GoPro: Boeing's QF-16 Goes Unmanned

[@MrRexquando]

Dude I am more amazed they have an F4 Phantom flying chase!

[@lapisdust]

MrRexQuando That's exactly what I thought! I didn't know they had spare parts for those.

[@TheCallMeCrazy]

+Doug Wallace Several countries still use them, actually. If wikipedia is at all reliable there are still over 600 of them in the air.

[@USMilitaryUpdate]

Nothing really new here as far as capabilities go. USAF has been using old fighters as drones for decades. It is however an AWESOME sight getting to see the cockpit view! Well done Boeing. Thanks for sharing!

[@Treetop64]

"The QF-16s will be used as unmanned aerial targets" NOOOOOOoooooooo!!!

[@nmarbletoe8210]

Treetop64 they actually don't hit the QF-16 when it flies as a target. the missile aims for a certain distance away then they check the inflight measurements to see if it "hit."

[@loyseugene]

F-4 Phantom! AWESOME. Glad to see one still gracing the skies.

[@0611930024838]

it was nice to see an F4 chase plane

[@SnortinMoundsOfCoco]

Why are so many people asking about how the plane is controlled?!?!?!?!?!?!?!? At 1:19 it clearly says that two pilots on the ground are in control of it.

[@mrmister001]

This system must be implemented in all 737, 747, 767 and 777 from Boeing. If a terrorist take control of the cockpit, then, pilots in a ground statation can land safely the airplane. No more September 11. Great job, amazing.

[@Eltoca21]

Love it, love it, love it. A shame you could not show a multiple split screen with multiple cameras showing different angles of the flight at the same time...

[@vatsalsheth7090]

Seriously A BIG WOW & A THUMBS UP for Boeing for making such good aviation technology

[@jaysorbet]

That F-4. Didn't know they still use it.

[@susankeener1701]

jaysorbet ....F-4 Phantom, my favorite jet fighter of ALL time..so many capabilities and so menacing looking...the best...

[@n9oqu]

very expensive drone.

[@stinger6470]

+Bob McGarry very expensive Rc jets

[@jpatt1000]

The condensation looks like it could be scary. I read that the pilot that had the F-16 go off the end of the runway here in Oshkosh a few years back blamed cockpit condensation. I thought he meant the canopy just fogged up, now I see what he was talking about! How common is this?

[@jeffreymorris11]

Awesome aviation and remote guidance technology!

[@SuperiorWare]

Everytime I see one of these jets they are always followed by balls of light.

[@Lastindependentthinker]

All that's missing is Buster the Crash test Dummy from Myth Busters..

[@djlolypop]

I don't get why people don't like things like this, this will help teach pilots and save lives by doing so.

[@airplanedude26]

Drones will never replace pilots

[@RobertPisan]

This is some seriously cool stuff

[@ItsXXnotXXme]

Unmanned fighter jets are going to be really cool because engineers will be able to make jets do much more aggressive maneuvers since it won't be limited by what gravitational forces the human body can endure.

[@ShadowHawk4219]

You are so right.

[@chriskelly331]

The most expensive RC plane out there.

[@dualinput601]

amazing! manned planes gonna have a hard time chasing this one :D

[@viperq]

Was than an F-4 at 0:53?

[@almetcalf5989]

In the very near future we will see pilots doing dog fights in a remote mode and the pilot will be some hotshot kid with huge gaming skills. We are now entering the realm of engineered battlefields.....

[@johnjoole2258]

use the f-4 as targets not the viper sad man sad

[@iamsokyut]

maybe they can use this on the f-22 where the pilots said breathing was a problem on high speed and high gs.

[@U20101954]

7Gs only? without a man i expected at least 12Gs. or the fbw programme of these are the same as the manned ones?

[@AlfredoArbe]

Human piloting will remain existing as sport, human pilot is the most ancient part of the plane, design is at least 500.000 year old and only resist a few Gs, so pilots will be no longer required to kill each other, and I like that.Most pilots at war ar fellows that just likes planes and wanted to fly and that has nothing to do with politycs

[@stevegauth30]

So when you say " full scale Aerial target" does that mean shooting them down? That's pretty expensive target practice.

[@KriVaDesign]

It probably is. And it doesn't really bother you while flying.

[@hokiepokie333_CicadaMykHyn]

The security camera that makes sure that nobody jumps in mid-flight, seems a little useless.

