USAF F-15 emergency landing.The Boeing (formerly McDonnell Douglas) F-15 Eagle is an all-weather tactical fighter designed to gain and maintain air superiority in aerial combat. It was developed for the U.S. Air Force, and first flew in July 1972. The F-15E Strike Eagle derivative is an all-weather strike fighter that entered service in 1989.In the Korean War, the swept-wing F-86 Sabre was the only US fighter that could challenge and defeat the Soviets' MiG-15. Later, in 1965, the fighter community was shocked when post-Korean War era MiG-17s shot down sophisticated Mach 2 F-105 Thunderchiefs on a bombing mission over Vietnam. Air Force intelligence was later shocked to find that the Soviet Union was building a large fighter aircraft, known as the MiG-25 Foxbat. It was not known in the West at the time that the MiG-25 was designed as a high-speed interceptor, not an air superiority fighter; as such, its primary asset was speed, not maneuverability. The MiG-25's huge tailplanes and fins hinted at a very maneuverable aircraft, which worried the Air Force that its performance might be higher than its American counterparts. In reality, the MiG's large stabilizer and stabilators were necessary to prevent the aircraft from encountering inertia coupling in high-speed, high-altitude flight.
The F-4 Phantom II of the USAF and US Navy was the only fighter with enough power, range and maneuverability to be given the primary task of dealing with the threat of old Soviet fighters while flying with visual engagement rules. As a matter of policy, the Phantoms could not engage targets without positive visual identification, so they could not engage targets at long ranges as designed. Medium-range AIM-7 Sparrow missiles, and to a lesser degree even the AIM-9 Sidewinder, were often unreliable and ineffective at close ranges where it was found that guns were often the only effective weapon.
The Phantom did not originally have a gun, as it was intended that only missiles would be used to engage slowly moving and maneuvering Warsaw Pact bombers and fighter aircraft at longer ranges. When experience in Vietnam showed this not to be the case, attempts to use external gun pods had mixed results: not only was drag increased, but hardpoint mounting of the gun pod generated tremendous vibrations and proved too unstable for precise aiming; later a gun, the 20mm M61 Vulcan, was integrated internally into the Phantom.There was a clear need for a new fighter that overcame the close-range limitation of the Phantom while still retaining long-range air superiority. After rejecting the US Navy VFX program (which led to the F-14 Tomcat) as being unsuited to its needs, the US Air Force issued its own requirements for the FX (Fighter Experimental), a specification for a relatively lightweight air superiority fighter. Three companies submitted proposals: Fairchild Republic, North American Rockwell, and McDonnell Douglas. The Air Force announced the selection of McDonnell Douglas on December 23, 1969. The winning design resembled the twin-tailed F-14, but with fixed wings. It would not be significantly lighter or smaller than the F-4 that it was to replace.
The initial version, designated F-15A for the single-seat configuration and F-15B for the twin-seat, would be powered by new Pratt Whitney F100 engines to achieve a combat thrust-to-weight ratio in excess of 1 to 1. A proposed 25 mm Ford-Philco GAU-7 cannon with caseless ammunition was dropped in favor of the standard M61 Vulcan gun due to development problems. The F-15 retained conformal carriage of four Sparrow missiles like the Phantom. The fixed wing was put onto a flat, wide fuselage that also provided an effective wing lifting surface. Some questioned if the zoom performance of the F-15 with Sparrow missiles was enough to deal with the new threat of the high-flying MiG-25 Foxbat; its capability would eventually be demonstrated in combat.The F-15's maneuverability is derived from low wing loading (weight to wing area ratio) with a high thrust-to-weight ratio enabling the aircraft to turn tightly without losing airspeed. The F-15 can climb to 30,000 feet (10,000 m) in around 60 seconds. The thrust output of the dual engines is greater than the aircraft's weight, thus giving it the ability to accelerate in a vertical climb. The weapons and flight control systems are designed so that one person can safely and effectively perform air-to-air combat.
Views :
18547
Rating :
4.88
Keywords, Tags :
F-15 military fighter bomber jet aircraft accident crash avation usaf airbus sukhoi mig eads a380 787 iraq war terror
Video Length :
6 : 27
Comments :
Good
If I recall correctly, the F-15 is a three phased hydraulic system. A(pc-1)/B(pc-2)/Utility A/B. The Utility phase is used for the speed brake and arresting hook and other various systems (Wheel brakes). The Utility system gets it power from both motors/ IDG, Integrated Drive Generators. It's been a while since I worked on the F-15C/D models but if there was a fire, there probably were multiple issues once the motor was shut down. None the less, he did a great job landing the bird.
with balls that big, how is there room to fly the jet? Line 1 of emergency procedures:
At first visible sign of fire EJECT! he rode this bitch in...
If he were a Naval Aviator he would have landed the plane safely and the Crash Crew would have simply walked up with a standard ABC fire extinguisher and just squirted that fire right out. The plane'd be ready to fly again before the pilot was done filling out the paper work.
Wow, thats a nice little fairytale you painted there my friend. Quite easy to assume that when you are comfortable seated behind your keyboard. Truth is, you dont know what may have happened.
wow...dumbass...
if he slowed down one of two things could of happend maby both, one he would of stalled and two he could of lost engine one and he lookd a lil low.
airforce bases usually dont... you are thinking of an aircraft carrier
According to the speed tape you can drive this bastard backwards at 50+
6 : 27 
Good 
2006©Viduz.com All Rights Reserved. All Video materials brought by YouTube.com