on my scalp. Well to be honest it was the flap on the right wing and its knife edge seal.

[@hpmc1975]

Ah-ha a Phantom bite. Every one has at least one.

[@donspees9215]

My father was stationed at MacDill at that time. He was an F-4 mechanic.

[@Ghost_Hybrid]

Nothing like the sound of an F-4 at full tilt. Saw it at airshows when I was a kid ❤

[@whytebearconcepts]

I live near KFAT and the 144th FW base, see these guys almost every day, love the casual air shows.

[@bradbarley6639]

Anyone remember the original design slogan when the F-15 was developed? "Not a pound for air to ground".

[@Tigershark_3082]

Funnily enough, that was purely for marketing. Even all the way back in 1976, the F-15As and Bs had full compatibility with dumb bombs, as well as the GBU-8 HOBOS in the SMS. The USAF just didn't use them for that as often.

[@brianpedersen4714]

Nah...I think it was..."F-15---because f the enemy."

[@calvinnickel9995]

No. I think it was “That Mig-25 looks really scary and… … hang on…… what? It’s actually an interceptor!? It’s made of STEEL!?”

[@CombatIneffective]

and then they made the Strike Eagle, the bomb truck!

[@ericresh3268]

@@CombatIneffective I have such fond memories of playing that computer game. F-15 Strike Eagle II

[@tomwilson1006]

Need to bring back the SR-71 for some hush house engine runs!

[@coryboy345]

Sheeeeeeeeeeeeeeit 😎

[@Hmd1414]

In order to run the ram jet the aircraft must be faster than mach 2 . So it won’t be what you think of if it’s in hush house

[@tomwilson1006]

@@Hmd1414 there’s videos on YT of the J-58 in full AB on a test stand. Search for it.

[@djtjpain]

@@Hmd1414can we make a fan capable of blowing air at Mach 2?

[@Hmd1414]

@@djtjpainI don’t really think so, but I’m not sure

[@flymachine]

What I love about the sound of a jet engine starting up is that you can actually hear the tight tolerances and hear the torque as the shaft and fans spin up - it’s like the sound of symmetry and perfect balance

[@matenkuosauber7457]

I remember seeing these at an airshow, even from that distance it felt like my bones were rattling in my body. I can't imagine what it's like from mere feet away. Such power!

[@robertlassiter907]

I worked on A/B models at Langley AFB 76-80. We went out to Nellis AFB, Nevada for the Red Flag exercise. We took one down to the trim pad one night to run it up to full afterburner and I can tell that it is way past loud. The shock waves kind of beat on you when you’re standing aft a little watching the burner. I remember having to breathe a little harder to get air. The crew chief was taking quart cans of engine oil and partially opening them and throwing them into the full afterburner exhaust and they would make a big fire ball. Cars were stopping on the road outside the end of runway to watch. I was about 20 years old then, now I’m 68. I loved the Air Force.

[@heeder777]

@@robertlassiter907Lots of time at the Nellis trim pad. Lots of shenanigans at the Nellis trim pad.

[@robertlassiter907]

@@heeder777 We went out there several times to Red Flag. There were truly a lot of shenanigans that took place both on and off the trim pad.

[@MrPuddinJones]

@@robertlassiter907 those fireballs sound awesome, what a fun time that must have been!

[@robertlassiter907]

@ It was a lot of fun. Wish you were there. When it was in full afterburner and you stood a little aft of the wing or even further back it was quite a sight. I can’t remember the guy’s name who was throwing the oil cans but it was a good time. We were just a bunch of kids back then.

[@omegagavin]

That tie down is stronger than it looks.

[@LTV_inc]

It’s the tail hook it has to withstand full throttle.

[@calvinnickel9995]

@LTV_inc Why? The F-15 isn’t a carrier aircraft and doesn’t need to be ready to bolter if it misses a wire.

[@RealTojo090]

@@calvinnickel9995for emergencies. if you experience a problem out of range from land, where are you going to set the aircraft down? all modern fighters are equipped with tail hooks incase this happens.

[@Jacobtrades04]

@@calvinnickel9995 in general emergencies they can use the tail hook with a wire on the run way, Ted Conningsby here on KZbin has a video showing it happen live

[@TheBobdesigns4262]

​@calvinnickel9995 there are wires on the runway to catch a run away aircraft or one with problems on landing

[@stanmedykowski178]

I was fortunate enough to get a backseat ride in a D model trainer back in 2004. Will never forget the experience. Grim Reapers!

