The spatial awareness of these guys is amazing. I would have no idea where the runway is after the first roll
@grahamkemp
4 жыл бұрын
Mike, you must be joking. He stayed within 10miles from the base at all times. You’re not driving me home, lad!
@TRUE_PROPHET_of_CHRIST
4 жыл бұрын
Mike McDermott - .hhhhhh..Ain't THAT a fact...lol..
@micahgreene4573
4 жыл бұрын
@@grahamkemp it's not how far he was from the runway. It's where he was in relation to the runway.
@skytrain73
12 жыл бұрын
Forget fast cars and fancy motorbikes, this is the ultimate adrenalin rush. Awesome vid.
@mikepreston-engel8869
5 жыл бұрын
One of the most fantastic rides I ever took in any aircraft...and I've been in a few. Our Canadian boys know how to be top gun as they put the CF-18 through its paces. I did the refit for their huds(head up displays) and got to go for a few spins. The F-16 Fighting Falcon is a magnificent experience as well.
@kwakaholic
12 жыл бұрын
The greatest cockpit video i have ever seen!!!!! No music was excellent. So much respect for the pilots skills and elite engineering. Thanks for posting!
@cz48b1
13 жыл бұрын
A-W-E-S-O-M-E!!! One of the best videos of fighter planes I've ever seen (and I saw a lot of them). A real sensation of being on board. As someone said, thanks for *NOT* adding any music. The real sound is great. Thanks a lot for sharing. P.S.: The stress on the wings seems to be HUGE.
@akrause2004
12 жыл бұрын
Well God Bless Finland too !! We had a Finish exchange student stay with us for the summer when I was a kid. What a wonderful person. I have nothing but nice things to say about the Finnish people!
@faztclix
12 жыл бұрын
Love the vapour trails as the plane slices through the sky!
@keysmmzero
11 жыл бұрын
The F18 uses two F404 turbofan engines rated at 11,000 pounds thrust each (17,750 pounds thrust with afterburners). The rough equivalent horsepower is 6,400 per turbofan enigne. That will push the F18 to about mach 1.8 which translates to approximately 1,300 mph. Mach 1 (speed of sound) translations to mph varies with altitude, temperature, and barametric pressure so the 1,300 mph translation depends on those factors. I hope that answers your question.
@SharpZed
8 жыл бұрын
Man, This guy really rips it up! Wing's flexing and all. Love to see a ground version this display.
@rona5328
7 жыл бұрын
Yep. This guy really tore it up.
@youchris67
12 жыл бұрын
This was truly one of the absolute best aviation videos that I've ever seen! Talk about pure! No music or sound track was very well chosen. The sounds from the turbines and yes, the slip stream. You could actually hear the sound of the spinning vortices coming off the leading edge strakes whenever he pulled the high G maneuvers. Awesome video, Sir! Thank you!
@politispittas
12 жыл бұрын
7:53 not even a completed second after touchdown, the deep breath of relief " i did it, i am back, and safe". Good video, great pilot.
@xnavrasx7950
10 жыл бұрын
Fighter pilots have the best job in the world.
@micahgreene4573
4 жыл бұрын
Until they get shot down.
@mcmjr405
3 жыл бұрын
micah greene IF
@EpicGamer440
3 жыл бұрын
@@micahgreene4573 they don't
@BlitzvogelMobius
13 жыл бұрын
I love how loud the air is rushing and shaking by as the jet goes into hard-G pulls.
@likeawhispr
12 жыл бұрын
No music! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you very much. Listening to the aircraft and slipstream is so much better! Good work. :)
@michaelwade9455
4 жыл бұрын
Love the audio, loud, obnoxious and real! No soundtrack needed, this is awesome
@dj17q
12 жыл бұрын
Far out outstanding sir, one of the best in-cam aerial video I've ever seen. The sound of rushing air, the humming compressor etc. Couldnt ask for more.....
@alienpioneer
13 жыл бұрын
the sound of the airflow hitting the aircraft surface is unbelievable...
@IrreverentSOB
12 жыл бұрын
great flying, excelent training....I got dizzy just from watching, but that pilot manages to land in a perfect center line after all those g-forces.
@Nfarce
12 жыл бұрын
There are a lot of videos in the cockpit of fighters on YT. None provide the true sound of the airflow over the forward wing strakes/leading edge extensions (LERX) of the Hornet like this one does. It sounds like one pissed off tornado, which it essentially is every time a high load turn/climb is done. Absolutely stunning. Great video, great pilot, great aircraft.
