US Army Veteran Reacts "F-15 Eagle - Most Gangster Fighter Jet Of All Time | The Fat Electrician"

[@KyleMcCullough88]

Pilot that lost his wing threw it into afterburn and regained control due to the speed. You can see the cloud coming off the missing wing, that's leaking jet fuel.

[@paulvamos7319]

The pilot was a woman btw! 😊

[@KyleMcCullough88]

@@paulvamos7319 the Pilot was not a woman, I know this the same way I knew he threw it into afterburn.....I watched the interview with the pilot who landed plane.

[@MotoroidARFC]

​@@KyleMcCullough88 FAQing revisionists trying to take credit for others' achievements.

[@MotoroidARFC]

​@@KyleMcCullough88revisionists trying to take credit for others' achievements.

[@captin3149]

@@paulvamos7319 pilot Ziv Nedivi and instructor Yehoar Gal, Israeli pilots, both men, pictures are available.

[@lurkingedge]

Yeah, during the cold war, the Soviets were developing a satellite killing missile. They were mounting it on one of their space rockets to get it out of the atmosphere. The US just made a bigger than usual missile, and stuck it on an F-15. You see, the maximum flight altitude for an F-15 is sixty-five thousand feet. Past that, the wings can't produce enough lift to sustain flight. But the F-15 doesn't need wings. In a parabolic arch, using momentum once its engines run out of atmosphere to beat into submission, it has reached ninty-three thousand feet. That's kissing vacuum. Ayup, Soviets boosted it to space on a rocket, because that's how you get stuff to space. The US just used an F-15 to taxi it to space, because the frigging things can just porpoise leap that high.

[@jonadabtheunsightly]

If it were actually a rocket like the Emphatic Electriction wants to pretend, then it could straight up fly into space and keep going, as long as its fuel supply holds out. (This is the defining difference between a jet and a rocket: a jet uses the atmosphere to create thrust, and so it can't work without atmosphere. A rocket uses conservation of momentum and does not need atmosphere to work; in fact, a rocket works *better* outside the atmosphere, because there's no drag up there. The reason jet engines are frequently preferred inside the atmosphere, is because they're more fuel-efficient than rockets. Which is a low bar; rockets are not very fuel efficient.)

[@lurkingedge]

@@jonadabtheunsightly We know.

[@saaamember97]

Air Force Veteran here ..... Contrary to incorrect popular belief, the "fog" formation around the aircraft is NOT an indication that it is breaking the sound-barrier. That is simply a condensation cloud that forms in a humid environment. It is caused by the adiabatic cooling of air. As air flows over the wing, it speeds up and its pressure decreases. This reduction in pressure leads to a drop in temperature, sometimes reaching the dew point, causing water vapor to condense into tiny droplets, forming fog. BTW ..... Yes, that is a real image/video of an F-15 flying with only one wing.

[@maingate7672]

Of course, you're right, however, if it helps the average person to envision it, that's cool.

[@Varksterable]

​@@maingate7672Hmm. No. It's still cool. But no need to encourage ignorance. Thanks OP for this clarification.

[@tdickison]

There is a Mac-cone though, but it looks more like a perfect cone around the aircraft that does happen at supersonic speeds. Doesn't always happen when going Mach 1+ but under the right circumstances and humidity it will. this video however showed the low-pressure area on the top of the aircraft from a high angle of attack.

[@dr.booper_4303]

"Throw money at the problem till the problem goes away"

[@greggwilliamson]

MI-24 kill was a laser guided bomb. "Point alt DELETE"

[@nadjasunflower1387]

yeah...Mi-24 had landed to off load troops...F-15 painted it, and released....Helo started taking off, bomb goes through Helo, hits ground explodes taking out Helo. LOL

[@bansheeflier1015]

@@nadjasunflower1387 I feel like the helo was out before the bomb exploded. Doesn't matter where it hit, a JDAM will hurt.

[@nadjasunflower1387]

@@bansheeflier1015 oh yeah, the helo if I remember the story right was already in the 10-20feet range of climbing. but when a 1,000lb'er goes BOOM, that's not high enough. LOL

[@jacukubiak5673]

Fun fact: F15 have twice the radar crossection of it size meaning everyone can see it coming. That's a feature not bug - making enemy fear it.

