The Fighter Jet That Lands Vertically | F-35B Lightning

[@SamEckholm]

What other questions do you have about the F-35B? 👇🏼

[@_mayank_kajal_gaming9109]

Fuel consumption ?

[@SaifGhost-ob1tm]

How much power It had in dog fight

[@kbx2.]

Can i have one, please

[@Batman.Inside]

Want this piece of technology but you guys don't sell us... Think once again guys Modi Ji is already in US for next 3 days give us good deal we'll buy 12 for trial

[@Anythingwithseb]

How long it can hover in the air?

[@vennetaproductions323]

Heyyy, I made the video 💪💪 Big Shoutout to Sam he was super cool dude and just chatted with all of us Plane Captains before recording.

[@SamEckholm]

It was great to meet you!

[@vennetaproductions323]

@@SamEckholm awesome to meet you too man I am the plane captain in the video shaking the pilots hand

[@AB19998]

Thank you for your service!❤❤❤

[@alex_foster]

You guys are awesome!

[@RohlatKapcak]

@@vennetaproductions323is you for real?

[@nathanluker9889]

Thank you for interviewing a maintainer. I wrenched on Apache helicopters for 17 years. It’s nice to give us recognition. It’s a team effort to keep aircraft in the air safely.

[@Ashcat935]

Gunny weiss was my old ssgt at vmfa 211, and I used to send maj keegan off with a dab at vmfa 122. Haven't seen those guys in years

[@gianmalc]

Hey Sam, we met at the AFA conference over in Maryland. I'm the AFROTC cadet that grabbed a picture with you. Another great video dawg, keep killing it!

[@SamEckholm]

It was great to meet you!

[@davidwolf226]

Wow, I was surprised to hear about the "voice-recognition" feature. Thanks, Sam, for another fascinating review of this wonderful 5th-generation aircraft.

[@masterkiloren99]

I wish the sponsorship had a discount code. I’ve been shopping for a new fighter jet but I like getting them on sale

[@enderchicken1]

🤣

[@TheOrangeFlash]

I was waiting for Honeywell to say that they also sell heat pumps or smart home systems or something. Nope, the ad’s just promoting components for the F-35! 😂

[@oldcowbb]

just wait for black friday dumbass

[@PlaneAwesome747]

Let’s goo! Low country lightning finally getting the spotlight! ⚡️

[@B4S3B4LLF4N]

I worked on the F35's for 4 years and was on the first F35 combat deployment. Pretty amazing jet.

[@TTOS69]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1090">18:10</a> that was fkn cool going super slow like he's riding a wheelie!

[@DarrenEdwardsAviation]

Another awesome video Sam, amazing insight to the F-35B. Sometimes I'm lucky enough to video them, when the pilots complete their low level training in them, in the Mach Loop.

[@starjilk]

Absolutely love the expressions of the pilot who answered the questions.

[@BuddySpike101]

And to think it all started at a little airstrip at RAF Dunsfold in Surrey, England on the 21st of October 1960. Crazy how such important things can have such humble beginnings.

[@JDR71326]

I got to see one hover at the RIAT airshow in fairford

[@LuckyShot_117]

Can we just appreciate how awesome those landing signal officers are...<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="344">5:44</a> that's insane

[@MikeHarris1984]

The F35's train out here in Phoenix area from Luke AFB and my house is under the flight path way out in the north desert near lake pleasent, they always fly in pairs... when the normal F16's fly or other jets, the noise isnt too bad. Then when an F22 flys over, its loud, buit when an F35 flys over, HOLY FFFFKKKKKKKKKKKKKK!!!!!! They are deafening!!!! they are SO loud (I know what plane it is by ADS-B transponders that I track and feed multiple sites) Sometimes they dont turn on transponders (FAA granted the military special exceptions), but when they do, seeing the F35 signature show up is awesome, and seeing it when they fly over, they are a BEAST of an aircraft!!!! A true marvel of engineering.

[@Jazzzon777]

Idk if its the enthusiasm in your voice or the cool music or what, but your videos get me more excited than most things in life.

[@Liveandrewgold]

Thank you for showing us your skills. These pilots are top guns from the Marine court. Once again very informative video.

