Close-Up F/A-18D Hornet Highway Landing & Takeoff

Mon, 26 September 2022
Baana 22 -exercise. FINAF F18D HN-461 lands for hot pit refuelling and takes off from a highway road strip at Joutsa. Yes, I had headache for the rest of the day.

[@hannumetsamies1048]

Hornet in my backyard.😬

[@olabattle]

Which location?

[@section8usmc53]

Don't swat at it! That's one you REALLY don't want to be stung by. 😆😆

[@section8usmc53]

​@Bennett Davis It's an expression. A figure of speech for "on my road" or "in my neighborhood" or "in my general area."

[@MarcKnight]

The F/A-18 will always be my favourite fighter jet, much love from Australia ❤

[@tonymc55]

The Adelaide F1 GP in '85 I think, when they scared the pants off everyone with this monster in the sky. The WOW factor was off the scale. Still is for me.

[@blaineatkins2968]

Agreed🤨👍

[@andrelabbe5315]

Same for my country Canadian used them thanks for the part and à couple ex australien air force fly in Canada

[@eduardgunis4541]

Agree. My country (Slovakia) has just bought new F-16 Block 70, but I still prefer F/A -18, it is very versatile jet and as you can see on this video (and more from Finland) - it can land and start on a very, very short distance.

[@fylecabagnot5703]

Classic hornet still my favorite!!!! Nimble, agile, and faster!!!!!

[@KelliEagle71]

god bless you Finland 💖💖🇫🇮

[@tringuyen7519]

Finland Air Force using country roads a airfields is brilliant! F-18 fighters can be refueled and rearmed anywhere!

[@tunaritoope2059]

​@@phillipbanes5484well yes but hornet is great plane for this purpose cause that landing gear is brutal.

[@jamesmeyer1325]

God bless the Finns - so glad to have them (soon) in NATO!!

[@pekkasupa2798]

Finland's number one fist against the enemy! In the F-18 you can hear the voice of freedom!

[@v8chevy788]

Lots of bald eagles powering that F-18...

[@Just1American1966]

@@v8chevy788 Damn straight.

[@robertdigby4504]

Since you probably never paid us for it your “your welcome”

[@mr.meatsoup5639]

@@robertdigby4504 Your comment makes no sense. And its you're*

[@olli-pekkapackalen3150]

Beautiful takeoff! FAF kicks ass! 🇫🇮🇫🇮

[@alphacommands2205]

Such a Gem of engineering

[@erickborling1302]

Impressive takeoff performance. Not much longer than a small recip takeoff.

[@TexDrinkwater]

Yes, but they used more fuel on takeoff than a C172 could burn in a year. 🤣

[@MadDog11030]

@@TexDrinkwater not really no, that would've been at most 4-500ish pounds of fuel.

[@jouniairplanevideos]

Amazing!! I wish our airforce could do that.

[@toivoreivi5259]

olet suomalainen ja tämä on suomesta suomalaisella koneella...

[@billd9667]

They could if they really wanted to. The Super Hornet has the carriage for it.

[@3MinutesofAviation]

Awesome capture! May I feature this takeoff in one of my next episodes? Of course with a link back to your original video. Cheers!

[@Kevin-lo1le]

Absolutely insane 👌🥰

[@sonora108]

Notice the wings are slick and probably light fuel load. Nevertheless that short Max AB takeoff was impressive.

[@bernardanderson3758]

Amazing sounds of Freedom

[@Peter-ox7wh]

Really short takeoff 😮😮

[@dmacko]

who else noticed runway lights on the side of the road?

[@Finaviation601]

Harvinaisen lähelle näköjään pääsee

[@Finaero]

Joo oli kyllä hyvät kuvausmahdollisuudet paikalla

[@MrSemperfidelis225]

Pristine looking bird, must be very well maintained. How many hours do the Finnish AF's Hornets have now? I was a technician on USMC F/A-18D on 1991 model birds, and they finally retired some years ago, very well used up.

[@micarone]

I'm not 100% sure, but as far as I found out, the average flight time of Finnish AF's Hornets is about 2,500 hours so far. Their goal is to replace Hornets when they reach 4,500 hours.

