THIS HAS TO BE THE BEST EVER F-35 UNRESTRICTED CLIMB EVER SEEN FROM RAF LAKENHEATH

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10 ай бұрын

It is Quick Climb Friday at RAF Lakenheath and the F-35's taxi via Sierra. The pilot requests an 'Unrestricted Climb' which not only was it cleared, but a term that we don't always hear as it is usually 'Quick Climb'. We had a funny feeling something different was about to happen with this quick climb...well, here it is!
The F-35A's are flown by two combat-ready squadrons at RAF Lakenheath, the 493d Fighter Squadron 'Grim Reapers' and the 495th Fighter Squadron 'Valkyries'.
So what is a Quick Climb/Unrestricted Climb?
Unlike the Typhoon which accelerates vertically after 9 seconds from brakes to take off, aircraft such as the F15E or F35A will usually clear the whole runway maintaining an altitude anywhere between 40-100ft with speeds of around 320mph and then pull the aircraft vertically or near vertical to quickly climb to the aircraft's cruising altitude. It is more commonly requested by the pilot as a "quick climb" more usual.
Why do they do Unrestricted climbs/PTOs/Quick climbs
There are many reasons such as clearing airspace barriers, short runways, to burn fuel before air-to-air refuelling or just to get to a destination quicker. But these are just a few reasons, one also could be to impress the Ted Coningsby Squadron...oooohhhh yeahhhhh!
What is a 'local climb'?
This is your standard departure, just a simple take-off
The F-35A is the U.S. Air Force’s latest fifth-generation fighter. It will replace the U.S. Air Force’s aging fleet of F-16 Fighting Falcons and A-10 Thunderbolt II’s, which have been the primary fighter aircraft for more than 20 years, and bring with it an enhanced capability to survive in the advanced threat environment in which it was designed to operate. With its aerodynamic performance and advanced integrated avionics, the F-35A will provide next-generation stealth, enhanced situational awareness, and reduced vulnerability for the United States and allied nations.
F35A SPECS
Primary Function: Multirole fighter
Prime Contractor: Lockheed Martin
Power Plant: One Pratt & Whitney F135-PW-100 turbofan engine
Thrust: 43,000 pounds
Wingspan: 35 feet (10.7 meters)
Length: 51 feet (15.7 meters)
Height: 14 feet (4.38 meters)
Maximum Takeoff Weight: 70,000 pound class
Fuel Capacity: Internal: 18,498 pounds
Payload: 18,000 pounds (8,160 kilograms)
Speed: Mach 1.6 (~1,200 mph)
Range: More than 1,350 miles with internal fuel (1,200+ nautical miles), unlimited with aerial refueling
Ceiling: Above 50,000 feet (15 kilometers)
Armament: Internal and external capability. Munitions carried vary based on mission requirements
Crew: 1
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@yoJuicy 10 ай бұрын

I love how after all this time and experience watching takeoffs, you still show full excitement like its your first time.... Speed/power NEVER gets old.

@TedConingsby 10 ай бұрын

Thank you very much. Nikos’ enthusiasm is natural and is unlimited. He won’t ever stop getting excited.

@deang5622 10 ай бұрын

The inversion followed by a 180° roll at the top of the climb is a commonly used technique to level out the aircraft without pushing into high negative g, which is quite uncomfortable to experience. It is also better for the airframe.

@marioschmitt4435 10 ай бұрын

It’s called Immelman Turn. Closest to a rocket launch an aircraft can get

@TedConingsby 10 ай бұрын

@patrickweaver1105 10 ай бұрын

@@marioschmitt4435 An Immelman turn is a half loop with a half roll at the end used to changed direction. That was an aileron roll.

@2whl4re 10 ай бұрын

@@marioschmitt4435 That is not an Immelman. And nothing to do with rockets. Time to get back to class.

@primrosereceptionist611 10 ай бұрын

@2whl4re -The F-35 did go ballistic all lift was supplied by the the engine not the lifting surfaces.

