Is this F15 dumping fuel?

[Trevatanus]

Not my picture, I added to my Flickr to allow me to share.
Picture was on Facebook this morning, photographer reckon's he's dumping fuel.
1) Why would you dump fuel on take-off, 2) isn't it a tad dangerous with the burners alight?

Not my picture by Jim Pritchard, on Flickr

[Neptune188]

Pretty simple.

[IanH755]

The F-15's fuel dump is at the wingtips. The pic looks like a leak where the pylon meets the wing, especially as it's on one side only, so my guess would be a failed seal.

[AlexIT]

According to this site, fuel dumping nozzle on the F-15 is on the right wingtip:
http://www.f-15e.info/joomla/technology/fuel-syste...



and yes, dumping fuel with full Afterburners would be quite spectacular...
(F-111 with fuel dump nozzle between engines)

[Krikkit]

Is it the drop-tank seal that's leaking a touch? I'd say it's coming from that pylon.

[rhinochopig]

Given he/she has the wick turned up and the liquid is aerosolised and in close proximnity to said wick, I'd assume it wasn't fuel due to the lack of flames.

Probably hit the chemical toilet flush button by accident

[grumpy52]

Judging by the background gloom my guess is just moisture in the air ,concentrated and compressed by the aerodynamics ,the exhaust is masking the same effect on the other side .
It's quite a common sight on days with high water/air mixture ,usually just below drizzle conditions

[dr_gn]

grumpy52 said:

Judging by the background gloom my guess is just moisture in the air ,concentrated and compressed by the aerodynamics ,the exhaust is masking the same effect on the other side .
It's quite a common sight on days with high water/air mixture ,usually just below drizzle conditions

If it were moisture, chances are it would be trailing from the wingtips and the ends of the flaps. Looks like fuel from the wing tank to me. Probably diffused enough not to ignite, by the time it gets near the exhausts.