[@duanebrimhall2556]

My dads old Wing. Retired out at the max age just before the F-16's came on board. He kept those birds rolling on good wheels and tires from at least the Deuce, the Six, and the Phantom out there.

[@kauaihawaii5836]

How does that cable not snap with that thrust. Amazing!

[@stevecurd3944]

fantastic footage,to think that F-15c was built in 1982 & still looks brand new,credit to the USAF maintainers

[@mwales2112]

Very cool. Would be fun to be in the seat running it. We parked our Herk across the taxiway from the SR hush house in Mildenhall back in the 80's and wow...

[@EeekiE]

Watching this makes me feel proud to be an American 🇺🇸 🦅 And I’m British and have only been to Orlando once back in 2006. Same team, though 🇬🇧🤜🏻🤛🏻🇺🇸

[@SukhoiWolf]

Hell yeah 🇺🇲 🤝🇬🇧

[@MrPepper312]

If I had that job, I would look forward coming to work.

[@douglasiles2024]

Getting to be that close to an aircraft when it lights its burners is an amazing experience. I got to be on the flight deck of the TR, about 50' away from the waist catapults, as they were conducting flight ops. Watching and feeling an F-14 do what this F-15 did is something I'll never forget.

[@draufganger620]

0:23 sounds like a dyno run

[@beratgokcetin]

Supra dyno

[@supergamer1122]

They are testing the economy mode

[@SROM2229]

​@@beratgokcetinget out

[@joshschneider9766]

Basically is one.

[@BallisticAviation_YT]

⁠@@SROM2229just because they like surpa’s doesn’t mean you gotta have beef with them, they can like what they want. have some respect for once.

[@calebbowling4137]

the air intakes moving is so weird to see because theres no visible joint its just the rubber like skin moving with the internal machenery and joints

[@mitchsterling3266]

Id be afraid of that powerful firey afterburn also. You guys are awesome.

[@TomYouAreDoingItWrong]

I was Crew Chief on 82-044 when it came out of the factory. 57th Fighter Weapons Wing, F-15 Fighter Weapons School at Nellis. Fun times.

[@AFITgrad86]

As an Aircraft Maintenance Officer at Eglin in 1979 - 1981 we did a lot of engine runs. What I noticed about this one is the engine bay panels were all buttoned up and the absence of a trim box. Generally, for diagnostic runs the engine undergoing maintenance would be connected to a trim box by some pretty long cables so the engine techs could read specific data and make adjustments. Also noticed the restriction of one engine in burner with the other engine at idle (or at best 80%). My recollection is the crew chief was allowed to do engine runs up to that limit. Going beyond (both at 100% rpm or both in burner) required a rated (maybe FCF but not sure) pilot. Also this is the first time I noticed the nozzle actuators making that distinctive noise ... likely was drowned out by the engine noise in my case. Fun video .. takes me back to my 2Lt. days ...

[@SukhoiWolf]

There is a cable hooked up directly to the engine as seen @3:56. That was going to the test cab for readings.

[@Daniel-vh9lg]

My dad was one of the engineers on this plane, wasn't really interested in what he did when I was younger, now that I'm older I wish he was still around. Cherish the time you have with your folks, you never know.🙂

[@dallasball6624]

650 hours in F15A in late 80’s. Never tire of JFS sound and watching the AIC’s make intakes bow.

[@SukhoiWolf]

That's awesome, I bet you have some great stories!

[@deanakennedy3878]

So jealous of those guys! What a cool job to have. Free training too.

[@locklear308]

Man that is one STRONG cable and hook mount

[@romagnolo]

So beautiful. Those engines are f*cking powerful! Thanks for sharing! :D

[@Buschwick]

Same engine as the F14 and F16 :-)

[@ZEE0H6]

@@Buschwickugghhh no. Not at all.

[@Rzr543]

The F-15 is the perfect embodiment of America. Seeing one takeoff in full blower is mesmerizing and that sound….it sounds like victory.