@johnmansell5097 10 ай бұрын

Best I ever saw was an English Electric Lightning, mid runway from 10ft went vertical punching a hole in the clouds, the noise was tremendous.

@andrewsmith7395 10 ай бұрын

Yes indeed, I also remember seeing an F15 doing a similar…… off the deck, wheels up , go vertical, far more impressive than the F35. The F15 was at waddington a good few years back.

@chrismillard3044 10 ай бұрын

Back in Kent Raf Manston in the 80s 1 Jaguar and a lightning doing short and ballistic take off.

@Cheeky-fingers 10 ай бұрын

My father flew some of the last Electric Lightnings in service. The variant that had finally become an effective fighter rather than a short range interceptor. So much is still classified about its performance. Awesome aircraft.

@andrewsmith7395 10 ай бұрын

@@Cheeky-fingerswould that have been RAF Binbrook by any chance

@johnmansell5097 10 ай бұрын

@@andrewsmith7395 I had in my head Leconfield, but was quite young at that time so could have been Binbrook. The air show was all lightnings and spectacular it was too.

@andyp9678 10 ай бұрын

I was very lucky to work as a contractor one day on the air force base, we got very very close to the planes while they taxied and take off, the noise and vibrations made the hairs on your arms stand up and gave me goose bumps all over, it was amazing

@mickb474 10 ай бұрын

Awesome! I remember when i was in the RN FAA being on detachment at RAF Lossiemouth (way back) we used to watch the Lightnings take off. Just a few feet off the runway the wheels came up, the nose came up and it was straight up, like a missile and the noise was deafening! What an awesome sight!

@TedConingsby 10 ай бұрын

Ooohhh yeah

@MrAdopado 10 ай бұрын

Exactly ... rather more impressive than the delayed vertical shown in this video.

@margobaxter8344 10 ай бұрын

Another super unrestricted climb video/stream. Super duper that was by the Aircrews. Well done on capturing that Ted & Nikos.

@TedConingsby 10 ай бұрын

Oiii oiii Margo 🤙🏼❤️ thank you very much

@8888shooter 10 ай бұрын

😱😱..wow!!!..now that was a take-off!!!👌....I am a keen aircraft photographer and always enjoy watching these F35s at displays. I have some fabulous photos of them taking off with that afterburner glowing!!..made for some awesome photos! .!!!... Great video, and thanks for sharing it, mate!👍😁 cheers

@RAVENSTAR1973 10 ай бұрын

i love the teddy bear in the end!

@TedConingsby 10 ай бұрын

Oii Oii thank you

@RudyNortz 10 ай бұрын

Was stationed at RAF Lakenheath in the mid-60's. Crew chief on F-100F, the two seater version. Had a ride in the back seat during weapons delivery training while TDY to Wheelus AFB in Libya. No unrestricted climbs in those old birds.

@crushthis123 10 ай бұрын

Than you could appreciate the clime of the Avro Arrow and it's 68,500 clime rate without the Orunda engines that were classified

@TedConingsby 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for serving

@stewartmcmanus3991 10 ай бұрын

I went to Lakenheath with the Air Training Corps in about 1960. It was occupied by the USAF at the time, so the food in the mess was unbelievable. Lots of thundering jets around, it was brilliant.

@TedConingsby 10 ай бұрын

Nice

@BeyondLimits3D 10 ай бұрын

In what way was the food unbelievable?

@xThrawn 10 ай бұрын

@@BeyondLimits3D The air force has the best food in the armed services, with the Navy in a close second place.

@BeyondLimits3D 10 ай бұрын

@@xThrawn Awesome

@knoxyish Ай бұрын

@@xThrawn and then the army-- not stew again!!!

@DerekSutcliffe-tn5rx 10 ай бұрын

I was at an air show at RAF Finningley circa 1968/9 when an English Electric Lightning from take off, went vertical through the sound barrier…awesome.

@nigelclinning2448 10 ай бұрын

😂

@davidcole333 10 ай бұрын

Thank you Lakenheath for bringing us the F-35!

