SPECTACULAR Finnish Air Force F-18 Hornet Display RIAT 2019 Best Hornet Demo Ever?

[@Jstandshere]

This dude absolutely killed it that day. I wonder if he knows how popular this display is becoming. Somebody who can, should let him know what a rockstar he is.

[@hekavan]

There is a cockpit video of this display on Finnish Defence Forces KZbin channel.

[@patriot52realfinn22]

@@hekavan At least there is Lauri Mäkinen's cockpit video maybe Ukskoski too ??

[@PatrickSS351]

no kidding it looks like the plane is set up with thrust vectoring.....but isn't.

[@hunterxsimple3821]

@@PatrickSS351 you mind me asking, what is thrust vectoring?

[@PatrickSS351]

@@hunterxsimple3821 you tube has alot of videos of thrust vectoring planes. The f22 has 2d vectoring, the Sukhoi su 30mki and 35, mig29 ovt all have 3d vectoring. The nozzles on the back of the exhaust can be rotated and thus increase maneuverability, especially at low speeds. It's also a safety feature because the pilot can regain control in a flat spin.

[@jeepercreepers54]

That's not flying. That's a beautiful dance. Spectacular!

[@Mako2-1]

I cannot stress enough how talented this pilot is. WOW

[@joncox9719]

You are correct! It IS the Best F-18 demo EVER! This guy makes maneuvers I did not know the F-18 was capable of! You would think he had thrust vectoring! AMAZING PERFORMANCE!

[@altonwilliams7117]

Those pilots from Finland in the F18 are fantastic!!!!👍

[@lasselahti4056]

Yes they are 😏

[@mikakarki7989]

Yes they are. They have to be. It's the wartime (1939-44) fighter pilot's heritage. FAF motto is "Qvalitas Potentia Nostra". In Yoda's words "Do, or do not. There's no trying". 🙂

[@postilaatikko7384]

Finnish army is strict and well trained all the way from the guys that'll pack your socks to the next morning so while knowing that I can only imagine how much work is done to train the pilots

[@altonwilliams7117]

@@postilaatikko7384 That’s impressive.👍

[@Alex-wj6so]

that was the best display I've ever witnessed, I was at RIAT in 2019 and I loved everything about this display: the timing, manoeuvres, use of throttle control etc. Loved it from start to FINNISH? eh?

[@zoolkhan]

as a finn, i swear i have never heared that joke before ..

[@kmilhrdt]

Does this guy even know, what g forces are? Wtf. Incredible. Outstanding Performance. Master of his class.

[@jasontalbot383]

Not just the best F18 display I have ever seen, it is one of the best displays altogether I have ever seen.

[@terrypellam6989]

Wow! That pilot has some skill! I had no idea the hornet had that kind of maneuverability!! With skills like that who needs thrust vectoring!

[@nightravenonline]

it helps when a european pilot flys

[@movieghostofficial]

Never seen such a skillful performance. That pilot is a real life Top Gun!

[@ILSRWY4]

Amazing... don't see that kind of performance at airshows in America... Awesome pilot!

[@kornolex]

we bought the licence. This is not your average F/A-18

[@przemysawpaja32]

Finnish pilot is showing how FAF will fight everything russkies will send their way, including Su-57. Kudos!

[@danielkirkland3366]

Przemysław Paja lol how many F18’s do you have lol

[@williamdrybread8925]

@@danielkirkland3366 More than the red air force has su-57

[@danielkirkland3366]

William Drybread yeah that happened never Finns have a few old US fighters and this guy thinks they are a super power lol

[@danielkirkland3366]

Jake Heke Russian have at least 4 aircraft that is as good or better than the f18 You really think Finnish airforce is comparable to the Russian airforce ? Muppet

[@yksvaan1690]

Daniel Kirkland, kindly look up Patria MUSCL, and tell me how the couple dozen Su-57 have any chance, even if they were stealthy. The combined AD (Hornets above, missiles below) is a big fat turkey shoot.

[@jonn443]

Captain Arto Uskowski is the pilot... And he's the best I've EVER seen. He flies this F18 like it's an F22. I've never seen anything like it.

