F-15E Engine Start

[@pineappleginseng1557]

That JFS Howl is one of the most beautiful sounds ever engineered by mankind. God bless aviation!

[@Mors_Inimicis]

It's quite a haunting sound, especially when you hear several start up even from outside Lakenheath.

[@lakenheathlive]

Love hearing that sound at lakenheath

[@pugsarecool5185]

yeah!

[@pugsarecool5185]

@@lakenheathlive me too!

[@centralnorthcarolinarailfa6596]

I always love hearing those when im at Seymour Johnson

[@Binlocloc]

I swear anybody that has ever worked an F-15 knows that JFS howl from anywhere.

[@okoyl3]

First time I heard these howls from distance, I thought they were demons for a second

[@jimbo5494]

Worst sound is hearing it spoil up then die off

[@MattH-wg7ou]

That and the sound of the nozzle actuators are unforgettable Eagle sounds!

[@Binlocloc]

@@jimbo5494 or watching one shell out. Although I had one shell out on me at 3am in MOPP 4. They called an ENDEX shortly after that. The one and only time that I enjoyed the light show.

[@Binlocloc]

@@MattH-wg7ou until one goes into sec mode and wont open. lol

[@DanRoganti]

there's nothing like this sound to bring back memories

[@sadekgheidan]

Eagles?

[@김동우-r6e6r]

Agree

[@longriflem14]

Right!!! I was Light Greys for 4 years and did 4 mo on E's ooh that sound..

[@l7986]

Never needed an alarm clock during Red Flags. 30 or so of these starting up in the mornings were the perfect wake up call.

[@jrftworth]

Love that sound !!

[@billfish6244]

Truly an incredible aircraft !

[@CrowWV]

Listened to that sound for 20 years. #1 seemed a little slow coming up to speed. It could be the difference in 200s vs. 100s, or I could be off a little after all it has been 20 years since I retired. - Thanks for posting.

[@superskullmaster]

#1 was certainly slow. JFS is giving up the ghost.

[@alanwhiteside410]

#2 engine (R/H) was slow to start properly because he motored it to long he should have moved the R/H throttle over the hump sooner. No big deal! You normally start the #2 R/H first then #1 L/H engine.

[@MegaBuckBuck1]

What a beautiful sound.... Gotta luv it!

[@grandparails8858]

I remember when we were sending them from Langley to Bitburg back 78-79. I was a 462 man I miss those days!

[@raultorres4101]

Love hearing that evertime I go to Nellis AFB

[@tftrainman]

You are one lucky SOB. I have always wanted to go up in an F15. Shes my favorite jet. I work crash fire rescue on an ang base and would love to some day go up in one.

[@tftrainman]

@Busch Light oh but I bet I do.... Lol I was stationed at Kadena with 56 of them for 2 years. If it wasn't a JFS fire it was either a hydraulic leak or failure of some sort. But I still love them nonetheless lol I ran many inflight responses on them while I was there.

[@tftrainman]

@Busch Light lol nah definitely not. I have truly loved the eagles since i was a kid but I've definitely seen the bad sides of them as well. Can't even honestly count howa many times I've had to do a walk around/under one while I was running to check for hot brakes and hydraulic leaks. Not to mention how many we caught in the MAAS on a daily.

[@tftrainman]

@Busch Light 3E711. Fire protection. Pretty much doing same thing now but in civilian capacity at an ANG tanker base.

[@tftrainman]

@Busch Light lol I never said I actually worked on them as a mechanic lol. I was freinds with both mechanic and pilots while I was active duty but now MY sense of the word working on these jets was in emergency situations. As far as taking one a part or putting it back together you'd be correct I don't know anything about that lol but I do know how much they like to break lol

[@alanwhiteside410]

Brings back memories for me as an engine runner from the factory on the flight ramp. #2 engine (R/H) was slow to start properly because he motored it to long he should have moved the R/H throttle over the hump sooner. No big deal! You normally start the #2 R/H first then #1 L/H engine. F-15 Eagle 🦅 ❤️

[@The_Legend_ZaToIcHi]

Man , that sound b4 the start, is my best energy sound. AAAAAnnnnnnnhhhh !!!!!!

[@skippyskater]

Sounds hellish spooling up!

[@electronicallyscannedarray]

The spooling noises... 💯

[@MegaBuckBuck1]

Great sound. Thanks for posting.

[@silveradoLG]

Its funny. Hearing that gave me a flashback of emergency procedures....LOL

[@ChoChan776]

ECATAC and This Sucks Cock?

