F-16C Pilot Explains Hidden Facts Behind the F-16 Fighter Jet
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- Опубліковано 2 вер 2023
- Fighter pilot reacts to the F-16 fighting falcon. The F-16 is an all weather fighter jet used for air to air and air to ground missions.
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F 16 has been my favourite fighter since I first laid eyes on it back in the mid 70s, it fulfils that maxim - 'If it looks right, It will fly right'! It has certainly stood the test of time too, still front line after nearly 50 years, not many can claim that, keep it flying. Great content by the way, my first time watching your channel, will definitely keep an eye out for more content from you.
Like an acquaintance of mine who flies for the Royal Dutch Air Force said: There will never be another plane that flies like the F-16. It's truly one of a kind.
Off topic Brazen..my grandfather was off the boat back in the day from the Netherlands!!Hats off to Dutch Air Force!!Top Tier Air Force for sure!!
Saab JAS 39 Gripen is pretty dang close.
Saab makes junk. Look at their cars.
In the Air Force 10 years. Worked in the Alternate command post building in germany for 4 years. Drove my car to work each day, passing through the ready area and surrounded by Vipers. Many times waiting on the side of the taxiway for F-16 moving around. Was exhilirating and the F-16 will always be my favorite jet. All the pilots were top gun guys it's seemed. Once a month I did a training program I created for the pilots. Got to meet and talk to so many pilots. I felt so proud to even be a small cog in the F-16 program. I love the Eagle, and of course the F-22 and F-35, but my heart will always belong to the viper.
Thank you for this video……I love the F-16….Fighting Falcon :). My grandfather was an aircraft engineer and he retired from Texas Instruments and one of his last projects, contracted with General Dynamics, was integration of fly by wire. 1970,s technology that we use in every modern fighter today. My grandfather was a humble leader in todays modern avionics.
The F-16 is my all time favorite fighter. I got into model aviation this year and have been wanting an F-16 for my fleet and I finally grabbed one last week. I’m so stoked. I Can’t wait to fly it.
When I saw the F16 up close at an air show, I was impressed with that it's seeminly 95% engine, and the thunderbirds really put on a good show with the high G maneuvers and low level flying.
You show look here on UA-cam for the 2019 Indy 500 flyover video. An A-10 and F-16 did a second flyover and the Viper simply electrified the 350,000 fans there with me. The race paled in comparison.
Made by a fighter pilot. Makes sense now. The bubble canopy from the P-51. The pressure controls on a small stick, so you can maneuver without having to move your whole arm. Reminds me of the best pilot of WW2, Hans-Ulrich Rudel, a JU87 Stuka Dive bomber pilot. He helped design the A-10. Hans Rudel knew a lot about ground attacking. He had over 2500 sorties with over 500 Russian tank kills with the Stuka. If you look close at the A-10 you will see the gull wing design. It is not as pronounced as the Stuka, but it's there.
When you have the chance for a fighter pilot to design a fighter you get something like this and there is simply nothing more awesome than that
Loved hearing you talk about the Viper. I started working on the Block 15 and at retirement I was up to the Block 40. I was also multi system qualified. Loved those aircraft. The last one I crewed was was F-16CG 88-0518 Block 40. Thank you for the video.
Grew up next to an Airbase and we always called it the Viper, anyone in school who called it the Falcon was laughed at. Went on base for many scout trips as well and one time they let us sit in the cockpit of one of the F-16's in the hanger, we also got to see the C130 up close and go inside as well, but the jet was way more cool. We weren't allowed to take pictures, but to sit there and see how it felt was awesome.
I also got to see the Thunderbirds up close as I then worked for the Police Department and one of my spots during airshows was to keep people away from the end of the runway, I made sure to bring some good earplugs as it was loud.
For well over as decade our local National Air Guard unit, the 181st Fighter Wing at Terre Haute, IN flew the F-16. I was so lucky to see these awesome aircraft train and do some acrobatics overhead and just loved it. These birds are the Corvette of the sky.
Max, as a retired Army Aviator I many times had A-10 pilots or F-16 pilots pull up alongside wave and then move out. In Close combat the A-10 has the power and legs to stay with the grunts as long as they need My dad was an Army Air Corps guy and I grew up singing the Air Force song. With all your love for the Air Force, why did you leave, If I could have gotten into the Air Force I would have.
A10 is for a bygone era they were good against goat herders in the middle east
against any moderately armed modern force they will be toast.
