F/A-18F Super Hornet Display | Avalon 2023

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[@anthonyATteamMUROC]

At different lighting angles, you can see the pilot’s eyes. A lot of concentration there! Nice little detail showing the 1 Squadron emblem on the t-shirt under the flight suit. Go RAAF.

[@AJS86]

PLAAF the world best 🤣

[@Raff483]

I went to the airshow this year it was funu

[@HornetPoster]

@@AJS86 I wonder where you would be from 🤦‍♂

[@AJS86]

@@HornetPoster I'm the troll that lives under the bridge 🤣

[@HornetPoster]

@@AJS86 I can see that very clearly.

[@squizzy7275]

I was there today, and out of all the flying displays the F-18 Super Hornet was my favourite! Couldn’t wipe the smile from my face! Loved every minute of the show!!!

[@Xpc197]

My favourite was the f22

[@squizzy7275]

@@Xpc197 completely understand that thing is awesome and pure performance!

[@gureno19]

I love hornets....but the raptor was mind boggling, especially if you have a grasp on what most jets can do in BFM.

[@flemsha]

Great footage. Saw the show today, blown away by both the Rhino and the Lightning II. The RAAF showcase was fantastic showing off the capability of the fast jets and the other platforms (my son has gone to bed cuddling the little cardboard model C-17 he was handed)! Thank you for protecting our skies.

[@jeffnicol-mi9eg]

That would have to be one of the best clips I have seen on KZbin. Pilots face, ground, clouds, speed and clear vision. OK I am an Aussie too. Be there Sunday.

[@bendavis6530]

Shoutout RAAF for doubling up as the actual RNZAF since we have no jets 😢😂❤

[@DaveWhoa]

mate get some F-35's in ya!

[@bendavis6530]

@@DaveWhoa I couldn’t agree more!!! At some point we will wake up. In my head it feels like we’re letting our allies bare the cost of safety. Thanks I guess!

[@DaveWhoa]

@@bendavis6530 and we're seeing it now with Ukraine for example - they want F-16 jets, but just the training alone for those is 18 months ... that's a lonnng time to wait if your country is under attack. Invest in deterrence today so we don't need to fight war tomorrow

[@homers7777]

Oh that right the former pm doesn't like any mil . She wouldn't even let a nuke class US carrier in to her waters.. (unless nz was attacked then it would be ok.) Australia is not much better. We wait for something to happen then go "oh crap". But it makes the loopy left and the greens happy . We will never learn

[@user-tm4bi1nl4q]

Big shout out to the boys in the squadrons who keep these things in the air 24/7! & To their families who support them behind the scenes! Your service is appreciated!!!

[@martinXY]

3:32 Always do a head check, by turning your head and looking over your shoulder to see the blind spots, just before you change lanes.

[@brettchristensen7382]

Thanks for this, RAAF. A better view than I would've had from the ground, and I didn't have to sit four hours in ground traffic. 👍👍 (Actually, the highway traffic looks OK at this time. 😊)

[@bahyasta]

It was fine. About 35 mins from exiting the highway to parking. Absolute breeze leaving

[@millsenberry]

This was simply amazing to watch down on the ground in person! My daughter won't shoosh about it 🤣🤣

[@-qwerty-4422]

Got to see today's display, absolutely phenomenal! Go RAAF!

[@michaelw6173]

Negative G's looked good, that strapped helped highlight them.

[@FoxBat38]

It'll be a long road but no matter what, I am going to get to this point. Per Ardua Ad Astra!

[@Torana-gz5ls]

Good luck. Hope you get there.

[@stvka]

Good luck mate i wish you the best! We are all gonna make it!

[@devonlord99]

Best of luck mate. You’ll be in the skies and I’ll be on the seas 😁

[@PaulP580]

Love this, our RAAF rocks 👍

[@hooticus123]

Awesome, loved watching this display, definitely going to join the Air Force in the future. Hope to one day fly one of these magnificent warbirds!

[@almostsailing1280]

In 2011 I took my son to Avalon to support his interest in an Air Force career. That's him you can see in the video. Dreams really do come true. Not sure of your age, but Air Force Cadets is a great place to start your investigation.

[@danielcarmichael8961]

@@almostsailing1280 that’s the best 👏👏👏

[@RiceBoy1975]

Love the RAAF I was a cadet there I enjoyed it very much thank you for your service

[@colindeer9657]

Yes me to 8 flight Gawler South Australia. Was great training. Still love the RAAF. also cheers. So good having all this excellent content around.