[@sadekgheidan]

Question for F-15 drivers, and everyone else who might know the answer... Why does the engine gauge max up at 96% in full military throttle, but there is no indication anywhere for the afterburner stages (aside from drawing off of rpm and fuel-consumption)? Or do you flyboys in real life have an indicator or a series of lights that indicate your different reheat/ab stages? Also, regarding the throttle, is there any extra resistance or clicks that indicate you are leaving mil power and activating a/b? Just a simmer here =) I have, sadly, never even seen a fighter up close in my life (Outside of Sims/VR).

[@hackerf15e]

No, there is no indicator showing which "stages" of the burner are lit. There is a slight friction hump between MIL power and going into burner. There's really no reason to have any indication of how much AB you have beyond the position of the throttle. It is not a precision tool...it is an axe, not a scalpel.

[@sadekgheidan]

Thank you for actually answering two questions that have been in my mind for many months!

[@T-N-TRacing]

The reason your RPM doesnt go up any higher after Mil power is because that's the engines max RPM. You gain no engine speed with after burner, you just dump loads of fuel into the "can" or exhaust to greatly increase thrust.

[@MattH-wg7ou]

You can also use nozzle position to guage AB. Fuel flow, RPM, nozzle. There is friction going from Mil to AB but not for different AB stages...you more feel that seat of pants. On T/O, fuel flow rates in the 45k lbs per hour per engine are normal. 96% is just the ops limit. The EMD will show up to like 104% or 106% I think.

[@kevindecker9444]

I wrote procedures to modify these jets. The JFS does not die off after engine 2 is started. JFS returns to idle. Awaiting Engine 1.

[@ScrotusXL]

This is my new ring tone. That banshee howl folks! 😮

[@jiceBERG]

So sick 🤘

[@banaantjexx164]

God, this noise makes you grind from ear to ear...

[@juvat90]

Great Video as the F-15 spools up !!

[@SVTL4799]

Just commenting because I saw this vid had 68 comments and thought it needed one more! 👍

[@saucerset12]

That was my baby at the Shady J.

[@Hossman757]

Badass but wish we could have seen what you were doing in the cockpit.

[@NoTraceOfSense]

Still mucho clasificado in that department, unfortunately.

[@Machlooper]

Nice one Hacker!! Lovin the vids! Any sign of you coming back this side if the pond? Fly safe! Pat.

[@651spartan]

The sexiest sounding fighter ever.

[@twzflipside]

It is incredibly loud in person.

[@SNOOZE3091]

Go team Seymour if that's a Shady-J jet, go Rockets, go Chiefs!!!

[@matthewfinney7889]

SNOOZE3091 all of them...33, 34, 35 and 36th!!

[@d4rkst4rd351gn]

WFFFR

[@Eirik36]

@@matthewfinney7889 and the lesser known 307th

[@jona.thshafi9252]

That looks like bagram?

[@davyjoske]

goosebumps ❤

[@ahsenkhan5386]

sound makes go to sleep easy and peacefully Thats why i'm NOT a F-15 pilot

[@rharrison77777]

Even better is high performance takeoff - saw this at Lambert St Louis field in 1978 - plane came down the runway, turned straight up and was gone!

[@rhubarbpie2027]

All 166 hp just a-screamin' away ;)

[@Dorimeme187]

coming soon to DCS World!

[@razor75250]

you should hear an F14 tomcat spool up!!.... sexy as hell!!!

[@Krushtastic]

Beast.

[@justwishin]

-229 powered! Nice!

[@thefogg]

since it is abit of an older plane. i can only think of it as on how you start a 60's carbed car, cranking it over with the choke. since it has 2 engines, that starter gets worn out pretty fast

[@fendtforlife9829]

Each engine has its own starter you idiot

[@HotPasta2122]

The best part about this is that one calling someone an idiot is completely wrong. The F15 has one JFS. Know your facts before calling others out

[@dereynolds01]

Fendtforlife lmao I work on F-15E engines and I gotta agree with Eric. Only one JFS, so don’t act like you’re all talk when you don’t even know what the hell you’re talking about

[@bathat11165]

One word - wood. Call me juvenile, but dang

[@monteirowladmir8499]

love song

[@angelic_disappointment7889]

0:00 Star Trek??

[@social7749]

F110 GE engines❓

[@hackerf15e]

P&W -229s

[@social7749]

@@hackerf15e Thank-you very much😊🤗

[@monkeynuts76]

Let me hear its guns

[@からめるぷりんもどき]

F15は自動車みたい。

[@BarbaraTurner-gn7fw]

Shovel head t11

[@TheDonnyPittsCode]

Aaannnnnddd...... I'm done. Lol!

[@ravenleader5618]

Woody time,.....😆😆😆

[@geronimocha7471]

🤑🤑

[@TheCJJJ]

:D

[@purwaadiyasa5478]

so it fart first before it starts? now that's what i call a smelly start

[@JayAllen-vw9vc]

,@ BITBURG this was my alarm clock! 81! 28000000!