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Why the US still needs the F-15

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The F-15 first flew in 1972, and fifty years later, the US Air Force is still flying F-15 Eagles in Europe. An upgraded model - the F-15EX Eagle II - is due to begin deploying in the next few months, potentially extending the lifespan of the F-15 until the 2050s, 90 years after the first F-15 took to the skies. Despite operating in every major conflict of the last forty years and scoring more than 100 kills, an F-15 has never been downed by enemy action. So what makes the F-15 Eagle so formidable? And are we justified in suggesting that the F-15 is the greatest fighter jet of all time?
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@ralph.aguinaldomd Месяц назад

The F15 is nearly 50 years old and still looks modern. Truly a timeless machine 👀

@ideadlift20kg83 29 дней назад

I agree but maybe it looks modern because we never really go into how old something truly is and how much air craft development has slowed down externally. Development on internals have skyrocketed. A F15 from the 80s stand no chance against a modernized F15 today.

@matthew4107 24 дня назад

as someone very interested in combat vehicles, i can tell you the f15 looks incredibly dated. but i know what you mean, we have barely progressed from cold war era looks. 6th gen REALLY look quite different though. which is just around the corner.

@sultanabran1 17 дней назад

these jets are designed 100% for function and 0% for aesthetics. physics hasn't changed from the 1960s.

@ivanfisher9301 4 дня назад

just behind the F14 !!

@esbenbuurlkke5775 2 дня назад

@@sultanabran1 so the phyics changed before the 1960’s?

@Planner38 Месяц назад

The F-15 is truly the greatest fighter of all time. Not only is it still operational after 50 years, it is still in production. Countries with vast resources, including the US and Israel, are not continuing to purchase the F-15 because that is all that is available to them. Rather, they continue to purchase F-15s because it remains extremely valuable and can fulfill a variety of roles that other aircraft cannot. Finally, not a single F-15 has been lost in combat. It is truly a legendary aircraft.

@lewiswilson3224 Месяц назад

@@Planner38 nah they have had some lost in combat, just not in A-A combat. But SAM sites and ground fire have destroyed a handful of eagles

@MICHAELJD6 Месяц назад

When I was a teenager the guys in the NZ air force said the F 15 sucked. They said the sky hawk was better. You can read about the sky hawk on Wikipedia. Simple, reliable, cheap, maneuverable.

@abergethirty Месяц назад

@@MICHAELJD6 Any pilot is going claim whatever are flying is the best. The Skyhawk is outclassed by the F5 Freedom Fighter for Christ Sakes.

@MotoroidARFC Месяц назад

@lewiswilson3224 yes. Some Strike Eagles were downed by ground air defenses.

@lewiswilson3224 Месяц назад

@@MotoroidARFC I think it was during desert storm if I’m not correct

@Mustapha1963 Месяц назад

Consider this: the F-15 was first tested in the early 1970s and first deployed in the late 1970s- and, through constant technological upgrades, is still a first-line fighter today. This is roughly akin to taking a Sopwith Camel and using it in Vietnam.

@luffirton Месяц назад

@@Mustapha1963 I think it’s one of the best decisions the US Air Force have done to date. Why depreciate a winning design for a new design that’s not known to be a new winner. It is the ultimate superiority multirole fighter and by giving it new more effective and fuel efficient engines, new avionics, better radar and technology it can continue to serve. Not only should it be more cost effective to operate in larger numbers but will allow for the US to have a fighter that can go inn first or second in a conflict for the next 40-50 years depending on the type of treat environment. It will be the F-35 or the F15EX going in first to establish air superiority with F-22.

@DefiantSix Месяц назад

The difference of course is that the F-15 is still competitive in the modern air combat environment. The Sopwith Camel would have been dog meat in the Vietnam Conflict.

@SquareHeadSlacker Месяц назад

It's not the equivalent at all. Technology has different rates of change. The Sopwith Camel as a platform was obsolescent within a few years. Not the case at all with the F15.

@micksmithson6724 Месяц назад

"The new engines can produce 29,000lbs of thrust, 5000 tonnes more than the F-15E's engines". Yeah that seems like an error ;)

@theChickenstones Месяц назад

I fear that the stated climb rate from take-off of 50,000' a minute is a bit off too.

