When it's been well thought, engineered and designed, a fighter never gets old. The Eagle from McDonnell Douglas is one of a kind. A fantastic machine.
Still the most sexiest jet fighter ever made. And the McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle itself is a prime example in proving that its designs are superior to the MiG’s and Su’s as their proportions are just off. The F-15 is the closest thing to perfection. Scratch that, it is perfection. So damn perfect.
Very rare situation. An USAF F-15E in totally clean configuration. No CFTs, no pylons, no pods, no nothing, just the pure airframe and the two 29000 lbs thrust F100PW229!
@@sammanix5585 :) Really? With a 1991 manufacturing year? Noooo. It is a trully-really F-15E. Just check the serial number and the paint scheme. And the title of the video at least. In Lakenheath, there was never a single F-15B at all. This base has only F-15C/D and E. This is an E model.
Imagine the rush working underneath one with the engine panels down and one engine in AB while chained to a tarmac. Tweaking the EEC and your chest is caving in and you can’t hear anything. Did it many times while in the AF working on Eagles..
@@nmnmnm35 The EEC (Engine Electronic Control) is the computer that controls the engine. When some components are changed the engine requires trimming and adjustments to the EEC are made to get the best performance. What he is talking about was on the F100-PW-100 engines and they are no longer in use. The E models have either -220 or -229 and the engine is self- trimming.
In 1977 I started working at McDonnell Douglas, St Louis Missouri, as a milling machine operator (machinist). My father was also working there. My first part was for the F15 which was just starting to fire up in a big way.. We were also finishing up on the F4. 43 years later I retired still building F15s. Gods airplane. My son is working there now.
Mind blowing to think that airframe is 29 years old! All the stress of G's pulled over the years and she still looks brand new. I was an aerial porter in the USAF and mostly worked on C141s, C5s and C130s... most of which were Vietnam vintage and looking at them you'd never know. Air Force maintainers are absolutely the best in the business!
Yep i agree, and not to mention I believe i hear that the kill ratio is 100%. I don't believe that it has ever lost a dogfight i could be wrong but i think i heard that somewhere. I have a question too, since it has two engines with approximately 30k lb thrust each, does that mean that this thing has 60k lb thrust lol? I can't seem to ever find a straight answer or it just might be such a given.
@@bullridermusic2054 This aircraft has two engines with nearly 30,000 lb thrust per engine with afterburner, so yes it is 60k lbs of thrust. Given the clean configuration that'd likely give this plane a 1.5-1.75+ thrust/weight ratio. It can climb at 60,000 feet per minute.
@@bullridermusic2054 As far as I know, F-15's kill ratio isn't perfect 100%, but pretty damn close to it anyway and it still is the most successful fighter jet to date.
I said it ONCE and I've said it TWICE.....THIS plane right here was nothing but a ROCKET parading around airbases ALL over the WORLD as a fighter plane! Talk about a SUPER FAST takeoff and transitioning to VERTICAL climb all in a matter of a few SECONDS, Geeeeez!! STILL A "BEAST" & VERY POWERFUL INDEED!!👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾💪🏾❤💯
Was at Holloman AFB NM late 1970s. We’d have mobility exercises quarterly and on the third and last day of the quarterly exercise they’d have a dawn launch with 60+ F-15s launching as fast as possible. Nothing like three squadrons of F-15s lighting up their burners with luminous shock diamonds for an unlimited takeoff in the predawn darkness. It was felt as much as seen and heard.
Glad to say that I did work on the F100-F401 turbofan engine program at FRDC way back in 1972. The variable throat exhaust nozzle was quite a challenge to keep the "petals" from turning into metallic gas molecules.
@Gage i did not think that he should keep on brakes on full ab, i thought he keep on brakes until ab starts to work and then release brakes( that problem had russians with su-27 when should kept aircraft on full ab , and it dragged excavator, then they took tank , to break some record in climb)
2,3,4,5,6 times watching the Baz warming, checking then going into full 'burner...make that 7,8 times...never gets old...what a fantastic flying machine...wow!
