The Fighter Jet Russia Never Wanted to Face

[@Charles-k9g5y]

Canadian military, under staffed, under funded and under appreciated but well trained and professional

[@Bob-kr6fg]

Under funded equals not enough training dipstick

[@Dr.Pepper001]

I spent 4 days at the Canadian Air Force base in Cold Lake. I never met a more professional group of military men.

[@ericturcotte3131]

Seeing 2 pairs of CF-188 taking off from very close was a very good expericence I've had the chance to live.

[@lepepelepub12]

How can you be well trained if you are undefended? Especially pilot training, I am very curious b/c the US needs to take lessons to get more bang for the buck.

[@larrybremer4930]

@@lepepelepub12 Its called pride in your nation, your work and heart. I too spent some time with Canadian Royal Marines, Australian Army Amphib Warfare, and British Royal Marines and found them to be top notch and easily peers to the USMC in their knowledge, tactics, and capabilities. I feel for anyone who gets on Canada's bad side. Yeah most countries pale in numerical and technological comparison to the US equipment, but as they say it's not what you have, but how you use it that counts.

[@tsechejak7598]

F-35 is single engine.

[@kelvinh8327]

Yeah, I was going to say the same thing.

[@MardukTheSunGodInsideMe]

AI script gets it wrong and channel owner is only interested in pumping out more clicks.

[@lofighost8811]

Its known fact dark doesn't fact check his AI generated scripts

[@josedorsaith5261]

The 'Dark' channels went off the deep end with the Ukraine war & Israel conflict.

[@DanielMoore-zr8rm]

Until the JSF program, it was a doctrinal preference for the Navy to use twin engine aircraft. Of course they had to compromise on that design.

[@gordonconroy3311]

Canadian here. Thank you for mentioning the "...surprising" initial achievement of the Canadian CF/A-18 Hornet's mission success in the Balkans conflict. Although somewhat technically simpler than other Coalition F/A-18s, the outstanding mission success (75%) of Canadian pilots prompted Coalition commanders to assign Canadian CF/A-18s 50% of later aerial missions. I enjoy your outstanding documentary videos. Just a minor correction: The F-35 does not have twin engines "... for reliability."

[@mechntechbeau]

So much bull in these videos hardly any true facts

[@Charles-k9g5y]

@@mechntechbeau-- please list the errors

[@mechntechbeau]

@Charles-k9g5y F35 is a single engine fighter 1st and foremost. F22 on the other hand has 2 engines.

[@MrDiddlebug]

"Aging and unequipped"...That's Canada's military in a nutshell, really. Not to mention severely understaffed.

[@tigerpjm]

Lucky Canada bought those surplus Australian Hornets with all the upgraded bells and whistles... and hours!

[@SpudsMcHaggis]

Australia ordered the F/A-18 in 1981 and all aircraft were delivered by May 1990. So they didn't buy them because of their performance in the first gulf war as they already had them!

[@petertyson4022]

It's good to hear something abount Canada. The hornet is a beast. Good show 👍

[@timtitus2532]

Yeah, I was stationed aboard the USS Constellation back in the late 90s, the Hornets were loved by the maintenance guys for the ease engine swap for maintenance. They hated the F14s because it was so difficult and demanding for the same reasons.

[@johnmoorefilm]

Hey friend, I was filming on the Connie in January 2001 for “Behind Enemy Lines” - great bunch of people , did everything the could for us and more even though they were in full fat sea-quals…they even turned the boat for us for sun-angle! 👊 Thank you for your service.

[@kennethhicks2113]

I was stationed at Cecil and worked on the avionics, yes a true maintenance improvement.

[@codymr1974]

03:48 The F35 does not have a twin engine design.

[@intrinsicimagery]

The technology has vastly changed. The F-35 also makes more dry and wet thrust.

[@tigerpjm]

​@@intrinsicimagery Sure. But the point remains that the F-35 is NOT twin engine as claimed in the video.

[@xLong_Johnson]

​@@tigerpjmIt wasn't though, he said they did not accept the f16 bc of the single engine so they made the Yf17 which turned into the 18

[@johnthepreceptor3575]

McDonnell Douglas Knocked it Out Of the PARK!!! Especially with the E/A GROWLER

[@zyoungson215]

Then they ruined Boeing 🤦🏻

[@johnthepreceptor3575]

@ Yea they did!!!!