@beany1987 Месяц назад

No, it is right. On reheat, they produce just over 6000lb extra thrust on each engine, so 12000lb of thrust overall or just over 5 tons. Also, because of that difference, the top speed of the jet has now increased by 211 mph to 1864mph.

@micksmithson6724 Месяц назад

@@beany1987 Watch the video, she says "five thousand tons" NOT 5 tons

@steveward53 Месяц назад

Had the homour and pleasure of a session in the Eagle Driver simulator when it was at Lakenheath thanks to a good friend who was in the 492nd "Bolars" , thanks again "Bulldog" ... 👍

@extragoogleaccount6061 Месяц назад

Was that the kind where it moves around/moves the seat around to simulate forces on the pilot? That is really cool if so....did you have piloting or sim experience before? Or did they have an "easy" mode? (Sounds funny on a military simulator, but I imagine it would be hard to get anywhere without training otherwise lol)

@scotw148 Месяц назад

I love these Imperial War Museum videos, thank you for making them.

@hamsamich9 Месяц назад

I always forget how old most “modern” jet fighters are. Even the F22 is almost 30 years old which is crazy to me.

@richardhendroff3035 Месяц назад

Hattie Hearn, thank you so much for your enthralling, passionate and well researched story of the F 15! It's thanks to you that the story of our technical achievements and history is passed on successfully in the most fitting environment of the museum and its artefacts. Thank you again from Perth Western Australia :)

@jumperpence Месяц назад

@@richardhendroff3035 informative and entertaining. Excellent presentation. Reminds me that I need to revisit this amazing museum.

@Iskelderon Месяц назад

Sadly, the F-22, which was supposed to be the F-15 for the new century, was never produced in high enough numbers. Therefore, the 15 gets upgrade after upgrade.

@williestyle35 16 дней назад

Something like that. Plus, the F - 22 order being cut back costs us more for each aircraft, shamefully. While the F - 22 was not specifically meant to fully replace the F - 15 on a one for one basis, the reduced number of F - 22's is stupid and wasteful of tax payers money.

@RonJohn63 6 дней назад

Sometimes, existing -*upgradable* kit is More Than Good Enough (especially when the F-35 exists).

@davydatwood3158 Месяц назад

As a Canadian, patriotism requires me to argue that the greatest fighter jet of all time was the CF-105 Arrow - but I'll concede the F-15 is the greatest fighter jet to actually enter production. :)

@wertiff541 Месяц назад

@davydatwood3158 They cf-105 was never a fighter. It was an interceptor. Canada had great aircraft at that time with the cf-100 canuck. There ultimately was no use for the cf-105 that being said, we could have sold the technology to the Americans for more than it cost us to develop it.

@davydatwood3158 Месяц назад

@@wertiff541 Given the debacle that the Bomarc turned out to be, I'll disagree strongly with the assertation that there was no use for the Arrow. It getting cancelled was Canada's unwillingness to actually spend money on defence, pure and simple, and a problem that predates Confederation. And yes, the Arrow was an interceptor. By that token, F-14s aren't fighters either. Western militaries rarely draw a hard line between interceptors and air-superiority ships, and generally lump both together under "fighter" - so I', comfortable in asserting that the Arrow was, indeed, a "fighter."

@nookbandit Месяц назад

Promoting a concept that was stopped 65 years ago makes all you Canadians look silly. In that time man has been to space, landed on the Moon, landed crafts on Mars and the moon of Saturn, created vaccines for numerous diseases and yet Canadians are willing to die on the sword of a test program. Cmon Canada join the 21st century and beyond

@Wargasm54 18 дней назад

The 105 was cool. Kinda reminds me of the American Valkyrie. Sadly, it never saw mass production either.

@williestyle35 16 дней назад

The whole "controversy" and destruction of the CF - 105 fighter / interceptor program is a disgraceful piece of Canadian / USA "relations". The US should have simply bought up the program and kept its "top secret" use of titanium under wraps, instead of "recommending" the cash strapped Canadian government make it all disappear. There are a few good videos on the CF - 105, including one from the old "Discovery - Wings" program - but only a couple that talk about the background "deal" that ended that darn fine aeroplane.

@lastguy8613 Месяц назад

To become a space ace he'd have to shoot down five satellites i believe..

@Alex-hu5eg Месяц назад

@@lastguy8613 one satellite

@DefiantSix Месяц назад

Just because you aren't aware of the other 4 satellite kills, doesn't mean they aren't there. We could tell you about them, but then we'd have to unalive you.