@TedConingsby 10 ай бұрын

Oii oiii David 🤙🏼 ooohhh yeah

@ScottHanselton 10 ай бұрын

Love watching an actual stealth fighter that works, great content!! thanks!

@TedConingsby 10 ай бұрын

@albion2742 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for the show, my grandson is serving in the USAF at Lackenheath. His English mother will be glad to see this, I am from West Ham originally and came to USA to live in 1978 with our two daughters. Christian Loos. I hope you see this.

@TedConingsby 10 ай бұрын

Oii oiii 🤙🏼 thank you so much and respect and honour from all of us at the TCS for your grandson serving. Ooohh yeah

@alixakablackcat3739 9 ай бұрын

Always love seeing your clips Teddi you highlight the best stuff👍❤️😁

@TedConingsby 9 ай бұрын

Thank you so much Alix

@tonywilson4704 10 ай бұрын

Was at an air show in 1977 at RAF St Mawgan and saw an EE Lightning take off and go nose up, but a lot sooner than the F35 here.....WOW! Never forget that...

@Ian-Saxon 10 ай бұрын

Anyone who says the new gen aircraft are rubbish need to see this. Slam the throttles forward, stick hard back and smash the vertical air speed number off the top of the screen. Beautiful sight. And that little bum wiggle they always do about 5 seconds after brakes off on the LN tarmac ripples is super cute. Thank you once again TCS for bringing the scenes. Aahhh yeeeaaahhh.

@AdmV0rl0n 10 ай бұрын

The F35 is rubbish - but not in this area. Its a relatively small plane with 43k lb thrust. With that thrust level it should out perform anything.

@alanmusson8710 10 ай бұрын

English electric lightning, still better!

@TedConingsby 10 ай бұрын

Oiii oiiii thank you. We are a military aviation channel and embrace the old with the present. We also appreciate feats in engineering, the F35 is a remarkable aircraft. Ooohhh yeah

@TedConingsby 10 ай бұрын

It’s not about thrust, it’s not about speed as we are not talking about racing cars. It’s a combat aircraft, a fighter. It’s BVR is phenomenal which is more important than thrust. Over 100 miles to lock on targets, now this is performance. No external fuel tanks with a healthy range of 1200 miles, get in.

@AdmV0rl0n 10 ай бұрын

@@TedConingsby One of the reasons the plane is frankly garbage is that for all the hype, it simply doesn't match up well, and its fan boys love falling on their face. Its certified for Aim9x, Asraam, Amraam - so you have at best 40Mile range. Block 4 requires a new engine, as the program falls on its face yet again, and that block 4 is now never likely to be achieved on the B model. It's quotes as being a mach 1.6 aircraft - which given its thrust is pretty lame. But that 1.6 rating isn't one the plane can live with. Its got substantial limitations in place and thats before covering its terrible avail rates. None the less, on take off, a moderately small plane with 43k lbs thrust is bound to be impressive.

@mpaul4584 10 ай бұрын

Never seen better than the English Electric Lightning for this trick.

@saintuk70 10 ай бұрын

Awesome start to a Thursday morning, coffee and an unrestricted.... fantastic.

@TedConingsby 10 ай бұрын

Ooohhh yeah unrestricted climbs and your fave morning drink always good for breakfast 🤙🏼

@snydedon9636 10 ай бұрын

Goosebumps to anyone who has experienced a unrestricted climb.

@TedConingsby 10 ай бұрын

Ooohhh yeah

@NewRailBasher 10 ай бұрын

That was a great roll out of the top of the climb. 😎

@mrp3930 10 ай бұрын

Had two of these down at Culdrose recently. drew quite a crowd, noise was immense .....seriously impressive aircraft.

@kirkandbear 10 ай бұрын

Nicely done Ted!!! Awesome 🎉

@TedConingsby 10 ай бұрын

Oiiii Oii Kirk & Bear 🤙🏼 thank you

@derekporter7658 10 ай бұрын

Niiiiiiice!!!! Couple of skips with the ignited calor bottle at the rear. Love it!!!👍

@pdutube 10 ай бұрын

Very well done capture of the -35 sir, hats off to you!

