Belgian F-16 pilot reinventing physics 🇧🇪 Unbelievable "Dream Viper" air show!

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  • Witness a Belgian F-16 pilot redefine the boundaries of physics in this extraordinary video! The "Dream Viper", as the Belgian F-16 is called, performs an unbelievable air show in Salon-de-Provence, France.
    Vrieske, the Belgian F-16 pilot, executes maneuvers that seem to defy the laws of physics. With unparalleled expertise, he pushes the limits of what the F-16 can do. Get ready to have your perception of what's possible challenged as you witness this unbelievable display by the Belgian F-16 pilot.

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  • @madbager1
    @madbager1 Рік тому +34

    In my opinion one of the most beautiful airframes ever made! Shear artistry in the air❤

    • @canconservative8976
      @canconservative8976 Рік тому +3

      It's beautiful but definitely debatable .... F14 & F15 and Mig 29 & Su 33 on the other side are also majestic.. but the F16 is different, starting with the single engine, and it's placement, then the bubble canopy... amazing timeless aircraft.

    • @rearspeaker6364
      @rearspeaker6364 Рік тому +1

      @@canconservative8976 if you told me that plane could stop in midair, and start again, I would believe you!

  • @johnstevens1000
    @johnstevens1000 Рік тому +9

    Best F-16 demonstration I've seen. He can handle the negative Gs like a boss. Pretty unique maneuvers, way more rudder than I expected.

  • @kinch613
    @kinch613 Рік тому +12

    Best and most dangerous, and difficult display of air airmanship I have ever witnessed.

    • @ИмяФамилияА.Л.А.Г.К.Р
      @ИмяФамилияА.Л.А.Г.К.Р Рік тому +1

      Если сравнивать с полётами Су -35 ,то это лёгкая прогулка. Я уже не говорю о Су -57, он ещё круче.

  • @GuyFromSC
    @GuyFromSC Рік тому +5

    HANDS DOWN THE BEST F16 DEMO IVE EVER SEEN. THOSE NEGATIVE G MANEUVERS ARE JUST INSANE 🙏🏼

  • @victormanuelpolanco922
    @victormanuelpolanco922 Рік тому +8

    In my opinion Vrieske stands alone in the worldwide air display circuit as the reigning F-16 demonstration pilot.
    Many a US- built airframe got mastered by European pilots.
    Legend has it Vrieske calls home his Viper cockpit.

  • @ezras4216
    @ezras4216 Рік тому +21

    As for great Aero enthusiast for nearly 50 years I can tell here for sure that I have never seen such a skillful pilot as Mr. Steven De Vries.
    He is the best of the best, better than anyone!

    • @deang5622
      @deang5622 Рік тому +3

      I have seen test pilots do better at Farnborough airshow decades ago.

    • @THE-BUNKEN-DRUM
      @THE-BUNKEN-DRUM Рік тому

      OK, mate, put it away. 😄

    • @TClaudio70
      @TClaudio70 Рік тому +1

      @@deang5622 This thing that British and Americans have it longest of all, has got a little tired. Can't you just admit that people with pyramid shaped balls exist all over the world?

    • @deang5622
      @deang5622 Рік тому

      @@TClaudio70 I don't know anyone with pyramid shape balls, so I am afraid I can't help you.
      Perhaps if you made a non silly post I might be able to.

    • @fedoseypokrishkin543
      @fedoseypokrishkin543 Рік тому +1

      As for great Aero enthusiast for nearly 50 years I can tell here for sure that I have never seen such a skillful pilot as Mr. Steven De Vries.
      He is the best of the best, better than anyone!

  • @brmnplayr
    @brmnplayr Рік тому +2

    Like a Dolphin in the Water.. perfect Show and great Camera movement. really impressive.❤

  • @cliffwhite2812
    @cliffwhite2812 Рік тому +8

    Absolutely superb display because of its masterful airmanship, inventiveness, and wonderful artistry. A very welcome change from the usual precise 'runs on rails' F16 displays that haven't really changed in the decades I've been watching them. Only small criticism was that the second roll at 3:25 was not needed at that height! Many thanks.

    • @anonymus6810
      @anonymus6810 Рік тому

      Yeah, that second roll was pushing it !