Then prove to the world that this is an E model. Show us the block off plates or rubber corks used to isolate the fuel from the CFT tanks. How about the access plates used to stow the electric wiring for the weapon stations. Where the fudge is the NASCAR certified tape to hide the mounting points for the CFT tanks. I worked F-15s at Eglin AFB. Please explain why the Air Force would go through the trouble removing and basically taking out of commission a fully functionally F-15E to make this video?
So unbelievably rare to see the Eagle in a clean configuration, not even CFT’s. This is the picture I carry in my minds eye from it’s first flight in 1972. It had orange trim painted on all surfaces and looked so hot.
@Busch light not sure how, considering im POL...ive never seen a E flown without CFT's...but hey, i just drove the trucks that put the gas in them...what do i know...
I had the unique opportunity to watch two F-15s spar in the practice area South of Tyndall AFB. We were at FL 230 and I would guess they were operating between 15, 000 and 30,000 feet. They could cover that airspace in the blink of an eye. Up, down, didn't seem to matter. The power and maneuverability is amazing.
@@mat5267 I talked to a Marine F-4 captain back in the early '70s he said, IF he strapped all the fuel his Phantom could carry. from the time he started his roll from there at Rickenbacker AF Base (Columbus) he could be over Washington DC in 3 and a half mins. with no fuel onboard.
Even the strike version of the Eagle would win an air-to-air against most of its peers, East or West. It is, and always has been, a credit to its designers.
Bay Area Traveler sorry, this is not an F-15 E. It’s possibly a F-15 C. The F-15E Strike Eagles can be generally distinguished from other U.S. Eagle variants by darker aircraft camouflage, conformal fuel tanks (CFTs) mounted along the engine intake ramps
LA I don’t understand how it can be a C variant. I thought C is a single seater. My google searches point to this being a E variant but of course online resources are not always accurate.
Bay Area Traveler Good point. On certain C’s they have attachments for conformal fuel tanks and a dual cockpit. In other words the earliest version of an F-15 E on a “C’s” fuselage. I’ll do some more research and get back to you.
sam manix Here’s your answer: That aircraft is an F-15D. The single-seat F-15C and two-seat F-15D models entered the Air Force inventory in 1979 and were first delivered to Kadena Air Base, Japan. These models were equipped with production Eagle package improvements, including 2,000 pounds of additional internal fuel, provisions for carrying exterior conformal fuel tanks and increased maximum takeoff weight of 68,000 pounds.
The F-15 entered U.S.A.F. Inventory in November 1974 as the F/TF-15A I remembered the 1st time the F-15 did a max climb like this it was so amazing we all climbed on top of our F-4 Phantoms to watch it! We knew something was up because the jet kicked its afterburner on which up to this point they had not used the burners to takeoff! It was such an amazing sight that they actually did a story in Airman magazine but the only thing that was more impressive about the F-15 was watching its landing no wonder they called it the “EAGLE” the fighter looks so graceful when it lands!
When it's been well thought, engineered and designed, a fighter never gets old. The Eagle from McDonnell Douglas is one of a kind. A fantastic machine.
Still the most sexiest jet fighter ever made. And the McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle itself is a prime example in proving that its designs are superior to the MiG’s and Su’s as their proportions are just off. The F-15 is the closest thing to perfection. Scratch that, it is perfection. So damn perfect.
One plane should never retired
One of the best looking beasts in the sky as well imo.
It’s been Boeing for more than a quarter century now, McDonnell Douglas ceased to be.
@jamjardj1974 this aircraft was engineered and designed by Mcdonnell Douglas
Very rare situation. An USAF F-15E in totally clean configuration. No CFTs, no pylons, no pods, no nothing, just the pure airframe and the two 29000 lbs thrust F100PW229!
I was about to say
@@sammanix5585 :) Really? With a 1991 manufacturing year? Noooo. It is a trully-really F-15E. Just check the serial number and the paint scheme. And the title of the video at least. In Lakenheath, there was never a single F-15B at all. This base has only F-15C/D and E. This is an E model.