[@kevinwaters1197]

As a former McDonnell Douglas employee, I am proud of the FA-18.

[@jamesbambury]

It’s a shames your toxic management culture not only killed your company but Boeing as well.

[@jamesbambury]

It’s a shame your toxic management culture not only killed your company but now Boeing as well.

[@ShayneBiggs-ix2vp]

We still use them in Canada. I watched one do a slow 360 around the refinery I work at. Best day ever

[@davidbeare730]

Your Best Doc Yet! Great history with no hype. Fascinating, well-rounded tech info. Your naration has less tension and more authority. Thirty minutes went fast!

[@kellywilson8440]

The first time an f-18 was used in combat was in april 1986 operation el-dorado canyon firing agm-88 harm missles at enemy radar sites in Libya , I was there VFA-131 Wildcats on board the USS Coral Sea , Good video !

[@briancooper2112]

Thank you for your service 🇺🇲🫡

[@_SimpleJack_]

Nothing like boasting about beating a 3rd world nation with 3rd world planes. Stay classy America

[@jaybee9269]

HARM is that old? I thought they used Shrikes then.

[@johnthepreceptor3575]

@@_SimpleJack_ Shut Up Liberal 🤮

[@rolandofernandez4867]

@@_SimpleJack_you do know that Gadafi had a sizeable military for the time with decent Soviet equipment? El Dorado Canyon was a great Operation. So yeah, we will stay classy and brag about it until our military superiority gets revoked.

[@mrgfix]

I served onboard the USS Coral Sea, CV-43, from 75 to 77.

[@wigon]

You forgot to mention that the only air to air kill by Iraq was on a FA18 Hornet that was shot down by an Iraqi Mig-25 Foxbat.

[@toshizohijikata9164]

And Ukraine Commander say when Australia did want to Donate F-18s to Ukraine Hell no we don't want Flying Junkies they want Mig-29s instead.

[@wigon]

@@toshizohijikata9164 No, they're not junk. In some ways they're more capable than the F-16. That Iraqi Mig-25 pilot just got lucky and was using the Foxbat the way it was designed to be used which is using it's powerful radar to burn through ECM and get long range radar-guided missile kills while using it's high speed to evade counter-attacks. That is why the Russians still use the successor to the Mig-25, the Mig-31 Foxhound. Ukraine didn't accept the F18's because they needed something more widely used by NATO for logistic reasons....that being the F-16 which is used by many NATO countries. Because of this more parts are available within Europe to keep them flying.

[@cliffhall5602]

This is the first i've heard of the false canopy on the CF's. That's brilliant.

[@beckett191145]

the f18 was great at the slow speed fight but lacked the range and payload for the f14. the range and top speed difference between the f18 and the f14 tells us why the tomcat didnt retire till 2006. the f14d was an amazing aircraft. the super hornet has better range than the C model but still didnt match that of the tomcat .

[@michaeldrummond7590]

It’s because the Tomcat is strictly an air superiority fighter, not a multi role airplane.

[@annehersey9895]

If the FA18’s shot down the two threats, what were the F14’s there for-to applaud? And why weren’t the Canadian Fa18’s able to carry precision weapons when you said they were the same as the US version except for cold weather modifications! Who in this day and age would even BUY a plane that could NOT carry precision guided weapons? Without that ability, you have a Korean War Jet not a modern warplane. You are usually not confusing but this time you stumped me!

[@archmageofmetal8883]

The F-18 was the fighter that spearheaded the counter attack against the aliens in the War of 1996. It is for that reason the Hornet is my favorite fighter jet.

[@LzX000]

Loved this episode!

[@lukalekov1530]

Love the longer content! yes and a great video

[@tirsofelipeduranmendoza5432]

They shot it it down twice.... 😂

[@DavidSherman-m5l]

I don't know where you got your information, but the F-35 has only one engine.

[@stevefontaine1335]

Please Respond To Me How Much You Love This Channel

[@surgery6865]

F ya !!! Love all the ch s!

[@briancooper2112]

I love it.

[@aussiepete109]

Time-line references are incorrect "F/A-18 deliveries to the RAAF began on 29 October 1984, and continued until May 1990." and "The first two CF-18s were formally handed over to 410 (Operational Training Unit) Squadron at CFB Cold Lake, Alberta on 25 October 1982." not as a result of the Gulf War of 1991 expereriences.