    • @wbspensfan28
      @wbspensfan28 Рік тому

      The USA doesn’t allow many things in demonstrations

  • @BikZom
    @BikZom 8 місяців тому +1

    I've seen him performing live and compared to the other f-16s performances that day this pilot really knows the limits. I've only seen stuff like this in sim.

  • @davidca96
    @davidca96 Рік тому +4

    Belgium has some VERY talented pilots, they know the F-16 just as intimately as US pilots and its quite obvious in this video. Great flying!

  • @Bluelagoonstudios
    @Bluelagoonstudios Рік тому +4

    He is one of the Belgian pilots, who got their F35 training done. Seems he got some inspiration from it, we are very proud of our tactical wings, they also had missions in the Middle East, with NATO. 🇧🇪 💪

  • @micke6661
    @micke6661 Рік тому +1

    One hell of a show displaying exceptional airmanship in an aircraft which has excelled in every way possible, and still does.

  • @ВалерийПро-ь4л
    @ВалерийПро-ь4л Рік тому +6

    супер пилотаж с отрицательным перегрузками на сверхмалой высоте....

  • @goodguy2627
    @goodguy2627 Рік тому +15

    This is so beautiful and so surreal. I've never seen anything like that. This pilot is dansing with his jet. It looks like he deliberately destabilizes the aircraft and then takes it completely under his control defeating the onboard computer. I didn't even know that F16 is capable of such moves.
    That said, it is skin-freezing to think what these machines are made for and I wish one day the only purpose of these fighter jets will be airshow and demonstrations of pilot's and fight's capabilities which will never be used for making war and killing people.
    "You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one"'
    John Lennon

    • @mk12pickle
      @mk12pickle Рік тому

      I think that what all those rudder inputs and crossed up controls was to demonstrate 1) this guys absolute mastery of keeping this aircraft from departure to uncontrolled flight or 2) block ?? software and IMU upgrade that allows this old airframe to operate point and shoot. I know just enough about this not to be able to really tell the difference, but if you watch all the new aircraft the controls are all mixed to get the aircraft to go where they want it to, and its counterintuitive to normal inputs. Gen 5 fighters are like this, maybe they taught an old dog new tricks... it would save on pilot training...

    • @vanguard9067
      @vanguard9067 Рік тому

      It truly is like he defeated the computer enhanced stability and provided it himself…with a lot more imagination that any computer programmer ever.

    • @RAWBANDerson
      @RAWBANDerson Рік тому

      Totally agree. We need to remove all weapons capabilities on these and strictly use them for demo teams and solo displays. From Fighter Jets to Freedom Flyers

  • @MrMelbarK
    @MrMelbarK Рік тому

    Der Pilot kann es nicht nur, er hat auch noch viel Spaß dabei!
    Die Show sieht eher nach einer Kunstflug Meisterschaft aus und er zeigt alles was
    die F-16 hergibt. Super

  • @trevornoah5926
    @trevornoah5926 Рік тому +3

    He’s got the idea. Fly just above stall to avoid stress on the airframe and those maneuvers become magic.

    • @DB.scale.models
      @DB.scale.models Рік тому

      Go zero G and the thing will flip anywhere you want it to go

  • @j.davidbogue3961
    @j.davidbogue3961 Рік тому +4

    Well done to the pilot! Bloody good show Mister. 😎👍

  • @danparker8254
    @danparker8254 Рік тому +10

    I think the f16 was such an awesome jet that it helped sell f35’s to the world.

    • @benzina7
      @benzina7 Рік тому

      ......and if both helped to take the whole humanity inside a bloody and destructive global war as it has never been before......

    • @angrydoggy9170
      @angrydoggy9170 Рік тому +1

      It still is a brilliant plane.

  • @derekbennett1453
    @derekbennett1453 Рік тому +1

    The Dancing 16!! Absolutely Beautiful!!
    Very Daring at such a low altitude. Awsome flying skills. Enjoyed this spectacular flight. Thanks for posting.

    • @derekbennett1453
      @derekbennett1453 Рік тому

      I would like to see someone re-create this show in DCS.