[@joonaasd1856]

Ukskoski

[@jokumies3227]

The whole squadron can do the same....every year there is a different pilot flying the riot

[@THE_Michael_Westen]

Thank you for reminding me why the F18 is still may favorite.

[@nogod7184]

In the hands of a skilled pilot, F-18 without thrust vector still can do Cobra moves. Hats off.

[@Finland-SkiTeam39-40]

We Finns 🙂

[@samposyreeni]

Not quite Pugachev's Cobra, but still, what the actual fuck. The pilot must have pulled a joint or two, otherwise, because that shit is easily 9g. Tests the airframe, multiple times over.

[@lars9966]

@@samposyreeni agreed, a cobra usually lets you out with 0 energy, the f18 just goes straight up and remains to climb

[@Rtzimbobweee]

Better than any demo I’ve seen at any american airshow. And that’s coming from a new yorker! Best 18 demo I have ever seen. Wish I could’ve been there! They way he moves that plane is outstanding.

[@scottboyer8450]

That pilot is pulling some HARD G's

[@painovoimaton]

Incredible pilot in one of the most beautiful and capable combat aircraft of all time. Amazing display!

[@TJ-USMC]

Finally, an F-18C Flight Demo worth watching, Great Airmanship, and Excellent Videography, this is the best F-18C Fight display on the Net. "Semper-Fi"

[@ElwynR]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@triman527]

Reckon this bloke's combat ready.

[@kornolex]

almost shed a tear.

[@billace90]

What a skilled pilot (to say the least). Just amazing.

[@Russell_Huston]

Terrific high angle of attack flying here. The Hornet doesn't have thrust vectoring nozzles, but in the hands of a skillful pilot it almost looks like it does. This pilot really knows his aircraft, the way an accomplished competitive aerobatic pilot would. I suspect he is flying closer to the edge of the operating envelope than they do at airshows here in the United States.

[@Hairysteed]

Thrust vectoring was tested by USAF and NASA in the 90s and was found not to be worth it. The addition of TVC increases the complexity and weight of the engine and adds points of failure decreasing overall engine reliability, thrust-to-weight ratio and fuel efficiency. Furthermore the same maneuverability increases can pretty much be achieved with advanced fly-by-wire algorithms.

[@Finland-SkiTeam39-40]

@@Hairysteed ; sadly; a finnish pilot made a day.

[@samposyreeni]

Yes. Angle. Who the *fuck* flies as close to (or through?) stall like that? Also take a look at the smoketrail. Prolly when the afterburners were engaged. Who the *fuck* actually gains energy in as controlled a fashion?!? This is abnormal, and I'm saying so as a Finnish person. This must have been a *very* *good* *day* for the pilot.

[@toyotawitha20mm35]

@@Hairysteed thrust vectoring can be usefel on some aircraft while not on others, it depends

[@miisu]

The Finns can drive anything that goes fast.

[@megamandariini4075]

My family has a summer cabin in the area where these guys train. Its awesome hearing these planes and seeing them practise dog fighting over the lakes

[@juhojalonen3046]

I work near Turku airport, right under the flight path to Pirkkala... These things really scare you those few times a year they fly over.

[@jessboysen1976]

Pretty clear the F18 can handle anything with a solid pilot

[@kornolex]

no it does not.. but with some eXTra bibs and bobs.... yeah... DO NOT do that with the average F-18C. that was made in Finland.

[@paulwise9738]

@@kornolex yep... but designed in the US of A.

[@ItsFinRocket]

The Finnish made F18's were originally swapped with better avionics, that's why they can pull off moves like that.