@TedConingsby 10 ай бұрын

Thank you

@lindafullerton4191 8 ай бұрын

Two words say it all for me Amazing & Fabulous.

@TedConingsby 7 ай бұрын

Ooohhhh yeah good choice of words

@doogleticker5183 10 ай бұрын

Best I saw up close was an F-15 back before stealth…in 1978. Vertical after a short run, full afterburner take off. Unforgettable. 😊

@BRUNO1974 10 ай бұрын

That was awesome love it ❤from 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

@TedConingsby 10 ай бұрын

Ooohh yeah

@rand49er 10 ай бұрын

In the spring of 2006 at The Yankee Springs Air Museum at Willow Run Airport, Ypsilanti, Michigan, I saw a jet fighter (I never did get which one it was) do a climb like this F-35 in this video. Incredibly loud, but straight up. Wow.

@TedConingsby 9 ай бұрын

Ooohhh yeah

@cantstartafire 10 ай бұрын

Great tracking.. Very cool!

@TedConingsby 10 ай бұрын

Thank you

@David-qs5ii 10 ай бұрын

Lived at Wittering in 1968/69/70. We had Lightnings, Vulcans, Victors, and the Harrier conversion squadron. Real boys stuff!

@DanielWalker4524 10 ай бұрын

That grt better everytime you watch it. Brilliant. Great filming too. The shot that makes it

@Paul-jl3nf 10 ай бұрын

Get a room! 🤣🤣🤣

@TedConingsby 10 ай бұрын

This was unreal, never seen a sharp turn inverted on an unrestricted climb before. We have seen similar but not as quickly done like that

@markush.8942 10 ай бұрын

Thank you Ted for this vid....very impressive‼️‼️‼️‼️ Ohhh Yeahhhhhhhhh.....🚀🎉🌞👍

@TedConingsby 10 ай бұрын

Oii Oii thank you

@johndavis6119 10 ай бұрын

That was Beau-to-ful!

@TedConingsby 10 ай бұрын

Oohhh yeah

@AaronOxfordExmouth1989 9 ай бұрын

That is class. Think it should be known as the Ted departure. Excellent stuff.

@TedConingsby 8 ай бұрын

Lol yep, I think you are right

@PurpleDreki 10 ай бұрын

Perspective is everything. Zoom-ins miss much action. Nice video!

@TedConingsby 10 ай бұрын

@guylindwall9377 10 ай бұрын

GOOSE BUMPS AND PRIDE OVER WHAT UNREAL PLANES ARE BUILT AND THOSE PILOTS ARE FEARLESS. WHEN THEY RETIRE IF GIVEN A PIPER CUB, SURE THEY WOULD LIKE IT, BUT I WOULD THINK NEVER BE LIKE FLYING AGAIN. GREAT VIDEO. READ ALOT OF COMMENTS AND MANY OTHERS HAD GOOSE BUMPS. LOVE THE PLANES SPECS ON THE SITE AS WELL. WOW SPEED AND ALTITUDE UNREAL TWO THUMBS UP TODAY FOR SURE

@ElegantMessTechPC 10 ай бұрын

Giving the people a show! And what an awesome piece of technology

@TedConingsby 10 ай бұрын

@geoffreydowen5793 9 ай бұрын

oi oi! great use of my taxes and beautifully filmed thanks Ted xx

@jimb4090 10 ай бұрын

Wife and I stationed at the Heath, both of us ATC, 83 to 86. Got a ride in a 111 up over the Wash. Just so quiet inside, so deserving of the Electric Jet moniker. Kinda miss seeing our squat control tower over next to the fence and radar antenna.

@TedConingsby 9 ай бұрын

Awesome, a thank you to you and your wife for serving 🤙🏼

@BV-fr8bf 10 ай бұрын

Worthy of a new subscriber!

@TedConingsby 9 ай бұрын

Oiiiii oiiii thank you so much 🤙🏼ooohhh yeah

@speckgens 10 ай бұрын

..best intro tune ever. Also impressive climb!

