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  • Опубликовано: 15 окт 2022
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  • @grimreapers
    @grimreapers  Год назад +3

    1910's WWI: ruclips.net/video/KW9py7vYYdg/видео.html
    1940's WWII: ruclips.net/video/9Q_9G-bUsVY/видео.html
    1940/50's: ruclips.net/video/IbystBLIYqA/видео.html
    1960's (Attempt 1 of 2): ruclips.net/video/2KcH7XcHUR8/видео.html
    1970's (Attempt 1 of 2): ruclips.net/video/7yyt2tW27qA/видео.html
    1970's (Attempt 2 of 2): ruclips.net/video/OF5hvCX2a_4/видео.html
    1980's (Attempt 1 of 2): ruclips.net/video/aZbcXuCrWNU/видео.html
    1980's (Attempt 2 of 2): ruclips.net/video/uxNjDFcTDo4/видео.html
    2000's: ruclips.net/video/uag8oqQ0aQc/видео.html
    Of All Time: ruclips.net/video/X29N9TI7rdQ/видео.html

    • @sakariaskarlsson634
      @sakariaskarlsson634 Год назад

      F105 is actually a quite fast aircraft, it can do mach 2.1. It was meant as a missile/interceptor outrunning bomber, has a quite powerful afterburning j75 of 26500 lbf. It was replaced in that role in vietnam by the f4 because it had no agility at all and was defenseless against VC mig 21s.

    • @sakariaskarlsson634
      @sakariaskarlsson634 Год назад

      Like back in the 50s, making superfast bombers was important, if cold war turned hot it was all about getting that payload to the other side as fast as possible, and before the mig 21 the soviets had nothing that could even do mach 2, the f105 must have been a nightmare for them. But in the 60s/70s they realized that not even the fastest bomber can outrun the missiles. So thats how the supersonic bomber died

  • @woodrick88
    @woodrick88 Год назад +159

    The BAE Lightning could break the sound barrier in a vertical climb, 20 000ft per min, climb to at least 60 000ft and exceed Mk 2.2.
    This makes it my pick for the ultimate winner here

    • @alanholck7995
      @alanholck7995 Год назад +7

      It could also super-cruise. So there F-22!

    • @tropicalparsoon
      @tropicalparsoon Год назад +2

      Just what I was thinking..... 👍

    • @FatGrev1
      @FatGrev1 Год назад

      didn’t one Lightening intercept a U2 It was only that specific Lightening that could do it. 😂 ruclips.net/video/8DdUwIhI-ZA/видео.html

    • @sybaseguru
      @sybaseguru Год назад +13

      30,000 ft in less than 3 mins. The English Electric Lightning beat the F104 in tests and could intercept a U2 at 80k+ ft

    • @garethonthetube
      @garethonthetube Год назад +11

      But would it have enough fuel?

  • @glenproctor1999
    @glenproctor1999 Год назад +49

    Those clever modders need to get the Lightning and Drakken in game. Definitely one for a future revisit.

  • @charlesclifford4335
    @charlesclifford4335 Год назад +91

    The British Electric Lightning, The English Electric Lightning is a twin-engine, sweep-wing, single-seat, supersonic fighter. Developed to bring the RAF into the supersonic age, the aircraft could fly at twice the speed of sound. The Lightning was an incredible leap forward in performance and technology. In fact, it had such a power-to-weight ratio that it could stand on its tail and exceed the speed of sound in a vertical climb. Mach 1 in the vertical climb is speedy and Mach 2 in normal flight is 1535 + mph for a sixties fighter.

    • @tumslucks9781
      @tumslucks9781 Год назад +11

      Tech wise the Lightning was marginal. The radar had an arc of only 40 degrees which was considerably less than most of its rivals. Endurance was poor but sufficient for a 'stand off' interceptor.
      Performance was phenomenal but the plane required constant maintenence.
      My best friends dad was an RAF technician.

    • @viking1236
      @viking1236 Год назад +1

      The 2 seat trainer version was quicker than the single seat version! also very thirsty

    • @davidaustin1276
      @davidaustin1276 Год назад +7

      In exercises Lightnings successfully carried out intercepts of U2s at +60,000 feet, one South African Lightening even reached 83,000.

    • @lenn55
      @lenn55 Год назад +2

      But it was SO ugly. lol

    • @life-outdoors
      @life-outdoors Год назад +1

      Yes it was faster than the seat intercept but first flew in the 50's. The British had to wait until the Eurofighter for something with better performance.