[@weasle2904]

@@ItsFinRocket No, they can pull off moves like that because it's an F-18, and they deactivated safety systems so they can have full control post stall. He put the plane in a stall multiple times in this show. Avionics have nothing to do with your airframe

[@valenrn8657]

@@weasle2904 Are you aware of the FCS updates such as Version 10.7 Operational Flight Program (v10.7 OFP) Flight Control System upgrade to the F/A-18A-D (legacy) Hornet fighter aircraft? I quote _The new low airspeed and high AOA maneuvering capabilities inherent with the v10.7 software revolutionize how pilot aircrew will fight the aircraft. Further, the extremely enhanced resistance to sustained departure modes during out-of-controlled flight events will substantially reduce the frequency of aircraft mishaps and the associated loss of training and assets._

[@diegopozze6567]

Hi Elwyn, yes it's, this is for me the best hornet demo ever. I'm Italian, Eurofighter's land, but nothing to compare, as Rafale their shows are only speed and noisy, manouvers with high g, but this finnish is something more, second place for the Swiss, also good. Here in Italy we have the Frecce tricolori, one of the best display team, and this finnish for me as Italian is at the same lavel because this is art. Already wrote in another video for this display, european are the best with hornet, don't be angry with me Blue Angels fans. 😬 ciao from Italy

[@Marisolita_95]

Buona sera! Finlandia acquisterà nuovi combattenti nel 2021, le opzioni sono Eurofighter, Gripen, F35...spero non sia Gripen perché è un 'light fighter', penso che F35 sarebbe la migliore per le loro esigenze, anche se Eurofighter non sarebbe una cattiva scelta. Saludos desde Finlandia! 🙋‍♀️

[@Russell_Huston]

"don't be angry with me Blue Angels fans".....HaHa. No worries Diego. Blue Angels fans love great flying whoever's doing it, Thunderbirds, Snowbirds, Tricolori, whoever!

[@3rdlineplug]

This pilot really showcases the phenomenal low speed maneuverability of the F18.

[@Believer1977]

I didn’t even know the Hornet could pull off maneuvers like that he had this plane looking like a F-35 or F-22 Wow

[@wicholeas]

I think part of the magic is also due to the fact that flaps are a bit lowered down. Maybe and pilot's skills made the trick

[@valenrn8657]

Hornet's tail design is still being used in "5th gen" fighters i.e. horizontal tail extended beyond engine nozzles and canted vertical tails place between the main wing and horizontal tail. F-35's tail design improves upon Hornet's tail design with further extension with horizontal tail extended beyond engine nozzles design.

[@Believer1977]

@@valenrn8657 thank you for providing that knowledge!

[@valenrn8657]

@@Believer1977 Also, legacy F-18s have the angle of attack software upgrades.

[@Believer1977]

@@valenrn8657 Wow! I am combat veteran Iraq war 2003-2004 and many times after as a civilian in Iraq and Afghanistan. I have supported our nation and always have been fascinated with our technology! It is simply amazing how advanced we our as a nation and our world! Thank you for sharing this wealth of knowledge! I can brag like I knew this information at Airshows 😂

[@annebynon]

As they say in the classics, hooley dooley! Love it.

[@TOBLEROWAN123]

I was there also and the hornet displays always used to be so boring but this changed everything

[@hernandez-yanezboldvoyager2623]

That's because Americans don't show off. They built it and know exactly what it can do, BUt when the real fight is ON ...it's when talent matters.. how can I prove my point? The Eagle is undefeated.

[@hernandez-yanezboldvoyager2623]

@MegaCk93 thanks boss, nice info, I was not aware of it.

[@Jpriest13]

As an American in SoCal I've been to Miramar countless times, and Nellis, and Edwards. The last time I saw any F-18 by an American that was even close to this, it was 1977 or 78 and it was actually the Northrop YF-17 Cobra. It was the much lighter prototype of the 18. Guess what? It wasn't even close to this. This guy lit it up. They'll probably be going over this thing pretty thoroughly to make sure it's structurally sound.😜😂👍

[@yksvaan1690]

They repaired one that crashed by mating it to a half bought from Canada. (It got called the Frankenhornet. Still flying.) You're preaching to the choir of budget military. (That could probably overtake Germany as it is now... okay, weird.)

[@yksvaan1690]

Look into what Finnish Air Force did with Hawk updates when BAE wanted to charge $Texas for the fatigued parts. The instrumentation and software that resulted from the project are still something BAE curses out loud if someone mentions it at parties.