They were testing the new engines F110. Greetings.
@@michmat77 Where? Here? These are the good old F100PW229 engines. An F110 has a totally different nozzle and the whole engine is quite different...
sam manix There is no B model and it’s a twin seat fighter. Definitely a E model Strike Eagle.
Can you imagine the rush of pushing that throttle handle and feeling that power! AWESOME!!
Yes I can imagine!!!!!
From my ride just before I retired.
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Imagine the rush working underneath one with the engine panels down and one engine in AB while chained to a tarmac. Tweaking the EEC and your chest is caving in and you can’t hear anything. Did it many times while in the AF working on Eagles..
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@@AZGT350 can you explain what that means. eec ?
@@nmnmnm35 The EEC (Engine Electronic Control) is the computer that controls the engine. When some components are changed the engine requires trimming and adjustments to the EEC are made to get the best performance. What he is talking about was on the F100-PW-100 engines and they are no longer in use. The E models have either -220 or -229 and the engine is self- trimming.
That climb rate never ceases to impress
In 1977 I started working at McDonnell Douglas, St Louis Missouri, as a milling machine operator (machinist). My father was also working there. My first part was for the F15 which was just starting to fire up in a big way.. We were also finishing up on the F4. 43 years later I retired still building F15s. Gods airplane. My son is working there now.
Sound and power of a fighter jet especially an F-15 never gets old!
I spent 4 years being woke up by these things ot having the shit scared out of me when they would buzz over our dorm. Never once complained.
@@phillbr51 I got to see a few F-15s flying around my area when they were on TDY near the local air force base
I got an incentive ride in a F-15D 13 years ago. It will go down as the greatest experience of my life. Nothing will ever compare to it.
Congratulations, you must have deserved it!
@@davidtodd1037 I troubleshot a ton of electrical problems on those jets. Once they got rewired, my purpose in life diminished.
Same here--at Langley in '94. 8.1gs. True, it was the level flight back from the MOA that got me queasy.
@@F15CEAGLE1 You must have gotten a ride in a slick bird. Mine had 2 bags so the max we could go was 7.8….which was more than enough for me.
Love the sheer power and deep rolling thunder noise it leaves in its wake, awesome!
Mind blowing to think that airframe is 29 years old! All the stress of G's pulled over the years and she still looks brand new. I was an aerial porter in the USAF and mostly worked on C141s, C5s and C130s... most of which were Vietnam vintage and looking at them you'd never know. Air Force maintainers are absolutely the best in the business!
Just remember that the newest F-15 fighter in USAF service is 37 years old.
@@calvinnickel9995 Especially the ones coming out of the factory this year.
And now they have stealth
@@killerflamingo9566 they never went through with that fortunately
My cousin flew C130's during Desert Storm, if it ain't broke don't fix it :P
Have always had an affinity for the F-15!! American ingenuity still in service 40 plus years later!
Just so damn elegant. A design icon. Probably still the worlds best all round combat jet. Not bad for a nearly fifty year old design.
Yep i agree, and not to mention I believe i hear that the kill ratio is 100%. I don't believe that it has ever lost a dogfight i could be wrong but i think i heard that somewhere. I have a question too, since it has two engines with approximately 30k lb thrust each, does that mean that this thing has 60k lb thrust lol? I can't seem to ever find a straight answer or it just might be such a given.
@@bullridermusic2054 This aircraft has two engines with nearly 30,000 lb thrust per engine with afterburner, so yes it is 60k lbs of thrust. Given the clean configuration that'd likely give this plane a 1.5-1.75+ thrust/weight ratio. It can climb at 60,000 feet per minute.
Makes you wonder why they need a huge rocket to get to outer space, seems like this plane should be able to launch itself into orbit.
@@bullridermusic2054Yes, it still remains the only fighter jet to never lose in an air battle
@@bullridermusic2054 As far as I know, F-15's kill ratio isn't perfect 100%, but pretty damn close to it anyway and it still is the most successful fighter jet to date.
OMG THIS AIRCRAFT IS TIMELESS, GRACEFUL, POWERFUL AND AMAZINGLY DANGEROUS!
