New Zealand Couple React to why the F-15 Eagle is The Most Gangster Fighter Jet Of All Time. 

Bragging here...my father, Robert E. Maloney was the Chief of Power and Propulsion for the F-15 project (X-15 until production). I can remember him coming home, incredibly excited, saying, "We're going vertical, we're going vertical!!!" after reviewing his team's latest test engine results. He explained how the thrust to weight ratio was greater than 1 for the first time in aviation history. He also held the same position for the F-16 project until his death in 1976 at 54 years old. I am so proud of him and his enduring accomplishments.

The F-15E and F-15 EX are currently in use. Both are multirole fighters capable of air to air and air to ground combat. The gun onboard is the M-61 Vulcan cannon, a 20mm weapon that is on a lot of fighters since the 1950’s. The A-10 uses the 7 barreled GAU-8 Avenger 30mm cannon.

The fact Nic got ahold of you guys is awesome. Now I’m stoked for that. If it includes Nic, it may be good considering he loves history.

The F-15 EX is even more insane!

I was an F-15 crew chief from 1996-2000 94FS. I concur with his explanation. He forgot to say that it was the only fighter that could increase its speed during a vertical climb. The real secret was the radar, which is what the aircraft was built around.

Fat Electrician is highly entertaining.

The top gun jet is the F-14 Tomcat. A Navy pilot favorite

Nick/TFE is the history teacher we all needed in school. I would have remembered a whole lot more with his great storytelling than any of my monotone, bland teachers. This gut is a legend!!!

Top Gun, the first one, and the last plane Maverick flew in the new Top Gun, was an F-14. Fun Fact: I was stationed on the USS Theodore Roosevelt, CVN-71, from 1993-97. I was on Catapult #3, the Waist Catapult. The F-14 was decommissioned soon after I joined the Roosevelt, but I had the pleasure of launching many an F-14 Tomcat off of the catapults. It is an amazing feeling to be under the plane as either a Holdback Operator or Top Side Petty Officer. The roar of the engines at full throttle is something to experience. Also, Full Afterburner at night is beyond spectacular!!

You're thinking of the F-14 'Tomcat'.

The F-15 is still flying. Mostly the F-15E. The F-15 EX is a brand new plane. It has a great story and there are quite a few videos on it.

It’s not hard to believe the incredible things this jet can do, what’s amazing to me are the pilots who can overcome the physiological obstacles. Blood pooling, blood pressure, hell even the need to throw up from the sheer force….how do they train their mind and body to withstand so much? As impressive as the jets are, the pilots are impressive to the nth degree. ❤

I was stationed in Galena, Alaska in 1983-84. We were the closest interceptor base to the former Soviet Union. We had two F 15s on continual alert, if the Defense Early Warning radar chain picked up a bogey, the F15s would scramble to investigate. If it turned out to be a Bear Bomber, we'd show those boys the way home. They both had a full load for their Vulcan 20mm cannon as well as 4 AIM9 Sidewiders and 4 AIM7 Sparrows to encourage the Bomber crew to leave our airspace. It was pretty awesome to watch them scramble, their two F100 engines had tremendous static thrust in full afterburner, as soon as their landing gear retracted the pilots stood them on their tails for a vertical climb. It was a sight to see! 😃

"F-14 Tomahawk"...I love it! It proves y'all have genuine reactions.

Hi from Singapore 🇸🇬, Singapore uses the f15sg, which we have 40 and the f16, which we have 60 . we also bought 12 f35b and 8 f35a

No matter how many times I watch reactions to his videos, they're always entertaining.

I was an F-15 Eagle crew chief when I was in the Air Force and it is a great aircraft. I also worked on the F4D Phantom and the T-38A trainer. I have good memories of the F-15.

The raptor has been in service about 20 years.. the eagle has been in service about 50 years.. the eagle 2 is only a few years into service, it can carry about 12 aaamrams and 4 sidewinders on top of 750 rounds for the gun. where the F15E is a bomb truck, the F15EX is a missile truck. it is supposed to be able to blind fire the aaamrams 40-=50 miles out and let the F35 that is hiding close to the target guide them to lock.

