To clear up the confusion, the company that operates the aircraft is based at KSC and has authorization to operate within their restricted airspace. For a flight such as this one, the restricted area goes hot, sometimes the full deal from surface to unlimited. The operating area extends well offshore over the Atlantic. At 45,000 ft/min climb and 0.92 mach cruise, it doesn't take long to get offshore into an area in which unrestricted operations are permitted.
@maurizioc.3121 Жыл бұрын
Beato te
@cakeadventure84124 жыл бұрын
12:44 I just recognized that he was flying at the Kennedy Space Center, thats the VAB and he's landing on the Shuttle landing facility. How cool is that. I live 40 minutes away from there!
@sbc29544 жыл бұрын
Oh shit, damn I used to live in Oveido, I was a couple hours away
@sbentjies10 жыл бұрын
Just WOW. My favorite aviation video, EVER. Now I know what it's like to buzz KSC and land at that famous strip. Thank you for the ride!
@grassfuse10 жыл бұрын
The F104,one of the greatest interceptors ever to fly,so beautiful and obviously being flown by an outstanding 'aviator',just breathtaking,thank you!
@grassfuse9 жыл бұрын
+Micheal Donovan This was an issue with this concept,The British E.E. (B.A.C.) Lightning Fighter also had the same initial limitation.It was inherent in its very specialised role of High speed,High level Interceptor,i.e. 'get off,get up,locate,kill,get back,all in around 20 minutes or so.It was not meant to undertake extensive Air Combat Manouveres,or engage in any 'Multi role' or strike missions.This was quickly found to be of very little use to Air Forces that simply needed far more 'bang for their buck'!Indeed many believe it was Lockheed's deliberate corruption of the Star-fighters role from bespoke Interceptor to 'Multi role Combat Aircraft that led to the tragic losses suffered by the Luftwaffe.The Starfighter like all Thoroughbreds was a magnificent beast,but very highly strung and unforgiving! I.M.H.O. of this generation and type of aircraft only the MiG 21 managed to successfully become a useful M.R.C.A.!
@grassfuse9 жыл бұрын
I understand that those 'protectors' really were needed to prevent Groundcrew being cut by the sharp edges of the wings! It had its limitations but the F104 was without a doubt one of the most beautiful 'Jets' ever built,especially when 'stripped down' and in 'Silver' U.S.A.F. 'Colours'.as a boy in the 60's they were the epitome of American Military style to me,and began an admiration for U.S. design that I still have to this day!
@grassfuse9 жыл бұрын
Hello again Micheal! Yes the ' Under and over' engines meant a fairly long 'ladder' had to be fabricated to effect Crew access! The sight of a 'Lightning' going vertical,burning pure 'Avpin' is one of the Memories that made my heart swell 'back in the day' The 1960's were the Golden age of military Aviation!Planes had character and unique styles,not like today's flying 'bugs' (I think it's time for my Medicine now,! Ex R.A.F. 'Erk' 73-79!
@grassfuse9 жыл бұрын
It really too close to call on Scotland,but as a Englishman,Who was glad to serve at Lossiemouth and Leuchars (Buccaneers and Phantoms) It would be heartbreaking!Never has the 'West' needed unity of purpose more,it's either make a stand for freedom now or wait for the Caliphate to spread like a cancer,until that Black Flag flies over Buckingham Palace and the Whitehouse.I used to live at Beck Row,worked for U.K. D.O.E./P.S.A. at Mildenhall,my Brother in law served 4 years there!
@grassfuse9 жыл бұрын
Yes indeed Micheal,my American family all live around The Cape (Satellite,Cocoa,Rockledge,etc)! I can't help but think we've hijacked this a bit,but W.T.H.,! I couldn't have been more disappointed with President Obama.He seems to have bungled every thing,corrected none of the things he said he would,and initiated nothing.He has had opposition,but he doesn't seem to have been able to sell his pitch,and in a 'democracy' that's everything!Whatever we ( UK,US,EC,even Russia,China and India) need to wake up to the fact the the SHTF,After Iraq and now we have to find a way to restore our safety.I.S. is now to all intents a National entity,well equipped for ground combat with millions of dollars of equipment and weapons we paid for,and the useless Iraqi armed forces threw on the ground at the first sight of a black flag.These Murderers and bandits are coming to kill us,they have said so quite clearly,unless we kneel to their perverted perception of Islam.Our Current Air dominance must be exploited soonest for maximum effect,but only ' boots on the ground' and many NATO boots at that,will turn this tide,and then hopefully terminate this threat!If this current NATO summit doesn't sound a 'muster for combat' call we might as well learn Arabic and buy a Prayerrug!
