Actually it is too much to ask.....They're not there to accommodate us because cameras are present. They're there to just show us what they love to do and to give the crowd a good show. The noise and the smell of jet fuel just adds to the whole experience. I personally love the noise, it's a shame you don't =)
If you look closely, that was not actually an afterburner takeoff. The takeoff roll was done under military power...it wasn't until he lifted off and the gear was retracted that the afterburners kicked in (at 2:31).
This particular squadron is based out of Lemoore Naval Air Station. Known as squadron one two two "Flying Eagles". Currently building the single seat F/A-18E Super Hornet model kit. I researched to see what paint schemes they use besides the two tone grey seen here and wow have they got some cool ones. fun stuff lemme tell ya...
I’m assigned to 125, 122 is right across the street from us haha. Each squadron has one jet that’s all done up with a cool scheme, it’s always the 00 jet, and that also happens to usually be the main jet that the CO of the command flies.
In all likelihood, given the SOP of most Rhino squadrons, that was an afterburner takeoff, but the pilot pulled the throttles back to avoid over-speeding the gear during retraction, then went back into burner after they were up and locked. 250kt gear speed comes quick when doing a low transition takeoff, as this pilot did. A climb attitude of 10-15 degrees is normally required in burner to stay below 250 with the gear in transit.
The term "military power" is related to supersonic fighter jets that have engines capable of afterburning. A jet is said to be at military power (sometimes called "mil power") when the engines are producing maximum thrust without use of the afterburners.
zero14701, they don't need to run the after burners on field takeoffs any more than airliners. It does reduce the roll length a bit and is more visually stunning when they do. It's known as a high performance take off and allows the almost vertical climb out that would be more difficult without their use. You need to consider that a plane such as an F/A-18 has a much higher power to weight ratio than say a 737 and they can lift off fully loaded from a 5000 foot runway with no problem.
few years ago I saw a Phantom do a fly by at high speed at BOEING field. Awesome. That was the year the Avro Lancaster (?) with the Griffon engine, was there. Took forever to start one of the engines and the crowd cheered like crazy when it finall fired uo.Pilots probably don't hear but the Seattle crowds cheer a lot, and loud.
Foxtrot789 and Craig Almli. The gun is installed by Boeing. Northrop builds about 40% of the jet, the rear section including the vertical tails, in California. Then it is shipped to St. Louis and mated with the middle/front of the jet. David Smith. The Super Hornet may not be as "awesome" as a Tomcat, but with F-14 production cancelled by then Sec of Defense Dick Chaney, their airframe life was getting short. Thats why towards the end of its career there was only one F-14 squadron on a ship at a time. The planes were just getting old. And they needed replacement. With the AF already spending lots of money on the F-22 the Navy chose a simpler approach to developing a new jet. They modernized a current successful jet. They made the smart choice for the time. Thats why they have 500+ Super Hornets vs less than 200 Raptors. The Super Hornet may not be as awesome as a Raptor but the country couldn't afford two super fighters at the same time. The Super Hornet is every bit as capable as any other Gen 4 or Gen 4.5 fighter and it cost less. Its helmet mounted sighting systems, advanced radar, lowered radar cross section, and its high angle of attack capabilities make it a true force to be reckoned with.
How nice is this right in BOEING AIRPLANE COMPANY backyard and they loved this I'm sure seeing this as one of their own a boeing F/A 18 hornet jet showing its stuff.
Man I'd love to be lucky enough to be given a ride in one of those... or any modern fighter aircraft (F16, F18, F22 etc.). Air Force - Aim High: Damn straight!!! : )
All Navy Strike Fighter Squadrons(F-18's) are in either in Lemoore NAS or Oceana NAS. With the exception of aggressor squadrons and Growlers. Now as far as Marines go I'm not sure.
Responding to Aviationnation10's comment: According to the US Navy, the F/A-18 Hornet has a maximum rate of climb of 30,000 ft/min. That's pretty freaking fast!
I'm not arguing but - " Close up taxi and LOUD afterburner kicks in after takeoff roll under military power and gear retraction take off F18 Super Hornet at Boeing Field Seattle Seafair 2012" doesn't quite have the same ring to it.
Zero, afterburners are never required for most situations unless the runway was extremely short, they were lifting off a carrier or were in a particularly hairy combat situation. A F/A-18 Hornet fully loaded is easily capable of taking off in 3000 ft. if it's not terribly hot weather. If using the afterburners and not fully loaded with fuel or armament, they can lift off in 1500 ft.
exactly. Why would you design a fighter with an engine that needs to go afterburner to take off ? Like a Mustang I had. The 428 made it go really fast but it would still go with a six cylinder.
