McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagle - USA - Air Force | Aviation Photo #0804242

Anonymous

18 years ago

Hope they send a bill to the USAF to repair the 2 holes they burned in the runway ;-)

Anonymous

18 years ago

Dominant display of superior air power!

Anonymous

17 years ago

F-22? Pshh... I'll take the 15 anyday! Awesome shot!

Anonymous

17 years ago

Jet wash effects in this picture show the sheer power behind the engines of this beauty...air power!

Anonymous

17 years ago

I bet his commander had a few words for him!

Anonymous

17 years ago

The sheer power of the takeoff and the almost vertical climb is impressive to say the least.There are few planes in the world of its size that can match it in speed,agility, poweror beauty.Retire it? Why?

Anonymous

17 years ago

Great shot!

Anonymous

17 years ago

I'm sure if there was blacktop on that runway it's ggone now.

Anonymous

17 years ago

Power of those engines to push that plane up at the angle shown is most impressive.

Anonymous

17 years ago

A great photo that shows the power of a classic old fighter. This is one of the F-15s that are used for demonstrations at airshows around the world, hence the flashy takeoff - on afterburners, I think. (The caption says Avalon, Australia - I saw an F-15 do the same thing and then fling itself around the sky in 1999.)

Anonymous

17 years ago

This photograph grabbed me because of the tremendous amount of energy being released as evidenced by the optical distortion below the aircraft. I have personally witnessed such full after burner takeoffs at air shows and this photograph brought back instant memories. I only wish that the sound could have somehow been captured, also.

Anonymous

17 years ago

Very detailed shot. Beautiful image.

Anonymous

17 years ago

I like the "whooshey" effect at the back bit.
It looks like she's reversing very slowly.

Anonymous

17 years ago

Amazing! Thank you for sharing your great photograph.

Anonymous

17 years ago

The intensity of heat wavering is amazing. The photographer must have a very quick finger to catch the plane almost at the instant of takeoff!

Anonymous

17 years ago

This is an awsome photo. The clarity, the moment, and composition are excellent.

Anonymous

17 years ago

The heated exhaust shows the action and power of the jet. I just separated from the Air Force and this brings back memories.

Anonymous

17 years ago

The thrust off the ground and the extream power of the jets is amazing. it just shows us how we have come flying at kitty hawk to this.

Anonymous

17 years ago

Sweet!

Anonymous

17 years ago

Hope he brought a drop tank. Couple of AF boys I used to talk to say that burns fuel in ways that aren't even funny.

Anonymous

17 years ago

Poor tarmack!

Anonymous

17 years ago

It is all about the distance between the engines and the ground....amazing! Of course the angle is impressive and the heat radiating off the rear helps one to visualize the POWER!!

Anonymous

17 years ago

I like that you can see the pilot. Looks like fun up there.

Anonymous

17 years ago

This is just an excellent photo. you can almost feel the power of the engines...

Anonymous

17 years ago

I'd like to see what shape the runway is in now. What a great photo of an assault takeoff.

Anonymous

17 years ago

Now that's a crotch rocket :)

Anonymous

17 years ago

Wow, a picture of pure power in many ways! Haw many G's can you pull on take off?

Anonymous

17 years ago

Great shot Glenn.
JJ747

Anonymous

17 years ago

Gorgeous photo, great job.

Anonymous

17 years ago

Torch the runaway.

Anonymous

17 years ago

Fantastic shot - you can really feel the power here-pity you don't have sound !

Anonymous

17 years ago

Super photo. I have never seen a plane get airborne this quick.

Anonymous

17 years ago

How low can he go??? The pucker factor of that pilot beats any G's at altitude (or attitude)...

Anonymous

17 years ago

.....and I thought Only MiGs and Sukhois could do this. Boy, am I wrong. And an ancient F-15C to boot!

Anonymous

17 years ago

Having witnessed many of these spectacular moments of the F-15, I must say this capture is absolutely amazing. Just raw power!!!

Anonymous

17 years ago

The rocket is taking off!! The F-15's thrust-to-
weight ratio is such that if set on its tail, and the afterburners are lit, it can shoot straight up
like a rocket.

Anonymous

17 years ago

Wow! This is closer to a lift-off than a take-off!

Anonymous

16 years ago

I watched an F-16 pull a similar maneuver at an air show, the afterburners left the runway crackling and sparking.

Anonymous

16 years ago

Perfect photo, it is just awesome.

Anonymous

16 years ago

Great shot!it deserves a five star rating

Anonymous

16 years ago

You can almost feel the power and vibrations just looking at the picture!!!! i spent the last 10 years of my 20 in the air force on the f-15. i got to experience first hand a takeoff like this while on my last tdy (in sardinia) before retirement.
lewis clanin

Anonymous

16 years ago

Man, oh man, the first time I saw this I couldn't believe the incredible power of the F-15 captured like this. Awesome as hell to capture a very special moment like this anywhere. I say many thanks go to the photographer who captured this and to the pilot of that F-15 for making this shot possible for us all. I can only guarantee anybody here that this will become classic on A.net one day. It's a shame that we won't see the F-15 in USAF service anymore. ;-)

Anonymous

16 years ago

Too bad we couldn't hear that one taking off. I love to see military aircraft, but I think the sound is the most impressive aspect of watching these aircraft. Gotta love the Crackling roar of afterburners, you know what I mean if you have ever been there. Great shot of some geat action.

Anonymous

16 years ago

Has captured that pre take off moment and conveyed the power thrust used to get plane off ground

Anonymous

16 years ago

As a former Eagle driver, we seldom did burner takeoffs (didn't need to). The picture is phenominal, as it shows the raw power of a P&W F100. On a cold day, if you didn't have your hands on the gear handle as you rotated, you ran the risk of overspeeding the landing gear on retraction! Max speed I attained by departure end was about 480 kts...smoking. Most of all, it was just plain fun...the best perspective is sitting in the seat.

Anonymous

16 years ago

Makes my neck hurt looking at it

Anonymous

16 years ago

Great photo, and great plane

Anonymous

16 years ago

Defies reality.what an amaizing shot.good on you mate.

Anonymous

15 years ago

This shouldn't be physically possible. Beautiful picture.

Anonymous

15 years ago

The reason that i love this shot- i crewed 78-0496 for two years at kadena ab 93-95. i'm sad to see the red tail markings, since this was a 44th fs aircraft back then (blue stripes). it was a superbly reliable ship then and it looks good now

Anonymous

15 years ago

Wow! Raw Power!

Anonymous

15 years ago

"Deus ex machina". Just impressive!. You can feel in the picture the extraordinary power of these machines... Congratulations to the photographer!

Anonymous

15 years ago

Vulgar display of power

Anonymous

14 years ago

Hey...for a moment I thought this is a static display from a museum somewhere....wow...awesummmmmm!

Anonymous

14 years ago

I have seen this done with most modern jet fighters and still don't get how you don't stall the compressors doing this?

Anonymous

14 years ago

This beautiful bird looks to be defying gravity. It shows the power behind the engineering.

Anonymous

13 years ago

Shes a beauty,of enginering an Power.
EGM2

Anonymous

13 years ago

Perfect timeing

Anonymous

12 years ago

Nothing beats the Eagle, just awesome!

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