I had the extraordinary privilege of seeing a flight of F-16s fly over Cedar Point Ohio at relatively low altitude. They really howl with authority as they fly, almost as if to say "I dare you to challenge me"
i actually see them everyday. i live near first main jet base of turkey and actually see f4e 2020 terminator (modernized phantom) and f16 block 50's everyday
@@Cryptogram44as a german with the same tendencies towards the Eurofighter, i gotta say both the rafale and the F16 are fucking awesome. Together we make old vlad shit his pants 😂
What makes me laugh is that the Russians are s;^t scared of the *potential* of Ukraine getting their hands on a plane designed back when corduroy flares were the height of fashion. Goes to show how advanced the Russian air force actually is.
To be fair, the upgrade programs those F-16s went through make fighting them a scary proposition for a military of a country that rolls out new and imroved aircraft models every time a design engineer takes a shit while actual improvements consist of replacing builder's plate, some nuts and bolts and maybe putting in some new bits that were deemed obsolescent by NATO a decade or two ago
Never in my life would I have expected an anarchist making an edit "presented by" a major player in the Military-Industrial Complex. God, I love the internet!
It may not have the brute force, speed-freak-attracting, harsh design lines of the Eagles or the Tomcats, but damn if the Viper doesnt feel straight menacing during flyby even when all it's doing is cruising in a flight. Even moreso when balls-to-the-wall full afterburner. There are very few things that look fast at all times like the F-16 does.
I like looking at the F-16 as one half of a duo with the F-15; the smart, savvy street fighter and the heavyweight boxing champion. Dangerous individually, absolutely terrifying when working together.
That shot of them flying in line formation, as intimidating as the old film reels of battleships in the same formation. Anyone opposing them who sees that knows they're in for a bad time.
Well, as with a lot of things, 'My favorite' doesn't necessarily equal 'best' but these are undeniably the right tool for very many jobs. :) (Also sound suitably-awesome flying around at fairly low levels.)
@@Vermine_supreme.enjoyer.nb1 I am going to say my current favorite is the F-22 raptor. Personally I love just how good it is as an air superiority fighter, the crazy engineering that went into it, and the interesting design such as the wings that set it apart from others.
Back in 1994. My AFJROTC unit went to FT Hood. We got to see some tanks and captured Iraqi artillery pieces. We also got see a group of F-16's drop smoke bombs on a range target. We all had fun.
So, we know the step up that was the Thunderbolt II over the original Thunderbolt... I imagine the Falcon II will be a space- and atmosphere-capable combat zone superiority fighter.
@@Local_homosexual By our modern definitions? perhaps not. And yet we see it used as such, providing a CAP patrol around friendly vessels in space. The sabres are at best, prototypes and rare, thanks in part to their integrated shielding system... that tech is not feasible for mass production within the UNSC. The longsword is in fact, a multirole for any space/atmospheric craft. Fighter/interceptor as it's primary uses, according to the wikis of halopedia and the halo.fandom.
Fun fact, the f-16 has the 2nd best kill to death ratio of 76-0-1 I’m counting a tie because a Turkish f-16 and a Greek f16 collided, splashing each other
As an engineer, I can’t help but appreciate the marvel of such a high-performance machine. As an American, I’m ambivalent about our massive military industrial complex but glad that we have plenty of F-16s available in the West to give Ukraine. And lastly, as a supporter of Ukraine, I wish F-16s had been delivered months ago so that “Juice” could have flown one before he left us. 😭
I could be wrong. But as an average American I really don't get why we don't have enough money to run the social services and fund our giant military industrial complex. I would think with an economy as massive as ours we wouldn't need to choose between f-16s and affordable healthcare.
@@Nostripe361 Your taxes already go to healthcare. Then, unlike every other country, you get double-dipped because the insurance (which your taxes already paid for) now demands payment... again.
