Flight of four F15 Eagles depart runway 22R. Filmed from the pool bar rooftop observation deck at the TWA hotel. Please consider hitting that like button and subscribing! :)
Traveled weekly through a lot of airports for 30 years (my business travels). Seen a few F-15 and F-16 Guard Units departing at various fields. It gets everyone's attention. Always got mine.
I got the pleasure one summer waiting for my flight out of Traverse City, MI of getting to watch a Blue Angel preparing for a show. I was sittin playing my GameBoy when that pretty blue caught my eyes and I thought "NO WAY!" (I saw the Blue Angels years earlier at an airshow in Maine with my Aunt and Uncle). I watched it take off expecting to see it disappear but nope, got to watch some low passes and barrel rolls, few vertical lifts and him land again. Shortly after his landing they boarded my flight and heading to home I was.
When I was in the Navy, my "A" school was in Pensacola, which is the home of the Blue Angels, they would train over our heads a couple/three times a week.. they would also do something rather interesting and unexpected. They would do mock attack runs on us, outside the mega building (a large field with sidewalks where most of the foot traffic for the training command was). It wasn't scary or anything, I just began to realize how terrifying it would be to be an enemy of the United States (any country with modern jet aircraft). They looked like death demons diving on us, and if they were shooting... there would be nothing we could do. One of the fun thoughts I would have would be to put myself in the shoes of essentially any person in history, up until about 1890-1900's time frame. I'm sure more intelligent people from those eras could have gathered that it was a machine... but a scared idiot would have certainly thought it was an actual demon, or something from hell. The 300 Spartans would have broken ranks and dove in the ocean at the sight of it. Hector would have shit is pants and fainted. The absolute hopelessness of it is crazy to me, and we've come this far in a little over 100 years. I'm sure the tech has somewhat plateaued, but I wonder what if there will be anything that could ever scare us with mystery in the same way a modern fighter banking to strafe Napoleons Army would. I wonder if Napoleon ever felt like that about contemporary military tech from his era.
@Ali They had nothing to do with the creation of the nuclear bomb. It was merely the delivery system used. If not by airplane then it would have been some other device.
@Ali Wept with joy over the saving of one million American lives (as well as countless millions of Japanese lives) that would have resulted in the ground invasion of Japan.
In Atlanta, when you hear that you're #4 for takeoff, it's about 2-3 minutes. Not quite as tight as these guys flying in formation, of course, but it's still interesting to watch a departure start rolling before the one in front of them is even off the ground. Well, at least in normal, non-Covid times, back when air travel was still a thing.
@@mutantgeralt Oh, I'm talking about per runway. During normal times, ATL will have 2 aircraft departing simultaneously about every 30-45 seconds while 3 more are landing at the same time on the other 3 runways. ATL is busy. - lol - But, yes, at airports where arrivals and departures share the same runway, it's not as efficient.
Captain on the PA system: "Attention ladies and gentlemen. We're going to hold here on the taxiway while four planes much cooler than ours are taking off."
@@nathanielsardhan6161 I've heard of some AF pilots shit themselves during some of the longer 8 or 10 hour flights over a war zone. Whether on not it was on purpose is a different conversation. Lol
@@TimWiggs Oh if you're legit taking fire from the enemy, certain other automatic processes in your body may...fail to work as designed. But it's one of those things where I think we can all say "yeah you get a pass, there".
The commercial aviation jockeys certainly made more but the Eagle pilots have/had that waiting for them as a career if they chose, no? Plus, while spooling up the engines and setting off down a runway in a 777 or A-380 is cool, I think leaving the earth with twin afterburners firing and full noise blast is way cooler.....to listen to and watch. Imagine if those Eagles were leaving something other than a Class Bravo airspace and were able to put their aircraft into a performance or power climb-out? Now, what a show..... and yes, don't tell me that current gen. commercial aviation passenger liners can power climb also.....true, but rarely seen.
@John Snyder We had a joke back when I was in Korea about the WolfPack that went a little like this. A C5A was flying by it self's and out of the middle of now where, a F16 blazed by and did a few loop to loops, spins , sonic booms, & flare outs. After showing off for 15 mins, the F16 pulls along side the C5A, and called the pilot up on the horn. F16 pilot: Hey slow poke C5A you can't do what I can do! C5A Pilot: Hey F16 that was quite impressive., but I bet you can't do what I can do! So for the next 15mins the C5A flew in a perfectly straight line, nothing outstanding nor impressive by any means. After 15 mins the F16 pilot got on the horn. F16pilot: Hey C5A pilot, I'm still waiting for you to show me what your going todo? C5A pilot: Oh you missed it, I got up stretched my legs, walked to the john and grabbed a cup of coffee and ate a donut. ;)
F-15 Strike Eagles from Seymour Johnson, NC, AFB (SJ on the tail). I was a USAF Master Instructor who taught the armament that could be loaded on this machine. One of the baddest in the inventory...🔥🔥🔥
@@j.a.3138 I'm proud enough, thank you. And who says he won't? The Air Force will help him pay for college. Besides, someone has to be in the military to save your sorry ass.
@Don’t Tread on me! USMC Retired Thank you for your service. My son is third generation Air Force, my father and I having served. It seems I've provoked a troll (see below).
@@marcweeks9178 I worked on F-15s while in the military as well and gained much needed skills while serving. I have a Business Degree, paid by the military and currently working on my Master's. I work for an aircraft company and make damn good money. You really don't need a degree for this stuff.
That was actually a pretty weak takeoff for F-15s! Their full power takeoffs are amazing! Guessing they held back because of their location. Props to the camera man - the footage was incredibly well shot!
Years ago, in San Juan, we were siting on the taxi way ready to turn onto the runway. The Captain said we had to wait. Two F-16's flying side by side, came down and did a touch and go landing in front of us. It was like a close-up mini airshow.
I worked at an airport for about 11 years and things like that were pretty common. My favorite was the 2 A10s making a couple of low passes down the runway, pulling straight up into the vertical, then rolling out and heading on their way. We had quite a few vintage warbirds fly in, too, including the B17G “Nine O Nine” that crashed a couple years ago. th-cam.com/video/pcpuLBJsT-E/w-d-xo.html
I grew up in Isla Verde in the 70s right next to the runway and would work my way through the chain link fence and watch the P.R. National Guard F104's take off at night side by side flames 20 feet long coming out the back.
The Azores are a nice place for this kind of watching. You have potential to see any aircraft, and because it’s a civilian airfield, you can get some good views at the certain areas.
F15: Tower, uhh, permission to enter the Highway? Tower: You mean runway? F15: No I mean Highway. Tower: What highway? F15: ...to the Danger Zone. **afterburners ignite**
50 years ago, in St. Louis, a star was born. Years later a record of 100+ to 0. I'm proud to have helped develop the logistic systems that built this beauty! Also, F-15s are born to use afterburner on takeoff, otherwise, they look like, well, just fast planes. Viking departure, baby. 1300 feet of runway and nose 90 degrees up. 50,000 feet in a minute. Damn, my jeans still get tight.
Also, a few decades ago an F-15A launched an anti-satellite missile that shot down a satellite in orbit. Many years later that pilot's son flew the same plane in a remembrance flight.
