Americans: *Afterburner* British: Oh, I say, this is really quite slow. Shall we turn on the *reheat*?

I was driving onto Edwards AFB back in the 80s (maybe my first time there) and we saw an F-16 fully loaded with tanks and bombs taking off in full AB. I asked my escort where he was headed and he responded “to find a tanker and fast”

The only afterburner I will ever experience in my life is MSI Afterburner...

I build and test the flight controls for the f-35. It’s refreshing to hear you praise them after all the bad press they get. Helps make it feel worth it building them. Thanks!

Using afterburner while refueling - you learn something everyday on here.

1:04 -Damn I forgot my lighter at home.. -I got you bro..

F-18 pilot: yo can you slow down? im carrying a lot of weight Fuel plane: um...no

As a former neighbor light surgeon, I had the incredible fortune to be with a A4 squadron, and although they are not equipped with afterburners , We did get the jet to Mach one at 30,000 feet going downhill. During my time as a flight surgeon I assisted in several of the water rescues being lowered from the helicopter on to ships to help injured or extreme ill crew. In 2020 I underwent three back surgeries and several hip replacement surgeries stemming from the injuries I sustained from those open water resources assisting our Coast Guard in Hawaii. I commend all of the doctor and nurses who helped me return to walking again without crutches or canes. So keep the faith and we can get through this as Americans.

I work in flight operations for Lockheed Martin and you can’t even begin to imagine what it sounds and feels like when we do the Throttle Profiles inside the hangar, hearing this thing in full AB is an unforgettable feeling. The best part is when you’re standing 5 feet behind the nozzle and directly behind the wingtip.

Whoa. When I was a kid playing fighter pilot with my brother in the backyard, I may have used the afterburner WAY more than I should have.

Can you hear the afterburner ignite from the cockpit? Or can you just feel it?

My dad was a 25 year F-4 driver (USAF). Lost him in 2002, miss these stories from him daily. Thank you for bringing a smile to my face. Got my sub :)

As a former Navy air traffic controller, I loved watching afterburner takeoffs, especially at night.

Thanks for putting up these videos. I served in the Air Force back in the late 60s and early 70s. I was in Supply so the only flying I ever got to do was when I was transferred over to Okinawa twice. I’m very proud of my time in the Air Force but I would give anything to get a ride in a fighter. Probably won’t happen, but it is one of my dreams. At 73 years old I’m not sure I would be up to it but a man can dream.

Thank you for your service man! People will come around eventually and people like you keep our country well taught, SAFE, FREE and strong!! Thank you

Having military members like Mr. Lee is what makes the US Armed Forces the best in the world.

Fantastic description! Thanks for this! I’ve always wondered what that feels like, but the closest I’ll probably ever get is pulling wingovers in my paramotor. 😅

This is a pretty cool understanding of afterburner!!! I love these videos, keep making more of these

Thanks Hasard. As a parent of a Viper pilot, I appreciate your perspective so that I can continue to live vicariously through my son. Be safe!

9:30 “ I’ll fight you “

Wow, such awesome stories Hasard. I hate that your videos end, I get so pulled into the need to hear more & I try envisioning these experiences you’ve had, what they must be like and to have lived. This is incredibly awesome to hear natively & direct from a fighter pilot. I just want to hear more & more when all the sudden the video is over. I love this stuff & I thank you. I also am in gratitude for your service to this country & I appreciate all you have done to fight for the men, women & children of the USA.

Congrats Luke! He was the first story I read and it was truly inspiring Hasard is a good person, and he always makes the right decisions :)

Thank you for your service to our country. I can only imagine how fun the ride must be. I enjoy you talking about your experiences and sharing your knowledge. Thanks again!

I spent 20 years in the Air Force. Incredible career. Still love the sound of freedom.

Nothing better then having a few drinks, jumping into DCS in VR and buzzing the tower with full burners in the F14.

Congrats on your kid and thank you for your service! I live right by march air base and there was 3 or 4 F35's that took off from there last week and man it sounded good

Talking about the acceleration reminds me of reading about early Ramjet engines. The book I had as a kid mentioned that it was described by one engineer as "the faster it goes, the faster it goes".

