F-35 Mach Loop run

Interesting to see an F-15 flying with a single belly tank again. Haven't seen that since the 80's/early 90's. Seems like every time I saw one in the last 20 years it had 2 wing tanks, given somebody figured out the drag index was the same, or at least similar.

I'm curious to see if the EX flies with 2 bags or just the CFT's. Nice to see the F-35 though, flying clean as a whistle...

I guess the Sortie didn't need the extra fuel.

I guess the Sortie didn't need the extra fuel.

I suppose. Curious to see what the EX's fly with. My guess is CFT's are semi-permanent, as seen on F-15E's. Wing tanks if the situation calls for it (which it probably will, more often than not). I don't think USAF went for the quad racks on the inboard most stations. Nor do I think they'll fly often with 4 AMRAAM's on each CFT, which nonetheless was experimented with by the LA guard some years back.

I don't know where to put this, it could be a f-35 when the Saudi get them. Worth the watch from 5 min.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZu2a7y46gE

At around 8min10s it looks like a new pilot could get into a lot of trouble without knowing those ravines well. Just sayin'.

It was disappointing to see our intrepid pilot did not go through the arch seen at 9 minutes 59 seconds as per screenie.

COOL VIDEO ASLO (yes I Know): Lenny Kravitz - Fly Away https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EvuL5jyCHOw