That is why the US needs hundreds of them, as well as 5 000 of Abrams tanks. There will never be a war when the US needs all of its weaponry, it was always meant to be given to those that need it.
That angry sounding synth in the first track reminds me of the opening theme of the 1993 game Jungle Strike on the Sega Genesis. In that game you pilot *the* RAH-66 Comanche, and the first mission involves protecting Washington D.C. and the President from terrorists. Tbh the entire Strike series could very much define NATOWAVE
Anyone else first fall in love with the Viper from a little movie from the 80s called Iron Eagle? That thing WAS MY JAM as a kid! Lou Gossett Jr was a bad ass!
I got really confused a few days ago when I saw the new fuel tank set up on European vipers and had to look it but but man it makes the viper look like a beast!
NATO doesn't need parades with 1 WW2 tank and a load of trucks and missile launchers. We can prove our worth with actual interventions. SEATO doesn't need enormous naval exercises and shows of force. We simply *have* the strongest navy.
As an American and New Yorker I grew up in the shadows of the twin towers and my dad, an immigrant from Ireland, worked on the construction of those towers so I was deeply touched when NATO invoked article 5 for the first time and only time so far in its 70 year history. I am also a dual US/EU citizen and strong supporter of NATO, US and EU. Long live NATO, Slava Ukraine and welcome Finland and Sweden to the family. I support Ukraine joining NATO and EU.
I was just a young kid of single digits when 9/11 happened, so could you tell me who NATO invoked it against? Isn't Article 5 supposed to be used against a hostile country or its government? If not, how was it applied? Because from what I remember, the US declared a "war on terror", but went into Iraq without the full backing of NATO.
I approve of the synthwave music as backdrop Also.. it is the loudest effin jet I've ever had the pleasure of seeing.. it it flew alongside such beauties as a Mig29 and F18. It is a beast of a plane.
I'm a Hornet lover (Australia) but damn is the Viper just an awesome jet; I'm a sucker for the D model w/ spine and CFTs. Gotta shout out the beautiful Viper Zero too, hell Western fighters are just works of art.
One does not simply walk into NATO territory. Its borders are guarded by more than just Leopards. There is an hawk there that does not sleep, not with tem thousand of armatas could you do this. It is folly."
Went to the Airshow at New Hampshires Pease ANGB last weekend and they ended the show with a flight from a member of the Viper demo team and it was awesome.
The F-16's reputation must be fearsome across the cosmos. During an intercept attempt in 1990, whenever a pair of Belgian air force F-16s locked onto the UFO (large black triangular craft) it ran away. I guess they didn't want to stick around and find out 😄.
Where I live and grew up, Air Guard had some F-16s. Love those planes. They have since been replaced, but even with their lack of stealth tech, still my favorite fighter aircraft.
@@paradoxal69420 no I mean ai controlled dedicated fighters that outmatches human pilots in skill and abilities on the skies, not some loitering unmanned planes dropping bombs on targets
I have mixed feelings about this whole thing. On the one hand, the military-industrial complex is unquestionably bad. However, looking at videos of fighter jets is very good. Like, 'I'm not sure I'm not getting some kind of perverse pleasure from it' kind of good. Thanks, Pacman, for bringing me these questions. Слава Україні!
I think it's okay to enjoy the visceral pleasure of this sort of fantasy, while still acknowledging the often immense harm of its implementation in reality. That's what I'm telling myself anyways.
The past few years have pretty well established that if the Military-Industrial Complex is evil, it's a necessary evil. Better to be a warrior in a garden than a gardener in a war.
The MIC is based, what are you talking about? They make cool stuff, create high paying jobs, grow the economy, increase our domestic independence as we don’t need to buy foreign weapons, promote freedom aboard (for example in the case of Ukraine). There are obviously problems, but a military industrial complex is necessary for our survival and provides numerous benefits.