[@veteranhoffman6776]

13:03 I have no idea, but that’s Gangster as fuck…. Mi6 helicopter: “ We’re safe! The F-15s are out of missiles!!!”, F-15: “No you’re not…Bomb away!” 😂😂😂

[@stpnwlf9]

When I was an air traffic controller, we had a national guard open house and had a pair of F-15s from Eglin there for the weekend. When they left us, they coordinated an unrestricted climb to 430. Our radar couldn't track the altitude, it was changing so fast. Up close, they are impressive as hell to watch!

[@Lt_RedNose]

9:15 That’s called a vapor cone, it doesn’t mean the plane breaks the soundbarrier, even when that happens a lot over mach 1 in low level flights. It’s just moisture getting compressed and condensation.

[@paulvamos7319]

That's almost 20 years ago that 104 to 0 was published! 😮 That's insane! Thank you and I love you guys reacting together most! 😂

[@patrickreeves6552]

Desert Storm was not hectic it was a textbook American land assault demonstration in total dominance!

[@scottgorski7931]

YES, YES, YES you need to watch the video about Robin Olds the triple ace that devised a plan that took out half of North Vietnam's migs.

[@Aanteatur]

Black Man and Robin! I just saw that one 😂

[@IvIidnight]

This is The USA; We don't make Sense, we make Dollars!

[@alexisrivera200xable]

The lost wing incident didn't result in a crash because the fuel tanks in the wings are self sealing. The pilot was using individual throttle controls to steer it. That said losing both wings is unrecoverable.

[@larrywelchko6136]

The flight with the missing wing was an F-15 flown by an Israelie pilot. Plane was repaired and that pilot continued to fly that plane until it was retired.

[@johnpaulbacon8320]

Great video. The F-15 Eagle and The A-10 both have flown with losing 1 wing. As for SPEED , look-up the SR-71A BlackBird.

[@orrbugger]

I see F15’s fly in formation over my house quite regularly. So loud. But awesome to see.

[@MrSJPowell]

I remember them flying over my campground as a kid. Loud is an understatement. But yeah, frigging awesome.

[@orrbugger]

@@MrSJPowell I’m in the UK, there are a few US bases here. They go to do low level training in Wales. But I happen to be directly under the military flight corridor. Seen lots. F15 are definitely the loudest

[@markjones127]

When I was a kid I'd get woken up by them flying over my house in the mornings on the weekends, I lived in an area used for low altitude jet training by British and American air force jets, it was super cool but could also get a little annoying at times too! Eventually they decided where I lived was a little too built up so they stopped flying over my house but the same base called RAF Valley is still used today for low altitude training in the local mountains, they now use a circuit called the Mach Loop (named after the nearby town of Machynlleth) and it's a pretty amazing place to go and watch the jets, the hillsides are really steep in the valley they use and you can walk to the top and watch the jets fly past below you so you're actually looking down at jets flying past you, it feels so surreal! It's not just jets either, they train their with all aircraft including helicopters, Hercules etc. Pilots from allied air forces all over the world come here to train, If you search for ' Mach Loop' in KZbin there's loads of videos posted and one of the best channels for it is called 'Elwyn R', some of the images he takes are simply incredible!

[@Kari5274]

I've watched a lot of fat electrician vids and I have to say that your reactions are my favorite. You two make me laugh almost as much as he does! Very tight race, close 2nd. But 1st out of reactions. He makes history and learning fun...with a few spit takes.

[@steveyates7044]

Flying and landing safely with one wing missing (and one engine destroyed) De Haviland Mosquito, February 1944.

[@richardweber4470]

Laddie ,.. along with the thrust ratio,.. the FLAT BODY design on the bottom enhances any airlift benefit alongside that thrust ratio!

[@Wootsickles]

Have you guys thought about supporting both channels by solo reacting on one, then dual reacting on the other where one knows the story and is stoked for the other to hear about it? I just know when I watch a thing and then have my wife or kids watch it I’m 100% more excited to see their reactions.

