F-18D Hornet hot refueling on the highway

Finnish Air Force Hornet refueling on the highway strip excercise "Baana 22" at Joutsa Finland. Link to cockpit view / 1183924745520937

[@onlythefactsplease]

That's the nicest refueling truck I have ever seen.

[@joshmellon390]

The thing he's wiping the canopy down with is actually to discharge any static built up on the canopy from the air rushing over it. They ground the jet through a literal headphone jack that plugs in under the nose wheel. When I was a plane captain we used ones that looked like a big blue oven mitt lol.

[@cruisinguy6024]

What aircraft were you a crew chief for?

[@joshmellon390]

@@cruisinguy6024 I was a plane captain on the F/A 18 E/F. My rate was AM though. When I checked in they where sending one person to their shop, the next to the line shack.. there where 3 of us, so I figured I had a good chance to go to my shop... lol nope.

[@matthewmassa8166]

@Phillip Banes thanks for sharing your story

[@spuwho]

My uncle helped design those leading edges that start at the front of the canopy to the wing root. He said there were 2 groups arguing with each other over the use of either canards or expanding the wing to be more delta like. Canards provided handling but created drag and ruined its top mach speed, the delta wing provided great performance but made it overweight. He developed a mathematical model that calculated what design would provide the least amount of drag but still provide a superior level of handling with the least amount of weigh penalty. After validating it with his slide rule, the computer confirmed the model was accurate.What you see is what came out of that exercise.

[@Manufly59]

Interesting. Thank you for sharing that.

[@TimothyBruneau]

Amazing story. A testament to the gift of American ingenuity.

[@longshot7601]

That's awesome! I love design stories like that. I've talked to quite a few aerospace engineers and am constantly amazed at the amount of compromise that has to go into a design.

[@charlieross-BRM]

Maybe you'll have a clue to something I have always wondered about . Each wing has a length of metal standing straight up like an inverted T rail, close in to the fuselage. Estimating about two feet long and half foot vertical. I asked a pilot at an airshow about that because it stuck out so much compared to the smooth lines of the entire aircraft. He said in evaluations there was a vortex that disturbed the tail and that "rail" conveniently broke up the vortex. Now I've seen newer F/A-18 models without that device. What's the history on that?

[@spuwho]

@@hypocritebuster1 He didn't work on the Super Hornet which uses a different design than the original A model shown here. He worked on Gemini, F-4, F-15, F-18A, DC-10 and MD-11 programs. His last project was getting the F-15 all digital before he retired. Unfortunately he passed away a few years ago, but still sharp as a whistle. His great-granddaughter's husband works the F-15EX.

[@2ndtime1sttime43]

USN vet and F/A-18C airframe troubleshooter. Nice to see Finland still flying the Hornet. Saw some comments on the short takeoff distance and climb out. The jet in the video is almost in a “clean” configuration so is light. Our jets only used afterburner to take off when combat loaded during OSW or certain training scenarios like this (short take off) MIL power was more than enough to either launch of carrier deck or take off from land base. So really enjoyed watching a Hornet flex a little muscle. Went up to Cold Lake Canada and trained with the CF-18 “Hornet Handlers” and I wish I had gotten an opportunity to do the same with the Finns.

[@Manufly59]

Thans for your comment.

[@SgtJoeSmith]

yep no bombs or missiles or wing tanks

[@jaxastro3072]

Have family in Cold Lake. Gotten many tours of the base and met a fair few CF18 pilots, technicians, ATC personnel. Love it up there, one of my best memories was sitting in a pickup on the tarmac as a 2 ship of CF18As took off in max AB. Also got to see the Canada 150 jet. Really cool spot up there with good people. Sad to see the Hornets getting phased out but excited to get to see the Lightning 2s coming out of 4 wing CFB

[@Manufly59]

@@jaxastro3072 Nice to hear. We are also ordered F-35 for the follower of Hornets. Best regards from Finland.

[@charliepick3923]

Isn’t that an A model? I thought the D is a dual Super Hornet.

[@dkoz8321]

My father was on the team that designed and valiadated Hornet's ejection seats. His contribution was invaluable and it is said that without him, the program would not continue. I am so proud of my old man. He was the ejection dummy.