[@alexcraig8543]

Uh yeah it was! That plane was doing aerobatics that it shouldn't be able to do without avionics software like the f22 or f35. That was a a much older varient of the f18 (I think a C), not even a super hornet. Blew me away. That pilot had some serious skill!

[@ricardosoto5770]

Actually Finn and Swiss F 18 has a upgraded avionics package, but yes, the pilot kicks ass.

[@gapa11]

best F18 Pilot I've ever seen

[@keithallver2450]

The F/A-18 Hornet is America's underappreciated jetfighter. It's always overshadowed by the more famous F-16 and F-15 but it is a very capable fighter in its own right.

[@tn4474]

It's always portrayed as the multirole fighter, like that's something bad.

[@FLAC2023]

Forget about the Blue Angels, this guy is the real deal...

[@DScott2010]

Pilot is badass

[@brandonkane2789]

The super hornet and f18 hornet are some of my favorites at airshows. I love all of the noise that they make.

[@marshalmontez6795]

This finish pilot is awesome.

[@marcoceoletta5492]

Magic exhibition! Crazy pilot! This men can do everything he want with this aircraft!

[@maxjanssen7872]

I can't get enough of the F 18 especially flown by the Fins Aussies and Swiss...

[@EhsanVahidinia]

Really, really impressive. The guy is an exceptional pilot for sure and the Hornet, oh my god! That jet will be missed. Thanks for uploading.

[@ElwynR]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@miskaknapek]

Let's see if they can do something similar with the F35 Finland has just decided to replace the F18 with :)

[@weasle2904]

@@miskaknapek likely will be a better dogfighter than the F-18, except maybe in AOA snapshots. Not that it matters since stealth, EW, and BVR are the most important factors these days. In which case the F-35 is vastly superior to the F-18 and any other fighter on the commercial market.

[@AirGuitar]

Sick! I just love it when the pilot is extra aggressive.

[@unknownentity8256]

Incredible pilot, those G forces would make a normal person feint. Making Finland proud, including me. 😊

[@Hairysteed]

I'm not sure that's really that much G. You can make high alpha high rate turns at slower speeds without producing much g. The Hornet has a lot of nose authority and can retain control at very high alphas.

[@MattThornton87]

Yep brilliant. Remember having the joy of watching the display in person. Corkscrew at 1:39 is sublime

[@amax1229]

Quite the aerial ballet. Loved the negative G maneuvers. Very good camera work. Thanks for the upload.

[@stephenmiller195]

That was one of the best displays I’ve seen in years, that guy is a god.

[@Machlooper]

Why TF are there thumbs down for this stunning video? Amazing display and outstanding quality as usual Elwyn.

[@HuntersMoon78]

Because some people are total douche bags

[@anakinskywalker5363]

Bots made by KZbin to keep the algorithm in check

[@stevemarshall5249]

I can hardly believe how slow that thing was flying some of the time, phenomenal stuff. I note the flaps were extended quite often, he was almost using them like an extra flight control.

[@TealJosh]

Flaps in hornet are automatic. If the fly-by-wire system thinks it needs flaps it will extend them.

[@lucasokeefe7935]

Man, every time I come back to this video I wonder how that pilot was able to concentrate with what I can only imagine are the most annoying series of alarms and buzzers going off all at once for the entire flight

[@BubiTheKid]

Proud to be Finn🙌🏻

[@Carrera6rennsport]

The high alpha, low speed hammerheads and cobra-like maneuvers are stunning for any modern aircraft let alone one designed 46+ years ago! thrust vectoring?? who needs thrust vectoring! well done Capt Ukskoski!!

[@HiddenOne22]

He broke physics! Phenomenal technique! It just makes you think, of an almost 50 year old airframe can do this, imagine what the f-22 can really do!

[@JuzzlinOSS]

F-22 is not used for anything so it doesn't matter.

[@gadusmorhua1429]

@MegaCk93 That is correct, those Finnish Air Force Hornets went through some Middle Life Upgrade (MLU) and for example they increased maximum AoA :)

[@snoophogg85]

This year's highlight for sure

[@mrgadget1485]

Almost the "Cobra". Very well done with F-18.