As to the F15-EX... the first 6 just got delivered to the US, there's approximately 150 more paid for. Anyways best way to think of it, what if after decades of service, a planner looked at it and realized if they gave it more internal structures, it not only would last longer (planes lifespans are measured in flight hours, the average Russian plane last 2,000 - 4,000 flight hours, the Average American plane about 6,000 to 8,000... the F15EX lasts 22,000), it got upgraded engines (more fuel efficient and way more powerful), and an extra pylon on each wing for more missiles (either 12 medium ranged, the previous could only carry 4; or 22 short ranged missiles, the previous could again only carry 4... now most likely it will carry something like 10 medium range as they're more useful, and 2-4 short ranged)

I’m currently a mechanic on F-15C Eagles. The C is the dedicated air superiority specialist. The motto was “Not a pound for air to ground.”

The F-15E and F-15 EX are currently in use. Both are multirole fighters capable of air to air and air to ground combat. The gun onboard is the M-61 Vulcan cannon, a 20mm weapon that is on a lot of fighters since the 1950’s.

Thank you for reacting to Nic's videos. I love seeing other people's reactions to his awesome stories. That's the first thing I look for on RU-vid every day.

Air Force version of the Navy Top Gun is called Red Flag and located at Nellis AFB, Nevada. The Eagle is like the top fuel dragster version of a fighter jet with a 104-0 score in kills.

If you remember the old school G1 Transformers. The Decepticon jets like Starscream, Thundercracker, and Skywarp, were F-15 Eagles.

The F-15 EX is a truly insane beast of an aircraft. There's a great video from Sandboxx called, "So the F-15EX isn't Mach 3... who cares?" and proceeds to give an amazing rundown of the crafts capabilities which are mind blowing. Here's a fun tidbit, the EX might actually be capable of Mach 3, after someone in the know claimed that it could and then immediately retracted the claim afterwards. Many suspect the guy gave out a detail that the US military didn't want known.

you guys should go to one of the Air shows many of the Air Force bases put on in the summertime , especially around the 4th of July.

I live about 30 minutes northwest of Seymour Johnson AFB in Goldsboro North Carolina. The base is home to the 4th Fighter Wing.The 4th is equipped with the F15E Strike Eagles. The wing presently has the 333rd Lancers, 334th Eagles ,335th Chiefs and 336th Rocketeers.Two squadrons are training squadrons since Seymour Johnson AFB is the primary training base for F15E air crew. The 333rd Lancers is due to be be disbanded due to Air Force cutbacks. I see the F15E Strike Eagles fly over my house on a regular basis sometimes low and fast. The 4th Fighter Wing got its start at beginning of WW2 as a group of American volunteers flying in the RAF. Hence the name Eagle Squadrons. The wing consists of the of the 334th, 335th and 336th squadrons. When Americ entered the war, they became the 4th Fighter Group. Their motto is Fourth But First. They were among the first attacks on the opening night of the First Gulf War. Would hope the base gets some of the new F15EX Strike Eagles as the ones now are 30 years old. But if B52 Bombers can be around over 50 years then so can the F15E Strike Eagles. The F15E Strike Eagle that knocked down the helicopter with a bomb was from the 4th Wing at Seymour Johnson AFB in Goldsboro North

He is the most entertaining story tellers on RU-vid. I started watching him on tik tok I am so glad he went to youtube and a longer format.

He's a really cool guy I actually found your videos from watching his. A video of you reacting to his video was the first one I ever saw of yours.

YYYYEEEEESSSS! Nick! The F-14 Tomcat was the original “Top Gun” fighter. You missed the outro of he had one. Those are some of the best parts!

The F-15EX is basically when you ask how many missiles do you want a jet to carry and the general just says "Yes". It is being created with the idea using stealth fighters to track targets and send the information to the F-15EX far behind to launch long range missiles so the stealth fighters can save their internally carried missiles only if necessary, as they can carry very few while maintaining stealth and can use them on more important targets that non-stealth fighters can't reach as they are far behind frontlines. Like AWACs (planes with big radars that are essential for modern air warfare) or ground based Anti-Air or radar systems.