[@ZulfiqarAli-jv6qg]

Waoow... amazing.

[@512bb]

That's nice to hear when a son has so much admiration for his father, sadly becoming not so common these days. God bless you & your dad.

[@MarttiSuomivuori]

How tall...short was he finally?

[@dkoz8321]

@@MarttiSuomivuori Well this was before I was fabricated out of my pop's wornout spare parts. He was about 5'-9" and had variable weight determined by insertible lead weights. Point being is sacrifice. He contributed and sacrificed , and was sacrificed, forces all us. For G*d, Country, people, and Jesus.

[@meladrian9614]

Did his skin sag as he aged,, or is that just a myth?

[@artistjoh]

The Hornet may be an old plane now, but it remains one of the most beautiful aircraft in the sky.

[@scottsnodgrass4361]

I built the F-18G and currently build the F35. I’ll tell you that the quality and workmanship that goes into the F18 is far greater than that of the F35. The F35 has some technological advantages but the F18 will outlast the F35 with a lot less maintenance.

[@Robert-G]

beauty is very subjective, I think it looks very plumb and chubby

[@martijn9568]

​@@Robert-G What do you mean chubby? Ever checked out the fuselage of a baby Hornet from underneath. The aircraft is the thinnest 4th gen out there. It in all honesty makes the F-16 look wide.

[@mikefreeman3772]

@@martijn9568 Perhaps robert likes fat bottomed girls?

[@Dutchy-1168]

I agree ‼️‼️🇨🇦

[@h069401]

I liked how you stayed wide for the take off, and resisted zooming in - it gives it perspective. Bravo

[@edmorrison8507]

Living next door to the largest east coast jet base I see and hear lots of jets far and near. But this video is in a whole ‘nother world. Fantastic!

[@jackt6112]

I'll never forget doing a hot refuel I can tell you that. I noticed that my fuel showed more pounds than the aircraft holds, so I noted the time to calculate worst case and to write it up when I got back. However, when I got waived off and went to full thrust, after a few seconds the engines flamed out and it rapidly turned into high stress. Fortunately I still had just enough room. A filter had torn on the truck and I got a huge slug of water and crap, which is also why the gauges read wrong.

[@Manufly59]

Thanks for great story

[@Flightstar]

A head should have rolled for that. Basic fuel storage management 101

[@Manufly59]

Thanks

[@Lt_Vester]

That was in the Hornet?

[@ParkerUAS]

As a former fuel quality manager, that fueler should have been torn a new one. Every day before first fuel the truck should be sumped and shown free from contaminants. Water condensation is common , but it is fairly easily removed. Sounds like improper fuel sumps we're done. Strike one. Filters usually only rip due to high pressure. That is more common in the defuel process than fueling.The second most common cause is the filter was installed wrong (they aren't easy to get right in some coalescer types). Strike two. Your jet should still have filters of its own that would prevent a slug of water getting through.Sure,water in suspension might make it past, but actual condensed water that is heterogeneous to the fuel shouldn't. Strike three.

[@paulevans3827]

Absolutely extraordinary thank you for uploading this the rate of climb was amazing and the turnaround was flawless hats off to all of them🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@rollsroycegriffon2375]

That's such a clean looking legacy Hornet

[@karstendoerr5378]

Motorway airstrips probably exist all over Europe. Here in Germany, many of them have been decommissioned, but some are still usable at any time. Here in Germany, take-off and landing are no longer practised on motorway airstrips. It was different during the Cold War, when there was the Highway 88 exercise, where take-off and landing were carried out on a temporary motorway airfield. Even Transalls and C130s landed there. Thanks for the video.

[@lutomson3496]

they may be coming back..biggest thing is FOD on the roads and clearing them enough to be safe for the aircraft I dont know how they are doing that with these roads

[@cannack]

@@lutomson3496 its easy with equipment, same way that airports deal with FOD, most airfield snow removal vehicles generally have brushes (like that for skid loaders clearing parking lots) and usually air blowers. or just a large PTO driven brush on a tractor. also the runway need not be completely sterile, just free of anything bigger than fine fine particulate, garbage, and metal (bolts,pins, etc) I've been out with crews flying gliders and we would drape our 1100` kevlar rope right on line of lights on the right side if we had to pull out for an aircraft who wanted our runway(thing takes ages to hand-spool), even for things as large as a c17 it wouldn't move. few laps with a brush was all they ever did to clear and the only real concern was birds, deer and coyote jumping up from the drainage trenches.