[@ZeroTwo-gd5nq]

Lol the water vapor cooling system looked like Star Wars door opening and the fog thing comes out

[@jadou88]

Excuse me but i just felt the need to point out and remind you that this is not a drone, and even drones have pilots behind the joystick. as for this QF16 well it is clear no pilot will be replace instead you will have a better pilot pulling more serious maneuvers without risking there lives hence more fierce style of piloting where the pilot do not have to cope with the Gforce which means TOTAL AIR SUPREMACY for decades to come i hate to admit it but great job her Love Luck Respect Lebanon

[@longdozy]

it actually was controlled by 2 pilots remotely, so they will still need you!! you share the same dream as mine, btw :)

[@masticore87]

Why all that water vapor? I get that it's meant for cooling purposes but (1) why should you do that with no one in it or (2) with a pilot in it who can't see nothing...

[@Leonardodemiranda]

I wonder what a WW2 P51 Mustang dogfight ace would think about that...

[@bizjets9128]

Maybe they should get Honda to build them a robot to perform the preflight .

[@53bigmikejones]

Its sad to see such a icon and expensive piece of hardware being blown to bits as an unmanned target. I know target practice is important but the cost of the airplane . . . . I guess the taxpayers can buy newer airplanes.:-((

[@walterkiel552]

What a waste! Here is another aircraft that can easily outmaneuver the F-35 JSF.

[@Eyeofnelms]

Would you rather it be an armed autonomous abomination?

[@catrachowings7123]

If it's not blown into pieces helping in the pilots' training,then it's cut in half at the scrapyard!

[@susankeener1701]

Mike Jones ...blown to bits? NOT..they fly, they chase, the dodge, they shoot, but only electronic bullets/rockets etc..jet dogfighting is almost done anyway... the military might have some morons...but they ain't stupid....

[@1950Viper]

A fleet of these enter the most hazardous attacks and not a soul lost.These could be the radar jammers with a mix of other aircraft The pilot can be in Maryland and his aircraft in Afghanistan and the pilot has a air conditioned van and a bag of Cheetos and a coke never endanger himself in combat zone. Incoming planes could extend range by remote fueling of the drones. Planes could be lighter no ejection seat no oxygen system no radio radar would operate as normal but without a pilot it turns and g rates could be increased many times. The result take an old aircraft strip it down its lighter faster and did nothing but replace the pilot in the plane. Thats over a ton of gear and that alone shows in wing loading. Fuel use also goes down. I just wonder whats in the closet and this isnt it.

[@MEXICANO0311]

Your never going to replace a good pilot with a drone

[@guitarbornshadow]

you can pull 14gs and you dont have to worry about a pilot passing out

[@THEWATERENERGY1]

Perfect !!!

[@saburusakai]

Neat. The AF however can't keep pilots in its drone programs (like teh predator and reaper), but they should recruit experienced flight sim guys as contract pilots. Much cheaper and they would love flying this (im one of those guys, this would be great). I had no idea they still used some QF-4s as chase planes.

[@flatearthreset4777]

I suspect soon they will recruit people to fly the drones at rc airfields and like you said anyone who fly sims from flight simulator to realfight7 can learn rather quickly to be a radio pilot for drones

[@saburusakai]

Yeah, it's a total waste of resources to make actual pilots fly drones, just absurd, as it does not take that much training to operate an oversized RC model. These sims I fly (like DCS) have all the systems of aircraft simulated and have to be studied and flown a considerable amount to stay current, so sim and RC guys would be more equipped to deal wiht this than actual pilot officers, and they would love it and work for much cheaper.

[@jeffk464]

saburu sakai I'm guessing its easier to fly the plane in the cockpit than it is remotely. You have a lot better visual perspective and you can feel what the plane is doing.

[@saburusakai]

Jeff K Roger that, sounds logical. I know htat in the sims I've flown over the yrs that the most important aspect of flying and controling them is beign able to congtrol where you are looking, and your view. I use Track IR, which tracks your head movements. Works great. Cant fly those things without it now.

