On this episode of Access Granted, we’re taking you inside the United States Air Force’s newest fighter jet, the Boeing F-15EX Eagle II. From the factory floor in St. Louis to one of the most insane flights of Sam’s life, this is the story of America’s next-generation Eagle.
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Video Chapters:
0:00 Boeing F-15EX Introduction
1:00 Building 75 Hangar Tour
2:00 F-15EX Aircraft Tour
4:23 F-15EX Cockpit Tour
6:05 The Eagle Legacy
8:05 Afterburner Engine Run (INSANE)
11:00 Pre-Flight Brief
13:03 Max Performance Takeoff
14:55 Supersonic Speed Run
15:52 Spiral Descent
16:55 Stalling the F-15EX
17:40 Dogfighting
18:33 Aerial Refueling
19:44 Shutting Down an Engine
20:22 Sam Flies the F-15
23:30 One Final Surprise
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so like this dudes gotta be a plant to get people to sign up for the military right? 😆
Tom is very upset right now. Rumor has it, he is demanding to fly a Raptor for Mavrick Returns directors cut edition.
como quisiera ser piloto americano para poder ser piloto de F22 raptor siempre lo eh soñado desde mis 10 años que me enamore de los aviones de combate ahora que tengo 18 sigo lo sueño y cuando el teniente dijo (espero que haya niño y sueñen) me emocione por que se que solo puedo soñar y jugar simuladores para ser feliz :´)
nice sound design, but please use low high cut filter on the Sam's production sound, jacket is highly annoying 😆
My life long dream would be to fly in an F-15 😔
Yet they spent millions for upgrades on this jet but, let’s get rid of the F14 and not give it upgrades. I’ll take the F14 all day. F15 has been around as nearly close to the F14!!
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Okay but have you ever heard an f15 start up it’s engines
had a smile on my face this entire video,I was so privileged to go flying on the Sentimental journey B17 back in 2018, I cant imagine how exciting that was to fly in a f15
God Damn I love America!
Probably runs an SDR like architecture
GOSH I never been this jealous and get goosebumps at the same time…
Amazing. A 50 year old fighter still holding its own. Imagine in 1994, the Air Force still flying P-51 Mustangs. Or in the 1960s, still flying WW1 designed bi-planes. Says a lot about the Eagle's initial design. Awesome jet.
Seriously Cool
Geil! 🎉
Very wrong; should not be doing a Test Flight of a structural and power nature with a civilian or military non test pilot onboard. If they get over millions of view with say have not repeat watches.
The fact that we shot down many F-15s in Iran, yet you claim it hasn't happened before, makes me believe you are lying about other parts of the world too.
Sam and “Cain” thanks, that was brilliant, wot a job he has
I remember building plastic models of this jet 35 years ago when I was a kid. It is so cool that it is still relevant today…
The BEST aircraft in the world! Love it!
Heck I wanna see that A4 in a turn fight with the EX
As a kid my parents sent me to some aerospace summer camp. Part of that was learning about the Eagles and getting to walk the flight line and see them take off. Those things rattled my insides.
Computers and screens are no good in modern cars .gauges are better
This is amazing you got the best job ever!
But Iran destroy f15 😂
I truly believe that the eagle is like the A10 just too good to retire also that was incredible well filmed
I want to try it with you.