Lovely video. Congratulations for becoming a father. I agree its definitely a life changing experience. I felt rhe same way when I had my daughter 3 years ago. For me a fighter pilot is "Superman", honestly. My Dad served 30+ years with the Indian Air Force flying MiG-21s. Managing such a high tension job while ensuring your family is adequately taken care of too, is truly nothing less than super-human capability. Enjoyed listening to your explanation. Cheers from India!

Truly inspiring stories of actual events. Ya make me proud of the those who wear the uniforms of our country and serve it so well.

Thank you for serving our country sir! Subscribed.

I love this channel, with your focus on facts (many of which I've never heard before), technical information, and personal experience, without the stereotypical fighter pilot air of bravado. I learned a lot in this video. Thanks for positing!

Thank you for sharing in such a way that makes many of us feel like we're a part of your experience, although nothing can replace the actual thing

My dad was a f-16 fighting falcon pilot he retired and now works in the airforce academy but after I saw this video I was finally clear with the afterburner

When I was stationed at Nellis AFB back in the eighties I had an engine run license for F-15's. Sometimes we would take aircraft out to the trim pad, like you see at 1:03 in the video. We could take one engine at a time to full burner. You obviously didn't have the acceleration but it was still quite a ride. Interesting that you say that you didn't want to light all five stages at once as we did it on a regular basis on the pad. The nose strut would collapse and the whole jet would just shake, rattle and roll. Eyes were constantly scanning the gauges and mirrors for anything wrong. The last couple of numbers on the fuel gauge were just a blur. Each aircraft made its own distinctive noises as well that kept you on your toes. The pad was right next to the road just off base and people would stop to watch so we would put on afterburner shows. Take one engine and run it up to full mil power and then light the burner. Back that one off and do the same with the other engine. Sometimes one stage at a time and sometimes all the way to the wall. It was a total rush and a little scary with 23,000 pounds of thrust just fighting to get loose. Knowing that if anything catastrophic went wrong you were toast. the worst part of that was you were pointed right at a small building less than a hundred feet away, maybe even closer, so even if it did get loose you had absolutely zero chance instead of only near zero chance.

I used to do what those guys sitting on the ground were doing. One of the absolute best things about my time in the Air Force was night time after burner tests. The amount of power these things have is just stunning. Going out the trim pad and doing it was cool but I thought the best was in the hush house. Basically they are small hangers designed to muffle the sound while testing at night. When you strap one of these things down in a building and kick it into after burner it literally changes the air pressure in the building. It sucks the breathe away from you, kicks you in the chest and shakes the ground. The sound is pretty awesome too. The only thing better was the one time I got to be in one for a take off. When we got up in the air I told the pilot "Ok, I get it, I know why you do this now." lol. The F-4 with both engines has around 40,000 lbs of thrust. Some F-15's have close to 60,000 lbs of thrust! And the SR-71 had a bit more. Those are big planes though. The F-16 has a butt load for thrust for its size.

I, like every father, I can relate to your inspirational story. But for me particularly it’s the watching them learn, especially during their 1st couple years. I can recall watching my oldest and realizing that she had discovered the world was larger than the room she was in at the moment. Its an exciting discovery that is lost on us as adults, but a child’s world is so small and grows exponentially as they age. Congratulations to you and the Mrs. on your child.

There were many times in my career when I was standing right about where those maintenance troops from Aviano were standing. I actually leaned on the turkey feathers on the J 79 in an F-4. The immense feeling of power afterburner gives is amazing. It truly rocks your world. On a side note, I know a guy who cracked burner for a second or so in an arch at Kunsan AB. For those who don't know, the jet needs to be tied down for this or it will quickly jump chocks. Back in the day a female maintenance troop was doing a run at Luke AFB in an F-15. The throttle became disconnected and when that happens it goes to auto acceleration. The jet jumped chocks and crashed into a jet across the row. Two aircraft were destroyed, a couple careers ended, but luckily no one was killed. *Oh, Luke has Block 42's, not 40's.

Congrats dude! My wife and I had our first kid in April as well!!

Thankyou for your continued service

Fantastic to hear you take us through the experience. I stopped private pilot training the day my first child was born... A hobby attitude isn't enough to stay on the ball. That new life, a different way to fly :-). Congratulations to you and your new family!

"...and if you think otherwise, I'll fight you" Ok fight me *Hears angry jet noises coming from the window*

First of all, congratulations to you and your wife's new addition to the family last year. Secondly, the term "parasitic drag" is something I've never heard before, so your explanation was very informative. Third, I only recently found out (from another aviation youtube) that some F-16s have a tailhook. Being a Navy veteran, I was a bit amazed in finding this out, Hasard.

