F/A-18 Block III Super Hornet Tour

Take a tour of the Boeing F/A-18 Block III #SuperHornet. Learn how the F/A-18 Block III Super Hornet’s next-generation technologies - like an advanced cockpit system and enhanced network infrastructure - will keep it ahead of the future threat for decades to come.
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[@vivekkaushik9508]

Love this beauty. She's such a marvelous piece of engineering.

[@RaveSharrma]

This is just good marketing like grippen. Not a capable aircraft

[@dwizzleusa4202]

@@RaveSharrma lol do what? One of the most capable aircraft ever made multi role

[@weasle2904]

@@RaveSharrma Not capable? How long have you been under a rock? One of the best Navy aircraft ever devised

[@spartanx9293]

@@RaveSharrma the Gripen main form of marketing is it's legion of Fanboys who refuse to see the value in aircraft that are not the Gripen

[@Tenohekabanzai]

@@RaveSharrma bhakt hai kya rafale ke jagah kuch dekh nhi pata kya ? 😂😂

[@elopeous3285]

i love a good hornet. Glad to see its sting getting a new shine gonna be one real busy bee when 2023 rolls round.

[@tbwpiper189]

American ingenuity in aircraft manufacture and design is astounding.

[@flackcat5928]

Love seeing the photos of the CFTs on Salty Dog 125 from VX-23, NAS Pax River, MD.

[@rickykurniawann]

He's one of the aviators who appeared in PBS' Carrier documentary series back in 2008.

[@dp4advanced234]

Ricky Kurniawan nice

[@wirllll]

Jir

[@roddy6924]

I get to fly the f18c in DCS World. Completely love this plane, even if it's just in a sim. Keep up the great work Boeing 🙂

[@joshturner7917]

Hola friend. Sir; If u would tell me; how much stuff/equipment/$/Hard/software does it take ~ for one to play/train on DCS World?.? & whats the platform? Like ps5, or, home computer, or, is it more like real life flight simulator. In which one can climb into. & strap into? Anyways, appreciate anything u could share with me. Thx, again. Catch you on the flip side..🛫✈🛬 ✌

[@NietBarkieNeef]

@@joshturner7917 you need track ir or vr to play and if you want you can buy a HOTAS

[@TheReck12]

Aged poorly

[@therealsharat]

Beauty with super tech Old and tested design, yet new with years of R&D on the same airframe, resulting in a SUPER polished Super Hornet Great job Boeing!

[@RaveSharrma]

Its not a capable platform

[@therealsharat]

@@RaveSharrma lol on what basis?

[@χσχσ-ν3χ]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@spartanx9293]

@@RaveSharrma if it wasn't the u.s air force wouldn't use it

[@kevint1911]

Super duper hornet!

[@LazyHobo32]

The RCAF does not operate the F/A-18C variant of the legacy hornets. They operate the earlier A and B variants designated as CF188A and CF188B. Blows my mind that a representative from Boeing stated incorrect information in a video meant to persuade the RCAF into buying their new super hornets

[@orangefanta3163]

Well they lost anyways. Ig they should've taken into account the grievances they caused during the Bombardier spat. We canadians are smarter than they think

[@efoxneo]

Thankfully Canada went with the F-35 to replace the aging fleet of CF188s (CF-18).

[@Gridlocked]

It ain’t that serious.

[@jennifercarruth2811]

@@orangefanta3163 ye

[@n194ya]

Therefore F/A 18 super hornet is my favorite fighter jet ❤❤👏👏👏

[@senorpotato8657]

This is my favourite fighter in the whole world

[@hazlinabdulhamid7461]

From Malaysia.✌️😊✌️🇲🇾

[@1anre]

Canada really enjoyed using these jets.

[@iamakar]

Thank you very much and good luck

[@chrismcfee9917]

Is no

[@lindawilkins5381]

Love it. You guys are so smart It takes time to get it together ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@tbolt2948]

Every time I hear a sonic boom over Hannibal I wonder if it's a new Hornet being put through It's paces. I've got to admit though, the Viper is still my favorite.

