2007 NAS Oceana Airshow - F/A-18F Super Hornet Beach Blast

[staysicwithslipknot]

The sound of freedom!!!

[MrHorstihorst]

Still doesn't beat the Tomcat...lol

[winterstellar]

With the afterburners on? Yeah, that's pretty loud! : )

[1bearcatf8f]

@winterstellar well duh ofcourse it would be loud,GO back to the 60s and listen to a B-58 hustler go full afterburner and try not to lose your hearing

[winterstellar]

@1bearcatf8f Yeah, I totally LOVE really, relly loud jet engines and rocket engines! I love it when it sounds like the air is being ripped to shreds by the sound! For instance at shuttle lanches or something reyally loud a airshows!: )

[1bearcatf8f]

@winterstellar Well a space shuttle isnt anything amazing to me lol,But My dad saw an F-4 Phantom back at pease AFB in Portsmouth New Hampshire back in the 80s,And it came buzzing right over the trees and pulled up hitting the afterburner and the vendors that where there lost paper plates napkins etc lol.

[BlackAces100]

Was it loud?

[umair103pk]

No way near the Mighty Tomcat

[oTECHNETIUMo]

@umair103pk dude this thing is mightier than the tomcat and louder too

[xTomcatsForeverVF84x]

@oTECHNETIUMo how can it be mightier than the Tomcat? Weapons and its newer yes, but the SH never has the sheer power, speed, range, and great weapons like the Tomcat. The Tomcat is tougher than the Hornet and SH despite its age. Its no wonder people call the SH "the bug." weak like an insect.

[oTECHNETIUMo]

@xTomcatsForeverVF84x what do you mean sheer power?? t/w ratio? the f 18 superhornet=mach 2 the tomcat mach 2.34.......big deal its not like their gonna be go that fast when there scraping it out. the SH IS more manouverable,have you seen that vid where it did a demo with 6500 lb loudout!!!! the tomcat will never be able to do that.the SH has WAY beter avionics/radar, low RCS, and your telling me the phoenix is better than an aim 120c? hahaha BS! ...........................

[xTomcatsForeverVF84x]

@oTECHNETIUMo First off, sheer power means how fast the fighter will accelerate not top speed as you define it. The F-14D has around 56,000lbs total thrust while the SH has only 44,000lbs. You seriously think the SH can go above mach 2? Only books say it does. I've heard pilots and experts say that the SH has a hard time even going above Mach 1 at sea level. You can't seriously know when the time to go full military power will be a matter between life and death. Your judgment lacks sense.

[oTECHNETIUMo]

@xTomcatsForeverVF84x ......................and the SUPERBUG has the aim 9x sidewinder!!(off boreshots), and has 40% greater range than the c/d hornet dont get me wrong the tomcat is a sick plane but not better than the super hornet.. have you ever seen the super hornet live??

[xTomcatsForeverVF84x]

@oTECHNETIUMo And also, the Tomcats could track up to 24 targets. Hornets can't do so. Sure, the SH has newer radar and avionics because its obviously a newer plane. The AIM-54 can do the job just like the AIM-120C, no debate. Of course for manueverbility you would NEVER hang all AIM-54's on all pylons. With 2 on the belly and sidewinders/sparrows from the wing pylons, the Tomcat could really move. Reading from what pilots said with all the drag, that jet still had potential.

[xTomcatsForeverVF84x]

@oTECHNETIUMo And yes I do realize that the SH is better in SOME ways not all. If you think about it, we didn't even need the SH. Tomcats and legacy hornets can still do the job. Our military is so far ahead from all other countries that our current 4th gen aircraft would still dominate the skies. Too much spending on military aircraft its kinda sickening. Its just that some politicians think that they constantly have to update military machines like how Cheney did with the F-14's.

[xTomcatsForeverVF84x]

this SHOULD be a Tomcat. Not the same anymore....

[pscans321]

That should be a tomcat!!

[Nikon23462]

I miss the tomcat blasts.. Just isnt quite the same if you ask me.

[Cril15]

god i love that plane one way i want to fly one

[g20010401]

Beautiful F-18 A/B and jet sound.

[Cril15]

lol i like how you came back and added the A/B

[g20010401]

Beautiful F-18 afterburner and jet sound.