I definitely hadn't heard anything about the one wing landing. Happy Saint Patrick's Day.🍀💚🇮🇪Awesome video.

Love "the chubby electron guy." His story telling is always entertaining

I was stationed at Eglin AFB in the test Sq when the weapons testing was being done.... yes, I'm old. Watched it do a max performance climb, one of the most impressive things I've ever seen an aircraft do. It is a rocket... will accelerate in a vertical climb. Here are some of the climb records it holds... 3,000 meters (9,843 feet) 27.57 seconds 6,000 meters (19,685 feet) 39.33 seconds 9,000 meters (29,685 feet) 48.86 seconds 12,000 meters (39,370 feet) 59.38 seconds 15,000 meters (49,212 feet) 77.02 seconds 20,000 meters (65,617 feet) 122.94 seconds 25,000 meters (82,021 feet) 161.02 seconds 30,000 meters (98,425 feet) 207.80 seconds

I was an F-15 Eagle crew chief in Europe back in the 80's and YES it was/is one BAD ASS AIRCRAFT !!!!!!!!!!!!

The Fat Electrician is so funny----and so good! Thank you guys for showing his videos! I know nothing about fighter jets, but I had goosebumps all the while he was on! I am such a patriot! God bless you all. Come back and see us ASAP.

Another great one, guys! ❤ Love from the States.

Usually hate family channels but thank god you guys are such a normal family I don’t get any bad vibes from these guys. Really solid parents honestly

Impressive. Even more the way he presents it in the vid. Great reaction!

In 1976, I was driving onto Langley AFB while an F15 was taking off. I literally watched one come toward me down the runway and just go straight up. I was looking at the bottom of the plane. It was awesome.

We only have 186 F-22. We also have 149 F-15 Eagles, 219 Strike Eagles and 2 F-15ex Eagle II. We don't have enough F-22 to fully retire the Eagle.

Seriously my 2 favorite channels I'm excited to see you collaborate together ❤😮😊

F14 is the Top Gun plane. M61 Vulcan is a 20mm cannon the A10 Warthog uses the GAU -8 Avenger 30mm cannon. The F15 has never been shot down, but there have been losses due to pilot and mechanical issues. The F22 raptor supplements the F15 fleet - it was originally supposed to replace it but Congress didn't approve the budget after the soviet union collapsed. The F15EX is in service in small numbers and has fly by wire controls and new engines - a vice president states the max speed was over mach 2.9 for it but that was quickly deleted. The F15 is still in service, I've seen them fly over my house countless times. Good video guys, looking forward to a collab with Nick.

When I was a kid I wanted to be a fighter pilot and had a big poster of an F15 on my wall. Such an awesome plane

Love watching your videos. Like other of your viewers, I'm from St. Louis, MO, where they build this impressive fighter. As a teen, in the 70's i first saw the F15 take off, escorted by 2 F4 Phantoms, all 3 side by side down the runway. At wheels off the runway, the F15 went vertical and just left the 2 Phantoms! Amazing! Several other comments recommended an air show. You should find one next trip. Thanks again for your Videos.

Navy has F-14v Basically same BUT different because of USAF & NAVY'S NEEDS, Fat Elect is a Veteran like many of us are & We love him Good Pod cast as always Guys Hand Salute from a Tired Old Nam Veteran

TOP GUN: that was the F14 Tomcat. a swept wing navy fighter built to handle Navy carrier launches and landings, with a "swing wing" setup, where the wings could go from straight out to a swept shape to adjust for maneuvers or speed. the F15 Eagle is a joint-strike fighter, primarily land based with the Air Force, and has been re-adapted multiple times to fill different roles. currently in 2024 it is getting yet another refit for more modern uses, simply because it is just a stinkin good airframe

The original Top Gun was an F-14 Tomcat, they also used F-111 Aardvark. In Top Gun 2 they are using F-18 Super Hornets. Top Gun is about Navy Fighter Jets. The F-15, F-16, F-22, etc are US Air Force.