[@tonyfields9743]

The RAF English Electric Lightning in the late 50s and 60s was capable of of climbing vertically supersonically and also capable of supersonic flight on one engine. It could intercept U2s, carried 2 missiles plus cannon. Incidentally a DH Mosquito returned home from Germany with most of one wing missing.

[@WreckedNation01]

This one was great! Thanks for sharing this on the Main Channel 🎉🎉🎉

[@MaxwellMoore-d1u]

I'm British and think the F15 is a Fantastic Air Platform. Or Fighter jet if you prefer. Although the F16 is my all time Favourite,

[@markusbelden4569]

I love the F15 Eagle

[@danflom1271]

The HIND was on the ground when the bomb was released. It took off and made it a short distance. The bomb had enough energy to alter its course and hit the helicopter in flight. I don't recall much detail. I read about it in Air Force magazine in 92 or 93ish. It wasn't standard procedure to try to bomb a flying target, it just worked out. I'm sure there is a video of the incident.

[@richardweber4470]

the initial CLIMB! of the F-15 you saw,. wasn't breaking sound yet ,. that was just angular air displacement from it's rapid angle change ,.. a REAL! sound barrier break will show a fully CIRCULAR cloud around the entire midsection of the plane!

[@susanwahl6322]

You should watch Band of Beavers.

[@AriasandtheNATION]

Over on @wreckednation

[@susanwahl6322]

When the Israeli pilot was involved in a midair collision, he lost almost his entire right wing. That fuzzy stuff you’re seeing coming out of the right side is the fuel escaping from what is left in the tanks. I saw a picture of the plane on, I think it was on Wikipedia, and there was just a nub of the wing left. Awesome!

[@spuds416]

The F15's Fuselage was developed as a Lifting Body to assist in LIFT and Maneuverability while Dogfighting The "Cycles" for Depot maintenance is usually based on Flight Hours, and engines on Hours plus Starts

[@willracer1jz]

9:40 that F-15 isn't breaking the sound barrier yet, but was is happening is that the high angle of attack (fast pitching up) is creating a vapor trail as it passes the high humidity air at low altitude. Same racecars with big wings (F-1, Indycars, LeMans Prototypes) will do the same, before or after a rain storm.

[@RayHardman7567]

Sometime in the middle of the 2010's, the raptor went up against 5 eagle's and every time the raptor won. Whether with guns or missiles, the eagles lost.

[@nadjasunflower1387]

believe that it's a 40:1 record. forget how the eagles got that one kill. but yeah Raptors are nasty. Seen a thing I believe it was about the Eagle II. Their going to be missle trucks for the '35s. They have more hard points than the Eagle, so one of the strats they were talking about was just loading the Eagle II's up with missles / bombs and letting the 35's hand off the target info to them.

[@RayHardman7567]

@@nadjasunflower1387 thought they were going to integrate that into all existing planes as the next update?

[@nadjasunflower1387]

@@RayHardman7567 oh...I'm sure they are. It's just a video I seen, they can litterally take the new Eagle and turn it into a missle / bomb delivery truck. lol I forget the actual number (anyone who knows feel free) but want to say it's something like 6 extra hardpoints for the Eagle II. Meaning the Eagle II can stand off, let 35 sneak in, scope out / las targets pass off the info, and let the Eagle II erupt like a volcano. LOL

[@RayHardman7567]

@@nadjasunflower1387 more ordnance doesn't mean anything if you don't know where the target is.

[@jordanwood4687]

The helicopter was on the ground when the f15 fired the bomb. The helicopter then took off and began to fly away. Assuming it wouldn’t now be hit by the bomb the f15 pilots prepared a missile to fire now that it was airborn and moving. But before they could fire the missile the laser guided bomb managed to hit the chopper even though it was now airborne.

[@krupauk]

love this. When i was young in the 90s i subscribed to a military plains magazine just love em still now

[@Morgaine]

It is so much fun to watch you watch Nic's war stories! Do "Roy Benividez, the real Rambo" next, please? People are saying it’s his best so far.

