F-18 Super Hornet - Showing Off

[j2eras]

Being an old pilot and the only thing I ever flew with twin tails was an aircoupe I don't understand some of the pics. ? What cause the rudders to both move inboard at the same time? I've flown leading edge drops, flaps, zap flaps, speed brakes and others but still this was the question in my mind.

[Blahmarrow]

0:41 So versatile, it's even a car! olol

[bromfieldjw]

The Super Hornet brings affordable stealth, long range AESA radar (ability to track ground/air targets simultaneously), low maintenance requirements (improves sortie rate), helmet mounted sights (to guide AIM-9X sidewinders which have +60G maneuverability), and a good combat radius of nearly 1000km!! Oh yeah, it also looks good.

Upcoming upgrades include shoulder mounted conformal fuel tanks (CFT), and stealthy weapon pods (EWP).

[f39eagle2]

@bromfieldjw im impressed,you certainly know your Super Hornet & you have a lot of respect for it..most people underestimate the Super Hornet but infact it is one of the best & most versatile fighters in service today,the other being the Dassault Rafale..sure the F-22 is the best air superiority fighter but its no where near as versatile as the Super Hornet or the Rafale.thanks for your excellent comment.

[bromfieldjw]

@f39eagle2 Thank you. I admire the F-18 Super Hornet because it is one of the few US military programs that has provided American tax payers with good value for the money.

Case in point, the F-35 JSF was great on paper 10 years ago as a "low cost F-22", but cost over runs and delays have pushed the per unit price tag the the range of $160 million per aircraft! This makes a good case to argue why the Department of Defense simply did not keep the F-22 Raptor production line open!!!

[agilefalcon16]

@f39eagle2 You only mention the Rafale and the Super Hornet.... what's wrong with the F-16? The Block 60 variant also has the AESA radar, low maintenance requirements (only one engine), helmet mounted sights (also with the AIM-9X), and the CFT's. How is it not just as capable? Or are you only referring to carrier-compatible aircraft? 

[f39eagle2]

@agilefalcon16 The F-16 is probably the best single engine jet fighter ever built.it is certainly very versatile & cheap to maintain.its also a very good strike fighter as proven by the Israeli Air Force.it was even more accurate than both the F-111 & the Sepecat Jaguar in a simulated bombing exercise in England during the cold war.(both these aircraft were dedicated strike bombers).yes i was referring to the Rafale & the Super Hornet as being the best carrier compatible aircraft.

[agilefalcon16]

@f39eagle2 Ah ok, I see what you meant now. But wow, didn't know that bit about the exercise between the F-111, the Jaguar, and the F-16. That is very interesting. Awesome video by the way. Really good song choice for it as well. The Super Hornet is truly a remarkable aircraft.

[VladimirG1986]

REAL HEROS.

[The858Mike]

for those wondering, the song is "Heart of Courage" by Two Steps From Hell

[bromfieldjw]

@The858Mike ... They thank you. Now let me see if it is available on I-Tunes.

[The858Mike]

@bromfieldjw No problem. It is on iTunes

[82ndairborne100]

0:40

[nick74178ify]

super hornet rocks

[thefrecklepuny]

Love seeing aircraft land back on a carrier just like :10! Gotta love that undercarriage!

[LibertynotStupidity]

This video is superb. What is the name of the song? I mean, I can't think of a better soundtrack to images of the beautiful F-18!

[austinbiaggiful]

The greatest video on youtube.

[killfuz]

I work on the Engines for this plane, and will have to say this is an outstanding video.

[ingaenterprise13]

While I will always love the F-14 a bit more, the F-18 is still a wonderful aircraft. Amazing video! :)

[JOHNNYROTTONish]

Thier landing gear doesnt seem very solid?The plane nose dive's when trapped,what the fuck's up with that?

[mulefanca]

@JOHNNYROTTONish it's what it can in the air, landing means nothing

[The858Mike]

@mulefanca no actually, when a plane can land on a carrier that makes it a lot more versatile!

[The858Mike]

@JOHNNYROTTONish so? it landed on the carrier didn't it? and besides, did you see the AoA and sink rate? I'd say that was more the landing and less the plane

[Voodoochild328]

@The858Mike I'm just used to the meaty TOMCAT?All solid and shit,but hey f-18's are cool?There just a little on the wimpy side.

[The858Mike]

@Voodoochild328 ah, I gotcha. Nothing can compare to the Tomcat. Anytime baby!

[sheyon1000]

THIS SONG IS ONLY GOOD WITH A VIDEO OF THE GREATEST LEADER OF ALL TIME.

HEIL ADOLF HITLER.

[Redmilitiageneral]

@sheyon1000 desperate for attention eh kid?

[556DirtDiver]

@sheyon1000 best leader, worst application of leadership

[Voodoochild328]

It's not a big meaty TOMCAT,but it'll have to do?

[mspollynicole1]

I pray for the American Military......Thank you Jesus....

[bridmy]

The song is - Heart of Courage from Two Steps from Hell

[guwapo90]

@devastationz maybe just dumpin speed

[tenacious645]

damn that landing at :10 probably did some landing gear damage

[guwapo90]

Wikipedia said F/A-18 cannot cobra but it just did

[devastationz12349]

@guwapo90 the maneuver at 1:35 wasn't a cobra

[Ge9118Ko]

SONG PLEASE!! IF YOU KNOW PLEASE REPLY

[tefrumpzax]

too bad its not used anymore

[SoloWing808]

Song?

