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In the early days of the U.K. receiving the F-35 I witnessed four flying parallel over our house in South Wales, the sight and noise of these four aircraft is something I'll never forget.
I love to see the mach looop in action. I taught in a school in the west desert of Utah where these F 35's practice a lot. Our school is very isolated with eleven students and the F 35 pilots often dive down on the school practicing bombing runs. It's amazing to see their noses pointed straight at you coming straight down on the school. Practicing or having a little fun giving us a show way out in the isolation of the desert makes an exciting day.
Dude i worked near buckley afb before it became a space force base homeowners where like ughhh does this happen alot when walking homes and i always thought as i was foing the baseboard what kind of boring ass person complains about getting to see the coolest technologies we have in action i loved working there forsure seeing f22s all day seen one do a straight verticle stall once then launch upwards like a rocket seeing that thing go from over 1000mph to almost a flat stop nose up then imediatly back to 1000 mph but upwards has stuck with me as one of if not the most impressive things ive ever seen
Reminds me of a story my dad told me one time: It was about 5 years ago, and he was at an nfl game in Boston. It was halftime, and for whatever reason, everyone was cheering and going crazy, even though there was no performers/anyone doing anything on the field. My dad was pretty confused, and all of the sudden there was a massive object overhead that blocked out the sun. He thought he was going to die, it didn't even look like it was from earth, just a massive black, silent object coming to rain death on those below. turns out, a it was a b2 stealth bomber doing a fly over.
I've been to a LOT of airshows, as well as having worked at 5 different airports in my lifetime, whether on the flightline or as a pilot or flight instructor. I have never heard a fighter or attack jet as loud as the F-35. Not a Phantom, Tomcat, Viper, Eagle, Hornet, Corsair II, Warthog, Tornado, Intruder, or Starfighter. The only jets on par with its noise level were a B-52, B-1, SR-71, and C-5A...took multiple loud engines to equal that noise level. I have been blessed to see a surprise, unannounced high speed flyby by a Lancer at full afterburner low off the deck of a civilian 10,000 foot runway with wings fully swept back and cleared for an unrestricted climb. The Blackbird I saw was on its last flight, between Beale to Wright-Patterson, with several photo passes and a full stop to be hangered for eternity in February of 1990. The monster engine on the F-35 puts out a couple thousand more pounds of thrust than the first Tomcat model did with both engines combined.
i have always liked the F-35 because of it's looks, it's kind of like a baby Raptor, but now i not only see a beautifully crafted piece of military hardware - i see surely the most technically advanced fighter jet ever built and even today we are still learning of it's capabilities. Awesome video
Its capabilities will not be fully understood until the design is declassified. Not likely in our lifetime. Keep in mind...this plane was flying in like 2006. It's a 20 year air frame already. There's a reason we didn't build a lot of them. Our technological capabilities then vs. now are just...incomparable.
my thoughts exactly. trough the years and the better and better quality of photos i've come to understand what an incredible piece of engineering the F35 is. I've always been a fan because i understood it's bigger picture concept but the more details we get from it ..the more astounding it becomes. The metallurgy in this machine ...just speechless
The F-35 capabilities will continue to expand over decades to come. Because it is the NATO fighter of choice investment is directly motivated by the needs of the NATO member states. It may look the same in decades to come but it will have been reinvented several times over.
This footage and these photos are amazing. Definitely the best representation I've seen of the F35 anywhere. That lead plane pilot is a madman, too. I love it.
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In north Northumberland we get quite few jets buzzing around...they seem to come south overland then east out to sea..don't know what they are but I wave anyhow....love 'em..
I can't help but have "Danger Zone" play in my mind every time fighter jets are hotdogging it. Doesn't matter if they're Air Force jets, either. That song is just perfection for this.
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This indeed is excellent videography and still shots. The one still shot of the plane in a 60 degree climb with the contrails pouring off it’s wings Is absolutely awesome. THANKS !
I love how the high wingloading creates the amazing wingtip vortices. This jet definitely is very nimble, fast, and maneuverable. I believe it has a published speed of 1.6 Mach but I’m sure it’s capable of much higher speeds if needed. It would just damage the stealth coatings. What’s great though is the amount of thrust this jet has. I’ve always loved the F-16 but this fighter is quickly becoming a new favorite of mine. Great video footage. I’d love the opportunity to see this in person someday. I had the opportunity to watch the F-35B a few years back and was completely blown away by the performance.