@TedConingsby 10 ай бұрын

Oii Oii thank you

@donkmeister 10 ай бұрын

Thrust:weight ratios >1 are truly a wonderful thing! During Typhoon development, the test pilots at Warton were banned from showing off one of its party tricks (pulling up to a vertical climb as soon as the tail would clear the ground) due to concerns about tail strikes and (the bit that really impressed me) heat damage to the runway from the efflux. I have heard that from more than one engineer who worked at Warton in the early-2000s, and given what we see Typhoon do at airshows I'd say it's plausible!

@i-love-space390 10 ай бұрын

These F-35 pilots took off rather sedately and then waited until gear up at maybe a couple of hundred feet to pull up for the unrestricted climb. No danger of tail strike.

@TedConingsby 9 ай бұрын

@donkmeister 9 ай бұрын

@@i-love-space390 Bunch of wimps, that's why 😉 It honestly wouldn't surprise me if you need to enter a special trials mode to attempt a "Typhoon test pilot" take-off in an F-35, a (fully-functional) F-35 is impressively good at keeping the pilot from hurting himself by doing something stupid.

@daveysurt8803 10 ай бұрын

Ooohhh yeahhh, full send Valkyries

@TedConingsby 10 ай бұрын

Oii oiii Davey 🤙🏼❤️ ooohh yeah proper ‘Til Valhalla’ SENT!

@BRUNO1974 9 ай бұрын

Ted videos are Amazing love you guys. Alan 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

@TedConingsby 9 ай бұрын

Oiii oiii Alan 🤙🏼🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 thanks for joining us ooohhh yeah 🤙🏼

@kingdicer8677 10 ай бұрын

holy moly that is so awesome

@TedConingsby 10 ай бұрын

@gdok6088 10 ай бұрын

Back in the late 1960's I remember watching English Electric Lightning's do this, but going into a vertical climb much faster, pretty well just after take-off. However, that plane did have 2 engines, stacked vertically in the fuselage! In fact I saw this spectacle many times at the annual RAF Finningley Battle of Britain air displays.

@nigelclinning2448 10 ай бұрын

The EE Lightning’s 2 RR Avons put out 16,360 lbs thrust each with afterburner, the F-35A’s single F135 puts out 43,000 lbs.

@gdok6088 10 ай бұрын

@@nigelclinning2448 The EE Lightning must have been a lighter plane. I seem to recall it had an insanely good power to weight ratio.

@TedConingsby 10 ай бұрын

Aircraft in the UK cannot break the sound barrier over land unless it’s a QRA.

@digitalradiohacker 10 ай бұрын

@@gdok6088 The EE is 1.03 thrust to weight empty. The F35 is 1.07 so is marginally better. The really impressive stat is that the two aircraft are separated by 50 years in aircraft development. Makes you wonder where we'd be if the TSR2 project had gone to export and we'd continued developing from there.

@gdok6088 10 ай бұрын

@@digitalradiohacker Thanks for the info. That's very close, thrust to weight and as you say 50 years apart. Seeing an EE stand on its tail was always incredible. Yes, so sad they cancelled the TSR2 - the usual political short-sightedness.

@timfirkins5033 10 ай бұрын

Superb climb and the roll out at the top he / she was certainly inverted at one spot

@TedConingsby 10 ай бұрын

@trunkmonkey9417 10 ай бұрын

Yep. The aircrew rolls 180 degrees at the top of the vertical climb then pulls back on the stick bringing the aircraft to inverted level flight, then rolls 180 degrees again to right the aircraft, maintaining acceleration and positive G the entire time. If pushed over would result in negative G and that's hard on the eyes and brain, (can cause retina damage/brain bleed) as well as loss of consciousness at 2-3 (negative) Gs. The method used is better, smoother and "natural" feeling.

@hb1338 10 ай бұрын

@@trunkmonkey9417 Airframes don't like negative G either.

