Flying at twice the speed of sound | 60 Minutes Australia
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- In 2010, our Air Force beefed up our defence capabilities by bringing in fighter jets that travel at Mach 1.8 - almost twice the speed of sound.
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Synopsis | Supersonic (2010)
Remember what it was like waking up on Christmas morning to find a shiny new bicycle under the tree? Well, that's how the men and women of our Air Force are feeling right now.
They've just taken delivery of the first new combat aircraft replacing our aging fleet of F-111s. Each Super Hornet - or Rhino as they're known - costs sixty million dollars and can reach speeds of almost two thousand kilometres an hour. Naturally enough, our test pilots have been itching to take them for a spin. Liam Bartlett was lucky enough to hitch a ride.
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All these years later and it’s still a great airframe.
No more new Hornets after 2024
I am smiling ear to ear. I am a 69 year old lady. My “forever choice” for a career was a fighter pilot.
Unfortunately, when I was old enough to join the service I was already married and had a child. And it wouldn’t have mattered anyway because ladies were not allowed to even fly a jet let alone be a fighter pilot. I’m so glad they finally figured out that women have a great hand eye coordination and strong backbones. I am so proud of every woman that gets to do the things I wanted to do so desperately bad. I ended up becoming an RN and had a good career but, my heart will always be a fighter pilot.
God Bless them one and all.
I hear ya sir. My mum was in the Air Force and flew T38 talk. Always saw pics and stories. Now I’m 38. And my first job when I was a young man , was marine salvage. Company chartered many king airs. And I was always traveling in it. I befriended a pilot. He let me ride up front and let me take the yoke. Work and life happens. And now that I single. I regret not pursuing that field. Now that I’m studying and been in few flights. I love it. The most interesting topic ever and just hoping I can keep pursuing to get my license and night time with instrument so I can be back in the air. Especially when I saw the guys ride bikes. I was in motorcycle racing and track days on my sport bikes. So I feel like this is right up my alley ! Wish you the best
These jets fly over my house every day in Florida. I love it
what part?
@@misaelcolon2255prolly lives in the panhandle
I live in Las Vegas…. I can hear these jets chasing off the aliens trying to go to the L.V. Strip
To quote a movie line, "I feel the need, the need for speed.". Yes indeed I'm very jealous of his ride.
“Kick the fires and light the tires!”
The Super Hornet remains a dominant, well-rounded fighter to this day. They have the lowest RCS of any fourth-gen fighter and an excellent radar. They complement the F-35 well and can be used as a "missile truck," similar to the role the F-15EX plays for the US.
They're an insane fighter, advanced avionics, can turn sharp, hold a lot of if weapons.
As you mention an insane radar
You seem to be missing the point here, a 5th Gen aircraft will go to town on a whole squadron of super hornets. They’re really just a waste of money.
@@Dionysus_Athena we have f35, a super hornet will beat a su57.
Also a super hornet is a 4th gen++ fighter, do not underestimate it, the USS Dwight Eisenhower has super hornets with f35, and the f35 act as a force multiplier, absolutely insane plane
Super hornet is proven with a good track record, it is a good plane
Yet it was no match for the tic tac... even in the hands of the the US Navy's Black Aces squadron leader.
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What known aircraft would've been a match for the "tic tac"?
🇺🇲. When I was 12 or 13 I went to a summer camp with the Boy's Clubs. Our camp counselor was active duty US Navy test pilot flying the F111. He got shot down (or forced landing) into a Vietnam rice paddy severe times. Always rescued.
Great guy and role model. Stood outside stores taking donations to pay for underprivileged boys to go to camp. One of the most enriching experiences of my life.
f111 was never a navy plane and why would a test pilot be over vietnam? think the guy lied to you
@@richanddebshawaiiadventure4340 The counselor was a TEST pilot testing the suitability of the F111 for basing on a carrier. Took a pilot with exceptional piloting skills. And to tell the truth I'm not sure if he was USAF or Navy.
Australia made the right choice flying Rhinos and Panthers.