[@maneshipocrates2264]

Sine the time of Hitler, I think German motorways were built for landing and take-off ;)

[@Endurer92]

Why use a Motorway when you can use a damm country road(the swedes does this with a small parking spot on the side of the road)

[@juergenwest]

As a child I recall seeing a military jet land alongside the autobahn in Germany, it was pretty neat. I found it fascinating. I believe it occurred during the Yugoslav conflict.

[@v8chevy788]

Oh the sound of that Hornet taking off gave me the chills. Could watch and listen to that all day long.

[@nerifterafrnam4682]

you have that too :D

[@tonyv8925]

Awhile back USAF did an emergency hot fuel scenario in Upper Michigan using A-10 Warthogs. The whole town turned out to watch the jets land, simulate refuel and take off. Local news media also covered the event. I was really fascinated with this excercise. Thank you for sharing this video.

[@paulsrozans221]

Can imagine kids happiness 😊

[@davidhoffman8122]

I used to help with HOT refuels of F-4s on Okinawa. I was the guy that was dispensable on the Fire bottle. It was my job to put out a fire is one started. Thankfully in over 500 of so refuels that never happened. Got to love the 70's!

[@freezedeve3119]

here they seem to have fire truck ready to blast foam cannon.

[@williamwroldsen]

As a Navy F-18 Pilot I liked this video .lol

[@Manufly59]

Thanks, we use it for Air Force because we have not Navy aircrafts at all.

[@dascott60]

I recall driving onto one of these road/runways on a trip from Helsinki to Ivalo in 1973. Really kind of surprising seeing the road change in width and markings at 100kph.

[@trvman1]

Man, you just can't go anywhere these days without some guy coming up to you when you are stopped and wanting to wash your windows :)

[@behb3425]

@@trvman1 where? in finnland?

[@peterwells2580]

I've had the same sort of feeling in Switzerland, as well.

[@bafattvahetere]

@@behb3425 No whipers in Finland?

[@jackboomslang5646]

@@bafattvahetere no :)

[@jasonkendal3407]

We used to hot refuel in Baden in the 90s to keep the jet out maintenances hands. We would generate three sorties before shutting down. Very efficient!

[@nicklopez4817]

Loving the navigator and weapons officer in the back, using his smart phone! 🤣🤣😂😂

[@pow9606]

Takes longer to boot the phone. 🤣

[@timothycook2917]

The things that go on in roadside rest areas is just crazy

[@Vincent_Anderson]

@Samson 92 @Timothy Cook Sweden too! :)))

[@MB5rider81]

Hey Lana.. Lana.. Lana, . . . Hey Lana.. *Danger Zone

[@worldview1233]

This is an awesome video. For one, it gives a different perspective of a fighter jet that I have not seen before, close up right in the middle of civilian areas. Second, it shows the local civilians basically getting up close and personal with the cockpit crew, albeit at a respectful distance. It kind of lets the local people get to know the crew in a special way, watching them do their job, knowing that these heroes will go into action if anything similar to the Ukraine invasion happens. Then finally, that good-bye departure of the jet, taking off high into the sky with a powerful blast of the afterburner, from the same highway that locals travel on everyday. That gave me goose bumps.

[@Manufly59]

You are perfectly right. Local people enjoy this excercise (wich lasts 6 days) and nobody complains noise. Lot of people come to see from long distance like our capital Helsinki wich is 250 km away. Finnish air force knows that and they prepare public place where training activity monitoring was possible and safe.

[@rail7449]

God forbid you to see combat aircraft in action in real life. With love from Russia.

[@abdulabbdulov]

@@rail7449 ORK..........