[@DavidRichardson153]

Just to be clear, the 104-0 record does come with a slight qualifier. No, it is not about the record being a few decades old. No, it is not about the simulations against F-22s. No, it is that the record is only regarding actual combat it was in. Plenty of F-15s have been lost over its decades of service due to critical equipment failures and training accidents, all of which resulted in crashes. The record means that no enemy in any armed conflict it has fought in has ever shot it down, whether it be an enemy plane or anti-air battery. Only one other plane has a combat record that comes anywhere close to the F-15's, and that other plane is the F-16 (IIRC, its record is 86-0).

[@stephenpatterson8031]

That's just crazy !!💪

[@asunuk1368]

To me that bomb kill was the pilot in the rush of battle hit the bomb button instead of a missile. Or he had no more missiles and said oh well hope this works, bombs away. Lol

[@tomcat3769]

No, it’s not breaking the sound barrier when taking off if you can see and hear the plane at the same time it’s not breaking the sound barrier. You will see it before you were here it if it was breaking the sound barrier. and it is flying at an airshow. They are not allowed to break the sound barrier over land here in America. Air shows here in America.

[@tomcat3769]

Chuck Yeager was still F-15 qualified up to the day he died

[@stonecoldku4161]

F-15 104-0 real world encounters. In simulations they put F-15s against F-22s. The F-22s won 44 out of 45 simulated encounters.

[@gustoaudio8711]

They don’t make them like they used to… The most beautiful aircraft were designed in the 50’s and 60’s

[@gabz2803]

I am Lebanese/Australian. great video keep up the good work

[@Phillip-ino]

Former 2w1 (Armament systems) on the F-15. That’s my baby

[@jonadabtheunsightly]

Where you should go on a road trip very much depends on where you're starting. The country is *large* and you cannot possibly see all of it in a single road trip. With that said, here are a few things that would be very much worth seeing in the Midwest (aka the Great Lakes region; a couple of these are in, or on the border with, Canada): * Niagara Falls is *not* over-rated. See it from Queen Victoria Park, and also from the base of Goat Island on the New York side ("Cave of Winds" tour), and also take the boat trip. * The big cheese place in Millersburg, Ohio. This also gives you a chance to drive through Holmes County (colloquially known as "Amish country"), which is interesting. * Cedar Point. If you have any interest _at all_ in roller coasters, this is a must. (Otherwise, maybe not. There are a lot of other things to do in the park, but they don't stand out compared to other amusement parks elsewhere. It's the roller coasters that make the Point special.) * Going out onto any of the lakes on a boat can be interesting, but I particularly recommend the Chi-Cheemaun ferry between South Baymouth and Tobermory. Really cool experience. * The Soo Locks at Sault Ste. Marie are really cool to see in operation, but only if you are in the area; don't drive hundreds of miles out of your way for it, unless driving across the Upper Peninsula sounds fun on its own. (Which, I suppose it might, for some.) * Best big cities to visit in the region are Chicago, Toronto, Milwaukee, Cinci, and maybe St. Louis. However, Cinci and St. Louis might be better worked into a Midlands trip (along with things like Mammoth Cave and Nashville) or a Mississippi River trip. * Most of the big cities in the region have museums of various types. Some of them are rather good. For example, COSI is a very hands-on science and technology museum in Columbus, and is an amazingly good family activity. If you happen to be near Columbus, this is very much worth seeing, even if you don't have any children with you. If you *do* have children with you, then it's worth driving a significant distance out of your way for this one. Other cities have other museums. Whichever cities you're going to be closest to, check what they've got. There's probably something cool. * If you like sports, and can come in the fall, you might want to catch a Big 10 football game. The biggest would be the OSU vs Michigan game, if you can get tickets for it (they always sell out), but any Big 10 football game is going to be very high-energy with an excited crowd and will be fun if you like sports. There are other spectator sports in the region as well, but college football is the most popular; and second place is probably either pro football, which is the same time of year, or high school football, also at the same time of year. * Speaking of which, attending a high-school football game might be an interesting cross-cultural experience if you're from Britain (or anywhere in Europe really). This might be worth doing even if you don't care that much about the sport itself, just for the "this is so different from school activities where I'm from" factor. * If you're interested in nature stuff, there are a number of state and national parks in the region. These are particularly worthwhile in the fall when the leaves are turning. Hocking Hills for example is a good choice. Mohican happens to be in an area where there are also a lot of canoe liveries, if that appeals to you. * If you happen to come in October, consider looking for fall and Halloween-themed activities. The entire region is sprinkled liberally with orchards and farms and whatnot that offer tours and hayrides and apple cider donuts and so on and so forth; and also there are lots of "haunted house" attractions and such. Cedar Point has "Halloweekends", so if you've ever wanted to see an entire amusement park decorated for Halloween, there's your chance. * If you're here during deer season, going out with a hunting with a couple of locals (even if you don't get a hunting license or do any actual hunting yourselves) could be an interesting cross-cultural experience. Deer season dates vary from state to state, but are generally in the fall. There are other types of hunting, but deer season is by far the most culturally significant. As a side effect, this would also expose you to American gun culture. * If you come in the winter, look for an opportunity to experience ice fishing. It's fairly popular in the northern Midwest. * Also, if you come in winter, look for an opportunity to get into a snowball fight. Because it's fun, and you can do it basically anywhere, as long as there's snow. * If you come in the hot part of the summer, consider going to an American "water park" at some point. They're scattered all around the country, so you'll be able to find one within reasonable driving distance of wherever you happen to be. And it's a lot of fun. (Although, if you go to Cedar Point, this may be redundant; there's a fairly substantial water park located at Cedar Point, though I think it costs extra.)