[@Kimballgoss]

+saburu sakai and +Al Silver don't get me wrong, but this logic, at least in my opinion isn't correct. Many people would make the same claim for Call of duty and real life warfare. "I'm good at it on a screen, so I would be good at it in real life". Personally, studying to become an aeronautical and astronautical engineer, I've flown many flight sims, and RC flight sims. I've also built my own RC quad copters, hexacopters, tricopters, and Airplanes. I can attest that it is significantly harder to fly a quad in real life, than on a sim. Just saying, it takes more technical skill and education than you think. Just throwing it out there. Please don't eat me alive for saying it.

[@jameslemmate5177]

does that mean the plane can dive without turning over ? as there is no one in the plane, I'm guessing there is no more problem with taking upward Gs.

[@osirisvb]

unfortunately this is where cost cutting is headed. Humans cost money, humans also need supplies like (food, medicine, entertainment, etc), humans need R&R or we get tired and we start making mistakes and other lapses of judgement. A machine is not prone to any of this, a drone can fly for 35 hours straight without needing a rest or food or sleep and does not cost anything in pay roll.

[@LanceWinslow]

#GoBoeing #GoPro Now that is amazing footage - awesome.

[@prorobo]

As a newly enlisted fighter pilot, I do NOT like seeing this.

[@irgn1]

What is the difference between F 16 and QF 16

[@zackaryhurst6470]

the F16 is armed and and the QF16 is not and the QF16 is used for aerobatics

[@deborahkirkbride5233]

All this great technologie and they can't find a jumbo Jet load of people over the Indian Ocean or a way to parachute a plane load of people in a aircraft thats about to crash.

[@nunu4692]

i see it coming, qf16 used as a testbench for implementation on combat planes to be control remotely by an f35, unmanned f22,,, unmaned mini f22??? just like the movie: battle L.A.

[@MaStErCoD2134]

Isn't this gonna affect our ability to get a job as a pilot in the future if they continue like this?

[@Bikerbro2007]

Very cool! Why does it need two pilots to control it from the ground instead of one?

[@MartinJaszczuk]

Is it controlled remotely by a person? I wonder when they'll start emptying the world of combat flight simulation gaming by recruiting all the virtual aces out there... Some of the same companies making flight sticks for gamers are making flight sticks for the military already...

[@insanity54]

Like "Ender's Game"... The skilled flight sim pilots in virtual online battles could be fighting wars without even knowing they're taking part! Scary thought!

[@ArmyOfMe010]

insanity54 Damn, that's a comment that got me thinking hah, it is scary though!

[@susankeener1701]

Martin Jaszczuk ....gamers could be the best RC pilots ever!

[@paradoxicalphenomena8620]

What if this technology was put into a tourist attraction? High-class tourists or anyone looking for an exciting ride without the annoyance of a pilot being there. I think it would be a plausible idea.

[@GE90123]

Hopefully this isn't the future of aviation... I've always wanted to be a pilot...

[@glynecollymore5569]

The future is here indeed

[@falcon83t]

Thats really cool to watch. Thanks Boeing!

[@Airwolf8157]

Good job Boeing !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Flightsworldwidevideos]

cool video!!

[@Jyrki1964]

Tyndall AFB is in Britain.

[@robmeador8971]

+Billy Bob Bunton Nope. It is located in Panama City, Florida

[@Bellman84]

Uh, turn is off for departure and arrival.

[@stoyangienov8042]

It is remotely controlled by 2 pilots on the ground for those who are wondering!!

[@MrKbearproductions]

omgosh that is so beautiful

[@limyc877]

F16 on DRONE mode.

[@KriVaDesign]

Although, it won't be in those high amounts shown here.

[@miless3450]

Never knew how bad the vapor could get. How do pilots cope with that?

[@joshuapursey]

As a futur pilot, I don't like that.. first a helicopter, then a fighter. What next? A 777?

[@abbreviateTome]

nothing new ppl, move along, this was done back in 9/11/2001.

[@bynunenkim603]

no doubt that that will be common within seven years.

[@jeffk464]

Huh, there is an F4 flying in the video. I didn't know that we still had any flying.

[@spartacussmith7070]

They're still used for training ops

[@riskinhos]

Is is pre-programmed or it's controlled like uavs?

[@saturngwen2]

Well here goes more cut for the Air Force!

[@salkasalka]

could you please tell more about why 2 pilots are in control of QF-16?

[@aidannorman828]

Is this all automatic or is someone remote controlling this on this ground.?