[@choward874]

I had no idea the f-18 could maneuver like that! That dude can straight fly!

[@mammutpenthouse]

He is drifting a fighter jet. Insane

[@jamespruitt3159]

Awesome flying and his ability to withstand g-force is remarkable!

[@leka7236]

I served my military service in finnish airforces start of 90's. That time finnish flyboys had some play fight against americans, finns against f16's and so, dropped all of them flying Saab drakens and Mig21's. Finnish pilot said that he told that to americans how they have best toys but they dont know how to use them. I always thought that was just a talk but now...

[@michaelbreckshot6589]

I have a feeling that other countries have unlocked more potential out of a semi-outdated aircraft than we Americans used to use.

[@formatique_arschloch]

Hornets are still in use in the states too, I believe. Finland is replacing them with F-35's, already ordered.

[@podnolej7784]

Pilot smashed it best display I've seen .

[@listeed1995]

1:35 Fucking incredible. The rolls at the end were extremely satisfying too.

[@cliffwheeler7357]

There is no need to embellish your adjective with foul language. There is enough of it on KZbin already. All you are doing is demonstrating your impoverished vocabulary.

[@MsRifle]

@@cliffwheeler7357Let the man express himself however. If you don't like it, keep scrolling

[@HiddenOne22]

Cliff Wheeler shut the fuck up, snowflake.

[@eddgong]

@@cliffwheeler7357 he did say " extremely satisfying", CW,the best I could have came up with would have been ......That guy can fly his ass off

[@cliffwheeler7357]

@@HiddenOne22 What an articulate, erudite reply.

[@loganw.3520]

Man i love the legacy hornet. Still a formitable platform with a decent pilot

[@patriot52realfinn22]

Pilot comes from my neighborhood LAPIN LENNOSTO Air base in Rovaniemi at the arctic cicle. Pilot is Captain Arto Ukskoski.

[@Kmasse8]

The Finnish pilots get 200 hours of flight time annually and are extremely skillful. To give it some perspective the Russian pilots receive 10hrs of annual flight time.

[@kranichkrone]

What is it with the Finns and their superior vehicle handling skills?

[@aaa-yr2ok]

10 hours? Bullshit rofl.

[@ricardosoto5770]

@Bread& Butter the Russians you see in airshows are the test pilot masters. The average russian pilot fly less per year that the average NATO 150 hours a year pilot. 75 to 100 hours a year is normal for russian pilot and it was less in the 90s. The Russian airforce was too big, and the economic crush of the fall of the URSS hit then hard. Now they are recovering but they did not fly as much. Russia is not moving from a quantity to a quality aproach and they are flying more. But that will mean a smaller air force. Probably a 500 fighters airforce.

[@patriot52realfinn22]

Arto's base is in Lapland air force sqdrn. I live about 150,km north from there. Old version of Hornet C moved all the time at its limits. He started very aggressively just from the beginning. Kind of cobra movement was there too and a piruet flat sliding. I saw that there was russian fighters too. Did they fly at all ?? Sir Douglas Bader Trophy was won by Finnish pilots second time in a row. 2018 Capt. Lauri Mäkinen won this throphy too. A small nation must priorisize quality first and then quantity.

[@hunterxsimple3821]

Don't we have one of the best fighter pilots in the world even nowadays?

[@Airguardian]

A jewel of a flight performance! :D

[@slbe9721]

The creme de la creme, nobody can touch them.

[@josephinejeffery]

My son wants to be a Finnish fighter pilot

[@eebengchong]

One of the most awesome hornet displays I have seen on KZbin. Would have been an eye watering experience to witness it live 💪💪💪

[@timmarshall9532]

So how come the Finnish can fly an F-18 so much more capably than any other operators? It's like a whole different plane in this guy's hands. Is it just the pilot providing the x-factor here, or is there something technical or operating procedure-wise that allows them to push the aircraft beyond the bounds of other operators? The difference is so stark. I can't find another F-18 routine that comes even remotely close to this.

