@@jimbo5494 or watching one shell out. Although I had one shell out on me at 3am in MOPP 4. They called an ENDEX shortly after that. The one and only time that I enjoyed the light show.
Listened to that sound for 20 years. #1 seemed a little slow coming up to speed. It could be the difference in 200s vs. 100s, or I could be off a little after all it has been 20 years since I retired. - Thanks for posting.
#2 engine (R/H) was slow to start properly because he motored it to long he should have moved the R/H throttle over the hump sooner. No big deal! You normally start the #2 R/H first then #1 L/H engine.
Brings back memories for me as an engine runner from the factory on the flight ramp. #2 engine (R/H) was slow to start properly because he motored it to long he should have moved the R/H throttle over the hump sooner. No big deal! You normally start the #2 R/H first then #1 L/H engine. F-15 Eagle 🦅 ❤️
You are one lucky SOB. I have always wanted to go up in an F15. Shes my favorite jet. I work crash fire rescue on an ang base and would love to some day go up in one.
@Busch Light oh but I bet I do.... Lol I was stationed at Kadena with 56 of them for 2 years. If it wasn't a JFS fire it was either a hydraulic leak or failure of some sort. But I still love them nonetheless lol I ran many inflight responses on them while I was there.
@Busch Light lol nah definitely not. I have truly loved the eagles since i was a kid but I've definitely seen the bad sides of them as well. Can't even honestly count howa many times I've had to do a walk around/under one while I was running to check for hot brakes and hydraulic leaks. Not to mention how many we caught in the MAAS on a daily.
@Busch Light lol I never said I actually worked on them as a mechanic lol. I was freinds with both mechanic and pilots while I was active duty but now MY sense of the word working on these jets was in emergency situations. As far as taking one a part or putting it back together you'd be correct I don't know anything about that lol but I do know how much they like to break lol
Question for F-15 drivers, and everyone else who might know the answer... Why does the engine gauge max up at 96% in full military throttle, but there is no indication anywhere for the afterburner stages (aside from drawing off of rpm and fuel-consumption)? Or do you flyboys in real life have an indicator or a series of lights that indicate your different reheat/ab stages? Also, regarding the throttle, is there any extra resistance or clicks that indicate you are leaving mil power and activating a/b? Just a simmer here =) I have, sadly, never even seen a fighter up close in my life (Outside of Sims/VR).
No, there is no indicator showing which "stages" of the burner are lit. There is a slight friction hump between MIL power and going into burner. There's really no reason to have any indication of how much AB you have beyond the position of the throttle. It is not a precision tool...it is an axe, not a scalpel.
The reason your RPM doesnt go up any higher after Mil power is because that's the engines max RPM. You gain no engine speed with after burner, you just dump loads of fuel into the "can" or exhaust to greatly increase thrust.
You can also use nozzle position to guage AB. Fuel flow, RPM, nozzle. There is friction going from Mil to AB but not for different AB stages...you more feel that seat of pants. On T/O, fuel flow rates in the 45k lbs per hour per engine are normal. 96% is just the ops limit. The EMD will show up to like 104% or 106% I think.
since it is abit of an older plane. i can only think of it as on how you start a 60's carbed car, cranking it over with the choke. since it has 2 engines, that starter gets worn out pretty fast
Fendtforlife lmao I work on F-15E engines and I gotta agree with Eric. Only one JFS, so don’t act like you’re all talk when you don’t even know what the hell you’re talking about
