657 MPH!!!

[monboy10]

Dear Santa...

[HermesBird11]

The speed of sound is not a fixed value : 38.94√ Temperature in kelvin.

Reno, something like 30°C, Local Speed of Sound : 38.94 √ 303 = 678 knots

[yamahar87]

what time of lap strega make?? and what time this plane make?? thank for answer...

[DoomsDaySlip]

balls deep in SPEED

[Thenoobot987]

0:31 you can hear the sound barrier break.

[rustyATV]

@Thenoobot987 That is NOT a sonic boom. A sonic boom sounds like a pair of deafening cracks. Always a pair.

[TurbineProductionsX]

@Thenoobot987 no you can't.. thats 1 of a few things its not the sound barrier since the decibel' of Sound is so loud you would DEFINATLY notice and pilot's arent aloud to break the sound barrier over land anymore due to restrictions. also he doesnt break sound barrier for another reason because you can hear the aircraft coming... if it was breaking the sound barrier '768MPH' to be precise you wouldnt hear a thing from the aircraft until it passes you directly there are more ways aswell to know

[SenorSpode]

@TurbineProductionsX Last known, 30,000 feet is the hard deck for supersonic flights over the US. One of the few exceptions was for Mythbusters, when an F/A-18 was used to check for sonic-boom damageability to glass at ultra-low altitudes.

[TurbineProductionsX]

@Thenoobot987 id also like to refer to you this video: /watch?v=Igy_MYJpVcQ&feature=r­elated

Now you'll see the difference ;)

[pvtsoap262]

the camera after the F-18 flew by didn't pick up sound for a few seconds for how loud the plane was.

[mikaroo222]

All you need is a flux capacitor.

[tomayto70]

we must construct additional pylons

[matjellison]

qualified peanut



[MIGUEL2005LIMA]

superhormet thasts right?=

[drKEV806]

Did he win?

[CrankEmpire]

not sure if I'm right but i calculated about 4 g sustained if the course is 9 miles

[hawkplaya94]

@CrankEmpire 4 gs give or take but something like that

[gillywilly89]

i would love to see his bloodless face when he's doing that!!

[336kgf]

Step aside. It's time for the REAL pilots to fly the course.

[FireAce44]

I'm gonna go buy me one.

[globemaster68]

and that is really close to mach1 at that altitude. 755 mph at sea level, and stead field is at 3 or 4 thousand or so. so 657 mph was probably like .985 mach. some one check my math for me.

[MABurns888]

@globemaster68 Stead field is 5050 ft elavation so ya close to mach 1.

[SlamDuncDrummer]

@globemaster68 - temp on that day was 18 Celsius at 5050 feet above sea level. Dew point of 1.  Speed of sound would be 765.471 - this F-16 was going right at .85 Mach. Too fast for my fat butt to handle the G's for sure.

I hope they don't cancel future races due to the crash this year.

[raynus1]

@SlamDuncDrummer: Looks like a SuperHornet. Have another look at 0:30

[SlamDuncDrummer]

@raynus1 - You are definitely right about that. My bad. I would have to bet on the F model as both pilots are Navy pilots and this is a two seater so that pretty much takes us to the F/A-18F. Good catch.

[penny2g3]

"radar gun in use"

[3593893]

sonic boom ?

[TD625G]

@3593893 - But when you hear that 'boom', the sound completely disappears afterwards....then comes back to normal. I think its the guys camera cracking under pressure of the decibel.

[3593893]

@TD625G very cool sound. I had a supersonic ride in a Tomcat a few years back. I wanted to steal the aircraft............... I still want to.............

[isd93]

Tu peux pas parler en système métrique?! Le mètre c'est mieux.

[schlusselmensch]

@isd93 Knots to you, mon ami!

[01gillis]

YES! 657 1/2 mph is correct. could have been much faster if he took a dump first. extra weight is a killer for top speed!

[Chuckjagermeister]

How high is that area above sea level?

[NevadaWrangler]

@Chuckjagermeister Stead airport north of Reno where this is at is around 5100 ft. MSL

[ManOfMeans]

I run that fast when I really gotta go...

[chueffer]

This guy was pulling 9 gee's for how long?

[Tshegg08]

you doubters are so dumb. not only does the announcer state the speed, but why would we make jets that couldnt turn at those speeds? the u.s. has the best fighter pilots in the world, i'm pretty sure we can turn and throttle up at the same time

[AzzyTay]

Exactly.