Go retire to Panama City and live right near Tyndall airforce base... Might not see the F-15s anymore but you'll get to see plenty of the F-22s flying over head.
@@arturodelagarza9028 Cannon AFB has F-15s? I presume that's where the 20th Spec Ops is out of? Interesting. The ones in the video are from SJ AFB, Blue tails out of the 4th Fighter Wing. I worked Red tails. Good ol Shaddy J.
Its very gratifying to taxi to your runway and given the "clear for take off" from ATC with an audience of civilian aircraft, and knowing that " i am the Baddest dog " at this airport !!
Can you imagine Kennedy Steve doing ground ATC with these birds ... Steve said on a interview he loved handling 757's because they were like sports cars in accelerating and can turn in a dime!
Have the great memory and pleasure to have been in the Air Force, stationed at Spangdahlem AB, Germany, working on the flightline as a a.g.e. mechanic, stationed with 2 squadrons of F-16's, 1 squadron of F-15's and 1 squadron of A-10's. Every day for 3 years I got to watch these things from the front row. Little known fact, the F-16 is louder when taking off then the F-15. The F-16 gave me goose bumps every time.
It’s an unforgettable experience hearing these birds fly close overhead!! My first experience was about 25 years ago... right over the 105 and 110 freeways... in LA. Just awesome!!
I spent 4 years working on F-15A/B’s from 76-80 at Langley AFB. These are F-15E’s . I loved these aircraft. Got to go all over place with them. Great memories.
@@matthewking37 They flew the F-106 when I was there. I loved watching the after burners on those planes. You’d get the boom when they lit. I was in the 27th. We had a lot of TDY back then.
It appears these jets were patrolling the skies above Manhattan for the September 2019 UN meeting. A tanker was circling the city with them. Pretty fuckin badass. Stuff movies are made of.
As a former USAF from 50 years ago (V-N era), I'm just glad and feel so fortunate that those guys are on our side. F15 has been a fine aircraft as were F-4 from my era. Next gen, F-22 and F-35 are even more amazing. I can only imagine what newer birds are being designed and tested out at Edwards, now. Stuff we may not see in my lifetime; but will leap over the specs of current aircraft. But, don't discount some of the other hard-working aircraft, A-10 = Warthogs... that protect our ground troops and clean out all sorts of vehicles (aka tank killer) and other nasty folk. For nearly 45 years, I've heard ground pounders refer to WH as their best friend and the USAF pilots as their guardian angels. Amazingly tough aircraft... of about 700+ WH manufactured and commissioned into service only about 7 or 8 have actually had a mission prematurely terminated (aka shot down). Hard to believe. But, when one sees the tough shape of WH that some skilled pilots manage to keep them in the air and return to base, we can only marvel and applaud their skilled stick and rudder work. The F15 is reputed to have never had a casualty in combat. It takes an entire F15 team to keep those birds flying. This speaks well of not only the aircraft, the flight crews, the technical aids aboard and via radio link, but the support crews back on base who "allow" jet jocks to fly "their" aircraft. If it weren't for the top-notch, well-trained mission support from the ground crews, those birds would be piles of metal scrap waiting to be transferred to the boneyard in Tucson.
I saw something similar years ago when I was in college back in the 70's when the F-15 was brand new. St. Louis Lambert Airport shared runways with McDonnell Douglas, the manufacturer. You could look across the field from the main terminal and see the new F-15's under contiguous canopies being finished or inspected or whatever their process was. I was at the airport one day waiting to board a flight when I had the pleasure of seeing one of the new planes take off on a far runway, retract its gear and then zoom almost straight up! Everyone in the terminal was appropriately impressed!
I initially thought that they were C models and was about to say that. Then I decided to not be stupid and read the letters on the vertical stabilizer. I looked that up and they were indeed the E model. I then proceeded to remember that the C model is a single seater.🤦♂️ I can clearly see the WSO.
The old aircraft are cute. The Vietnam War was just not great. Some years ago, I have walking along The Wall in DC a few times. But anyway, aircraft old and new looks good. I still live seeing B-52s flying.
I remember this day, I was driving on the Belt parkway near Springfield Blvd when I heard the booming sound those jets made during their takeoff. I said out loud to my wife who was sitting next to me had to be military jets taking off to make such a loud noise. Glad you were able to film them. Great vid.
Remind me of when I was in the air force and had f-22 ,f-16 and f-15 and air refuelors taking off within 5 minutes or so. And seeing the seeing the space shuttle land
I can bet just about every pilot in the big commercial jets had a tear in their eye seeing this and wishing it was them in the pilots seat of those beauties.
Many commercial pilots are ex-fighter pilots from Air Force, Navy, Marines. They had years, if not decades, with those war birds. Cases in point: Chesley Burnett "Sully" Sullenberger III, the hero of Hudson river, an ex-USAF Phantom driver. Tammie Jo Shults, another hero that saved her airliner and hundreds of passengers, a ex-Navy F-18 jock.
I am a current commercial pilot and ex airforce pilot, I flew A10s and 15s, some days I miss it, some days I don’t. What’s really nice about my current job is that I still get to fly aside from the better pay is that I don’t generally have to worry about someone shooting at me. It’s all fun though.
@@unlocated7448 oh hell yeah another Hog driver 😁😁 God Bless the A-10 the baddest CAS ever built and has the Best Pilots for a brrrrrt run . Safe travels Hog Driver and don't forget the grunts .
seeing these everyday twice a day doing training at my base has made me desensitized. to bad they werent cleared for a quick climb or unrestricted climb since its a busy airport. Its still cool to see, and since its at JFK airport i can see why it was posted. Good camerawork btw
As someone who is stationed at seymour johnson AFB (where these guys are from) i can tell you this is a accurate representation of how they take off ALL DAY LONG! Even at night you can here them up there flying around.
I remember when as a 19 year-old I was very lucky to get a summer job at the massive McDonnell Aircraft plant at the St Louis airport working on the very first blocks of what was then the brand-new F-15. At the time McDonnell was still building F-4 Phantoms for export. Regarding this video, I don't think it hurts one bit for the pilots and passengers of foreign airlines to get a look at such nice examples of American military aircraft.
I worked in the Control Tower at Luke AFB, AZ, where they first introduced the F-15 Eagle. We had a massive ramp full of F-4 Phantoms, another smaller area with Luftwaffe F-104 Starfighters, and now the Eagle had arrived! It was one hell of an Adrenalin rush, to have all of these mixing in the traffic pattern. They requested unrestricted climb to FL410. Albuquerque center with coordination with Phoenix approach would approve it, with a restraint. The climb had to be made within an radius of 5 miles from the center of the airbase. Here we go!, those not working a control position, ran out to the catwalk balcony around the tower cab to witness the climb. The most impressive display of man and machine working together. Amazing,!, you have to see it to appreciate it.
Years ago, I was on a flight at some airport in California - could have been LAX - and there were three F-15s that had made a landing there. Our plane taxied right next to them. It was crazy.
DAMN... Seeing those ground vehicles out in front of the jet really puts into perspective how massive they are. Like, everyone knows they're big but unless you've seen a fighter jet up close in person you really don't understand the scale and size. The same goes for any aircraft but people I've talked to seem to underestimate the size of military jets more often than anything else.