[@Michael.Chapman]

Go the Australian Air Force, and its superbly trained personnel--thank you! Does anyone know if the dual engine F/A-18F Super Hornet can out dogfight or out maneuver our newly purchased single engine F-35 Lightnings? Was hoping to see the Hornet pull Pugachev's Cobra (it is said to be possible when modified) or a spectacular tailslide--and also to see the Australian Air Force hedge its bets by investing in just a few advanced Russian Sukhoi Gen 4/5 fighters--because that's what we'll actually be up against here in this region, if the chips are ever down. Sukhoi's fighter hyper-maneuverability is always a joy to see (the jets can literally sky-dance) and I understand they are also less expensive. BTW, Soviet test pilot Viktor Pugachev, first demonstrated the Cobra publicly in 1989, at the Le Bourget air show--it apparently achieved the intended effect--stunning Western spectators who couldn't believe their eyes.

[@rickykurniawann]

In terms of fighter jets, anything can outperform other anything. Employ tailored tactics, train well, master the advantage and disadvantage of the aircraft and you'll be one step ahead of your adversaries. But one thing for sure, the Super Hornet is the one of the best dogfighter out there with its incredible slow speed, high AOA nose authority.

[@ngarewyrd]

No chance for the RAAF to purchase Russian equipment any time soon, if they were ever going to, it would have been twenty years ago. Now? Not a chance in hell. Even if the Sukhoi was cheaper (which it isn't, not really) it wouldn't fit into the RAAF Doctrine. And the Cobra Manoeuvre is just a bit of showy flying to wow 'em at airshows, Has zero real world influence in a fighting environment

[@theotherphil]

5th Gen fighters conduct operations at BVR. The F18 wouldn't get anywhere close enough to get into a dogfight with an F35

[@Michael.Chapman]

@@ngarewyrd I understand exactly what you mean :-) However, at the time we committed to the F-35 for our future, I’ll never forget one aviation expert’s assessment on Four Corners I believe, of the F-35 as being “Ineffective for its primary purpose” with associated comments that it would retard the effectiveness of the RAAF for the next 50 years. Might be false but those comments stuck with me. Then the whole argument that dogfighting is dead, along with need for hyper-manoeuvrability given the American philosophy that in future no F-22 or F-35 would ever come within 100 miles of enemy fighters due to a stealthy electronic battlefield. Still, is it a missed opportunity that the F-22 didn’t receive 3D vectored thrust?

[@ngarewyrd]

@@Michael.Chapman There has been a long standing concerted effort to poo-poo the abilities of the F-35 by a lot of people, Most of those people who have the opinion that the F-35 is "ineffective for primary purpose" don't know what the hell they're talking about (see, Pierre Sprey, a failed jazz artist who moonlighted once as a thorn in the side of the folks designing the F-15) Hypermanouverability was shown to be less then important once we started making missiles that didn't need the plane to be facing in the direction of the target to hit And yes, The F-35 will get within 100 miles of enemies, even in US doctrine, They installed a cannon on the thing after all, but when you've gotten to that point, Shit has really hit the fan and you really should have bugged out ages ago. In terms of ability, the F-35 is one of the most capable weapons platforms in the world, just because of the software and radar suites. Add to that the teaming with the MQ-28a, you've got an effective tool that will be difficult to counter. Adding 3d vectored thrust on the F22 only adds complexity, cost and weight for near zero advantage.

[@mustlovedogs5569]

He adjusts himself in seat a lot. Straps aren’t very tight he even pulls them back up

[@MatthewJoyceAUS]

Why do a display with missiles on the rails? Surely a clean ship would be best? Also why so far from the crowd? US Airshows they get closer by a good amount.

[@NoName-ds5uq]

What a great display! Never get low and slow in a turning fight with a Super Hornet!

[@longslongprong]

SU-57 has just entered the chat

[@NoName-ds5uq]

@@longslongprong lol, assuming some of the 6-8 production SU-57s( there are more prototypes which are less capable) could get airborne, given Russian maintenance problems, maybe they could be a problem if they could actually get that close. My money is on their stealth not being anywhere near as good as they claim, therefore making them a target way sooner.

[@elite76]

@@longslongprong Yeh mate, the russians have totally proven how capable they are as a fighting force, as they enter day 369 of their 3 day 'special operation'

[@longslongprong]

@@elite76 Worlds largest thermonuclear stockpile has just entered the chat

[@justinwilliams9291]

@@longslongprong Russia couldn’t ever capture Ukraine after 3 days what make you ever think su 57 stands a chance a against a super hornr let alone a f35

[@MK-kv8bm]

Love your work RAAF! Always exciting to watch. ❤

[@vanguard9067]

Fantastic the effort put into situations; awareness: demonstrating all the best habits.

[@TraceeRae]

The pilot seems to be adjusting himself a lot in the seat, I thought the pilot would be more secure in there.

[@lets.grab.a.coffee]

😂 that's so cool thank you to share I haven't seen that vision angle you mob have tonnes of fun Love yerrs heaps

[@subv24]

theres a bonelab F/A-18F SuperHornet mod

[@ota2012]

I like to watch how the slats works automatically with every manoeuvre.