[AnoukRoss]

US got the most fighter jets but the best pilots are in Canada :)

[Tshegg08]

@AnoukRoss yah rightttttt, kid. no way

[HoagieFlyer203]

@Tshegg08 @datzfast

Actually the best fighter pilots come from Israel! And I am an American making that statement

[lightswitch94]

@AnoukRoss agreed. The US may have numbers but Canada has the training

[Goose511th]

@lightswitch94

uhh.. what? They're both NATO countries and get the exact same training.

[rightcar]

I very much doubt he was doing 657mph...in a medium turn at near M1...doubtful

[rightcar]

Aircraft at sub, near and supersonic speeds do so in a straight line for obvious reasons. 657 MPH in a turn would mess up it's transonic envelope and become incredibly unstable...that is not evident in this video. There are very few pilots who would be messing with Physics and the complexities of aerodynamics at low level and at such a speed.

[datzfast]

@rightcar that the biggest bunch of clap trap on you tube

[HoagieFlyer203]

@datzfast

Actually the best fighter pilots come from Israel! And I am an American making that statement

[datzfast]

@rightcar your not right in the head are you. any plane can turn at any speed. even if its a space shuttle even if its an F18. your looking at one do what you say it cannot do.

your just not right in the head. for gods sake man use your brain.

[rightcar]

@datzfast I will take another look at my aeronautical engineering degree and assess the last 30 years experience working on and flying in fighter aircraft and assume it was all a waste of time..thank you so much for re-educating me and for the advice on using my brain...i've never thought of that before!

BTW...You should really research your answers before posting insults. Aircraft were never designed supersonic to manoeuvre..they are designed so they can get to and from situations quickly!

[datzfast]

@rightcar your full of shit 

[rightcar]

@datzfast That is what morons do when they have nothing more to add...instead of admitting they are wrong, they resort to insults!....I am an aeronautical engineer mate!. I think I have the edge. You have entertained me though!!...especially with the ' even the space shuttle' comment!! :-)...Thanks for your time...LOL

[rightcar]

@datzfast ....any aircraft at any speed???!!..even the space shuttle???...LOL. To quote you..' for gods sake man use your brain'!....ROTFLMAO

[UKairsoft94]

@datzfast Dipshit the plane would brake apart

[datzfast]

@UKairsoft94 your a weird dumbass when it comes to aircraft technology. ask any piolet.

[rightcar]

@datzfast Dumbass!!!???...very funny from a man who can not spell PILOT !! LOL

[UKairsoft94]

@rightcar lol exactly

[UKairsoft94]

@datzfast Your a wierd dumbass when it comes to grammer what you said has nothing to do with my comment i didnt use any terminology learn to fucking read.

[datzfast]

@UKairsoft94 good god i sad technology not terminology, buy a dictionary its not the same thing, are you sure you are awake yet.

[UKairsoft94]

@datzfast Thats even worse what the fuck has the plane breaking apart got to do with technology.

[corebare]

Just take a fixed point where the jet is and time how long it takes the F-18 to fly around to that point again. Then, divide it by the length of the course. (8.4333 miles - according to the Reno Air Races program, 2008) It won't be exact because the jet isn't flying directly above the plyons they use to measure the course.

I came up with 660MPH. Also, the fastest radial engine planes regularly fly that course at around 460+MPH, so why is it so hard to believe that F-18 is going 657mph?

[rightcar]

@corebare Because at <9g in a tight turn the pilot would grey out then black out on GLOC. The wings would simply fold under the pressure. It could withstand those pressures momentarily but not for the length of time demonstrated here. I have 'g' Loc'd at 9g...after 3 seconds!

[datzfast]

@rightcar thats completely batshit crazy man. you just keep digging a hole you cant come back from.lol

[datzfast]

@rightcar you just watched it fool . and lol i cant go on

[rightcar]

@datzfast You have nothing to offer the discussion!..Go away and annoy some kids in your playground and leave the interesting debate to the educated adults!.....Do you know what 657MPH looks like??..My god you must have calibrated eyes! LOL...Now if you have nothing intellectual to a add...goodbye!

[datzfast]

@rightcar yes ,good buy to you .i think your through blowing smoke out yoiur ass.

[rightcar]

@datzfast Poor spelling...see me 2/10 LOL

[datzfast]

@rightcar so long as im right i really dont care how you ( meaning you) spell it.

[rightcar]

@datzfast What are you right about???..You haven't stated any facts or offered any debate!!...just refuse to listen to experts who DO know what they are talking about!...education is a wonderful thing 'me ol mucker' you should give it a go!!

[tjtg]

Hammertime.

[nickrg99]

at first i thought it was a bird

[wingedwolf123]

lol so did

i was like wtf thats a fast bird

[killergonecrazy12345]

That's not close to the sound barrier at all. too slow, I've seen it for real and it blew my mind. it was so much faster than this, if you want to see the real sound speed, type it in at the search. you'll see.