[@rarityadf11f]

this is my favorite F-35 variant, since it can do VTOL

[@Jake-uc8mb]

No it's short take off vertical landing. It can't take out vertically. STOVL

[@Jake-uc8mb]

It can't. It's short take off vertical landing. STOVL it can't take off vertically Edit: technically it can take off vertically but with little or no load out so it can't do much once it's in the air if it does take off vertically

[@Nicalobocinator]

@@Jake-uc8mbthey can takeoff vertically but due to the heat it generates it often burns the ground below so they usually stick to stovl

[@Jake-uc8mb]

@Nicalobocinator oh I never knew that part of it I thought it was just about how little fuel and few of weapons on board it required to get off the ground vertically

[@therobloxroleplayguy]

@@Nicalobocinator on amphibious assault ships there is a specific reinforced area for the f35b to take off vertically to avoid damaging the flight deck

[@StufffTV]

Did it again Sam, kudos to you and your team. Love the 1 to 1 talks that you have, your personal touch to the conversations really get a little bit extra from these men and women. Keep it up!

[@Ian_Schneider]

F-35 is the GOAT

[@goated4092]

F22 raptor is the real 🐐

[@someguyoninternet7542]

raptor says hi

[@Kxranaus]

Messerschmitts Me 262 says hi

[@TiggerLyOne]

Same way LeBron is the goat?!😂

[@Grogiiii]

Ya that’s not true f22 on top

[@vishirox69]

i love how well made the honeywell advert was. it's not like it was asking us to buy something (nor that we could), but hey! it's so cool to have companies like that work as sponsors :)

[@mccloud4886]

I agree!

[@joshschneider9766]

the gun pod cannon is pretty sweet and the fact that its easily put on and removed is cool too. flexibility and all that.

[@Ashcat935]

Ordnance guys would tell you otherwise. We once had a class A mishap because they didn't take the mounting hardware off of the gun pod before opening the weapon bay doors and crunched them.

[@Parawingdelta2]

An amazing thing to see a fighter hover. The wonders of modern aviation. I have actually seen one do the same thing, except it was a Royal Air Force Harrier fifty-five years ago.

[@Fighterpilot5358]

Bro we're waiting for the f15 video

[@BasedF-15Pilot]

We all are.

[@BeakerHoneydew_MuppetLabs]

This was a great video Sam! We are proud to have helped design each of the variants 20 years ago and still working on them! Keep up the great work!!

[@vinodmandlekar]

The f35 is an absolute beast

[@robertpalmer3166]

My son in law was based at MCAS Beaufort. He once took me deep into the base and I got a close up view of the beauties in action. Pretty mind blowing.

[@T.Y.B.o.d.]

Awesome video Sam, I’ve been waiting for this one for a while.😊

[@T.Y.B.o.d.]

Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort SC is awesome too. I was born there and my dad use to be in the flight squadron Bengals.

[@RandyRydberg]

Good video! I liked the rapid questions that covered things we are all thinking and wanted to ask.

[@ebajohn3175]

I've been waiting for a video on this particular f35. You're the man,Sam 💪💪💪

[@imarioiv]

Awesome video as always Sam! I start Flight School (USMC) in 2 weeks and watching this just ignites the realization that I'm about to earn a chance to fly this in the fleet. I do wanna shout out the maintainers mentioned at <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="625">10:25</a>, cannot do this job without them. Semper Fi!

[@JawsFan27]

Seeing these take-off and land at sea is a sight to behold, I'll never forget it.

[@duchenne_md6736]

I saw this at eaa this past year! I got to see it flying at max speed, incredible witnessing a plane I knew nothing about!

[@austinmcknuggets458]

All I could think about is if this is the crazy cool tech the military is comfortable with sharing, imagine what’s behind closed doors

[@leeshet.1937]

Thanks for getting many details about this fantastic aircraft. I’m new to learning about aviation and aircraft’s. I’m so impressed with this beast. Much love & respect to the pilots and maintenance teams for what you do. 👏🏻👏🏻

[@Callsign-117]

Can you please do a review on the f-16, it’s one of the planes I want to fly when I’m older

[@chrispewkreme]

I can’t believe this plane is nearly 20 years old

[@ZacharyHarpel]

What an awesome jet. Absolutely legendary.

[@DJofSparta]

I remember hearing about the X-Prize "Joint Strike Fighter" program between Lockheed Martin and Boeing and the X-35 being the winner. Wild to see all 3 variants in service now.