I'm so happy to be one of the human being who saw Thunderbird in action in 1987 live! Since I was kid F-16 always be my favorite drawing objects. Along with A-4, Eagle, Tomcats, F-5 Tiger II and several Soviets era warplanes. And this is awesome : When you're going to do everything well you're not going to do anything GREAT !
LOVE the F16! Around 2008 the electrical components went from IC's to programmable chips. The change saved a lot of weight and space. I am interested in the planes readiness with the new programmable ic's . can you shed some light ?
Was a Crew Chief on the A-10 and F-16. Had the 2nd oldest aircraft at Hill, 80-591. I know it started at Hahn AB, came to us, went to Vermont ANG, on to Illinios ANG and on to Boneyard, where it sets today. Good memories!
Great video, and thank you for the fun facts on the "Viper". Please keep up the great work and hope to see more soon. Thank you for your service.
Hi Max, I worked as a WDT/WCT for a NORAD RCC back in the late 70s - early 80s. During that time, the F-106 filled the primary stateside Interceptor role and I executed many scramble orders from the Senior Director. As I recall, we could expect a handoff in approx. 5 min. How quickly can an F-16 get off the ground for an Air Defense scramble?
I know this video is about the F-16 but ahh that F-15 is such a beautiful machine. I live next to an airbase in the Netherlands where a lot of Americans used to be stationed, it's a museum now and a nature park. It's accessible 24/7 and you can use your bike to drive over the runway haha :) they have an F-15 in the museum hanging on the ceiling. The Dutch government had full control over the American squadron which I'm told is quite unique because normally everything would have to be run through the American chain of command.
It was the only Royal squadron of the US: the 32nd TFS Wolfhounds!
@@BrazenNL Nice :)
Definitely, the F15 is cool in it's own way, and it's all business 😎. It might not be the most beautiful aircraft by modern standards, but it sure looks intimidating
FYI: Over 5,000 F-4 Phantoms were made, and some are still in use today. There have been 4,600 F-16s built to date.
"Phantom production ran from 1958 to 1981, with a total of 5,195 built, making it the most produced American supersonic military aircraft. As of 2020, 62 years after its first flight, the F-4 remains in service with Iran, Japan, South Korea, Greece, and Turkey."
I moved to Ft. Worth in 1973. This was the time when the YF16 & YF17 were competing for the Navy and Airforce contracts. At the time when the YF16 won the AF contract, it was being called the "Fighting Falcon" because (according to the Fort Worth Star Telegram) "it can take the Eagle six ways to sunday". I don't know about the politics of the names, but it was being called Fighting Falcon before it had won the AF contract.
According to the FW Star Telegram at the time (yes, this contract was a big deal at the time for General Dynamics, located in Ft. Worth) the reason the F16 did not win the Navy contract is because the Navy wanted the redundancy of 2 engines.
My two favorite fighter jets are the F-16 and the F-22. I have an F-16 Fam Trainer from Wright Patterson in my garage. Climbing in and out is a little tough, but it sure is comfortable when you are inside. It definitely fits like a glove.
Amazing video!! Here in Venezuela the F16 just arrive to 40 years of flying! It’s an amazing aircraft!!
As a jet enthusiast I appreciate your experience and insight because some of the flight sim you tubers or military tech guys overstate the importance of the shiny new toys. The number that screams out to me the most is flight hour costs which you mentioned regarding maintenance. The shiny toy costs tons of money to keep flying in the sky and having pilots well practiced. Can the A-10 be converted to a drone as easy as the F16?
Great video on the F16! Preciate ya!
Thanks for showing Vipers from McEntire SCANG and Viper East Demo from Shaw. Hope Vipers being built here now will have Thunderbird logos soon! Loving the channel, man!
Completely agree!
Your good, thanks I appreciate the videos😮
A MAX video! Thank you!
That’s pretty cool Ryan! I learned something 😎👍
I just got this plane in DCS. I still like the F/A-18 more, but what do I know, I play DCS and can't do this in real life due to my terrible vision. As in -10 in each eye. But when I was flying in game, you were right, the F-16 is the sports car. Next up will be the A-10.
Right on you nailed it!
I'm always going to be a Blue Angel fan. That 18 is beautiful.
The "Viper" name comes from Battlestar Galactica. Apparently some General Dynamics guys were BSG TOS fans and codenamed their project "Viper" and the name stuck with pilots. Eventually the Mk. VII in the reimagined series returned the favor by giving it features of the F-16 (underside intake, leading edge extensions, bubble canopy, and fly-by-wire).