[StinkEPhish]

comercial jets fly at about 300 mph. sound travels at 768 mph.

[railroader100]

commercial jets fly about 550 mph, get it right! Sound travels at 756mph at sea level and ambient conditions

[1littlelee]

that no where near the sound barrier, the fact you can ghear the sound before that plane approaches proves that, but you wait people will respond to this comment without actually reading it (2nd pass)

[JTMarlin8]

@1littlelee You are correct, not close to the sound barrier.

Altitude in Reno = 6000 ft

Speed of sound = 745 mph

The F-18's speed = 0.88 mach

[Cypher501]

@JTMarlin8

Sound barrier speed limit drops as the altitude goes up. That's 6,000 feet. He was close.

[KennethMixson]

After further review, I calculate his speed at 657 and 1/2 MPH. LOL

[TalTxD]

@KennethMixson

X = VT with the time you see in the video when he's passing something you know it's lenght ?

[skateboy159]

hes pulling gs lol

[kjam101]

thats crazy, sooo fast

[david00army]

slow

[seaspider2]

I see a f-18.. Now about the f-16.. ?

[doglover1997]

omg fast lol

[9000Gs]

how can the f-18 be confused with an f-16?

[Flyboy207]

Who knows. 2 intakes vs. 1, 2 vertical stabilizers vs. 1, navy vs. air force, oh well...

[highrapture]

or even just the basic shape and the f-16's well known basking shark intake lol

[JOuimet2]

0:17 wtf

[turboshagna]

UFO lol ha ha good pick up :D

[spurs19831983]

@JOuimet2 what? didnt see or hear anything........

[spiritneverdie1]

@JOuimet2 i saw at 0:16 a circle object, i don't know what is that, but i think is a ufo, or a mosquito :/

[bearcat2k9]

@JOuimet2 Fighter pilots tend to think they are "Sh!t hot." I'm assuming he was trying to keep the language clean.

[DevSolar]

Is the *aircraft* limited to 9g, or are you saying that the fact that there's a pilot in there is limiting it to 9g? Pilots have pushed aircraft beyond 9g in WWII already...

[fancyflier]

In normal operation, the flight computer restricts the aircraft to around 9g, so whatever the pilot does, he can't pull over that, unless he disengages the g-limiter. At anything over about 9G sustained, pilots begin to black out.

[angryace13]

yep

[10713412]

you got pwnd

[hawkplaya94]

the jets too fuckin high to run the pylons and why the hell would it do that anyway? wow

[Angola6]

Overland alt. requirements.

Squaking below 1000 feet is a no-no.

FAA requires a minimal visibility ceiling for aerobatics, my guess is they can't get a waiver for active duty fighter jets.... not to mention turning radius for that speed. It's a little (lol) faster then a turbo-prop racer. =)

[SWMoneyMaker]

I wonder what it would be like ejecting out in those kind of speeds?

[transdrole]

There is so much technology and intelligence here and Taz can't even spell 'pylon', lol.

[eclipse245]

F18, 2 engines duh

[e1gr]

Why is 657MPH so interesting ?

[WakeUpDummies]

Because it's faster than 656MPH ;)

[e1gr]

But slower than 658MPH, so it's not interesting at all :)

[WakeUpDummies]

Fair enough

[NEWiViAN]

Possibly the most interesting conversation on the history of YouTube.

=)

[BradleyTn20]

657mph is so interesting because it's the speed of sound (Mach 1).

[SuperLuigi707]

no its not

[BradleyTn20]

Ooops. Yeah, sorry I think my fingers had a seizure or something.. I meant 760mph (approx)

[terega6]

Depending on air temperature and atmospheric pressure.

You are right, standard value at sea level is about 760mph.

[jackassmax15]

Area 51?

[RathaSlayer]

No the air base located near las vegas. My uncle was the fire chief there : ).

[BaseballGod710]

i was there

[QBoii1337]

yeah that's an f18, f16s have a flat underside

[futuref22pilot]

yeah you're right, it's an f-18, u can see the twin engines, and the unique wings (the shape)

[MiddleFingerSaysHi]

You're getting the F-16 confused with the F-15. The F-16 does not have a flat underside. The underside is completely round due to the large engine and chin intake. The F-15, however, has a rather broad and flat underside due to it's gill intakes. The large wing area also gives the F-15 a sleek and flat appearance.

[manascaper22]

f15? f16? take a closer look. and listen to ATC, its a airforce f/a 18

[jrkepler]

Does the USAF use the F/A-18? I thought it was only a Navy plane.  Unless its Canadian or something.