@GJones462-2W110 жыл бұрын
Great vid, and I think I speak for most aviation fans, when I say THANK YOU for not adding some shit soundtrack to this. Jet noise IS my soundtrack! Thanks, again, sir!
@ivovanderavert12696 жыл бұрын
Lame soundtrack addition to any cockpit footage should result in permanent expulsion from the Internet. I am so sick of the number of times I've heard Thunderstruck over AH-64-footage.
@geonerd6 жыл бұрын
Well, the craptastic GoPro microphone doesn't begin to do the sounds justice. :(
@anthnysalazar28875 жыл бұрын
👌🏼
@placebomessiah5 жыл бұрын
I sang Highway to the Dangerzone anyway
@LatitudeSky4 жыл бұрын
The J-79 is music all by itself. Nothing else made by humans sounds like that, and it will be a sad day the last time a J-79 or LM1500 shuts down and is never heard again. That sound. That SOUND. nothing even close to it
@ralphflyer71110 жыл бұрын
What a great ride you gave us. Thank you sir! The transition to supersonic was so smooth that I couldn't tell when it occurred. It would have been nice to have seen the mach meter. I've never flown in an F-104. What a great plane.
@debbies37635 жыл бұрын
How long would it take to cover 100 miles, BALLS OUT!
@claudiocarbone22253 жыл бұрын
Planes for pilots with balls of titanium
@BrapBrapDorito2 жыл бұрын
@@debbies3763 not sure if your comment is an actual question or not but, at Mach 2.2 (F104 top speed) it is doing about 28 miles a minute. So at full balls out speed one of these would do 100 miles in about 3 and a half minutes.
@paulinemilana58710 жыл бұрын
Lovely, thanks for the ride!
@MrLuvOldies10 жыл бұрын
Great video and photography.Fantastic view and ride. Thanks again. I watch it over and over. mmmmmmm
@HankiPankii8 жыл бұрын
02:09 a cloud coming in the shape of jet wow
@alfredodorado28218 жыл бұрын
+Mohammad Hamza wow its true exactly
@Flying_Acehole5 жыл бұрын
hahahahaha
@rn92443 жыл бұрын
LOL
@rn92443 жыл бұрын
2:07 what is that purple . At the left?
@wood_barrel3 жыл бұрын
@@rn9244 what?
@MrLuvOldies10 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this wonderful video.
@Vektorer8 жыл бұрын
And now, we all know what a Simulated Flame-Out Approach looks like from the pilot's perspective. Well done!
@Michael_Michaels10 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much good sir, for this incredible experience!
@280StJohnsPl4 жыл бұрын
One of the sleekest aircraft ever.....saw 3 of them do vertical takeoffs back in 1969 at Perrin AFB, Texas. Incredible !
@flexairz9 ай бұрын
Yeah. Just because they could not take off vertically. Only after a normal take off a vertical climb with after burner.
@280StJohnsPl9 ай бұрын
@@flexairz I know what I saw
@tmjudd17 жыл бұрын
"Nothing goes better together than a Starfighter pilot and his view of the VAB... while on short final!" :)
@glennellis15845 жыл бұрын
NOTHING BEATS THE WHINE OF THE GENERAL ELECTRIC J-79 ENGINE.
@snapjazz22225 жыл бұрын
Daaamn, that's some fast take-off speed. I guess that's what you gotta do when you barely have wings.
@augustomachete17154 жыл бұрын
Great camera angle, great video. Thanks for sharing.
@jayrad83217 жыл бұрын
dope. thanks for the ride along!
@MrLuvOldies10 жыл бұрын
Great Video. This is the only chance I'll ever get to see and imagine flying in one of the fastest Jet Fighters in the world---The F-104 Starfighter.
@SootyGrouse2 ай бұрын
Man. Each time I watch one of these cockpit view videos, I think: “I sure did pick the wrong career path.” Awesome!