Mach 1.6 is the top speed. speed limit is a result of power available and airframe drag. 1.6 is pretty good for single engine top speed when you consider the twin engine variants of jets tend to top out at Mach 2.4 . I think the F 16 is similar in speed limits. Look what the blackbird needed for propulsion to get to Mach 3.5 The power required is exponential so twice the speed requires almost 4 times the power. The "stealth coating" isn't affected by speed, it's just paint and only really affected by temperature, which this jet can not go fast enough to worry about burning the paint off. The majority of the low radar cross section stuff being the material the jet is constructed of, carbon composites etc and the canopy is mirror tinted for similar anti radar properties.
I was a wind turbine worker in Tehachapi, CA in 1987 to 89; used to see fighters come in low under where me and my buddies were up on top of 200 foot turbines on top of the mountains doing our work; it was pretty awesome to hear them like this; I think they were flying out of Edwards AFB. Great video!
If they were flying that low, they were most likely Navy or Marine Corps jets out of China Lake. I worked in Boron and Ridgecrest for the Sheriff's Office for many years, and the flying style between the two services was much different, at least in the 70's and 80's when I was there. The Air Force pilots took off from Edwards at the prescribed angle, flew the prescribed distance off the end of the runway and then made the prescribed turn off the base. At China Lake NWC, the Navy and Marine Corps pilots would do a barrel roll off the end of the runway and then stand the jet on it's tail and go vertical. When patrolling the desert dirt roads, the Navy and Marine Corps pilots would sometimes try to "sneak up" on my patrol vehicle at sagebrush level. If I spotted them first and turned on my red lights, some would waggle their wings and turn on their landing lights to acknowledge being spotted. I saw some amazing skill at high speed in the desert......
Ive been wanting to go to the loop for years but just dont know enough about it. Fighter jets are the coolest thing man has ever created. Awesome work. 😎
@@DarrenEdwardsAviation I’m going to try and get there this summer with my son. We’re over near warrington so not to far away. Keep up the good work mate your photos and videos are awesome.
Ironically, F-35 pilots have nicknamed the Lightning II "Fat Amy" because it handles more like a SUV than a sports car. Being that it wasn't designed to be a dogfighter like the Raptor means its not quite as twitchy and nimble, but it is a beautiful multipurpose fighter.
Very nice Darren 👍👌 those lifts out of Cad were just 👌 fantastic footage and pictures. Nice and low passes over the Cad West ridge 👍 looks like the pilots are now getting better acquainted with the F35a and Loop. Thank you for being there and sharing 👍👏👏✈️🏴🇺🇲
I'm glad you enjoyed it, Andy, i know I certainly did. And to think I was only there because I had bad left knee/leg, so I didn't think I could walk up to Bwlch or Exit.
@@DarrenEdwardsAviation it was certainly your day and you knee played up for a reason 👍😁 I'll be watching it again later on the big screen to get the full effects 👍 I'm seriously thinking about getting my tent ready for my next trip 🙄🏴
I live within the New England MOA and often hear the F-35s from the 315th VT Natl Guard. Key word being 'hear'. I haven't seen a one yet. Thanks for posting this Darren. Now I can visualize - the terrain in the clip is not so dissimilar to the White Mountains...
Quite an unusual sound not what I expected really, thought they might be more boomy but it was more like ripping the air apart as passed. Very cool footage.
I saw one of these leaving an air show last summer. A lone F-35 made quite a slow pass over the town in the morning and it just sounded like the air got ripped apart. I saw a Typhoon, a Gripen and a legacy Hornet during the show and none of them compare to the sound of an F-35. Sadly the F-35s weren't scheduled to fly at all during the show but at least I got to see a glimpse of one.
I'm not sure either emgee, but we don't know the exact speed of these planes, we don't know if they're going 690mph, or 800mph. At sea level, at benchmark barometric pressure, the speed is 741mph, some sources say 750+ mph, I think speed of sound is about 760. There is also a 'conical' vector whereby the sound is continuous, but not heard or directed everywhere, just where the geometry dictates.
The F-111’s were something else! I miss seeing them. The F-35 II’s have an absolutely massive engine though. I think it’s the most powerful single engine in a jet fighter. …I think.