[@blackrifle6736]

*Reading your story gave me chills in a good way. Nowadays that rarely happens. Cheers!*

[@trekmanone1676]

Non-military civilian question. Would not those dual AB tear up the road? Like peel off the asphalt? Maybe Finnish highways are mil-spec??? Just curious guys... be gentle. :-)

[@TheUnforgiven69]

As a retired F18 pilot and instructor early on in my career I spent 2 years as a radar tech at CFB Cold lake. 5 F18s were out training when one vanished from the screen in seconds after calling Mayday. We learned later its conformal fuel tanks had environmental control system (ECS) vents on the aft section of the fuselage and they ruptured/fractured leaving him without fuel and almost on fire as he ditched in a farmer's field lol We repaired the ECS and fueled it right there in the corn lol It taxied out to the road via tow and lit up airborne... I shit you not lol

[@TheUnforgiven69]

@Karamjeet Bedi My pleasure. The military has been good to me.

[@Manufly59]

Thank you for your story.

[@rains761]

Fascinating story. How did he land the F18 in a cornfield without fodding both engines?

[@TheUnforgiven69]

@@rains761 They were fodded!

[@W1ldTangent]

@@TheUnforgiven69 straight into a full front-to-back inspection upon touching ground again I'll bet

[@TMM6900]

Never saw a jet takes off. So beautiful. The pilot says hi too. So cool

[@gregparrott]

Great show! The Fins are extremely well disciplined and efficient.

[@Manufly59]

Thank you!

[@nevadaboy9769]

Yep that good ole American jet aint to bad either, it dishes out discipline!

[@malcolmmckinlay2143]

Brilliant F18 shots, magic to watch,great Scannia Trucks all looks very efficient

[@juergenwest]

As a child I recall seeing a military jet land alongside the autobahn in Germany, it was pretty neat. I found it fascinating. I believe it occurred during the Yugoslav conflict.

[@BaloonLlama6056]

No one cares

[@Calbeans]

@@BaloonLlama6056 "walter white" 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 are you 11

[@Joefred77]

Can you tell us more about it, Like what kind of plane was it ?

[@BaloonLlama6056]

@@Calbeans are you eleven because your clearly acting like one

[@mamingakuri2436]

@@BaloonLlama6056 🤫

[@elmermason9685]

I never get tired of seeing that. Thanks for the video.

[@huw4888]

Reminds me of 1945 when I was stationed near Frankfurt and driving down the Autobahn to Munich -- just near Dachau it went through a forest and on each side were access points to where fighter aircraft -- remains of -- were parked! Yes really -- I was in WW-II but in the Infantry -- 63rd Infantry Division.

[@matthewgaines10]

Much respect.

[@sicknote1558]

Respect

[@emmap.7314]

Thank you for your service!

[@VagoniusThicket]

I was stationed in Dachau 1964 . 2nd Howitzer Battalion/ 35 Arty. Still had some old war torn buildings on base. Miss those days .

[@blackrifle6736]

*Much respect to you and your Greatest Generation comrades. From Munich to Austrian border, remains you saw were most likely Me 262 jets. Germans perfected Autobahn launch, recovery and concealment techniques still in use today. The Third Herd overran them on their way to Vienna. Cheers!*

[@ibnewton8951]

Absolutely awesome takeoff. Very impressive guys!

[@user-mo9dj8yt8k]

yep impressive burned all that fuel taken off Cool stuff

[@HomeAtLast501]

What was awesome about it --- it looked routine to me.

[@stephenbrowne3399]

You did a great job of capturing that. What a scene to witness live and thanks for filming.

[@Manufly59]

Thank you

[@goodputin4324]

@@Manufly59 more please!

[@Kwago1]

That thing will keep amazing my eyes for years to come! Happy Holidays❣

[@TS-ef2gv]

This reminds of my years as a crew chief on jets in the USAF. We also had to practice hot turnarounds, including refuel and rearm under many conditions including chem warfare, with us in full chem (MOPP) gear, engine running, environmentals providing outflow and the canopy remaining closed and locked to protect the pilot for the (simulated) chemical agent(s). That chem gear was hot and smothering, and if you weren't extra careful it could make you feel isolated in your cocoon to the point where you can lose some respect and perspective for where you were. Those jets have a lot of ways to hurt you if you do the wrong thing or let yourself be in wrong place at the wrong time. If you lose your respect for it, It can and will reach out and bite you. It's very rewarding work, however.