@trunkmonkey9417 10 ай бұрын

@@hb1338 No, they do not. 🤓 (Retired USAF Aircraft Maintenance, Flying Aircrew Member, Aero Repair, Engines, Hydraulics and some other bits...)

@douglas_brighty_tan127 10 ай бұрын

Superbly beautiful on that amazing unrestricted climb from the F-35A 😨😨😍😍🤩🤩

@TedConingsby 10 ай бұрын

Ooohhh yeah

@douglas_brighty_tan127 10 ай бұрын

@@TedConingsby awesome 😎

@chrisfournier6144 10 ай бұрын

Great camera work!

@TedConingsby 10 ай бұрын

Oiii oiii Chris thanks so much

@andyx6248 10 ай бұрын

That was a very short take-off run too. WOW! You could see the Afterburner plume pumping out the thrust..............COOL!

@TedConingsby 9 ай бұрын

Ooihhh yeah

@wayinfront1 10 ай бұрын

The F35 is the noisiest jet fighter I have ever heard, and I've been to several air shows, stretching back to the 1970s. Only a single engine, but the roar and sense of power from it is awesome. Reminds me a bit of an AC Cobra sports car climbing up a hill, probably the most impressive sound I've heard from a car engine.

@hb1338 10 ай бұрын

The loudest military aircraft I ever heard was the Sea Vixen.

@deang5622 10 ай бұрын

Never heard the Vulcan then?

@wayinfront1 10 ай бұрын

@@deang5622 I was referring to jet fighters, not bombers. The Vulcan's brief runway howl was impressive, but still doesn't match the thunderous roar of an F35. And the Vulcan wasn't very noisy once airborne. One startled me, back in the '60s, by suddenly and silently swooping up from below some cliffs near Margate. It was like some massive bat with wings spread out. Didn't hear the engines until it was above me.

@colinboneham7387 10 ай бұрын

That was a wicked blast off

@TedConingsby 10 ай бұрын

Ooohhhh yeah. It sure was Colin 🤙🏼

@BRUNO1974 9 ай бұрын

That is so cool send it Ted. To infinity and beyond

@TedConingsby 9 ай бұрын

Ooohh yeah 🤙🏼🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

@paulwardzynski3265 10 ай бұрын

Outrageous!

@TedConingsby 10 ай бұрын

Ooohhhhh yeah 🤙🏼

@richtaylor2129 10 ай бұрын

Awesome!!!

@TedConingsby 10 ай бұрын

@butchclay8126 Ай бұрын

What percentage of fuel is used in full afterburner climbs like that? I'm just curious. Thanks!

@robertjones1729 10 ай бұрын

As an American vet I always love seeing our fighters or other aircraft doing there thing out in the wild...I am Navy so if you want to see and hear rivalry...talk to Navy fighter pilots and AF get together...

@Administrator_O-5 10 ай бұрын

Keep in mind these aren't even the upgraded F-135 ECU engines, these are the original ones that were already very powerful. After Pratt & Whitney completes the Engine Core Upgrade to all variants of the F-35, not only will they be significantly louder💪it will also increase thrust by at least 10%, reduce fuel burn by 7%, increase range by 8% & increase electrical & systems cooling by more than 50%. The same engines the F-35 uses is also being used in the B-21 & the 6th Gen NGAD is using it as a base starting point with the goal being an engine that produces a minimum of 45,000 pounds of thrust. For those that may not know, the F-135 engine was developed directly from the F-119 engine used in the F-22.

@colemank7753 10 ай бұрын

Nasty! 🤙

@65stang98 10 ай бұрын

the little bear in the beginning haha i love it

@TedConingsby 10 ай бұрын

Thank you

@Organicme1 10 ай бұрын

That's Beary cool!

@TedConingsby 10 ай бұрын

@lhplt9029 10 ай бұрын

Hi Ted, first time chatter here. I just watched your F35 mass take off video from 2 month ago. Do they release a schedule of any sort or were you just lucky to view this spectacular event?

