F-16 Max Performance Takeoff

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  • Опубликовано: 25 фев 2021
  • Max afterburner takeoff from Davis Monthan AFB in Tucson Arizona. This was a familiarization flight for an F-35 maintainer with F-16 demo pilot, Maj John "Rain" Waters.
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Комментарии • 151

  • @mloiaco
    @mloiaco 3 года назад +55

    Love how fast the plane’s shadow disappears at 0:47

    • @sonny5069
      @sonny5069 Год назад

      You have the Eye you.☝️

  • @Virvum_Juggernaut
    @Virvum_Juggernaut 3 года назад +6

    To the legendary F-16 & pilot : RESPECT!

  • @MrPants1970
    @MrPants1970 3 года назад +54

    Wow! And thank you so much for not putting music over it! Awesome!

  • @XxCOOKIEMONSTxX
    @XxCOOKIEMONSTxX 3 года назад +12

    I live in the apartments next to UofA and have one of the best views to watch these badass planes take off and land. Nothing beats that roaring sound of the engines when they fly over my building.

  • @johnkendrick367
    @johnkendrick367 2 года назад +4

    Wow very very impressive. It's really awesome to watch how fast they leave the ground and go thousands and thousands of feet in the air

  • @levimarkos1639
    @levimarkos1639 3 года назад +78

    The people that disliked wanted it to be longer

    • @KumaBean
      @KumaBean 3 года назад +4

      Nah, they failed flight school, lol

    • @n721sw
      @n721sw 3 года назад +1

      That's what she said

  • @SpiritintheSky.
    @SpiritintheSky. 11 месяцев назад +1

    Simply unforgettable.

  • @James-rc6qq
    @James-rc6qq 3 года назад +8

    that is possibly the coolest thing i have ever seen

  • @kirkf4crewdawg604
    @kirkf4crewdawg604 3 года назад +2

    I did this riding in the back seat of a "B" Model taking off from Osan AB in "83." It's a kick in the ass, for sure.

  • @PowrTeam316
    @PowrTeam316 3 года назад

    Woooh...that take off kick is awesome!

  • @topfelya
    @topfelya 3 года назад +44

    Wow ! That was cool

    • @nicoletheunissen7077
      @nicoletheunissen7077 3 года назад

      Change your ways,to one,turn from lust right now💯⚠️ for What is the deal if you gain the whole world but stil lose your own soul 💤wake up all😴..REPENT❗🩸👎

  • @kevinfogarty5081
    @kevinfogarty5081 3 года назад +4

    Love the shadow!

  • @alexkremer9162
    @alexkremer9162 3 года назад

    Excellent pilot. 👏👏👏👏

  • @yayanksherly
    @yayanksherly 3 года назад

    Beautiful view..

  • @olib4936
    @olib4936 3 года назад

    Probably one of the nicest jobs on earth !

  • @Mo19x
    @Mo19x 3 года назад +1

    a big thank you for the video

  • @erwin4501
    @erwin4501 3 года назад +2

    Pure delight !!!

  • @mbapache64
    @mbapache64 3 года назад +1

    Insanely cool!!!!

  • @lauracajal6089
    @lauracajal6089 3 года назад

    Increible!!!

  • @jakeyboo7
    @jakeyboo7 3 года назад

    Amazing

  • @gregory46236
    @gregory46236 3 года назад +2

    Awesome

  • @paulp7692
    @paulp7692 3 года назад +1

    Damn! Awesome!!!

  • @andreakeeling9217
    @andreakeeling9217 Год назад

    MORE!!!!!😮😮😮😮😮❤

  • @whale8483
    @whale8483 3 года назад +52

    00:52 "Hello, may I take your order please?"

    • @jemand8462
      @jemand8462 3 года назад +2

      Radio to Baro ;)

    • @samuelefoglia95
      @samuelefoglia95 3 года назад

      yes 10000 pounds of JP-8, with straw please!