The F-15 still BLOWS ME AWAY even after all these years!
Anybody giving an F-15 a "thumbs down" needs a mental evaluation.
mental evaluation to scan for communism
Everything must have people who against it (competitors, etc).
@@kimarykorlumiose7728 I love the F-15s but man: Russian jets such as the SU-30 are beautiful!
Damn right
Most likely they’re communist
How I love the sound of the F=15's actuators. And to see an E model without the external tanks is very rare
I just got to see the new EX without the external tanks. 😁
That was incredible. The sight of it climbing up like nothing to hold it back is breath taking.
I said it ONCE and I've said it TWICE.....THIS plane right here was nothing but a ROCKET parading around airbases ALL over the WORLD as a fighter plane! Talk about a SUPER FAST takeoff and transitioning to VERTICAL climb all in a matter of a few SECONDS, Geeeeez!! STILL A "BEAST" & VERY POWERFUL INDEED!!👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾💪🏾❤💯
she gets up in a hurry when she's clean!
#229's..
Like a rocket
No no no...…."HE" gets up in a hurry. This is a beast of POWER. "she" doesn't have anything to do with power.....
Just like a muscle car without all of the fancy extras, just pure engine power.
@@ajgrant6172 All vehicles that carry men into war are female. Ships, aircraft, they are all “she”. If you’d served, you’d know.
Was at Holloman AFB NM late 1970s. We’d have mobility exercises quarterly and on the third and last day of the quarterly exercise they’d have a dawn launch with 60+ F-15s launching as fast as possible. Nothing like three squadrons of F-15s lighting up their burners with luminous shock diamonds for an unlimited takeoff in the predawn darkness. It was felt as much as seen and heard.
I miss working on those beautiful Eagles! There's nothing like feeling the roar of those engines in your chest! Thanks for the video!
Absolutely love the F-15! It's a beautiful and powerful beast of a fighter jet.
The f15E is actually so slender and thin without anything on it
Thats why this thing is so big and has so powerful engines. Its meant to carry alot and to be in combat for a long time
Yeah and now people will actually believe you when you say it has a low wing loading. I mean, just look at it. It looks almost like a light fighter.
You can hear the scream of the stars, the thunder crack, and see the sky warp.
i was waiting for someone to mention this. Let's gooo G1 Seekers mentioned 🗣🗣
@@alex4nette what?
12 seconds....and off the ground. Wow.
bcoz its not carrying any extra payload (fuel tank,missiles etc.) pilot used full afterburner.its normal for fighter jets.
For those of us who watched F-4's for decades.....it's still magic:)
Like a RC model
The f-16 is better
@@theboothy91 Should be...it was made after the F-15
Glad to say that I did work on the F100-F401 turbofan engine program at FRDC way back in 1972. The variable throat exhaust nozzle was quite a challenge to keep the "petals" from turning into metallic gas molecules.
Quintessential iconic badassery.
The Sixties muscle-car of fighter-jets.
wow!!! That is an amazing take off! I love the F-15s!
The F-15 Strike Eagle ! THE most beautiful plane in the world.
These are some awesome aircraft. They can break the sound barrier while in a vertical climb.
one of the most beautiful birds.
That's the most epic beast of a short video ever....thumping wads of power ....impressive.
greatest plane ever built
The reason for no tanks, its a test flight, thats why the pilot re-tested the engines prior to takeoff, just a maintenance test drive
God bless our airmen! This is the best fighter in the world. As a vet, I prey the Lord to protecț our army.
From when that thing starts to roll to wheels off the ground is 13 seconds.
it would be faster if used afterburner on brakes
I counted 10 seconds.
Osprexx -awesome, then watch a C-5 galaxy, 13- seconds from roll out, to rotation.
What's more impressive about that is he did a rolling takeoff which takes a little longer to get in the air.
