F18 Super Hornet MACH/SHOCK Diamonds in flight (slow motion)

[Mistaprince64]

Enemy fast mover spotted over

[MyNameIsxRusTx]

@taofledermaus are you German?? in German is fledermaus, bat xD

[prometheustwin1970]

Mach diamonds and mach vapor are entirely different things. I never saw any mach/shock diamonds in the exhaust.

[mtogono]

hey i know him its starscream...

[F15pilots]

That isn't mach vapor. It's just pulling 4+ g's in the turn. At mach speed the vapor would begin to surround the aircraft.

[MrSchpankme]

excellent video - thank you. Antique technology - note if you've seen it, and film it -- it's already 20+ years old. //// Wild Weasel Driver \\\\

[Gmod4ThaWin]

why is your name "bat crap" ??

[taofledermaus]

@Gmod4ThaWin Isn't that guano? lol 

[mrbadx19]

@Gmod4ThaWin fledermaus is german for bat, where do you get crap from? maybe between your ears?

[jeffshootsstuff]

Beautiful.

[taofledermaus]

@jeffshootsstuff  Thank you!

[robbie574]

I was wondering when the sound would kick in...l like it! :)

[taofledermaus]

@robbie574 Sometimes I don't want to mess with music and the camera doesn't record sound in high speed. The sound I used was from another camera recording a P80 shooting star. I figured it needed something, haha.

[MegaGewehr]

You really need to start sending these vidyas to lockheed martin.

[taofledermaus]

@MegaGewehr I really would like to get a pass to get into the NAS here, there are 175 Hornets and Super Hornets based there. I guess you need to know someone in the military there to sponsor you to get a pass.

[shiznit93274]

@taofledermaus When I worked for Directv I use to get on base and do service calls for the housing and operations at NAS Lemoore. Nothing better than getting a free tour of hangers and planes and meeting pilots all while getting paid to be there. :)

[taofledermaus]

@shiznit93274 I doubt I could get in if I was just there to film. I might take a trip in Sept up to Sacramento to the Capital air show. They are going to have some world class military aircraft there. B1, F22's, etc.

[TheMRrcairsofter10]

my uncles friend used to work on that i cant tell anymore sorry

[coronadopballer]

I live next to North Island Naval Air Station on Coronado, and these F-18s fly around all the time.

[NaplesSwampRat]

was that him getting close to the sound barrier at around 50 seconds? or was it him blowing pressure off or something?

[taofledermaus]

@NaplesSwampRat The clouds forming on the wing surfaces happens because the air pressure drops low enough so that the moisture in the air is condensed for an instant.

[Rte57]

Wow!!!

[boomboom314159]

Saweeet! Reminds me of what I work on. Can't say though, lol.

[taofledermaus]

@boomboom314159 I can't say either, but it involves cats and tuna oil. :P