F-15s Take Off From Tampa International Airport 31 December 2017

[@radbcc]

That gave me chills. Plus, did you notice that not one of the ground personnel was working. They were all watching the Eagles.

[@zygotezygotten6485]

The F-15 Eagle is one of the truly great and consequential aircraft in aviation history. For many years it was the dominant air superiority fighter jet---I believe its combat record is still perfect. The Eagle is visually awesome both on the ground and in flight. Its performance envelope is still world-class 44 years after its debut. The F-15 will continue to be a formidable weapon and a force to be respected for many more years. It is a technological marvel and a riveting sight.

[@billguilfoyle1375]

Driving an F15 from a commercial airport must be like showing up at a Prius convention in a Corvette

[@brianfeuhtinger3267]

Or Taking a Super Model to the High School Prom!

[@SombraPiloto]

...except without the judgement and resentment.

[@kraigspangler7678]

I have all the respect for those guys and to all the pilots out there , be safe.

[@curtispetit986]

Also, these F15s are from the Louisiana Air National Guard. I know from the twin tail fin markings.

[@jamest1148]

So the possibility exists that in their civilian jobs, that the F-15 pilots fly airliners!

[@red_wullf]

The Bayou Militia

[@Nikki-zo9ke]

The beautiful sound of afterburners

[@miked5539]

Had a bumprer sticker on the car in Germany when flying out of Sembach: Jet Noise, the sound of Freedom

[@dbn52]

All the ground workers to the Southwest pilots "Park these damn things so we can watch the real show" The year after 9/11 a f-15 flew by my condo building! Fully loaded!! It was awesome.

[@sabyegrp]

These guys are typically under 30 years old. Imagine that. Love it, love it.

[@g-man2228]

Plus unrestricted climbs...Southwest pilot’s damn! 😆

[@jamest1148]

A lot of commercial pilots received their initial flight training from the military, whether they flew cargo, tankers, bombers or fighters like this. Regardless, they probably would like to fly these if only for a short time.

[@tomp8094]

I love fighter jet engine noise - It's the sound of FREEDOM.

[@bigeasydeg]

That would be the 159th Fighter Wing out of NAS Belle Chasse, Louisiana. “The Bayou Militia” 💪💪💪 #JZ 🟪🟩🟨

[@jamespruitt3159]

Bet the other pilots were thinking...”wish that was me in that F-15”!!

[@jmcfarlandjr]

Southwest pilot announcing to passengers to prepare for unrestricted takeoff.

[@jeremym8154]

AN-124 in the background to boot.

[@brianfeuhtinger3267]

I saw Some F-18 Super Hornets take off from McCarren Airport in Vegas., i was right across the street from the runway., They Shook the Entire Building., Awesome !

[@whymeenot6940]

wrong, mixing branches. an fa 18 goes to a marine base. army, air force . navy, marines. unless an air show which did not happen last year, so?

[@manhalen7046]

@@whymeenot6940 McCarren is a civilian airport which military aircraft do use from time to time, dumbass.

[@stevencarrier2466]

Louisiana Air National Guard, the Bayou Militia!

[@MS3DALE]

I can't even imagine riding in one of these!

[@ADPeguero]

I can just hear Departure clearing them: "F15...clear for takeoff, runway..., climb and maintain 4000...". The F15 pilot just goes full rocket vertical and reaches that altitude in like 5 seconds LOL.

[@williamstephens9945]

Badass.

[@billroberts7889]

Rock n Roll 220's

[@williamlobur6181]

GOD BLESS AMERICA

[@alandaadams4399]

Gets my blood pumping!!!

[@ChrisZoomER]

Remember folks that the 737 has a higher cruising speed than the F-15 contrary to conventional wisdom.😀

[@ericjones1631]

Source? 737-900 is usually .78 or so, the eagle is usually .85 or so if I recall correctly

[@ChrisZoomER]

@@ericjones1631 Source?! My uncle is friends with a retired F-15 pilot who now flies for American Airlines including their 737s. He says that airliners he flies such as the 737 fly faster and higher than the fighter jets like the F-15 he once flew. He said that when flying from base to base with no mission or purpose, the F-15 along with the F/A-18, F-4, F-16, F-35 and even the F-22 with so called “supercruise” plus many other fighters usually cruise between 400 & 500 mph unlike airliners such as the 737 & A320 family which usually cruise between 500 & 600 mph whereas wide-bodies such as the A330 & 777 cruise even faster still. I’ve asked many other pilots and other aircraft personnel, both civilian and military and they all verified this claim, saying the same thing. Again; like I said, what they say goes against conventional wisdom. I hope this helps somewhat👍

[@ericjones1631]

@@ChrisZoomER Thanks. I'm on the 330 right now and we cruise at .81 or .82 about 95% of the time. The 777 was faster (as is the 787), they cruise around .85. I pulled a current 737 flight plan and they fly .78 today for an hour and half leg. Looking at my F-15 -1 (flight manual) the charts show a best cruise speed to be roughly .85 (depending on drag factor/loadout). If you want to talk mph we need to convert it. Assuming 35,000 cruise altitude (optimistic for a heavy 737-900) .78 mach equals a rough ground speed of 516mph, .82 (A330) about 543, and the Eagle at .85 has a groundspeed of 562. If the F-15 is flying max endurance airspeed it would be slower, but comparing apples to apples for best cruise speed to get somewhere, the F-15 is a bit faster IMO.

[@ChrisZoomER]

@@ericjones1631 You’re welcome. I will say that I don’t like to use the Mach system as much as others given that Mach 1 isn’t constant. Different sources may apply Mach numbers different, where Mach 1 is 660 mph at 35K but 760 mph at sea level so one source can say a plane flies at one speed while another source will say differently. I was told that the only time that fighters fly faster is when intercepting an enemy plane such as a bomber. I saw the Blue Angels one time cruising (not flying max endurance) to their next destination after completing an air show so they could perform another air show at their next destination, they were moving at only 300 mph😒 and I don’t think that the F/A-18 Hornet cruises much slower than the F-15 though I could be wrong. I also like to use airspeed over ground speed as TAS indicates how fast you’re moving through the air around you while GS doesn’t. Ground speed is how fast your moving relative to the ground and thus may be affected by winds so if you’re going against a heavy jet stream flying east to west, your airspeed will be faster but your ground speed slower. Vice versa applies if you’re flying with the jet stream from west to east. In the end, there’s so many contradictory stats on the internet even from trustworthy sources and many military stats are often classified so whenever I have a question, I go to someone who I know will know the answer. Thanks for the feedback😉👍

[@ericjones1631]

@@ChrisZoomER ​ Mach 1 is actually a constant, in that it is always the speed of sound. The speed of sound does vary based on altitude, temperature, etc. So the reason we use the Mach system is because it is a constant ratio. In a climb we transition between IAS and Mach somewhere around FL290 (29,000). On a modern jet we can see all of it: mach, IAS, TAS, and GS. But we fly mach at cruise . Prost, off to FRA in my 330 tomorrow.

[@stephaniegifford2020]

Why would they be taking off from Tampa whe MacDill AFB is right there?

[@dougthegreat1808]

MAY G-D BLESS THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE PEOPLE THAT SERVE!!!!!!

[@allthefamiliesinthemainlan5402]

Will These Planes Flyover American Secondary Schools Colleges and Universities OUSD Job Training Centers DeFremery School Santa Fe School Recreational Centers For a Evacuation Drill?No or Yes, Not Until 2023 due to COVID