  • @SaberToothBicycle
    @SaberToothBicycle Рік тому

    Uitstekend prestaties; geweldig voorstelling. Zoals te zien; F-16 piloten dragen zijn toestellen als en pak. Echt tof!

  • @alandunne6341
    @alandunne6341 Рік тому +1

    I have never seen a falling leaf maneuver being performed in a jet fighter. Its actually a very old aerobatic maneuver that is rarely seen nowadays. Great to see it performed in a jet which requires great flying skill to get it right. Well done to the pilot who makes it look effortless.

  • @ΠασχάληςΣερέγκος-ρ6μ

    Best F-16 display i have seen in my life. Loads of negative G's there...Well done to the pilot...

  • @adhoc9647
    @adhoc9647 Рік тому +5

    Not a pilot myself, so I was wondering if the overcast sky makes this sort of flying even more challenging. Regardless, it brings back fond memories of Belgium and its very underrated quisine and sense of humor. 🙋 from U.S.

    • @avi8r66
      @avi8r66 Рік тому +1

      The overcast isn't a problem so long as it doesn't obscure obstacles the pilot needs to avoid, or from the crowd's perspective their ability to see the plane doing it's thing of course.

    • @adhoc9647
      @adhoc9647 Рік тому

      @@avi8r66 Interesting. Thank you!

  • @4rct1c9Ic3m4n
    @4rct1c9Ic3m4n Рік тому +3

    That driver is throwing that plane all over the place for all its worth. Awesome display

    • @deang5622
      @deang5622 Рік тому

      I have seen better with a Typhoon. And a Typhoon in the hands of a test pilot, even better.

  • @mvb1985
    @mvb1985 Рік тому +1

    Great display and perfectly captured on camera !

  • @ronniefarnsworth6465
    @ronniefarnsworth6465 Рік тому +2

    F-16's have been doing this for over 40+ years !!! 👍

  • @viperdriver82
    @viperdriver82 Рік тому

    Best viper demo I’ve ever seen 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

  • @spaceenemiesnovel
    @spaceenemiesnovel Рік тому

    I had the pleasure of serving my military duty as a bartender at the now cancelled 23rd Devils squadron at Kleine Brogel Belgian Airforce base from '92 to '93. It was a nice experience following the daily activities of the pilots of our squadron.

  • @meertenwelleman4600
    @meertenwelleman4600 Рік тому +2

    He is surely in for an award during RIAT 2023.

  • @MarcCelisKuss
    @MarcCelisKuss Рік тому +2

    Indeed interesting slow speed, negative G, rudder based manoeuvres change from purely kinectic / vectorised engine based ones.

  • @vanguard9067
    @vanguard9067 Рік тому +2

    What the heck?! You can’t do that with an airplane. Well maybe that pilot can:-). Fantastic solo display - the best i’ve ever seen.

  • @SnowTiger45
    @SnowTiger45 Рік тому +5

    This is the most unique and interesting air-show routine I might have ever seen. The F-16 has always been a favourite of mine and in fact, when Canada chose the F/A-18 I felt that they should have ordered a bunch of F-16's too because of their unique capabilities. Heck, I wish Canada would still consider buying a bunch of A-10's or better yet get permission to build them here in Canada.
    But I digress. >>
    This routine was very cool and did well to show off the F-16's high maneuverability as well as it's low-speed, high angle of attack flight as well. Several things this pilot did are reminiscent of more modern aircraft that have Thrust Vectoring.
    Excellent Video. It's a keeper. :)

    • @THE-BUNKEN-DRUM
      @THE-BUNKEN-DRUM Рік тому +2

      Although, as good as the F16 is. If you want a small, relatively low-cost airframe. You can't do better than a Grippen. It surpasses the F16 in every category.

    • @RAWBANDerson
      @RAWBANDerson Рік тому

      Agreed. Canada needs a batch of warthogs, F-16s, and a flock of Gripens for good measure.

  • @tanzidane
    @tanzidane Рік тому +1

    i think this is the best f16 solo display ive ever seen.

  • @raptorsean1464
    @raptorsean1464 Рік тому +1

    This is exactly how i've always envisioned myself flying around in one of those. 😮

  • @gregorygaskill5412
    @gregorygaskill5412 Рік тому +1

    Virtuoso skills, let him teach these skills!!