[BananaProductions123]

The enemy has taken the objective, I repeat, the enemy has taken the objective! *Deploys IR flares."

[nestea3963]

fuck usa! wuy do you have so much money? D:

[Amar7605]

@nestea3963 Because despite our problems we are an intellegent, industrious nation who also prospers by helping other people around the world grow and prosper.

[SoloWing808]

@Amar7605 Intelligent? No, just no. The guys at the top manipulating the population are intelligent, but not the average peon American. I'll be proven right when they either elect Romney or Obama thinking things will change if either of them are president.

[TheIdiotFromMars]

@Amar7605 By "helping" I assume you mean bombing the shit out of them.

[Amar7605]

@TheIdiotFromMars Hopefully we can help you out by bombing the shit out of you. :-)

[gumbus161]

@nestea3963 Because you are a total IDIOT, you will never know why we are successful (but never perfect) as a nation . You are totally consumed with the idea of who does and does not have money.

[Maverick0f14]

i luv f14 its the best plane in their age but now that plane its the best 4.5 gen multirole especially the F model its can do almost everithing an outmaneuver almost all the others planes in the world in a cheaper way soon navy would have F35C but i prefer the superhornet F prefered over the Eagles an the Falcons

[dela213]

Good job on the video though, you sell a good lie.

[dela213]

Your all wrong the most beautiful and the most versatile fighter is The F-14 Tomcat, but dumb-ass politicians scrapped the funding. screw the f-18 superfag.

[wellerocks]

Nevertheless, this is one of the most beautiful fighters I know of and I'm sure it fulfills its purpose extremely well. Not that great for export, but fits into the US Air force, Marine and Navy perfectly. Glad to hear that the Growler will remain even after the F-35 Lightning II enters service, replacing the F-18's

[starvinmarvin2009]

@wellerocks U.S. Air force doesn't operate F-18s! 15s and 16s are much better. But it's without a doubt no match for the Raptor!

[TheAustin007powers]

@starvinmarvin2009 ur wrong dumbshit where do you think it came from fuckhead

[starvinmarvin2009]

@TheAustin007powers Please read the comment I replied to. They said "[the F/A-18] fits into the US Air Force...perfectly." Trust me on this, the U.S. Air Force does not operate F-18s! The Navy and Marines do operate it but the Air Force operates F-15s, F-16s, A-10s, F-22s and soon the F-35A as our attack/fighter aircraft. Please draw down and check your facts and the context I used in my previous post.

[TheAustin007powers]

@starvinmarvin2009 i was taling to him there isnt a damn thing about aircraft that you know that i don't

[starvinmarvin2009]

@TheAustin007powers Calm down princess! You're going to make your little face have a breakout if you get too stressed. Know what, you probably do know more about the F/A-18 than I do. Knowledge isn't just what "you" know, it's about what you can learn too. I've got access to pick the brains of some of the best aeronautical engineers who have worked on skunkwork projects and any other airframe you can think of. Do not get in a fight with a member of the U.S. Air Force, you'll just seem dumb.

[TheAustin007powers]

@starvinmarvin2009 you were in the air force? what A.I.T.?

[Legendary588]

@TheAustin007powers The USAF does not operate the F/A-18. In the 1980's the USAF had a competition between the YF-16 and the YF-17, the YF-16 won and the YF-17 was scrapped. Northrop Grumman and Mcdonald Douglas pick up the base design plans and recreated in, but changed some designs and added/removed features and created the F/A-18 to replace the A-7 and F-4.

[gumbus161]

@TheAustin007powers Sad, you must a product of the public school system with communication skills like this.

[Nielsenkc]

@starvinmarvin2009 theres a picture of a f/a-22 in its the gunsights.s

[piloto8620]

thanks. i have received the song and i have found the name of the song. Is "heart of courage"

regards

[piloto8620]

song please?

[Spark02ify]

Worlds Best Multi-role Fighter = the Rafale

[wellerocks]

@Spark02ify Either the Rafalé or the Gripen. Both of them being extremely versatile and have outperformed their rivals. I know both the Gripen and the Rafalé has beaten the Eurofighter and the F-16 in air-air, and Gripen has scored simulated kills on various exercises on amongst F-16, F-18A&C, F-15C, Mirage 2000, Harrier, MiG-29 and the Eurofighter without ever having been "killed" itself. The Gripen NG (E/F) will have basically the same equipment and performance as the Rafalé C & D.

[taisdhoi]

Excellent Vidéo

especially the music

Thanks

See you soon Pierre-E

[zinzxonx]

BOOM HEADSHOT!!!

[88ABRAMS88]

GREAT VIDEO - GREAT JET - NATO 4 EVER

[scottrules95]

great video of on of the best jets ever built. thanks for the great footage!

[TheRAFHarrier]

" Super Hornet " !! the word "Super " says it all.its a Super Multi role fighter.Can do everything from dropping all types of bombs,Buddy refueling, to being one of the most agile Air to Air fighters,its a good hardened 4.5 gen fighter.its also super agile & Super reliable..It Has Super Strong landing gear & can take amazing punishment which is unmatched by other carrier fighters.

[BRIANROX1]

theres a F downtown at a local airport along with several other military planes

[MsBruno52]

BEL VIDEO COMPLIMENTI

[RaIdeN55566]

God Bless USA!!

song?

[TheVideographix]

Awsome video.......

[GNBUHUY]

Good Video!!!