[@dracopendragon6829]

If you like this video, you should definitely react to the videos he did on the Iowa class Battlehips, and the Battleship New Jersey.

[@mattmaser2126]

Thank John "40 Second" Boyd

[@I_Stole_A_BTR-80]

I'm pretty sure the F15 breaking the sound barrier as it takes off is the same principle as the cloud lines that airliners can "produce". Although in the F15s case the trail doesn't stay for very long. Yes the same effect is acheived whilst breaking through or just about maintaining the speed of sound, but I think it's just a combination of rapid accelaration and not moving through space in a linear fashion that causes that vapour effect in this circumstance (I'm not a physicist though, that's probably largely incorrect).

[@harrylynn2572]

Yeah, you can have the clouds without the whole plane going supersonic. Only requires mini shockwaves on the top of the wings

[@CindyJoGorman-bt9ro]

A.F. Veteran of a F-15 base in 1983, Yes, this Did Happen!!!

[@hatersgonnarate3973]

Is this one of those reaction channels where they snort a bunch of cocaine before the video starts so they laugh hysterically at every single thing?

[@davidsuttles101]

I flew attack helicopters during Desert Storm who now flies jets. If I had my choice of fighters today…F-15!

[@chadro_g1145]

It’s true about the wing. It was a pilot of the Israeli Air Force. His name was Ziv Nedivi. His real danger was from the fuel it was leaking, from either fire or fuel exhaustion. That same plane went to a maintenance facility, had the wing replaced, was in the air again and then went on to down another Syrian MiG -23 after the wing incident. Y’all of the younger generation don’t know what you missed on TV back years ago. We had the greatest channel ever on television! It was simply called “the Wings channel”. It covered mostly military aircraft, but either way aircraft videos/stories all day, everyday! It later merged into “the Military Wings channel”, which covered all things military, including aviation. Then it morphed into “the Military channel” and has cut down on the aircraft side of things unfortunately! I was fortunate growing up as my uncle was a Naval flight instructor at Top Gun. I know it sounds cliche and bogus, but it’s true. He knew I wanted to be a pilot, before diabetes robbed me of that dream. He would get documentation on all kinds of military aircraft and send them to me. I’d imagine I wasn’t supposed to have many of them. I did a book report on the SR-71 in the 5th grade (originally called the RS-71, but Johnson blew the name in an interview and instead of making the president look like a fool they just changed the name). The teacher thought I’d made most of them t up, read some about it and then gave me an F. He said that I just made up the facts and didn’t have the documents I used for a source. Imagine his surprise when I brought in said documents and they matched what I had said and proved the books he found were wrong. Being older now, I now realize that those books just quoted the publicly available data on the aircraft, not the real data. I had, unbeknownst to me, kinda stated facts about an aircraft that was little known, and facts that they STILL do not publish! Let’s just say that the stated top speed is quite a bit slower. The stated flight ceiling is substantially lower than what it can actually do. I now keep said facts to myself, along with my uncles name. I do enjoy knowing the “real” numbers when I see things about it on TV or KZbin, lol.