[@trevortayler6258]

Gotta love the GE F-414 engines made here in Lynn Ma

[@growler7776]

They need EPEs

[@elaineblackhurst1509]

Just shows what Boeing can do when it takes it time to do engineering properly.We have The Poseidon based 5 months ago In Scotland to sound engineeringMax has left a stain on Boeing’s good name 🇺🇸🇬🇧🙏👍👩‍✈️👨‍✈️🌏🌍🌎✈️

[@Red_Sector_7]

Canada is looking to replace its' entire fleet of original [or legacy] F/A-18s and one of the front runners is the Super Hornet Block III, which is the reason he is referencing the RCAF in the video. Many reasons for this; twin engines, follow-on continuity with a familiar and reliable aircraft, and the RCAF prioritizes interoperability with the USAF and US Navy. Super Hornet Block III brings a lot to the table in terms of ordnance load-out, technology and of course twin engine reliability over our northern territories when intercepting Russian aircraft. Just an opinion of course, but I think when the smoke clears from the fighter jet competition, the RCAF will choose the Block III over the F-35 and the Gripen. Those are great jets but with only one engine that is a huge disadvantage in this competition considering the vast frontier of patrolling the arctic.

[@roddy6924]

f35 for the win

[@scopedog9197]

Should have gone with the Super Hornet, eh? As a Canadian...in all seriousness...

[@larrysmith2485]

Beautiful plane keep up the good work!

[@mrsimp2410]

What a beautiful machine

[@jebb125]

was on the Flight test team for the E/F, hornets have came a long way since then i see...

[@blue387]

Philippine Air Force should buy these

[@kirkdecker6228]

You folks rock!

[@ikhsanmajid787]

Great,F/A-18F Super Hornet is my favorite naval aircraft carrier.If Boeing add CFT will became Super Hornet as beast fighter in the Sky

[@RVNspotting]

What an awesome aircraft, hopefully it will be Finland's choice!

[@valko022]

Nope, but the F 35 A, hmh! But, the F 35 A is Better Jet, than the Super Hornet, alltough It is a AirForce Jet and not the NAVY, like the Super Hornet is! But the F 35 A can lift 9 % more, than the Super Hornet and is more stealthy and so on = aso, but It is not yet 100 % ready, like the Super Hornet is and I like the Colour and the looks etc of the Super Hornet more, than the F 35 A and even more, than the F 35 C, which by the way is the NAVY F 35 Version.

[@RVNspotting]

@@valko022 Still looks like a toyplane with that thin nose gear. Needs a frggin drag chute to perform a safe landing on slippery runways. Lacks a tailhook and I wonder how light the aircraft has to be, to perform a short field landing lol.

[@lance_the_avocado9492]

Yes but can you put it in DCS for us?

[@jamesm7072]

Im 16 right now, and i plan to join the marine corps when i am able to. Right now, im literally yearning to fly one of these so badly.

[@Tenohekabanzai]

india needs this 🔥🔥

[@tubertuber3757]

They picked Rafale

[@Adam2326-v1b]

I hope malaysian will operate this beautiful hornet

[@franciscoaponto]

Olá, já temos o vídeo atualizado do F/A-18 Block III Super Hornet Tour?

[@dobbiaco5399]

Boeing💪

[@FlightSimulatorXATC]

Where have we seen Proton before? He seems super familiar...

[@JWinners24]

PBS special Carrier

[@rccarfan4865]

Nice

[@k.bm17]

Block 3 is mounting CFT? I LOVE THAT!

[@crimcrusader8459]

@Love To Travel It's more like they seem to be more troublesome to use in an aircraft carrier.

[@tubertuber3757]

@@crimcrusader8459 Exactly right. USN is not going to acquire them for that very reason.