[@orlandoclark8062]

Multi- role fighter, versatile aircraft.

[@jeffalvich9434]

Hughes Aircraft Company designed, built the avionics and weapons systems (AIM 7 & 9)- my wife worked at HAC Radar Systems Group - her department did all the manufacturing and test failure analysis for the F14, F15, F16, F/A18, B2, APSAR, and ASAR programs (another department did the B1)

[@chadro_g1145]

UH, the F-35 C, the naval variant is single engine. Just as the F-35 A (the Air Force variant) and the F-35 B (the marine S/VTOL variant) both are. The B has a second "fan", but it is still powered by the single engine.

[@dutchman7216]

Thank you that was interesting.

[@kudukilla]

It always amazes me how a country known for being so nice and polite produces such a badass military. Maybe it’s playing hockey in childhood?

[@kimoleto5178]

America is not a country but a continent, 35 countries constitute America not only the US

[@arcadianlhadattshirotsughW33Z]

name another nation state on these continents with America in its official name.. not a single one except the USA which makes sense, because it was the first independent nation on these continents.. also no continent is called America, there is South America and North America.. just saying America for the US makes perfect since..

[@zyoungson215]

Single engine wasn't the deal breaker for the navy. It was narrow/fragile gear and the low intake next to the nose wheel that was a risk to deck crew.

[@robot336]

Outstanding

[@mrmcphilsconfidential8562]

At time-mark 3:46, you included the F-35 in a short list of twin-engine fighters.

[@dazzamac70]

The Royal Australian Airforce had the F/A-18 prior to the First Gulf War, 73 of the 75 were partially constructed and assembled at the Government Aircraft Factory at Fisherman's Bend in Victoria in the mid 1980s.

[@Colin_Shapton]

A small correction, @3.20 "McDonald Douglas now part of Boeing", that didn't happen until many years later (around the time the E /F was roughly halfway through development)

[@MrGoesBoom]

Honestly? Boeing is part of McDonald Douglas. Which is why the company has become complete shit over the last couple decades

[@SDPPPodcast]

Ayeeee had my squadron in there, VFA-213 Fighting Blacklions

[@bobdrennan488]

No matter how super it is a hornet is still a bug. Go TOMCATS!

[@johnthepreceptor3575]

Bravo Dark Skies!!!!!!!!!

[@CallsignEskimo-l3o]

I still enjoy the 77SQN green anniversary livery.

[@macbuff81]

Makes one wonder why they went back to one engine with the F 35

[@navypowertv]

This video showcases the F/A-18 Hornet’s incredible legacy from the Gulf War to modern-day operations. It’s amazing to see how this versatile fighter jet continues to evolve and play a crucial role in global defense. What do you think-will the Hornet remain a dominant force even into the 2030s?

[@WillMoon]

Imagine being the poor Iraqi schlub told to go fight a bunch of F-18s in a MiG21… oh man, that’s not an enviable task. That’d be like trying to fight a Messerschmidt or a Mustang in a Camel or a Fokker.

[@matthewsecord7641]

The F-14 is still the most beautiful aircraft ever built.

[@ReviveHF]

Both Legacy and Super Hornets were well loved by the maintenance crews for it's robust reliability and longevity but the common people and the Lockheed Martin guys had a different idea. So, F-35C happened.

[@Rusty_Gold85]

Word Salad: How does a bomb load get attached up and onto a Fighter wings become " Load Out" ? Its either a Bomb Load or Load dropped in missions.

[@JSFGuy]

What have we today?

[@lendersbagels01]

Better hornets

[@JSFGuy]

@lendersbagels01 ASH never happened, that had potential. Advanced super hornet.

[@brady3474]

FA18 E and F Super Hornets and F35C’s in the Navy.

[@bnx200]

The F-35 only has one engine.

[@auro1986]

then why make f35 if they never wanted to face this?

[@OldGlaseye-gf7si]

Gen 5, 'stealth'....Besides, even the F-18E/F are not spring chickens..

[@thuan123red]

F-18 is pretty cool

[@265justy]

A Hornet was shot down by an Iraqi Mig-25...Something tells me the Russians would have feared the F-15 & F-16 alot more over the F/A-18...

[@JohnGaltAustria]

A defective RWR on the Hornet could've also happened on an F-16. This MiG-25 pilot also got lucky that, because of the sheer amount of planes in the air, he was able to avoid being designated a hostile air target by the Awacs.