[@mike28003]

No that wasn't breaking the sound barrier that was just air compression over the wing

[@ianjardine7324]

The helicopter kill was 50/50 accident deliberate. The pilot spotted the helicopter offloading Iraqi republican guard and targeted it with his Lazer targeting system. By the time he'd lined up and dropped the bomb the helicopter was dusting off and accelerating away however it never got up enough speed to escape the bombs ability to correct.

[@ESPER_Power]

There is a documentary about that f 15 that landed without a wing, you should react to it.

[@rapidthrash1964]

7:30 The history channel (before it went down the toilet with UFO's and conspiracies) did a good documentary involving the incident

[@Craig_Humphries]

I know that you are trying to diversify with your other channels, but I think its a good choice to put reactions to 'Fat Electrician' and other war content here on ETS21. I'm not sure, but Id guess that the "Battle 360" reactions would go down well here, too.

[@charlesmaurer6214]

A jet with rocket like ability but a rocket vs. jet is defined by the type of engine. A jet takes in air to produce thrust a rocket does not, though a hybrid design would be cool and a great advantage to spaceflight though it adds complications. If a rocket used air while still in the air instead of onboard oxygen one could reduce the weight of fuel and tanks needed by quite a bit, a ram jet pod to feed the engines or even a powerful jet booster or lift can save cost. Smaller rockets for Low Earth Orbit already use planes as launch platforms that are a quarter of the cost of traditional rocket all the way craft for smaller payloads like the forerunners to Elon's Starlink network sent up by telecoms and others for comm, gps and military use. Even Amazon had a network for a while.

[@OldMug-j7f]

It's just a flesh wound 😂😂😂

[@MaxwellMoore-d1u]

English Electric Lightning could do it ,and climb higher but didn't have the Range.

[@alibennett78]

Now u see me now u don't it's a fly by

[@astrodoops]

Did you guys break up? 🙁😞😭

[@AriasandtheNATION]

Negative we didn't split. But between the both of us we have 14 other youtube channels

[@tomcat3769]

That happened with an Israel F-15

[@MichaelHayes-uj9od]

Have you ever seen a airplane

[@CodyHwnt]

We make dollars not sense

[@alibennett78]

I'd say u would want tough stomach for that

[@bavarianmoparworks8668]

One thing the narrator gets wrong is about the missing wing scenario - McDonnell Douglas didn't believe the Israel Air Force when they told them about this incident but they sent a team of engineers to investigate what happened & how the plane was able to maintain flight (& land). They determined that the flat under side of the aircraft in addition to the large rear ailerons created more than enough "lift" to maintain controlled flight. Had nothing to do with thrust, though the pilot needed increased speed to maintain control & had to land well above normal landing speed. F-15 WAS the first jet to accelerate going vertical though. However, an F-22 will walk away from it in a vertical race. Waiting to see how the new F-15EX will stack up - it is going to be lighter, more powerful, more maneuverable & faster than any previous F-15. Outstanding jet.

[@rg20322]

Wow you interrupt a lot!

[@cliffordjones9715]

The F15EX Eagle 2 has F110 GE 129 EFE Stan's for enhanced fighter engine tha make 35.000lb of thrust that's a fact the EFE engines make the F15EX Eagle 2 the best fighter of all time the F15EX Eagle 2 can do thrust vectoring movements and the F15EX Eagle don't have thrust vectoring engines but can do thrust vectoring movements that makes it by far the best fighter of all time

[@shrewsburyboy2]

In reference to the money it's we're us we don't make sense we make dollars