[@crimcrusader8459]

@@tubertuber3757 Until the USN either finds a way to easily use the CFTs or that Boeing is able to create a later version of the CFTs which are easier to use. As it is, the Australian Air Force can definitely use the CFTs for their Super Hornets.

[@tubertuber3757]

@@crimcrusader8459 USN isn't showing any interest in paying what it to further develop CFTs where they would be usable on carriers, and Australia's fleet of 24 Fs and 11 Gs is to small for them to foot the bill. Also, Australia has no plans to acquire Block IIIs.

[@Skybolter]

this plane is now on Ace Combat 7

[@clarencehopkins7832]

Excellent stuff bro

[@markjmaxwell9819]

I heard a centreline drop tank is being designed for the FA-18 Super Hornet with a very low radar signature. The tank might even be built out of a composite material.

[@redosorio5278]

Where’s the F-15EX? any update boeing?

[@Tigershark_3082]

Did you see their newest video?

[@dlivex9492]

Navy blue angels will be flying this new aircraft.👍

[@michaelengle9062]

they are now. Superbug looks beautiful in blue.

[@mav4516]

Yall need to revive the F-23 Black Widow ll

[@TheRibbonRed]

That's a Northrop Grumman product, not Boeing's.

[@saitama3828]

That looked like a 6 gen fighter

[@spartanx9293]

Can't it was prototype and it lost

[@TheReck12]

Proton is a cool call sign, I wonder how he got it. Always positive?

[@raghavpatel8033]

We need those bad boys in india for protect our Democracy 🎯

[@tuhinkar8312]

@JEET where u get information

[@GauravSharma-lj3zz]

We need Growler version too.

[@krishnendusamanta2900]

@JEET really...i didn't see anything yet about this order

[@10000years]

how do you protect democracy with fighter jets? the Americans use this jets to invade sovereign nations disregarding democracy and human rights. there are countries that had no air force for a long time and yet they still have their democracy. the only way you fight for democracy is at the ballot polls

[@RK-bj8ho]

@@10000years he ment sovereignty

[@steynfnstr_photography]

Are you going to review the new f15ex?

[@purelife9000]

Callsign Proton because he's such a positive guy! my callsign is Electron because...shaddup!!!

[@neilsolomon9149]

God bless USA. Forever. 🇺🇸

[@PollyWhopper]

Plane awesome!

[@yoursbrahmastra7050]

✈ Fkin sexy Fighter Jet!!👍🏻👍🏻

[@satvrday3460]

Have some plan to use new stuff on Block 3 ?

[@nathanapplegate5374]

I love how this thing was added to Ace Combat 7

[@RaveSharrma]

Well done boeing! You've marketed your platform well...now add some capabilities in it as well!! Still not good enough

[@Predator42ID]

The FA-18 superhornet is cleared to drop every known bomb in the US arsenal shy of bunker busters. How is it not good enough? It is also cleared to launcher air to air and anti ship missiles. While she ain't the fastest or the most nimble she is by far one of the most versatile planes on the planet.

[@xris5697]

It can operate drones as well

[@msb3235]

I wish my country upgrade our 1990's era F-18D to Block III. Best multi-role fighter in the world.

[@mystyle_jm8997]

Wasn't the Marines already have their own F-35B?

[@pikminlord343]

great video

[@SuperiorAmericanGuy]

Eagle 1 fox 3!

[@andriisanjaya]

any updates from SH Block III? i never hear or read any updates since the SH Block III first flight 🤔

[@marcs990]

Great piece of kit. Just one question though. Does all these enhancements have any negative effect on its dogfighting skills? Is it a better dogfighter than the previous versions or is it better. I’m not talking about any technical reasons why it would be such as a better radar or a less prominent cross section, I’m talking about the close in knife fight in a telephone box. In close n dirty. If anyone knows I would be happy to hear. Thanks everyone n so glad Canada is finally getting this jet.