@@DarrenEdwardsAviation My Father was in command of ATC Miramar during the Top Gun days. He's 93 last week and has some pretty great stories in the military starting in 1948. We also lived at China Lake and between there and Edwards....watched some serious ordnance on Armed Forces Day. The Blue Angels were at Miramar last year and I was on base with Mom buying groceries when one of the BA F-18's did a slow turn over the parking lot at no more than 200 feet. We could see the pilot grinning. Darren- how fast are these guys going through the loop? Looks like 500kts?
Wow absolutely awesome. I'd love to see the Blue Angles in person, it's a shame they don't really do airshows in the UK. I'd say they a probably doing 500knots.
@@DarrenEdwardsAviation Thanks, that seems about right. Armed Forces Day at Edwards AFB in 67' was probably the most spectacular show I've seen. They sent up an F-9 Cougar Drone and then wheeled out an F-104 Starfighter with Sidewinders on the very short wingtips. The thing looked like a rocket. It shot the F-9 down at a distance of probably 7 miles from us, but I was young and the distances are probably skewed, could have been closer. They also had A-7 Corsairs strafing a couple lonely tanks in the distance with their 20mm Vulcans using tracers to spice up the show. When they dropped some heavy bombs out there it shook us to our souls. Great memories. Thanks for the great footage! I saw some f-35's at Miramar but not up close, just doing touch and goes.
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@@DarrenEdwardsAviation I reckon if you ring the base and say you have some nice shots of the days training, they'll love it. I've worked with USAF personnel before, they are all nuts, but also really like photos showing how nuts they actually are 😆
Hi everyone,
Not sure if any of you are interested but I've put some images on Shopify if anyone would like to check them out.
I've put a link below to my Shopify page. It doesn't always for some reason display my new listed items on the site, so best thing for you to do would be click on catalogue and sort by new to old listings, this will bring up my newest listings.
I'm not sure about the price on the canvas and other framed images, maybe one day I'll be able to afford my own professional printer and maybe be able to offer the photos at a lower price.
These canvas and framed images are aimed at the US market, as the shipping cost to the UK would be way way to expensive.
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My nephew joined the Airforce a year-and-a-half ago, now he's doing maintenance on these birds. I'm quite proud of him
Awesome, amazing job to have.
As you should be tell him I said thanks for his service
Good for him.
I guarantee you, when he gets home you will be proud to have him work free as your new car mechanic 😮 👀🚗💥💨
Your nephew is the GOAT bro! Glad he’s on our side and I’m proud of him too!
Good on him. Let him know that folk appreciate what he does...
In the early days of the U.K. receiving the F-35 I witnessed four flying parallel over our house in South Wales, the sight and noise of these four aircraft is something I'll never forget.
Super cool.
I love to see the mach looop in action. I taught in a school in the west desert of Utah where these F 35's practice a lot. Our school is very isolated with eleven students and the F 35 pilots often dive down on the school practicing bombing runs. It's amazing to see their noses pointed straight at you coming straight down on the school. Practicing or having a little fun giving us a show way out in the isolation of the desert makes an exciting day.
Awesome place to be, maybe there is air base not for from the school.
Dude i worked near buckley afb before it became a space force base homeowners where like ughhh does this happen alot when walking homes and i always thought as i was foing the baseboard what kind of boring ass person complains about getting to see the coolest technologies we have in action i loved working there forsure seeing f22s all day seen one do a straight verticle stall once then launch upwards like a rocket seeing that thing go from over 1000mph to almost a flat stop nose up then imediatly back to 1000 mph but upwards has stuck with me as one of if not the most impressive things ive ever seen
Reminds me of a story my dad told me one time: It was about 5 years ago, and he was at an nfl game in Boston. It was halftime, and for whatever reason, everyone was cheering and going crazy, even though there was no performers/anyone doing anything on the field. My dad was pretty confused, and all of the sudden there was a massive object overhead that blocked out the sun. He thought he was going to die, it didn't even look like it was from earth, just a massive black, silent object coming to rain death on those below. turns out, a it was a b2 stealth bomber doing a fly over.
@@DarrenEdwardsAviation Hill AFB
Thank you, I'll have a look at it online.
The F-35 is a work of art, thank you for capturing it so well!
Glad you enjoyed it!
