Thursday, August 14, 2008

Sweet Backseat View from the F-15E

Ever wanted to sit in the backseat (WSO) of an F-15E strafing some bad guys in the desert?  Well I'm sure some of us would enjoy the ride, however, this may be as close as you get.  The video is long, but very cool...for those wondering when the pilot is strafing, see and listen at 1:22 in the video.  Also, for those who do not know, but are familiar with the F-15 "family" of aircraft, the F-15E is the sibling that is specially modified for air-to-ground operations, as opposed to F-15A through F-15D, which are all air-to-air variations.

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5 comments:

Anonymous said...

Sounds like the plane farted

Anonymous said...

too bad we can't see the target.

Anonymous said...

15 backseaters are called WSO's (Weapon Systems Officers) not RIO's

Steve said...

You are correct with the Wizzo. Post edited and Aaron sacked.

Burhan said...

Is this Israeli Defense Force?