[@DJones476]

The conformal fuel tanks make her a tad sluggish when they're full, but if the weight is reasonable, there is no _real_ difference between a Block II and a Block III.

[@trashpanda314]

The Hornet/Super Hornet is a multi-role fighter. It was never designed to be a air superiority fighter, and among the US teen series fighters the Hornet is the slowest and least capable in a dogfight. It is however, a great multi-role fighter with a big tool box of capabilities and missions. The F-35 will progress Naval aviation significantly, and the new blocks of Super Hornets will supplement the F-35’s well into the future. Especially as a tanker, ordinance carrier, and electronic attack platform(Growler).

[@marcs990]

@@DJones476 thanks for the info 😎

[@marcs990]

@@trashpanda314 Thanks for the info.

[@Smokeyr67]

According to those who’ve flown the Block 3 with CFT’s they make negligible impact on performance

[@ltpenniss6691]

Conformal is off the table now. PMA-265 officially CANX that MOD.

[@malcolmcossar6447]

I think I detected a little subtle hint there that The Canadians should purchase this aircraft😏I have No connection what so ever to Boeing and I'm not Canadian but I'd like to see that too! I hope the issues with the conformal fuel tanks can be successfully resolved🤔 But I have No doubt Boeing is working on that problem and it will eventually be successfully resolved!👍

[@radityac.m.s6851]

0:41 when i see Boeing say the left side is traditional i was like : 😐😐😐what!!!? By the way i like the new cockpit.... It's was like f-35

[@dwightdesierto6200]

Wow...love it!!

[@jay-ralde4253]

Wow!!!...i didnt know Deadpool was a Program manager of Boeing..😱

[@trashpanda314]

Didn’t hear him mention infrared search and track(IRST).

[@munkfish101]

Do they actually operate it with CFT’s?

[@tubertuber3757]

No

[@joshturner7917]

For the layman; Are there any external visual distinctions between the super-hornets & her upgrade ~ Block3? Or, is it all internal? Newer & faster computers/RADARS/Sensors/ etc.? B/c Honestly, I cannot tell a difference. Hornets beautiful, all!

[@sergeant_salty]

other than the addition of the two external fuel tanks on top, no you can't really tell

[@fishnchips5826]

Is the conformal fuel tank optional? If so will the USN use it?

[@tubertuber3757]

Despite the pictures, USN will not use the conformal fuel tanks because in testing they brought too many problems for carrier use. They were on offer for new export orders if the customer would pay to finish development, but there haven't been any of those since this video was made, and the Super Hornet line is scheduled to shut down in 2027.

[@Apollo-tj1vm]

How does one earn the callsign "Proton"?

[@hishamosman4341]

Wonder just what is the price tag for this Block 3 variant?

[@socratissolon8432]

Ok manda 120 destes aqui para o Brasil! Que eu vou preparar o cheque

[@elijahglasser1421]

Wow super Hornets

[@F22ERaptor]

Pure Beauty

[@menons4republic476]

A Beauty would be able to provide a Video on FA 18 block III pitching for India

[@andrewgordon235]

The F14 had a bvr missile called the Phoenix Missile does the F18 have something similar?

[@thecommentator3732]

Yes Its the AMRAAM

[@Gridlocked]

AIM-120 AMRAAM.

[@wmtford4043]

Why the sales pitch to Canada in this otherwise generic video? Nothing in it that the Canucks don't already know.

[@mingming9604]

Nothing about the stealthy weapon pod?

[@bloomch]

Former Wing Commander for Strike Fighter Wing Atlantic at NAS Oceana.

[@simplyrealistc1232]

It’s just been put in Ace Combat 7.

[@popitgirl2156]

please make an evolution history of Boeing planes

[@pedroferri6397]

Even today, I do not believe that my Brazil did not choose this aircraft.

[@REZSu-30MKM]

The suitable fighter aircraft to replace the retired MiG-29N in the service of the Royal 🇲🇾 Air Force (RMAF)😎

[@kikotv9333]

Can you put the avionics into a mig 35

[@Alfa_Chef]

India should definitely buy this if they are planning a flat deck 3rd aircraft carrier, which I believe they are.