@@dankuser8303yeah, while there are definetly issues, people seem to really hate the MIC when many things can be blamed on other industries if you wanted to as well
What a banger, not goanna lie I thought this was the intro to some big video tho 😅 Plus I totally zoned out from what I was doing and have decided I'm going to go play ace combat now 😁
I still remember that this plane is the sound of my childhood... I'm Belgian, and my school was near Kleine Brogel. The Airbase that carried these planes.
The idea we need to design aircraft to be tame enough for a meat bucket inside to survive the movements almost seems archaic now. Now that unmanned vehicles don't have that constraint we're going to see some super impressive maneuvering from military aircraft soon.
@@BIGESTblade You might not understand modern computers & sensors then. When something is as important as eyesight, you have robots perform lasik eye surgery. Nobody demands that they want a human to perform the surgery for more reliable results. Unmanned just means they aren't in the aircraft. They can be in complete control virtually. If you've ever flown FPV racing drones you know there's no way a human could survive those G forces. After several years of piloting you just feel like you're in the cockpit and forget you're still on the ground with goggles on. Once the human is not inside the vehicle, you can engineer purely for performance, not to keep a person alive. Your "reliable" person can still be in control virtually....and with global and space combined low latency coverage with projects like Starlink maturing you can control from anywhere to an aircraft literally anywhere in the atmosphere or well above it.
I live southwest of the Donaldson Center in Greenville S.C. where Lockheed is cranking out the newest model. I occasionally see the new Vipers tasting their first air as they are flight-tested.
![First Strike [Extended]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/ILB-N0V1LvA/mqdefault.jpg)
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>drops hardest F-16 edit ever
>refuses to elaborate
>leaves
pure, distilled chad energy
real
BASED AND *F R E E D O M P I L L E D*
Peak Viper Hours.
F-16 Viper > F-16 Fighting Falcon
Get Tone.
Nice to see you here
I had the extraordinary privilege of seeing a flight of F-16s fly over Cedar Point Ohio at relatively low altitude. They really howl with authority as they fly, almost as if to say "I dare you to challenge me"
I saw a flight of them at this years Daytona 500.
Beautiful things to see them hold formation at speed.
Stringer or Verba would probably be a nightmare for the F-16 in that regime.
i actually see them everyday. i live near first main jet base of turkey and actually see f4e 2020 terminator (modernized phantom) and f16 block 50's everyday
I grew up hearing F-16s take of daily. I agree the sound is absolutely astounding
Europe Normally: US military spending is far too high, they should invest in infrastructure and their citizens
Europe when Russia:
Jup, Putin gave refreshed our brains to what freedom means.
Happens every couple of years.
Suddenly turned out that there can never be too much military spending.
Europe has spend over twice on Ukraine than the US has
@@teaser6089 Well, we are double the people, so we can have double the money and Industry if we want to.
@@teaser6089 makes sense, considering Ukraine is in ……Europe
My French blood and patriotism will always tend to be towards the Rafale, but damn the F16 are a amazing fighter.
As an American with the same tendencies towards the F-16 i gotta say, the Rafale is pretty damn good too. United, we down Migs 🫡
@@Cryptogram44as a german with the same tendencies towards the Eurofighter, i gotta say both the rafale and the F16 are fucking awesome. Together we make old vlad shit his pants 😂
@@adenkyramud5005 true international cooperation
Tbh the rafale looks like a chubby f16 with canards
Canadian here. We've got Hornets.
What makes me laugh is that the Russians are s;^t scared of the *potential* of Ukraine getting their hands on a plane designed back when corduroy flares were the height of fashion. Goes to show how advanced the Russian air force actually is.
To be fair, the upgrade programs those F-16s went through make fighting them a scary proposition for a military of a country that rolls out new and imroved aircraft models every time a design engineer takes a shit while actual improvements consist of replacing builder's plate, some nuts and bolts and maybe putting in some new bits that were deemed obsolescent by NATO a decade or two ago
@@theleva7 Exactly
Yeah , the latest variants are badass. it has been refined and refined again. It's really no joke.