  • @darrylsmith7871
    @darrylsmith7871 Год назад +42

    The F-105 had a beast of an engine - the Pratt & Whitney J75. 26,500 lb thrust with water injection.

    • @Michael-rg7mx
      @Michael-rg7mx Год назад +3

      105 The thud. Known for the sound it made after you loose control.

    • @grimreapers
      @grimreapers  Год назад +3

      Copy thanks.

    • @Optimaloptimus
      @Optimaloptimus Год назад +3

      @@Michael-rg7mx Actually. It's the sound of it slamming into the runway after a bad case of "i'm done flying". But sure, that works, I guess.

  • @rogerpennel1798
    @rogerpennel1798 Год назад +149

    The F-104 and F-105 had powerful engines and very low drag so this isn't surprising. The Mirage III had a horrible rate of climb and its ATAR engine was underpowered. F-4s had a hard time keeping up with F-105s over Vietnam once they had dropped their bomb loads.

    • @jugganaut33
      @jugganaut33 Год назад +3

      Doesn’t matter the XF-4 with no radar and reduced fuel load, highly tuned engines has the highest and fastest ballistic intercept to 90,000ft of all time I believe.
      above 30,000ft drag is irrelevant. All that matters is thrust.

    • @CrstnJdiKnight
      @CrstnJdiKnight Год назад +1

      @@jugganaut33 I'd not say that to be fair. A few other things like fuel consumption, weight (and something else that eludes me at this time). Just saying... 🤔

    • @dat581
      @dat581 Год назад +2

      The only reason the F-4 had trouble keeping up with the Thud after weapons release is the F-4 didn't drop its external tanks. Without those tanks the F-4 will easily outrun a Thud.

    • @rogerpennel1798
      @rogerpennel1798 Год назад +5

      @@dat581 - The F-4s still had their tanks and missiles after F-105s dropped their bombs. However, the F-105 had faster acceleration.

    • @RealNeutronStar
      @RealNeutronStar Год назад +1

      Why couldn't this be a song for the Grim Reapers theme?
      Song Don,t Fear The Reaper!
      Perfect!
      Even if the lyrics are awful, theme song is perfect just perfect.
      So why not!

  • @yuridh
    @yuridh Год назад +28

    Nice to know that the F-105 bomber wins. I missed the F-106 DeltaDart because that is a real interceptor with the J-75 engine, the same as the F-105 Thunderchief.

    • @markthompson8656
      @markthompson8656 Год назад +4

      In the mid to late 60's I lived in Parker FLA . Very near to Tyndall AFB. I saw F-102's and F-106's all the time. great aircraft.

    • @ur_quainmaster7901
      @ur_quainmaster7901 Год назад +6

      F-106 would run away from Phantoms at high altitude irl, would have loved to see how that played out with a ground start intercept.

    • @johnandtracimontgomery3683
      @johnandtracimontgomery3683 Год назад +3

      F106 is the fastest single engine interceptor of record.

  • @dannyshaw4057
    @dannyshaw4057 Год назад +37

    There's a great book about the F105 in Vietnam called 'When Thunder Rolled' (Ed Rasimus) it goes into a huge amount of detail about mission planning, avionics, and even the politics of the ROE and pilot recruitment (such as even transport pilots from USAF Europe being asked to do a 100 mission rotation on the F105 in Vietnam) - after reading that the F105 pretty much became my favourite 1960s aircraft. The guy who wrote that book later also flew Phantoms in Vietnam and wrote a book about that too (Although perhaps the best book about the F4 in Vietnam is John Trotti, USMC, Phantom over Vietnam).

    • @fleafrier1
      @fleafrier1 Год назад +2

      I still have that phantom book. John Trotti was the man. Flew so many missions that he got bored and once decided to try to do an attack run with his eyes closed. Savage.

    • @DavidSmith-jj5pr
      @DavidSmith-jj5pr Год назад +5

      Thud Ridge is another good one, if you haven't read it yet.

    • @Optimaloptimus
      @Optimaloptimus Год назад +2

      The F-105s were treated absolutely horrendously by the USAF at the time. They could have even gotten a "Super Thunderchief" with even more insane performance but the USAF declined in favor of the Phantoms.