[@brickeater]

I went yesterday. F-18’s we’re my favourite along with the Mustang and F-22. It’s crazy how quiet it sounds from inside the jet compared to the outside.

[@dangrealy6455]

Strong 💪🏻😉

[@Sam1976sam]

Nice work mate I love it 👍🏻❤️🇦🇺❤️🌹

[@leannelenz6651]

You can't beat a hornet display! Wish the RAAF would come back to play in NZ

[@firstnamelastname-ys3mz]

Where’s NZ?

[@reganmacneil2578]

@@firstnamelastname-ys3mz South western pacific ocean.

[@HornetAviation]

This is why I want to be an airforce pilot 😎😎😎

[@homers7777]

If you look carefully you can see my car trying to get in

[@mikewilcox5284]

Love the way they stare at things

[@seanlander9321]

Why isn’t Ukraine interested in Australia’s 40 surplus FA18s, spares and training? It’s not as if NATO is going to give or sell them jet fighters.

[@dekatonkheir]

I gotta tell you, you look real cool sitting on the runway ready for takeoff. The anticipation is insane. Great job, I loved your work

[@toobasaurus23]

I watched the F-35 flyover last Sunday in Newcastle. God damn! Absolutely incredible and so loud!

[@MichaelShaw_vk2hms]

It was great to watch this display from both the grand stand and the cockpit view. Thanks for sharing.

[@Garand.visuals]

I went to Avalon 2022, amazing show from the air force

[@deepblueacc]

Did like the carrier break.

[@robertjames1324]

In the Army officers send enlisted men to fight. In the RAAF enlisted personal send officers to fight. I probably should have served in the RAAF.

[@stvka]

Was there on this day and it was amazing!

[@blaxxalotl2943]

this war thunder gameplay is kinda goofy

[@aussieshedtalk7811]

Every display has been great this weekend !!

[@raichu0479]

I'm going tomorrow. Better not spoil it :)

[@entropy553]

Great display. I hope this pilot survives the coming conflict with China.

[@kathyr1516]

Absolutely amazing! 👏🏻

[@Jpgundarun]

Props to the Go Pro mount for handling the G's.

[@matk4731]

👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 Thanks for sharing 👍🏻👍🏻🙃🙃

[@stevethefarmer7865]

Well that's amazing never seen that be4 so quite in the cockpit

[@pammi572]

I went to the show with my 8 year old son ,he was so impressed with the show and planes ,he told me like every other kid I want to become a fighter pilot ,I hope and pray to God his ambition comes true God bless👍👍👍👍👍.

[@Parawingdelta2]

I had a 'session' on one of the Super Hornet simulators at RAAF Amberley in 2009 (I think). 6 SQDN had received two at that stage and the F-111's only had another couple of years left. Had a go at the F-111 simulator too.

[@a.khanage4599]

Haha, no way I jumped on the simulators too, same year!

[@Parawingdelta2]

@@a.khanage4599 The guy who put me through the F-111 simulator was a Squadron Leader with a big moustache. I think his name was Mike (or Steve). The chap who guided me on the Hornet was Luke Warner who was the navigator on the F-111 that belly landed there a few years prior. My daughter was working with 6 SQDN and arranged all this for me.

[@susip898]

Cockpit of a beautiful BEASTY F1 11 BIT me...❤... I'll be never be the same 💥💨 so I am hearing you 😁🔥💥

[@susip898]

Yes..Some are more fortunate than others 😁 I believe I am now blessed & or extremely obsessed.. 🤩

[@HMASJervisBay]

best 16 min of my evening. Thank you Sir.

[@badstimpy]

Awesome show , haven't missed an airshow in a long time , Could use some more shaded areas , as seeing 50 + people with little kids all huddled under the shadow of a planes wing is quite sad ! and the traffic congestion was a disaster even compared to previous years - its pretty much a free for all on who rushes any way they can through the carpark at high speed and attempts to jam in-between the other patient drivers that have been in the queue for ages - could've been a fatality as some of the driving was atrocious . But still an amazing display .

[@JamesCoffey]

Good but not F-111 dump and burn good ;-), pig crews had it easy

[@gabwantstoflyplanesat1638]

I had to leave just as I started seeing this Fighter take off. :(:( Still got to see the rest of the show before which was still cool. :)

[@BreathingAir]

"Turning on final. Coming around to a seven-zero-niner. Terminal guidance locked in. Where's the damn beacon?"

[@Rhythmattica]

6:36 When your Face falls onto a visor, due to the G's, or Shrooms. Mwhahahahahahahahhah

[@TraceeRae]

What cause the smoke to roll of the wings during flight?

