Friday Practice and an F-100 Flight | Wings Over Houston 2024

[@brentnorman6848]

Seeing a F-100 fly is so damn impressive! I thought that I had missed my oppertunity, but thanks to the Collins Foundation, and going to Airventure, I have seen one fly with my own eyes! A huge thanks for everything that you all do, to keep them flying.

[@buckbuchanan5849]

Whoever was flying the A-4 yesterday evening was hustling around the pattern! And the F-100 was looking awesome also. Nice job posting all these videos, sure appreciate it. I live about a mile away, setting up my chair in backyard now :)

[@bruces3613]

I took my sister to the Sylvan Rodriguez park yesterday, great pre-show.

[@04boogie-t14]

What model a4 was flying?

[@buckbuchanan5849]

@@04boogie-t14Looked like a TA-4J

[@RedTail1-1]

Probably Jared

[@DieselThunderAviation]

She is a TA-4J, and that was indeed Jet Jerod! That was just the practice for the show weekend. The full display was pretty impreassive with the pyrotechnics.

[@KillerKev1961]

Gives me chill bumps. Keep em flyin', Be safe, have a fantastic show and display.

[@tomtierney3812]

I get the same great seats whenever I go. I get to park my truck where I want, I set up my cover, get to bring my own food and drinks and not pay the high concession prices, and best of all we didn't pay $50 per person, per day to get thru the gate. We still have great seats to see the show!!!! Been doing it this way for years!!

[@edwardsummey8843]

I was on the ramp for the Friday Practice show! It was great seeing the F-100, one of my favorite jets when I was a kid.

[@DieselThunderAviation]

Awesome! She put on a great show this weekend, alongside the other Vietnam fliers!

[@johnprice4140]

saw this beauty on saturday, could feel the heat from the engines when it taxied in, amazing aircraft.

[@DieselThunderAviation]

Sure is, and she helped put on a great demonstration with the other Vietnam War fliers!

[@johnprice4140]

The demonstration was flawless, a very good performance. 👍

[@PaddyPatrone]

Awesome, thanks for the insights! Will 100% buy the F100 module. Also, what an amazing Lineup on that airshow! Keep up the good work.

[@mustezdcs6329]

Big Grinnelli ! cool to see the dev himself , thanks boys !!

[@craigpennington1251]

Back in the 70s, we had the F-100 in our National Guard. They were wild. Afterburner kick in on T/O sounds like a 105 Howitzer going off. BOOM & away they went - fast. And later, we had the F-4 Phantoms until the F-15s came on. This one is looking good. P.S. Glad to see the Helldiver is there too. A big fan.

[@rafaelexpurueguia3119]

Congratulations, a great video. The F-100 Super Saber is one of my two favorite aircraft from that era along with the elegant F-8 Crusader

[@DieselThunderAviation]

Thank you! The Hun is certainly a unique aircraft, and truly the work horse of the Vietnam War. Would be nice if someone was doing the Crusader for DCS.

[@Coop22]

That's our Grin :)

[@charleshopkins3817]

So bummed I missed this lineup. What a show!

[@Blitz9H]

Thank you for keeping the history alive by keeping these flying. Looking forward to seeing this at an airshow.

[@jesseleblanc989]

Awesome! Thanks! Sent the video to my brother in Kansas who flew Marine CH46s in the mid-80s.

[@DieselThunderAviation]

I’m working on the video from the air show weekend. My son was part of the Vietnam War display, he’s one of the Marines in the CH-46 for the infantry assault! And he had one of the GoPro’s mounted on his helmet.

[@richardmcnair4045]

My dad was an AF pilot, and it was shorty after his retirement in 1964 while stationed at Biggs AFB, EL Paso, Tx was the first time I ever saw the Thunderbirds. I remember looking through the chain link fence, and that beautiful F-100 left a mark in my memory that I will never fade away.

[@shadovanish7435]

Great airshow video coverage! The F-100 is awesome!

[@DieselThunderAviation]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it! The Hun helped put on a good show!

[@pongokamerat8601]

The F-100 is the racecar of the skies!

[@Hyposonic]

Still remember being up close to these landing when the Ohio ANG had them when I was a kid. They later transitioned to the A-7, then F-16. Nothing beats the low smokey approach of an F-100 30ft above you!

[@billrice250]

Great video! I feel like I’m there. Nice camera work and editing!!!