    • @niel9612
      @niel9612 Год назад +2

      Ed Rasimus's book on the F4 Phantom is named Palace Cobra for those who would like to read it

    • @steveturner3999
      @steveturner3999 Год назад +2

      Thud Ridge, Going Downtown (both by Col. Ed Broughton) and Phantom over Vietnam (John Trotti) are great reads about the planes and the lunacy of the command structure / rules of engagement these men faced.

  • @markowsley4954
    @markowsley4954 Год назад +7

    The F105 was an absolute beast. It spent a lot of time over North Vietnam. The F104 was also known as missile with a man in it.

  • @waynester71
    @waynester71 Год назад +26

    Should have added an EE Lightning.. that came into service in 1960

  • @kindasupersonic7114
    @kindasupersonic7114 Год назад +1

    The F104 is a drag race hot rod. My Grandfather was on the design teams for the X1 and the f104; he used to tell me, they would spend vast amounts of time trying to squeeze out all the speed they could and still keep it stable. I used to love listening to his stories about those planes, and then later his stories about working for NASA.

  • @Sol_Black
    @Sol_Black Год назад +17

    We need the English Electric Lightning, this test is not complete without it 😞

    • @viking1236
      @viking1236 Год назад +1

      Very short range though, looking for fuel straight after take off if running it at full chat!

    • @jamesfletcher9032
      @jamesfletcher9032 Год назад +1

      @@viking1236 it would still smoke these interceptors.

    • @Chase-Man
      @Chase-Man Год назад +1

      @@jamesfletcher9032 F-4 phantom and F-104 both have a higher thrust to weight ratio than the Lightning, I highly doubt it...lightning weights more than a F-4 both on no fuel and the F-4 is known for being a big bitch.

  • @retiredstillriding843
    @retiredstillriding843 Год назад +8

    It's a shame you didn't have the English Electric Lightning

  • @gctzx
    @gctzx Год назад +5

    I burst out laughing at the MiG-21 take off. 🤣

    • @simba1113
      @simba1113 Год назад +2

      My job is to entertain

  • @poweredbypies
    @poweredbypies Год назад +9

    No lightning? The British one.

  • @ibluap
    @ibluap Год назад +5

    Mirage IIIC could have used the card under the sleeve: a liquid fuel rocket booster under its fuselage... It gave a fabulous performance to climb during an interception.

  • @nfineon
    @nfineon Год назад +16

    Well, to be fair, the jet that crashed on takeoff was probably slipping all over the fuel the sr-71 was leaking as this was necessary for the design! At supersonic speeds the metals in the sr-71 would expand so much that the engineers had to fit certain elements loosely (which meant leaking from takeoff and sub sonic speeds), until the metal expanded under heat to seal the gaps!

    • @flickingbollocks5542
      @flickingbollocks5542 Год назад +3

      Interesting. Thanks.

    • @turnerdan53
      @turnerdan53 Год назад +1

      The plane also took off half fueled until the metal expanded to seal the tank then it had to go to the tankard to fuel for the mission.

    • @jeffburnham6611
      @jeffburnham6611 Год назад

      The JP-7 the SR-71 used as a fuel source wouldn't be spraying out of its tanks upon taxiing or takeoff. The pilot lost control of its aircraft during taxi and struck the wing of the aircraft in front of it. Just poor piloting by armchair aviators.

    • @nfineon
      @nfineon Год назад +1

      @@jeffburnham6611 on the contrary, the sr-71 would leak like a sivv depending on the interval between maintenance. It used a full wet wing design so 59% of the aircraft weight was actually fuel, stored directly in the wings to save weight where many gaps were present.
      The maintenance work involved resealing these gaps but was never perfect so acceptable amounts of fuel leakage per minute were specified, and the leaking would increase over time between repair intervals.
      The jp-7 fuel was specifically designed not to evaporate and not spontaneously ignite on hot runways, worked very well in that regard but would still leak everywhere immediately after ground refueling.
      Here's a good engineering documentary about it worth a watch and my comment about the reasons why the other plane crashed on the game was made in jest haha:
      ruclips.net/video/3hYSnyVLmGE/видео.html

    • @flickingbollocks5542
      @flickingbollocks5542 Год назад

      @@jeffburnham6611
      I think he was just joking as it reminded him about interesting info he could share.

  • @onefansview9874
    @onefansview9874 Год назад +30

    Thanks. I look forward to GR videos and appreciate all the work it takes to do these daily. You’re lovely humanoids and the dialogue is sparkling.