@@paulthomson9014 we did not need trump to tell us to "make America great again" it has its dings and scratches, but it was way worse off after his 4 years in office.
@@a.barker7792 its way deeper than blaming Trump. The man is a clown yeh . But it was happening way before trump . The education system , the health care system , the way of life its all flawed deeply flawed .
@@paulthomson9014 them Mitch McConnell? Or corporate dark money? DeVos was no help. Infrastructure is education also. Not everybody is college material. We need vocational school not more highschools and colleges.
I had a physician coworker started with the F-15C @ Langley. Transferred to Seymour Johnson., F-15E. He was shot down the first night of Gulf 1 by a SAM. He and his WSO died. The Clinic @ Seymour is named for him. He was a great physician and loved flying.
Your right, In the early eighties i lived in Hounslow England south of Heathrow, and had the concord take off over our house .So i know the sound of after burners. As a Kiwi living there .We never saw anything like that back home. Sky hawks and the occasional Australian early bombers. I now have lived on the Central coast of New south Wale. Aust. And i regularly am around Newcastle airport which doubles as Civilian and Military. Work;s well. I have been as close as 100 metres from a Super Hornet Taking off. It was early morning. And i was in the car park which is close to the strip. 6 of them took off using the after burners. They even waved as i waved at them .
I got to see a group take off, I believe it was the large airport in Phoenix AZ. Had to sit for an extra minute to let them go. Was worth the wait to see them from my little window. They took off in pairs.
It happens all day everyday here in Jacksonville, Fl since the Air National Guard shares the runway with civilian aircraft. Also Naval Air Station Jacksonville and Mayport all have various military aircraft flying around all day.
I got a ride in an F101 VooDoo once. High performance takeoff from Hamilton AFB (no longer around but just north of San Francisco). 1 min to 20,000 ft and mach 1, 1 more min to 35,000 and mach 2. Machbusting is quite an experience that must be felt because it can't really be explained.
Hey there - VERY cool F-15 video - that must have been a treat! Nice meeting you yesterday at the roof of the TWA hotel. Best wishes and happy planespotting to you!
Looks to be SJ, Seymour Johnson AFB or Shaddy J, on the tail. I worked on F-15s at RAF Lakenheath back in the 90s. What is really cool is watching them take off at night.
@@Chris1966- Cool. I got to RAFL in April 93 and I think the last F-111 just took off right after I arrived and the F-15e just came off training status. Also right after, the remodel of the phase hanger was just completed. We moved from the old makeshift shop into it. I think either late 93 or early 94, we got the C's from Egland AFB, FL.
@@quietcorner293 Great times. We all miss seeing the F-111s. Lakenheath is the best base in UK. Much quieter now as all Tornadoes gone. Just the TYPHOON and F15s left. Good news is Mildenhall is staying open and Fairford is taking the Reconnaissance role. Alconbury, Woodbridge and Bentwaters all sadly faded away with only Alconbury operating non flying role.
I’m currently at Shady J for the past 5yrs. (I’m AGE) So fascinating knowing I’ve probably high-fived the wings of these aircraft just because I could. XD Haha. They look to be with blue, “Eagles” 334th AMU used for training.
@@kuckoo9036FOR INSTANCE... if a fighter jet just lands then takes off again, JFK has to shut down 2, count em 2 runways. They land on one turn over too the other runway and take off..which requires planes to stop and wait on the tarmac at the very least (+5 min) prior to fighters landing. Then they land. Turn around at the end of runway 1 over onto the 2nd runway(+5min)Then they pause, adjust their nut sacks and get authorization from ATC for a clear take off while they are sitting there taking up 2 runways mind you(+5min). THEN THEY FINALLY TAKE OFF(+2min)..... Jesus h christ man...
Back a few years ago, we were flying from Vancouver Canada to Toronto, the captain came over the speaker and said we have some guest with us, well, the Blue Angels flying in formation were just below us for about a minute or so, what a feeling that was...
That's because they are lighter than most airliners but I also suspect they are designed for that in case they need to take off and land in improvised runways in a conflict
@@djcatron11 You put a big enough engine on those A380's, I bet you can get them off the ground just as quickly. It might be a little uncomfortable for the passengers, though!
Saw an F-15 demo at an airshow at McDill AFB in Tampa a long time ago. Pilot held about a 45deg AOA just off the ground, and just sort of drifted downrange at a bit over a walking pace , almost hovering on his exhaust, then firewalled it disappeared straight up. You sure can have fun when your max thrust exceeds your takeoff weight! :D
Based on the date of the video, this was just before the UN General Assembly which generally has fighters patrolling apparently. So might have been training related to that specifically.
Awesome planes I used to love watching them take off and flying over my first Air Force Base. Then the F-16 came to my base and it's design had such character
You sure he’s flying F-35....pretty sure it would be the raptor, aka F-22. Which, for the record, is pretty bad ass, even better than the F-15. Speaking of records....how many F-15’s have been shot down in air to air combat? Zero. That’s right, undefeated. Nobody else has the winning record that the Eagle has...
@@frederikvanweezendonk1124 The F-22's are located on Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson in Anchorage. Eilson AFB in Fairbanks recently began receiving the F-35's. The company I work for regularly receives AF contract work on JBER. Incredible to see the F-22s up close. Living in Anchorage, you will frequently hear the rumble of the Raptors overhead. Nothing gives a city a sense of security quite like that.
F15 E models out of Seymour Johnson AFB in North Carolina. They're taking it easy. I used to love watching F15 pilots rolling off and putting the nose straight up about halfway down the runway. They'd climb to 10K and roll over. You could see the sun flash off the canopy as they flipped it. They're old tech, the last fighter that can survive an EMP strike. If their electronics fail they can still fly by the stick since it has actual cable control. The new fighters crash without computers to fly them.
Having served with the 7th TFS (49th TFW) at Holloman AFB, NM in 1982 and 1983, being out to the flight line watching F-15s start up, taxi, take off, land and return was an everyday occurrence. However, it's still nice to see, but not impressive. Now, that said, you show me a video of the USAF Thunderbirds or an SR-71 taking off, then my heart stops in awe.
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F15: "look, an A380!!!"
A380: "look, an F15!!!"
Both: "Watchoo looking at?"
More like- F-15 guy: look at the pile of Airbus shit!
Haha exactly
Flying weapons delivery platforms! You DO NOT want to be on the receiving end of one of these small, but extremely lethal, "birds".
@@justing42 jealous much??
can we all just take the time to thank this legendary camera man
Ahhh f@ck!
Fuck him.
@@Eazy_Duz_It_5150 no u
Nope
@@mugammadbenjamin2597 shit in your hands and clap
Traveled weekly through a lot of airports for 30 years (my business travels). Seen a few F-15 and F-16 Guard Units departing at various fields. It gets everyone's attention. Always got mine.
I got the pleasure one summer waiting for my flight out of Traverse City, MI of getting to watch a Blue Angel preparing for a show. I was sittin playing my GameBoy when that pretty blue caught my eyes and I thought "NO WAY!" (I saw the Blue Angels years earlier at an airshow in Maine with my Aunt and Uncle). I watched it take off expecting to see it disappear but nope, got to watch some low passes and barrel rolls, few vertical lifts and him land again. Shortly after his landing they boarded my flight and heading to home I was.