[@Nipsukka10]

From the website of the Finnish Air Force; Arto Ukskoski is a performance pilot for the first year and there have been only a few performance flights. In an interview, he says the Hornet differs quite a bit from a "normal" plane because there are few planes in the world that can make similar movements to the Hornet. The Hornet is able to move at really large angle of view and I think the movements of a large angle of view are quite spectacular. In the interview, he states; There will be a couple of new moves on the show flight that Hornet hasn’t done before, so an interesting show is coming up. The performance includes a lot of large-angle movements that look quite spectacular to the viewer. Let's wish good weather for the shows so that all the high vertical movements come true in the performances!

[@MrRaitzi]

Modern avionics computer that can make you push it more with control. Also new turbine blade technology. Might be more modifications done by Finland but these I know.

[@n2eman192]

@@MrRaitzi Wrong. They are simply over riding the Flight Control System through the HOTAS. Any Hornet even A models can do this but it stresses the air frame but allows you in high speed to pull over 9 G's.

[@valenrn8657]

@@n2eman192 Are you aware of the FCS updates such as Version 10.7 Operational Flight Program (v10.7 OFP) Flight Control System upgrade to the F/A-18A-D (legacy) Hornet fighter aircraft? I quote _The new low airspeed and high AOA maneuvering capabilities inherent with the v10.7 software revolutionize how pilot aircrew will fight the aircraft. Further, the extremely enhanced resistance to sustained departure modes during out-of-controlled flight events will substantially reduce the frequency of aircraft mishaps and the associated loss of training and assets._ Sources: Jane’s 1996-’97, “F/A-18A/B/C/D 9G Flight Test Program” by Dr. Jennifer Long Patuxent River, Maryland In 1996, McDonnell Douglas up-rated the F/A-18C/D Hornet to pull 9gs in the ‘clean’ configuration (air/air weapons only and centerline drop tank EMPTY). The process involved strengthening the landing gear uplock pawls, wing fold hinges, and fuel tank retaining clips. A few extra hundred pounds of honeycombing was added for additional fatigue life. The first foreign buyer of the 9g F/A-18C/D Hornet was Switzerland. Furthermore, a well conditioned pilot wearing an ATAGS (Advanced Technology Anti-G Suit) is certainly capable of hooning the daylights out of a 9g Hornet! ---- 9G Hornet has hardware upgrades.

[@ClipzNY]

It was great to see the F18 do what the SU27 should do... never once at RIAT have I seen the flanker do their signature flat spins or cobra. I will always remember that display and how the pilot made an F18 look like it had thrust vectoring 😎🤘

[@toyotawitha20mm35]

its because they fly their planes restricted now adays, if you look at russian videos of flankers in the late 80s and early 90s, you will see them pull incredible sustained and instantaneous turns

[@danneu8]

That was dope. Kudos Finland.

[@markokoo1867]

Perhaps kiitos 😉

[@MansourReviews]

what this F/A-18 is doing is not normal

[@jonn443]

The Cobra manuever finishes with a reverse flip after the air brakes. This pilot didn't do that... Still, this is the most impressive F18 demo I've ever seen.

[@asheshinfinite3766]

Wow! The F - 18 going Cobra! First time I've seen it! Marvellous video, buddy! 😍

[@valenrn8657]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/d2aoXqSFqdpsgM0 F-18E Super Hornet's cobra manoeuvre with follow up level plane pedal turn kzbin.info/www/bejne/jZaUhWB8rb5seNU F-14's high Alpha manoeuvres

[@Grimega]

Beauty of the humans is that they can become as a part of the machine they operate... crane, car, jet and so on...

[@scottalvarez8870]

Three thumbs down are Taliban

[@MuzzinMo]

Nope, the three Navy admirals who decided phasing out the legacy hornets!

[@ClipzNY]

😂😂😂👍

[@ozerfilip]

Great, great GREAT display !!! This pilot is a Master. The F-18C is my favorite modern bird with Gripen, Typhoon and Su-57 - for their shapes...

[@Mercenary-1914]

Am I wrong for liking the video while waiting of the ad to clear, Then watching the entire video only wishing I can like it again?