[@SPOITZZISBETTAH]

lets gooo! people who love the f35 👇

[@jamesyonkers9101]

Do the F-15 Strike Eagle sometime! That is the best fighter, aside from the F-14. One of my family members that I never met, he worked a little bit on the F-15 in the 80s when it started. He was Richard Stockton Rush III who died on the Ocean Gate submarine

[@APerson-fj6yx]

The EX could be cool as well

[@CaptainBiggles.]

Strike Eagle is a really bad dogfighter compared with the C

[@sankyu3950]

You mean the guy whos the ceo of oceangate is one of your relatives?!

[@jamesyonkers9101]

Yes

[@Jake-uc8mb]

​@@jamesyonkers9101neat but why bring that up here?

[@rip_knifeguy5485]

I recently saw the A variant in my home country of Austria 🇦🇹 at the Airpower24, an absolute beast!

[@specc_s1452]

Thank the brits for their contribution to this beautiful machine❤

[@hasercorp8140]

You're welcome

[@Avofan]

The B is third fighter with STOVL capabilities. A forgotten aircraft is the short lived Yak-38 Forger of the Soviet Navy back in the 80s-90s.

[@sidharthcs2110]

Yak 38 , Yak 141 , the Harriers .... This is the 4th one. I'm not sure if Yak 141 entered service

[@phalanx3803]

they where talking about US service to as a whole.

[@swimminlikeapig]

I paused 1 sec in just to say this is one of the coolest jet designs ever. Both versions. Maybe not the most dangerous, but the coolest

[@swimminlikeapig]

Let me continue

[@rom3332]

What a beauty

[@peterhaan501]

Sam, Very imformative video and professionalism of everyone involved!! thanks so much! Peter Haan

[@SamEckholm]

Thank you!

[@christhedoc8689]

Bro, these American pilots are the smartest people on earth!!

[@0-7Ghost]

The missile knows where it is at all times. It knows this because it knows where it isn't. By subtracting where it is from where it isn't, or where it isn't from where it is (whichever is greater), it obtains a difference, or deviation. The guidance subsystem uses deviations to generate corrective commands to drive the missile from a position where it is to a position where it isn't, and arriving at a position where it wasn't, it now is. Consequently, the position where it is, is now the position that it wasn't, and it follows that the position that it was, is now the position that it isn't. In the event that the position that it is in is not the position that it wasn't, the system has acquired a variation, the variation being the difference between where the missile is, and where it wasn't. If variation is considered to be a significant factor, it too may be corrected by the GEA. However, the missile must also know where it was. The missile guidance computer scenario works as follows. Because a variation has modified some of the information the missile has obtained, it is not sure just where it is. However, it is sure where it isn't, within reason, and it knows where it was. It now subtracts where it should be from where it wasn't, or vice-versa, and by differentiating this from the algebraic sum of where it shouldn't be, and where it was, it is able to obtain the deviation and its variation, which is called error.

[@budgetarms]

Yes

[@sheltonalberty6501]

Exactly

[@muttpvppy1457]

Such an awesome aircraft, and awesome video as always!

[@bytmo]

YO SAM I WAS LEGIT THERE EARLIER! I got to see inside of the radar station thingy and I got to see all of their screens. They also let me in one of their hangars to see the F35s but we cant have phones also did you see the F5s they had there? And confirmation that I was there is I saw the wear and tear behind their engines because they are used for training and if there is lightning nearby an alarm will go off (i love ur vids btw)

[@Rares_edits]

The russians watching this video🌚

[@ImARealHumanPerson]

Foreigners love American platforms.

[@Myaviationadventures]

😂

[@ВалераВалеров-т9ж]

Конечно !

[@TacticalSanta711]

Lmao

[@James-gr5un]

Good thing SUs have vtols

[@someonewholovesbacon1142]

i love these vids. i finaly get info i didnt knew about plus its fun to see the f35 fly instead of pictures

[@fanBladeOne]

Great work, Sam!

[@matthewjames4268]

Harrier was over 60 years ago. I love how Americans leave out the original build. BRITISH!