Just imagine bringing the Wright brothers back from the dead and showing them this. "See what you started".
When I was in the Navy, my "A" school was in Pensacola, which is the home of the Blue Angels, they would train over our heads a couple/three times a week.. they would also do something rather interesting and unexpected. They would do mock attack runs on us, outside the mega building (a large field with sidewalks where most of the foot traffic for the training command was). It wasn't scary or anything, I just began to realize how terrifying it would be to be an enemy of the United States (any country with modern jet aircraft). They looked like death demons diving on us, and if they were shooting... there would be nothing we could do. One of the fun thoughts I would have would be to put myself in the shoes of essentially any person in history, up until about 1890-1900's time frame. I'm sure more intelligent people from those eras could have gathered that it was a machine... but a scared idiot would have certainly thought it was an actual demon, or something from hell. The 300 Spartans would have broken ranks and dove in the ocean at the sight of it. Hector would have shit is pants and fainted. The absolute hopelessness of it is crazy to me, and we've come this far in a little over 100 years. I'm sure the tech has somewhat plateaued, but I wonder what if there will be anything that could ever scare us with mystery in the same way a modern fighter banking to strafe Napoleons Army would. I wonder if Napoleon ever felt like that about contemporary military tech from his era.
Jokes on you. The Wright brothers will be back from the dead and be quite surprised. It is written.
@Ali They had nothing to do with the creation of the nuclear bomb. It was merely the delivery system used. If not by airplane then it would have been some other device.
@Ali That's like blaming Henry Ford for prohibition violence because gangsters drove cars to hits
@Ali Wept with joy over the saving of one million American lives (as well as countless millions of Japanese lives) that would have resulted in the ground invasion of Japan.
Usually when you hear, "we are #4 for takeoff" it's a 15 min wait. All 4 of these guys off in 75 seconds....
They are probably flying in formation, in which case it's possible only one takeoff clearance is given.
If they do parallel takeoff, it would be less than 30 sec.
In Atlanta, when you hear that you're #4 for takeoff, it's about 2-3 minutes. Not quite as tight as these guys flying in formation, of course, but it's still interesting to watch a departure start rolling before the one in front of them is even off the ground. Well, at least in normal, non-Covid times, back when air travel was still a thing.
Not on single runway airports, they have some insane take off times
@@mutantgeralt Oh, I'm talking about per runway. During normal times, ATL will have 2 aircraft departing simultaneously about every 30-45 seconds while 3 more are landing at the same time on the other 3 runways. ATL is busy. - lol - But, yes, at airports where arrivals and departures share the same runway, it's not as efficient.
Captain on the PA system: "Attention ladies and gentlemen. We're going to hold here on the taxiway while four planes much cooler than ours are taking off."
Which is probably a pretty rare thing for an A380 pilot to say.
hahahahaha , good one !
@Dean Duller: Once upon a time, I was one of those USAF flyboys who put his life on the line to protect Americans. Proud to do it, too.
@Dean Duller I am surprised that they still have 2 pilots in each F15.
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AF pilot: Let's give them a show.
Commercial pilot: These kids fly planes without toilets.
You sir win the YT comment of the day. :)
they have something to urinate at but if you gotta do number 2 you gotta hold it
@@nathanielsardhan6161 I've heard of some AF pilots shit themselves during some of the longer 8 or 10 hour flights over a war zone. Whether on not it was on purpose is a different conversation. Lol
Pee tube:am i joke to you?
@@TimWiggs Oh if you're legit taking fire from the enemy, certain other automatic processes in your body may...fail to work as designed. But it's one of those things where I think we can all say "yeah you get a pass, there".
As a veteran of the USAF I really appreciate you capturing this footage. Makes me feel young again, if only temporary.
Thank you for your service
British but can't fly the f-15
@@ahsenkhan5386 yalll have the typhoons tho
@@yurackjung9321 not as classic as the f15
@@ziepex7009 true
It's like F1 cars at the bus stop
Exactly
And Ferrari is the bus right?
@@Nicolas_Cage_Bees 💀💀💀
@@Nicolas_Cage_Bees If Vettel is driving, yes
@@bkeen7013 Vettel in a RB, perhaps. Vettel in a Ferrari? Not so much.
That's like a line of Lamborghinis driving through a Chevy dealership
Through a Kenworth dealership
Ferrari's
The commercial aviation jockeys certainly made more but the Eagle pilots have/had that waiting for them as a career if they chose, no? Plus, while spooling up the engines and setting off down a runway in a 777 or A-380 is cool, I think leaving the earth with twin afterburners firing and full noise blast is way cooler.....to listen to and watch. Imagine if those Eagles were leaving something other than a Class Bravo airspace and were able to put their aircraft into a performance or power climb-out? Now, what a show..... and yes, don't tell me that current gen. commercial aviation passenger liners can power climb also.....true, but rarely seen.
...more like a bus depot.
@John Snyder We had a joke back when I was in Korea about the WolfPack that went a little like this.
A C5A was flying by it self's and out of the middle of now where, a F16 blazed by and did a few loop to loops, spins , sonic booms, & flare outs. After showing off for 15 mins, the F16 pulls along side the C5A, and called the pilot up on the horn.
F16 pilot: Hey slow poke C5A you can't do what I can do!
C5A Pilot: Hey F16 that was quite impressive., but I bet you can't do what I can do!
So for the next 15mins the C5A flew in a perfectly straight line, nothing outstanding nor impressive by any means. After 15 mins the F16 pilot got on the horn.
F16pilot: Hey C5A pilot, I'm still waiting for you to show me what your going todo?
C5A pilot: Oh you missed it, I got up stretched my legs, walked to the john and grabbed a cup of coffee and ate a donut.
;)
F-15 Strike Eagles from Seymour Johnson, NC, AFB (SJ on the tail). I was a USAF Master Instructor who taught the armament that could be loaded on this machine. One of the baddest in the inventory...🔥🔥🔥
About 5 miles from my house. Heard one taking off while I was typing this. Eating at Wilber's can be noisy at times!
Goldsboro…big fan.
@@turkeyman27534 ....great spot!
@@grampsto2 that was a while ago. I miss the B-52s being there. They used to fly right over my house.
Was at SJAFB too
Egress
ATC: "....Caution Wake Turbulence."
F15: "Am I a joke to you?"
I used to work with predators/mq-1s, I loved to give wake turb calls to whoever was stuck behind the lil bastards.
My son is now in AF technical school learning how to troubleshoot electrical problems in F15s. I'm a very proud father, as you can imagine.
you'd be more proud if he would have gone to a university and studied something professional..
@@j.a.3138 I'm proud enough, thank you. And who says he won't? The Air Force will help him pay for college. Besides, someone has to be in the military to save your sorry ass.
@Don’t Tread on me! USMC Retired Thank you for your service. My son is third generation Air Force, my father and I having served. It seems I've provoked a troll (see below).
@@marcweeks9178 I worked on F-15s while in the military as well and gained much needed skills while serving. I have a Business Degree, paid by the military and currently working on my Master's. I work for an aircraft company and make damn good money. You really don't need a degree for this stuff.