[@kranichkrone]

Um... No?

[@patrickr9606]

This pilot is good! Would like to see what he squeezes out of a F22 or 35!

[@eddgong]

I was thinking that with you ....just before reading your's ... 3:am and Im SADI....grin .

[@yksvaan1690]

We'll see the same in a F-35A but not a F-22, the production line hasn't been just closed but destroyed for safety requirements. So a Lightning II or a Rafale it'll be...

[@Tehoboo]

Your wish is true, we Finns just bought 64 pieces of F35

[@pekkatoivanen5697]

This was much better, much more difficult maneuvers, than the Sasb J-39 Gripen E.

[@georgehunter2813]

Russian designed fighter plane slinks into runway takeoff-ready station as kickass Finnish pilot lands his F18.

[@hunterxsimple3821]

He probably had a lot of pressure to do better than him...

[@timolukkaroinen6678]

Maschine Xx kilos and flying as butterfly. Great pilot and training.

[@SteveDorrans]

Wow.....😮😮😮 I spent 100s of hours playing in a simulator of the F18. The computer version could do about 25% of those manoeuvres. Amazing skills 👍

[@valenrn8657]

Are you aware of the FCS updates such as Version 10.7 Operational Flight Program (v10.7 OFP) Flight Control System upgrade to the F/A-18A-D (legacy) Hornet fighter aircraft? I quote _The new low airspeed and high AOA maneuvering capabilities inherent with the v10.7 software revolutionize how pilot aircrew will fight the aircraft. Further, the extremely enhanced resistance to sustained departure modes during out-of-controlled flight events will substantially reduce the frequency of aircraft mishaps and the associated loss of training and assets._

[@JonnyBarmCake]

Holy hell! Did they fit thrust vectoring to that thing??!!! I am now an F18 convert 😂 I noticed the SU 35 on warm up when the hornet landed. I’m sure I saw him pass his beer to the ground crew 😂😂😂 Fantastic footage as always Elwin 👍👍👍

[@corax2879]

What a pilot, suuuuuuuuper flight.

[@patriot52realfinn22]

This pilot is capt. Arto Ukskoski from Rovaniemi Lapland ( Lapin lennosto)

[@robertblay9179]

Makes expensive and heavy thrust vectoring look abit pointless. Excellent display.

[@martinw245]

I'm not sure thrust vectoring is that relevant these days with helmet mountd head up displays and off boresight weapons.

[@robertblay9179]

@@martinw245 Totally agree. I'd have a striker 2 helmet and ASRAAM anyday over thrust vectoring.

[@martinw245]

@@robertblay9179 Agreed brother! :) What baffles me is that the Finish F18 is said to have the limitations on angle of attack removed. But some quick research reveals that the F18 has never had such limits imposed. Weird.

[@deltasierracharlie]

@@robertblay9179 At least most NATO fighter pilots think the same you do... In WVR combat, they all prefer having the HMD (whether it is Striker II, JHMCS II, or the F-35's Gen III HMDS...) + highly maneuverable, high off boresight capable missile (it can be ASRAAM, IRIS-T, AIM-9X...) combo, than not having any these and instead having TVC.

[@deltasierracharlie]