[@Manufly59]

Thanks for sharing your experience.

[@malcom6924]

I don’t see why you can’t have the engine on while refuelling. Yes it’s risky but depends the situation. And as for this Gents post. Sounds like you have to be very disciplined for this line of work. I wish I joined the RAF was I was a youngster.

[@carl5438]

Reminds me of hot refueling F-16s at MacDill AFB circa 1984-1989.

[@lintu25]

Soon we fly with F35, Hornets good as they are you're right they are kinda old. But we Finnish master it. kzbin.info/www/bejne/oF6kfoObpb5ni7M

[@briankeirns9936]

This is the most scenic hot pit I’ve ever seen

[@MulaBatiswaHutagaol]

0:57 - 01:20 just like in any ordinary gas station, windshield wiping service is also provided during refueling. Joke a side, this is a fine example of a well coordinated & executed operation.

[@MarttiSuomivuori]

Finnish Air Force will give Vladimir Vladimirovich a run for his money. These guys outfly just about all Top Guns alive today.

[@frankbuck99]

That's a sight that's hard to forget: a full afterburner takeoff right next to you! Used to park at the end of the runway at El Toro and watch the Phantoms take off. Awesome!

[@Manufly59]

Phantoms were muscle planes also.

[@shoe3727]

I worked on RF 4C Phantoms when in the Air National Guard , 117Th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing Birmingham , Al. 1978 Before i went to active Air force we had one get hit by a duck on a low level high speed training run , punched through the fuselage right below the canopy release buttons took out the Ram Air Turbine controls and guts all over the nav/ camera guy and did total of 128k damage to the plane ,i was 18 so i was right up there on top of it checking it all out lol and found a duck foot ,i give it to the pilot lol

[@frankbuck99]

@@shoe3727 my squadron at El Toro (VMCJ-3) had RF-4C and EA-6A's. No guns, no missiles, just speed.

[@greyjay9202]

An intense rate of climb for that Hornet. Impressive. In the U.S., this is what the interstate and defense highway system is all about. As SAC, Allied Forces, during WW2, Eisenhower knew how important this highway system could be.

[@FamilyManMoving]

Not anymore. I drive I-95 south almost 700 miles one way, and there are few places you could land an F-18 because of all the signs, cables, bad grades, and overhead obstructions. Plus the roads are just junk in many places (SC, I am looking at you). Georgia has a few decent spots that might work, and maybe some NC areas. But I think it's a forgotten aspect.

[@rontroy3843]

Few remember.

[@JDM_MSK]

@@FamilyManMoving lol they will just knock them down if they have to. If we are in a situation in the USA where we have to operate jets from public roads a few sign and wires will be the least of our worries !

[@yoyoyoyoshua]

@@FamilyManMoving ..... they can remove the signs and lights

[@FamilyManMoving]

@@JDM_MSK OK, good point. Now you tell me how they are going to clear all the deer! Wait...my crossbow looks like it is smiling.

[@teufelhunden222]

I miss those planes. Legacy hornets are such an underrated plane.

[@alane8673]

Thx for this video, McDonnell Douglas made such a beaut plane....a legendary aircraft.

[@scottbest8067]

Totally awesome. To the U.S. MILITARY, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.

[@MadeiraAirport]

Fantastic catch, stunning action!

[@douglas_brighty_tan127]

That is absolutely fantastic to see a F/A-18D Hornet doing hot refuelling 😁😊

[@shoe3727]

Awesome video I was a Aircraft Maintenance Tech in USAF from 1978 to 1982 Tyndall AFB Panama city Fl. I worked on T 33 s from the 50s lol T Bird when they fly out west they use to bring Coors beer back in luggage rack( you could not buy Coors east of the Mississippi River at that time), bootlegging beer in the Air force

[@manuelgelbart4303]

Heroic people of finland. Go ahead. The World is with yours.

[@Manufly59]

Thank you.

[@ssaraccoii]

Wow! Gas, clean the windows and check the oil! Full service! Finns do it right!