I've been to a LOT of airshows, as well as having worked at 5 different airports in my lifetime, whether on the flightline or as a pilot or flight instructor. I have never heard a fighter or attack jet as loud as the F-35. Not a Phantom, Tomcat, Viper, Eagle, Hornet, Corsair II, Warthog, Tornado, Intruder, or Starfighter. The only jets on par with its noise level were a B-52, B-1, SR-71, and C-5A...took multiple loud engines to equal that noise level. I have been blessed to see a surprise, unannounced high speed flyby by a Lancer at full afterburner low off the deck of a civilian 10,000 foot runway with wings fully swept back and cleared for an unrestricted climb. The Blackbird I saw was on its last flight, between Beale to Wright-Patterson, with several photo passes and a full stop to be hangered for eternity in February of 1990. The monster engine on the F-35 puts out a couple thousand more pounds of thrust than the first Tomcat model did with both engines combined.
Wow, absolutely amazing, so would love to have been able to experience listening to half of them taking off from the runway.
i have always liked the F-35 because of it's looks, it's kind of like a baby Raptor, but now i not only see a beautifully crafted piece of military hardware - i see surely the most technically advanced fighter jet ever built and even today we are still learning of it's capabilities.
Awesome video
Thank you for watching the video, epic aircraft.
Its capabilities will not be fully understood until the design is declassified. Not likely in our lifetime.
Keep in mind...this plane was flying in like 2006. It's a 20 year air frame already. There's a reason we didn't build a lot of them. Our technological capabilities then vs. now are just...incomparable.
my thoughts exactly. trough the years and the better and better quality of photos i've come to understand what an incredible piece of engineering the F35 is. I've always been a fan because i understood it's bigger picture concept but the more details we get from it ..the more astounding it becomes. The metallurgy in this machine ...just speechless
Yeah It's a piece of art.
The F-35 capabilities will continue to expand over decades to come. Because it is the NATO fighter of choice investment is directly motivated by the needs of the NATO member states. It may look the same in decades to come but it will have been reinvented several times over.
Vapor trails caught: A++
Yeah, had to add them to the video
Breathtaking - just like being there. Thanks so much to all who are prepared to share their incredible photographic skills.
Glad you enjoyed it, thanks...
Had 5 of these pass by me a couple months back all in formation and flying low and slow along the norfolk coast, what a sight
Awesome sight I bet.
This footage and these photos are amazing. Definitely the best representation I've seen of the F35 anywhere. That lead plane pilot is a madman, too. I love it.
Thank you so much. I'd certainly say he/she is an highly skilled pilot.
Really outstanding work Mr. Photographer!
Thanks so much, for saying that.
@@DarrenEdwardsAviation wow
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Great video Darren…Thanks!!👍🏻🇨🇦🇺🇸
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Brilliant footage 👍👍 would love to see this In person one day.
Thank you so much.
In north Northumberland we get quite few jets buzzing around...they seem to come south overland then east out to sea..don't know what they are but I wave anyhow....love 'em..
Awesome, such a sight to see.
As somebody who used to drive up to North Wales, and back, on the road running up the side of the valley I'm hugely impressed by their skill.
Yes that's for sure.
Had a tornado fly right over me from behind when i was riding my shitty 125 bike along that road once, scared the shit of me.
Tornado was and still is an awesome aircraft, only managed to see a few of them through the Mach Loop before they were retired by the RAF.
I love the "howling" sound it makes! Absolutely epic!!!
Thank you. Yeah, music to my ears.
I can't help but have "Danger Zone" play in my mind every time fighter jets are hotdogging it. Doesn't matter if they're Air Force jets, either. That song is just perfection for this.
A perfect song.
A Shout Out From Northern California, USA Near Beale Air Force Base, Home Of The U-2 Dragon Ladies And Their Fabulous Security And Maintenance Crew's!
It's Good To See The American Presence Flying Through The English Countryside! May Our Alliance Stay Infinitely Strong! ✌️🇺🇸✌️👊
Thank you so much. The countryside they are flying through is a low fly structure in the UK, in Wales, not England.
Great display of flying and photography. Thanks.
Yeah, for sure, thanks so much for watching.
This indeed is excellent videography and still shots.
The one still shot of the plane in a 60 degree climb with the contrails pouring off it’s wings
Is absolutely awesome.
THANKS !
Thank you so much.
Amazing shots! I could listen to the audio on repeat all day long. Thanks for sharing.
Your welcome, thanks so much for watching the video.
My entire body just chilled. Wow! Just wow!! Thank you.
Awesome, thank you.
That beautiful sound the Pratt & Whitney F135 engine makes is music to the ears of good guy ground pounders everywhere.