But Ukrainians won't get the latest and greatest F-16's. They will get a bunch of hand-me-downs
And that still scares Russia shitless. @@theleva7
The difference is our money goes to F-16s while theirs goes to super yachts. Super yachts are not very good against F-16s
This is literal NATO propaganda... and it's beautiful!
either that or chinese propoganda
Free citizens rights lmao
Nato forever
@@arqueliossantiago7791
Speaking from Denmark (a NATO country).
I feel pretty free.
@@arqueliossantiago7791 here from britain (also a NATO country) i feel much more free than someone from let's say, Russia.
You could call it..the air arm of the free world eh?
Hm…
Alright I kinda like it
I'd say it's the Free world's hat
Fighter of the free world ?
Here, hold my democracy.
FN FAL: Could this plane be one of my people?
"Good turnaround times are critical to the modern fighter"
Land
Refuel and rearl
Return to combat
Repeat
Those 18 hours are an average. It doesn't need them after every hour...
Never in my life would I have expected an anarchist making an edit "presented by" a major player in the Military-Industrial Complex. God, I love the internet!
The soviet ~~empire~~ union's been really quite since this banger dropped
Dead quiet even
The Third -Saint-Russian Empire is next
It may not have the brute force, speed-freak-attracting, harsh design lines of the Eagles or the Tomcats, but damn if the Viper doesnt feel straight menacing during flyby even when all it's doing is cruising in a flight. Even moreso when balls-to-the-wall full afterburner. There are very few things that look fast at all times like the F-16 does.
And they are so unbelievably loud too. They made the Mig29 sound like a toy in comparison
I like looking at the F-16 as one half of a duo with the F-15; the smart, savvy street fighter and the heavyweight boxing champion. Dangerous individually, absolutely terrifying when working together.
That shot of them flying in line formation, as intimidating as the old film reels of battleships in the same formation. Anyone opposing them who sees that knows they're in for a bad time.
The F-16 has always been my favorite fighter aircraft. The Tornado, Tomcat, Aardvark, and Jaguar after that. This is beautiful.
Well, as with a lot of things, 'My favorite' doesn't necessarily equal 'best' but these are undeniably the right tool for very many jobs. :) (Also sound suitably-awesome flying around at fairly low levels.)
Guess I'm the weird one then, my favorite is the F/A 18 Super Hornet
@@kill4funisnotsofun Super Hornets and their Legacy counterparts are cool planes too. I've seen both up close.
To be honest my favorite fighter aircraft is the F35
@@Vermine_supreme.enjoyer.nb1 I am going to say my current favorite is the F-22 raptor. Personally I love just how good it is as an air superiority fighter, the crazy engineering that went into it, and the interesting design such as the wings that set it apart from others.
I got to see this craft up close at an airshow for a JROTC field trip, great time.
Back in 1994. My AFJROTC unit went to FT Hood. We got to see some tanks and captured Iraqi artillery pieces. We also got see a group of F-16's drop smoke bombs on a range target. We all had fun.
@@jonmcgee6987 That sounds dope af, during the same airshow I got to be in a tank and a IFV, and I looked at an F-35 and A-10.
So, we know the step up that was the Thunderbolt II over the original Thunderbolt... I imagine the Falcon II will be a space- and atmosphere-capable combat zone superiority fighter.
So what your saying is what if the Falcon II will be a halo Sabre?
@@Local_homosexual more like the halo longsword, as we see em in CE and halo 3 in and out of atmosphere.
@@Destroyer_V0 the Longsword isn't a fighter tho
@@Local_homosexual By our modern definitions? perhaps not. And yet we see it used as such, providing a CAP patrol around friendly vessels in space. The sabres are at best, prototypes and rare, thanks in part to their integrated shielding system... that tech is not feasible for mass production within the UNSC.
