THE OFFICIAL TED’S QUICK CLIMB FRIDAY F-15 & F-35 QUICK CLIMBS • HIGHLIGHTS RAF LAKENHEATH

Highlights from Ted’s Quick Climb Friday show from the 26th April 2024 with F-15E Strike Eagle and F-35A Lightning II executing Quick Climb departures. So what is a Quick Climb? Unlike the Typhoon which accelerates vertically after between 8 to 10 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. What is an Unrestricted Climb? It is the same as a quick climb. 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. Quick climbs can also be used in a combat scenario for both offensive and defensive, eit