Yeah, an awesome sound.
this never gets old
Absolutely not, thanks for watching.
I love how the high wingloading creates the amazing wingtip vortices. This jet definitely is very nimble, fast, and maneuverable. I believe it has a published speed of 1.6 Mach but I’m sure it’s capable of much higher speeds if needed. It would just damage the stealth coatings. What’s great though is the amount of thrust this jet has. I’ve always loved the F-16 but this fighter is quickly becoming a new favorite of mine.
Great video footage. I’d love the opportunity to see this in person someday. I had the opportunity to watch the F-35B a few years back and was completely blown away by the performance.
Thank you. Yes it's definitely growing on too.
Mach 1.6 is the top speed. speed limit is a result of power available and airframe drag. 1.6 is pretty good for single engine top speed when you consider the twin engine variants of jets tend to top out at Mach 2.4 . I think the F 16 is similar in speed limits.
Look what the blackbird needed for propulsion to get to Mach 3.5
The power required is exponential so twice the speed requires almost 4 times the power.
The "stealth coating" isn't affected by speed, it's just paint and only really affected by temperature, which this jet can not go fast enough to worry about burning the paint off. The majority of the low radar cross section stuff being the material the jet is constructed of, carbon composites etc and the canopy is mirror tinted for similar anti radar properties.
I was a wind turbine worker in Tehachapi, CA in 1987 to 89; used to see fighters come in low under where me and my buddies were up on top of 200 foot turbines on top of the mountains doing our work; it was pretty awesome to hear them like this; I think they were flying out of Edwards AFB. Great video!
Thanks, wow, I bet that was awesome.
@@DarrenEdwardsAviation Yes sir, it was awesome and a bit scary; as we could not hear or see them coming until they passed below us!
Wow
If they were flying that low, they were most likely Navy or Marine Corps jets out of China Lake. I worked in Boron and Ridgecrest for the Sheriff's Office for many years, and the flying style between the two services was much different, at least in the 70's and 80's when I was there. The Air Force pilots took off from Edwards at the prescribed angle, flew the prescribed distance off the end of the runway and then made the prescribed turn off the base. At China Lake NWC, the Navy and Marine Corps pilots would do a barrel roll off the end of the runway and then stand the jet on it's tail and go vertical. When patrolling the desert dirt roads, the Navy and Marine Corps pilots would sometimes try to "sneak up" on my patrol vehicle at sagebrush level. If I spotted them first and turned on my red lights, some would waggle their wings and turn on their landing lights to acknowledge being spotted. I saw some amazing skill at high speed in the desert......
Wow awesome.
I’m not only impressed by the jets but also the footage and pictures. Thanks for sharing them.
Glad you enjoyed it
Even more impressed by the pilot.
That's for sure.
That is some straight up Top Gun flying right there !
Awesome
Stunning photographs....made my day.
Thanks for watching the video, I'm glad you enjoyed the images.
Wow! That's incredible to watch, showing incredible manoeuvrability and low-level flying, I can't imagine how awesome it must have been to be there
Thank you very much, very nimble aircraft.
@@DarrenEdwardsAviation where is this please? I take it they don’t fly every day?
From spitfires to those f35s they just make the hairs on my body stand up absolutely amazing 👍👍👍👍🇬🇧
They were American 🇺🇲
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When you grow up and your life transforms. Skateboards become F-35s and half pipes become mountains.
These pilots have wake up everyday with a big smile on their faces knowing what they get to do.
Yeah permeant smile.
Not too many places in the world where you can stand on the ground and look DOWN on fighter jets. So awesome
Thank you. Yeah, it's a weird but awesome experience.
it is truly mind blowing how you can't see or hear them until they're on top of you. at least from the cams
I struggled to see them for a good while through the viewfinder.
Just superb, I cannot find words, lovely videos, and photos, just amazing what these birds are capable.
Thank you
Thank you so much for the kind words,
Well done! Great shots! Envy you being there!
Glad you enjoyed it, thanks
Ive been wanting to go to the loop for years but just dont know enough about it. Fighter jets are the coolest thing man has ever created. Awesome work. 😎
I'll you search Mach Loop online, I'm sure you'll find some information on there about it.
@@DarrenEdwardsAviation I’m going to try and get there this summer with my son. We’re over near warrington so not to far away. Keep up the good work mate your photos and videos are awesome.
Be prepared to sit around for a long time waiting for something to happen. Also wrap up warm, can be cold on the hills.