  • @jaxompol224
    @jaxompol224 Год назад +2

    Super Caps song - you spin me right round baby right round like a record baby right round round round

  • @CMFL77
    @CMFL77 Год назад +7

    Aside from wishing there was a flying example of the F105....I wish there was a properly engineered example for a sim like DCS. A polarizing and intriguing airframe. Wasnt used as intended and its rep suffered. On the surface it is a beast.

    • @dogsbd
      @dogsbd Год назад +2

      Very few (if any) of those who flew the F-105 into combat would have wanted to fly anything else, that tells you all you need to know about the Thud.

    • @detr0it442
      @detr0it442 Год назад +1

      I've been on the flight line and witnessed both F-4s and F-105s take off with afterburners. Loud is a gross understatement.

  • @adamtheninjasmith2985
    @adamtheninjasmith2985 Год назад +3

    I love it when you bust out the f-104. After he got out of the air force my grandpa worked for Lockheed I want to say at the time. He did a lot of work with radar systems and early auto pilot systems and actually flew a starfighter as a civilian. He got tired of waiting on a pilot to do a quick test in the middle of the night so he threw on a flight suit and a helmet, impersonated the pilot and took off. It wasn't even a 10 minute flight but if he had gotten busted it would have been game over. You could never get away with that today 👍

  • @flickingbollocks5542
    @flickingbollocks5542 Год назад +9

    Lightning please next time.

  • @bearcatracing007
    @bearcatracing007 Год назад +12

    Why don't you use the (insert aircraft not in game) as it's the fastest 😅🏁

    • @waynesworldofsci-tech
      @waynesworldofsci-tech Год назад +1

      English Electric Lightning - never played game, I’m a Mac guy so don’t know if it is available.

    • @waynesworldofsci-tech
      @waynesworldofsci-tech Год назад +1

      Would also like to see the AVRO Arrow.

    • @TheCaptainbeefylog
      @TheCaptainbeefylog Год назад +1

      F-111? lol

    • @MaxIsStrange1
      @MaxIsStrange1 Год назад +4

      Guys, that’s exactly what the original comment was about - none of those jets are in DCS so there is no way to fly them in such a test.

    • @waynesworldofsci-tech
      @waynesworldofsci-tech Год назад

      @@MaxIsStrange1
      I have no idea what is and isn’t in the game. I run Mac OSX, and if this game was available I’d buy it.
      But I use my computer for work, and I can’t afford to put up with the problems Windows brings, including a lack of support for software I use daily. I’m not rich, so a separate gaming rig is out of the question.
      But the videos are fun and educational, which is why I’m here.
      And I am curious how those planes would be modelled in game.
      I’m also thinking of making a scenario suggestion, in regards to Ukraine. My main area is naval combat, and I want to expand my knowledge of air combat.
      For my country our navy is the most important arm. We can’t be invaded, but our vital trade routes could be disrupted, thus my specialty.

  • @redssracer4153
    @redssracer4153 Год назад +3

    SuperCap is flying the F-104 Starfighter, well alrighty then!!!
    Gee, I do hope he remembers not to over-speed the engine this time...
    I mean, it's got a warning light to tell him to slow down...
    A few minutes later...
    🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @jamessmythe3873
    @jamessmythe3873 Год назад +2

    Pity the Lighting isn't there. Good vid thanks.👍👍

  • @maxlin3442
    @maxlin3442 Год назад +8

    1:19 Did the F-4 Phantom just popped flare right when its pilot was introduced?

  • @Delta36A1
    @Delta36A1 Год назад +6

    A bit of a shame about the YF-12 not having a human pilot. It really seems to me like something wasn't quite right there. It's not a fast accelerator, but that seemed far slower than it has in the past. Also considering it only had AIM-47s for armament it should've fired well before reaching the intercept point with the TU-95.

    • @RobertWilliams-us4kw
      @RobertWilliams-us4kw Год назад +1

      Delta 36, that's an interesting point you make about the YF-12 and it's Aim-47 intercepting well before the likes of the Thud got within it's Aim-9 engagement range.
      Which makes me ask in such an 'interception fly off competition', could the aircrafts optimum radar/missile capability be included - i.e the F-4 Phantom II would employ it's APQ-72 radar and Aim-7 Sparrow II's and in the case of the Mirage IIIC, does the game allow for the use of the Matra R530 or the SRPR 841 rocket booster pack?