[@BillyWunebuger]

I thought it's was basically a huge real life rc plane I guess

[@whiteskullwhiteskull]

good code

[@maikelkhella3608]

where will military pilots go in the future?

[@TheGichnni]

What if it's possible to hack into unmanned aircrafts in the future and fly it into targets? The hackers are always one step in front...

[@nickbflying]

This what does it means ? ... In the future we won't need anymore of fighter pilots ??.. Bad news for who is aspiring to become a military pilot...

[@teetamalangi635]

Sad for you, but it is! Specially the warfare arena is going to change forever. Every nation is running a UAV program. Everyone realizes that this is the future.. Commercial aviation won't go pilot-less anytime soon, though.

[@mandykal]

I'll ride, you fly?...

[@thomascool3667]

Without a pilot, hopefully, they can do much more than 7 Gs in the future. Aim for 14 Gs

[@jeffk464]

Hopefully its an old worn out airframe, maybe they are worried it won't hold up to 9 G's.

[@TheHandiest16]

Thomas Cool i believe the raptor unmanned can do 22gs or atleast the frame is rated to that

[@winstondidit5843]

Jeff K wonder if someone could hack into the rmos and take control and fly it to their house and park it?

[@yellowgolfball6587]

Thomas Cool Yeah, the airframe would need to be modified as the airframe can currently only withstand 9 Gs.

[@datatech2001]

+Jeff K it's not worn out. one of the greatest fighters ever made. there is a new updated model that has a bunch of add on's to the airframe to make it stealthy. trust me, they say there target drones, but I'm sure there probably some top secret program there using them in. you know how the government is.

[@minecrafthow2s41]

OMG TRASFORMS CONFIRMED!!

[@cheddarbacontv1179]

u didnt listen its to test pilots and show them what the enemys would do and there able to shoot rockets at the qf-16s

[@elviagonzalez8718]

hola

[@Laodell]

The Queef-16 ?

[@TheChickenWing]

good stuff.

[@GoMiGman]

Why 2 pilots to operate a single-seat F-16 remotely?

[@alizahid82]

i think, correct me if I'm wrong, 1 for flying and 2nd for weapons.

[@GoMiGman]

***** Could be, I don't know so I couldn't correct you if you were wrong, my friend. But you make good sense since I didn't consider the need for a WSO on a QF-16 which is primarily a target practice platform but it does have to mimic a potent adversary to the one hunting it down and make it that much harder for them so you could be on the right track. Thx.

[@void157]

Test flight ;)

[@susankeener1701]

GoMiGman ....one keeps the other from crashing into a mountain!

[@GoMiGman]

Susan Keener Possibly but highly unlikely since all of today's avionics and software allow the pilot himself to fly and navigate in even very extreme conditions so with a droned unit and all the multifunction displays at the "desk pilot's" disposal and he doesn't even need to worry about any of the physical limitations that are part of physically flying the jet, it should be much easier.

[@fretemsmiremc6112]

that my friends is called AUTO PILOT!

[@jambari4Ever]

Instead of making these things unmanned targets... make it an unmanned fighter. It's a proven airframe and to have this developed just to be shot down is a complete waste!

[@AdamW582]

While this is a great video. I really think that this kind of takes the fun away from flying.

[@dmanalang9037]

Go Boeing!

[@TedPollard]

Make and unman pilot not the plan then you can put the robot in any plain and remotely fly it

[@TedPollard]

? your translation must be off

[@PiSkiS320]

The new era of fat fighter pilots

[@georgemarsh9639]

What are they going to do with the X47B?

[@Steeler091]

So these QF16's are being used as decoy's

[@robyoutube7222]

+steeler091 decoy's what?

[@Steeler091]

The QF16's would be a decoy to the main fighters

[@TheCallMeCrazy]

+steeler091 Not exactly. They're basically old F-16's that have been replaced operationally and are now used for target practice.

[@Cemal-ii2ro]

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[@ehow5678]

+JTB or airshows

[@HauptmannRumpelstoss]

Would like to see it land on a carrier !!! Ohhuuuu....tricky...

[@publicmail2]

Landing in "IMC"

[@Pixy335]

F-16 must take revenge

[@JollyGreenTater]

Nice

[@yoshikishibazaki3615]

wow awesome

[@Ronnibach1]

WEEeeeee.... the ULTIMATE REMOTE CONTROLLED AIRPLANE! Ha, AWESOME! Love It!