@spacetownman9 жыл бұрын
What an incredible flight! If I could afford it, I'd pay for a ride like this one.
@darthgeros58633 жыл бұрын
you'd first need plenty of G-Force training
@chipm25445 жыл бұрын
Awesome flight. I agree, no music, just the sound of flight is best. No noticeable change when going supersonic in the F14D, just hauling.
@TheLovatt12310 жыл бұрын
The curvature of the earth looks awesome great video
@prodromospartheniou63910 жыл бұрын
perfect .................thanks for the flight.
@alexandrossotiropoulos56215 жыл бұрын
Dangerous job! Great video!
@eduardojones797010 жыл бұрын
Now this is an awesome view & ride. Totally enjoyed the ride, wish I could be the back seat rider!
@user-ez2oi4ry4h10 жыл бұрын
最高 懐かしい!
@norma35654 жыл бұрын
If I was given the option to either go on a plane or go in this, man it has to be this, fantastic
@schlusselmensch9 жыл бұрын
Did the 104 have a bit of yaw instability in cruise? While he's flying straight and level out over the water the nose seems to walk around a little bit at about 1 hertz along with a bit of associated roll. Is that the autopilot in use or perhaps a yaw damper characteristic?
@justforever968 жыл бұрын
+Schluesselmensch I noticed it looks like it has a slight wander on the runway on the takeoff and landing runs; you can see the nose searching slightly as it rolls.
@pjneslo89795 жыл бұрын
Awesome from Kennedy Space Center, the pilot basically went the same route the Space Shuttle would have on it's way to orbit I'm pretty sure anyway... Lucky person that to fly shotgun ... Awesome video, thanks for sharing !
@rn92443 жыл бұрын
No fucking music just jet sound i love this vid
@ashokiimc6 жыл бұрын
4:18 is that a UFO
@TheDude3974 жыл бұрын
Just a weather balloon
@equation13214 жыл бұрын
@@TheDude397 send proof
@carlitoxb1104 жыл бұрын
it's also called the moon
@DennisLN20123 жыл бұрын
IT IS, agents below trying to confuse
@dustinl68383 жыл бұрын
It is. Lol. I had this debate 6 years ago on this same video.
@winterkks9 жыл бұрын
Thank U!
@JIMTHACKER8 жыл бұрын
Top centre of the screen at 4:14, something is travelling at an incredible speed!
@micharoszkiewicz20318 жыл бұрын
+Mick Muscles yeah a water drop coming from condensation on a windshield :)
@xxw379k8 жыл бұрын
+Michał Rószkiewicz > The incredible speed of 0,1 m/sec! :-) Or perhaps it's really a UFO....
@colinsparks12298 жыл бұрын
+Mick Muscles A type of reflection from either the glass canopy or some of the components most likely...
@JIMTHACKER8 жыл бұрын
+Mick Muscles The flash of light you saw in the sky was not a UFO. Swamp gas from a weather balloon was trapped in a thermal pocket and reflected the light from Venus.
@inekemateman2738 жыл бұрын
+Mick Muscles Fogged about the drugs!
@alpha78715 жыл бұрын
Awesome brotha..!
@ranieri7x10 жыл бұрын
Beautiful
@doyleperkins49162 жыл бұрын
Totally awesome!
@Doones517 жыл бұрын
I saw F- 104's land at McConnell AFB in Wichita, KS in the early 70's and was amazed at the high angle of attack as they came in. The tail would be hanging low and looked almost like it was close to dropping out of the sky in a stall. Can any former pilot talk about this. I have never seen one land like that in a video. Is that a normal landing maneuver?
@MrJimneutron10 жыл бұрын
great video.... Never gone supersonic before... the F104 didn't even notice.. Im restoring a Mig21.. it supposed to shudder at the point of supersonic. Just past mach 0.97
@MrJimneutron10 жыл бұрын
Berke Beenhouwer Sure am. I have a 1967 ex Egyptian mig21u. Once its up and ready I will be flying adventure flights in it over here in Perth Western Australia.
@hinatamiyakawa803410 жыл бұрын
すばらしい映像を、ありがとう!
@godgamerindia10045 жыл бұрын
Denwavababangowa
@triggeredwehraboomachinegu68584 жыл бұрын
Denwavabanangowa
@isilver7811 жыл бұрын
The aircraft in the video goes supersonic while on a due east heading away from the coastline. And as someone previously stated, there are exceptions for aircraft such as the F-104 for violation of the 250 knot limit below 10,000MSL. .