    • @Delta36A1
      @Delta36A1 Год назад +1

      @@RobertWilliams-us4kw I would say that it should be. If it's a measure of which plane is a better interceptor you can't have an accurate answer to that question without utilizing the specific weapons they would use in that role. For another example the AIM-54 was critical to the F-14's role as a fleet defense interceptor against Soviet bombers with Anti Ship Missiles.

  • @grimreapers
    @grimreapers  Год назад +13

    Will re-do this race as soon as I can get enough guys together! :)

  • @charlietheunicorn5383
    @charlietheunicorn5383 Год назад +5

    I know the F106 Delta Dart was first introduced in 1959, but it was not supplied in sufficient numbers until the early 1960s. If DCS has a model, might be worth checking out.
    Also, look up "The Cornfield Bomber" for one of the wackier aircraft stories.

    • @padknight8775
      @padknight8775 Год назад +1

      The 106 actually set two World Speed records at the end of 1959 exceeding 1,500 mph. Since it was designed as an interceptor, it would have been interesting to see how it faired in this competition.

    • @tedtomoyasu8438
      @tedtomoyasu8438 10 месяцев назад

      The F106 would have won both the 1950s and1960s events and it is a core game plane.

  • @thatdudeinasuit5422
    @thatdudeinasuit5422 Год назад +1

    I remember the 105 had some crazy speed which is why it made such a good SEAD platform. The F-104 had an ok engine but huge emphasis on low drag and lightweight the wings at their tips were 0.5mm thick literally sharp enough they'd have rubber covers on them to prevent maintenance crews from cutting themselves. It's also why it was so difficult to fly at low speeds due to its stubby wings. One of the reasons the 104 had trouble as an export aircraft was due to lack of appropriate training regarding maintaining stability at low speeds.

  • @karbonfiba2044
    @karbonfiba2044 Год назад +4

    A B-58 Hustler would be nice to see....

  • @chrismoule7242
    @chrismoule7242 Год назад +5

    8:06 - the "widow maker" - I remember regular reports of fatal crashes in Germany in the '60s.

    • @flickingbollocks5542
      @flickingbollocks5542 Год назад +2

      There were questions about how Lockheed got the contract.

    • @lohrtom
      @lohrtom Год назад

      @@flickingbollocks5542 no questions. It was outright bribery

    • @TheErilaz
      @TheErilaz Год назад

      Norwegian pilots didn't crash that often compared to the Germans.

    • @philipkay8116
      @philipkay8116 Год назад

      The answer that you're looking for is bribery.

  • @petertyson4022
    @petertyson4022 Год назад +6

    Am still impressed of the details of the aircrafts . It's true, nearly every game ,cap says " Get a another one " lol😊...

  • @PracticalReformation
    @PracticalReformation Год назад +1

    I saw a J-79 for the first time several days ago at an air museum here in the states. At the same museum I got to sit in a Mig-17, AH-1 Cobra, and a Kiowa.

  • @valentinmoerth2279
    @valentinmoerth2279 Год назад +1

    Star fighter was never able to do air restart. Also, hydraulics would stop working when the engine stalled and you would loose your gear, permanently if you wouldn't put it up exactly 2 seconds after take off. What a plane

  • @CanopyFlyer150
    @CanopyFlyer150 Год назад +1

    The F-105 Thunderchief had a single Pratt & Whitney J75-P-19W for 17200lb military power, and 26500lb afterburner. While a heavy air frame, it was slippery making for a very fast bomb truck.

  • @Youngie761
    @Youngie761 Год назад +3

    That mig crash was great. lol!

    • @simba1113
      @simba1113 Год назад

      I was just trying to establish my dominance

  • @TheWeatherbuff
    @TheWeatherbuff Год назад +3

    Go Reapers! We're having a Cadet competition in DCS ACM next month, in the Colorado Wing of the Civil Air Patrol. Hopefully we'll be able to live stream it. I've turned them all on to the Reapers channels so they can learn from the best!

  • @BloodSoilandSoul
    @BloodSoilandSoul Год назад +2

    The wow edit was 10/10

  • @mattinasa2595
    @mattinasa2595 Год назад +6

    That f104 just turned into a helicopter

  • @gendo1
    @gendo1 Год назад +2

    Simba Fan Club Here: "THE PEOPLES CHAMP" is approved to section C3 in the Simbawimbakun nomenclature. ALSO FASTEST MEMBER IN GR LETS GO SIMBA!!!!!! Look at his paint!

