MAXIMUM ADRENALINE F-15 & F-35 POWER UNRESTRICTED CLIMBS • QUICK CLIMB THURSDAY RAF LAKENHEATH

Power, noise...SEND IT! It can only be Ted's Quick Climb Friday...well actually NO, this was a Thursday! These are the Quick Climbs from the 15th February 2024 at RAF Lakenheath in the Viewing Area.
RAF Lakenheath, Suffolk, England, home of the 48th Fighter Wing...home of the USAF finest in Europe. When Friday comes, the skies may be grey, but the F-15E Strike Eagles and the F-35A Lightning IIs find a way to smash through the grey emotional clouds and bring the greatest show unique on the Ted Coningsby Channel...QUICK CLIMB FRIDAY!
So what is a Quick Climb?
Unlike the Typhoon which accelerates vertically after between 8 to 10 seconds from brakes to take off, aircraft such as the F15E or F35A will usually clear the whole runway maintaining an altitude anywhere between 40-100ft with speeds of around 320mph and then pull the aircraft vertically or near vertical to quickly climb to the aircraft's cruising altitude. It is more commonly requested by the pilot as a "quick climb" more usual.
What is an Unrestricted Climb?
It is the same as a quick climb.
Why do they do Unrestricted climbs/PTOs/Quick climbs
There are many reasons such as clearing airspace barriers, short runways, to burn fuel before air-to-air refuelling or just to get to a destination quicker. Quick climbs can also be used in a combat scenario for both offensive and defensive, either getting out of a base quick from attacks or scramble to intercept. But these are just a few reasons, one also could be to impress the Ted Coningsby Squadron...ooh yeah!
What is a 'local climb'?
This is your standard departure, just a simple take-off
Can pilots just do quick climbs?
No, all take offs are cleared for a standard take off / local climb out but a pilot can request a quick climb but this has to be cleared by ATC.
RAF Lakenheath may have the title R.A.F. but it is in fact a USAF base or even more precise, a USAFE base (United States Air Forces in Europe). It has been a US Air Force base since 1948 and it is home to the 48th Fighter Wing. The wing has four combat-ready fighter squadrons; 492d, 493d, 494th and 495th Fighter Squadrons.
The 492nd Fighter Squadron nicknamed 'Madhatters' and also locally known as the 'Bolars', fly the F15E Strike Eagle. The tradition of wearing the bowler hat has continued to present day despite the lack of official uniform regulations authorizing such wear. Despite the usual spelling of the "bowler" hat in British English, the squadron spells it as 'BOLAR".
The practice of adopting the headgear indicative of the various geographic regions the Bolars are sent to has been continued. In Turkey, each deployed Madhatter had a blue fez hat.
Which is your favourite at RAF LAKENHEATH, the F-15E or the F-35A?
The F-35s at Lakenheath are the A variant and they have some very unique characteristics of the three main variants. They have a 'Vulcan-like' howl and although they cannot hover, they are the variant of the ABC that can pull +9Gs. They are incredible to watch and hear.
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[@margobaxter8344]

"Quick climb every mountain, ford every Ted's stream, follow every rainbow, until you find your dream" The fantastic sound & sights of RAF Lakenheath. Ooh yeah! Tremendous.

[@TedConingsby]

Oiii oiii Margo thank you very much. It’s a classic TCS show and highlights the skills of the USAFE 🤙🏼🇺🇸 oohhh yeah

[@davemetzler5462]

Just Pure Extreme Power... Love it!!! Made my day!!!

[@TedConingsby]

Ooohhhhhh yeah 🤙🏼 glad you enjoyed Dave

[@captaina8697]

Lovely, simply lovely 🫡

[@TedConingsby]

Ooohhhh yeah

[@OneFlyingLap]

Roll on RIAT 💪👍

[@CawleyCat617]

Such an awesome video, loads of action and great to see Mildenhall movements in the background, nice one Nikos, Ted n Crew ❤

[@TedConingsby]

Oii oiii Steve thanks man

[@richtaylor2129]

Seeing the footage makes me more excited for Cosford Airshow & RIAT!!!