@JFTM0010 жыл бұрын
Nice images of a smooth flight. When the sonic boom occurred i couldn't tell.
@sbentjies10 жыл бұрын
Yeah I was looking for at least some vapor gathering on the nose or something
@StormsparkPegasus10 жыл бұрын
You can't hear a sonic boom inside the aircraft. The sonic boom trails along behind the plane (the angle of it depends on speed).
@MrLuvOldies10 жыл бұрын
The GE J-79 Turbojet Engine with Afterburner in this F-104 Starfighter has quite a "Boom" noise,when you kick in the Afterburner prior to the takeoff roll. I didn't hear the Afterburner "Boom' noise kick in on this video prior to his takeoff roll. How come?
@11SEXMACHINE6 жыл бұрын
The second object at 4:17ish appears from behind clouds. As it goes around it then goes behind clouds again. If you slow it down to .25 speed that is how it looks. While it is in plain sight it looks like a gnat or something inside the glass crawling. Especially where it stops and then starts again goes up and then turns around. But when it appears it looks like it comes from behind clouds, and then goes behind clouds again.
@JSS01110 ай бұрын
Cool, good eye. Now I want to know what it was.
@tageasvolos663310 жыл бұрын
very smooth nice ride
@FireFox70511 жыл бұрын
These are the best kind of video's, why can't there be more aircraft video's with views like that, just need a Tornado one next:)
@Shuzcan61 Жыл бұрын
MFR. Priceless! Thank You
@BlackRedsPlaneSpottingChannel3 ай бұрын
EPIC!!!!
@Stellerex10 жыл бұрын
I know where this was filmed at. Thats the shuttle landing strip isn't it? I can tell by the surroundings and the white gravel road outlining the marsh below. I wish I could have been out there to see you during this fly overhead that would have been awesome. Amazing flight man thanks for sharing this video and doing what you do. I couldn't fly because my eye sight being bad. Maybe my next life right?
@DVRCGreg8 жыл бұрын
Man that thing drops like a rock when you pull the power back! What is your final approach speed when you're lined up on the runway just before coming in?
@mitchellking25908 жыл бұрын
+DVRCGreg The 104's landing speed is 150 knots minimum from what I've read. Over the fence at about 180kts. They have blown flaps and also have to maintain above about 83% N1 Rpm to avoid losing control. images.dailykos.com/images/127026/large/F-104_Landing.jpg?1422875842 That image should help you with how crazy fast the pattern is with these.
@akanishta996 жыл бұрын
F-104 has an approach speed of 190KIAS
@stephenharper89355 жыл бұрын
Effing sweet!
@sky42893 Жыл бұрын
wauw .... magic
@ugott111 жыл бұрын
Please write more information about this flight. Where was it ? What was the maximum speed ? When did the F104 supersonic ?
@Sreybk10 жыл бұрын
Who has a Starfighter these days? Is this one privately owned?
@jacoballen32675 жыл бұрын
Took me a second to realize this was filmed at the Cape.
@toomuchlean3 жыл бұрын
Can you tell me when exactly it passes the sound barrier please ?
@minimusic463010 жыл бұрын
I'd also like to know when he went supersonic, if he did.
@gpdude225 жыл бұрын
At 14:45
@brennandenardi75805 жыл бұрын
Mortuus Rationem 😂
@devryguy274 жыл бұрын
Fucking lame. I thought this jackass was going make a sonic boom.. 14:46 of wasted life!!!!!
@LuisRodriguez-su5lw4 жыл бұрын
James stewart he is going supersonic you can’t hear it from the cockpit cause he’s going to fast for the sound to be heard
@fjdiesi4 жыл бұрын
I also figured you'd see the vapor cloud off the nose more than the sound due to flying faster than the sound. ..so nothing special here
@JamesMiller-lq5rd5 жыл бұрын
To all whom apparently never have flown a Fighter, Just watch his helmet.....Vibration escalates as he breaks thru the barrier!
@vdub200210 жыл бұрын
You won't see the jet go super sonic...
@CristopherGore4 жыл бұрын
why? :( nothing happens from the pilot’s POV?