Hey…Good Evening Ryan. Hope your Labor Day weekend went well. Your doing a great job on your @youtube channel. The more I learn about the Viper. The more I like it. It’s like the hypercar of fighter jets…light, lean, and fast. Have a great week. ✌️😎🇺🇸
great to get info from someone who has been there and done it
Good stuff Neo
youre a living legend bro
Iron Eagle (1986) Classic!
I love the F-16 but me being a former Mech. Infantryman, I really love the A-10 warthog! It looks like it may be put out to pasture at this point though unfortunately.
It’s retirement is LONG overdue.
@@liesdamnlies3372
A10 entered service 1977
F15 1974
F16 1978
F18 1978
B52 1955
What's your point?
Each one of those is exceptional at what it does.
Yeah, just have better jets that are better and safer at doing the job now.
The A-10 is not going to be replaced by an F anything, however the AC-130, it's pretty good. Any saved money probably needs to go into the AC-130 program. Still, It hurts to see the A-10 go. BUT it deserves to be taken to AZ and stored in a way it can be brought back if needed.
@@ClericChris Agreed! The A-10 is the perfect tank buster as it was nicknamed and that 30MM Gatling gun or burp gun is a beast against ground troops!
God I love this channel. So glad I stumbled on it. Shame I can’t share it with my late father who had a similar love for military fighter jet aviation. F-16 is personally my favorite fighter growing up. So damn shifty, nimble and quick. An extension of you and the first fly by wire. Also prefer the stick being on the right for some reason as opposed to between the legs. Don’t forget Iron Eagle broski!!! Excellent work and glad I found your channel
Love you have a picture of a F15E in LFA7 as your screen saver 👍
This aircraft is a testament to the genius of the fighter mafia
Harry Hillaker was the lead designer on the F-16 pretty sure he'd have something to say about giving the credit for the design to someone else, John Boyd may have outlined requirements, but that is not the same thing as designing something.
Very interesting. Looking forward to seeing the Thunderbirds flying the Super Duper Viper II. The F16 is awesome. Boyd & Co were spot on. Just one question: would F16s in the detonation wave be responsible for the SEAD mission?
i can do the same stuff in the A-10C and the viper on DCS goes to show how good they both are, can work together effectively too
doesn't show anything. It's a video game.
@@jimgriggs2184 a video game that the US military uses to train pilots
The F-4 Phantom II was more numerous than the F-16. 5,195 F-4s made, vs. 4,600 F-16s.
9,860 F-86 Sabres, 5,000 Mig 23s, and a whopping 11,000 Mig 21s!
15,000 P-51 Mustangs, 34,000 Me109, etc..
A lot of F-16s, yet the F-4 wins on numbers and total tonnage mass!
Probably meant gen 4 or that f16s are the most used today.
The absolute BEST, unbeatable CAS flight is a BONE loitering at 40k feet, an AC130 flying a nice circle at 15k, and a pair of A-10’s tag teaming in and out low down.
Just add a JTAC. Wash. Rinse. Repeat.
I enjoyed this video. I am going to share a little fact not many know about the F16. It was not named fighting falcon by top brass but was actually named by the team of engineers at GD that designed it. You would not believe the name that was almost selected, but I will leave that for another day.
Old MMS here on F4 Phantoms in Kunsan, sure wish I focused in school so I could have been a fighter pilot. If your young and watching this, go for it because you will never have the chance agin.
The best fighter in the world.
I'm retired now but crewed the Viper for almost 30 years. Blk 25's, 30's and 40's. I've heard countless Wing Commanders and visiting Generals tell us over the years that the US Air Force is done buying F-16's. Heard the same thing about the F-15, but suddenly now we are buying a bunch of F-15EX's. BTW, pilot's love CFT's. Maintainers absolutely hate them.
Yeah the CFTs just block panel doors for maintenance. Thats one of the factors why the US Navy refused to put CFTs on their Super Hornets although Boeing advertised them heavily.
3:58 HEY....HE SAID THE THING!!!
"Think of a wave of 10 F-16s that are operated by AI"
My head: _Daredevil intensifies_
Hey #2, fellow Tbird brother here (97-2001 #5 ACC & #8 ACC)! What's funny about "the next" USAF aircraft to take over for the Tbird F-16, I can't even count how many time folks at show sites would ask if the stealth F-117 would be the next platform....really?! (keep in mind it was 25 yrs ago) Had a feeling you'd mention the blk70, ha! I did a few yrs out of uniform on the blk60 in the UAE...yes, conformals could increase capability in the show arena - more time and heart-thumping maneuvers! Blue Out!