[@AxisGMD2010]

British people do deserve credit for VTOL And they deserve better dental care

[@kyledabearsfan]

It gets mentioned EVERY. SINGLE. TIME. What do you mean, doesn't get mentioned? It was innovative. Congrats Britain, take your bow. Now we can move 6 decades in the future 😂 go drink some tea and look at your crippled military capability. Y'all invent one thing (although awesome) and can't drop it. There are reasons most countries don't run VTOL aircraft anymore, they have downsides. Can't wait to hear about the Harrier for the 87th time 😂

[@mccloud4886]

The water vapor near the edges of the plane during high-speed maneuvers looks bad ass!

[@dalecherne5377]

I swear I talked to you briefly on Caltrain Wednesday heading Northbound lol. Either that or your doppelganger talking about the A-10's minigun sound.

[@gummelspak]

I live next to an airport in Akureyri, Iceland and we had 3 RAF F-35Bs doing touch and gos the other day while on NATO air patrols in Iceland. Amazing machine.

[@thymos6575]

I really love that all the people here are so friendly and yet so professional in their feild.

[@MechArenaEno]

Good wholesome Americans flying our aircraft. ❤

[@alpenfoxvideo7255]

saw a Square Loop few weeks ago at Air Power in Austria, performed by an F-35A by the national guard. Didn’t know that plane could do the manoeuvres they showcased, it danced better than a legacy hornet. Looking at your demo I can see the alpha was a bit more aggressive but they’re surprisingly close

[@galacticthreat3164]

Spectacular video as always, Sam! It’s always a treat being able to see the beautiful and graceful Lighting II and having them fly over me out of NAS Ventura County (Formerly Point Mugu) is a blessing. A guy can dream, I hope someday you showcase America’s aggressor aircraft, like the F.21 Kfirs, Hawker Hunters, and the Mirage F1 along with the spectacular training they partake in! Give a look at our local red team!

[@maxim.68]

Bro just casually has a military sponsor

[@RaptorRidge223]

Thanks for doing this one Sam, close friend was stationed at Beaufort and an old friend was an engineer on the earliest helmet HUD

[@realityconcepts4584]

What an engineering marvel wow! Your channel I think is the best in modern aviation. Keep up the good work. I even like the sponsors of the channel

[@jamesj97370]

It's crazy how the Harrier was the only jet in the world to do this for over 50 years!

[@kutter_ttl6786]

The YAK-38 was the only other VTOL to enter service, but it was definitively inferior to the Harrier.

[@CaraVerde]

It shows that planes with VTOL capability doesn't offer much compared to its price or differences.

[@OhxzyIsHere]

How does this video not have more views, it's so well made.

[@christopherandrade7785]

I deployed with Maj Keegan. Good guy

[@robu6300]

Saw a F35 Lightning II at pacific Airshow and been impressed. This thing is overpowered as f*ck and sounds absolutely insane. I was really impressed and happy to experience such a display live.

[@JuniorJunison]

The f35 is loudest fighter plane I've heard, it is loud as f**k.

[@xris5697]

It’s louder than f22

[@JuniorJunison]

@@xris5697 louder than f16, f18, f15, and f22, the f35 is the loudest out of all of them. It's because the single jet engine on the f35 is a behemoth.

[@xris5697]

@@JuniorJunison agree 👍, on a side note I worked on the development of the lift fan gears to full production. Very proud of my accomplishment as part of the team.

[@JuniorJunison]

@xris5697 oh cool, my dad helped with flight testing of the f35, I was lucky enough to be near the runway when an f35 was either hovering or doing short take-offs, and it was so loud that my dad had to roll up the windows on the car, when they were down, even being I don't know, maybe close to 100-200 feet away from the runway the sound of the big roaring jet engine is all you could hear, and I remember at the time it scared me a little because it was just so loud and you felt the sound all the way in your chest. Quite a magnificent beast of a machine.

[@CarsWatches]

Those visuals, that edit! ❤ Bravo

[@timozhang6276]

Thank you Sam for making this great video. My favorite part of the video is Speed Round. It's always interesting to know some "secrets" about the F-35 from the pilot. Can't wait for the next video.

[@mayer14474]

Absolutely stunning!

[@WarzoneReports-o6w]

Such an awesome aircraft, and awesome video as always!

[@paulcosneau7531]

I live in beaufort and love seeing these fly all the time. Great video!

[@Watermeloncat575]

That slow flight was crazy

[@garrettcarberry2005]

Good to see you with the marines. Semper FI

[@Paterson31]

Great video, watching from the UK. The other jet was British design and made under licence by the US. Plus, the F35B is operated not just the US marine Corps.