  • @iloveappleyoutube7198
    @iloveappleyoutube7198 Год назад

    This video proves that the earth is a circle, not flat

  • @freeflycoffey
    @freeflycoffey 3 года назад

    WOW!

  • @Mynameisjeffffff
    @Mynameisjeffffff 3 года назад +1

    Literally can the the curvature of the horizon. Nice job.

  • @JIMJAMSC
    @JIMJAMSC 3 года назад +9

    Big deal.... I once took off and got to 6000 ft in a C-172. It took me 20 minutes which is a little slower than the F-16.

  • @kylemitchell92
    @kylemitchell92 3 года назад +1

    Can't even imagine what that feels like

  • @TheGreatBoppino
    @TheGreatBoppino Год назад

    The hissing sound. Is that the pressurization kicking in after pull-up? Sweet video btw!

  • @kellybenedix5173
    @kellybenedix5173 3 года назад

    Had me one of those rides!!!

  • @speedygonzales9993
    @speedygonzales9993 3 года назад

    Proof that the Earth is FLAT! Just pulling ya leg.

  • @kurthanke5788
    @kurthanke5788 3 года назад +6

    It's so funny, how the G forces doesn't even faze him lol

    • @evanveres7483
      @evanveres7483 3 года назад

      It didn’t seem like a lot of g’s but they’re so used to it it’s crazy

    • @BigKing17
      @BigKing17 2 года назад

      @@evanveres7483 Average about 8g's on the climb

  • @conned
    @conned 3 года назад

    Thank you for not putting music.

  • @user-zp7de6if9f
    @user-zp7de6if9f 3 года назад +2

    I can feel the sound and the pressure in my living room🙃🙃

  • @philnicol8072
    @philnicol8072 3 года назад +1

    Nice footage. It was all over too quickly! Incredible fighter jet... Beware anything slower!😁

  • @mingming9604
    @mingming9604 3 года назад +1

    wish we could also saw split screen display of the HUD or instrument readout of speed and altitude!

  • @mwoo252
    @mwoo252 2 года назад

    I’d be too dang scared 😱

  • @rwj10
    @rwj10 3 года назад +3

    Nice throttle view!

    • @steven6161
      @steven6161 3 года назад

      inderdaad, gaat lekker soepeltjes

  • @infinite86realpilottutoria57
    @infinite86realpilottutoria57 3 года назад

    Awesome 😂

  • @PacificAirPhoto1
    @PacificAirPhoto1 3 года назад +3

    Badass!

  • @cocochanel9291
    @cocochanel9291 3 года назад

    hot damn !

  • @fchild
    @fchild 3 года назад +2

    00:47 you can see the effect of Gs on the pilot's body

  • @RichardShelton
    @RichardShelton 3 года назад +81

    Just think, that pilot actually gets paid to do that!!! LOL!

    • @therocks1682
      @therocks1682 3 года назад +12

      Then you realize the amount of study necessary for him to just manage to get to the pilots academy... Suddenly, I feel that I've wasted a lot of my life...

    • @gravitydood1554
      @gravitydood1554 3 года назад +13

      @@therocks1682 lol, if it gets you in the seat of an F16 it's not wasted time

    • @therocks1682
      @therocks1682 3 года назад +2

      @@gravitydood1554 yeah, you right... I may have exposed my point badly, so i've corrected it.

    • @KumaBean
      @KumaBean 3 года назад +2

      It makes me sick just thinking about it, lol
      Pay attention in school, kids, and don't get caught with the reefer, lmao 🍻

    • @Virvum_Juggernaut
      @Virvum_Juggernaut 3 года назад +1

      And deserves every penny!

  • @Yukam1912
    @Yukam1912 3 года назад +2

    I was looking at the shadow just to see how it goes in vertical

  • @buzzlightyear2490
    @buzzlightyear2490 3 года назад

    I so would love 1, just to go holidays somewhere. Clear my head.