@chasesahc
10 жыл бұрын
41 "thumbs down" votes? Insane!!! Whoever did that shouldn't be allowed to ever watch KZitem again. That was frickin awesome.
@kirkdecker6228
5 жыл бұрын
Communist pilots most likely who down voted this awesome Naval avaiator.
@jonathanmartin726
5 жыл бұрын
Kirk Decker Maybe because of no POV cam? but fuck them because this still rules. I do wish he had a POV element though.
@isaid8594
5 жыл бұрын
I know right!
@CCRhorst
11 жыл бұрын
Best jet in the world! My dad flew these while he was in the Marine Corps. Love em! :D
@flynmid
11 жыл бұрын
It's the rapid reduction of air pressure, it's essentially the moisture being squeezed out of the air
@SnowTiger45
6 жыл бұрын
I really enjoy watching the Leading Edge Flaperons operate. Great video for that perspective.
@nealstrate907
13 жыл бұрын
There can't be anything more exciting than soloing an F-18.
@XF540
13 жыл бұрын
SHIT!!! I heard F-18s had fatigue problems with their vertical stabilizers but DAMN!!! Look at how much those wingtips and vertical fins are fluttering under the high loads! This guy sure knows his hit to pull off a demonstration and go through all this fun!!! WOO!!!
@nypron
12 жыл бұрын
I love the roar of the slipstream when he is turning, so exhilerating!
@GearUp10
10 жыл бұрын
wow!! I felt like I was right there in the seat with him the whole way. What a great job!
@Nupealoop
13 жыл бұрын
Crazy how fast he gets to the clouds then back to the ground. Thanks so much for no music!
@googleisshittoss
12 жыл бұрын
Let's not forget, the Engineers and craftsmen/women...who build and maintain these fabulous machines!.... thanks for the ride!..it was fab :)
@gavinhalm3016
6 жыл бұрын
Man, I've been watching Starduster Too biplane aerobatic flights all evening on KZitem admiring the fun, and then I got to this video...Jesus Mother of Mercy, the %#&*ing SPEED (!!)...I could actually feel it through my computer screen...
@ytpete2
8 жыл бұрын
You can really see the crush of the G forces -- shows how *athletic* it has to be. And watching the wings in the bg, it almost feels like even the plane is barely holding it together in some of those turns!
@josecabral7701
8 жыл бұрын
I will get an F- 18 to fly around and só I will get fit. IUPIII
@qelleri
13 жыл бұрын
Finnish air force. Damn I´m glad this guy covers our airspace with his friends.
@LOLMAN22
12 жыл бұрын
it's pretty amazing that human kind are able to design and build machines like these. Pre-frontal cortex ftw
@heyitsvos
10 жыл бұрын
Watching the wings load and unload at 5:53 is awesome.
@blckcloud15253
12 жыл бұрын
I never realized how much the wings flex during some of those rolls and pitches
@thadollagenerale
12 жыл бұрын
@123thatoneguy The F/A-18 has an onboard oxygen generating system that pulls from the outside air, concentrates the oxygen and delivers it to the pilot. The hose itself is actually connected to a port in the cockpit.
@laliux32
11 жыл бұрын
incredible video ... it shows perfectly the huge workload that supports a fighter pilot ... and his plane ... saw as the wings curve ? and magnificent view of the leading edge of the wing by changing the angle depending on the angle of attack and speed ... very good
@keithparker8299
8 жыл бұрын
Working at Amberley R.A.A.F Base at present. Watching the Super Hornets take off every day gives you goose bumps. Bloody brilliant.
@skimmball
7 жыл бұрын
Iam at Walloon , n still to far away :)
@jamesbush3756
11 жыл бұрын
This is an awesome video. Really well done. The F-18 is so amazing, as are the pilots,
@BBslider001
12 жыл бұрын
WOW WOW WOW!!! I don't comment much on these, but this is the best vid on cockpit view I have seen. This guy did some serious maneuvers.
@agoodday2
12 жыл бұрын
These people make it look so easy........ like driving a car. Incredible.
@skauffman74
14 жыл бұрын
Awesome video lads, and THANK YOU for keeping the real cockpit sounds... If I'd like some music track, then I should go to a music store!!!!
@chapterrv
12 жыл бұрын
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ADDING NOO MUSIC!!! [I love jet noise]
@Flewti2
12 жыл бұрын
He is beginning and inside loop. At around the 5 minute mark, the pilot flies parallel to the runway, straight and level while the aircraft gains enough speed to avoid having the use of afterburners for sufficient thrust to begin an inside loop. Notice the ground in the background.