I believe the Top Gun jet was the F-16 Tomcat it has swing/swivel wings. Also on the trip there are many air museums and shows so you can look into that.

Too Gun movie: Defensive squadron is F14 Tomcat Agressor squadron is A4H Skyhawk Mig21 are repainted F5E tiger II

TopGun 1 was F-14 Tomcat, TopGun 2 was F/A18 Hornets and the 2 seater model with "Bob" was a Super Hornet

The small town I live in in Southern Oregon is home to the 173rd fighter wing training base for the F-15's. I feel very fortunate that we get to see these amazing machines flying around the skies everyday. We even have public access roads that go right by both ends of the main runway and people stop all the time to get pictures of the jets flying really low directly overhead as they're landing and taking off. I've been fortunate enough over the years to have done a lot of construction and maintenance type work at the air base, even all the way out on the flight line, and I'll tell you what, those jets are impressive up close. They are even constructing a memorial in one of our parks downtown and they're mounting an F15 body (no engines of course) on a large concrete pedestal in the middle of the park. If you would like to see some close up pictures I can run down to the park and get them for you, it's only a mile from my house, just let me know and where to send them if you do. 😁

Love me some Fat Electrician reactions. From combat medic to an awesome story teller, he's funny as heck. Thanks for reacting to his videos. Many blessings to y'all from the Great State of Texas 🇺🇸

The F-15 is still in current inventory and used heavily in the military. You all should check out the "time to climb record" The F-15 is a beast!

Wait.. did he just drop an F-bomb at 8:04. Hell yeah!!!

The 15 and 16 are two of the best to ever do it, thats why they are both going to be around for the foreseeable future. The gun on both is 20mm the A10 is 30mm so not the same as you asked. The C model 15 is now retired and the EX along with og Eagles are still around. Also the Raptor is over 20yrs old now, which makes me feel really old.

A crossover would be epic! My 2 favorite channels together! Thank you for your content! Ps loved your bull riding video.

The F-15 is definitely still in service! My buddy just completed basic training 4 days ago and was selected to work on the F-15 I'm super excited for him and told him it was gonna be an awesome experience it is literally the best fighter craft in the world and probably history at this point!!!!!

There is also the stealth variant of the f-15. Which is the f-15 silent eagle. There is also the f15 strike eagle variant, which I think is more of a close air support aircraft.

awesome!!!!~~~ thank you -- my father was one of the top radar designers for the F15 for 40 years since it's inception amazing memories -- the top of the top

Top Gun aircraft is the F-14

I love both of your channels!!! I can't wait to see the 2 if you together and see if he can keep it PG😂

I live in mid-Missouri within 15 miles of the air base that has the B2 Stealth. I get to see wonderful flying machines daily, and hear them overhead at work too. In fact, I hear the rumble of it right now! The day my 93-year- old dad passed on, we traveled by the base going home, and saw a jet almost touchdown then shoot straight up to the heavens. I think it was so perfect for the day! I smiled knowing dad would have loved that. 💜✈️

The gun on the F-15 is a 20mm gatling gun. The A-10 Warthog has a 30mm. I was a weapons loader on the F-15. I got out just as they were introducing the AAMRAM. Before that they carried 4 AIM-7's on the fuselage. And 4 AIM-9's, 2 under each wing. There was a saying about the F-15. It shoots down whatevers up and blows up whatevers down. She could carry a plethora of bombs.

FAT ELECTRICIAN AND NZF!! BEST COMBINATION ON RU-vid!!!

Good to see another video, I watched your reaction video and the different weather we have here and a few days ago we 6 tornados in Ohio

Top Gun 1 Was filmed w/ the F14 tomcat Top Gun 2 was filmed w/ the FA18E/F Super Hornet

This is why they continue to update and improve the avionics on the F-15 and it will be in service for the foreseeable future. And the new F-15EX Eagle-II is a missile truck that can carry so many missiles and bombs it's the only fighter that can come close to the firepower of the A-10! The "Top Gun" jet is the F-14 Tomcat. It has been retired, but was an incredible fighter in it's own right.