Stunning photos, thank you.
Many thanks!
This jet flies incredibly graciously and lends itself for amazing photography.
Darren, very nice stills!!!!!!.
Yes it does, thank you so much.
Great comment, Victor.
Ironically, F-35 pilots have nicknamed the Lightning II "Fat Amy" because it handles more like a SUV than a sports car. Being that it wasn't designed to be a dogfighter like the Raptor means its not quite as twitchy and nimble, but it is a beautiful multipurpose fighter.
The F35 is ugly on the ground and absolutely beautiful in the air.
@@tscott6843 honestly, it looks really cool even on the ground. Its one of the coolest looking planes there are
I just noticed that there are two people down on that ridge where the jets are flying over! they would get some great views of them also
Yeah, I would love to see their video if they managed to do one.
Amazing how the stealth surface makes these aircraft seem like they spontaneously appear out of nowhere. Well captured. 👍
Thank you, I know I was struggling to see them for a bit when they were heading towards the valley.
Their engines also sound totally different to conventional jets.
Beautiful Footage!
Thank you very much!
Superb.That first pass reminded me of a certain famous Tiffie pass. Some great stills too.
Thank you so much. From the position I'm on on the hill, it makes the aircraft look lower than it is.
Thanks, love this footage from “Mach Loop”, UK!!
Many thanks!
There were a couple of people just below the F-35 at the ridge crossing. They had a great view.
Yeah, an awesome view.
I'm pretty impressed with the dry stone wall up the other side of the valley and how steep it goes
Epic, imagine the bricklayers reaction on the morning of the first day building it.
Great footage Darren, and absolutely amazing stills - top, top quality photography. What great looking aircraft they are.
Thank you so much.
Fantastic footage of fantastic flying! Amazing stills, too. Thanks a lot for sharing.
Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for the great feedback, pilots are amazing.
I agree with you, a stupendous shot, don't think I've seen jets traversing the loop as fast before? Definitely not hanging around!
Thank you so much, very manoeuvrable aircraft.
Two words watching that...and the second one was 'hell !!'...fantastic flying skills.
Glad you enjoyed it. Yes Amazing flying skills.
At first, I didn't like the looks of F 35. Now with it's sharp edges, it looks as stunning as a Lamborghini.
Yeah it does look stunning.
I live in Tucson, get to see all kinds of amazing aircraft coming in and out of DM. Being a fighter jet pilot has to the best damn job in the world.
Awesome, Yeah it must be very special.
Stunning ....thank you so much for posting ...we're coming to Wales this summer... hoping to see some planes on the mach loop !
Thank you so much. If you do go up there, just admire the stunning location, if an aircraft goes through that's a bonus.
That would be so exhilarating to be there. Just beautiful and graceful!!
Thanks. Yeah, it's great to witness in person.
Very nice Darren 👍👌 those lifts out of Cad were just 👌 fantastic footage and pictures. Nice and low passes over the Cad West ridge 👍 looks like the pilots are now getting better acquainted with the F35a and Loop.
Thank you for being there and sharing 👍👏👏✈️🏴🇺🇲
I'm glad you enjoyed it, Andy, i know I certainly did.
And to think I was only there because I had bad left knee/leg, so I didn't think I could walk up to Bwlch or Exit.
@@DarrenEdwardsAviation it was certainly your day and you knee played up for a reason 👍😁 I'll be watching it again later on the big screen to get the full effects 👍 I'm seriously thinking about getting my tent ready for my next trip 🙄🏴
Thanks Andy. Maybe fate brought everything together that day, for me to create the video.
Kudos to the ground crews who wash these, they are spotless!
Yeah, for sure.
Beautiful birds!
They are!
Spectacular footage.
Slicing through the air with that searing sound....
Thank you, and thanks for watching the video.
Awesome, just awesome, crystal clear photos too! Unreal!!! Very talented, lots of good planning and these aren't accidental captures, top job!
Thank you so much.
Truly spectacular
Thanks for the awesome comment.
@@DarrenEdwardsAviation it truly is special my friend
Thank you, you are so kind.
Yep! The best I’ve seen…. The noise, I must go one day just to experience it!
Thank you. If you go and managed to see something go through you'll wanna go back.
Brilliant mate thanks for your video and stills from across the pond. I'm now in my 20th year in USAF reserves now and this footage was breath taking.
Awesome, thank you so much.