@birgerkagan60873 жыл бұрын
@h1dden Apart from the Mach meter showing it, you would get a slight sensation of increased pressure in you ear as the normal shock wave passes over the canopy and simultaneously your VSI and Altimeter will show a descend due to the same increase in pressure. A short lecture on normal shock waves - the form in the transonic speed area between M0.8 to M1.2 (mostly but type dependent) and the form where there is an accumulation of air molecules when the free airstream decelerates from supersonic to subsonic speed
@hawkplaya9411 жыл бұрын
Well he took off from the shuttle landing runway at Cape Canaveral. You can see the vehicle assembly building at 2:16 and the launch pad at 8:34. And it looks to me like the supersonic run was at about 6:45ish. Max speed...no idea.
@riccopolo85105 жыл бұрын
Great vidéo Isaac,just jet noise,perfect,thank you very much!And sorry for my bad english.
@chrisfitzmaurice74849 жыл бұрын
Wonder where this was filmed?
@guitarfan019 жыл бұрын
Kennedy Space Center in Florida. He takes off and lands on the Space Shuttle Runway. You can see the Vehicle Assembly Building on his final landing approach.
@patfab52298 жыл бұрын
extra ! tres tres bruyant
@Tiagomottadmello2 жыл бұрын
Freaking awesome !!!! 👍👍👍👍 Great landing !! I Just don't get why German Air force pilots simply hated the F-104, loosing lots of them back in the 80's.....
@geraldheinig42052 жыл бұрын
German pilots certainly didn't hate them, they absolutely loved them! I've never seen an interview of a German F-104 pilot where he even remotely criticises the plane. On the contrary, they all sing its praises. Their widows and the German press, on the other hand...
@Tiagomottadmello2 жыл бұрын
@@geraldheinig4205 ...yeah ! That may explain the negative issue, then. (Press... always manipulating public opinion according to their interest $$$... It's not new). Do you know why they got so many losses, then ???
@geraldheinig42052 жыл бұрын
@@Tiagomottadmello Hey Tiago, tudo bem? I wrote an answer to your question this morning, but it got censored, probably due to my comment about the press and its job. I was thinking of replying in Portuguese, but thought better of it in order to reach a wider audience.
@Tiagomottadmello2 жыл бұрын
@@geraldheinig4205 Hey! Tudo muito bem, e com você ?? 😂😂👍👍 Good try answering in portuguese, man. It would have been real cool to know what you know and had to say about the press... It's annoyingly impressive how the censorship is broad these days, in every single country in the world !! That's why we call It "DictaTube"... It does the same to us all the freaking time over here in my country. It's all about manipulation and interest $$$$. Ridiculous all that !
@Tiagomottadmello2 жыл бұрын
@@geraldheinig4205 ...👉 Just a tip : whenever you want to write something that's subject of DictaTube censorship, select and copy it before sending It out.... If DictaTube censors you, paste It back changing only the critical words, and try again... 👍👍. . NEVER ALLOW THEM TO BREAK YOUR FREEDOM !! 👊👊
@busyend6 жыл бұрын
What Mach number did he achieve? It is capable is 2.3 Mach... and yes, I saw the fast mover at 4:17.
@jpatt10009 жыл бұрын
Caught the bird at the 58 second mark. That's what would really make me nervous about flying this or any jet. By the time you see it, it's too late to do anything about it. Wouldn't stop me if given the chance though!
@topsecret18374 жыл бұрын
Whereabouts?
@SupesMe10 жыл бұрын
Was this out of Clearwater International? There's a guy here who has a F-104.
@maktron21866 жыл бұрын
Luar biasa
@dank6306 жыл бұрын
Are these guys really operating this beast with the Ejection seats removed ?
@flightcomputer24376 жыл бұрын
Slow the video speed down to 0.25 and watch at 4:14. A bright object, seemingly quite close, cuts across the center of the screen from top middle to lower right diagonally. It's so fast you can only see it at quarter speed. A few seconds later at 4:17 a similar object appears, now seemingly much further away and moves from center right upwards, appears to stop very briefly, then changes direction downward moving much faster and makes some quick turns before disappearing. Right after it stops briefly there also appears to some kind halo effect, not unlike a shock-wave, as it starts moving again. What the is that? I have no belief in UFO's by the way but it is weird!