[@RaveSharrma]

India SHOULDN'T buy these! These are not capable platforms

[@gourabdebnath9449]

What is the RCS ?

[@mgsaviation9292]

Cool!!!!

[@bangkitnyaagamaadatnusantara]

Pesawat nya top gun nih , tni beli ini aja ketimbang f15ex

[@trodat07]

Impressive work on the skin, although I thought it'd feature hexagons all over replacing any square panels from the previous designs.

[@kabirafakira.]

Where's the IR seeker in block 3?

[@EnigmaticPenguin]

Aaaaaaaand we went back to the F35.

[@74360CUDA]

When he was still in the Navy, was he Captain Proton?

[@JWinners24]

He retired as CAPT. last year.

[@blairbrown4812]

@@JWinners24 Are you,by any chance,a Star Trek fan?

[@shravanikurve8693]

It would be very remarkable to use 24 f18 super-hornet, to relief budget efficiency. OK,, comment.

[@cosmoray9750]

Will the Indian choose SH or the Rafael for their aircraft carrier ?

[@Bramon83]

Conformal fuel tanks. Geez that explains the F-16 humps now. Would have never thought about fuel

[@agniteyt]

A Corvette with a Rolls Royce Interior...

[@luish19779]

👍

[@JuanAdam12]

Was he going off-script with the line about the “legacy” Canadian F/A-18’s and “dual engines”?

[@FalkenHunter705]

"Legacy" is in fact the term used to distinguish the A through D models from the newer and physically quite different E and F models.

[@JuanAdam12]

@@FalkenHunter705 Yes, but in discussing legacy he talked about the F-18 having "dual engines." That goes without saying, right?

[@RicPeterson1]

@@JuanAdam12 Pointed out that the Lockheed Lightning and SAAB Gripen are single engine.

[@KB4QAA]

@@JuanAdam12 Don't forget the "Incredible Redundancy". Redundant Redundancy. Sheesh.

[@ravram1317]

Canada is trying to replace its legacy hornets. There is a competition with the the super hornet, F-35, and the Saab Gripen, both of which are single engine jets. The jets would be patrolling over the tundra and the Arctic ocean, so he is showing how the superhornet has a greater chance of making it back to relative safety if something goes wrong with the engine.

[@midge604]

I'd love to see the R.C.A.F fly the Super Hornet too, I'm not a fan of the F-35 Turkey

[@georgezhu1135]

mike midge I hate fancy technologies like f 35

[@midge604]

@@georgezhu1135 The F-18 is tried tested and true. If we're going to be sending our pilots out to fly in Canada's huge expanses I would like them to have two engines.

[@Crunch104]

The Hornet is my fav, but you can't deny the F35 has advantages. Primarily the ability to shoot first due to it being detected last with it lower radar cross-section. Although the F35 has a slower top speed to give its missile energy in long range BVR.

[@Zone5Aviation]

Why the Canada reference? They broke off the Super Hornet proposal in favour buying Australia’s Legacy Hornets as an interim to F-35.

[@Cormorant1011]

Wait does he know something about what replacement fighter jet Canada is going to pick? Cause I haven't heard anything yet about what jet Canada is getting.

[@uggy5010]

Hello

[@lozimba1259]

Ok, but the next time in English Tanks 😎😁

[@inankaradag9703]

Thank You real good! I had that muche tings in my head! So buck!

[@baldhedgehog]

I feel like the rcaf could purchase both gripen and the super hornet

[@goose5253]

Well yeah, but it would be more expensive than just getting the f35, because of crew training, and overall inefficiency and expense. This is why the American aircraft carriers only carry a couple types of jets now, unlike before in the 1970-90 where they had a kajillion different planes. Also the Canadian military budget isn’t as big as for example, America or China.