Imagine what some traveling medieval knights would think if they saw these flying overhead.
Think they'd be impressed.
''Were gunna need bigger lances''
DRAGONS!
“Chariot’s of the God’s”
Imagine the aliens laughing at our little Neanderthal machines. 👽
Great photos. Hat's off the photographer, the pilots and maintenance who keep them flying.
Many thanks!
Great footage! It seems like some of those aircraft are passing crazy close to the hills.
Thanks, from the vantage point I'm, it makes them look closer than they actually are.
Dude, those still photos are unreal. Seriously, well done.
Thank you so much, and thanks for watching the video.
Absolutely fantastic videography and stunning stills you took! Thanks for sharing!!!
Thank you so much, thanks for watching the video.
Fantastic spectacle and I will be making numerous attempts next summer to hopefully witness a fly-by in the flesh so to say. ❤
Thanks. Just be prepared to wait around for long parts of the day.
Wrap up warm, even if it's warm in the car park.
Magnificent machines 👍🏻 Must be one of the most awesome jobs in the world to fly a jet fighter
Couldn't agree more!
Met a lot of rich Naval Aviators who joined the Navy because all of dad's money couldn't buy them a fighter jet, carrier and support crew :)
I bet yeah.
if not the best job in the world, not only because of the machine - but those moments when you get asked "what do you do for a living"
Yeah definitely.
I live within the New England MOA and often hear the F-35s from the 315th VT Natl Guard. Key word being 'hear'. I haven't seen a one yet. Thanks for posting this Darren. Now I can visualize - the terrain in the clip is not so dissimilar to the White Mountains...
Awesome, I bet that's a nice area to see them.
Quite an unusual sound not what I expected really, thought they might be more boomy but it was more like ripping the air apart as passed. Very cool footage.
Thank you so much.
I saw one of these leaving an air show last summer. A lone F-35 made quite a slow pass over the town in the morning and it just sounded like the air got ripped apart.
I saw a Typhoon, a Gripen and a legacy Hornet during the show and none of them compare to the sound of an F-35. Sadly the F-35s weren't scheduled to fly at all during the show but at least I got to see a glimpse of one.
I'm not sure either emgee, but we don't know the
exact speed of these planes, we don't know if they're going 690mph,
or 800mph. At sea level, at benchmark barometric pressure,
the speed is 741mph, some sources say 750+ mph,
I think speed of sound is about 760. There is also a 'conical'
vector whereby the sound is continuous, but not heard
or directed everywhere,
just where the geometry dictates.
F-18s sound like that too, when very close and traveling very close to the speed of sound. Awesome.
A trip to the States to watch an airshow could be on the cards this year, if I'm lucky.
Not a big f35 guy by any means personally, these are indeed the sickest f35 passes ive seen. Well done
Thanks
My first time getting a look at the F35 looking as cool as the F22. Incredible footage =)
Thanks a lot!
Thanks for that. I had everything hanging in my room as a kid. Even two f 14's I would change their position and wing position from Tim to time
Awesome, my walls were always full of massive Tornado posters.
Superb capture, video and those stills. Also the “Approaching Howl” made by the F35s reminds me of the F111s, or maybe it’s just me…thanks for posting
Thank you so much, I've never heard the sound of a F111 in person so I couldn't really compare them.
The F-111’s were something else! I miss seeing them. The F-35 II’s have an absolutely massive engine though. I think it’s the most powerful single engine in a jet fighter. …I think.
Awesome.
These are top-quality images presented here. Good work!
Glad you think so!
Some nice passes 👌
Cheers thank you Elwyn.
I’m lucky enough to live in the flight pattern for Luke Air Force base in Arizona. I get to watch these beautiful machines put on a show everyday
Brilliant, that must be awesome.
These 35s sound amazing , especially when they flyover my house on the loop
Awesome.
Those snapping vortices (3:35) are cool af.
Yeah, for sure.
Brilliant capture of a very photogenic aircraft.
Thanks so much for the great feedback.
that first still at the end is killer my fav!
Cheers
If you’re watching this one without earbuds in…..you’re missing 70% of the experience!
I'll have to try it with them, just watch your ear drums.
Absolutely, I'm wearing mine. Wish I could hear that live sometime. What beautiful machines & the true sound of what power is
I have to hear them everyday because I live in RAF Lakenheath 😂👍 they can get annoying sometimes haha
The sound of FREEDOM!