  • @thecman26
    @thecman26 3 года назад

    Space shuttle status, engage!

  • @chrisbishop6928
    @chrisbishop6928 3 года назад +1

    To have the hud overlay here would have been so cool

  • @andymurday4538
    @andymurday4538 Год назад

    Should have gone higher up. Awesome video anyhow!!

  • @bollewillem1
    @bollewillem1 3 года назад +2

    The helmet strap of the pilot is loose. And pay attention to how quickly he raises the gear. In after burner the max speed for gear down is reached in seconds.

  • @Youda00008
    @Youda00008 3 года назад

    Taking off from a planetary base in Elite Dangerous :D

  • @luisflme
    @luisflme 3 года назад +1

    Davis Monthan AFB in Tucson Arizona, I was there

  • @francoisparis3043
    @francoisparis3043 3 года назад +1

    That's just the best job in the world!

  • @sol2wit781
    @sol2wit781 Год назад

    Look at that F-16 in a steep climb

  • @KM-fckutube
    @KM-fckutube 3 года назад

    Was that thing wheels up in a quarter mile or less?!

  • @brooksstella
    @brooksstella 3 года назад

    Woo , see that again and again and again !

  • @tuffguy007
    @tuffguy007 3 года назад +4

    Wish we could see the HUD...

  • @jollojakar8995
    @jollojakar8995 3 года назад

    What's a "maintainer" and a familiarization flight?

  • @stevenseagull1938
    @stevenseagull1938 3 года назад +1

    Fact: there is no crap fighter cockpit video

  • @pockethercules4346
    @pockethercules4346 3 года назад

    I wanna do that!

  • @andreasrudolf3847
    @andreasrudolf3847 3 года назад

    cool

  • @wojcit
    @wojcit 3 года назад +6

    How fast the shadow gone left....

  • @ercanyesiltas
    @ercanyesiltas 3 года назад

    At what speed do they pull up

  • @raindropcleaners
    @raindropcleaners Год назад

    Wow can anyone that has done describe what it's like?

  • @misternikon
    @misternikon 3 года назад

    In thrust we trust.

  • @Chess2infinity
    @Chess2infinity 3 года назад

    Now this is why RUclips was created!

  • @propilotaerofly1164
    @propilotaerofly1164 3 года назад

    😮

  • @01sapphireGTS
    @01sapphireGTS 3 года назад

    Best job in the world.

    • @SP-qo1so
      @SP-qo1so 3 года назад +1

      Actually the best job is... no, no... you’re right. Sorry.

    • @xreck536
      @xreck536 3 года назад

      Keep in mind fellows that it ain't as easy and cool as it seems.
      A pilot needs to go through a lot of sacrifices and effort to achieve the dream.
      If you are under the impression that being a fighter pilot is like Top Gun, then you're totally wrong.

    • @Virvum_Juggernaut
      @Virvum_Juggernaut 3 года назад

      @@xreck536 Every single one of them would say it was worth it.

    • @xreck536
      @xreck536 3 года назад

      @@Virvum_Juggernaut Correct, in the end you find out it was all worth it (the real enthusiast ones) but I've met ppl who were trynna avoid flights etc. Not everybody is made for that job, don't forget, it's a big risk for your life.

  • @Birdadventures
    @Birdadventures 3 года назад +8

    Me while stationed at DM: "Will I get to ride in the plane?" Them: "No." So I feel both happy and a little jealous for the back seater.

    • @zZ55442
      @zZ55442 3 года назад

      go Palace Chase and they'll let you ride in the back seat, when available

    • @danf16dcc38
      @danf16dcc38 3 года назад

      I was thinking it was at DM

    • @gaberios82
      @gaberios82 3 года назад +1

      shouldve made nice with someone at the 162nd lol

  • @EricTViking
    @EricTViking 3 года назад +9

    0:52 turns off No Smoking sign.

