2011 Blue Angels Homecoming Airshow - F/A-18F Super Hornet Demonstration & US Navy Legacy Flight

F/A-18F Super Hornet Demonstration
VFA-106 "Gladiators"
plus a Legacy Flight
2011 Blue Angels Homecoming Airshow
Naval Air Station Pensacola
Pensacola, Florida
Saturday November 12, 2011
The F/A-18F Super Hornet you see here is flown in the first of two demonstrations on Friday at NAS Pensacola and is put through its paces in a great demonstration. Flying the Super Hornet in this demonstration are LT Peter "Tool" Stavrides and LT Wrenn "Kooter" Landers.
Following its tacdemo, the Super Hornet joins up with this F4U Corsair and the SB2C Helldiver for a one-of-a-kind Legacy Flight over NAS Pensacola. The dissimilar formation looked great and they even TRIED to make it a four-ship with the Curtis Pusher! It didn't quite work out well... the timing was slightly off... but it was a great idea.
I apologize for the black or white blips in the video, as I still have yet to figure out what causes it.
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[@MrPezzaaa]

only if they restored a F-14 xD

[@airshowfansh]

@LTSSNIPER4 It sounded like it but he was just under the sound barrier. The laws of physics and aerodynamics (and other Super Hornet pilots) will tell you that somehow the air around parts of the airplane will actually be going faster than Mach 1. You would have heard a very loud and very distinctive bang if the entire airplane broke the barrier. What I heard (and is in the video) is what is referred to as a "mini-boom"

[@HoldensAirshowVideoMedia]

to me, i think this is the fastest super hornet demo i have ever seen

[@ClassicHornet]

Great Video!

[@bujoun76]

That's a first for me! I have never seen a Superhornet do a hammer-head turn. That's impressive! [@ 5:41]

[@Mazeuhh]

When they all did their pass after they split, I swear I heard a boom...

[@SBUBandit]

Nice salute by the Rhino on that final pass

[@hezekiahouterbridge1389]

Brilliant demonstration!How I long to be an aviator. 😌

[@redjaypictures4528]

If you want to do that Id recommend getting into ultralights, you can fly one of those with just a drivers license

[@superskullmaster]

RedJay Pictures yes, and with no kind of flight experience you can also crash one with just a drivers license.

[@greetenmax]

That peace of metal called Rhino must be a delight to fly in.....

[@ccls2]

It looked like it was there before, like it was another plane or a bird in the background.

[@TonyDanks]

DID THE HORNET BREAK THE SPEED OF SOUND IT SOUNDED LIKE IT

[@MrAIRSHOWFAN100]

whats the maneuver at 2:37

[@manny9049]

Flat Pirouette is the maneuver! A little late.

[@wingco14]

There is a piece of the Hornet that breaks off just after the pilot completes his roll after take off. It is not a small piece and it is not a bird. I wonder if someone in the mobile control or ATC advised the pilot.

[@SBUBandit]

Definitely not from the plane, you can see it for a frame or two in front of the plane and then again behind it. Whatever it was either passed by the plane or, more likely, was much higher than the plane.

[@allthefamiliesinthemainlan5402]

Will These Planes Flyover American Secondary Schools Colleges and Universities OUSD Job Training Centers DeFremery School Santa Fe School Recreational Centers For a Fire Drill?No or Yes, Not Until 2021 due to COVID