Absolutely right.... Watching with Earphone.. 😍😍😍 What an experience
Some badass photography Darren. Excellent stuff.
Thank you so much and thanks for watching the video.
What great video, and stunning still images! Love this presentation of an amazing airplane!
Thank you so much.
I put it on 4k and sat with my jaw on floor for the duration. Stunning visuals.
Thank you so much.
Excellent piece of material. Well done! I never saw something like this before.
Thank you so much.
I thought you said there’d be F35s in this, all I saw was an empty valley
😂😅
This thing is slowly silencing the doubters and has become one bad ass machine
Yeah for sure.
Some cracking passes 👌🏼 lovely video and photos too! Yet to witness one through the loop but eagerly anticipating the day 🤞🏼
Thank you so much, hopefully when you visit there you manage to see something go through.
@@DarrenEdwardsAviation I’ve done a few visits already but only seen the Hawks and Texans. No luck with anything American so far.
Fingers crossed you manage to see some going through there.
Nice to see the yanks flying the heck out of those F-35's & pushing the envelope!
Yes definitely.
Fantastic work Darren!
Many thanks!
I live in North County San Diego so these things are constantly flying over my house. Much louder than the previous F/A-18s. Glorious!
Awesome, sometimes I wish I was near an airbase.
@@DarrenEdwardsAviation My Father was in command of ATC Miramar during the Top Gun days. He's 93 last week and has some pretty great stories in the military starting in 1948. We also lived at China Lake and between there and Edwards....watched some serious ordnance on Armed Forces Day. The Blue Angels were at Miramar last year and I was on base with Mom buying groceries when one of the BA F-18's did a slow turn over the parking lot at no more than 200 feet. We could see the pilot grinning.
Darren- how fast are these guys going through the loop? Looks like 500kts?
Wow absolutely awesome.
I'd love to see the Blue Angles in person, it's a shame they don't really do airshows in the UK.
I'd say they a probably doing 500knots.
@@DarrenEdwardsAviation Thanks, that seems about right. Armed Forces Day at Edwards AFB in 67' was probably the most spectacular show I've seen. They sent up an F-9 Cougar Drone and then wheeled out an F-104 Starfighter with Sidewinders on the very short wingtips. The thing looked like a rocket. It shot the F-9 down at a distance of probably 7 miles from us, but I was young and the distances are probably skewed, could have been closer. They also had A-7 Corsairs strafing a couple lonely tanks in the distance with their 20mm Vulcans using tracers to spice up the show. When they dropped some heavy bombs out there it shook us to our souls. Great memories. Thanks for the great footage! I saw some f-35's at Miramar but not up close, just doing touch and goes.
Another amazing video, and your stills of this gorgeous beast area awesome!!!!
Thank you so much.
Incredible! Thanks for sharing!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Do these people sell the Pictures of their taking, be Awesome to have a still picture of the F-15, F-35 or any Aviation. Thanks.
Thank you for the compliment regarding the images. I've never sold an image to anyone, I probably could, but I've never really tried to.
@@DarrenEdwardsAviation how much would ya charge for a Pic, thanks if replying back..
I wouldn't really know, I do have a store on Shopify, if you'd be interested in Tops/ Mugs/Towels/Fleece Blankets with the aircraft on there that I've photographed, the link is below, the items are listed from low to high on this link.
darren-edwards-aviation.myshopify.com/collections/all?filter.v.price.gte=&filter.v.price.lte=&sort_by=price-ascending
Check through there though, as depending where you are from in the world the postage cost can be a lot more expensive.
Regarding the pictures price I'd get back to you, if that's okay.
Regards
Darren
@@DarrenEdwardsAviation Thanks Friend...
Your most welcome.
Wow. I luv this. Comments can go on and oooonnnn. So great. Glad I got to see the video. .thanksr sharing
I'm glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching the video.
Thank you!!!
Love the videos . My dad was deacil mechanic, loved to go to air port. Blue angels
Brilliant stills Darren. I bet the pilots on the day would love a copy!
Thank you so much. I have no idea I'm afraid. They probably ain't allowed to.
@@DarrenEdwardsAviation I reckon if you ring the base and say you have some nice shots of the days training, they'll love it. I've worked with USAF personnel before, they are all nuts, but also really like photos showing how nuts they actually are 😆
lol, maybe different when they're the UK.
Fabulous still pics. Well done.
Thank you! Cheers!