F-16 Launch

[spookyNorbert]

I'm sorry, what's that initial mellody is called?

[coastguard4040]

behind enemy lines is sick it would be better if he was taking off like in the movie

[marvinf14]

Cool!!!!

[blackbirdbe]

SOmebody has watched the movie Behind enemy lines :D

Great song ;)

Grtz

[FlyboyHerbie]

The Dutch use P&W. but about the bird-slicers (Upper AIFF on the Nose) thats just 1 of the updates.

[PTPLauthor]

From the right angle, it looks like the bird's smiling at you. It must love its job.

[Slears]

the Song is called "Buck Rogers" by "Feeder"

[B747srule]

can someone please tell me the name of that song its awesome

[Luis0107]

crewch101: The one you see in this vid is a block 40 and it has a general electric engine, so? Anyway very nice vid and bird, I love this jet!

[Mymosah]

I did.

[fpere006]

Did you just dicide to comment to say the Mirage was better? I disagree.

[Mymosah]

That's what Greek airforce's pilots which use both m2000-5 and f16 b52+ say. I 'd add that MICA IR is the only IfraRed BVR missile in the world (fully passive, and said lethal).

[Mymosah]

Sorry ,but french airforce's mirages 2000-5 are better: greater turn rate in mid and high altitude, greater ECM, greater radar(Thales's RDY), and greater missiles (highly manoeuverable an ECM resistant MICA IR and EM). AMRAAMs may have greater range but smaller NEZ(no escape zone). F-16 mlu's engine may have better thrust than SNECMA M53 P2, that balance with the m2000-5 superior agility

[crewch101]

I am a former F-16 Crew Chief. So I am in love with this jet. I'm not going to say you're wrong or right about your opinion. But I will say this. Do some research on its successor... F-35 Lightning II. Had I still been in, I would have been maintaining this jet in the future.

[CapLAGOS]

like that!!! 5*

[hi1311]

The guy launching that jet out is Enrique.. he was my sponsor when i was in the AF just leaving tech school. But eielson sucks

[SqbiDoo]

So it's Eieleson AFB. But why does it suck? Alaska is pretty cool to me. ;)

[crewch101]

well, on top of everything that we normally have to do to get a jet crew ready... In the winter time... if your jet's not parked in a haz, i can think of at least 10 things on that jet we need to remove snow and ice from. and, during ice conditions, it takes one extra person to perform a launch. keeping OPSEC in mind, i can't tell you any more details, but i think i've gotten my point across

[taans]

lol there's 16 other countries in the world that use the f-16 i guarentee they know it too.

[Hyper399th]

I've seen ( and heard ) this upclose here in the Netherlands at Twente AFB...best day in my life ( cause we also went to have some fun the their simulator )

[braniffstyle]

Behind Enemy Lines!

[Fox2in]

I know it is so simple to just look at the f16 but life in side the cockpit is not very easy or simple at all! due it takes 10 years to become a regular mission-combat pilot

[Deagle762]

hows it take that long?

[crewch101]

who ever filmed this cut a lot out. it's not like a car where you can just turn the key, put it in drive, and go. there are a series of checks that the crew chief and pilot must do. other factors play a part in it also, but i cannot tell you them.

[TallSky]

kewl

[slickhutto]

COOL VIDEO!

SLICK

[airshow4444]

Kick the tires and light the fires!!!! Great video

[ninjabgone]

Eielson AFB?

[SqbiDoo]

Good question. :) I have no idea since I'm only uploader.

[ninjabgone]

ok it just looks like it to me

[crewch101]

That was Eielson. Tail said AK on it. Besides, not too many other bases have haz's like that. I wish Shaw had'em, period.

[wolfstarchaser]

Spangdahlem has 'em. :D

[crewch101]

Spangdahlem has Block 50's. The one you see in this video is a Block 40.

[wolfstarchaser]

I was a backshop Hydraulics specialist with the 52CRS when I was in Spang; never got to see much of the HASs.

Is there a visible difference between the 40s and 50s?

[crewch101]

from what i can remember, Block 40's have Pratt & Whitney Engines. Block 50's have General Electric Engines. The biggest noticeable difference is the turkey feathers. Pratt's have flat turkey feathers. GE's have more rounded ones.

[pOsTaLxL]

Well, the 40s have a different HUD and the 50s have that IFF antenas on top of the nose. The 40s and 50s use GE engines, the 42 and 52 use the PW engines. I dont know if the CCIP upgrade for the 40s gives them those antenas.

[taans1]

no 52s use GE as well no one in the AF uses PW anymore.

[crewch101]

sorry. hit the z instead of an s. incase y'all didn't know. HAS stands for Hardened Aircraft Shelter

[taans1]

hey im a crewchief on blk 25's at luke, and i have the answer about the block 40 and 50s they both have GE's the only base that uses P and W's are here at luke for training purposes, everywhere else all 16's use GE's

[pOsTaLxL]

The Panthers are not the only guys using PW airmen..believe me :D

[taans1]

lmao i'm not talkng about the 63rd, it's all the planes at luke, i'm not sure about the ones with the singapore jets, those are crazy loud. i like those they're all from the 90's

[crewch101]

maybe the only active duty base. but its not the only base. McEntire has block 52's that use pratts

[taans1]

in new jersey? there's no 16s stationed there, otherwise i would have put that on my dream sheet. it's all tankers and heavies.

[coastguard4040]

@taans1 ya there is maybe not airforce but there airstation in nj theres one in lakehurst