[@gerryvanwoerkom2660]

no rest room or coffee ...lol

[@simo805]

im 99%sure that its not for cleaning but removing static electricity, from air particles. You dont want any sparks when fueling

[@vapattaaks514]

I remember seeing a Hornet in an airshow in Pori, Finland. It was an unbelievable feeling. It almost feels like there's a thunder storm in your body when it passes by.

[@bafattvahetere]

Any modern jet does.

[@Realitygetreal]

St George Utah Air show just off runway when blue angels diamond 4 did I 10M high pass down the runway... I will probably never hear the same again :) but I was GRINNING for the 4 seconds the pass took :)

[@malcom6924]

Amazing aircraft to watch at an airshow. They all are. I remember seein the B1 lancer. Gosh that plane is beautiful. London England.

[@kimanthoni6377]

Kaikki oli väärällä puolella alusta asti! Hienosti analysoitu!!

[@huibertlandzaat1889]

You made a nice video. Thank you for uploading.

[@birchward]

Thats what I call a fill up !!!!!!!!! great team work /skill / video !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@hb1338]

Back in the days when there were Harriers stationed in Gütersloh, every year there would be an exercise where a number of aircraft would do an out-run where they landed on a motorway and pulled over onto a special lay-by area, which spent most of the year cunningly concealed. Kick the tyres, check the oil, sometimes they would take fuel, then a heavy departure and back home. The Germans hated them doing hover arrivals and departures because it (allegedly) damaged the tarmac. One year the police re-opened the motorway before the aircraft had departed and there were a few minutes of chaos; the incident ended when the ground chief told a motorway cop exactly what would happen to him if he didn't sort out the mess "in the next ten seconds".

[@sharksrcbash]

What a beautiful jet, had my complete attention. Great footage.

[@sharksrcbash]

Also, he burned all that new fuel on that great climb.

[@piaggio780]

I liked the method that the ground crew used to remove “static electricity “ prior to connecting the single point nozzle!

[@skiptastic1000]

I noted that also, just the plastic canopy too, and the wand itself was earthed.

[@EricT01]

Is it necessary to do everytime you refuel a plane?

[@johncoleman6927]

Thats hilarious i wondered what they were doing, my first thought was cleaning but the canopy looked immaculate and they never did the whole thing.

[@Raceboy66.2]

the jets are filled with sensitive electronics like a radar and location tracker in case you get lost for example. you wouldn't want to introduce raw electricity that could potentially overload it rendering most of the fighter inoperable. you wouldn't be able to tell if a friend or foe is approaching and would be taken out before you were given a idea to what it was.

[@ParkerUAS]

@@EricT01 yes, even shut down they will still electrically bond the truck to the plane. The jet builds up a static charge in flight and that can take a while to dissipate on its own. Also, fuel passing through the fuel filter on its truck can also build a charge, so it is a safety measure. With a hot fuel, that means the engines and hydraulics are running, so even more chances for arcing and sparking of static charges. Finally the canopy is very prone to building a static charge, hence the discharge wand you see. Jet fuel is essentially a highly refined kerosene (like camp fuel) and as such is susceptible to ignition from electrical sparks. Unfortunately, every safety method you see is the result of an accident somewhere that taught a lesson.

[@edlangley4660]

To all Fins, be proud of your Air Force. They are at the top of their game and I'm fairly certain, that if required to do so, they can bloody any bears nose should they have too

[@tomgoodwin8339]

I love America. Thank you Grandpa and Grandma.

[@briankeeley6464]

Oh the memories! We did this a lot back in my USAF days. Hot pitting, that is. Highway landings and takeoffs are quite rare. Thanks for posting this!!

[@Manufly59]

Thank you and best regards from newest NATO member Finland.

[@JK-dv3qe]

@@Manufly59 good luck with joining Warpig NATO. they have lost everything they have gotten into for the last 40 years

[@donsland1610]

I watched the Swedish Air Force refuel and rearm a Viggen on a highway back in 1974! I bet they're even better at it now.

[@Manufly59]

Hope so.

[@martinlarsson5702]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/h6qnYZ-fntSMbqc. They are!