@1CAG
12 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much for not adding any music, the natural sound environment is way more impressive (esp. at high-G/high-Alpha... wow!) Demo happend at RIAT 2009, on July 17th to 19, 2009. Aircraft is from 21st Fighter Squadron of the Finnish Air Force, called "Hävittäjälentolaivue 21, HävLLv 21" located at Tampere/Pirkkala (EFTP) airbase. Airframe (Boeing F-18C Hornet) is either serial HN-440 or HN-450.
@skyecommander2169
8 жыл бұрын
This is so awesome. Love the sound when he's pulling some G's
@boryan1276
4 жыл бұрын
Wonderful video! Different from anything that can be seen! Very naturalistic, very real, with no musical ornaments or effects.
@1CAG
12 жыл бұрын
Oh btw, you can watch this exact same demo flight from ground view here on YT, search for "F/A-18 Finnish AirForce RIAT 2009" by Tonkatsu298, runtime 05:06 min.
@mcmjr405
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you
@GRANDUCA58
12 жыл бұрын
One of the saw more beautiful than has ever seen. Very beautiful!!!!!
@akrause2004
12 жыл бұрын
Speechless. What a magnificent machine. If only we built them for fun, ...not to kill people. Don't get me wrong, I totally support the troops but I believe even the pilots themselves would rather celebrate these amazing creations for their beauty and inspiration and not for the unfortunate task for which they are designed. God Bless America.
@ronkreed
12 жыл бұрын
Great video w/o music. Nice to hear the engines and raw sound in general.
@diziplesp
12 жыл бұрын
This is how a KZitem video should be done!!! No lame ass music just the sound of the turbines and the airframe battling against the air. Fucking awesome!!!
@mattgan1734
8 жыл бұрын
Just watching this makes me short of breath.
@dmaddles
12 жыл бұрын
@wardyboy6, the airflow over the wings is created when the aircraft performs high-G manouvers. the air above the jet is literally crushed into a vapor.
@bluesuit5
12 жыл бұрын
Very good ride Hornet Driver! Nice job flying the F/A-18 c
@Skyisnotalimit
12 жыл бұрын
This aint no simple game..... Just look how he struggles in those high G positions. These bunch of guys are awesome!
@Adrian351
12 жыл бұрын
@kosnow11 Yep, they are used on a lot of other aircraft, passenger planes and fighters, but not all. The F-15 for example has what's called a "stiff wing" where it has no LEFs, just a small fixed amount of camber or down curve along the front of the wing. For this reason, it can't pull as much AOA as the Hornet, so if an F15 gets real slow, the F18 could have the advantage. Big passenger jets have LE SLATS - they have an air gap between the flap and wing which helps recharge air over the wng.
@333crypta
5 жыл бұрын
look how the wings flex wheen he loads up on it. this is the first vid I have seen where you can hear it biting the air when he really gets after it. gives me chills
@Rayhid1956
12 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video and I agree with the comment of likeawhip. Listening to the air rushing around the aircraft and the whispering of the engines are like music to the ears themselves.
@Thpossamai
12 жыл бұрын
The entire plane shakes when pitching, awesome video, never seen anything like that.
@Adrian351
12 жыл бұрын
@kosnow11 This display is mainly flown at low speed, so whenever the pilot does pull G, the AoA builds very rapidly and the LEFs deploy quickly. They start to work generally when the speed is below about 300 knots.
@toose70
13 жыл бұрын
Great vid. You can really see those leading edge Slats digging in, particularly in the high alpha maneuver.
@davefishmitten284
12 жыл бұрын
He gets in....and adjusts the rear view mirror! Classic!
@overbank56
6 жыл бұрын
I can't imagine how tough that is
@jj01a
12 жыл бұрын
thousands of hours of prepparing, before you in your twenties. The getting accepted, then going through some grueling training and education requirements. These are some of our best and brightest folks. Thank god for them. The pay isn't too bad either-those solo's don't come cheap.
@Mini506
13 жыл бұрын
Just mindblowing. I could watch this all day.
@XCraftllc
14 жыл бұрын
@dahdahdah123 Most people only appreciate aviation when there's a bunch of actors and a love story involved.
@mrclilly77
12 жыл бұрын
Thank you for not adding a sound track. Great video!
@CrazyHHO19
10 жыл бұрын
absolutely fantastic mate
@MrDaddynomates
9 жыл бұрын
See the G's pushing and pulling him about. These pilots are amazing. What a great way to earn a living.