@williestyle35 16 дней назад

That was the existing traditional "convention" for scoring as an Ace. But I guess they can just make up whatever they want for "space combat". lul

@993isgawd Месяц назад

The USAF policy makers likes to point out that five F-15s couldn't fend off a single F-22 in a simulated combat training exercise. Of course the generals who sanctioned this exhibition have been trying to _justify_ the cost of each of those very pricy and somewhat operationally limited Raptors. From an original desire to have around 750 F-22s, the Air Force could only actually afford a number less than 200, each coming with an internal weapons bay that doesn't allow a lot of flexibility when comes to ordnance variety and mission types. Multi-role the Raptor clearly is not. And THAT is exactly why the Eagle is still very much alive and kicking.

@clydedoris5002 Месяц назад

Raptor is still arguably the best fighter in the world for 20+ years

@MotoroidARFC Месяц назад

@@clydedoris5002just not cost effective for mundane tasks

@williestyle35 16 дней назад

@@MotoroidARFC the problem with the F - 22 "Raptor" became the "mundane tasks". It simply was not designed with enough mission flexibility and was never going to be cost effective to fully replace the F - 15. The real shame of cutting back the F - 22 order to less than 200 aircraft is that it cost us a bunch more money per aircraft delivered. The internal weapons bays are essential to the F -22's "stealth", but as mentioned, it is a limiting factor on the missions and munitions the F - 22 can complete. sad

@AstroDork Месяц назад

Great video. I bet shes kicking herself at the "5000 tons more..." slip up at 11:45. She obvioulsy knows what shes talking about

@reconhippy8352 Месяц назад

Awesome vid. I'm visiting the IWM next time in UK

@steveharvey6421 Месяц назад

The combat in air to air is amazing.

@SanDiegoHarry1 Месяц назад

let's be honest... the EX is to the MudHen what the Rhino is to the F/A-18. It's a whole new weapon's system disguised as an update.

@kenchen704 Месяц назад

Except the Rhino is even more radical, with major aerodynamic changes that goes with everything else. The F15’s fundamental aerodynamics has stayed basically the same, just having some nicer nozzles and a sick flight-by-wire system (finally)

@farstrider79 Месяц назад

@@SanDiegoHarry1 Can we not just continue to lie to ourselves, reality is so harsh.

@MotoroidARFC Месяц назад

Yup. The Qatari version was very good which made the USAF take notice when they realized they could not afford and operate an F-35 only fleet. Just the FBW alone gave it an additional pylon on each wing.

@williestyle35 16 дней назад

@@MotoroidARFC it was not only that the USAF could not *afford* to fully replace the F - 15 with the F - 35, it is also that the F - 35 is not as dominant in the air to air combat role. While there might not be as much closer range air combat in coming years, the F - 35 is a more "versatile" aircraft, for multirole and "strike" missions, but less for mixing it up with other specialist fighters.

@MotoroidARFC 16 дней назад

@@williestyle35 they can't even afford the operating costs for the ones they have now. They're using them less to reduce costs.

@amphilbey Месяц назад

Love these videos, thank you. Growing up in the 80s with the Cold War went to many airshows and love visiting the IWM with the kids

@andrewtuff6257 Месяц назад

Super video, easy to follow (they aren’t always) and what a great original design! Thanks for posting.

@goobfilmcast4239 Месяц назад

Modern Stealth Fighters like the F-35 will enter contested airspace first. With its more limited payload, the F-35 will take out air defense system creating a "path in the sky" and send targeting data back to F-15s carrying a whole bunch more boomy booms to finish the job. Think of the F-15 as a Missile Truck....that can fly at over mach 2 and turn on a dime. Upgraded F-15s will speed up the retirement of the B-1. The B-52 will still be around awhile, however. The Pacific is a BIG Ocean.......

@NGAD2027 Месяц назад

Because In spite of How Stealthy & High tech the F-35 Is: The US Air Force still Needs a Large Fighter, with the type of Payload Speed and Power the F-15 offers.

@Jeffrey-c2z 28 дней назад

The F-15 has been a singularly successful airplane, due to it's designers at McDonnell Douglass. They produced a plane that has been and continues to be one of the few truly great fighter planes. With advancements and upgrades to its airframe and avionics, this plane will continue to be an effective fighter.