  • @wimingevb
    @wimingevb Рік тому

    "Vrieske" is indeed among the best out there!

  • @lucriche6357
    @lucriche6357 Рік тому +3

    thank you very much for this magnificent spectacle of the Belgian F16. I hope to see him one day for real

  • @aviation-action
    @aviation-action Рік тому

    That's a really aggressive demo! Love it

  • @Pboy7272
    @Pboy7272 Рік тому

    Finally! A real-world example of the 24-7 vortices in DCS.

  • @jeanclaudecollin3056
    @jeanclaudecollin3056 Рік тому

    This is just a crazy fly 👏👏👏👏to this pilot i'm proud of him🙏💪🥰🇧🇪

  • @dermick
    @dermick Рік тому

    Great flying, and excellent photography!

  • @chrisvanderschoepen4620
    @chrisvanderschoepen4620 Рік тому

    That was some spectacular display my hat's of to the pilot

  • @bradyaero
    @bradyaero Рік тому +2

    wow that's great.. full 360 thrust vectoring... o wait... wrong plane...

  • @raphael7552
    @raphael7552 Рік тому +1

    I Saw him for the 70 years' patrouille de France anniversaire, it was incredible, more than the F18 and the rafale.

    • @SkyAndAbove1
      @SkyAndAbove1  Рік тому

      This is the very show from Saturday 😄👌

  • @zeemanzeeman5577
    @zeemanzeeman5577 Рік тому +1

    It's "Top Gun" skill level and beyond.
    Enough has been said about the fighting Falcon.

  • @erickborling1302
    @erickborling1302 Рік тому

    Outstanding camera work. Good choice of music.

  • @Carrot-BOT
    @Carrot-BOT Рік тому +1

    Ich kann mir nicht helfen , aber ich liebe die F-14 , F-16 , F-18 , und F-35A/B ❤❤

  • @ralphyralph1604
    @ralphyralph1604 Рік тому +1

    How does he do that without thrust vectoring??? If the F16 ever got one, this plane could probably outmaneuver a sparrow!!!

  • @LucimarluizDonascimento
    @LucimarluizDonascimento Рік тому +2

    Com certeza,Steve de Vries,(vrieske)como é conhecido pilota demais,tive o prazer de velo ano passado no Sanicole Air show,e fantástico,en heel goed belgische pilot van f16 viper,e a pintura c cobra,show mesmo,valeu

  • @victormanuelpolanco922
    @victormanuelpolanco922 Рік тому +1

    Vrieske took off in an F-16 and flew the display in an F-18.
    Could you ever have asked for more?.

  • @DavidBPazos
    @DavidBPazos Рік тому

    He could be seen in Motril Intern'l Air Show yesterday, a sunny Sunday morning, btw.

  • @sK3LeTvM1
    @sK3LeTvM1 Рік тому +2

    It's the best kept secret. Belgian fighter pilots are the best in the world. Humble and super trained.

  • @shufflerp3868
    @shufflerp3868 Рік тому

    Absolute amazing display.

  • @supersnake9634
    @supersnake9634 Рік тому +1

    Message from F14 n F18 fan........THIS PILOT is NIIIIIIIIICCCCCCCEEEEE....definitely made the 16 look like the nerve system of the term "nightmare" when its on your 6.....as the saying goes...NO ESCAPE!!!!!☝☝👏👏👏👏👏✊✊

    • @supersnake9634
      @supersnake9634 Рік тому

      Sorry F4 almost forgot about you too 😉😉😌😌 #ogtopgun

    • @vanguard9067
      @vanguard9067 Рік тому

      Nightmarish is right! His adversary would just surrender seeing this.

  • @chandimabodhinath1779
    @chandimabodhinath1779 Рік тому +1

    Amazingly skilled and physically fit pilot who is dancing with his aircraft. The US F- 16 Demo team can't even come close to this. Why is it that pilots from European nations especially Dutch, Belgium, and Swiss pilots perform better than their US counterparts in US made aircraft? Is it the skill of the pilot and not the aircraft that matters?

  • @smparreira
    @smparreira Рік тому +1

    the two best russian aerobatic manouvers are:
    cobra = stand still for ground forces to hit you easier with a manpad/riffle/piustol
    CFIT 🤣

  • @F14-talktomegoose
    @F14-talktomegoose Рік тому +1

    give this guy a F22 to play with !