You can learn alot in regards to the more interesting aspects of the US military from Nick. Keep it up,guys!

I love Nic’s stuff, a crossover would be great. Top Gun features the F-14. The F-15 is still in service and will be for a long time.

First of all... yes. Everything, yes. I would love nothing more than a collaboration between you and nic! Please make this happen!

The F-15 Super Eagle if I'm not mistaken has had its entire flight hydraulic controls replaced by Fly by Wire making it not only lighter it has also had a flight computer installed that allows the pilot to push the plane to its limits and not go further. The computer also controls the Engine output. So, that allows the Super Eagle to fly just like the F-22 even though it doesn't have flexing exhaust nozzles, but fly as it does. It's frame has been stiffened allowing along with weight reduction to carry more and or higher weapons. Say like a 17ft missile that most planes can't.

My family and I are coming to New Zealand this december! Cannot wait to see your beautiful country!

love it thx for the videos you are a great parent!

The 15 ex has also been called the missile truck, said to carry 12+ beyond visual range missiles. The f22 was designed in the 80s, built in theb90s, amd in service in 2000s

The Raptor actually hit front line service in the early 2000s it's almost 20+ years old at this point. The F15 is on it's way out but there are still some in service last I heard, mostly with National Air Guard and Reserve Units.

The F-15 has been in continuous service in the USAF. the new one is simply the latest updated version. The F-22 does not replace it and neither does the F-35, they each have their own use in the air fleet, but the F-15 is stepping back from its position as the front-line fighter to a supporting role as more of a bomb truck and ground attack aircraft.

When I was in basic traing at Lackland AFB, I remember marching alone somewhere, I forget exactly where. I heard jet rumbling behind a backdrop of trees when from the treeline sprung 2 F15s going straight vertical! They went from the top of the treeline and into the clouds in mere seconds. It was the most amazing thing I'd ever seen! I was actually frozen in place for awhile just stunned. Later at Cannon AFB, during an airshow, I witnessed an F15 firsthand. The plane was coming in for a landing, or so I thought, and as it was coming down, the nose pointed up more and more. As soon as the plane was vertical, the F15 pilot hit the afterburners and the F15 shot straight up into the sky. It went from maybe 15 feet from the runway to being out of sight once again in seconds. There's a video here on RU-vid that better explains what happened to the F15 with one wing missing. The dude on your video didn't mention the "spiral of death" that most pilots would have ejected from. I'll leave it at that.

The F-15E was my plane! I was an Avionics Technician (Attack Control Systems) assigned to the 336th Fighter Squadron (Rocketeers) from 1993-1997.

The F 15 is still in service to this day and it's still feared all around the world

The F-15EX is a BEAST. Stealth is good but what the F-15EX brings to the table makes it unbeatable. Thanks for your videos, Love them.

The Fuselage was developed to be a "Lifting Body" to help with Aerodynamics and Maneuverability. I worked the F15 off and on during my 20 years in the USAF.

The F-14 is very well known because it was used in the movie Top Gun. The Air Force F-15 and the Navy F-14 both came out in the mid 1970s. They both had 2 engines and twin tails, but that's where the similarity stops. The F-14 had swing wings and was very underpowered because the F-401-400 engine that it was initially suppose to use wasn't ready. At 1,544 mph it wasn't as fast as the F-15, nor could it carry any bombs until 1993. It also had much shorter range. It finally got the correct engine in the 1990s. The main mission of the Navy F-14 was as an interceptor for fleet defense, not air superiority. The F-14 safety record is one of the worst in U.S. Naval history as it lost 145 F-14s to accidents out of 712 made. The total number of kills from U.S. Navy F-14s is 6; 4 Libya fighters, 1 helicopter in Desert Storm in 1991, and 1 unarmed U.S. Air Force F-4 Phantom during an accidental shoot down. It was retired in 2006, while the F-15 is still being manufactured today.