  • @MrJJSimonds
    @MrJJSimonds Год назад +1

    Classic..... "Grim Reapers - Show `Em Yer Nuts!"

  • @namelesscrow9351
    @namelesscrow9351 Год назад +3

    Well, At least the MIG-21 is living up to its nickname

  • @thebritishengineer8027
    @thebritishengineer8027 Год назад +2

    Charles... except there was a teeny tiny bit of variation between the engines. The lighting stomped the the "star-fighter" with 11 Squadron having a little friendly face off with Dutch pilots in 1984 murdering the F104's to altitude. XR749, "Big Mother" based at RAF Binbrook intercepted a U2 Spy-plane at 66,000then blasted past it and climbing to 88,000 ft (16.6miles). In 1985 "Big Mother" participated in a little competition with other NATO fighters to catch Concord at 2.1 Mach. Where she not only caught it, but showed the pilot crew her arse as she screamed past.
    Lightning v US & Concord. Mark Feltons channel.

  • @danielson9579
    @danielson9579 Год назад +3

    British electric lighting was quite quick 🙂

  • @flatcapfiddle
    @flatcapfiddle Год назад +1

    "GET ANOTHER ONE " should definitely be on a merch mug

  • @414Chevy
    @414Chevy Год назад

    The F-105 had a J-75 with 26k in full AB. I remember as a kid, in the '70's, they would do Bear intercepts off the coast of New Jersey coming out of McGuire AFB. They would be in full AB, and you could hear when they hit Mach 1 via the sonic boom. The F-104 had a J-79 like the F-4 at 17, 000 in full AB. It was very light so that 17k would make it go fast. When they did the first time to climb records it would drag the main gear tires in full AB.

  • @Dr.GeoDave
    @Dr.GeoDave Год назад +2

    Should have had the F-102 and F-106 in the mix. They were built exactly for that role, but don’t know if they are in DCS.

  • @Michael-rg7mx
    @Michael-rg7mx Год назад +2

    I saw the 104 in the thumbnail and clicked. It was my all time favorite bird.

  • @R.Instro
    @R.Instro Год назад

    T Shirt w/ "Get Another One" (preferably floating over Super Cap's face!palm, possible w/a with large fireball in the background) is on my Xmas list, for sure.

  • @stefanbierganns3193
    @stefanbierganns3193 Год назад +2

    German saying: What does it take to get a Starfighter? A field and a little bit of patience...one will crash there for sure.

  • @jimiraybeckton
    @jimiraybeckton Год назад +12

    As an employee of General Electric Aviation, I love when you guys talk engines! Have you heard anything about the potential new engine for the F-35? I actually got to work on the prototype, and it’s definitely a beast!
    Anyway, I really like what you guys do and look forward to each new video! Thx for the entertainment

    • @grimreapers
      @grimreapers  Год назад +1

      Roger this seems a real step up in engine design.

    • @jimiraybeckton
      @jimiraybeckton Год назад +1

      @@grimreapers it is! To be able to improve one thing or another is a big deal, but to improve several things at once is huge! More thrust, better efficiency, better cooling…it’s an amazing piece of engineering! Hopefully the GR crew will be simulating it’s assets very soon!

    • @rsmac11
      @rsmac11 Год назад

      Have you heard of OPSECing your OPSEC and then putting additional OPSEC on said OPSEC for ultimate OPSEC?

    • @JoeMCool
      @JoeMCool Год назад

      @@rsmac11 Welllllllllllllll... OPSECond thought... 🤔

  • @johncouriermeh
    @johncouriermeh Год назад +1

    Fastest climbing and quickest for interception you should have an English Electric Lightening.

  • @JAEUFM
    @JAEUFM Год назад +2

    Well, just my two cents, the F104 should get spotted extra points for just being such a sexy looking bird compared to the others.

  • @playanddisplay3636
    @playanddisplay3636 Год назад +2

    F-105 engine is a J-75 with 26,500lbs of thrust. Have seen up to Mach 2.3 for top speed of the Thudd.

    • @grimreapers
      @grimreapers  Год назад

      thx

    • @playanddisplay3636
      @playanddisplay3636 Год назад

      @@grimreapers Thank you for the awesome content! It prompted me looking further into the F-105 and there are pilot accounts of the Thudd outrunning mig 21's in Vietnam. The plane was heavy and fast but couldn't yank and bank so hitting full afterburner and running away was the move of choice.