  • @Tam0de
    @Tam0de Рік тому +1

    What does it mean when the contrail (not sure if that's even contrail since the engine isn't located on the wings but you know what i mean) only comes from one wing? Usually i see it coming from both wings.

    • @smparreira
      @smparreira Рік тому

      water on airstream becames visible due to the infuence of the airplane aerodinamics and/or jet blast ... in a curve only one side of the wings creates the necessary vortex/effects since the inside wing is nearer to stall than the outside one thus the contrail/stream on the outside wing in hard turns

    • @smparreira
      @smparreira Рік тому

      on the other hand it could be just a smoke dispenser on that wingtip hardpoint wich seems to be te case ;)

  • @ValioMadre7
    @ValioMadre7 Рік тому +1

    Awesome. Thanks for sharing. Greetings from Arlington Tejas de los Esclavos Unidos.

  • @avi8r66
    @avi8r66 Рік тому

    The F16 is a nimble little ballerina with fangs and claws.

  • @nunosantoro6976
    @nunosantoro6976 Рік тому

    Espetacular, fico imaginando o que faria essa maquina com empuxo vetorado e canards....Parabens ao piloto e ao Post...

  • @LucMoustache1
    @LucMoustache1 Рік тому +1

    Merci

  • @depleteduraniumcowboy3516
    @depleteduraniumcowboy3516 Рік тому +1

    European pilots are the best because the have actual home soil skin in the game.

  • @paulie2009
    @paulie2009 Рік тому +1

    Swan Lake with a 12 metric ton (26,000 lb) prima ballerina.

  • @derbastelopabaut1355
    @derbastelopabaut1355 Рік тому

    ❤ Alter Schwede 👍👍, was kann dieset Pilot an G- Kräften wegstecken!😊

  • @gren509
    @gren509 Рік тому

    As Woody said.."That's not flying".. "It's thrust vectoring with style" ;-)

  • @bogdandinamo6111
    @bogdandinamo6111 Рік тому +1

    Impressive !

  • @khasmir666
    @khasmir666 Рік тому

    Nice flying, we train our pilots well 🤘

  • @joesutherland225
    @joesutherland225 Рік тому

    The kind of flying that gets your ass lit up by a manpad nowadays.

  • @viperdriver82
    @viperdriver82 Рік тому

    Making the F-16 do UFO stuff 😂

  • @berryhaddeman
    @berryhaddeman Рік тому

    Prachtige Belgische F-16 Dream Viper en mooi opnames Sky and Above 🤩🤟🏼. Gr @berryhaddeman 🙋🏼‍♂

  • @StevenVanLoven
    @StevenVanLoven Рік тому +1

    Pilot Steven De Vries is incredible ... Thanks for the video.

    • @SkyAndAbove1
      @SkyAndAbove1  Рік тому

      Thanks for watching and I agree so much!

  • @ulmo7303
    @ulmo7303 Рік тому

    Exzellente Flugmanöver. Dieser Pilot ist Spitzenklasse!

  • @LarsHofman
    @LarsHofman Рік тому +1

    Not a military way of flying, looks more like a former aerobatic pilot switching to F-16 😄 Great flying, never seen so many negative maneuvers in a F-16 demo, refreshing!

  • @brianart3674
    @brianart3674 Рік тому +2

    Ace pilot.

  • @alleswirdanders
    @alleswirdanders Рік тому

    Erstaunlich was er aus der alten Rübe rausholt.

  • @geoffroberts1126
    @geoffroberts1126 Рік тому

    Original exponent of the 'knife fight in a phone booth'.

  • @goncarenkopitr517
    @goncarenkopitr517 Рік тому +2

    Сначала вверх, потом вниз....невероятно!!!))))

    • @Дъ8р
      @Дъ8р Рік тому

      Потом влево,затем вправо-ещё невероятней...

  • @terryvarta9306
    @terryvarta9306 Рік тому +1

    i am getting dizzy just watching him

  • @palleh.jensen4648
    @palleh.jensen4648 Рік тому +2

    Thanks for sharing, the best (IMO) is still the amazing French AF Jaguar Demo Team.