[@cjwyhs9601]

I'm trying to imagine the FOD walk necessary to make a highway ready for flight ops in the US. You'd need several 5 ton trucks just for all the burger wrappers, red bull cans, and random Pontiac parts.

[@sicknote1558]

😆 lol

[@Vikingdescendent]

Amazing footage! Thx for posting.

[@Manufly59]

Thank you!

[@billmiller3425]

I had to do a hot refuel on an SR71 when I was on a mission to drop off a great American - General Jeremy Dimitte - on a secret mission over Fallujah. We had to land to refuel on the 405 in California at rush hour. General Dimwitte held on to the wing as we passed over the traffic so he could signal them to stop. He held on despite us traveling at MACH 6. Our call sign was Motor-1. True hero.

[@Manufly59]

Thanks for nice story.

[@NavyLeaguer]

Gorgeous Legacy Hornet -- God's fighter. Few civilians will get to see a deck run from such a close vantage point,

[@jimmiegiboney2473]

17K Thumbs Up + Mine! 👍 Thanks for the very fun, digital video recording! 🎬✌️🖖🙏🤠🤓😎 Note: It makes me miss going to airshows. Our local airport used to have them. But now we only have car shows.

[@sandybarbee8401]

President Eisenhower should be remembered as the Father of our interstate hiway system . One of the driving forces was to have LONG , FREQUENT , STRAIGHT , LEVEL stretches of Highway for precisely what you see in this video . In case of war , Airbases would be prime targets for early destruction so planes COULD land on these highways and continue to operate !!! Thank You Sir !

[@allenrichardson2956]

The Republic of Korea used to perform a similar drill during their monthly alerts. A section of the Seoul to Pusan highway would be closed and a jet would land, refuel, rearm, and takeoff again.

[@johnnyfred2125]

I’m digging the four wheel turning wheels on the tanker.😮

[@RailFanRob]

Wow this is incredible!! Nice footage man! Hello from USA!!

[@Manufly59]

Thanks, and hello from Finland.

[@everready19373]

I was a weapons troop on F-16's from Jan of 83 until Nov of 85. We used to do ICT Integrated Combat Turnarounds with live ammo. It was a rush loading the jet with munitions while the engine was running and it was being refueled.

[@saintnificent5532]

What A Beautiful Machine!

[@StefanBaiatu]

Wow, great job! Congrats!!!

[@ryanquinn1257]

Jets are so rad. How fast it goes to being thousands of feet up once preflight checks are done and it actually launches.

[@phoenixsui]

Love the FA-18, greetings from Switzerland.

[@Manufly59]

Thanks

[@jimcrawford5039]

Long live Finland! Cheers from Australia.

[@Duyf]

Goosbumps seeing the acceleration Nice video! vahva suomi !

[@Manufly59]

Kiitos

[@miguelamaya6246]

IT'S ALWAYS AWESOME, seeing our military land and take off... thank you for sharing your video with us...

[@TheMrMused]

This is in Finland and the jet belongs to the Finnish Air Force. Tell me you don't read without telling me you don't read.

[@PCVMoldova]

@@TheMrMused Maybe he's Finnish.

[@blackrifle6736]

@@PCVMoldova *Never assume. Mr. Amaya is a proud Texan who failed to observe the details of this presentation. As an aside, how many Amayas do you think you would find in any Finnish phone book? Probably zero. Cheers!*

[@superiortech12]

extraordinary as a pilot who flies America's best planes. they have been voted into the best current air force

[@stevelee4653]

Hornet still has a bite.. and is very very powerful!! totally a beautiful bird!

[@ogr7771]

Beautiful F-18, make's you proud to be and American! We build the best Fighters!

[@amidala1789]

😂

[@evanr648]

What a joke, us Canadians do

[@vramz210]

This is what I call Roadside Assistance! 👏👏

[@AvtarSinghHistory]

Finland's greatest fighter

[@jonathanspratling5469]

We were kind of guinea pigs once in Iraq, in Tal Afar. Was on screen duty in the city, and heard over the radio, "Button up and give feedback. GPS guided MLRS inbound." It hit what they aimed at, less than 200m away. Only time I ever seen a concrete building burn.

[@ivangh94]

Those jets are amazing.