I love the relationship we as Americans share with our Aussie brothers and sisters. It feels like a second home and I’ve yet to even visit. Stay safe!
visit first, then opine
@@always_markb Oh be quiet!
They should really update this and take him on a back seat ride in an unladen F-15E doing a full afterburner takeoff and max climb rate.
I prefer the F-15EX and pass on the F-35s
Awesome episode! Very informative and well filmed.
Such a throwback, I was 12 when I saw this. F/A-18 Superhornet was always my favorite jet
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Love watching them fly 👍
Its amazing what we can do today.👍
Awesome mate ✈️👍
The final dump & burn seems like it was just yesterday. What a wonderful airframe.
My Mom Drafted in Design with the F1 11 ! She hand drew parts and was in design with landing gear parts!
The F111 was also called the Pig because that is what it was like to work on! (said with a great deal of respect and love after working on them for a decade)
I wish, I could have been that journalist. 🚀🚀
Great segment!
Interesting. Also impressive is how this fellow actually pronounces the word Kilometers correctly too!
Former Boeing / Lean Manufacturing ... spent quality time up close and personal with our F/A - 18 Super Hornet, from pile of very expensive parts to final certification and handed over to eager customer (US Navy). It looks like it is going nearly Mach 2.0 even standing still.
When I first arrived in St Louis I was greeted by F-15's and F/A-18's playing touch and goes on main runway. Both aircraft can easily pull 'vertical' anywhere on runways there. It never grows old would and soon would be part of same aircraft.
Flight Lessons 101: Never puke inside cockpit of 50 million dollar aircraft. If you have to puke, make sure it's in the vomit bag. We have same rule number 1 in our gigantic twin aisle wide body jets made in Everett Washington also.
Looks like it will be long hours sorting out production issues... welcome to Lean and everything it means. These steps will help insure future sales from DOT. Pass the coffee. Rule number 2... don't spill coffee in the customer's 50 million dollar jet fighter.
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Fighters pilot are amazing
Crazy! Wow
Great jet!
Old school swing wingers are just super. Must bring back the F-111 and F-14.
Awesome..
"Engage the enemy without them even knowing." 😎
Watching this makes me feel so glad I live in America 🇺🇸🦅
OMG You lucky guy, love to have a ride in one of those, what a buzz.
F111 was a Fighter Bomber... it would NEVER survive a dog fight.
Congrats from Tamil Nadu INDIA 🇮🇳.
I love how 60 Minutes makes a big deal out of the Super Hornet being supersonic-capable as if the F-111 wasn't significantly faster...
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so they formerly flew in the f- 111 swing wing type 2- seater fighters, and like fast bikes and now fly in Super Hornets: 'Rhinos'. Looks like they're already living the Top Gun: Maverick story 15 years ago.
Just a song before I go
To whom it may concern
Traveling twice the speed of sound
It's easy to get burned
Didn’t see Tom cruse in the video
He was there, just going too fast to see him
What year was when video was filmed?
The Super Hornet is a vast improvement over the standard F18. It suits Australias strategic conditions sufficiently.
No more new Hornets after 2024
I was part of E/F flight test and 1.8M it can not do, even clean and downhill.
Good. On. You.
This is not about speed ...❤
Superbes, mais il faudrait qu'ils balancent des confettis !
Que les Pays se concurrencent en qualite de divertissement spectaculaire a notre endroit, et sans nous prendre pour des bleus :)
F 111, those were uned in Vietnam weren't they?
No lets take off our shirts and play sum volleyball.
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Haha, dinosaurs
As a multi mission fighter which will do the better: F-16 blog 70 or F-18 super Hornet??
F-18 Super Hornet. Can carry more weapons, lower radar cross-section, and more advanced avionics, and radar.
Writing from Canada, where we have nothing to brag about with respect to air power, I can't believe you guys are still flying F-111's. You need Super Hornets and F-35's (as do we).
your 'new' defense budget is still just 1.22% of GDP in 2023, still far short of NATO benchmark of 2.0%. You just don't get what you don't pay for, especially with what you don't make yourself within your own borders.
ahhh mate, this is an old vid. we have got rid of much of the 18s for 35s in fact you guys were behind in procuring 35s so we sold you a bunch of our 18s lol
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From 24, with training and refit you will only be able to put 15 in the air for defence …..