[@beagle7622]

@@micarone They don’t do many hours. The RAAF retired it’s Mirage 111O’s around 1990 , the majority left were sold to Pakistan with around 4000 hours on the Airframes

[@markosinkko6436]

First F/A 18s were received to Finland in late of 1995. At first those were named F-18 as they didn't have air-to-ground attack availability. Planes were updated (MLU2) between 2012-2016.

[@johnbluebeard4355]

I'm glad Finland is now in NATO.

[@mrandy1995]

Lähelle on päässyt kuvaamaan. On varmaan uskomaton jyrinä paikanpäällä kuultuna. Täällä pohjois-pohjanmaalla lentelivät matala lentoja muutama viikko sitten. On se myös aika humaus kun A35 learjet vetää 500-600km/h alle sadassa metrissä, mitä koitin flightradarilla seurata. Sattui hyvä tuuri bongausten kannalta kun meni lentoreitti suoraan tontin yli.

[@MorkulaMuussi]

Harmi etten ole ikinä itse päässyt paikalta näkemään

[@mrandy1995]

@@MorkulaMuussi Tuo Learjet oli kyllä mahtava. Etenkin kun ekalla kerralla meni suoraan pihan yli, yllätti vielä. Toisella kerralla ei ihan päältä mennyt, mutta ääni jäi sentään filmille.

[@mer2705]

With my luck, if I was the pilot, there would be a cop with a radar gun on the other end

[@kevinfoster1243]

Cannot even imagine how loud that was :)

[@PajisP]

It has been measured 150db right next to the takeoff point, 30 meters away from it.

[@goldenmanuever1176]

@@PajisP 150db is just a number. Until someone is standing next to a running hornet/super hornet, they won't realize how A) big they are and B) loud they are.

[@billd9667]

I experienced multiple Harrier AV-8Bs onboard the Belleau Wood without ear protection. I’m paying for it now. It was remarkable though. Anyway, my hearing was crap before and the VA bought my hearing aids, so no biggie.

[@section8usmc53]

You need to go to an airshow. A big one. You won't be quite that close, but it will certainly give you a much better idea.

[@henkka410]

Few years ago I participated to a road base exercise as a reservist. It was super awesome when they took off full afterburner at night.

[@dontrammell4276]

I drive past this spot often. Go Blue and White.... ❤

[@maswasembuze6488]

11-second takeoff. Holy ****!

[@mdc734]

7 seconds

[@toddbrackett4277]

This aircraft is well suited to highway/improvised flight line operations. The F/A-18 was optimized for short take off and landing performance with low stall speeds and heavy duty landing gear. I wonder how much more space the F/A-35A will need to take off and land? I am not surprised that Finland was attracted to the F/A-35 due to its Low Observable capabilities in the face of advanced Russian SAM threats. I wonder if the B or C variants would have been better suited to Finland's need to operate from damaged flight lines or segments of highway.

[@KasperiVonSchrowe]

Our highway strips are 2mi long, unneccessary long for Hornets. I think F-35’s will do just fine.

[@toddbrackett4277]

@@KasperiVonSchrowe, thanks for the on the ground knowledge. I wonder if it would be difficult to find 2 miles of straight flat road without damage in the event of a Putin attack on your country.

[@KasperiVonSchrowe]

@@toddbrackett4277 our air force's tactics has always relied on highway strips. We have many of them. Ground support is also strong so refueling, reloading weaponry and even some simple service tasks can be accomplished on these strips. We have electrical power posts, aprons and parking lots there. Those highway strips can be changed into - literally - small AFBs.

[@toddbrackett4277]

@@KasperiVonSchrowe, this is fantastic and sounds similar to what I have read about the Swedish doctrine.

[@KasperiVonSchrowe]

@Phillip Banes Finnish Air Force is adopting A variant of F-35 Lightning. It may require longer stretch for landing than C variant, but it's probably no problem. I don't know if there will be parachute or not.

[@mattmcewan2550]

Love it!

[@maltimoto]

Loving this jet in DCS! Super versatile. Can take off from carrier, carry bombs and air to air missiles and a targeting pod.