  • @derekevans1932
    @derekevans1932 Год назад +1

    As well as the Lightning, would love to see the Fairy Delta 2 (which had the nose that led to the Concorde) and could the Arrow / TSR2 could be put into the mix for the what ifs.

  • @rosedruid
    @rosedruid Год назад +4

    Star fighter has a safety autorotation flight model like a helicopter.

  • @pootmahgoots8482
    @pootmahgoots8482 Год назад +2

    Simba tried to join the Soviet space program.

    • @simba1113
      @simba1113 Год назад

      Yup I’m a cosmonaut

  • @Taoweiji
    @Taoweiji Год назад +4

    @CAP you need to rerun this scenario, with a Bear for each allied aircraft. Start them LINE abreast (as many Bears as there are Friendlies of course). Whoever either shoots down their Bear or passes it, wins.

  • @michaelgautreaux3168
    @michaelgautreaux3168 Год назад

    @ 7:18;
    The YF-12 @ this point is going faster vertically than everybody going horizontally...😆. Many thanx guys 👍👍

  • @dzerofox1586
    @dzerofox1586 Год назад +3

    im just here for Simba, the peoples champ

    • @simba1113
      @simba1113 Год назад

      And I’m just here for you

  • @Anarchy_420
    @Anarchy_420 Год назад +2

    5:45 lmfao!😂🤣
    Awesome how it just severed the wing like that lol guess we kno which Plane part was stronger😆👍

  • @Vadatajs666
    @Vadatajs666 Год назад

    wery good cinematic camera work on this tryly enjoable :)

  • @dogsbd
    @dogsbd Год назад +1

    The F-105 was known for occasionally ruining AIM-9's when egressing North Vietnam target areas at low level at 800+ knots, the air friction cooked the seeker head.

  • @Way-M
    @Way-M Год назад +1

    English electric lightening would be interesting in this scenario

  • @Anarchy_420
    @Anarchy_420 Год назад +3

    I wish you had a person in The YF-12A lol with it's two missiles

  • @krismurphy7711
    @krismurphy7711 Год назад +1

    13:36 Cap looking down directly at the illuminated WARNING indicator.....and he doesn't see it. DOH!!!

    • @grimreapers
      @grimreapers  Год назад

      eek

    • @krismurphy7711
      @krismurphy7711 Год назад

      @@grimreapers In hindsight, 90% of airplane incidents are pilot error. Stuff happens….in particular on takeoff with Grim Reapers

  • @bleachorange
    @bleachorange Год назад +1

    NATO - Delta Dart
    Soviet - Mig-25
    if you are asking about the fastest interceptors in the 1960s...

  • @TheSWED420420
    @TheSWED420420 Год назад +4

    Cap can we see a Cuban "air force" crisis to sub for the historic missile crisis of the 60s. USSR bombers and fighters just off the coast in mass. how would the US intercept and and respond with its bombers on Cuban airbases

  • @daveyponderosa9549
    @daveyponderosa9549 Год назад +2

    How about the Avro Arrow? Oh that’s right, we had to shitcan what was quite likely the most advanced plane made at the time.
    🤦‍♂️

  • @timbaskett6299
    @timbaskett6299 Год назад

    "Son of a BIS!!!" The MiG-21 crashed!! A century series intercept video would be cool. I think the F-105 and the F-106 had the same engine, the J75.

  • @lohrtom
    @lohrtom Год назад +3

    The Thud surprised me.
    It would be more realistic if everyone also had to get back to base after the intercept. Full burner all the way is unsustainable

    • @grimreapers
      @grimreapers  Год назад

      Half of us didn;t even make it to target. Chances of us RTBing are incredibly slim.

  • @luked7525
    @luked7525 Год назад +1

    I think the YF-12 and the F-105 have the same engine, or at least engines from the same family.

  • @Davros-vi4qg
    @Davros-vi4qg Год назад +1

    Some awesome Mods. YF12, F105, F4. Phantom was a huge bucket, but first multi role, multi service plane I wanna say? My money on the F104!

  • @barryscott6222
    @barryscott6222 Год назад +1

    There was a reason why they call the Starfighter - "the missile with a man in it..."
    And the Thud was always under-rated, re speed.

  • @MrDJAK777
    @MrDJAK777 Год назад +2

    Thank you, cherished content creator!