@jamesrussell5620 Месяц назад

Just being a Gary - you show MiG 23s when you are talking about the MiG 25

@cheekeongchan6605 Месяц назад

The F-15 has been upgraded extensively via the F-15E series through overseas sales. Foreign countries paid for integration of various weapons, etc. Saudi Arabia paid for the fly by wire upgrade. Having easy access maintenance panels on the airframe also helped. The current latest F-15EX is an advanced and modern non-stealth fighter equivalent to any other despite being a 50 year old design.

@jackdaugaard-hansen4512 Месяц назад

The F15 first flew in 1972 and was put into service 4 years later, a comparison would be an early aircraft from the 1900s being used in the Korean War, or ww1 fighter in the Vietnam war or a world war 2 fighter in the gulf war, of course technology was changing a lot more back in those days but it’s still pretty cool

@Wargasm54 18 дней назад

It’s still flying because it’s a badass jet. The A-10 could keep flying too if they just gave it some love and modern upgrades.

@williestyle35 16 дней назад

The A - 10 is a "program" the USAF only took on because it added funds to their budgets. The Air Force is really not super happy to be in the "ground pounding" business - it shows in the neglect that has been piled up on the A - 10. Besides, it could never actually fulfill it's primary "tank buster" role on a modern battlefield. I have always liked the *ideas* and purpose behind the A - 10, but the Air Force vastly oversold it's capabilities and their commitment to support the Army with it. The funding should have gone to more and better helicopters like the RAH-66 Comanche.

@luffirton Месяц назад

I think it’s one of the best decisions the US Air Force have done to date. Why depreciate a winning design for a new design that’s not known to be a new winner. It is the ultimate superiority multirole fighter and by giving it new more effective and fuel efficient engines, new avionics, better radar and technology it can continue to serve. Not only should it be more cost effective to operate in larger numbers but will allow for the US to have a fighter that can go inn first or second in a conflict for the next 40-50 years depending on the type of treat environment. It will be the F-35 or the F15EX going in first to establish air superiority with F-22.

@douglassauvageau7262 Месяц назад

Consider the legacy of the B-52, C-130, et al. Sustaining the production of proven airframes / platforms and incorporating improvements in avionics, weaponry, et al seems a winning strategy. Recent history testifies to the need to sustain operations beyond the "Shock and Awe" phase.

@sgt.grinch3299 Месяц назад

Magnificent machine.

@265justy Месяц назад

@ 1:10 she states an F-15 has never been lost in combat.. That is simply very false. Perhaps no F-15 may have been lost in air to air combat, but some have been downed by ground fire.. 2 confirmed F-15Es were lost in the first Gulf War to Iraqi ground fire and a few more unconfirmed accounts of Saudi F-15 losses over Iraq and Yemen.

@Wargasm54 18 дней назад

State your sources. The ones that were shot at from ground weapons did receive damage and were out of the fight. But they did manage to limp back to base.

@265justy 18 дней назад

@@Wargasm54 17/18 January 1991: F-15E-46-MC, 88‑1689, c/n 1098/E073, of the 335th FS, 4th TFW, USAF, was shot down by anti-aircraft artillery on the first day of Operation Desert Storm.[6][25][26] 19/20 January 1991: F-15E-46-MC, 88‑1692, c/n 1101/E076, of the 336th FS, 4th TFW, USAF, was shot down by an Iraqi SA-2E missile during Operation Desert Storm. Both crew members ejected and were POWs.[6][25][26]

@265justy 18 дней назад

@@Wargasm54 You have a thing called Google... Look it up. Several sources state the same thing.. . 2 were shot down in the first Gulf War.. 1 on the first day of the war by heavy gun fire from the ground.. A 2nd was lost to an SA-2.

@keithwaller4545 Месяц назад

Its just the best modern fighter made and still looks so good . And for 90% of the time 👍

@repapeti98 21 день назад

As someone who doesn't know much about aircraft, the F-15 looks like it came out 10-20 years ago tops. 50 years ago seems like such a long time, one would think they still flew piston-powered biplanes.

@WesSites Месяц назад

The F4 was a fantastic aircraft, its problem was the doctrine not the weapon system. The aircraft was designed to make aerial kills BVR, and the doctrine at the time required visual confirmation before the pilots were allowed to fire upon the enemy. A limited war is one you cannot win, something the US has continued to fail to understand.