[@giuseppe4909]

Def one of the best looking jets ever made.

[@Thunder_6278]

Looks like Khe Sahn - 1966. I hope someday you can get a F-105 up & running.

[@troyledbetter6597]

Thanks so much for the KOOL video. I miss the sights, sounds and smell of being around all of those aircraft!

[@AdmiralQuality]

You're not going to meet my expectations with visual models and textures. Flight model, flight model, flight model!!!

[@fsj197811]

Cool stuff, thanks for sharing!

[@Wrootplonk]

Nice to see all the aircraft! I *REALLY* wish we were getting a B57, the military version of the Canberra, in DCS one day.

[@ce152capt100]

Saw the F100 fly Sunday 10/27/24 at WOH. Wow! Favorite part of the show.

[@DieselThunderAviation]

Glad you enjoyed it! We worked into the night changing a tire so she could fly on Sunday too.

[@CanadianGrenadian]

Beautiful thanks so much 🌞🐶

[@nathanfisher1826]

Great job

[@xfire7]

Handled some turnarounds on Danish 100`s in 1979 at RAF Gutersloh .

[@georgedreisch2662]

Impressive array of aircraft y’all got there. Suspect it may be extra unique for the number of decades covered for military jet aircraft.

[@SKYWATCHAVIATION]

I was there today and never saw you also got amazing video of the f100 and a4 and got pictures with the f4 the a4 the u2 the t38 and t33 the c17 and a whole lot of others just unfortunately couldn’t get any with the p51 or f4u corsair cause I ran out of time

[@lukalekov1530]

oh boii i cant wait to have that in DCS its ne of my fav airplanes ever!

[@Mr572u]

Saw a C130 flying nearby, very low, wings vertical. Pretty exciting to see.

[@bsfkh4184]

At 12:17 when the f100 turns on, the afterburner is soo sexy

[@FranHeAl]

Super saber in dcs will be instant buy for me, in DCS, the day it can be possible.

[@tommynikon2283]

lol!…my dad flew the same, 1960s. Hated it; underpowered….and he had to bail out over France. Joined the Caterpillar Club. Then 105s- but flew A1E’s in SE Asia….close air support, search/rescue.

[@Aviation910]

I saw that c-5 galaxy at school yesterday

[@fergie41]

Please get a full video of the Skyhawk display !!

[@ATrainGames]

That's awesome. Great to see a piece of history flying! QUESTION: What are the deals on the main gear wheels that protrude out? Thanks for sharing!

[@DieselThunderAviation]

Glad you enjoyed it! Towards the middle of the wheel it's the brake stack. The three arm "cage" is part of the anti skid system, and it's an early attempt at that technology.

[@ATrainGames]

@@DieselThunderAviation cool. Thanks.

[@bigdaddy3662]

Brings back memories of flying these during Iraqi freedom

[@kennethhummel4409]

If you folks are configuring your F100 as a (MISTY) Forward Air Controller then is there a vintage Nikon or Pentax camera in the cockpit for the backseat item for display purposes? The Mk-1 eyeball and a camera were standard issue to all MISTY crews.

[@ChamplainDivision]

Is that an F-106B over by that hangar when the F-100 taxis back in?

[@busher69]

Saw my 1st F-100 in I think 1958 in Colorado Springs - I was 7 years old. The airport had a viewing area about 2/3 the way up the control tower. Yes the good old days did have some good about them.

[@wyateerp1]

My Dad had a High Speed License in the AF before some Dip Shit Flew off. Took me on a back seat taxi when I was a kid. And no I don't know what year. I was born at Williams AFB in Az. . 1958 , he got out in 68. But it was an F100 as he told me

[@wyateerp1]

Naval Air "75-81"

[@bluerebel01]

❤ 🇺🇲

[@bruces3613]

$50 put into the fund.

[@joshroberts2333]

We didn’t see your booth. My son wants the new shirt. Where can I get one?

[@mattmalaspina6875]

Gulf War pilot ,where's ya guys at

[@DieselThunderAviation]

Ellington Field in Houston, TX. KEFD

[@2-Hands]

Who owns the CH-46's???

[@JackHammer-vk6jv]

You do

[@rsjanko]

Quality ear protection will serve you well later in life, just saying…

[@5Ring]

That jet being painted in camo is sacrilege. Put her back into her original silver streak configuration.