@TedConingsby 10 ай бұрын

No public schedules are released. However, they do know when we are there so perhaps find out where we are 😎

@michaelvanbuskirk8845 10 ай бұрын

The F-15 Eagle can go supersonic in a vertical climb. My favorite jet fighter ever.

@TCK-9 9 ай бұрын

And still loved by pilots and the us air force. Although most F15c squads are getting moved to F35s, some are getting the new F15ex. They tweaked some things with the wings and rest of the airframe to make it more stable and faster, along with electronics to allow for a new 'hypersonic' 1000 mile missile that only they'll have for a while.

@catlady8324 10 ай бұрын

Blimey mate!

@TedConingsby 10 ай бұрын

Ooohhh yeah

@Headonwriter 10 ай бұрын

Pilot: Tower please dorect me to the nearest refueller. Tower: You had a full load on take off. Pilot: Did you see my climb tower?

@theymusthatetesla3186 10 ай бұрын

Yeah...the Brits had a fighter that could go STRAIGHT UP from takeoff in the Fifties. It was called the English Electric Lightning!

@grahamstephenson9393 10 ай бұрын

i watched the dancing diamonds from the afterburner as the pilot piled on the throttle on the EE lightning, Made your lungs vibrate sitting on my chopper bike at the fence. So loud and powerful it made you nervous as it went vertical from the get go.

@bsastarfire250 10 ай бұрын

I did jobs at Lakenheath in the late '80s , loved working with USAFE !

@TedConingsby 10 ай бұрын

Ooohh yeah

@mikeydable 10 ай бұрын

Awesome

@TedConingsby 10 ай бұрын

@citomitchell3670 10 ай бұрын

that pilot is a beast

@dondiegodelevega2092 10 ай бұрын

That spin @2:35 is beautiful =]

@TedConingsby 10 ай бұрын

Ooohhh yeah

@MHB48615 10 ай бұрын

Way back sometime in the late 1960’s I witnessed a Marine F-4 Phantom do an unrestricted, full after burner climb directly over me as I sat in my boat on the Beaufort River during the Beaufort Water Festival. The announcer told everyone on the loudspeaker that they better pay attention because what they were going to see wouldn’t last very long at all. The pilot did a low level pass and turned the plane directly vertical. Those two fiery holes disappeared into the sky in just a matter of a few seconds. The sound was incredibly loud and then it was gone just as fast as those two fiery holes were gone. I was then, and remain to this day amazed!

@fiveyorks 10 ай бұрын

F-4s are very loud!

@chuckkline2970 9 ай бұрын

@@fiveyorks and smokey!

@Xnocturnus 10 ай бұрын

Wow!! Words fail me. Cheers for that! BTW, ever thought of pinning Ted's beret on? It keeps toppling off his little bonce 😅

@EleanorPeterson 10 ай бұрын

What? Pinned on? Noooooo! 😁The self-ejecting beret is a design feature!

@TedConingsby 10 ай бұрын

Oiii oiii thank you so much. No, we can’t pin it, it would hurt 🤙🏼

@johnphelps7519 10 ай бұрын

Yup. That's how you top-over from a steep climb without pulling neg Gs and maybe redding out. Was actually expecting that, given the roc. Then there's the fuel system, though I really don't know how the 35's is set up. Who among us wouldn't LOVE to have the tech manual?

@rowbags3017 10 ай бұрын

That has got to be such fun to do! 😉😎

@TedConingsby 10 ай бұрын

Ooohh yeah

@DanielWalker4524 10 ай бұрын

That is just Awesome. What a shot of the rate of climb and the rollout was something else. Cool as! F35 on one Saved that one to my playlist. Yeah boiiiiii 😅😂❤

@TedConingsby 10 ай бұрын

Oiii oiiii Daniel, can’t believe this departure was so awesome

@sgt.grinch3299 10 ай бұрын

Magnificent

@TedConingsby 9 ай бұрын

Oohh yeah

@Redstone256 10 ай бұрын

2000 to 2004 for me at Lakenheath, good times.

@romanmaimo1468 10 ай бұрын

Awesome power

@TedConingsby 10 ай бұрын

@wileymarm0t 10 ай бұрын

22,000ft in 25 seconds isn’t all that bad. Thank you for the video!