@grantchin1526 Месяц назад

4:04 dangerously close to scraping the ground!!!

@TheCleric42 8 дней назад

One mistake at 6:52: the first Space Ace was Amelia “Buns” Nakamura. See Tom Clancy’s Red Storm Rising for details.

@daniel_lucio Месяц назад

"Moral questions", oh my God...

@The_kneidlach_engineer Месяц назад

No moral implications during Gulf Wars...

@michaelodonnell7011 Месяц назад

@@The_kneidlach_engineer Come on... They had weapons of mass destruction. If only Dr David Kelly hadn't got injured. Ask Tony Blair.

@The_kneidlach_engineer Месяц назад

@@michaelodonnell7011sarcasm?

@jeremiahreilly9739 16 дней назад

Nice history. Way too many advertisement interruptions.

@dert693 Месяц назад

Great vid! Thanks for the info.

@everythingman987 Месяц назад

It is often stated that the F-15 was a reaction to the MiG-25. This is only partially true. The FX program that birthed the F-15 was already under development before the US learned of the Foxbat’s existence. Some program requirements were changed after the US learned of the Foxbat, and many design changes to the McDonnell FX concept were made that resulted in the F-15, but the FX program was not the US’s “response” to the MiG-25.

@Twirlyhead Месяц назад

So it is partially true then.

@On_The_Piss Месяц назад

Yes, and the US definitely didn’t lose the Vietnam War.

@johnkochen7264 Месяц назад

Why the F-15 is still flying? Because it is still an awesome jet. Kudos to McDonnell for this amazing fighter.

@markymark3572 Месяц назад

Still one of the world's finest fighters.

@kabuki_kitten7129 Месяц назад

greatest plane of all time, unless you count the v2 as a plane cause thats really really cool

@billevans7936 Месяц назад

Could be the large presence in the European theatre ...just maybe

@Rob-lq2ny 27 дней назад

Because F35 is still unable to fully replace F15 and fix major issues.

@Orbital_Inclination 19 дней назад

F-35 was never intended to replace F-15

@jacobbaumgardner3406 Месяц назад

They need it because they decided to stop making Raptors. Simple as that.

@Orbital_Inclination 19 дней назад

Also Raptors can't fulfill the ground attack role of the F-15E

@jacobbaumgardner3406 19 дней назад

@@Orbital_Inclination yes, though the F-15E aren’t made anymore.

@StevenKeery Месяц назад

Nice looking plane.

@songkok7hitam 29 дней назад

F-15EX just genius.

@EthanRawlins Месяц назад

The best of the best fighter!

@Gary-zq3pz Месяц назад

If you do something right the first time...the Eagle could (conceivably) be equipped with the next engines coming up that can operate in space. From tarmac to high orbit could be a possibility with this plane.

@54mgtf22 Месяц назад

Great work IWM

@sheilah4525 Месяц назад

IT’S THAT GOOD.

@Mors_Inimicis Месяц назад

It’s a shame the USAF aren’t able to procure more of the EX model . I’d have loved to have seen the 493rd FS at Lakenheath move to the EX when the C/D’s went away instead of the F35. (This is purely a selfish aviation enthusiasts viewpoint though)😂

@janusz4156 Месяц назад

50 years of F-15 in 2022 - fighter-icon and flagship fighter of Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War nad Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation.

@trevorross2167 Месяц назад

LANTIRN, not LANTRIN - lol

@gardeningniceperson Месяц назад

@@trevorross2167 the us military just loves their double meaning acronyms

@user-pk9qh2cx1u Месяц назад

You said the new engines produces 5000 TONS more thrust. Some engines!

@chrisenright7003 Месяц назад

That's about 5 kilotons.

@rm5902 Месяц назад

good heering She did apologize

@user-pk9qh2cx1u Месяц назад

@@chrisenright7003 That is near the thrust of the Apollo rocket program.

@user-pk9qh2cx1u Месяц назад

@@rm5902 Oh she did? I didnt get that, but it is nice of hear.

@doc0core Месяц назад

Useless against Tom Cruise's F-14

@matts9 Месяц назад

well done!

@Jayjay-qe6um Месяц назад

Really need its own movie.

@wilsnh9148 Месяц назад

It seems to me that those aircraft that had tremendous speed and agility all boast variants of the delta wing.