@@martinw245 Well... kinda of... At least in the Raptor, TVC it not used to just greatly improve low speed, high AoA maneuverability at low altitudes. It is also used to greatly reduce trim drag at supersonic speeds, and to greatly help maneuvering at those same supersonic speeds and high altitudes. Paul Metz, a former F-22 test pilot explains it well: "... 𝘛𝘩𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘵-𝘷𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘤 '𝘥𝘰𝘨𝘧𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵' 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘢𝘪𝘳𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘧𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘳𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘰𝘶𝘵-𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘵 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘴. 𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘢 𝘱𝘪𝘭𝘰𝘵 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘴𝘭𝘰𝘸 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘥𝘦𝘣𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘱𝘪𝘭𝘰𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺. 𝘊𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘭𝘺, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘴𝘭𝘰𝘸 - 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳. 𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘮𝘦𝘵 𝘮𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵, 4𝘵𝘩 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘰𝘧𝘧-𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘭𝘰𝘸 𝘥𝘰𝘨𝘧𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘴. '𝘛𝘰 𝘴𝘭𝘰𝘸 𝘰𝘳 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘭𝘰𝘸' 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘭𝘦𝘧𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘵 𝘧𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘱𝘪𝘭𝘰𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘍-22'𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘵-𝘷𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘱𝘪𝘭𝘰𝘵 𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘪𝘵. 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘵-𝘷𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘢 𝘣𝘪𝘨 𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘦𝘥, 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘤 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘦𝘶𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨. 𝘈𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘪𝘳𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘧𝘵 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘢 𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘭 𝘦𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘤 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘴. 𝘛𝘰 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘦𝘶𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘣𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘴 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘶𝘳𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳. 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴, 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯, 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘣𝘪𝘨 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘤 𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘮 𝘥𝘳𝘢𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢 𝘴𝘶𝘣𝘴𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘍-22 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘴𝘦𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘮 𝘥𝘳𝘢𝘨, 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘻𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘴, 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘤 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘤𝘩, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘷𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨. 𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢 𝘯𝘦𝘨𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘵, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘍-22 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘭𝘰𝘸 𝘥𝘳𝘢𝘨 𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘤 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘦𝘶𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘦𝘥. . 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘥𝘳𝘢𝘨 𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘷𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨. 𝘉𝘺 𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘷𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘤𝘩 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘭 𝘥𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘦𝘶𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘻𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘪𝘳𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘦 𝘥𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘭𝘰𝘸 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵. 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘭 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥, 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯, 𝘱𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘵-𝘢𝘯𝘥-𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘵 𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺. 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘫𝘶𝘮𝘱𝘴 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘶𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘸𝘦 𝘧𝘭𝘺 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘍-16 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘍-15. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯 𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘍-22 𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩 𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘥𝘭𝘺 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘪𝘳𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘧𝘵. 𝘐 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘢 𝘙𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘥𝘰𝘨𝘧𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴. ..."

[@christophermusso]

Definitely some badass badassery right there.

[@sambrewer4811]

All classic hornets are capable of this display. The hornet has always been underestimated

[@lintu25]

In Finland we got so little, so we do most of what we got.

[@user-js7ww1gq1n]

Absolutely great tootage! Came here from "Kaivari 21 flight show". No flares in this, but plenty in the mentioned one. :)

[@litolito1893]

Wow I never thought an airplane could move like this

[@MikkoRantalainen]

It's easy to remember that this plane weights 15 tons while watching this. That's like glueing two school busses together and throwing the whole system in the air!

[@04m6gto]

He copied the Raptor takeoff in a 45 year old, non-vectored, plane that actually lost the competition it was designed for. Kickass pilot flying a kickass plane.

[@bohica4893]

Holy crap....excellent flying sir.

[@DirtyMardi]

Qualitas potentia nostra! 🇫🇮🐝💨

[@gmoney303]

Holy wing cracks !! Easy on the gear Maverick !

[@aideno9657]

F-18 hornet doing su-27 maneuvers... wow such an amazing display! I wish the US navy didn’t retire them!

[@Jpriest13]

THE RC CHANNEL , agreed. Luckily the Navy is giving the Legacy hornets to the Marines. They'll soldier on and keep them going for quite a while with all the extra frames and parts.

[@diavolevirtus8329]

without directional nozzles. 😉😉

[@valenrn8657]

nettsteder.regjeringen.no/kampfly/2015/11/20/a-fly-f-35-erfaringer-fra-den-forste-uka/ More F-16 vs F-35 from Norwegian pilot. I quote _Overall, flying the F-35 reminds me a bit of flying the F/A-18 Hornet, but with an important difference: It has been fitted with a turbo_ F-35A and F-35C follows Hornet style dogfight doctrine with F-35A model has improved acceleration rates over EuroFighter.

[@MeanLaQueefa]

We didn’t, in fact we ordered newer block 3 super hornets

[@MeanLaQueefa]

Jpriest13 marines are getting the F35B

[@Paradise_Arms]

Talk about finesse

[@caterinarivanor33]

It's not only the equipment.... You need to know REALLY how to F L Y the damn thing.. RESPECT