I’m glad you guys have seen all kinds of US military aircrafts, I def can’t fly them, but it’s amazing to be part of it. I’m not ashamed to say my company works for many aerospace companies and I’ve proudly and personally been making critical component parts for the f15, f16, f22, f35, etc. the tech of these jets are so cool

You guys have trained me well. When Ben said "what's up NZers?" I actually said "Hiiii!" Also, that "Mkay!" For the GBU-10 explosion is a great way of saying, "yeah, they dead!"

Atlanta's Kitchen Virginia episode. I will literally cold freeze and send you a Virginia Ham.

The St Louis commercial airport shared the runways with the factory where the Eagle is built. The control tower have an “Eagle Departure”, straight up. BTW, Top Gun was the F-14 Tomcat & Top Gun Maverick was the F/A-18 Hornet.

They do take off straight up, I’ve seen em do it. It’s amazing!❤️🐝🤗

Still in use...we use things til the wheels fall off. Then we addd/customize them more and use them more til the wheels fall off again. Rinse and repeat.

The original Top Gun plane was the F14 Tomcat. The Tomahawk is actually a missile.

In its testing phase the f-22 had to beat the f-15 in dogfighting. The record of those fights was 40-1 in favor of the f-22. The fact the f-15 even scored a kill made all the developers have some serious trauma.

Two of my uncles served in the air force and were engineers on the f15 eagles.

I think military aircraft is the sexiest thing in the world!! (My father was WWII Air Force. He taught me a lot). I had not one but two F-15’s fly over my house at the time just around Shock and Awe with their after-burners on! Need I tell you my reaction to them. I said “Wooooohooooo!!” 😅😅😅

My husband works on F15’s at Warner Robins Air Force Base here in Georgia . They are amazing aircraft’s!! I also enjoy your videos. Started watching a couple of weeks ago when I saw one of your videos from your trip to America last year. 😊

Great video you two. It's not the top gun plane. That's the F-14 Tomcat. Can't wait to host you four again this summer. Much love sent your way from here in the states.

Guys you have got to check out World War Tree by him! Love your channel!

If you love doing the military videos, you have to visit Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio on your trip this summer. The Airforce museum is 26 acres of hangers with a ton of amazing aircraft to see up close and personal. And......it is free to go through.

Fun fact: America developed the F-15 in response to the Soviet deployment of their Mig-25 Foxbat. The thing was we knew almost nothing about this Soviet aircraft except that we could observe it traveling at speeds previously unheard of for a combat aircraft. It was hypothesized that it was made of ultra light weight materials and could carry a considerable arsenal of munitions. So presented with what is effectively a flying Soviet boogeyman of an aircraft, the US developed a jet purpose built to murder said boogeyman and establish absolute air superiority. Here's the funny part: The Mig-25? That supposedly technological leap ahead that got the US so worried it built a monster like the F-15 Eagle? It's completely garbage. It is actually very heavy and requires it's massive engines just to get off the ground and thus has a very limited capacity for weaponry. It is also not particularly maneuverable. It's sole mission profile that it theoretically could perform well was to carry out a high speed interception of an incoming enemy bomber. Yeah, the Soviets trying to show off their new toy and be really vague about its capabilities only inspired the US to make something faster, better armed and more maneuverable. Fun addendum: When the F-22 Raptor was being designed, it was not being built to beat Migs, or Sus, or chinese J-10s. It's primary design requirement was that it had to be able to beat the F-15 in air to air combat because nothing has ever beaten THAT jet. So yeah, it's gotten to the point where the US is having to compete against itself in arms development. Please enjoy what I assume to be free health care down in NZ :-)

i did an orientation flight in an F 15 with 113th tac wing , back in about 83-84 somewhere in there and we did a stol and it was all i could do to stay in control of my bodily functions.

Way back in the 80s my dad helped with the F-15E engine at Edwards AFB. It instantly became our family plane and I still have a lot of models and weird stuff like that. Now that the F-15-EX is a thing I can't help but fanboy over it.