I think he saw you standing there with a camera. It is too much to ask a fighter pilot to tone it down with a camera present. Years ago I saw a McChord AFB pilot do that knowing cameras were there. UPS guys do that with the 757's no matter if camera's are there or not.
It's okay, I guess. But it can't beat the old CF-101 VooDoo with the J57-P55s. First they weren't progressive burners like today, they were on or off burners, they ignited when they dumped 42 cc of fuel into the combustion chamber and it lite the spray barrs. Then she'd climb out at 49,200 ft/min, the Super Hornet climbs at 44,882 ft/min. When the VooDoo did it dusk and climbed to 40,000 in burner, it was better than Star Wars. Then she'd climb to 60,000 to get above the Russians so she could launch the Genie nuclear missile at them. Luckily, they never had to use it.
The Genie rocket was to be fired at incoming Russian bombers while the Voodoo was in a climb, not in a diving attack. Supersonic 'snap' maneuver: Normally commenced at 45,000' in full afterburner, pull up approximately 15 miles in front of the target, Genie released near the top of the zoom climb at ~55,000', then roll inverted and pull through into a dive to put distance between itself and the soon-to-detonate weapon. Source: CF-101 Voodoo. McIntyre. 1984.
He might have my Cessna 172 on raw rate-of-climb, but in ACM I would take him down with my tighter turn radius, near zero heat signature, and my heavy chaff output... lulz.
Craig Almli If this was the F-14 Tomcat I would think you would be right... but I don't think Northrop, or Grumman, really have anything to do with the Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet.
No need to taxi with the wings folded like your on a carrier.. Canopy lid up when you have air conditioning? Lifts too late and climbs out like hes Blue Angel #5?? This pilot seems a little dooshy to me.
DinobamGuy Gaming The Super Hornet is faster? Seriously............the Super Hornet can not break the sound barrier in a clean configuration below 10k feet. The F14 can exceed MACH 1 at 50 feet.
David Smith You know nothing about F/A-18s do you, the Super Hornet top speed is Mach 1.2, and it can definitely break the sound barrier. They just don't do it often because they aren't allowed to.
@@junonovamusic Not what I read. The empty weight of the Super Hornet is about 11,000 lb (5,000 kg) less than that of the F-14 Tomcat which it replaced, while approaching, but not matching, the F-14's payload and range. Max. speed for this super bird is mach 1.7, over 500 m.p.h. slower than the f-14. Newer engines for the f-14 would have enabled it to go faster without going to after burner. Also the super bird isn't up to defending the fleet as the f-14 was. A navy pilot voiced objections to crossing over to the super bird, but wouldn't you know some politician would know better.
i think i speak for everyone when i say thank you for not putting any music
Actually it is too much to ask.....They're not there to accommodate us because cameras are present. They're there to just show us what they love to do and to give the crowd a good show. The noise and the smell of jet fuel just adds to the whole experience. I personally love the noise, it's a shame you don't =)
If you look closely, that was not actually an afterburner takeoff. The takeoff roll was done under military power...it wasn't until he lifted off and the gear was retracted that the afterburners kicked in (at 2:31).
WOW! Great video! It must have felt really awesome to stand that close to such a great plane!
Thanks for posting!
This particular squadron is based out of Lemoore Naval Air Station. Known as squadron one two two "Flying Eagles". Currently building the single seat F/A-18E Super Hornet model kit. I researched to see what paint schemes they use besides the two tone grey seen here and wow have they got some cool ones. fun stuff lemme tell ya...
I’m assigned to 125, 122 is right across the street from us haha. Each squadron has one jet that’s all done up with a cool scheme, it’s always the 00 jet, and that also happens to usually be the main jet that the CO of the command flies.
In all likelihood, given the SOP of most Rhino squadrons, that was an afterburner takeoff, but the pilot pulled the throttles back to avoid over-speeding the gear during retraction, then went back into burner after they were up and locked. 250kt gear speed comes quick when doing a low transition takeoff, as this pilot did. A climb attitude of 10-15 degrees is normally required in burner to stay below 250 with the gear in transit.
The term "military power" is related to supersonic fighter jets that have engines capable of afterburning. A jet is said to be at military power (sometimes called "mil power") when the engines are producing maximum thrust without use of the afterburners.
