100,000 Subscriber Special: The Mighty F-15 Eagle

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  @TheMobiusRibbon1-4 · 6 months ago

  There it is! He did the plane! The plane with the phrase!

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  @Armoredcompany · 6 months ago

  The words "Pierre Sprey" and "renowned" don't really belong in the same sentence without an abundance of accompanying laughter.

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  @sccomrex1153 · 6 months ago

  TWO hours?! Oh my... Congrats to 100k! As many have pointed out, this channel really deserves it. Not a pound, for air to ground! <b>raises glas in salut</b>

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  @theayeguy5226 · 6 months ago

  A-7 Corsair II mentioned in the vid. Hopefully we will get an episode on that jet too, it has all but been forgotten.

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  @ElectroAtletico · 6 months ago (edited)

  Your thumbnail (also shown at Min<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsQpro8U4VI&amp;t=3761">1:02:41</a>) is my late father&apos;s old unit (36th TFW - Bitburg AB, West Germany) which was located on the German side of the Ardennes Forest (known as &quot;Eifel&quot; in German). My father was the unit&apos;s senior medical officer and a Flight Surgeon to the 525th TFS &quot;Bulldog Inc&quot;. The thumbnail shows the jet taking off eastbound which was rare. Almost all takeoffs were westbound in the direction of Luxembourg. On the right of the pick, to the right of the vehicles parked but not visible, would be the 24/7 Alert Pad also known as the &quot;Zulu Alert&quot;. Bitburg AB was split in two - the main operational side, where the squadrons were located, and the housing &amp; support area (which can be seen in the pic on the far upper left-center side). I can still make out my High School! <br>FUN FACT: I once &quot;caught&quot; in that kop of woods in the upper center left, a hidden Soviet Military Liaison Mission vehicle observing.

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  @nicolasgjenganger5436 · 6 months ago

  I still remember the Bitburg Eagles with the BT on their tails, one time I was driving with my mom on the autobahn and two Eagles came from the left, turned and flew straight above us head on low level, my mom was rather scared, I was excited...

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  @LoaderX73 · 6 months ago

  I loaded the F-15s of the 12th Fighter Squadron at Kadena from 1993 - 1995. &nbsp;I remember sending our last non-MSIP jet, 78-0512, out for modification (at getting it back with gun firing voltage going to ground). &nbsp;PACS was a huge upgrade for the weapon system. &nbsp;Did my fastest itegrated combat turn ever on the F-15... 4 AIM-7M, 4 AIM-9M, 940 rounds, 3 bags of gas, and countermeasures, all in 17 minutes. &nbsp;Had an amazing time! &nbsp;Congrats on 100K!

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  @jonjones7375 · 6 months ago

  My grandfather worked for McDonnell Douglas, and was involved in the development and production of the F-15. He was very proud of this plane. A story he told me that you might get a kick out of, when the prototype was being assembled, the rudders were found to be tilting out a few degrees like a hornet, but it wasnt supposed to be. His team discovered the frame had been machined so the rudders were square to the plane, not to the world like they were supposed to be. His team remachined the offending framing and the engineering team fixed the drawings so it wouldn&apos;t happen again.

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  @greg8106 · 6 months ago (edited)

  Congrats on 100,000 subscribers! This channel is one of the most deserving. You probably would have gotten here a lot sooner if you had told us we&apos;d get a 2 hour special on the F-15, there goes my Friday morning!

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  @TyrannoJoris_Rex · 6 months ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsQpro8U4VI&amp;t=6000">1:40:00</a> On Episode 1 of the F-14 Tomcast, the F-14 test pilot they were interviewing said they called it the &quot;Turkey&quot; because when pilots used the Direct Lift Control system while on the glideslope, it created a pitching moment that they&apos;d be fighting, trying to keep the plane&apos;s attitude right so the tailhook would catch. So guys on deck would see the stabilators wobbling up and down as the plane came in and it looked like a turkey flapping its wings.

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  @randyhager2054 · 6 months ago

  Worked at McDonnell - Douglas from 1987-1999 in St Louis. Had my hands on the F-15 wing about 1994. Mostly the F-15E Strike Eagle.

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  @hardbaloney · 6 months ago

  100K well-earned subs, my man! &nbsp;You are a MASTER at this.

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