F-15E flies with one wing

[gunman1f16]

Proof positive that the F-15 is twice as big as it needs to be and has two of everything a great fighter needs of. Also, this wasn't an F-15E, it happened many years before the advent of the E.

[Capt777harris]

I'd like to see a Mig-29 or SU-27 try that.

[eduardovjk]

This is unreal.

[fiskefyren]

how about not flying into people?

saves you from alot of problems eh?

[THEOBAMASTORE]

I'M AMAZED!

[rusak24]

Just alter the engine thrust and flaps and any plane could fly with one wing. Plus why did they show a F-100, when they said A-4.

[roflolo]

Hmmm, very hard to believe. Remember the vid of that jet taking an empty fuel tank from another jet? It started to spin immediately.

[JamesBond77]

"Hmmm, very hard to believe."

For what reason ? Photos proved that the F-15 landed with only one wing. Period.

[candiboot]

i dont remember where but ive heard it explained once as "basically if you put enough thrust behind a rock it will fly, because at that point it is a rocket, not an aircraft" he had to crank the speed up in order to keep it in the air, and that is evident by the fact that he snapped the tail hook cable since it is not designed for the speed he was coming in at.

[utfanatic79]

That saying is for F-4 aircraft. It was too heavy, too non-aerodynamic, and had a glide/drop ratio of about 1/100 but it had the 2 baddest engines at that time. Hence the saying strap 2 rockets to a rock and it will fly. BTW, I am an F-15E mechanic and that did happen. They've also lost a horizontal stab and made it back before. I have pics of 1.

[candiboot]

ya thats it!! my father used to work on f-4s in the navy and i was pretty sure he was the one that told me that. but i was just saying that all the power behind that f-15 (and a great pilot) made up for the loss of the wing.

[utfanatic79]

I agree 100%. The f15 is also alot more stable because of the larger horizontal stabilators. I give all the credit in the world to the pilots for not bailing out. I would have been gone! haha

[candiboot]

ya i never even thought about the stabilizer lol but now your totally right!

i know im just a navy brat but its hard to find people that actually know what youre talking about when you say anything about jets/plans to them. i guess the only way is to go straight to the mechanics! lol

[candiboot]

youre* planes*

[utfanatic79]

Well, I think something important here is to remember that these jets, afterall, are designed to fly into war zones where they are getting shot at unlike our commercial airplanes. I'd like to think that somewhere along the lines in the developement office someone asked "how can we make this thing war proof?" Btw, not 1 f15 has ever been shot down in combat. That says alot.

As for me, I had a little over 10 yrs on 15's then went into a backshop position. Loved about 90% of it all. lol

[candiboot]

ya i know...my biggest dream is to fly the f15, but its so far fetched that im not counting on having a chance of that happening. but because of my father taking me to every air show thats ever come through jax and teahing me everything he can, ive just always had a love of jets and wanted to learn about them. the fighter in this video just leaves me in awe whenever i see one because they are just so beautiful and amazing!

[odessaboy]

Because something is airborne doesn't make it aerodynamic. If you propel anything with enough thrust to espace the gravitational pull of earth it will be airborne. But there is a difference between flight and controlled flight. For a fighter jet to lose one wing and still be able to achieve controlled flight is remarkable.

[uaehothothot]

pretty skill landing..

[mikhailM4]

as far as I'm aware the A4 burst into flames killing the pilot instantly, what a legend though, ultimate respect to some fantastic and brave piloting there!

[Oresia]

Wow WTFG Zivi Nevivi

[MasterOfWarFilms]

Amazing...

[AirsoftLife]

i bet the FA-22 could do that. hey, was the guy in A4 killed?

[vatossan]

woooow how the f,