[manascaper22]

sorry in from austraila. so our F/A-18 fighter aircraft are airforce. but yes its just a navy plane for USAF

[Prometheus203]

The Navy and Marines use variants of the F/A-18 in the United States. This event was in Reno, Nevada just to the west of Fallon Naval Air Station which is the current home of the US Navy Fighter Weapons School known as Top Gun.

[IMANDALORIAN]

Yes indeed.

:)

[hipeas93]

who cares they r all amazing machines

[zorbazig]

No, you're right, it's a F/A 18

[zorbazig]

This is a F 16 !!!

[shadddey5]

pause at 31 seconds it's an F/A-18

[arespunishers]

sux.

[adamox8]

LOL?

[vishwel]

it's an F-18 E/F Variants.

[argonium79]

boring

[lst1195]

F-16?

[JB6498]

F/A-18 Hornet probably D version

[MetalMonkeyFilms]

i think a boeing 747

[opibat1980]

and i think a b-1 -.- duh

[MetalMonkeyFilms]

no its a tonka air copter

[opibat1980]

no it's an airbus :o

[dustmundo]

C 130 J model. You can tell by the curve of the props.

[shadddey5]

you're an idiot

[CamDaMan2011]

lmfao thats exactly what i said

[shadddey5]

well i think alot of people are idiots

[shamanorak]

quite fast but not quite M1.

[sinthetix1]

haha those guys felt like 9 G's lol

[itsumonihon]

no at that speed he's probably pulling a constant 2.5 to 3 g's. 9g's would make him pass out in a few short seconds let alone being able to complete a race

[sinthetix1]

red bull air racers feel up to 9 g's about 2, 3 seconds. these men and woman are trained for this. look for example a centrifugal tests. some pilots can handle 9G force for relative long time.

[itsumonihon]

2 or 3 sec is one thing while rounding a pylon, this guy is pulling 660mph. he's not going to be pulling 9g for more than a second or two more than once or twice per circuit. yes fighter pilots are trained for high g's however 9g's is not really sustainable or practical. notice how round and smooth he's keeping it. the plane could go around faster if a machine were flying it, otherwise he'd pass out after a circuit or two from over-g, instant death at that altitude.

[BatgurlRacing]

Each Red Bull run on the course is only about 90 seconds.....and BTW, there has never been a woman on the Red Bull Circuit....though I know a few who dream to do so.

[sinthetix1]

i said men and women, because there are women in USAF...

[BatgurlRacing]

This F18 is not racing, it simply ran a few laps on the Race Course......I hope they go permission from their COs first...lol

[longbow986]

whats the airport code for that airport?

[GimliGlider]

Reno-Stead: 4SD

[Chev427BB]

Did the announcer day 659 MPH?

[SecondLifeSailing]

wow thats some G on that turn X(((

[gooziddaiejoon]

i could break the sound barrier with my car. it has cold intake so no surprise. i was going 47 mph!!!!!!!!!!! shit boy

jk jk

[halonkandy]

168987.96528 mph??

[rsgrievous10]

almost at the speed of sound well it could of made it past it all depends on the temperature and stuff so 650-800mph he have to go at.

though that was fast

[2cool4u2ha]

hey b101aa2 i broke ur moms berrier

[b101aa2]

my 1/6 scale turbine powered rc f-18 only goes 200 :(

[ChineseDickFingers]

my pinto goes 62 son.

[nsxracersb]

that was 659 mph

[av8rdav]

I was at the Reno 1993 air races, when during the F-16 demo, the pilot "accidently" broke the sound barrier. It was so cool to see and hear that.

[oisiaa]

I can't imagine that a sonic boom would be any louder than a normal afterburner pass? Is it?

[b101aa2]

yes it is. reason why it is banned, is cause if you have windows in your house somewhat nearby, no you don't.

[coma13794]

For those that are curious, airplanes go faster (over the ground) because the air is thinner up there.

Next time you're in a bathtub (for those that are capable, ruling out some of the posters in this thread) or swimming pool, move your arm from side to side under water as fast as you can. Now, get out of the pool, find somewhere quiet, so ppl don't think you're off your rocker, and apply the same amount of force. Same force, more speed. Same thing with airplanes.

[RJW1977]

Airplanes go faster over the ground? Shit, I thought they were faster underground. I guess you learn something new everyday.

[F3nd3r2684]

You sir, made my day :D

[Navinajr]

Subterranean aircraft, sweet!

[headasplod3]

Funny, I'll give you that, but still incorrect.

[coolpooper]

and thats fast for a jet??

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