2008 Blue Angels Homecoming - F/A-18F Super Hornet Demo

F/A-18F Super Hornet Demonstration
VFA-106 "Gladiators"

2008 Blue Angels Homecoming
NAS Pensacola
Pensacola, Florida
Friday November 14, 2008

IN THIS VIDEO, watch as Flag and LBJ fly the Super Hornet in an amazing demonstration over the skies of NAS Pensacola during the early evening hours. There is barely enough light, as a result of clouds moving in, but they helped to showcase the afterburners a lot better, and take a look at the VAPOR in this demonstration! Unfortunately, this video does not completely showcase just how ear-splittingly loud this demonstration was (just look at the photo pass during the demonstration and appreciate how LOUD it was!). I am a huge fan of jet noise, as many of you know, and I love a loud demonstration, but this was entirely too loud!

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Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• F/A-18F
• F-18F
• F18F
• Super
• Hornet
• Flag
• Demo
• Demonstration
• Blue
• Angels
• Homecoming
• NAS
• Pensacola
• Airshow
• 2008

[Nosteratees]

You Yanks make some fantastic aircraft and your pilots do a brilliant job of showing them off. Top stuff.

[Nickshark1982]

I want that job!!

[hawkplaya94]

@Legendary588 F-16

[Legendary588]

@hawkplaya94 Viper as in the AH-1Z or the F-16 Fighting Falcon?

[nubbie1944]

@scupking They won't. It's not sutible for the close formations the Blue Angels do. The next plane for the Blues is likely to be the F-35 is about 10-15 years time.

[jetwannabe]

that second pass made me pause the video... and wipe up my keyboard.

[Rickey85]

When you hear that sound put your head between your knees,and kiss your ass goodbye.

[photopicker]

nice video work

[Grimreeper102]

I love super hornet demo's, they always surprise me. The RAAF just got ours last year so i'm looking forward to seeing a lot more aussie demonstrations.

But can someone please tell me which hurts the most. Negative or Positive G's? I would think that Positive G's hurts the most and Negative would just give you a major headache?

Excuse my ignorance.

[oTECHNETIUMo]

In a way it kindah sucks for the pilot.Because they cant hear the Thunderous/beautifull engines roar.

[hawkplaya94]

the rhino, viper, and raptor could win a war all by themselves

[drbackjack]

Impressive low speed nose pointing.