[@H.Witcher]

Didn't realise everywhere looks so brown like a desert around Avalon during summer, and doesn't look comfortable sitting inside a fighter jet cockpit 😄

[@Azmania3000]

Yeah is this plane carrying live ordanance for an arial display? Why?

[@Geekchess]

Saw this today at Avalon today. 10/10

[@nataliestephens5548]

This is amazing!!! Always loved this over geelong but this is amazing!!!! Should of joined the air force

[@DaveWhoa]

siiiiiiiick 💪👍🇦🇺

[@Torana-gz5ls]

My wish is to get to Avalon and Wanaka airshows one day. Been to Temora and Skyrace Tasmania a few times and loved it.

[@relaxedsand1760]

its rather cheap mate, well worth it too

[@pj3062]

Oh look...there is my ex house.. Target locket!

[@tompetrou2270]

A few years ago we were fishing outside Crocodile creek near Townsville and one of these F18 critters buzzed us really low, came out of nowhere ..juss sayin

[@paulbishop7399]

as amazing from the cockpit as it was from the ground

[@toobasaurus23]

Can you please do a forward view next time? Much appreciated in advance. Love from Newcastle!

[@Zone5Aviation]

Was this a low display due to the cloud cover? Noted the absence of the pirouette usually seen in the US Navy Super Hornet TACDEMO or does RAAF not do that manouver in their Hornet display?

[@dougm5341]

I was there today with my son, and it was so awesome….

[@Atlastheyote222]

Ah so it was YOU who took off right in the middle of my powerpoint presentation. Gave me a couple seconds to read my notes :)

[@terrybagatella3898]

Very interesting to watch the nuances of what he does. After a prolonged positive G manoeuvre he's sure to pull some negative G, I assume, to push some blood back up to his head. This is clearly indicated by the little strap near his left shoulder. Such a physical job that anyone would just love to do. He's living his best dream. 👍👍🙏🙏

[@jeffshuffle]

ive always wondered why the australian airforce has never gotten the f16. my understanding is that its one of the cheaper fighter jets and thought it be perfect for the australian airforce.

[@mathish1477]

I got a picture of this place where I could see the pilots from my back verandada😊

[@RaptorFaceRumble]

I wish I could've gone to this! Maybe next year.

[@m_mitch]

Hmm, makes me want to join the RAAF! 😁😁 Can we get his seat adjusted though?

[@peterkirgan2921]

dont care ? what about the true jet fighter ??? sabre meteor vampire Mirage Ca-29

[@andybyrnes757]

This is now a new favourite vid of mine. I just wish it was over Sydney Harbour

[@EvilMonk20]

My back injury prevented me from making it to the show again this year. Thank you so much for uploading these videos, feels like I was almost there

[@Matt123a]

A yankie KZbin channel would have put music with it.

[@susip898]

It is truely an honour to view such an AWESOME display of everything that is our home, TALENT & country.. 💓 🌅 I thank you All with heart felt appreciation 💪🔥💨

[@susip898]

Just hooked up to a Bose BT Speaker!! Oh my! Rocket! Oh this puts viewing in an extraordinary pleasant perspective... 🔥🔥

[@alansimmonds9030]

His helmet makes him look like a Hornet even.

[@linin7446]

got a little pov from the visor reflection too

[@whatabouttheotherguy]

Um .... Please sir I wants some more !

[@laurenfrail6045]

Should of buzzed the bush walkers on flinders peak haha😂

[@akplayz2632]

its just wonderful how they do this

[@AlphaAlex1]

Amazing how you can see just how the pilot's suit forced blood to the pilot's head in high G-force maneuvers (to stop him passing out), can literally see the whites of the pilot's eyes go red then return to normal after in some moments.

[@GeorgeKollas]

If only I was 18 again....

[@brodricr6237]

Are they live or dummy weapons hanging off the wings?

[@nealhill1534]

What threw him forwards and made him put his left hand out to brace himself

[@mels1811]

Wonderful video

[@ElNarros]

Was that from Weds? I don't recall seeing the missiles on the Hornets on the Friday.

[@freefall0483]

This pilot makes Tom Cruise look like an amateur! 🤣🤣 Thank you for your service to our wonderful sunburned country.

[@IC3XR]

Super Hornets are the coolest looking warbirds ever

[@AJS86]

Does this mean the Hornet ball pilots are now all the old F-111 guys? Are there any ex F111 that do Hornet

[@pattygman4675]

Who is the young lad in the cockpit? great piloting skill. Well done sir.

[@Tianantius]

good work techos

[@TheDasilva409]

🦘🦘🦘🇦🇺🇦🇺 all the way

[@paulmavric887]

No Guts No Glory

[@AshSatoshi489]

Thnks for this it gives a different prospective

[@supingmofokeng6892]

It was good

[@robertjennings7433]

🫡 Amazing flying skills thank you for sharing!