    • @denver9983
      @denver9983 3 года назад +3

      @Hawker75 🤦‍♂️

    • @tipnoel
      @tipnoel 3 года назад

      r/woosh

    • @jemand8462
      @jemand8462 3 года назад

      @Hawker75 radio to baro altimeter.

  • @linusbetten2389
    @linusbetten2389 3 года назад

    The BRRRR can't stand the BOOM! #1 Global Strike Command

  • @KumaBean
    @KumaBean 3 года назад +5

    Ah yes, I frequently used to do this in my Nissan Almera

  • @denver9983
    @denver9983 3 года назад

    Nice

  • @Canucks2024w
    @Canucks2024w 3 года назад

    can you do one with 20% performance and 60% performance

  • @leotvnetwork1
    @leotvnetwork1 3 года назад

    00:47 just look at the shadow of the plane

  • @ElizabeteJosedeOliveiradaSilva
    @ElizabeteJosedeOliveiradaSilva Месяц назад

    ❤ bjsss fofinho

  • @user-or9ck3nu7k
    @user-or9ck3nu7k 3 года назад +1

    太強大的性能

  • @sonny5069
    @sonny5069 Год назад

    ☝️.

  • @scottrobbins6216
    @scottrobbins6216 3 года назад

    God Bless our pilots

  • @sasmitty1717
    @sasmitty1717 3 года назад

    I thought for sure he was about to hit the firmament #earthsflat

  • @Ahmed-vr5dr
    @Ahmed-vr5dr 3 года назад +1

    يا عباس يا قطيع الكفين

  • @willieb6993
    @willieb6993 3 года назад

    Notice how he rolled nearly inverted towards the end to push some blood back into his upper extremities while still maintaining a climb? Looks like fun.

  • @AZpatriot69.
    @AZpatriot69. 3 года назад +2

    Isn't this how they break in new engines?

  • @abejayagunod5447
    @abejayagunod5447 3 года назад

    I could piss in my pants if given a clearance to ride one.

  • @airzulu2733
    @airzulu2733 3 года назад

    Fun in the sun with a F16 . OH YEAH

  • @samirdahbi2157
    @samirdahbi2157 3 года назад

    Xono hada sera9 blayes

  • @Ahmed-vr5dr
    @Ahmed-vr5dr 3 года назад +1

    رمضان كريم ان شاء اللة

  • @ElizabeteJosedeOliveiradaSilva
    @ElizabeteJosedeOliveiradaSilva Месяц назад

    Beijos 😂

  • @sambaxter6458
    @sambaxter6458 3 года назад

    55 people are pissed off that the earth isn’t flat after all.

    • @user-dt5fk4cs9j
      @user-dt5fk4cs9j 2 года назад +1

      It isn't flat, but you can't see the curvature from that low,.he used a wide angle lens

  • @sticktron2857
    @sticktron2857 3 года назад

    Bad ass

  • @iTube4U
    @iTube4U 3 года назад +2

    ah yes 00:46 the spine crusher manuver

  • @fixedguitar47
    @fixedguitar47 3 года назад

    Feel sorry for the crew chief.

  • @danielsimeonov1963
    @danielsimeonov1963 3 года назад

    and thats it?

  • @_stokyo_
    @_stokyo_ 3 года назад

    He looks uncomfortable the way he is sitting?!

  • @gregorymarshall5838
    @gregorymarshall5838 3 года назад

    Christ !!!

  • @VW5767
    @VW5767 3 года назад +1

    MERICA!

  • @frankhall7005
    @frankhall7005 3 года назад

    I bet those ride like a caddy

  • @Thatguy01984
    @Thatguy01984 3 года назад

    Social distancing for fighter pilots

  • @wb4514
    @wb4514 3 года назад

    I’ll just flip her upside down and look back at where I just came from.

  • @diegoftw6719
    @diegoftw6719 3 года назад

    Aren't that nails a bit too small to hold a cockpit?