@Gage i did not think that he should keep on brakes on full ab, i thought he keep on brakes until ab starts to work and then release brakes( that problem had russians with su-27 when should kept aircraft on full ab , and it dragged excavator, then they took tank , to break some record in climb)
Clean configuration is the best. Wish they would bring back the f15 demo but like this
I understand your stance, But I LOOOVE the fully loaded config
Nice to see the electric variant. Glad they are looking out for the environment now.
I’ve stood there quite a few times and when I saw that I thought I was hallucinating each time. Just incredible stuff folks!😃
2,3,4,5,6 times watching the Baz warming, checking then going into full 'burner...make that 7,8 times...never gets old...what a fantastic flying machine...wow!
One of the best creations of us!!
Like always fantastic
Look at that beautiful bad ass F-15E, I worked these baby's 16 years of my AF career, nothing but love for love this aircraft!
Then prove to the world that this is an E model. Show us the block off plates or rubber corks used to isolate the fuel from the CFT tanks. How about the access plates used to stow the electric wiring for the weapon stations. Where the fudge is the NASCAR certified tape to hide the mounting points for the CFT tanks. I worked F-15s at Eglin AFB. Please explain why the Air Force would go through the trouble removing and basically taking out of commission a fully functionally F-15E to make this video?
The best video of F15 by far far margin.
So unbelievably rare to see the Eagle in a clean configuration, not even CFT’s. This is the picture I carry in my minds eye from it’s first flight in 1972. It had orange trim painted on all surfaces and looked so hot.
Ive been watching f15s at lakenheath for a good while now. That is by a mile the fastest take off and quick climb ive seen, simply the best F15
Boa noite !!!!
Absolutamente fantástico !!!!
Máquina maravilhosa !!!!
Muito obrigado pelo vídeo e parabéns pelo canal.....
Abraço do Brasil.....
I was stationed at LN and this is my first time ever seeing an E without the CFT’s on it
What is a CFT?
@@namespacestd131 conformal fuel tanks
@@jaimeaquino6088 Thanks
Every time they go to depot they fly without them
@Busch light not sure how, considering im POL...ive never seen a E flown without CFT's...but hey, i just drove the trucks that put the gas in them...what do i know...
7 seconds between the AB insert and the take off, very impressive. F-15 is the best air superiority airplane
I had the unique opportunity to watch two F-15s spar in the practice area South of Tyndall AFB. We were at FL 230 and I would guess they were operating between 15, 000 and 30,000 feet. They could cover that airspace in the blink of an eye. Up, down, didn't seem to matter. The power and maneuverability is amazing.
In the Navy we called that a snap up maneuver to go from level flight straight up. The F-4 was outstanding to doing that maneuver.
F-4 or F-14?
chucky F4, both the Navy and Air Force flew them.
They were absolute beasts.
@@mat5267 I talked to a Marine F-4 captain back in the early '70s he said, IF he strapped all the fuel his Phantom could carry.
from the time he started his roll from there at Rickenbacker AF Base (Columbus) he could be over Washington DC
in 3 and a half mins. with no fuel onboard.
@@mat5267 Actually, the Phantom was originally built for the US-Navy.
With it light, looked to possibly be a maintenance test hop, it climbed like a homesick Angel.
A very capable or ordnance delivery platform with impressive thrust to weight ratio.
Twin engine reliability factor.
So jealous. That must be absolutely exhilarating. I am sure it never gets old. Lucky bastard.
Wow! The speed is incredible!
After all these years !
Still a beauty !
Aged well !
When a design is right it looks right !
Off to gum something !
Very rare to see an F-15 fully naked, but we see it here today!
"Control, I'm at 30, send a tanker please!" The amount of fuel that just got burned is amazing!
Full afterburner they consume about 90 gallons per minute..
Unreal seeing the physical change in acceleration with the afterburners lit!
Why do people click on a F-15E take off video and give it a dislike? It's an F15 in good quality. What more do you want?
Even the strike version of the Eagle would win an air-to-air against most of its peers, East or West. It is, and always has been, a credit to its designers.
6 Seconds of being in the Afterburner and he's already airborne!
God that’s impressive
Watching it again, you did an amazing job capturing this video. Well done, @aviationlover92
One hell of an aircraft indeed.