Dude. Awesome to have you here. Love it! Thanks for the support!
The F-16 is an amazing fighter. Glad to see Col. Boyd's legacy caught on. Hoping the Viper stays on with the T-birds. Only other plane that I could see, should they change it (not for the foreseeable future) would be the new T-4 Tedhawk
The tbirds will use the f16 for the next two decades we aren’t getting rid of the f16 anytime soon.
I would be curious about a comparison of the F-16 and the F-18. IMO both are awesome!
Finally some viper love
Great video. Are there F-16 Blocks stripped of their miliary avionics/capabilities available for civilian purchase?
Awesome plane as a child after the Phantom it was my fave military plane, and as I'll never get to fly it well theres DCS's Falcon - yep I started with Falcon 4 way back in the late 90s (not Viper 4) so the name Viper eventhough its official just never chimed with me, Falcons soar! - Vipers slither
I agree, when ever I think of falcon, I think of the peregrine falcon, the ultimate aerial predator: and this plane exemplifies that.
@@daveyboy6985 spot on! and if memory serves I think the (bird) falcon holds the dive speed record and as you stated it exemplifies the plane falcon
Were you flying the Tacoma, Washington show?
The Thunderbirds should get the F-16 VISTA! The only F-16 to get 3D Thrust Vectoring!
That would make for a hell of a show!
Would be epic!!
It's a really good aircraft. It's my number one USAF aircraft. But the Thunderbird's like the Blue Angles don't get the new stuff right away. They get the aircraft from the fleet that are close to retirement due to how many flight hours are on the frame. They inspect them, repair the frames, pull the gun out in place of a tank for the smoke system. I thought being a former Thunderbird pilot you would know this.
Well sorry but that isn't true. When the Thunderbirds moved to the F-16 A model it was in 1982-83 and they were brand new aircraft. This was 1-2 years before the first C/D models of the Viper were even out for the rest of the USAF. When they switched over to the C model it was in 1992 and those airframes were built in the 1986-87 time frame. An F-16 that is 5-6 years old is hardly the time frame where the Viper is "close to retirement".
@@Stubbies2003 Good to know; I guess every aspect of the USAF gets what they want. USN/USMC get their demo aircraft when the fleet retires them.
How do I get one of those shirts
You talked about block 70 F-16s with conformal fuel tanks, and you said that you wished the F-16 held more fuel. Have you heard of the F-16XL? It had a longer fuselage, Delta wings, was faster, higher payload capacity, and had more range! I wish you had mentioned it in this video. I wish it had went into production. I think there is a need for it today.
Sweet 16 baby!!!
I noticed when he was talking about NORAD he said F22 but pictured a F20 tigershark then said so on and it pictured a Su-34
Glad to hear the f16 will keep going with the thunderbirds. Heard rumors that the new T-7 was going to take over.
Talk about the XL and the F-36 Kingsnake ..
The Viper 'is' the spice.
Idk i watched the blue angels last year and watched the thunderbirds this year in Cleveland and honestly the blue angels take it but both are very cool
It’s the opposite for me, the thunderbirds are fast and aggressive more fun to watch. The blue angles are very grateful and nice to look at because of the tight formations. Love both teams though.
As a 32 year army officer, keep the F16 in the sky ready to dog fight anything. Let the A10 do the ground support. The A10 is the army guy that is on patrol or out in a COP, best friend.
Scenes at the beginning of this video Venezuelan Airforce F-16 vs OV-10, No matter how many maneuvers the Bronco made, none of them had any effect, the good maneuverability from the Fighting Falcon and powerful M61A1 Vulcan 20-millimeter cannons fulfill its mission easily.
F4 Phantom most produced Fighter Jet over 5000 made iirc. Still fun video
I always thought the F-15 was more famous. More kills and 0 losses.
The F16 could easily be turned into a drone fighter in large numbers to be a buddy fighter for aircombat.
For years to come..
I bet DCS is a program that is really just getting Fighter jets ready to be pilotless. Like the move “The Last Star-fighter”
When we policing NATO's Benelux region, I sometimes see them passing very quickly, I still think one of the most sexy jets ever.
Still, one of the best looking jets ever in my eyes. By the way, my. My favorite movie iron Eagle F16 baby.