The longsword is in fact, a multirole for any space/atmospheric craft. Fighter/interceptor as it's primary uses, according to the wikis of halopedia and the halo.fandom.
Fun fact, the f-16 has the 2nd best kill to death ratio of 76-0-1
I’m counting a tie because a Turkish f-16 and a Greek f16 collided, splashing each other
*The Falcon of the Free world*
Finally a tribute to the GOOD GUYS. 💪
I sat in the cockpit of a portuguese F-16 and it is one of my favourite memories. May the F-16 live forever! 🇵🇹
As an engineer, I can’t help but appreciate the marvel of such a high-performance machine. As an American, I’m ambivalent about our massive military industrial complex but glad that we have plenty of F-16s available in the West to give Ukraine. And lastly, as a supporter of Ukraine, I wish F-16s had been delivered months ago so that “Juice” could have flown one before he left us. 😭
I could be wrong. But as an average American I really don't get why we don't have enough money to run the social services and fund our giant military industrial complex. I would think with an economy as massive as ours we wouldn't need to choose between f-16s and affordable healthcare.
@@Nostripe361 We don’t. It’s just politics.
@@gramioerie_xi133 Yep, insurance industry lobbying of Congress.
@@Nostripe361 Your taxes already go to healthcare. Then, unlike every other country, you get double-dipped because the insurance (which your taxes already paid for) now demands payment... again.
That is why the US needs hundreds of them, as well as 5 000 of Abrams tanks. There will never be a war when the US needs all of its weaponry, it was always meant to be given to those that need it.
That angry sounding synth in the first track reminds me of the opening theme of the 1993 game Jungle Strike on the Sega Genesis. In that game you pilot *the* RAH-66 Comanche, and the first mission involves protecting Washington D.C. and the President from terrorists.
Tbh the entire Strike series could very much define NATOWAVE
Love the concept of natowave! Need something for the B1 and the f111!
VARK VARK VARK VARK VARK VARK VARK VARK
The Falcon is here!
Anyone else first fall in love with the Viper from a little movie from the 80s called Iron Eagle? That thing WAS MY JAM as a kid! Lou Gossett Jr was a bad ass!
It was *terrible* - adored it and still do
Seeing two F-16s fly low over my house was one of the coolest things of my denmark vacation this summer.
4:07 RIP bronco, you were too pure for this cruel world 😔
😔 R.I.P.
Nato forever 🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹
Another nato wave if possible please
I got really confused a few days ago when I saw the new fuel tank set up on European vipers and had to look it but but man it makes the viper look like a beast!
NATO doesn't need parades with 1 WW2 tank and a load of trucks and missile launchers.
We can prove our worth with actual interventions.
SEATO doesn't need enormous naval exercises and shows of force.
We simply *have* the strongest navy.
We don't need to portray ourselves as stronger as we are stronger
- by someone with a trans flag pfp.
Yup
We rule the skies.
Looking forward to see them in blue and yellow
Ukraine will inject some 90kg of concentrated freedom in to Russia's ass
To Ukraine from The Netherlands with love
1978 and still futuristic
45 years strong 💪
The greatest dogfighter ever made.
Give war a chance
Calm down sundowner
Respectfully, sir, its VIPER!!!
Great video, Animarchy
"fly like a falcon, strike like a viper"
:flightposterstore
Considering that Russia is scared of Ukraine getting these and it's almost Spooky Month, this fits very well
Yea if only Ukraine gets another 100 billion worth of weapons they sure will win, and it will be worth all died people.
@@mx338 who’s caused all those deaths
As an American and New Yorker I grew up in the shadows of the twin towers and my dad, an immigrant from Ireland, worked on the construction of those towers so I was deeply touched when NATO invoked article 5 for the first time and only time so far in its 70 year history. I am also a dual US/EU citizen and strong supporter of NATO, US and EU. Long live NATO, Slava Ukraine and welcome Finland and Sweden to the family. I support Ukraine joining NATO and EU.