  • @andycarmo5203
    @andycarmo5203 Рік тому +1

    Without doubt an innovative display, different from the standard, whatever that is, if you know what I mean. His 4 point rolls were a little sloppy though😂

  • @andreypolukhin1056
    @andreypolukhin1056 8 місяців тому

    Исаак Ньютон , нервно смеётся над этим "изобретателем" физических законов😀

  • @erickborling1302
    @erickborling1302 Рік тому

    I want to see an inverted approach to landing, rolling at the last safely possible instant.

  • @ДмитрийЯнов-ж1з

    Так это опытный пилот, а я подумал, что это "птинец" учиться летать!😂

  • @RC-gq1xo
    @RC-gq1xo Рік тому

    I have $100 on this pilot being an Aerobatic Pilot. Not just some military pilot... he/she is that too...but ALSO an Aerobatic competitive pilot. Negative push, an F-16 Snap Roll... and max deflect rudder banging... that's an Aerobatic pilot...for sure. Some of you point out...that this is a great display...and some people will notice a lot of the moves are non-standard for what we expect of an F-16 Demo. But those moves are standard for competitive aerobatic pilots. LOL. I have never seen an F-16 snap...but that's is one at 3:20. Kind of a lazy snap... but that what they look like.

  • @NEntv58
    @NEntv58 Рік тому

    It's clear he is one with this machine.

  • @zcomme
    @zcomme Рік тому

    Au top le Belge de Kleine Brogel!!!💪👌

  • @CobraChicken101
    @CobraChicken101 Рік тому +3

    Seems like the russian bots found your video 😂. Nevermind them, they will find out how good the F16 is soon ✌️❤️🇧🇪🇺🇦

  • @stewarthill5878
    @stewarthill5878 Рік тому +1

    AWSOME!🇺🇸

  • @royfocker9289
    @royfocker9289 Рік тому +3

    пилот хорошо держит перегрузки ,на малой высоте это действительно показатель профессионализма ,но .. это слишком простой пилотаж ,в особенности для такого описания !..🥱

    • @alexf183
      @alexf183 Рік тому +1

      Вот полностью согласен. Описание совсем не то. Ну нет там сверхкрутых пилотажных фигур., да и заходы очень плавные и травоядные.

  • @BruceHoult
    @BruceHoult Рік тому

    Pretty standard display for an F/A-18. I've never seen an F16 flown so slow and at high angle of attack but there was never an obvious reason why not, other than that all the F16 displays I've seen have been Thunderbirds and they just do formation fly-bys and 10,000 ft barrel rolls. The Blue Angels, and the Aussies, and the Swiss throw around their F18s far more. Maybe the F16 recently got some better flight control software.

  • @Drobert882
    @Drobert882 Рік тому

    Not someone you want a dog fight against LoL

  • @vanguard9067
    @vanguard9067 Рік тому

    I wish I had seen this person.

  • @wowabach2570
    @wowabach2570 Рік тому

    Пилот молодец....
    Не в обиду будет сказано...
    Пришлось работать на авиасалоне...до открытия
    Видел отработки программы нескольких стран...
    Поразило соло...не помню уже..
    Витязи кажется на Миге...покруче будет

  • @РоманАлександрович-э5е

    После су35 это пилотаж из середины прошлого века

  • @robertlafnear7034
    @robertlafnear7034 Рік тому

    This could be an eye opener🤨 but WE think this is an R.C. plane with the sound dubbed in 🤔.......Hollywood at it's best !😁

  • @lightbox617
    @lightbox617 Рік тому +1

    A small. light, cheap fast. fighter aircraft that can substitute quantity for quality if needed

  • @Nana-rk2xn
    @Nana-rk2xn Рік тому +1

    Mega, ich liebe es 🤙

  • @MaistoHelix
    @MaistoHelix Рік тому

    The Viper is going to be retired while its peaking....
    What went wrong?

    • @deang5622
      @deang5622 Рік тому

      Aircraft with thrust vectoring came alone and rendered it obsolete.

  • @rutschmannh
    @rutschmannh Рік тому

    This Pilot have an Rotation Seat to protect negative G-Force.