[@TotRuAv0015]

DCS has done a magnificent job with the aircraft sounds, feels like straight out of dcs

[@atomicorang]

I was a first term 20 year old crewchief when this jet made it into USAF inventory. That is trippy and shes still serving proud. Thanks for posting for us retired troops.Think I was A1C OR a SrA.

[@SukhoiWolf]

Glad you could get some good memories from it!

[@Eshrakgaming934]

Daaaaamnnnn the sound is like a supercar and than its like a very powerful jet engine.

[@cra4512]

I was assigned to that base when that building was built. Nice to see it still working. I miss the F106s though.

[@nombreapellido9038]

Two things that I am amazed by instantly: the tiny little hook keeping that bird from being a lawn dart. And second- the sheer amount of air that those engines are sucking out of that room! 😮😮

[@Ayden-e3x]

5:48 POV: when you start up your PlayStation 4 what it sounds like and looks like

[@raywaudby]

Damn I miss that sound, USAF 1996-2008 Armament

[@FlatSix981]

Takes me back to my MX days before crossing over to the dark side (Ops 😱🤭). Remember being out on the trim pad run spot doing a leak check on a replaced AB fuel control…under the jet with both engines in burner. The wind, body numbness, and involuntary chattering of my teeth. Was crazy, will never forget. I think I remember could only do a single engine burner run in the hush house, and the other engine around 80% due to building negative pressure issues…been a while though lol.

[@SukhoiWolf]

Still correct on the throttle positions for hush house runs! It's not necessarily for pressure issues, more just to not melt the tunnel lol

[@s.daniel9224]

Yep. Only 1 in burner. However, in Saudi, we’d sometimes….we’ll, you know….

[@s.daniel9224]

I never got used to hush house runs. I’d stand on the tips of the rudder pedals. Felt like the jet was just itching to break the hook and bust through the hush house doors. Stayed focused on ftit/tit temps. An overheat was my biggest fear.

[@FlatSix981]

@@SukhoiWolf ahh, I was lied to! Haha Back in the day we had those gymnasium lights that hung down from the ceiling (the ones that take 20 minutes to go full bright 😂), and damn those things would swing around like crazy with the jet at power. Was a bit unnerving first time seeing it.

[@LTV_inc]

Bullshit

[@mikeh.753]

All of the upgrades made this quite the gunslinger.

[@lucaas]

That's awesome! Would you be okay with me featuring this in my series Weekly Dose of Aviation? Of course you will be credited both in the video and in the description. Thanks!

[@SukhoiWolf]

Of course!

[@FurryWrecker911]

I got the privilege to be on site at PAX River when they were doing testing of something similar across the runway from us during a job of our own. All the air outside was vibrating with a low hum. It reminded me of an emission event from the STALKER games. I was just waiting for a bright flash and a shockwave, but one never came. lol

[@Skylersteel]

Amazing piece of machinery

[@NoobyChris]

Can't imagine how loud this would be

[@SukhoiWolf]

Its insane, double ear protection is a must!

[@MScotty90]

I love how even the guy's microphone at 4:40 has to have a seal on it lol. Ear and mouth pro

[@JonBecker81]

Can you feel it in your body?

[@SukhoiWolf]

@@JonBecker81 oh yeah, shakes you down to your bone marrow.

[@JonBecker81]

@ I can feel it when they’re flying 1000 ft above you with full AB. It’s unfathomable what it would be like right next to it. Probably an unforgettable experience.

[@everready19373]

Man, I miss that sound. I was a weapons troop on them at Nellis back in the early 80's.

[@mickhancox8014]

I got to be the guy in the seat for high power Eagle runs in Okinawa and STL For the ANG for over 10 years, best part of my Job

[@jameshall2775]

And that's the same government that tells me that my carbon footprint is too big. 🙄

[@TheChrisey]

Well it's not exactly used to go grocery shopping everyday now is it

[@nhlkoho]

Go fight a war in your ford and I'm sure they'll give you a pass

[@chuckfinley3152]

You ARE the carbon they want gone

[@docohm50]

My Dad used to be with the Air National Guard in Fresno and he wrenched on the F-86 back then.

[@SukhoiWolf]

That's awesome!

[@riggers6214]

Had the pleasure of running the F4-K and F4-M's (with about 15% more power than J79's) in the Hush House at RAF Coningsby (UK) in the 1980's - and it was much more compact than the Hush House shown here - so having personnel in the main body, rather than in the Control Cabin, when running with full Afterburner wasn't allowed. Happy days!