  • @rapid13
    @rapid13 Год назад +1

    Um...doesn't take that long for a Blackbird to reach max Mach. 7-10 minutes to reach max altitude and max speed around Mach 3.2, and it certainly doesn't stop accelerating at 1200kts.

  • @Bbuzz8393
    @Bbuzz8393 Год назад +2

    Just wondering which mod the F-4 is with an external flight model - is it a VSN?

  • @aceofaces1506
    @aceofaces1506 Год назад +1

    80’s aircraft next? I think that would be pretty cool

  • @turnerdan53
    @turnerdan53 Год назад +1

    I don't think DCS can build in all the flight restrictions into the plane from that time. For GE it was the F110 engine that allowed full throttle usage through the whole flight envelope.

    • @slowhornet4802
      @slowhornet4802 Год назад +1

      Indeed. I recall an interview with an F-15 pilot who said in the early F-15A if you pushed the throttles forward you never knew if the flames would come out of the aft or the front end of the engine. Sometimes flames came out of both ends at the same time.

  • @rmp5s
    @rmp5s Год назад +1

    ❤️❤️❤️ the F-4!!! It held some speed records for a while...legendary plane.

  • @spook6mm418
    @spook6mm418 Год назад +1

    Surely that's gotta be on a T-shirt... "Go get another one"

    • @grimreapers
      @grimreapers  Год назад +1

      agree

    • @spook6mm418
      @spook6mm418 Год назад

      @@grimreapers could even do a version with your favorite GR member
      Go get another one Sock 😂😂

  • @TallShip286
    @TallShip286 Год назад

    It would be awesome if they wood add the F-101, F-102 and F-106 to the game. I think one of the big “what ifs?” from the Cold War is “Would North American Interceptors have been able to stop Soviet bomber coming over the North Pole with AIM-4s and Genie Rockets?”

  • @cockatoo010
    @cockatoo010 Год назад +3

    The starfighter was a cool jet, but it had the annoying tendency to kill more Luftwaffe pilots than all of the allied air forces during WWII

  • @colinwhitehead9661
    @colinwhitehead9661 Год назад +2

    What about the Electric Lighting 🤔

  • @forMacguyver
    @forMacguyver Год назад +2

    They used to say the F-104 was a saddle strapped to a jet engine !

  • @andypritchard5126
    @andypritchard5126 Год назад +1

    Some of my absolute favourite fighters there. Love the Thud

  • @imellor711
    @imellor711 Год назад

    Great video but where did the External flight model F4 Phantom come from?

  • @stuartburgess2409
    @stuartburgess2409 Год назад +1

    F105 was capable of mach 2 clean , the thud was a real beast proposed for low level tactical sunshine drops !

  • @BCSchmerker
    @BCSchmerker Год назад +1

    +GrimReapersAtomic *The USAF / Republic F-105, iRL a supersonic strike aircraft, had a Pratt & Whitney J75 turbojet, a scale-up of the J57 for 15,000# MIL thrust (22,500# in Zone 3).*

  • @wolfgangjr74
    @wolfgangjr74 Год назад

    Cap was a freaking boomerang. lol

  • @fantabuloussnuffaluffagus
    @fantabuloussnuffaluffagus Год назад

    Starfighter belongs in the '50s race as it joined squadron service in '58.

  • @kensummers7757
    @kensummers7757 Год назад +1

    I guess the EE Lightning was in the air before you could start your video!

  • @tgsgardenmaintenance4627
    @tgsgardenmaintenance4627 Год назад +1

    Have to say that the Phantom is one of my all time favourites! You can always get another MiG - 21, they did build over 25,000 of them😂

  • @cg9952
    @cg9952 Год назад +3

    The Thud was really, really fast. Designed for nuke strikes.

  • @michaellord9
    @michaellord9 Год назад +1

    no EE Lightning, I mean seriously...? so much for your choices here...

  • @terr0rwolf
    @terr0rwolf 5 месяцев назад

    Wow, look at the F-105 go! It's a shame that it isn't featured in many games.

  • @bazexo12.73
    @bazexo12.73 Год назад

    They didn't call the F-104 the widow maker for nothing. Great Video. Always entertaining to watch.

  • @ronaldholverson257
    @ronaldholverson257 Год назад +1

    F105 is a beast. My favorite aircraft along with the f86

  • @265justy
    @265justy Год назад

    The F-106 and British Electric Lightning would have been proper contenders for this test.