@cwest1977
12 жыл бұрын
@123thatoneguy The oxygen line goes through a regulator on the pilots chest. From their it goes into the left console in the cockpit. The oxygen comes from bleed air off the engines through the On Board Oxygen Generating System (OBOGS).
@XCraftllc
14 жыл бұрын
Very good video, I like the original audio, it's cool to hear the systems as they naturally sound.
@SpyOpz94
13 жыл бұрын
This fighter pilot is doing some seriously high G maneuvers!
@o0bananaman0o
12 жыл бұрын
love how the computers make control surface micro adjustments and the automatic leading edge
@BullishBananaTrader
12 жыл бұрын
@Adrian351 Yeah, at air shows, I've heard that the Blue Angel's do not wear them. But the Thunderbird pilots do.
@nikej12
13 жыл бұрын
This pilot has some serious balls!
@frantisekcechovsky2764
11 жыл бұрын
Je to super.Pilotovat tryskáče je určitě velmi namahavé povolání.A hlavně vyžaduje tvrdý výcvik.Těmto pilotům držim moc palce aby vydrželi se zdravím.Vím co říkám 12 let jsem byl u letectva.
@sonidoelpicudo
12 жыл бұрын
the best video i seen today!
@utubeghans
12 жыл бұрын
First video I have seen where you can hear the vapor coming off the wings...cool
@uboot1967
12 жыл бұрын
Fantastic!!!Fantastic!!!Congratulations. Greetings from Greece!
@Blackscorpy
11 жыл бұрын
Once done with national service, you'll apply to "Finnish National Defence University", and if lucky, you're one of the dozen selected. Then you basically do a Bachelor's degree (3 years), first advanced training with the piston trainer, followed by BAe Hawks, followed by tactical training in the beginning of the Master's phase (6 years total), and then 1-year introduction to Hornets... and then some years of operational service before getting your degree. That pilot has flown over 10-15 years.
@moiggc
12 жыл бұрын
Awesome video. Thanks so much for posing. No music = full marks. is there an HD version?
@Hornetpilot18
12 жыл бұрын
@dmaddles and the is a fine example of how lift works. Air that is above the wing is less than the air underneath.
@michaeldarter170
6 жыл бұрын
Very tight radius high g solo. Awesome
@sarabbrown
13 жыл бұрын
One of the best views I have ever seen. thank you very much for that. If you are not a pilot you can finally orient yourself.
@Adrian351
12 жыл бұрын
@kosnow11 They are Leading Edge Flaps. They work in relation to the Alpha or angle of attack of the wing. When the AoA is high, the LEFs extend down increasing the camber of the front part of the wing.....they keep the air flowing nicely over the wing to prevent stalling. When you see all that white fluff ripping off the front sides of the plane, that means the aircraft is at high AoA. They don't really work in relation to g-force. If you pulled 8G @ 600kts, they won't move as the AoA is low.
@Skull24Crusher
13 жыл бұрын
i like hearing the powerful aggressive sound of this jet
@anpmech
11 жыл бұрын
That was great....thanks for not putting crappy music with it.
@solaroz
12 жыл бұрын
Sweat flying with a greaser landing to boot..Great to see and hear the routine looking rearward. Thanks
@Hornetpilot18
12 жыл бұрын
After flying in those planes you feel like you just ran a marathon
@Mikishots
5 жыл бұрын
Wow, this guy is a monster. That's a shit load of force on his body, really crazy.
@yoyoyoyoshua
12 жыл бұрын
lol the blue angels made me want to fly F-18's and I first saw them when I was a baby
@Adamkung
12 жыл бұрын
It's surprisingly very quiet!
@silentmason
11 жыл бұрын
That looks like heaven to me.
@sonnydean1617
9 жыл бұрын
Very nice piloting skills. Although, by the end of the flight, our friend had slipped completely out of his shoulder harness. That's not good. Hopefully, this very cool video also served as a training tool for the aircraft's Crew Chief.
@therealauric_martin
8 жыл бұрын
Look at how much the wings bend when he's pulling them G's!
@kosnow11
12 жыл бұрын
@Adrian351 Awesome, thanks for the info. Father's an x14 pilot. Got my wings too for civilian. Never noticed the LEFs on the 18's before. Makes sense though. I would assume they're used on other aircraft as well?
@fz7bh5
12 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the ride!
@MrAviator81
12 жыл бұрын
This is awesome!!!
@gregbuck701
2 жыл бұрын
Go NAVY!! Check out the computer working that wing during hi G and AoA, just awesome! The pilots badass too. To you airforce guys, F16 is BA too but the F18 is about 300 +/- faster with an engine out. LOL. Navy air wing 77 thru 81.
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