@JSS01110 ай бұрын
Yeah I noticed that too. What is it? You can tell it's not a reflection....
@jfstg603910 жыл бұрын
does the pilot and the passenger have ejection seat?
@jshepard1523 жыл бұрын
Hey Ridley, you got any Beemans?
@davidtheguitarman6 жыл бұрын
Why does it has that slightly left and right movement?
@paulomesquita77353 жыл бұрын
Show...
@jamesvfx10 жыл бұрын
full HD please !
@encomanenco73477 жыл бұрын
At 4:14 head not moving and that's when you can see something streak by from eleven o'clock down to five o'clock in that moment. At 4:15 he moves his head. Now we have a bug running circles at one O'clock in the canopy. Forget it, sit back enjoy the flight. Where we going anyway?
@104zipper11 жыл бұрын
Taking-off runway 33 at NASA Shuttle Landing Facility, Kennedy Space Center. First low fly-by Vehicle Assembly Building(VAB) visible on right.
@cratecruncher66873 жыл бұрын
Given the fuel burn of these old jets (600 gallons/minute w/afterburn) I bet that was an expensive afternoon. I swear my ears started to pop on that dramatic climb!
@Pilot8539 жыл бұрын
Is this at the Kennedy Space Center?
@FrostyBud7774 жыл бұрын
man , I would love to be a pilot. My own hope now is to fly in heaven. Just as Jesus ascended into it, to fly in the sky. So amazing. The clouds ripping by is extraordinary.
@hooks198211 жыл бұрын
Whose F104 is this? That is badass!
@Chris.Davies5 жыл бұрын
Is that the VAB???
@kudosdc10 жыл бұрын
I think if you are flying directly away from the coastline, the sonic boom cannot propagate back to civilization.
@KB4QAA11 жыл бұрын
Military exceptions don't apply. This is a civilian registered acft and will never be allowed to operate under military rules in a MOA or Low Level Training Route. The 30miles/30Kft rule applies (oh, and you still have to ensure metro conditions don't exist that might allow the boom to hit the ground).
@pavlovsk8 жыл бұрын
Seems unreal this place. Where is this?
@Jarlerus8 жыл бұрын
+Polten Sepp Runway is NASA Shuttle Landing Facility, Florida USA.
@justforever968 жыл бұрын
+Simon K Does that mean this is one of the NASA Starfighters they use for chase missions, etc?
@TheTechnoPilot11 жыл бұрын
My guess would be that this is one of Starfighters F-104s out of Florida. I cannot confirm though.
@henrythomas48594 жыл бұрын
is that a UFO coming on to the screen diagonally from the top left at 04:14. It is traveling much faster than any human jet could fly so...
@Yosemite-George-6110 жыл бұрын
...wondering around at low level and slow speed in an aircraft like that... if the engine coughs, there's nothing to do but to get out quick...
@aggudude6244 жыл бұрын
Thats why they dont fly low speed and altitude at the same time
@andrewzhang12905 жыл бұрын
So can you not hear something supersonic as it’s coming towards you? Is that why supersonic flybys catch people off guard?
@jumpieva5 жыл бұрын
I'm curious how many pilots are flat earthers? :D
@guyedskull111 жыл бұрын
When did he supersonic exactly?
@elireid84515 жыл бұрын
I know this is an old vid and this will get lost in all the comments, but at 0:58 seconds into the vid it looks like that was a VERY close birdstrike?
@sublimation0510 жыл бұрын
cool
@Tiagomottadmello2 жыл бұрын
...🤔... Just picture yourself in this pilot's place, in a hurry to intercept a Mig-21 fleet... (You may come back to the ground or not, your body being torn to pieces by a missile you didn't even see coming....). Great respect for all the fighter pilots and their bravery !! 👊👊
@rrw659 жыл бұрын
no supersonic there. someone mentioned seeing something. thats reflection of pilot, duh
@japa99915 жыл бұрын
Grandpa was an F-104 Survivor. Col. Homer C. Boles.
@vekuboi4 жыл бұрын
Thats cool.
@guidosarducci1667 жыл бұрын
5:15 Is it me or does it seem like the airplane is doing a sort of high frequency dutch roll?
@topsecret18374 жыл бұрын
That’s wave drag. As the plane accelerates the center of lift and drag shift causing changes in stability.