Real Fighter Pilot Flies F-15E Demo In Fighter Jet Simulator | Part 1

About this video

Max, a former F-15E Strike Eagle combat pilot and former F-16 Thunderbirds demonstration pilot, performs his first Strike Eagle demonstration flight in a simulator at Nellis Air Force Base. He executes various aerobatic maneuvers including shuttle takeoffs, loops, aileron rolls, inverted passes, and minimum radius turns, incorporating some Thunderbird maneuvers into the Strike Eagle demo. Max provides real-time commentary on techniques, limitations, and safety procedures, including accidentally going supersonic over the crowd and handling an engine flameout scenario.

Key takeaways

• Max demonstrates a variety of aerobatic maneuvers in the F-15E simulator, including shuttle takeoffs, muscle climbs, triple aileron rolls, and minimum radius turns at up to 7+ Gs
• Max explains that inverted flight in the Strike Eagle has a limitation of approximately 15 seconds and differs in capability from the F-16
• Max emphasizes that airshow pilots are trained to point the aircraft away from the crowd in emergency situations like engine flameouts, as the F-15E lacks the emergency power unit backup system that the F-16 has

Episode details: published December 27, 2023 · 44.4K views · 12:43 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. The analysis and commentary described are Max Afterburner’s, attributed to him — his channel includes hypothetical-scenario and news-react content, which is presented as his analysis, not established fact.

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