F-15 Eagle: The American Fighter Jet That's Never Been Shot Down | The Ultimates | Progress
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- Опубліковано 14 чер 2024
- Explore the legacy of the F-15 Eagle, a powerhouse designed for total air superiority during the Cold War. In over 50 years of active service, the F-15 has never been defeated in air-to-air combat, setting the standard for modern strike planes.
00:00 F-15 Eagle
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Must be an absolute thrill to have that much power... may God ride with them and watch over our country and soldiers!
you got our hard side brothers and sisters,were on the east coast.love our Oregon Eagles.I love the thought of every one of our states have access to the baddest sky machine ever built.GO OREGON
What a beast. Truly amazing machines.
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And somehow shot down a satellite way back in 1986 I think it was
The F-14 has never been shot down in air-to-air combat. Both aircraft have been downed by ground fire though. The F-14 doesn’t have the kills though
The F-14 has definitely been shot down in air to air combat, just not while in U.S service. Just like most of the F-15 air to air kills weren't made by U.S Pilots.
Big? They are freaking huge! Makes it more impressive never been shot down giant target
The stabilators(things on the back that control pitch) are the same size as an A-4 Skyhawks wings
It's been shot down plenty... Just never had a loss in air to air combat..
It was only shot down twice from ground fire during Desert Storm, stop over exaggerating and stop trashing the F-15 EAGLE 🦅!
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Dogfighting with tanks on... Meaning you can't pull more than 6g. What a shame for those Pilots.
I thought two F-15E were shot down in Dessert Storm within the first 4 days.????
Getting shot down by a SAM isn't air to air combat...
@@johnroberts2905 true. I originally thought the stats were downed period... So yea aircombat 104-0
@@godzla69you thought wrong..
@@SpartacusErectusJR I thought correctly....just not by other jets... 🙄
Not in a dog fight. An F18 was shot down.
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_The F-15 record is somewhat over-rated_ but to understand why I say that, it is necessary to travel back in time to Vietnam. The F-4 was a plane that was built to be a missile fighter and interceptor, but the primary weapon for engaging targets are beyond visual range (BVR) was the AIM -7. The military very quickly realized that with all of the various services flying missions all over the Vietnam, it would be very dangerous to shoot a missile at a target you could not positively identify, so as a result, rules of engagement were much more severe and the vast majority of engagements were done within visual range (dogfights). Also, the F-4 frequently faced a modern, near-peer airplane, the Mig 21. The military recognized that to actually be able to use BVR missiles, you had to know where your enemy was coming from and you had to be sure that it was an enemy. In 1965, the military prioritized the development of Airborne Early Warning and Command System, or what is more commonly known as "AWACS." The AWACS system would be able to provide radar coverage out to 400 kilometers and not only warn pilots of approaching threats, but it could also track every friendly aircraft in the sky, so that at any given time, the AWACS had a complete and detailed picture of the battle space. The AWACS entered service in 1977 and it has been in the sky for virtually every major military engagement since that year. This means that the F-15 pilot was given bearing, altitude, and speed information in real time for every threat in its vicinity. If there was to be an action, the AWACS commander would tap an F-15 flight and vector it into a position that was safe for the F-15 so that it could do an intercept of the bandit. Flying in mostly straight and level flight (because the AWACS was watching their backs) an F-15 would use its radar when the AWACS said it was in range, and once it had a lock, it would get permission from the AWACS to fire because the AWACS needed to ensure that no friendly aircraft ventured into the kill zone. Once AWACS command was satisfied, the order was given to Fox 1 the bandit. The remarkably good AIM -7 Sparrow would then fly out to near its maximum range and destroy the target that the pilot of the F-15 had not actually ever seen except maybe for the flash of the warhead and exploding target. Also, most of the adversaries were older, lower tier aircraft while the F-4 faced the excellent Mig 21 quite regularly. Many people see the combat record of the F-15 and have this romanticized notion that the F-15 engaged its enemies in aggressive dogfights and outmaneuvered them and shot them down with guns blazing (though no US fighter has had a gun kill since 1970) but the reality is all to often, the F-15 was simply a delivery van for the AIM-7 and its fire control system, that was directed to its position by AWACS. The VAST majority of F-15 kills were AIM-7 BVR kills, while the majority of F-4 kills were Sidewinder kills made in tight maneuvering battles. The F-15 had the enormous advantage of AWACS that the F-4 could not have, and that the military realized badly needed but it took 17 years to get that capability in place, and the F-15 was the plane that benefitted from the AWACs the most. Imagine how history might have been different if the F-4 had the benefit of an all seeing eye in the sky to tell it where to go so it could use its AIM-7 to the same effect and not have to worry about shooting down some Marine doing close air support for some grunts. Or, imagine that the AWACS did not exist in all of the major engagements the USAF has been involved in since 1977? If it had to fight dogfights against near peer level aircraft without the benefit of AWACS, would it have the perfect record it has today? If the F-4 had AWACS, is it likely that it would have a much better kill record than it has today? The F-15 gets all of the glory the reality is that it enjoyed an enormous Goldilocks environment where it was fed a steady stream of outdated opponent aircraft that it could kill from great distances without the RIO spilling his coffee. The F-15 is a great plane, and the record is the record, but my contention is that what really made that record great was the combination of the AWACS commanding the sky, and the F-15 delivering the radar and AIM-7 to the right place and right time, as directed by the AWACS commander.