@@ajflyingatyomouth2831 Thank you for your service. I shall pass along your success story to my son.
That was actually a pretty weak takeoff for F-15s! Their full power takeoffs are amazing! Guessing they held back because of their location. Props to the camera man - the footage was incredibly well shot!
"Folks, we'll be taking off in just 1 minute, we're 5th in line"
This video gave me good chills. Love to see stuff like this. Commercial planes are all on hold waiting.
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He's in my vicinity. Their stuff is heard here
@bart Simpson very true
@bart Simpson maybe- but it isn’t an Air Force plane….
@@854medic those are F-15Es from Seymour Johnson and are indeed US Air Force jets.
Years ago, in San Juan, we were siting on the taxi way ready to turn onto the runway. The Captain said we had to wait. Two F-16's flying side by side, came down and did a touch and go landing in front of us. It was like a close-up mini airshow.
I worked at an airport for about 11 years and things like that were pretty common. My favorite was the 2 A10s making a couple of low passes down the runway, pulling straight up into the vertical, then rolling out and heading on their way. We had quite a few vintage warbirds fly in, too, including the B17G “Nine O Nine” that crashed a couple years ago.
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I grew up in Isla Verde in the 70s right next to the runway and would work my way through the chain link fence and watch the P.R. National Guard F104's take off at night side by side flames 20 feet long coming out the back.
The Azores are a nice place for this kind of watching. You have potential to see any aircraft, and because it’s a civilian airfield, you can get some good views at the certain areas.
@@mikeames8339 Oh yes! Back when they had the 104s, and oh what a sound that was!
Ooooooo, niiiice!!!✈
F15: Tower, uhh, permission to enter the Highway?
Tower: You mean runway?
F15: No I mean Highway.
Tower: What highway?
F15: ...to the Danger Zone. **afterburners ignite**
Hss, BEST COMMENT yet. I guess you watch the tv show Archer... Lanaaaaaaa....
You had me dying lmao!
@@vetb882 Lana! Hey Lana!
@@jeffreyphillips9949 WHAAAAT!?!
This is how we get Aaaaaaants!
Goosebumps all the time !
Extremely proud of our Military !
Thank you all for your service
and thanks from the UK armed forces as well :D
50 years ago, in St. Louis, a star was born. Years later a record of 100+ to 0. I'm proud to have helped develop the logistic systems that built this beauty! Also, F-15s are born to use afterburner on takeoff, otherwise, they look like, well, just fast planes. Viking departure, baby. 1300 feet of runway and nose 90 degrees up. 50,000 feet in a minute. Damn, my jeans still get tight.
Also, a few decades ago an F-15A launched an anti-satellite missile that shot down a satellite in orbit. Many years later that pilot's son flew the same plane in a remembrance flight.
@@matthewliew1274did he also shoot down a satellite?
That exhaust trail alone was seriously impressive.
YOU'RE seriously impressive.
@Lady Warmachine I certainly wouldn't pass that opportunity up.
That trail so the bad guys looking for a fight can find you.
Feeling the noise from those F-15's as they roar past you never gets old
I grew up about 1,2km away from an airbase, were MiG 17 and 21 started. I will never get old ;)
It never gets old. Feel them take off from pdx everyday
I live where you can hear the F-35s take off at 11:00 AM and at 5:00PM. Soooo awesome!
Watched the Concorde take off from PAris a few times. Pretty cool
Go retire to Panama City and live right near Tyndall airforce base... Might not see the F-15s anymore but you'll get to see plenty of the F-22s flying over head.
Did nobody notice that jets rotated almost EXACTLY in front of the double decker flying bus ? Imagine what that bus driver saw that day- 🤩
That flight crew had the best seat in the house. Also, their takeoff roll with full afterburner never ceases to amaze me at how short it is.
After each takeoff the camera person be like:
"But wait there's more"
Commercial pilot: I used to do that.
Co pilot: Me too
While shaking their beer bellies no doubt :-P
AND I MAINTAIN THEM. USAF RET 20TH SPEC OPS DET ,67TH RECON WING 702ND SPEC OPS
@@arturodelagarza9028 thank you for your service to our country.
@@biker5662 YOUR WELCOME, IT WAS AN HONOR. THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING US.🇺🇸🏴☠️⚔
@@arturodelagarza9028 Cannon AFB has F-15s? I presume that's where the 20th Spec Ops is out of? Interesting. The ones in the video are from SJ AFB, Blue tails out of the 4th Fighter Wing. I worked Red tails. Good ol Shaddy J.
Its very gratifying to taxi to your runway and given the "clear for take off" from ATC with an audience of civilian aircraft, and knowing that " i am the Baddest dog " at this airport !!
Brian Shul has entered the chat 😂 🤙🏻
Can you imagine Kennedy Steve doing ground ATC with these birds ... Steve said on a interview he loved handling 757's because they were like sports cars in accelerating and can turn in a dime!
Meh, only if you're the kind of guy who works out just so he can flex in front of fat people.
Jean Roch I don't think you understand the friendly rivalry between pilots, lol
@@KumaBean I'm sure the F15 pilots pretend to say that and the airliner pilots kinda have to say that ;)
This might be one of my favorite videos ever. The view of all 4 in the sky at the end was legendary!!!
Have the great memory and pleasure to have been in the Air Force, stationed at Spangdahlem AB, Germany, working on the flightline as a a.g.e. mechanic, stationed with 2 squadrons of F-16's, 1 squadron of F-15's and 1 squadron of A-10's. Every day for 3 years I got to watch these things from the front row. Little known fact, the F-16 is louder when taking off then the F-15. The F-16 gave me goose bumps every time.
It’s an unforgettable experience hearing these birds fly close overhead!! My first experience was about 25 years ago... right over the 105 and 110 freeways... in LA. Just awesome!!
I spent 4 years working on F-15A/B’s from 76-80 at Langley AFB. These are F-15E’s . I loved these aircraft. Got to go all over place with them. Great memories.
Thank you for your service🙌🏽🙌🌎🌿😎
I was at Langley 91-95. 48 FIS till they closed up shop and the the Spads.
@@matthewking37 They flew the F-106 when I was there. I loved watching the after burners on those planes. You’d get the boom when they lit. I was in the 27th. We had a lot of TDY back then.
It appears these jets were patrolling the skies above Manhattan for the September 2019 UN meeting. A tanker was circling the city with them. Pretty fuckin badass. Stuff movies are made of.
Called CAPS. Combat Air Patrols.
Not with LANTIRN Pods and travel tanks. That's ferry configuration.
@@HandiHackin Yeah, I was thinking the same. I would think they would use F15C not the Strike Eagle.
Where do they pee?
@@lani6647 They go in their draws of necessary.
A few years ago I went to the air show at Nellis in Vegas. The F-15 was by far the most impressive jet there.
ATC: "Caution wake turbulence!"
F-15s: "Hold my beer"
@marko ur comment doesn't help
@marko That´s all I was capable of...
Might be an old and cliche comment, but I still love it. Keep doing it :)
Comment section: gets annoying
@marko : hold my beer
@marko How 'bout hold my vodka?