[@dont6441]

I'll bet that afterburner takeoff melted some asphalt.

[@tapaltomas]

Welcome to NATO ! Great reinforcement !

[@HicSvntDracones]

Nice idea for when airports get taken out... Land on a road, throw some tarps over them.... Nothing to see here

[@bobsnabby2298]

Waiting for the F35 in few years !

[@bjrneirikstrkersen1021]

Looks like this aircraft is well maintained by a Lentokonesuihkuturbiinimoottoriapumekaanikkoaliupseerioppilas

[@Darryl6636]

Beautiful machine

[@tourwithkab]

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[@Mrrnobody]

burned a couple lbs of fuel on the take off 😅

[@The.ChangeInTime]

Too bad that "the tower" blocks view during landing. Nice take off though.

[@Finaero]

Exactly! By the way, what camera do you use? Your uploads look lovely!

[@The.ChangeInTime]

@@Finaero Thanks, glad you like them. I use a Sony Ax 100 Camcorder. Your Ax also doing a good Job?

[@Finaero]

@@The.ChangeInTime Thanks! The AX100 is most probably the next camcorder that I'll upgrade to in some time.

[@The.ChangeInTime]

@@Finaero Nice. I can really reccomend it. You can also use same battery then :D

[@LRRPFco52]

Have seen this personally in central Finland.

[@ChinaChinaChinaChinaChinaChin4]

Me at Japan

[@anthonyhershko]

Amazing!! I wish I was there...

[@jovanholland36]

Same

[@keenmankwok9821]

Too awesome too cool

[@MrLandslide84]

Wow thats a short take off.

[@jamespena4721]

Just us Airforce boys stopping in for a cup of coffee later my friends

[@isaiasoliveira1501]

amazing!

[@austinlevreault6211]

"This is a taxiway not a runway. This is a very short taxiway Mav."

[@herptek]

You gotta do what you gotta do.

[@VIKING-SON]

It goes with the old saying I learned in the US Army. IAC Improvise! Adapt! Overcome!!! Way to go to the Finns for showing how it's done...

[@jukkahasala7755]

On se kaunis kone joo kyllä,oon muuten tehnyt satoja,jopa tuhansia osia Hornetteihin,ne oli ihan mukavia tehdä,tuumat piti vain muuttaa milleiksi.

[@xiaoxinghuli]

I wonder how quickly they would fail on our roads full of cracks 😀

[@toddbrackett4277]

These jets were built to fly from aircraft carriers so they have very strong landing gear. Perhaps they would do alright even on lesser quality roads than the one in this video.

[@NEntv58]

You guys rock.

[@brendtoconnell6119]

Well that's the coolest video I've seen all week.

[@mdc734]

Really that aircraftfigthers look like hornets.

[@fntsmk]

Oohrah!

[@naldbayona436]

Oooohhh😖😖😱😱😱sooo loud😲😃,feels like it ripping my ears 🙆🙆🙆

[@bernardanderson3758]

I would love to be there

[@alanwakessa5607]

Thanks for sharing 🤩👍

[@Finaero]

No probs!

[@skimmer8774]

HPRTO. What abbreviation is used for this exercise?

[@rickmaldoo4205]

Hornet beautiful Hornet landing and take off more beautiful Oh YEAHHHH

[@beauusa11]

Awsome👍

[@jimminniehan2548]

That's so badass

[@kikokikkou]

söpö masiina ja kiva että kukaan kuka oli paikalla ei kuule enää mitään korvillaan

[@EAFSQ9]

F/A-18A/B/C/D in ukrainian service when

[@vihurah9554]

"its going its goi- its already gone..."

[@Sh9168]

Give that guy a ticket. The speed limit is 80kph.

[@rchrdjms62]

Wow!

[@jusmanbasri]

Sabu2 arman j tni 1800.000 sabu2 serpis senter sony nokia

[@EASTSIDERIDER707]

Wait until HOA Karen finds out.

[@serwinzzalot9989]

Nice ride

[@Sombreropancake-cakemix]

Hornet just gently floats away.

[@erickborling1302]

Yes that's the smaller version of the Hornet.