[@TedConingsby]

Oii Oii Rich glad you enjoyed. Have fun at Cosford and RIAT

[@peterclark9677]

Great as usual thanks

[@TedConingsby]

Oii oiii thanks Peter

[@douglas_brighty_tan127]

Beautiful footage and awesome comparison of the F-15E Strike Eagles and F-35A Lightning II but both are superbly loud 😊 Wohoo \0/

[@TedConingsby]

Ooohhh yeah

[@spitfirenutspitfirenut4835]

Those F-35s are crazy!!!!!!!🇬🇧🇺🇸🇨🇦

[@TedConingsby]

Ooohhh yeah

[@ellesee7079]

48th FW Never disappoints, even on a Thursday! Guns up!

[@TedConingsby]

Oii Oii Ellesee GUNS UP🤙🏼48th never disappoints ooohh yeah

[@margobaxter8344]

Super Chat for super streams. USAFE well done. Couldn't have done it better myself (lol, in my dreams! 😅). ❤

[@TedConingsby]

Oii oiii Margo thank you for the super thanks.

[@Quanuck]

Thank you, Teddy, for holding that US flag!!! This was a great video!

[@TedConingsby]

Oii Oii thank you very much

[@DanWalker1967]

It does make you wish you were there on that very day. Nikos Signature shots x 2 in one with F15 and KC135 photo bombing the quick climb. One with an F35 and KC135. Them 2 x F35s. Then the shot 'par excellance' the 3 in one shot, 2 x F35 and another KC135. A real treat. See you just never know. Love your 2 in one shots but too capture a KC135 too is right time right place moment. Reggie you are quite.. Pretty little planes der naow. Its a special place Lakenheath where special things happen. Pilots totally in charge with inverted turn outs soaring high and fast. Love it 😀

[@TedConingsby]

Oiii oiii Dan thanks man, glad you enjoyed man. Yes, Nikos tries to mix it up a bit as it’s a little challenge if they are all quick climbing as you have to kind of sacrifice the afterburners when the aircraft are rolling. So zooming out and fitting rolling and vertically climbing aircraft is one technique. Thanks man

[@UKMitchy]

@13:00 I was thinking "After you!" , "No no after YOU".

[@debbiebrooks2716]

Lakenheath has a special place in my heart quick climbs. ahhh yeahhhhh F15 and f35 they way they reach for the sky is so amazing, the ribbons and the spluffage that comes off the back of their tails is just perfection. and then when they land the fweeeeeeep. It may not be Friday but Thursday will do very nicely thank you Nikos and Ted and thanks to RAF Lakenheath

[@TedConingsby]

Oiii oiiii Debbie ooohhhh yeah. It’s always impressive at the 48th, plenty of ribbons, spluffage and quick climbs. Ooohh yeah

[@327Erich]

Love the Mildenhall KC-135 action in the background, as well. 3:38

[@TedConingsby]

Oii oiii glad you liked that too. It was a great shot

[@Grifter2023]

Awesome 👏 that’s all, just awesome !!

[@TedConingsby]

Thanks Dave

[@AncientAstroAthlete]

Fweeeeep!

[@TedConingsby]

[@roypowell3450]

Super stuff! Are the F15's in for a service! 🤔

[@TedConingsby]

Oii oiii Roy thanks very much. The F-15s just weren’t flying today

[@ElitePhotobox]

Some Velcro in Teds hat might help !

[@TedConingsby]

That would be like waxing my fur

[@Blox363]

❤LN USAF 48TH FW ❤

[@TedConingsby]

Ooohhhhh yeah 🤙🏼

[@kosmokatinperson8835]

So, try and convince me that bunnies don’t geek out on unrestricted t/o’s, too. (3:00)

[@TedConingsby]

Lol absolutely spot on! That was cool thanks for pointing that out 🐇

[@Papershields001]

I sleep better knowing these planes fly for NATO.

[@bogusbogmail]

WOW!!! 😮

[@TedConingsby]

[@beepeeify]

[@TedConingsby]

Ooohhh yeah