[@265justy]

@JohnGaltAustria Just so you know .An F-16 did kill a Foxbat after the war..

[@JohnGaltAustria]

@@265justy Yes I already know. It got killed with an Amraam that the F-18 can also fire. So what's your point exactly?

[@AmeliaLeopos]

Your videos are more than just entertainment, they are a journey into a world of beauty and wisdom. Thank you for your dedication!Your videos are always filled with deep meaning and emotion. Thank you for your creativity and effort!🤹🍓🧲

[@yafismasroorhafiz8407]

MIG-25 says hi to F-18😅

[@scottyford4224]

They named the base in tikrit after the pilot shot down. COB Speicher.

[@lepepelepub12]

It is a general multirole relatively underpowered 4th gen carrier fighter even its super hornet variants. Despite that, it has evolved into a very capable jets despites its issues. The US navy had no choice after retiring the F14, so they upgraded it do so everything. relatively well, but the Navy has never really been truly happy with it especially its range. So the F35C is the future of US naval aviation or good or ill, the lack of new navy orders for Super hornets reflect that.

[@brady3474]

Which can be said for the F4, F8, F14 and every other Navy fighter ever built and deployed. Since every one has been replaced by newer and more modern technology. Come to think of it, that can be said for every car, blender, radio, TV, ship, cutting tool, fire starter, club, spear and on and on and on ….

[@chipsawdust5816]

The F-16 would've been fine for the Navy - they didn't want anything the USAF was using.

[@ReviveHF]

There are proposals for the Navalized F-16 and F-16XL but the Navy wanted two engine fighter, however F-35C was an exception due to the pressure of F-35C.

[@larrybremer4930]

Didn't they learn with the F-111 that the Navy has such different requirements than the Air Force that its unlikely to ever find a common model. Even the F-4 which was a NAVY program that the Air Force selected because it could suit their needs too was not a joint program until after the Navy had already put them into service. While they served the Air Force well, a Navy aircraft is still heavier than what the Air Force would need because a Navy aircraft needs to handle the stresses of Carrier operations and be Navalized to handle sea salt and spray corrosion resistance. The Air Force jets even had tail hooks that are wholly unnecessary. While the JSF seems to be a successful multi service aircraft it is a bit of an illusion since the A, B, and C have very little parts and airframe commonality and the compromises to make all those significantly different variants impacted performance on all models over a truly mission specific dedicated design.

[@stevenbissonnette7893]

The Avro Arrow had "fly by wire" in the 1950's.

[@John-or9ccUndauntedRaceCars]

Remind us again how many were built ? The A-3/A5 did also , of course it actually had a production run though.

[@HammerJammer81]

@@John-or9ccUndauntedRaceCars Arrow wasnt produced due to U.S. political intervention. Still doesnt take away from just how ahead of its time it was.

[@John-or9ccUndauntedRaceCars]

@HammerJammer81 Supposed political intervention. Regardless your government cancelled it . Also it was supposedly " revolutionary " , but in reality was it really ? You guys are still crying about the thing in 24 , there were several aircraft cancelled her for politics and short sightedness, but nobody whines like Canada.

[@markcaputo-d1g]

question ? why when a plane is under development does the designation seem to always start with the "Y" and when its in production the "Y" is dropped , anybody

[@BeefSupremeAviation]

Unsubscribed due to constant misinformation across the entire Dark Docs channel spectrum

[@mingfanzhang8927]

😊😊😊

[@Canthus13]

Huh. I always thought it was F-4Gs that did the SEAD/WW missions.

[@wrayday7149]

If you are going to throw this nonsense together and provide a historical reference... try and remember the aircraft started out as the F-18 and was later modified to the F/A-18.... because the Hornet and the Super Hornet are not the same aircraft.

[@williamsullivan479]

You should have a Super Hornet as the cover picture.

[@nexpro6118]

Let's all relax for a moment....the F18 did so well in the Gulf War(1991) was because F14s flew with F18s so that way the F18s could use targeting information for their targets that were passed over from the F14s Laser Guided POD that the F14s used(because the F18s Knighthawk) POD was complete shit

[@brady3474]

Absolute BS

[@clydemartinjr1963]

F35 is not a twin engine aircraft.......................

[@winkstar9265]

War Machine is so much fun.