Fantastic unrestricted climb out! I hear CJ-610s idling in the background ,must be Clay Lacy's Lear 23.
zero14701, they don't need to run the after burners on field takeoffs any more than airliners. It does reduce the roll length a bit and is more visually stunning when they do. It's known as a high performance take off and allows the almost vertical climb out that would be more difficult without their use. You need to consider that a plane such as an F/A-18 has a much higher power to weight ratio than say a 737 and they can lift off fully loaded from a 5000 foot runway with no problem.
few years ago I saw a Phantom do a fly by at high speed at BOEING field. Awesome. That was the year the Avro Lancaster (?) with the Griffon engine, was there. Took forever to start one of the engines and the crowd cheered like crazy when it finall fired uo.Pilots probably don't hear but the Seattle crowds cheer a lot, and loud.
Yes it is. It's ranked 3rd in the world. Has great systems and electronics.
Foxtrot789 and Craig Almli. The gun is installed by Boeing. Northrop builds about 40% of the jet, the rear section including the vertical tails, in California. Then it is shipped to St. Louis and mated with the middle/front of the jet.
David Smith. The Super Hornet may not be as "awesome" as a Tomcat, but with F-14 production cancelled by then Sec of Defense Dick Chaney, their airframe life was getting short. Thats why towards the end of its career there was only one F-14 squadron on a ship at a time. The planes were just getting old. And they needed replacement. With the AF already spending lots of money on the F-22 the Navy chose a simpler approach to developing a new jet. They modernized a current successful jet. They made the smart choice for the time. Thats why they have 500+ Super Hornets vs less than 200 Raptors. The Super Hornet may not be as awesome as a Raptor but the country couldn't afford two super fighters at the same time. The Super Hornet is every bit as capable as any other Gen 4 or Gen 4.5 fighter and it cost less. Its helmet mounted sighting systems, advanced radar, lowered radar cross section, and its high angle of attack capabilities make it a true force to be reckoned with.
How nice is this right in BOEING AIRPLANE COMPANY backyard and they loved this I'm sure seeing this as one of their own a boeing F/A 18 hornet jet showing its stuff.
Neat. Good shot. 18 was not in after burner, but still very good photos. Like that plane a lot.
Man I can remember these guys doing air support for us. THEY WERE FUCKING LOUD!!!!!!
Man I'd love to be lucky enough to be given a ride in one of those... or any modern fighter aircraft (F16, F18, F22 etc.). Air Force - Aim High: Damn straight!!! : )
Not every jet is Air Force , F18 is Navy
F-14?
I'll take a ride in ANY supersonic fighter!
+02R96 same
+02R96 Most of them are single-seat, though
Afterburners at night look a lot nicer
Is San Diego the Navy / Marines F / A-18 deposit or are there other locations also on the East Coast and Gulf of Mexico?
All Navy Strike Fighter Squadrons(F-18's) are in either in Lemoore NAS or Oceana NAS. With the exception of aggressor squadrons and Growlers. Now as far as Marines go I'm not sure.
I didn't realise they would taxi on the runway with the wings up right up until take off.
Responding to Aviationnation10's comment: According to the US Navy, the F/A-18 Hornet has a maximum rate of climb of 30,000 ft/min.
That's pretty freaking fast!
I'm not arguing but - " Close up taxi and LOUD afterburner kicks in after takeoff roll under military power and gear retraction take off F18 Super Hornet at Boeing Field Seattle Seafair 2012" doesn't quite have the same ring to it.
Zero, afterburners are never required for most situations unless the runway was extremely short, they were lifting off a carrier or were in a particularly hairy combat situation. A F/A-18 Hornet fully loaded is easily capable of taking off in 3000 ft. if it's not terribly hot weather. If using the afterburners and not fully loaded with fuel or armament, they can lift off in 1500 ft.
exactly. Why would you design a fighter with an engine that needs to go afterburner to take off ? Like a Mustang I had. The 428 made it go really fast but it would still go with a six cylinder.
The F14was too expensive to maintain
love this plane
2.32 is when it kicks in. You can see the orange glow appear.
Great sound and visuals. Thank you !
so this is currently the best combat aircraft in the world?
Jets and Fire trucks that noise keeps like a kid, I got one now to get to the other one day and fly........
Full burner or not....have you ever heard a quiet one?
Why Whidbey Island or McChord?
Can you imagine the G's she's pulling at that rate of climb!! Pilot's sucking in the air so he doesn't pass out!!
Wow, Is a standard take-off always such a high-rate of climb?
