Spectacular & Low Take-offs !!! RIAT17 Monday Depatures 

My father was a Marine F4 driver in Vietnam...He once told me the F4 was a rock with wings held aloft through the sheer obstinance of the engines and that it was the only aircraft ever made where the glide slope of the ejection seats was superior to the aircraft's glide slope. Seeing the F4s takeoff roll in the middle of the rolls of all these other aircraft is really the first time I was able to grasp the point of what he said in any meaningful way. You can almost hear the engines yelling at the airframe, "Get yer.....God....get yer lard ass in the air....you're making us look like idiots in front of those cute little F16s!"

I love how the first F-22 just put its landing gear up... "I guess we're flying now..... I guess that's cool."

The F4 and the U2 made my day! awesome!

Still love those F-15's.

Spot on photography, a pleasure to watch..thanks

This was one of the best jet videos yet! There was no crowd noise, no annoying music, no announcer, just pure beauty in motion and wonderful sound. F-22 is still the best. I did miss the B-52's and A10 Warthogs but I can see them elsewhere. I saw them live at KI Sawyer Air Force Base before they shut it down.

the f22 is just gorgeous from a technological standpoint and aesthetic

F16 - such a beautiful aeroplane

Cool design pattern on the Viper. And what a treat to see the U-2 take off.

Brilliant footage - thanks for sharing.

Throughly enjoyed this, thank you so much.

I can't believe those f-22s pulled the gear that early

incredible camerawork! the paint jobs on some of these aircraft are amazing.

Raptors/Eagles/Flankers ! WOW three awesome birds of prey !

Vielen lieben Dank für das schöne Video Hammer ich liebe Flug schows überalles das muß ein wunderschönes Gefühl sein solche Maschine zu beherrschen für mich sind die Piloten Götter

That was awesome! Great assembly of jets.

What a perfect view- simply great!

Very nice video. Lots of colorfully painted aircraft.

Thanks for the uploads, great stuff !!

Some very impressive aircraft, indeed! The Raptor still looking the most badass, but you have to still respect the Legacy Fighters that paved the way. Man..., flying Jet Fighters has to be in the top five of the coolest things to do in a lifetime!

Love all these Aircraft thanks for posting. All time favourites for me in general - in joint second place F14 Tomcat & F15 Eagle, in first place English Electric Lightning 👍 D place

Thank you for the fantastic videos!

Damn those F4's looked heavy!!!

Muchas gracias elwyn R ,por tan maravillosas imagenes

Love the classic F-4 Phantoms 👌

Fantastic. Thanks for posting 👍

Two best planes to ever fly both wore the designation F4. OOH RAH!

U2 Dragon Lady from the 9th Reconnaissance Wing at Beale Air Force Base, Marysville California.

Awesome compilation!

Typical the sun shines on the Monday lol great video liked*

Omg! Even had the U-2... Epic!

Raise you hand if you miss the good ole F 14 Tomcat ..................

F22 going gangsta! pulling up the gear while still on the ground!

Great job! The U-2 is a rare treat.

Is it me or does the U-2 Dragon Lady howl like the Vulcan?!

How most planes take off: 1- Rotate 2- Lift off 3- Retract gear How the raptor takes off: 1- Rotate 2-Retract gear 3- Lift off

If I ever win a lottery... I'll sit at some airport and watch planes all day long...

10/10 for that f15 pilot

Genial et superbes images merci salutations depuis la suisse

Described herein this video is the Thruster to ratio experience superbly achieved

Why would anyone thumbs down this video????? Loved it!! thanks for sharing!

great footage

fantastic great climb out by the U2

I'm looking forward to getting to places like this when I retire

WOW! Nice video. Almost one of everything! Only missing a SR71. The F4 Phantom was an unexpected treat. Testimony to the American belief that if you use enough horsepower you can even make a brick fly. An F4 Ace once said "it didn't care.. it would fly the same speed sideways".

Awesome video quality!

Absolutely superb video, god I miss going to RIAT! :)

Years ago, U-2s were a common sight around here in Tucson AZ, used to see them loitering around all day long. Sure miss those days!

Hats off to the Rafale there, best departure 👍

7 Minutes of absolute bliss.

Great vid 👍🏻

I love the paint job on the Tornado at 3:58. I wish more planes would do that.

very nice video. The only thing bad: not being there in person to get my guts shaken by the sound waves of those metal beasts :)

spectacular!

I didn't know that U-2 were still flying. I love the Rafale too.

The F16 Falcons with the Tiger stripes, F15C Eagles (Grim Reapers) and the F22 Raptors were the coolest ones to watch!

Nice wing wave of the Il-76

The F-4... "git 'er done"

Awesome U2! As a kid I saw one take off in person and it was the loudest thing I had ever heard. Those F-4's need to catch their breath.

King of the skies!

Awesome video, loved it. Nothing screams i am here look at me like a Typhoon...

Great video

Great video! :)

Wish the Tomcat was still in service, one hell of a plane.

"Low take offs !!!" Wow, it's like they almost started on the the ground !!!

Hi Elwyn, great video (quality). Which videocamera do you use?

MAGNIFIQUE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Very Nice ;O)

That u2 sounded vulcanish

Love those Phantoms

Very nice

10/10 for the Rafale pilot! Vive la France :-)

Love the desert storm tornado

Still love those F-15s... It's great to see these jets from all over the world.

Epic!!

Great to see the F4 s

Leave it to the Slavs to take off in the opposite direction. Lol. Maybe the wind shifted for a few minutes. 😂

Wow Wow Wow

0:37 The F22 has funky weird flight surfaces at certain vantage points. This takeoff proves how powerful straight line it has, yet it is still a "BVR" interceptor. .

Like the Dragon Lady with her 914ft wing span.

It's cool to see how all of the western planes take off towards the west and the eastern planes to the east. So long comrades! Awesome video.

Elwyn what camera do you use to film these brilliant videos!

Jesus that was a lot of rudder on the Rafale departure!!!

最初のグリペンがマジで素晴らしい！！

7:01 that is what Bono got inspiration for his band.

The sound of freedom. I was driving down the east coast of Spain once, and as we were approaching San Javier airbase, on a clear day a Typhoon took off right in front of us and went verticle for probably 10,000 feet. Amazing.

Lockid F22 Raptor is Unbelievable low flying jet that I'd ever seen.....!

Yay! I'm a gal w/ NO mechanical tendencies but recognized the U-2 before I checked the list! Bro' and Pa would have been proud! What a trip to see it fly--what an odd shape. Isn't that the super high-speed, high-flying spy plane from decades ago? Thanks for the vid.

OMG F4 phantom!!!

Great job filming👍👍👍 Did they have a group fly by that day?🤔🤔🤔

HATS OFF 2 THE F15 AND MIG 29 THX 4 POSTING !

I love the description....low take offs. I believe they all start the takeoff roll actually touching the ground! Can’t get any lower than that.

Wow the f 15 looked like it left earth soon as it started rolling

Good to see the old F4

Hi ... great Video ... which Camera did you use for that Video ? Please

I was really hoping for an F-4. I got two. That was nice.

Boy that U-2 can climb!

You don’t know what you got till it’s gone, F-4’s were the most badassed birds ever !

Wow it looked like the U2 was much higher than all the other aircraft climbing out.