[@refiandikrisnawan]

hello Finaero, I'm admin of the modelkitindo channel, I ask permission to hanging this video on my channel as a teaser, and I will enclose your channel name on the video and link in description ... thank you

[@Finaero]

Hello, commercial use only I'm sorry.

[@pasikursu268]

huikee

[@jusmanbasri]

Sekta 8

[@jusmanbasri]

Sudi

[@Regnmakare]

I'm happy to se that our Finnish brothers still can do it. The Swedsh Air Force seems to have forgotten how to do it. But do we ever get back to the speed and efficiency of the cold war? This is painfully slow... and the F18 needs an awful lot of runway... 😀 (Swedish Air Force ground crew 1988, Saab 37 Viggen)

[@MorkulaMuussi]

Well to be honest Sweden has designed a lot of its own Fighters, which I think is a lot cooler.

[@jusmanbasri]

bakat 1 -

[@jusmanbasri]

2000.000

[@jusmanbasri]

Merpati

[@sawomirkozie7519]

W Polsce też kiedyś samoloty bojowej korzystały z takich dróg startowych dol koło Szczecina

[@jacobschnberg5382]

Those F/A Hornet - 18D could make a huge difference in Ukraine - and Finland dont need them when they get F 35s

[@petrisandberg3887]

Unfortunately the first F35s start to arrive in 2026 to Finland.

[@jacobschnberg5382]

@@phillipbanes5484 "operated" ? Ukraine will be happy with what they can get

[@blaineatkins2968]

😅beautiful.....thanks for posting...

[@Finaero]

My pleasure!

[@bernardanderson3758]

Looking forward to seeing more ops out there

[@salt-team-six5883]

you didnt have any headaches, this video is old-old video that you copied

[@Finaero]

If you can link me the original one I'd be more than happy to take a look

[@dixonbidenzmouth4115]

The Fins would be much happier if they had the E & F Rhino variants

[@yxeaviationphotog]

Which is why they bought the F-35, right?

[@lethukuthuladerrick5522]

First Question why did they land on a road. 🤔🤔🤔

[@lethukuthuladerrick5522]

@@user-wk7ql5bg6p sound logic...thanks

[@motocrosserr.m6462]

Guaaaao hornet #1

[@jovanholland36]

Were can i go to see this i need to see this

[@dixonbidenzmouth4115]

A Marine Corps Airshow

[@lebaillidessavoies3889]

grecque?

[@allgood6760]

Awesome ✈️

[@OldPannonian]

Awesome!

[@edwood7741]

Kiitos!

[@dixonbidenzmouth4115]

Aren't they concerned about FOD ? There is gravel right next to the asphalt.

[@scottgorman7166]

That is exactly what I was thinking. Maybe they swept the roadway before he came in

[@HicSvntDracones]

Yeah.. These aren't migs

[@blegi1245]

@@scottgorman7166 the support system for HN includes sweeping vehicles for road bases. Ability to use road bases was a hard requirement for the DX program so McDonnell-Douglas had to come up with a way to make it work just to be able to submit a bid.

[@markshaw3219]

I wonder how thick that asphalt is? In the USA, the standard asphalt highway/interstate is not thick enough (at least that is what I have been told) to support the take off/landing weight of such an aircraft..?? Cool vid though!!!

[@sheltonsaved2001]

That is bad bad bad

[@wheelmanjosh1982]

But in real world conditions, wouldn't there be a very good chance that trash would be sucked into the intakes on landing or takeoff?

[@brianide3770]

Why do they land and refuel on a roads? I have seen a number of videos now with fighter jets landing on roads

[@cheezyridr]

because they can

[@anssiluomaranta34]

Airfield locations and coordinates are known so easy to target with cruise/ballistic missiles. It is hard to spot and target a road airstrip since by the time it has been spotted by a satellite or a drone it has already been moved to another location.

[@andersliljedahl4777]

Big and clunky impression no modern design

[@ScumbagMuckraker]

Do F/A-18s have car horns? What if a big truck is coming the other way?

[@covidhoax7646]

Now let’s see it land and take off from a dirt field like MiG-29. Lol…

[@covidhoax7646]

@@phillipbanes5484 Not of the quality necessary for F-16. Lol.