As a former USAF from 50 years ago (V-N era), I'm just glad and feel so fortunate that those guys are on our side.
F15 has been a fine aircraft as were F-4 from my era. Next gen, F-22 and F-35 are even more amazing. I can only imagine what newer birds are being designed and tested out at Edwards, now. Stuff we may not see in my lifetime; but will leap over the specs of current aircraft.
But, don't discount some of the other hard-working aircraft, A-10 = Warthogs... that protect our ground troops and clean out all sorts of vehicles (aka tank killer) and other nasty folk. For nearly 45 years, I've heard ground pounders refer to WH as their best friend and the USAF pilots as their guardian angels. Amazingly tough aircraft... of about 700+ WH manufactured and commissioned into service only about 7 or 8 have actually had a mission prematurely terminated (aka shot down). Hard to believe. But, when one sees the tough shape of WH that some skilled pilots manage to keep them in the air and return to base, we can only marvel and applaud their skilled stick and rudder work.
The F15 is reputed to have never had a casualty in combat. It takes an entire F15 team to keep those birds flying. This speaks well of not only the aircraft, the flight crews, the technical aids aboard and via radio link, but the support crews back on base who "allow" jet jocks to fly "their" aircraft. If it weren't for the top-notch, well-trained mission support from the ground crews, those birds would be piles of metal scrap waiting to be transferred to the boneyard in Tucson.
"Tower this is ghost rider, requesting a flyby.."
"Negative ghost rider, the pattern is full"
I feel the need for speed
great balls of fire
Top gun
Volleyball
Wrong plane
I saw something similar years ago when I was in college back in the 70's when the F-15 was brand new. St. Louis Lambert Airport shared runways with McDonnell Douglas, the manufacturer. You could look across the field from the main terminal and see the new F-15's under contiguous canopies being finished or inspected or whatever their process was. I was at the airport one day waiting to board a flight when I had the pleasure of seeing one of the new planes take off on a far runway, retract its gear and then zoom almost straight up! Everyone in the terminal was appropriately impressed!
Those are F-15E Strike fighters, that is one bad ass bird.
from Seymour-Johnson in North Carolina!
They are my favorite. It’s a shame to see them getting slowly phased out. SJ is one of three bases that have them anymore.
@@prestonlee9965 rest easy, here comes the F-15X. This is truly a bad ass fighter, the eagle shall rise again.
I initially thought that they were C models and was about to say that. Then I decided to not be stupid and read the letters on the vertical stabilizer. I looked that up and they were indeed the E model. I then proceeded to remember that the C model is a single seater.🤦♂️ I can clearly see the WSO.
@@prestonlee9965 Just LN, SJ and MO now? Very lucky to have the 48th FW about an hour from me here in the UK with 3 F15 squadrons!
Most beautiful fighter of its time.
Sorry, just threw-up in my mouth.
Tomcat, all day.
Of its time? they're making more!
F-14
Mig-29 and F-16 get my vote for most beautiful... although I love em all.
Probably brought back good memories for tower, pilot, and ramp folks who were in the Air Force.
Just breathtaking. Every time I see a fighter jet I’m always amazed at what humans are capable of building
All four if them looked so good taking off.
Yes, really nice. We have F4s in our family from the Vietnam War.
@@LMays-cu2hp. You have F-4’s? Bought in a dump store or at Davis Montham?
The old aircraft are cute. The Vietnam War was just not great. Some years ago, I have walking along The Wall in DC a few times. But anyway, aircraft old and new looks good. I still live seeing B-52s flying.
Those are from Seymour Johnson North Carolina. I worked on them when they were factory fresh in 1991
Frank, I worked on A/B’s at Langley 76-80. I was an Electrician. Ours were also factory fresh. I loved every minute of it! Take care, Frank .
What job or AFSC did you do? I was Structures and worked on them at Lakenheath from 93 to 96.
Your Dog looks just like my Henry did, a rescue from Massachusetts who I brought home to Ireland in 2011. Sadly gone now.
@@jamesmarshall3311 That’s Maggie. We got her from a shelter 7 years ago when she’s was 6 months old. Check out “ the salty beagle” on Facebook
@@quietcorner293 I was a crew chief at Seymour Johnson ‘91-92
Lakenheath ‘92-94
Seymour Johnson ‘94-96
I remember this day, I was driving on the Belt parkway near Springfield Blvd when I heard the booming sound those jets made during their takeoff. I said out loud to my wife who was sitting next to me had to be military jets taking off to make such a loud noise. Glad you were able to film them. Great vid.
Talk about being in the right place at the right time!
That loud noise is the Sound of Freedom.
Man reminds me of my Air Force days launching fighters. 20+ years later still gives me chills & my adrenaline goes wild every time!!!!
does he put on fighter sounds when y'all are getting it on?
Remind me of when I was in the air force and had f-22 ,f-16 and f-15 and air refuelors taking off within 5 minutes or so. And seeing the seeing the space shuttle land
I can bet just about every pilot in the big commercial jets had a tear in their eye seeing this and wishing it was them in the pilots seat of those beauties.
Many commercial pilots are ex-fighter pilots from Air Force, Navy, Marines. They had years, if not decades, with those war birds.
Cases in point: Chesley Burnett "Sully" Sullenberger III, the hero of Hudson river, an ex-USAF Phantom driver.
Tammie Jo Shults, another hero that saved her airliner and hundreds of passengers, a ex-Navy F-18 jock.
I am a current commercial pilot and ex airforce pilot, I flew A10s and 15s, some days I miss it, some days I don’t. What’s really nice about my current job is that I still get to fly aside from the better pay is that I don’t generally have to worry about someone shooting at me. It’s all fun though.
@@unlocated7448 in an a-10 you also don’t worry about somebody shooting at you. They worry about you shooting at them. :)
@@unlocated7448 yea but when flying for the military at least you didn’t have to worry about eating airline food.
@@unlocated7448 oh hell yeah another Hog driver 😁😁 God Bless the A-10 the baddest CAS ever built and has the Best Pilots for a brrrrrt run .
Safe travels Hog Driver and don't forget the grunts .
When the Major calls and says it’s spaghetti and lasagna night back at base.
son, this is the air force...more like steak and lobster tail!
@@jgeur R I C H
Who serves spaghetti with lasagna?
Spider man : Pizza time !
lmao
seeing these everyday twice a day doing training at my base has made me desensitized. to bad they werent cleared for a quick climb or unrestricted climb since its a busy airport. Its still cool to see, and since its at JFK airport i can see why it was posted. Good camerawork btw
As someone who is stationed at seymour johnson AFB (where these guys are from) i can tell you this is a accurate representation of how they take off ALL DAY LONG! Even at night you can here them up there flying around.
Why are they taking off from a civilian airport? Are the runways shared with that AFB?
@@aetiusg John F Kennedy International Airport, fuel depot
Every day...and forget about teleconferences on a surge...
I grew up with f-15s hitting mach 1 over my house on a daily basis. I learned to replace window panes at an early age.
Muricah!
They wanted to get out of NYC before DeBlasio showed up.
Nah, they had to circle the golf course for Trump…
Well played my friend.
@@rogerdean5313 dude still living rent free in your mind?