Thank you for all your insight , my nephew is also an F35 pilot.. we don’t see each other much but we are very proud of him. Please keep up the content as it’s appreciated

What a great example of prime content on KZfaq. Great narrative and exciting delivery. Absolutely supreme. Subscribed.

Love all the videos you do.....I wanted to be a pilot when it was too late....I can only dream of having that job.

I'm sure I've seen you pass overhead many times. Next time you go in to land at Luke when you're over around 83rd and Beardsley it would be really cool if you'd do a wing wave. Thanks for your service.

I’ve always been curious about afterburner, and I really enjoyed this video!!!! Thanks for all your videos. As a plane enthusiast and pilot wanna be these videos are the best and most interesting that I’ve found. Love them!!! Thanks Hasard!!!

Great video as always! Experiencing afterburner during takeoff as a civilian is extremely awesome! Something I will never forget! And also in flight it’s truly amazing. You all have the best job in the world in my opinion. I know there is soooo much more to it than this but it seems worth it. Thank you for being so awesome!

Listen people. There are very few times in your life you will hear someone speak on a topic with such clarity and high level of understanding. Subbed and looking forward to all of his other content.

I watched your day in a life video. IN that video, at around 5:58, you said that when you go and fight, there are upwards of 100 aircraft. Could you do a video that like breakdowns the aircraft in a fight? Love the vids.

Another great video. I love that your videos really focus on the subject matter and not on the person. You're a great educator, modest and inspiring for the next generation of aircrew to come. Keep up the good work!

Great video and I appreciate your comment on the F135 engine. Even countries dumping insane resources into their air power and military have proven incapable of matching the performance and power density of engines like the F-22’s F119; temps and pressures, materials construction like ceramics and composites etc… no one else can do it (well except the Brits w/ the Rolls engines - the EF2000 engines are VERY good as well.) But yeah anyways, the F135 is nearly a generation beyond the 119. It’s just a freaking beast, but also extremely efficient. I remember seeing what must have been one of the first or only F-35 demos at Baltimore Fleet Week, they weren’t even block III so we’re G-limited and rate-limited big time compared to what we see now. It was still AMAZING. Forget Gs and rates - you can still pull vertical in full AB, and that’s exactly what they did. Obviously now the demos are just awesome and show the true potential of the jet. Actually a really interesting video would be you watching one of the current F-35 demos and going through the maneuvers, if you’ve done them before, how the jet handles it, etc. I remember people posting videos of the first demo test flights and they seemed more extreme than what we have today; especially the kick-over and essentially a REAL controlled flat-spin, etc. Can you speak to why they backed-off on the demo? I guess you can’t say if it’s a capability/adversary thing, but perhaps just safety/performance risk they deemed was too great? I’m definitely curious if you (as a “regular” F-35 pilot - if there is such a thing) get to perform maneuvers like the pedal turn, low-energy kick-over in the vertical, etc. Are these airshow maneuvers just stuff the test pilots and demo team folks get to play around with? I don’t mean that disrespectfully (you’ve gotta know your $hit to be an F-35 pilot) but the demo stuff seems to go well beyond BFM, etc. I guess I’m just curious how far you’re actually ALLOWED to push the aircraft during actual training. Do they want you to physically experience it’s limits? Or is it more a sim and books kinda thing. Also how do they select the demo pilots? I got to meet ‘LoCo’ at Oceana and get up close with “his” Raptor which was f’ing incredible (we flew in our TBM Avenger for static display and were right next to the hot ramp) and he’s the most down-to-earth dude ever. I guess no one really pictures a particular type as piloting the most lethal fighter in the world. Do you ask for it? Do you have to show something different during training or ops? You should get Loco on the show and do an extended episode together on all this stuff, I guarantee you it would be INSANELY popular!

Congratulations Luke 🇺🇸✊🏼🗽

Great stuff Sir. Interesting that you still refer to external fuel tanks as “bags.”

Awesome videos Hazard! I fly L39's with other guys in South Florida, 2020 gave us a lot of time to practice form, BFM, section go's, OH breaks etc. Keep inspiring us bro!