[@nipperdog7777]

A friend of mine builds Hush Houses for the USAF all over the world. Construction Manager.

[@thatdudefrom7118]

Imagine showing this video to a hunter-gatherer it’s insane how far humanity has come in a relatively short period of time.

[@SukhoiWolf]

69 years between the wright flyer and the F-15's first flight. Insane.

[@heeder777]

If the sound don’t get to you the vibrations passing through you will. I used to get nauseous from it, didn’t bother everyone though. Trim pads more fun, tossing rocks into the flame and see how far they’d go.

[@3MinutesofAviation]

Awesome stuff! May I feature a part of this max power run in one of my next episodes? Of course with a link back to your original video. All the best to you!

[@SukhoiWolf]

Of course!

[@crossroads900]

If this jet was ever at Kadena (there from 87/92), I crewed on it. Hush house at Kadena a little different when I was there, but I did burner runs in this type. The old one at Kadena had water suppression to keep noise to a minimal when having to do night maintenance, huge plume of water shooting out the stacks pretty interesting to watch. This looks more like engine shops hush house because they have the booth to the side you can barely see. Typically, there would be a bunch of cables connected underneath to monitor and adjust parameters of all types while the jet is run through its throttle settings (one being mil). Have to do these types of runs for a multitude of reasons. This is a dangerous process always; you can be sure these guys are trained at nauseum to make sure you know all procedures for emergency and otherwise. (My first assigned F15 was a 78 model 0563) These aircraft been in service for a minute 😮‍💨

[@templeton3504]

Never gets old. On the mono pad we'd fill gloves with JP-8 and toss them at full AB.....would scare the shit out the kid in the seat everytime haha because the jet would jump despite being "tied down". Good times.

[@Chet73]

I’m an USAF veteran and I got to watch these take off at night up close. They take off with afterburners on. The sound would make the ground vibrate underneath your feet.

[@GrungeHistory]

My dad was a chief of his F15 on holloman AFB had his name on the fighter this was in the early to mids 80s and I remembered he would make me up and take me to see what he would do I would always go out on the flight line and test cells (hush house) never seen a jet in it only the engines strapped to a huge table like structure but always fascinated me I would always count the rings of the afterburner

[@WatchDragon]

I grew up by NAS North Island, i would always hear the distant rumble of engine tests at night

[@evydaemon]

Imagine the hook snaps at full afterburner.

[@JonBecker81]

It’s crazy how loud these are when they’re 1000 ft above you. I can’t even fathom how loud they are standing right next to one in full afterburner.

[@CountryMaintainer]

Hope they start walking around engine backshops and showing what we do that would be dope

[@afterburner119]

Letting that F100 power GO! Will always love the fueldraulics sound @ 5:48.

[@TangoSierra888]

What amazed me about this aircraft when I was going thru tech school at Sheppard AFB, was how BIG it was up close

[@donstrader]

cant even imagine what it sounds and feels like to be in the room while that test is in progress

[@NineteenEighty8]

Blows my mind that they are able to strap it down without pulling itself apart.

[@EeekiE]

This is ASMR for real men.

[@matthiashenke5306]

00:58 Sound like C 5 Galaxy

[@gp3yt]

What??? No Hot Dogs and Marshmallows... that was a great flame going. Incredible technology

[@SukhoiWolf]

And the tech is from the 70s!

[@tommystearns1475]

Reminds me of that guy from Top Gun using the F14s afterburner as a bbq on the deck of the USS Ranger

[@erikerice9068]

Wow look at this beast bout ready to unload.😮

[@chuckfinley3152]

Got to sit in the booth if the test cell as a kid while they did a run with an f15, that was pretty cool

[@jle4433]

The logo on the tail fin is badass

[@yrunaked4]

She will always be my favorite bird.

[@gondolaservicepeschieradel4115]

i was 3 years old but i remember very very well the noise of the f104 starfighter test motor 5miles away from my house, ther'isn't a test house, completely full sky test.. in 1987 north Italy

[@DOPEXAMP]

Some badass brakes on that unit

[@Grover91]

I would love to have the same level of confidence in myself as these guys have in that cable.😂

[@bquick918]

Glorious jet big heavy and super fast

[@stevemc6010]

3:47 THE NOISE 😌

[@SukhoiWolf]

Never gets old!