Seymour Johnson AFB. 4th Fighter squadron. I live a few miles from the runway. Watch them fly all week.
4th Fighter Wing, not squadron. All of those birds are assigned to the 334th Fighter Squadron in the 4th Fighter Wing.
@@get2dachoppa249 Unfortunately being the 334th means they are 100% broke dick when they land back at SJ
These are some of the best comments I have seen on TH-cam. Well done.
Gosh, I love the camera pans past all the aircraft waiting to cross as they all depart
That take-off sound .... is the sound of freedom. Beautiful video. Probably made the "bus drivers" envious. Hats off to the "bus drivers" too.
Quite a few of those bus drivers were jet drivers in past lives. I"m sure they love seeing this stuff again
The miracle of air flight still amazes me, thank you for filming and sharing! 👍👍
Excellent camera skills dude thanks for not ruining the freakin show.
I remember when as a 19 year-old I was very lucky to get a summer job at the massive McDonnell Aircraft plant at the St Louis airport working on the very first blocks of what was then the brand-new F-15. At the time McDonnell was still building F-4 Phantoms for export. Regarding this video, I don't think it hurts one bit for the pilots and passengers of foreign airlines to get a look at such nice examples of American military aircraft.
I worked in the Control Tower at Luke AFB, AZ, where they first introduced the F-15 Eagle. We had a massive ramp full of F-4 Phantoms, another smaller area with Luftwaffe F-104 Starfighters, and now the Eagle had arrived! It was one hell of an Adrenalin rush, to have all of these mixing in the traffic pattern. They requested unrestricted climb to FL410. Albuquerque center with coordination with Phoenix approach would approve it, with a restraint. The climb had to be made within an radius of 5 miles from the center of the airbase. Here we go!, those not working a control position, ran out to the catwalk balcony around the tower cab to witness the climb. The most impressive display of man and machine working together. Amazing,!, you have to see it to appreciate it.
Years ago, I was on a flight at some airport in California - could have been LAX - and there were three F-15s that had made a landing there. Our plane taxied right next to them. It was crazy.
Amazing last shot with all of them in the frame
Those fighters are from Seymour Johnson AFB North Carolina (F-15's)
And, 15 is the minutes or less it took for them to fly back home.
Good old Shady J
DAMN... Seeing those ground vehicles out in front of the jet really puts into perspective how massive they are. Like, everyone knows they're big but unless you've seen a fighter jet up close in person you really don't understand the scale and size. The same goes for any aircraft but people I've talked to seem to underestimate the size of military jets more often than anything else.
I see that and get goosebumps. American pride.
Hear hear !
Proud of what? Not being American I don't get all this american pride stuff
@@paulthomson9014 we did not need trump to tell us to "make America great again" it has its dings and scratches, but it was way worse off after his 4 years in office.
@@a.barker7792 its way deeper than blaming Trump. The man is a clown yeh . But it was happening way before trump . The education system , the health care system , the way of life its all flawed deeply flawed .
@@paulthomson9014 them Mitch McConnell? Or corporate dark money? DeVos was no help. Infrastructure is education also. Not everybody is college material. We need vocational school not more highschools and colleges.
I've said it before, and I'll say it again: THat F15 is a magnificent machine
Strike Eagles! From Seymour Johnson AFB,Goldsboro NC.
I had a physician coworker started with the F-15C @ Langley. Transferred to Seymour Johnson., F-15E. He was shot down the first night of Gulf 1 by a SAM. He and his WSO died. The Clinic @ Seymour is named for him. He was a great physician and loved flying.
@@bubbajeph They were shot down by AAA actually, over Al Quaim. Maj Thomas Koritz, USAF.
@@afcgeo882 Thank you Sir! And God rest their souls.
@@afcgeo882 I believe his WSO was Maj Donnie R. Holland
Good old Shady J
I get goosebumps everytime I watch these videos. Our men and women in the military make me proud!
Absolutely perfect! Thanks for the great footage.
I like it when "the algorithm" recommends cool stuff for me :)
Worked at JFK for 10 years and have never seen that. I wonder how many people at JFK heard that and said "WTF?! Concorde is back??!!"
Your right, In the early eighties i lived in Hounslow England south of Heathrow, and had the concord take off over our house .So i know the sound of after burners. As a Kiwi living there .We never saw anything like that back home. Sky hawks and the occasional Australian early bombers. I now have lived on the Central coast of New south Wale. Aust. And i regularly am around Newcastle airport which doubles as Civilian and Military. Work;s well. I have been as close as 100 metres from a Super Hornet Taking off. It was early morning. And i was in the car park which is close to the strip. 6 of them took off using the after burners. They even waved as i waved at them .
If only.
I got to see a group take off, I believe it was the large airport in Phoenix AZ. Had to sit for an extra minute to let them go. Was worth the wait to see them from my little window. They took off in pairs.
It happens all day everyday here in Jacksonville, Fl since the Air National Guard shares the runway with civilian aircraft. Also Naval Air Station Jacksonville and Mayport all have various military aircraft flying around all day.
@@teamtate322 Oh yeah, and Cecil Field used to be big too! We've got a lot of bases in Jacksonville
Was lucky enough to get an incentive ride in F-15 during my time in USAF. Most fun one could have with their pants on!
I got a ride in an F101 VooDoo once. High performance takeoff from Hamilton AFB (no longer around but just north of San Francisco). 1 min to 20,000 ft and mach 1, 1 more min to 35,000 and mach 2. Machbusting is quite an experience that must be felt because it can't really be explained.
F16 ride here....agreed, can’t be duplicated while staying on the ground
Have you tried an F-15 with no pants on? Do a zero G turn and see if your junk starts to float.
@@andrewt.5567 A zero G turn doesn’t exist, pal, but nice try.
Did my incentive flight in an RQ-9 control trailer. 😔
Imagine having someone from the 1800s watch this if they were alive. They'll say it's witchcraft.. LOL
Damn straight !!! ;)
Imagine Orville and Wilbur Wright watching it!
“What type of sorcery is this shit”
Beautiful! Nice camera work. You didn't miss any of them taking off, especially when there are no retakes. Thanks so much for sharing.
Hey there - VERY cool F-15 video - that must have been a treat! Nice meeting you yesterday at the roof of the TWA hotel. Best wishes and happy planespotting to you!
Yes it was awesome! Very nice meeting you too!
Fastastically mezmorizing. 4 no less! And I'm watching this on a tiny phone screen and I'm giddy. Thank you for the AB5 💜
Thank you for filming this and making it available for us to see.
Airline pilots wishing their engines have afterburners when flight's behind schedule.
Concorde and Tupolev Tu-144? :P ... Ah well... RIP to both.
@@AaronB99999 they still don’t have after burners which gives them boost
@@AaronB99999 and apparently jokes are still difficult to transmit over the Internet
F-15 pilots wishing they have toilets and that beautiful air attendant
@@AaronB99999 Airliners use high bypass engines... Fighter Jets use low bypass engines. You should look up differences between the two.
Looks to be SJ, Seymour Johnson AFB or Shaddy J, on the tail. I worked on F-15s at RAF Lakenheath back in the 90s. What is really cool is watching them take off at night.