Glad I discovered this channel. Thanks mate for serving us and our country. It is greatly appreciated. All the best. I'll be watching, as I am a nerd. I enjoy the realistic experience shared here.

Is it true Airforce pilots will get fined if they say “I got the need, the need for speed”

Please do a video on callsigns and how you got yours! I know most of the time others give it to you for a specific reason and I’m sure everyone wants to know your story 😂

These videos are great - thank you Hasard Lee: for the videos and your service!

Loving your videos so far. I was an ejection seat mech on F-18s in the Marines during the early 2000s. Always had a love for the F-16 pilots because our squadron was continuously listening to music from Dos Gringos and those dudes are hilarious! Now being a piano bar entertainer, I frequently play their songs at my gigs. Always miss being around such amazing machines.

You sir are a well educated wing man. Former MSGT in the AF, I have always looked up to the fighter pilots. Thank you for the great video of the explanation of the AB. I didn’t know it had five rings for power. I have hit the like button and has subscribed. I do have one question, how did you transition from the F-16 to the F-35? As in how did you go about it? Applied? Further training?

Awesome story my man. “Ill fight you” 😂💪🏽.

You do a great job breaking these things down and explaining them

I love, love, LOVE these videos! Thanks for the great stories and enlightening information.

Going in to After Burner while refueling, damn, what an impressive scene to witness, I would definitely like to see the expression of the boom operator at that moment.

SEGA's arcade game "After Burner" was my favorite.

Stuff I didn’t know about fighters??!! Absolutely Fascinating‼️ Thank you, Sir...and for Your Service to Our Country‼️

Love these videos. I was a Eagle Keeper for 13 years. Worked Strike Eagles 11 of those.

You are so damn good at feeding us fairly complex information and doing it so simplistically. This is your second calling, fighter pilot being your first.

Definately one of the brightest and the best. A pleasure to watch these videos, knows how to explain in laymens terms. Thanks, Mike from Windsor Ontario Canada🇨🇦🇺🇸

Excellent and fantastic video on my favorite jet of all time. The Fighting Falcon. I grew up in Arizona and my mom would take me to Luke AFB to watch the Blues and Thunderbirds as a kid. The pilots were always so professional and inspiring emphasizing school and Country.

Great video! You followed the path I dreamt of but never did. Glad I found your channel.

I’m a aerospace propulsion, test cell technician in the Air Force for the PW 220. So I understand all of this down to the limits in number needed for this stuff to work properly. Interesting to hear a pilots point of view, good video 😊

I bet it's like jumpin' off the deck, shoving into overdrive.

Thank you for your services!!! God Bless You!!!

Thank you for your service

First time on a racing bike also gave me the experience that my mind couldn't handle the acceleration. After some time you get used to it. Makes you wonder how it feels to take off from a aircraft carrier.

Always wanted to become air force pilot. Best job in the world. Born in a wrong country... Best of luck hassard.

I have Parkinson’s and to hear all the things that you do to keep our country free is great. Anyway thank you for your service to our country. God’s speed and may he bless your family and you. Take care John.

Down to earth explanation. Thanks. And thank you for your service.

When I use afterburner to refuel in DCS, I usually have to eject!

Hasard Lee: Afterburner Gamers: is he talking about MSI Afterburner? Lemme watch.

This is awesome content man. Thanks for the time you spent putting this together.

Good for you Hasard.

You'll fight me over that engine? Yah know what? Im good. Your right. Im not gona argue with you on that one.

Why did you turned off your sub counter?

Thank you. Great video. Congratulations on your family.

Thanks for the cool info on afterburner Hasard, and your service.

It’s a lot how the takeoff in my KIA feels

In 2020 I built a ebike that moves like a fighter and even has thrust vectoring! Patent Pending of course.

These videos are so awesome! Thanks for your service!

That's a great video, constructive, didactic and inspiring! Thanks Hasard!

How is the employment for the Air Force pilots doing right now?

Could you talk about the different F-16 blocks? Or is it too much?

Thank you for your service!!!🇺🇸

You fly with my cousin? His name is Matthew Scott and he flies F35s in Arizona.

I always thought those wing-mounted fuel "bags" were missiles.

I love the amount of detail you're going into. Great description!

Love your videos, Hasard! Outstanding job and must-sees for me. Keep on doing and safe flights for you. Best regards from Germany.

The Turbine engine in Afterburner uses about 2 gallons per second.