[@hasercorp8140]

It's American military propaganda....they're not gonna give us credit. The engine in the F-35 is a rolls royce engine.

[@justin36004]

@@hasercorp8140its Pratt and Whitney….

[@kyledabearsfan]

​@@hasercorp8140it's Pratt and Whitney (an American company). 🇺🇲 Not Rolls Royce.

[@AlphaGatorDCS]

I've seen the F-35 twice at airshows. It is BY FAR the loudest jet I've ever heard. THE SOUND OF FREEDOM!

[@jensonhartmann3630]

I live about 23-24 miles away from Luke AFB in phoenix, and on a good day, i can hear them taking off. it sounds like thunder and it fills the sky, it's amazing.

[@NancyElizabeth-n9n]

@@jensonhartmann3630 I lived on Luke AFB and the F15s would rattle the windows and yes it was loud as hell. This is going back to the 90s so I don’t know what planes they have there now. Sounds like they have the F35. Is it still an F15 training squadron?

[@jensonhartmann3630]

@@NancyElizabeth-n9n oh very cool! F15's arent based there anymore, BUT other F15 flight squadrons will visit Luke for training. I know Malaysia was just here for a few weeks for their 15 program. I'm not sure of who else comes through though

[@eshanarshadnayaz5098]

Bro ur vids are 🔥🔥

[@TechCrazy]

The British Sea Harrier was the first jet fighter to do this. But they tilted the main jet exhaust alone which was bakanced. But it needed water to be forced into the engine if it has to hover for a long time to cool the engine.

[@houstontexas4658]

Very cool, Sam! Thanks for this!

[@MrMrDGK]

Not sure if you take requests or not but it would be awesome to see an episode focused around Air Force rescue and the HH-60

[@bc-guy852]

Incredible. You're one lucky guy Sam! Thanks for providing this fabulous episode!

[@Runeman4678]

Weapon bay door pass is pretty badass. Imagine flashing it to your enemies when its fully loaded.

[@singingbird3346]

Thank you, comrade!

[@cerealeggvr6942]

At some point do you think that you can visit the boxing gators at Jax international airport, they fly the f-15s near my school and I would love to get to know them more

[@AviationPhotog]

Wow, some nice info i didn't know about. Another fantastic video Sam

[@PrinceJonathan-mp4tl]

I Love the Falcon in the background in the first minute of this video, struggling to get as far away as fast away !!!!

[@Danny-wv8ec]

i bet that voice command cost tens of millions of dollars and it's not being used. awesome video.

[@T-Dawg123a]

The whole jet cost less than 120 million per unit with some spare parts and support services. The engine costs tens of millions the flight computers probably a couple million a piece as they have to withstand the heat, cold, EM interference, and G-forces needed for use in a fighter jet. The voice recognition was almost certainly just intended as a assistive feature for the radio and other non critical tasks as it is going to be limited by the pilots wearing oxygen masks and by lacking any external processing limiting it to whatever processing power the flight computers can spare while prioritizing real time flight data computation.

[@sp00f64]

Fighter Pilots are the new Rock Stars. Awesome talent with Awesome gear.

[@pcparts2u]

Great video... my father used to install the ejector seats and weapons on the Harrier

[@StewardOccam]

A lot of people give up just before theyre about to make it. You know you never know when that next obstacle is going to be the last one.

[@lisaw7633]

F35'S are so awesome. Just like Sam's hair 😊. GO MARINES!

[@danoconnor3720]

Thanks again, Sam.

[@LionelNewton-n3z]

The only limit to your impact is your imagination and commitment.

[@_mayank_kajal_gaming9109]

Hatts off to the pilot ❤

[@jamesthegames4259]

The Fighter Jet That Hovers | Hawker Siddeley Harrier 😎

[@kram0113]

Aloha Sam! 🤙 Always awesome vids you put out! ✨️ Since you've done the F-35A & F-35B variants, now you need to do one about the F-35C if it will be a possible. Keep on keeping on with what you do! 😁🙌

[@OscarA.BenitesNavarro]

Im 23 years of age, im interested in getting to be in the US Airforce.

[@houstonbrice12]

These marines you interviewed are awesome 😂😂

[@SpaceGenius8745]

had the privilege of seeing an F-35 Alpha at an airshow