[@nerifterafrnam4682]

Anyone wondering, this is Finland. Didn´t know they have Hornets in their fleet but the plates on that refuelling vehicle. The red plates in front which denote some sort of "dangerous (ie flammable) cargo" and some kid among watchers is speaking what sounds like their language.

[@_YellovvJacket_]

Yeah, Finland uses Hornets, and the Hornet has Finnish roundels.

[@jamesbarrett918]

In August 2021 the USAF landed 4 A-10 Warthogs on a state highway in northern Michigan. Also 2 C-146 transports. A month later they landed a C-130 Hercules on a state highway in Wyoming.

[@TheMrMused]

Short roll, punched to fast climb, then rolling out to the right. If that ever ceases to amaze me, I can't imagine what will have replaced it.

[@trekmanone1676]

Most countries are retiring their F16 and F18 in favor of the F35 Lightening.

[@chriskanaiza8794]

A fly by after take off would have been iconic

[@Imnotyourdoormat]

"No need to check under the hood my good man, everything under there is OK".......

[@darrellguss1553]

What a beautiful aircraft!

[@forward876]

those trees ingesting the jet blast are toast!

[@LuciferMorningstarDanny]

I live parallel to the runway at Amberley AFB brisbane . FA-18 hornet base . They are about to start practicing for an air show as low as 60m 180ft low flying , can’t wait it’s going to be awesome . Usually a busy airspace along with refueling aircraft and the occasional American b2 stealth bomber or 4 ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@artistjoh]

Australian airforce (as well as the Flying Doctor) uses the highway across the Nullabor Plain as runway. There are even aprons made beside the highway where aircraft can park and not impede traffic. Several videos of this here on KZbin.

[@noremacbeez]

Hey Danny, what airshow is happening??... I am on the Sunny Coast...

[@sharonkemp3029]

Air Force Veteran in the house and this is TOTALLY AWESOME🫡🫡🫡🫡❤️❤️❤️👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾💃🏽💃🏽💃🏽🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@Manufly59]

Thank you!

[@Micha_RS]

A nice vid..many greets from a german soldier.Helicopter-training Center. Bückeburg..Good luck and a nice start ..

[@TK-ns3qk]

One of the fiercest jets on earth.

[@NotaVampyre111]

That is about the most unmarked plane I've ever seen. No tail numbers, unit numbers, or anything but a small circle with a dot that I think is their nationality insignia. They put the plain in plane. My only experience with hot fueling happened one night when I was sent out with a crew to safe the planes before entering the refurling area. We had A-7E's in my squadron. They have 2 tires on the nose gear, or they are supposed to. This one came in a short one. After getting all the weapon stations pinned, I informed the pilot and he decided to skip fueling and head straight back to the hanger. We found out later that the wheel probably fell off after he left Alameda and ended up in the bay before he retracted his gear.

[@Manufly59]

Thanks for story and comments.

[@lee-ln5bg]

Heavily marked craft😞

[@JRINASIA]

I remember seeing same experience in 1978 but with a F-14 Tomcat at U.S. Naval Air Station Cubi Point, Philippines. That was so powerful the Tomcat was going straight up like a rocket with afterburners viewing at night.

[@duncanmcewan1049]

The Tomcat was an incredible aircraft... Things move on, but definitely I still have a soft spot for the F14 :)

[@cgh1279]

Unbelievable greatfull -Thanks for this file👍🏻

[@Manufly59]

Thank you!

[@deksea]

Great show at the end. I would have loved to be one of those spectators. Great that they are allowed to watch as such a close distance.

[@Manufly59]

Agree!

[@alexzingo6952]

Hyvä video, lisää tollasta.

[@Manufly59]

Kiitos

[@mikejung3908]

Wow, what raw power,15 or so tons gone in about 60 seconds❤️👍😮

[@lonestarintn9137]

Member back in the 80s I was a crew chief on C-130s in the USAF. We used to land on highways somewhere in South Korea during huge exercise called Team Spirit. Used to have these huge exercises once a year during Cold War era.

[@svensjo79]

Kiitos from Kansas!

[@Manufly59]

Thank you and Best regards from Finland!

[@javiergonzalezlopez10]

Badass refuelling 🤟