. That's why the F-15 EAGLE 🦅 replaced the F-4 Phantom, because it couldn't get the job and thanks for your narrative on slamming the F-15 EAGLE, the world's greatest air superiority fighter and no other aircraft has that record and by the way, all 104 aircraft that the F-15 shot down, were ours and as a Russian fighter pilot, unlike you, we respect and have high regard for the F-15 EAGLE and you can see why, so put that in your pipe and smoke it! 🇷🇺
@@craig4867 And it could not have done it without the AWACS, which the F-4 didn't have, and which came into existence because the F-4 was having to dogfight and because of that, The F-15 didn't have to dogfight. Mostly it was just a delivery van for the radar and the AIM -7, which is actually what did the vast majority of the kills. But you can think what you chose and that is fine, but in my mind, the F-15 got the benefit of AWACs and no other combat plane in US History before the F-15 had that massive advantage.
@@shenmisheshou7002 AWACs we're around when the F-4 was still flying and it still couldn't pull it off and that's why they came up with a new aircraft called the F-15 and now the new F-15EX and as a Russian fighter pilot, we're all sitting here wondering why you don't respect the F-15 an Americans have a tendency to trash it! Shameful and you should be ashamed! Thank God you're not in Russia 🇷🇺
@@craig4867 By that time, the F-22 was being used for almost all air superiority missions, and the F-4 was being used mostly for close air support. The ariel combat use of the F-15 was by Isreal. On 2 June 1979, Israeli F-4 Phantoms and A-4 Skyhawks flew to attack suspected terrorist bases near Sidon in southern Lebanon. Flying cover for the attack aircraft was a force of six F-15s and two Israeli-built Kafir fighters. All aircraft were guided by an E-2C AWACS (Airborne Warning And Control System) aircraft, a modified 747 that carried sophisticated radar and tracking equipment. The F-4s were laden with bombs and the F-15s were providing air support. This is the case in just about every theater that the F-15 was used in. In almost all cases, if there were F-4s, they were being used for attacks, and the F-15s were being used for air superiority, and just about every time the US used the F-15 in combat, it was under the direction of an AWACS. Most US F-22 kills were AIM -7 kills, but the Israelis had several sidewinder kills and one gun kill that I know of (No US fighter of any type has made a gun kill since 1970). AWACS and AIM-7 deserve as much credit for the F-15's performance as the plane itself.
@@shenmisheshou7002 . When you become a fighter pilot like me, then I will have an intelligent conversation with you, but until then, have a nice day and go back to Flying your paper airplane 🇷🇺
I saw an F-14 in there wtf
As a Russian fighter pilot, we respect and have high regard for the F-15 EAGLE 🦅, more than most Americans! 104 kills with 0 losses in air to air combat, is an aircraft that has to be respected 🇷🇺
Only plane to have ever shot a satellite out of space 💪
@@mavthebosun3772 . You're a smart guy and I'm glad you remembered that!
Theres no way in hell that this guy is actually Russian
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Why would you label it as f15 and then make it about everything but?🤨
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Why the F-15 is still in service and not replaced by F-22s or F-35s instead of being retired like the F-14 tomcat?
Dont answer it and let me answer it for you: no reason at all or Starscream and his seekers transform into F-15s.
hollywood ruins movies ,,,,,,,Top Gun Maverick ... when they are pulling G's they all freak out like its such a big deal a real pilot G's does not phase them , they are so calm and in the moment of combat in vietnam pilots were pulling over 10 g's like nothing
It's an old plane and seldom used in combats. So, easy to claim never shot down! My model airplane was not shot down to..
The F-15 has 104 air-to-air kills and 0 losses. How many kills does your model plane have? 😂
Seldom used in combat? I would disagree. Here's why... Its used by many other countries other than the USA and has had multiple engagements.
You have to be the stupidest guy on this planet to make a comment like that! Israel has shot down more aircraft with the F-15 and it has 104 kills 0 losses in air-to-air combat and they are all against enemy aircraft! By the way, you just made a complete fool of yourself to millions of people on UA-cam! Congratulations!