@copperrobocop978 25 дней назад

19/20 January 1991: F-15E-46-MC, 88‑1692, c/n 1101/E076, of the 336th FS, 4th TFW, USAF, was shot down by an Iraqi SA-2E missile during Operation Desert Storm....so not dogfighting but they have lost one.

@kenny102000 3 дня назад

What does the F-15 do that the more recent F-16 and F-35 don't cover? (genuine question, I don't know much about military jets)

@Skrramjam День назад

Higher payload and longer range mainly

@victorortiz193 Месяц назад

If you design something really well, it will last forever. The F 15 is the literal pinnacle of military aviation, not the F22 and not the other platforms that came after it... The king of the air, the strike eagle...

@Maddog-xc2zv Месяц назад

the strike eagle is a multirole, so I'm pretty sure the F-22 interceptor would be the nowadays uncontested king of the air. just saying...

@themann9801 Месяц назад

In most aerial combat after Vietnam, The US usually have the upper hand in early detection, long range and beyond visual combat capability than its opponent such as Egypt, Syrian, Iraq and so on, thus F-15 can't be called the greatest since the US never met a challenge like Russia does in Ukraine.

@doujinflip Месяц назад

The US still has that advantage, but it doesn't discount how well an Eagle can absorb real battle damage and still return to base.

@themann9801 Месяц назад

@@doujinflip Yes, but don't call it the greatest when opportunity of true modern scale battle haven't presented itself. Call it the most capable jet fighter would be fair.

@Skrramjam День назад

@@themann9801it did face off against the Iraqi military in the early 90s which was considered to be one of the most powerful and advanced in the world back then

@themann9801 23 часа назад

@@Skrramjam I don't think so, Iraq was exhausted after Iran - Iraq war, and Iraq didn't train like American train, so not an equal opponent.

@davidrobertson5700 Месяц назад

F15 is an absolute bomb or missile truck that can carry OBSCENE payloads and surprise the enemy untold. Even can fly without a whole wing. Real . Dressed up it is an F22 with less payload. Great aircraft that means business (F15) Nice one USA. From 🇬🇧

@Martin-on2pp Месяц назад

Hawker Hunter. Newer is not the same as better here...

@Cadcare Месяц назад

The aircraft at 4:02 seems unlike any F-15 that I've seen before (I'm just your general enthusiast and part-time keyboard warrior here) but a quick google search of "f-15 canard wing" brings it up. Also the rectangular exhaust nozzles are quite different to the familiar round ones. There's more to learn

@mikkim-mh9bc Месяц назад

It's the F-15 STOL/MTD technology demonstrator. Basically, it was used to evaluate concepts like supermaneuvrability, taking off from extremely short or damaged runways, and 2 and 3-D thrust vectoring. Some lessons learned were incorporated into the F-22.

@MotoroidARFC Месяц назад

The canards were F-18 stabilators.

@nobodyisbest 21 день назад

Nato's first line of defence was the Bundeswehr and the Luftwaffe in the air.

@Orbital_Inclination 19 дней назад

And forward stationed NATO forces, including aircraft like this

@chenrayen Месяц назад

104 and 0 lookout below

@xgford94 Месяц назад

HLC WAS HERE

@spana123321 Месяц назад

The Lightning, 2 jet engines with a pilot strapped on capable of Mach 1 in a vertical climb👍👍👍👍👍

@billyponsonby Месяц назад

7:50 not MIG-25s, obviously

@St_Lucifer_Morningstar Месяц назад

Correction: Not a dog fighter but an air dominance fighter, aka a missile truck.

@carramrod8232 2 дня назад

Murica

@user-kq4hf8se5b Месяц назад

F-15, you sexy beast.

@christianphillipampoloquio6484 Месяц назад

Sorry I have no time to watch all that, what roles can the F-15 fulfill that makes it a necessary jet to keep even until now?

@MotoroidARFC Месяц назад

Mundane tasks that don't need stealth.

@hpwan2 27 дней назад

But why not?

@John14-6... Месяц назад

Does anyone know how the F-16 compares with the F-15 in simulated dog fights?

@WrittenbytheVictorShorts Месяц назад

Well presented!