[@auro1986]

many of it crashed there

[@porkchopsandwiches192]

What the hell did I watch? The title should have read: The F-18 in gulf war 1 and the Canadian AirForce. Not the plane the Russians feared. This channel is mid at best.

[@eriklee1794]

F14 was an A6.....jus sayin. But I love your videos so I'm gonna let ya make it....lol...jk jk

[@JSFGuy]

@@eriklee1794 How do you figure?

[@Kennon959]

you know it's an AI voice?

[@kennardjohnson7875]

The fa18 is decent for anything other than dogfighting, in dogfighting it is a 100% loser.

[@brady3474]

Where did you get that information? You cannot be more wrong.

[@frisk151]

Nice try.. In 1991, I can promise you this.. The F-14 Tomcat actually scared everyone much more than the F-18.. Especially the D versions... The latest F/A 18 has stealth characteristics? That is hilarious, especially when you are piping a video of an F-18 with tanks and missiles hanging underwing... There is nothing sleathly about this airplane outside of possible paint..

[@MilitarySummaryChannel2024]

“There is no glory in war-only good men dying terrible deaths.” ― Harold G. Moore

[@gwenyfred1743]

lol all the haters, go make your own video then 😂

[@ScottXC91]

Boeing was not part of McDonell Douglas in the 70s and the F-35 is single engined. What a joke. Unsubscribing.

[@Boomhower89]

27:22 only the best can pass the fitness test 🙄. Diversity equity and inclusion what a joke

[@stephangreyeagle2961]

🫡🫡🫡

[@TheStickinator]

What day is it? It's TRUMP DAYYYYYYYY.🐪🐫

[@lendersbagels01]

Shut up. This is about real hero’s

[@Ace-rp7vr]

Cringe

[@thefrecklepuny]

What? Idiot day already??

[@Dezert-adventures]

MAGA OR DIE🙌🏿💯🇺🇸

[@Charles-k9g5y]

@@Dezert-adventuresMAGA, laughing stock of the world.

[@ViolentCabbage-ym7ko]

What a load of BS. Russia has fighter jets that are superior to the F/A-18. Malaysia has Su-30Mkm and F/A-18D in their fleet and F/A-18D's specification is nowhere near Su-30Mkm

[@MarineCorpzor1]

You do realize that both of those planes are export models right? Also "specifications" aren't everything.

[@soundkode]

Someone doesn't understand the frame of time.

[@_SimpleJack_]

The yanks love to sniff their own farts and boast about beating a plane that was designed in the 1950's

[@ViolentCabbage-ym7ko]

@@soundkode You do know that F/A-18 and Su-30 exist in the same era, right?

[@TheKencoffee]

And Russian advertised numbers are real.

[@OSUCharger]

F-18 was the first attack jet we have that i didn't like. The fact it's so capable and my loathing of it are so inversely oriented bothers me. It's ugly as hell. Tomcat, Viper and Eagle are all so much better looking. Then this shows up like Shrek with veins full of Spanish fly.

[@mop330]

america would get humiliated

[@brianv1988]

By who? Russia😂 that is hilarious you haven't seen what's been going on for the past 3 years😴 Russia is having big problems with their neighbor Ukraine and getting destroyed over there and they are using old equipment and drones. Russia has no chance against a modern military. Russia is not going to be the same after this war all of their stock was Soviet era trash and it's all getting destroyed and generations of Russians are being wiped out on the battlefield by a country 28 times smaller than them All For one man's (putin) terrorists ambitions he will literally force thousands of Russians into a meat grinder for small gains and he's also destroying his own country economy in the process Russia has dark days ahead of them and I'm not talking about their energy infrastructure failing during winter time, I'm talking about the collapse of Russia as we know it. Just look at what it's going on with their economy right now the ruble is not even worth anything anymore and the economy's is dealing with huge inflation

[@danieliglesias1669]

I couldn’t take the annoying voice of the “narrator”. Let’s see if this comment makes it. I think this channel would be much, much, better if the narrator just spoke with his normal, every day, manner and tone of voice because the “material”, the issues, things that are on the channel are mostly interesting. Just speak in a normal tone of voice or get someone else todo the voice over for these videos. Please. Thr way you are doing it now takes awayfrom the intresting content. Sorry and thank you. 🤔🇨🇺🇺🇸

[@stevefontaine1335]

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