Could you imagine if we produced a ton of these and armed them to the gills as drones. Linking them into the up coming NGAD. Like you said followed up with stealth fighter. Oh yeah and throw in some of the new hypersonic jet carried missiles.
I love the F-16 but I must admit I like fighting falcon better than viper
I was hoping to have another block of the Viper. As there are no two seat models of the Lightning or Raptor. Plus NOBODY in their right mond would put that expensive of an aircraft as a demonstration platform. Long live the Viper!
0:03 Splash one OV-10 Bronco?
Are you aware of any stated intent for the USAF to procure blocks greater than 50/52? It seems the aircraft would necessarily have to be in inventory before placing them with USAFADS.
Max, you gotta have the 30mm Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrt or a "Freakin Laser" and a bunch of time on target to replace The Hog. "I hear Thunder!!!" I apologize Max, I'm very partial to the beast.
So it was originally "the viper" and at some point top military brass said, "no, it's 'the fighting falcon'.." ?
Was hoping you would say the thunderbirds would use F-35s. I guess that would just be too expensive. But imagine some of the new stunts they could pull off with those. Maybe one day.
The f16 as a dedicated tank killer is feasible, but the gau8 cannon on the a10 was made just for that job, flying low enough and armored well enough to take the 20mm, 30mm, .50 cal rounds from tanks that don't want to cooperate, the f16 is a prima donna, needs pristine runways and heavy maintenance support, the f16 can't compare to the a10 for actual extended close air support deployments, they might be able to get the job done, but at a much higher logistical cost...
The flying sports car.
As a civilian I am not a fan of the look of the block 70 conformal fuel tanks. They just don’t look like they belong on an F-16. They just don’t follow the lines of the aircraft.
During the NORAD part you said F-22 but showed a picture of the F-20 Tigershark. Lovely mistake??? Or intentional picture drop.
The Falcon RULES!!!My favorite of all time!!The Air Force should start building newer ones..so much cheaper to put in the air per flight hour!!The new block 70 is insane!!
When the F-16 was first put into service, along with the F-15 it had the same basic engine is the F-111 that was the aircraft that I primarily worked on. It did have a problem with a third stage compressor failure. And in an F-16 oh, it doesn't allow the F-16 to survive and engine failure. The F-16 is almost impossible to Glide except at very high speeds. It is made so far out of balance, in order to make it and very agile, it almost precludes it from being able to be landed dead-stick, matter fact I still don't know that it can be done. Once they transferred over to the General Electric engines and got rid of the Pratt & Whitney hybrid bypass turbofan, that issue went away. The first generation General Electric engines, had a exhaust thrust of about 27-5. About 2,500 pounds more than the Pratt & Whitney engine. The export model of the F-16, the one with the j79 in it is still quite a competent aircraft. Do not know if they're still making that particular version for export, it's a couple of feet longer but the j79 is always been a very capable aircraft and they have gotten rid of the smoking issue that the F4 used to have with that engine. Mostly because they no longer use a separate oiling system that consumes oil as its press through the bearings. I believe that it actually uses fuel under high pressure through the bearings before it goes to the combustion chamber.
In fighter jet terminology, what exactly does it mean to run out of energy? Does that mean youve slow down too much and have no more air speed to maneuver? Thanks in advance!
Low energy just means you are going slow. The F16 hates going slow and if you're in a Viper and find yourself in a dog fight, with a low energy state, odds are not in your favor.
The F18, especially the Super Hornet, on the other thrives in a low energy state, same with the Raptor
F-17c Owl heard it hear first lol
Interesting thing, I’ve seen here in us more f22 fa18 flying but never saw a f16 😢
Your thoughts on the movie After Burn .True story about the early days of the F-16 and the problems it had.
I predict the T-7 Redhawk. Its new and cheap to operate.
hopefully not since f16 look and performance is gonna be very hard to beat
@@yurackjung9321 we'll see. They have uses lower performance jets before. Maybe we'll get newer F'16s.
@@RobertWilliams-ox4hz lets just hope its not the trainers and they keep the 16. maybe even the older 15s they have in storage
@@yurackjung9321 Well they flew T-38s for a while so I wouldn't be surprised
Alternate Next Thunderbirds Aircraft: Boeing T-7A Red Hawk
Next thunderbird T-7.
I couldn't believe you didn't manage to find Mi-8 footage and inserted UH-60 instead dude. Do you know how Mi-8 looks like even?