Still at Lakenheath. Waiting for the F35s to arrive now. Will be about 100 at LN soon, 495th activating 2x F35s and 2 x F15e
@@Chris1966- Cool. I got to RAFL in April 93 and I think the last F-111 just took off right after I arrived and the F-15e just came off training status. Also right after, the remodel of the phase hanger was just completed. We moved from the old makeshift shop into it. I think either late 93 or early 94, we got the C's from Egland AFB, FL.
I left May of '96. I'm a civilian but live right next to Ramstein AB.
@@quietcorner293 Great times. We all miss seeing the F-111s. Lakenheath is the best base in UK. Much quieter now as all Tornadoes gone. Just the TYPHOON and F15s left. Good news is Mildenhall is staying open and Fairford is taking the Reconnaissance role. Alconbury, Woodbridge and Bentwaters all sadly faded away with only Alconbury operating non flying role.
I’m currently at Shady J for the past 5yrs. (I’m AGE) So fascinating knowing I’ve probably high-fived the wings of these aircraft just because I could. XD Haha. They look to be with blue, “Eagles” 334th AMU used for training.
To those waiting on the runway and in the terminal, Uncle Sam says "F*** your departure and arrival times."
😂
@Kuckoo but but the video which cuts away 2 or more times is 3:18.... so....yes
'MERICA!
@@kuckoo9036 let me guess...your the type to believe everything u see on the Internet, then take it to the literal sense, right?
@@kuckoo9036FOR INSTANCE... if a fighter jet just lands then takes off again, JFK has to shut down 2, count em 2 runways. They land on one turn over too the other runway and take off..which requires planes to stop and wait on the tarmac at the very least (+5 min) prior to fighters landing. Then they land. Turn around at the end of runway 1 over onto the 2nd runway(+5min)Then they pause, adjust their nut sacks and get authorization from ATC for a clear take off while they are sitting there taking up 2 runways mind you(+5min). THEN THEY FINALLY TAKE OFF(+2min)..... Jesus h christ man...
Back a few years ago, we were flying from Vancouver Canada to Toronto, the captain came over the speaker and said we have some guest with us, well, the Blue Angels flying in formation were just below us for about a minute or so, what a feeling that was...
Cameraman you worth a Million Dollar ... love LOL this shot is a chapter in my classroom !
Doesn’t take long for them to get airborne.
That's because they are lighter than most airliners but I also suspect they are designed for that in case they need to take off and land in improvised runways in a conflict
@@percievalcrawford1555 Aircraft carriers especially
@@forresternick F15s aren't used by the Navy. Air Force only. They get airborne fast because they accelerate fast. Ridiculous power to weight ratio.
Because they're lighter and faster.
@@djcatron11 You put a big enough engine on those A380's, I bet you can get them off the ground just as quickly. It might be a little uncomfortable for the passengers, though!
That looks like an A380 waiting to cross as they're taking off.
"Hold your horses there Big Boy, us Fighters have business to attend to".
1:10 That Boeing 797 must be jealous
@@stanleymasterson1135 that's an A380
@@thesteaksaignant Thanks, I wasn't sure which version of the 797 it was
@@stanleymasterson1135 I’m guessing you meant 787, unless sarcasm was present
What were they doing there?
My favorite at our local airshow. Love it when they go pure vertical right after takeoff. Goosebumps every time.
The technical term for that maneuver is “self-yeeting” or the “autoyeet”.
Saw an F-15 demo at an airshow at McDill AFB in Tampa a long time ago. Pilot held about a 45deg AOA just off the ground, and just sort of drifted downrange at a bit over a walking pace , almost hovering on his exhaust, then firewalled it disappeared straight up. You sure can have fun when your max thrust exceeds your takeoff weight! :D
This was every day when I was at Kaden AB Japan, loved it.
i laughed my ass off....the boys in the big house(A-380) waiting for the pocket rockets...F15 - kings of the sky.
When they refuel at JFK. The controllers stop everybody.
Watching this reminded me of the movie Airplane. And don't call me Shirley.
I just wanted to tell both of you, good luck, and we are counting on you
@@tatzecom , I don't think I'll ever get over Macho Grande.
Hi Shirley 😚
Over, Roger. Huh??
Me too.
Reminds me of my days hauling ammo at SJ and watching them take off in pairs. Shady J great place to have been stationed!
Totally awesome. Thanks for the great upload !
Noise abatement? We don't need no stinking noise abatement!
WHAT?! I can't hear you!
Place finger tips in ears. Noise abated.
Yeah, they couldn't get out of New York City fast enough.
For sure
LOL
Oh yeah? And where are you from?
have some pride in your country man
@@sabatino1977 my mother
Unapologetic dose of testosterone right there. God bless it!
Great work from AUSTRALIA Love the USA I would love to have been there thanks for sharing.
***chills***
May have been part of training. Landing and taking off from Public Airports is part of training. They weren't armed.
More likely stop and go for fuel and crew rest. They were out of Seymour-Johnson AFB in the Carolinas.
@@VaporheadATC somebody's reserve weekend LOL
Based on the date of the video, this was just before the UN General Assembly which generally has fighters patrolling apparently. So might have been training related to that specifically.
Request FL1000
@@VaporheadATC they would hit Stewart’s base, only 50 miles north
Awesome planes I used to love watching them take off and flying over my first Air Force Base. Then the F-16 came to my base and it's design had such character
Those F-15s are from Seymour Johnson AFB I grew up watching them because dad was AF and we lived on base Eastern Carolinas Finest ✌🇺🇸
Our son in law flew Strike eagles out of Seymore Johnson 2 different asignments. He's flying F35's up in AK now.
You sure he’s flying F-35....pretty sure it would be the raptor, aka F-22.
Which, for the record, is pretty bad ass, even better than the F-15.
Speaking of records....how many F-15’s have been shot down in air to air combat? Zero. That’s right, undefeated. Nobody else has the winning record that the Eagle has...
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Yes I’m sure they are F 35‘s. They are setting up the squadron at Eielson with F 35’s.
@@frederikvanweezendonk1124 The F-22's are located on Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson in Anchorage. Eilson AFB in Fairbanks recently began receiving the F-35's. The company I work for regularly receives AF contract work on JBER. Incredible to see the F-22s up close. Living in Anchorage, you will frequently hear the rumble of the Raptors overhead. Nothing gives a city a sense of security quite like that.
Love how they rotate off!! Jet noise...the sound of freedom!
But not for very long, I'm afraid.
F15 E models out of Seymour Johnson AFB in North Carolina. They're taking it easy. I used to love watching F15 pilots rolling off and putting the nose straight up about halfway down the runway. They'd climb to 10K and roll over. You could see the sun flash off the canopy as they flipped it. They're old tech, the last fighter that can survive an EMP strike. If their electronics fail they can still fly by the stick since it has actual cable control. The new fighters crash without computers to fly them.
Having served with the 7th TFS (49th TFW) at Holloman AFB, NM in 1982 and 1983, being out to the flight line watching F-15s start up, taxi, take off, land and return was an everyday occurrence. However, it's still nice to see, but not impressive. Now, that said, you show me a video of the USAF Thunderbirds or an SR-71 taking off, then my heart stops in awe.