This is really cool footage!
Great footage!
moments of synergy to make something timeless.... the f-15 is an example
Wow, this has to be the best takeoff of a clean F-15E I've seen on youtube! This planes looks really good even for being 40 years old!
@@sammanix5585 I don't think so, check your sources, this is a F-15E
Bay Area Traveler sorry, this is not an F-15 E. It’s possibly a F-15 C. The F-15E Strike Eagles can be generally distinguished from other U.S. Eagle variants by darker aircraft camouflage, conformal fuel tanks (CFTs) mounted along the engine intake ramps
LA I don’t understand how it can be a C variant. I thought C is a single seater. My google searches point to this being a E variant but of course online resources are not always accurate.
Bay Area Traveler Good point. On certain C’s they have attachments for conformal fuel tanks and a dual cockpit. In other words the earliest version of an F-15 E on a “C’s” fuselage. I’ll do some more research and get back to you.
sam manix Here’s your answer:
That aircraft is an F-15D. The single-seat F-15C and two-seat F-15D models entered the Air Force inventory in 1979 and were first delivered to Kadena Air Base, Japan. These models were equipped with production Eagle package improvements, including 2,000 pounds of additional internal fuel, provisions for carrying exterior conformal fuel tanks and increased maximum takeoff weight of 68,000 pounds.
2:24 next morning when you had very spicy food last night.
😂😂
F-14 tomcat: "skipped leg day I see"
Eagle: "What?! Can't hear you from up here! Speak up!"
This looks like a functional check flight after major MX. It's cool to see how much additional acceleration the bird gets once going into burner.
Clean f15 here really shows the f15s power and capability dam that thing is wicked fast.
Holy shit! That thing absolutely LEAPED off the ground in clean config!
Strange to see the distinctive Strike Eagle conformal fuel tanks removed from this aircraft. 🤔
Love those afterburner flames. Airborne in 13 seconds from brakes off.
this is quite possibly the best video on youtube
1:22 when you forgot to start your other engine in DCS..
So relatable
Love to see the eagles soar unrestricted!
Proud to say that I am working on this aircraft. My favorite by far👍🏾
Keep up the great work. I enjoyed watching this video
A sight to be hold!
It always fascinates me how they store some fuel in the wings of aircraft.
Insane! What a fighter jet even so many year later.👍🏼
This stuff never gets old.
never......EVER !!!!!
Beautiful jet.
Love the F-15✈✈✈✈
Thank you - what a great high quality video!
So clean looking. Amazing it’s as old as it is...
Exeptional plane...
Awesommmm
That plane is STUPIDLY over powered
They’re conducting an air defence operation where I live (I live 3min away from a military base) by far the loudest fighter jet I’ve ever heard
Bad ass f 15 flying slick. Looks like a e model but could be a c model from lankenheath England. Air focre rocks
This is so well done and clean it doesnt look real...
The F-15 entered U.S.A.F. Inventory in November 1974 as the F/TF-15A I remembered the 1st time the F-15 did a max climb like this it was so amazing we all climbed on top of our F-4 Phantoms to watch it! We knew something was up because the jet kicked its afterburner on which up to this point they had not used the burners to takeoff! It was such an amazing sight that they actually did a story in Airman magazine but the only thing that was more impressive about the F-15 was watching its landing no wonder they called it the “EAGLE” the fighter looks so graceful when it lands!
What a G r e a t F-15 sound))))))))))) Love it!
A slick and clean-ass F-15...the acceleration was brutal.
Has it been away for work? No squadron colours on the tail and looks immaculate.
Absolutely Beautiful!
Truly a beautiful fighter jet, seen at many Airshows I been too.
Not many “clean” takeoffs around. Gorgeous, raw power in a 1970’s design. Gotta love it!
1960s design
@@dwizzleusa4202 You are correct!
@@buckbuchanan5849 👍..seems like most of our best aircraft come outa the 60s era..
From the first moment you see an f-15 without external fuel tanks, it is known that the takeoff will be phenomenal