What it the typical climb rate for an F-18 on a tarmac runway?
That was awesome. What a takeoff!
nice standing it up at the end.
EA-18 Growler! I see those fly over head on a daily basis.
Why taxi with wing fold?
Bad temper on a good day. God bless.
I think he saw you standing there with a camera. It is too much to ask a fighter pilot to tone it down with a camera present. Years ago I saw a McChord AFB pilot do that knowing cameras were there. UPS guys do that with the 757's no matter if camera's are there or not.
What is the meaning of "military power" in this context?
Clay Lacy. Galvin hasn't had the Military contract for a good few years.
Or... he might be a non-Blue Angels demonstration pilot, or a former member, or just having a little fun with the awesome job he's lucky to have.
It's okay, I guess. But it can't beat the old CF-101 VooDoo with the J57-P55s. First they weren't progressive burners like today, they were on or off burners, they ignited when they dumped 42 cc of fuel into the combustion chamber and it lite the spray barrs. Then she'd climb out at 49,200 ft/min, the Super Hornet climbs at 44,882 ft/min. When the VooDoo did it dusk and climbed to 40,000 in burner, it was better than Star Wars. Then she'd climb to 60,000 to get above the Russians so she could launch the Genie nuclear missile at them. Luckily, they never had to use it.
The Genie rocket was to be fired at incoming Russian bombers while the Voodoo was in a climb, not in a diving attack.
Supersonic 'snap' maneuver: Normally commenced at 45,000' in full afterburner, pull up approximately 15 miles in front of the target, Genie released near the top of the zoom climb at ~55,000', then roll inverted and pull through into a dive to put distance between itself and the soon-to-detonate weapon.
Source: CF-101 Voodoo. McIntyre. 1984.
That take off was cool
the instrument only goes to 30000. After that it is sticking your finger out the window
He might have my Cessna 172 on raw rate-of-climb, but in ACM I would take him down with my tighter turn radius, near zero heat signature, and my heavy chaff output... lulz.
If you thought this was good, you haven't see a Lightning F6 clear the deck. Or indeed the Vulcan.
how do they even get into these jets?
theres a ladder that collapses down or you push one over to it
No after burner?
You need to actually watch the video.
Right on!!!!
Does Boeing install the gun?
not sure i would think northrop grunman does
Craig Almli
If this was the F-14 Tomcat I would think you would be right... but I don't think Northrop, or Grumman, really have anything to do with the Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet.
Knitpickers, shaddap and enjoy the vid. Thanks for posting wa22030!
Woooooo!!!
Creeeedo,Shooow!!!!
We love the noise. haha
In real life fukin beast
No need to taxi with the wings folded like your on a carrier.. Canopy lid up when you have air conditioning? Lifts too late and climbs out like hes Blue Angel #5?? This pilot seems a little dooshy to me.
Damn, sweet !
Jet City
'LOUD'? did u never hear an F111? :) lol
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+REDOX You should hear an SU-35 take off, my head almost popped and felt like my heart was about to come out of my chest
It's better not loud so enemies can't hear it coming
Lancy05 Doesn't matter they got radars, also louder is better
B-1 Lancer on Afterburner takeoff defines LOUD!!!! ua-cam.com/video/TAMd4uVdHUE/v-deo.html
2+ minutes of nothing, then 20 seconds of something........................
Merrrica!!!
To bad the Navy was forced to buy these POS jets, the F-14D cold do everything the Super Hornet can and do it better!
The F/A-18 Super Hornet is faster, more lethal.
DinobamGuy Gaming The Super Hornet is faster? Seriously............the Super Hornet can not break the sound barrier in a clean configuration below 10k feet. The F14 can exceed MACH 1 at 50 feet.
David Smith You know nothing about F/A-18s do you, the Super Hornet top speed is Mach 1.2, and it can definitely break the sound barrier. They just don't do it often because they aren't allowed to.
@@junonovamusic
Mach 1.8 vs the F-14's mach 2.4
@@junonovamusic Not what I read. The empty weight of the Super Hornet is about 11,000 lb (5,000 kg) less than that of the F-14 Tomcat which it replaced, while approaching, but not matching, the F-14's payload and range. Max. speed for this super bird is mach 1.7, over 500 m.p.h. slower than the f-14. Newer engines for the f-14 would have enabled it to go faster without going to after burner. Also the super bird isn't up to defending the fleet as the f-14 was. A navy pilot voiced objections to crossing over to the super bird, but wouldn't you know some politician would know better.
Check out my f-18 vid