[@916chevyboy]

As a former A&P this is all I ever wanted to do❤🎉

[@seancurran9299]

Gotta thank these fellas for this footage. Never would we be able to with out them

[@JonMaxwell]

Will this give my cigar an even light?

[@jasonb1614]

Can you imagine if that tie-down cable let loose?

[@lunai0076]

That beautiful sound that make the engine when is open

[@Yourexcellency-h3p]

This one is 42 years old!

[@neilmason9667]

Is there anything more awesome and cool looking than a jet fighter plane? Especially an f15! I sae my ffirst one at riat this year-the new ex version...absolutely deafening, never heard anything like it. And the manuevrability was as good as anything ive seen. A gracefull brute of a plane.

[@simisg2121]

Its crazy how that hook holds it

[@EagleTwo758]

I was at Holloman right after they got rid of the F-4's and transitioned to the 15. The JFS on start up is a unique sound and we ran them up at night on the trim pad with the tailhook and we had a super-sucker. Helped in both areas with running the engines. Most memorable was when we ran up one of ours around midnight and the tail was pointed directly at the Base Commander's quarters, and we or anyone else,didn't realize how it would almost blow their windows out. The commander's wife was pissed and we couldn't run the engines up that much anymore, not until they left anyway Lol 😂

[@UOttawaScotty]

one thing I don't quite understand is how that little cable can hold the jet, also, wouldn't there be a lot of stress on the airframe doing a test like this ?

[@SukhoiWolf]

The aircraft is literally not moving, so there's isn't stress on it. There's stress on the tailhook/where it attaches, and the hush house floor. Airframe stress would be from pulling G's.

[@michaelstern8657]

During my hush house runs (on F-16s), the ground man and fire guard had to go inside the control room after start up. No one was allowed in the bay during burner. I’m actually surprised that they risked having their cellphones suck out of their hands (I served before cellphones was a thing).

[@SukhoiWolf]

People are only allowed in the bay as long as they are inside the un-installed engine test bed. Losing a phone is just a risk you have to be willing to take haha.

[@Awhite9514]

Worked in the hush house on the F110 GE engine on the EX, it’s absolutely obnoxious how loud it is.

[@majorwoody7091]

Forgot that they piss out fuel when you shut the engines down.

[@tuckermax6813]

Jet engines have always amazed me. Just when you think it can’t get any louder and is at Max, that engine says “hold my beer” and doubles down

[@BotPolice-v9t]

This is my favorite variant of the F-15. I've always liked single seaters better. Though, I've never actually flown one

[@stephengamble9388]

Is there a change in pressure inside the building ? I presume there are inlet vents somewhere !

[@SukhoiWolf]

There are 4 openings for air, 2 for the engines to pull from and 2 for cooling for the tunnel.

[@God_is_in_the_details]

A new kind of haunting and terrifying: F15 startup noises.

[@justins21482]

This is wild, sooo lucky fellas to be able to work on this kind of equipment. To this day, at 42 yrs of age, I still carry that with me having screwed up my military chances with a dui at 23 yrs old. I wanted more than anything to join the military. Was going army and helicopter airframe repair. One if my biggest failures in life.

[@SukhoiWolf]

Air Force age limit is 42. You still have the opportunity! Seize it now! I'm sure that dui will mean nothing now!

[@justins21482]

@SukhoiWolf I appreciate the push of confidence! Can you imagine my beat up carpenter ass in boot hahaha...prob get into the best shape of my life and bring my 13yrs of union carpentry skills will me! Army Corp of engineers???

[@justins21482]

@SukhoiWolf hahaha and I just realized you said AIR FORCE! 🤣

[@SukhoiWolf]

@@justins21482 Well yeah, the U.S. Air Force has these F-15's lol

[@Itsjustme1982]

Man....that would be one hell of a thrilling job to be around these planes and actually in the cockpit to test is crazy. Thought only the Pilots are allowed in that area.

[@SukhoiWolf]

Nope, you don't always have a pilot around, so we get to do it instead! It's pretty nerve racking the first time!

[@Itsjustme1982]

@@SukhoiWolf nice man!

[@RogueA.I.]

We went from the first flight to this in the span of 80 years.