@TedConingsby 10 ай бұрын

Oohhh yeah

@knoxyish Ай бұрын

seems a huge debate over diff planes climb rate i will add this the last flying ee lightnings were in south africa they put an f18 hornet up against a lightning the lightning out climbed the f18 to 18000 ft .a fantastic beast of a plane in its day .as for the f35 in nikos video amazing climb and roll out the pilots at lakenheath all have amazing skills ! very good capture ted and nikos !!

@pantarkan7 10 ай бұрын

I like the truck in the background, casually driving past the *** end of one of the most lethal planes in the air...

@jonminter7977 10 ай бұрын

Awesome stuff! Ted you better get your anti G fur in tiptop condition for your ride with the Valkyries (cue music from Wagner!)

@TedConingsby 10 ай бұрын

Hehe, I do indeed. Gotta get the special coating in tip top condition as I know how they fly. Can’t wait

@darmoklizard1729 10 ай бұрын

When you absolutely positively have to be there before noon!!

@fooman2108 10 ай бұрын

I live in Southern Idaho in an area that doesn't get a lot of overhead jet traffic. Maybe one or two aircraft per day at high altitude. Just as the first F-35 stroke the burner going down the runway, one of them flew overhead so that flight actually had 3 jet engines instead of 2 LOL

@wesdowner5636 10 ай бұрын

Here we go, into the wild blue yonder, here we go, into the sun! 👍

@TedConingsby 10 ай бұрын

Ooohh yeah

@stephengeraghty3368 10 ай бұрын

Wow, probably melted the Tarmac aswell 😢😢. Put a shiver down my legs. There goes the warranty on those engine's 😂😂😂❤❤.

@sichere 10 ай бұрын

Notice how they only put full reheat after take off for that very reason.

@ericritter228 10 ай бұрын

What was that? Looked like an Immelmann to me. Cool vid!

@alyn7d7 10 ай бұрын

Wow love ❤ it

@TedConingsby 10 ай бұрын

Ooohhhh yeah

@fraserconnell21 10 ай бұрын

Thats some flipping climb rate!!! El Rapido😊😊😊

@TedConingsby 10 ай бұрын

Oohh yeah

@billmasters7035 10 ай бұрын

Nice camera work.

@TedConingsby 10 ай бұрын

Oii oiii thank you

@Rich_26 10 ай бұрын

Oooohhh Yeah!!!!! o7

@TedConingsby 10 ай бұрын

Oiii oiii Richard thanks man ooohhhh yeah

@woodrow1037 10 ай бұрын

Has to be an absolute rush!

@q.e.d.9112 10 ай бұрын

I believe that roll, as he levelled out at the top of the climb, was so that the g-force on the pilot would be positive. You can withstand more positive gs than negative.

@TedConingsby 9 ай бұрын

Possibly

@lobstabinh077 10 ай бұрын

I just love planes

@TedConingsby 10 ай бұрын

Ooohh yeah

@lw216316 10 ай бұрын

Does the F16 still hold the climb to altitude record ?

@henrymurray230 10 ай бұрын

I was on the John F Kennedy flight deck in the eighties watching hornets stop in midair to rotate straight up that was great. That 35 toped that. Thank you.

@TedConingsby 10 ай бұрын

Ooohhh yeah

@neddyseagoon9601 10 ай бұрын

I watched a Hornet at a North UK airshow in the late 80s... on it's tail pointing straight up as at about 40mph it cruised the length of the runway then went stratospheric like Thunderbird Three, right in front of the crowd. So close we could feel the heat.

@nuttysquirrel8574 10 ай бұрын

Very enjoyable vid, thanks. My major observation, as a very humble PPL holder, is @1.23 I notice the pilot is taking off 'down wind'.......... however, I suppose with that much horse power/thrust in a F-35 you really don't give a flying fig!!!! I certainly couldn't go vertical in my, vne 100mph, MT-03 autogyro!!!!!