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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: Rods2 on 18 July 2015, 19:36:55

Title: F16 Takeoff to 15,000ft in 45 seconds
Post by: Rods2 on 18 July 2015, 19:36:55

Impressive rate of climb. :y

http://theaviationist.com/2015/07/16/video-of-an-f-16-high-performance-take-off-up-to-15000-feet-in-45-seconds/ (http://theaviationist.com/2015/07/16/video-of-an-f-16-high-performance-take-off-up-to-15000-feet-in-45-seconds/)

Title: Re: F16 Takeoff to 15,000ft in 45 seconds
Post by: tigers_gonads on 19 July 2015, 12:30:59

EE Lightning's was doing that 40 years ago on a daily basis  ;D
Love to see that F16 try and do it with a mission fuel load  ;D

Title: Re: F16 Takeoff to 15,000ft in 45 seconds
Post by: Gaffers on 20 July 2015, 08:45:51

Quote from: tigers_gonads on 19 July 2015, 12:30:59

EE Lightning's was doing that 40 years ago on a daily basis  ;D
Love to see that F16 try and do it with a mission fuel load  ;D

I was going to say the exact same thing ;D

That said the F16 is my favourite modern fighter, even though I am too tall to fit in to the cockpit :(