I was just a young kid of single digits when 9/11 happened, so could you tell me who NATO invoked it against?
Isn't Article 5 supposed to be used against a hostile country or its government? If not, how was it applied? Because from what I remember, the US declared a "war on terror", but went into Iraq without the full backing of NATO.
@ article five was invoked after the 9/11 attack and had nothing to do with Iraq.
That music transition at 1:43, sweet
Putting in some radio comms(including MW2) was a great idea. Great one for the first time.
I approve of the synthwave music as backdrop
Also.. it is the loudest effin jet I've ever had the pleasure of seeing.. it it flew alongside such beauties as a Mig29 and F18.
It is a beast of a plane.
This sounds like something out of a early 2000 simulator game
Check out Novalogic's F-16 MultiRole Fighter intro for the exact thing you are describing.
I'm a Hornet lover (Australia) but damn is the Viper just an awesome jet; I'm a sucker for the D model w/ spine and CFTs. Gotta shout out the beautiful Viper Zero too, hell Western fighters are just works of art.
One does not simply walk into NATO territory. Its borders are guarded by more than just Leopards. There is an hawk there that does not sleep, not with tem thousand of armatas could you do this. It is folly."
Went to the Airshow at New Hampshires Pease ANGB last weekend and they ended the show with a flight from a member of the Viper demo team and it was awesome.
Jeans and Coca Cola for everyone!
Fighter design peaked at 4th Gen. At least in aesthetics.
i personally like the look of the f35
The f-16 looks like the light lancers of the 18th century when they form up for a charge on a disoraganized or unprepared foe.
I always love watching the Thunderbirds demonstration team perform when they come to the annual air show at Offutt AFB here in Nebraska.
Just been finding this 'natowave' ... Was born in 1985, loving this and that .... Drop at 2:05 *shivers*
The F-16's reputation must be fearsome across the cosmos. During an intercept attempt in 1990, whenever a pair of Belgian air force F-16s locked onto the UFO (large black triangular craft) it ran away. I guess they didn't want to stick around and find out 😄.
Aliens that can travel interstellar know not to fuck around and find out ig
Let's allow Korea and Japan to join NATO and rename the alliance to POTATO (Pacific Ocean and Transatlantic Treaty Organization)
😂 love it!
Potatowave incoming.
I unironically watch this every day
Based and NATO pilled.
Where I live and grew up, Air Guard had some F-16s. Love those planes. They have since been replaced, but even with their lack of stealth tech, still my favorite fighter aircraft.
I kept expecting LazerPig to pop in and start singing.
The Falcon that keeps on fighting!
3000 F16 of Zelensky about to show you what a K/D is
Pretty much, r/NCD.
* for not "of"
@@albow4oops5 He's not wrong since in subreddit r/NCD, one of the topic is "2000 [A] of [B]" e.g. 2000 Humvees of Taliban.
Zelensky is about to show what true air supremacy is with 3000 F-16's
While the Draken is the jet of my admiration since childhood, youd be a fool not to respect the F-16.
don't think we didn't see those Mitsubishi F-2s and not mention it
Loving the Tubular bells techno remix over it, just *chefs kiss*
Downloaded this and I'll put it in my "strange music i like - playlist" with dagoth wave and the jean luc picard song.
You madlad, you did it!
This always was my favorite fighter.
So awesome man
God bless you, Pacman.
It will never not annoy the crap out of me that Tubular bells is known as "the exorcist theme"
Loved the matched synth drum beats with the video of weaponry detonation.
Ukraine 🇺🇦 is now in the Viper club.
Finally something akin to the old AMVs.
Happy 50th birthday
Did not expect the Aussie to listen to Synth wave music :P ^^
This goes HARD!