@janlindtner305 Месяц назад

👍👍👍

@Boppinabe Месяц назад

Yes. The F-15 is the greatest combat aircraft of all time and any country that is serious about air defense would have 350 at least. F-15: They're BIGGER than BIG! When they fight battles, they ALWAYS win! And they're your friend, too! With the F-15, you're BUSTIN' loose! They're BIG! And SCARY! Hahahaha... And they help people, too! And they're your friend, too! F-15: Tough, awesome, lookin great! And all your friends will want one for their friend, too! F-15: F*** yeah! And this is why 9 out of 10 countries choose AMERICAN DEFENSE.

@luffirton Месяц назад

I agree with you it’s the most capable fighter ever designed but the reasons for different countries not adopting the f-15 is costs of operations. The aircraft’s both operating cost and lifetime cost is very high and many nations can’t justify that over a variety of capabilities and a broader military capability like a Navy and Army.

@Little-bird-told-me Месяц назад

F15 is the AK47 of planes

@lainiw4kura Месяц назад

I think that still goes to the mig 21

@Little-bird-told-me Месяц назад

@@lainiw4kura To date, more than 400 MiG-21 aircrafts have crashed killing more than 200 pilots, leading it to be aptly dubbed as a “flying coffin” and “widow maker” in the public and in aviation circles

@simonpeart7981 Месяц назад

The F4 Phantom is the greatest fighter jet of all time. No fighter jet saw more action with more countries in more conflicts than the F4. No fighter jet has ever flown with the USAF, USNavy, US Marines, Royal Navy, RAF, Luftwaffe, etc, etc. It was both the aircraft used by the USAF Thunderbirds and the US Navy’s Blue Angels, and the Royal Navy took a big step back when the Harriers replaced the Phantoms.

@luffirton Месяц назад

Well if the metrics are how many countries use a fighter then the f-35 now takes the winner medal, and will surpass the F4 without issue when it enters future conflicts

@gardeningniceperson Месяц назад

I have to disagree. The F4 was flawed in many respects as shown in the video. In the situation where it was used it could not deliver. Flaws which the F-15 did not have to that extent. Maybe the F4 was more widely used, but certainly not the greatest.

@alphalunamare 23 дня назад

Israel has every right to defend itself. And we have every right to Defend Her!

@danielrichardson3613 2 дня назад

@@alphalunamare they've no right to commit war crimes

@alphalunamare 2 дня назад

@@danielrichardson3613 War crimes? Did Hamas declare War? Was OCt 7 a normal day in warfar? It was a barbaric assault on Humanity. If you are fighting a blood thirsty heathen abiding by the Marquess of Queensberry Rules is a tad silly. Why were another 6 Hostages murdered at the point of rescue the other day? Barbarism that's why. If you fight dirty you can't claim a kiss on the cheak.

@JohnSchafer-rs2nh День назад

Ukraine needs some.

@tommypaget2294 Месяц назад

The F-15EX is still being produced.

@Maddog-xc2zv Месяц назад

Really? Wow... that's why the National Guard just the the very first out of the line (mass production, not test jets) some days ago, being the first EX Eagle II to enter service... There are still almost 100 on the lines for the US only. As an export version, time will tell - Israelis are already after it, just out of curiosity...

@grantchin1526 Месяц назад

11:34 5,000 lbs not tons!!!

@viperdriver82 Месяц назад

Excuse me ....the F-16 is still flying and being manufactured....and in greater numbers than the F-15 ....I like them both ..but I'm not going to lie I'm partial to the F-16....put some respect on F-16s name

@luffirton Месяц назад

The f-16 is a very capable lightweight fighter with very good trust to weight ratio, but the F-15 is ultimately going to win more battles by having an extra engine, much better maneuverability at low speeds, able to carry much more weapons to a target and has downed over 100 enemy fighters that is truly a record hard to beat even for the F-16.

@Maddog-xc2zv Месяц назад

It's just the most produced modern fighter jet with more than 4k units produced till now and I rest my case.

@ncander64 Месяц назад

F-16 is a great interceptor, but the F-15 is the best all around fighter-bomber. In other words, it can do the Falcon’s job and more. The F-16 is an awesome plane though in its own right.

@Maddog-xc2zv Месяц назад

@@ncander64 Never said the opposite, just that the falcon, now on frame 70/72, is the most mass produced modern jet. Also, pilots do make a difference too. Cheers. BTW, the F-16 is not an interceptor (unlike all F-15 except the versions of their strike eagle and more recently the EX Eagle II, which are more mission alike to the F-16 but with bigger frames with bigger payload) like all Eagles (exclusively Eagles, no matter the version/block but the eagle II) are. Sorry for the edit, but remembered I missed this point, that you pointed the F-16 as an interceptor when in fact all it's blocks are made as a multirole fighter.

