F-16 Flight 178th Fighter Wing Air National Guard

[TheIRONMANPRO]

wow !!!!!

[stiigern]

name of the song?!

[Moe145]

And the vapor trails from the wings are just where the lifting air is separating from the airfoil surfaces. The vapor comes from farther out the wings at higher speed and right at the wing root when slower. This way you can gauge what speed your adversary is at by watching the vapor trail off his airplane in a fight versus an/another F-16.

[Moe145]

It's the air conditioner. The F-16 A/C is kick-ass. The first thing you do, even before engine start, is lower the canopy to get cool. It's the exact opposite of the F-4 in which you have to keep the canopies open all the time on the ground because there's not enough airflow on the ground to cool anything 'til the engines get spooled up on takeoff roll.

[WarheartHC]

since when does an F-16 has smoke inside the cockpit ?

[nissanprimerare]

so cool :D...whats the name of the song ????

[HKS134]

Are you pilot? or Co-pilot? at 0:13 they smoke Hookah

[HKS134]

Are you pilot? or Co-pilot?

[JetMechMA]

@airboyd: I assumed it was just moisture from the air conditioning unit...

JM: Aircraft AC units (the pressurization system) are supposed to have water separators that remove moisture from the system...so components don't freeze. High humidity can overwhelm the moisture separator. The last thing you want is vapor obscuring your vision in a fighter aircraft. That aircraft's AC system might need servicing. Might be normal, I don't know.

[AmericaFkYeah]

@airboyd They were obviously hot boxin... haha. When it's humid outside and you have cold air blowing into the cockpit sometimes it gets like that.

[strikeXeagle15]

f-15 and f-22 can withstand 9Gs

[P0wer3D]

Awesome video man.. One of the best videos of the 178th FW I've ever seen, really nice!

[antwaa2n000]

those jets look so bad ass omg i want to fly one of those so bad!!!! awwwwwwwwwwwwwwww the anxiety but i want to see an F-15

[AintLifeGarand]

...is the steam/ smoke in front of the pilot's helmet A/C?...

[coolyo366]

I LIVE IN CLEVELAND OHIO WOOOOOOOOOO

[johngalkt]

does anyone know teh song? ya 

[smackface6]

what song is this? anyone know?

[aetow19]

The moisture inside the cockpit is from the air conditioning unit and the vapor forming on the upper surface of the wings is a result of the aircraft producing lift in high humidity.

[MetaliCanuck]

@aetow19 the moisture on the wings is actually a LACK of LIFT though, the air is going over the wing surfaces so fast it can't escape and lift is LOST in the aircraft. Does not mean they can't sustain lift, but a fighter pilot knows its actually loss of lift that forms vapours , its more so on humid days also, like how a engine runs better in colder weather.

[JetMechMA]

@MetaliCanuck: engine runs better in colder weather.

JM: I think it's, "airplane flight controls are more responsive in colder weather... engine produces more power on hotter days." But engine produces enough power on colder days, so as far as I know, pilots prefer cold crisp days. Air is more dense on cold days so response is better. Vapor on the wings is from low pressure on top of wing. When pressure drops, temperature drops, vapor forms in moist air. Dry air, no vapor.

[MetaliCanuck]

@JetMechMA no engines do run better on colder days, ask anyone who owns a snow machine. How can hot air help an engine, if thats the case lets go overheat all are car engines and gain hp. Not happening.

[JetMechMA]

@MetaliCanuck: no engines do run better on colder days, ask anyone who owns a snow machine. How can hot air help an engine, if thats the case lets go overheat all are car engines and gain hp. Not happening.

JM: An F-16 is not a snow machine and I never said to overheat the powerplant. By the way, how do you think they get max horsepower out of drag race engines?....they overheat them. A drag racing engine is only good for X number of passes, and then they tear it down and rebuild it.

[aaron8862006]

@MetaliCanuck - You apparently have no idea what you're talking about. The vapor forms because the air is being condensed adiabatically. An aircraft that is producing large amounts of lift creates a strong low pressure above its wing/lifting surfaces. The temperature of the air above the wing is reduced because it is of a lower relative pressure (adiabatic cooling.) If the temperature is reduced enough, the air reaches its dewpoint and the water vapor in the air condenses into visible moisture.

[Tom24328]

@aaron8862006 Exactly the right answer....well done !!!!

[MetaliCanuck]

@aaron8862006 I have over 2800 hrs in a f18, You Clearly dont understand flight physics as DEW = Lack of Lift

[aaron8862006]

@MetaliCanuck - I don't know what they teach you up there at Cold Lake but apparently not much. I suspect you're a young kid who is claiming to be a Hornet driver on the internet. Whatever it is, you display your ignorance proudly. "Air is going over the wing surfaces so fast it can't escape?" You've got to be kidding me.

[aaron8862006]

@MetaliCanuck - Well I must admit I probably sound like an asshole, and all due respect to you for earning the seat you sit in, but regardless I have to say you are wrong here. You MIGHT be referring to induced drag, which is the aftward component of lift, but I assure you, vapor = low pressure = visible product of lift production.

I apologize for implying that you are a kid posing as a Hornet driver... the video on your youtube channel implies otherwise. My mistake.

[southcop]

GOD BLESS AMERICA!!

[u20047]

is that you?

[sufa256]

Great!!!

[RoboTekno]

2:53 Sorry, but what happened here? Looked like an explosion.

[Basti6814]

@RoboTekno a rocket

[plutone220696]

@RoboTekno it also happened at 1:44. I have no idea what it is. the f-16 didn't appear to have missile on the fuselag hardpoints.

[Dionisis30]

@RoboTekno It was the M-61A1 during firing.

[RoboTekno]

@Dionisis30 oh okay, makes sense :)

[sgabriel]

@airboyd I guess! It's really alot, though. Never seen this before.

[MrJamDiaz]

nice video as always

[MrMW2Gamer]

is someone smoking a joint in the cockpit ahaha!

[sgabriel]

Beautiful video. Thanks!

What's the deal with the vapour inside the cockpit?!

[FSXLOVER4]

@sgabriel it looks like its in the cockpits but its not,.... its comming off the wings and hidrolick system

[sgabriel]

@FSXLOVER4 I don't think so. It's definitely between the camera and the pilot's visor. Weird.

[camerongoll]

@sgabriel hes smoking a fat doobie

[aaron8862006]

@sgabriel - Moisture from air conditioning systems. Sometimes gets expelled into the cockpit based on condition of flight. You'll see more of it on humid days.

[rohanchacks]

@sgabriel probably from the air conditioning system