“When you get to hell, tell ‘em Viper sent ya”
The ghost of Mike Oldfield still projecting into the future 💪
Now imagine an ai controlled airforce using these machines
Straight out of ace combat
Already got Mother Drones for that
@@paradoxal69420 no I mean ai controlled dedicated fighters that outmatches human pilots in skill and abilities on the skies, not some loitering unmanned planes dropping bombs on targets
@@paradoxal69420this is real btw, search for ai controlled f-16 on google
Ruzzians worst nigthmare rigth now
I have mixed feelings about this whole thing. On the one hand, the military-industrial complex is unquestionably bad. However, looking at videos of fighter jets is very good. Like, 'I'm not sure I'm not getting some kind of perverse pleasure from it' kind of good. Thanks, Pacman, for bringing me these questions. Слава Україні!
I think it's okay to enjoy the visceral pleasure of this sort of fantasy, while still acknowledging the often immense harm of its implementation in reality. That's what I'm telling myself anyways.
The past few years have pretty well established that if the Military-Industrial Complex is evil, it's a necessary evil. Better to be a warrior in a garden than a gardener in a war.
The MIC is based, what are you talking about? They make cool stuff, create high paying jobs, grow the economy, increase our domestic independence as we don’t need to buy foreign weapons, promote freedom aboard (for example in the case of Ukraine). There are obviously problems, but a military industrial complex is necessary for our survival and provides numerous benefits.
@@dankuser8303yeah, while there are definetly issues, people seem to really hate the MIC when many things can be blamed on other industries if you wanted to as well
I enjoy seeing MIC in action but wish it didnt have to exist
God tier natowave right here
What a banger, not goanna lie I thought this was the intro to some big video tho 😅
Plus I totally zoned out from what I was doing and have decided I'm going to go play ace combat now 😁
I still remember that this plane is the sound of my childhood... I'm Belgian, and my school was near Kleine Brogel. The Airbase that carried these planes.
I'm partial to the A-10 Kickstart My Heart, but my heart is a vast hangar.
the Block 52 upgrade gives the F-16 cat ears
yes ive been hanging out in NCD for awhile...
God, this hits so sweet.
I love this edit
Natowave so hard it staged a coup in my house and gave it to a drug dealing military junta. Nice plane tho.
Some people may think they look like silly bois-- but I really love the look of the Polish F-16s with the conformal fuel tanks.
Oh my God, this is beautiful 🫠🥹😍
All the love, from your ally, Israel❤
love the sexy, sexy F16. Even before I was old enough to know the concept of sexy.
The idea we need to design aircraft to be tame enough for a meat bucket inside to survive the movements almost seems archaic now.
Now that unmanned vehicles don't have that constraint we're going to see some super impressive maneuvering from military aircraft soon.
No, we won't. You wouldn't want to trust your expensive hardware to a machine, only a human is reliable enough.
@@BIGESTblade You might not understand modern computers & sensors then.
When something is as important as eyesight, you have robots perform lasik eye surgery. Nobody demands that they want a human to perform the surgery for more reliable results.
Unmanned just means they aren't in the aircraft. They can be in complete control virtually.
If you've ever flown FPV racing drones you know there's no way a human could survive those G forces. After several years of piloting you just feel like you're in the cockpit and forget you're still on the ground with goggles on.
Once the human is not inside the vehicle, you can engineer purely for performance, not to keep a person alive. Your "reliable" person can still be in control virtually....and with global and space combined low latency coverage with projects like Starlink maturing you can control from anywhere to an aircraft literally anywhere in the atmosphere or well above it.
I expected it to be long…. Absolute madness
Long live NATO, the EU and defenders of democracy.
damn beutiful aircraft will always be in my memories seein the RDAF using this gorgeus aircraft
I live southwest of the Donaldson Center in Greenville S.C. where Lockheed is cranking out the newest model. I occasionally see the new Vipers tasting their first air as they are flight-tested.
Mig hunting season soon... 🇺🇦
-1 Su-34 today 🫡
Behold the wings of FreeDOM!
What a bop man
Nothing fits better then Nato air suppirority and dark synthwave