@xgford94 Месяц назад

Um aka. A Bee v Murder Hornet, both can kill but …

@aceman67 Месяц назад

"104 & 0, look out below!"

@AndrewMcFarlane_1 Месяц назад

Not hypersonic bombers, supersonic

@LuGer212 Месяц назад

USSR: build a scam. USAF: I will so wholeheartedly overspend, overengineer, overeverything - and it's gonna work, actually.

@SalemGhassanHanna Месяц назад

Was the MiG-25 a scam? It was never meant to be a dogfighter, just a high-speed interceptor. The USAF only ASSUMED it would be agile.

@ldkellandshaw Месяц назад

The Sound of Freedom...

@sedalia9356 14 дней назад

How to make the F15 better than anything? Remove the cockpit, seats, displays, and controls. How can anyone justify (direct) piloted aircraft anymore?

@ButButBut-i5h 4 дня назад

-Pilots don't need a constant network connection. -Piloted aircraft can operate independently and with other allied assets and still maintain their capabilities if their network connection is cut or jammed

@ButButBut-i5h 4 дня назад

-Drones can perform 'some' programmed functions but don't have any capacity for intuition or complex problem solving should they need to operate in an evolving environment -Pilots don't have a 300+ ping when needing to use flight controls and can act in real time, not with a 2 second delay when operating at range or in a heavy EW environment

@ButButBut-i5h 4 дня назад

-Manned aircraft have a *massive advantage* in situational awareness, more so with additional flight crew -Pilots can't be hacked, don't need constant updates and aren't prone to software bloat nor typos in coding and are relatively immune to electromagnetic fields

@ButButBut-i5h 4 дня назад

-Also you're still going to need large crewed non-combat aircraft, like cargo aircraft, to perform roles drones can't perform (try unloading a packed C-130 with a quadcopter or CASEVACing without medical staff) ...I mean, I could easily go on. Drones have their roles they excel at but they aren't a panacea, not even close, no matter how much dingus tech bro non-geniuses bleat about them. Suggesting as much is as short-sighted as the 1957 defence white paper that boldly declared the death of the manned aircraft now that missiles were a thing.

@ibex485 Месяц назад

Not just moral questions, but the legality under international law also.

@4ager505 Месяц назад

Just check with Russia regarding your legal question...they seem to be experts in the arena of international law...

@ibex485 Месяц назад

@@4ager505 There's no shortage of countries breaking international law. Russia break international law and are widely sanctioned for it, international arrest warrants have also been issued. So your point is that others should be also? That is of course the great question, why aren't all countries held to the same legal standards?

@Maddog-xc2zv Месяц назад

@@ibex485 Not all countries are invading sovereign countries, targeting civilians on purpose, using mustard gas alike in the frontlines, kidnapping children, raping women, killing civilians on cold blood. Never in history Russia, more than other country or even all combined, cared for International Law or got an hold on the constant practice of crimes of war. I know you're likely brainwashed, but you can't defend the undefendable when facing reality. Vodka time?

@crypto_que Месяц назад

Imagine bluffing your way to getting totally outclassed in an Aerial Dogfight 😂.

@tikiewel Месяц назад

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@robtomben Месяц назад

Can maintain stable flight without wings. Successfully shot down an orbiting satellite. Never been shot down. Thats enough right there.

@JMK948 Месяц назад

Who's here after that strike on Yemen?

@user-pz8yp5mq4l Месяц назад

Why the footage of floggers when referring to foxbats?

@erichuang2553 Месяц назад

Why Not ？？？？？？

@TheWoblinGoblin Месяц назад

Meh, holds no candle to an autogyro armed with30 phoenix missiles

@DefiantSix Месяц назад

To synopsize the video: because the score is 104 - 0.

@alexlittle5237 Месяц назад

All it cost was 30,000 pounds? Wow, really cheap.

@ps3301 Месяц назад

We still miss f14

@SalemGhassanHanna Месяц назад

F-14 will always be a gorgeous plane but see the RU-vid videos of its demos; there's no way it could keep up with modern planes in a dogfight. Not even close.