Super Hornets can't go Mach 2. They can barely push through Mach 1 with pylons on.
Haha I could make some corrections here on the comments on speeds. 😅
Aardvark and Hornets.
I'm surprised Canada didn't want one
Canada's 'new' defense budget is still just 1.22% of GDP in 2023, still far short of NATO benchmark of 2.0%. You just don't get what you don't pay for, especially with what you don't make yourself within your own borders.
I'd be flying it straight to Beijing.
Be interesting to see it up against an SU 35 with a well trained Pilot and Thrust Vectoring.
Where did this old vid come from? 😐
in a land far, far away and down under called Australia were women glow and men plunder.
@@al28854 I guess so
Aus still uses F111?!?!😂
just like the US Marines still uses Harrier jump jets, still wort keeping
Nice try troll.
4th generation planes. No match for the latest generation according to Maverick 😊
it's not the plane; it's the pilot.
This is from 2010, we have F-35s being introduced now.
3 minutes in, with all the footage switching I feel like I'm watching a preview of a video not an actual video.
😂😂😂
You want to build them locally?
Aussies are about 20 years behind to have the infrastructure and engineers, etc. to make that possible.
F111 was designed for a different role to the F18 , similiar to its derivative the F14 , it has greater endurance, can carry much more payload and is much faster than the Hornet . When it comes to dropping bombs a long way away the Hornet can't compete
The real key to the Pig was the TFR. Set it to hard mode at 100" and there's not a primary radar around to this day that can paint it.
Yeah, had to laugh at the so called reason the f-111 was called the "pig".
I was told it was because the Aardvark was so good at getting down and dirty in the mud.
Who can be in a rush the most😂..Hope you guys got there on time?
My father in law built F-111s at GD (General Dynamics) in Fort Worth, Texas. In Fort Worth they called the F-111 the Eff Onehundred and eleven.
6B for 24 planes how much for the F35's?
So what they are saying is they are worth 60m each but we paid 250m each inclusive of spares, weapons and training for ground crews.
F35 may look cheaper on paper now. But ground crews are now outsourced to Lockheed who then milk the government for all it is worth.
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Great platform….needs long range weapons upgrades and yes I’m very impressed
No more new Hornets after 2024
6 billion dollars divided by 24 equals 250 million dollars each plane. Not 60 million like he said at the beginning. Math doesn't add up.
The total cost includes spares including spare engines, ongoing maintenance and support costs for a set number of years, initial pilot and maintainer training costs which would be done back in the US and most likely include initial batch of weaponry to be used with the type as well.
@@soulsphere9242 thank you for the information. I did not know that. Although it seems a little too much extra money. From 60 million to 250 million, that's an extra 190 per plane. That's a lot of maintenance and training etc. But thank you again for the information.
@@lucianog7724 It is a lot but remember for a modern fighter jet like the Super Hornet, for every hour of flight there are over ten man-hours of maintenance. Many parts have defined lifetimes and need to be replaced on regular schedules so both a stockpile of parts needs to be bought as well as securing long term contracts for ongoing supplies. When it comes to training this includes the purchase of ground simulators as well. Simulators have become more important and sophisticated because actually flying modern aircraft is becoming more expensive.
Then consider the missiles: a single Sidewinder is about $500,000 AUD and an AIM-120 about $1.5 million....it quickly adds up when buying a supply for say five years. Missiles also have expiry dates, so they do need to be expended now and then.
Finally, any contract is likely to include some degree of support for ongoing software updates from the manufacturer, but any customisation are likely an extra charge. Software costs are actually a huge part of the development costs of modern aircraft, probably second only to the engines.
The US has a different model for pricing their purchases, rather than buying everything as a package, they buy each system separately: they will buy F-18 and F-35 airframes in batches, but then negotiate maintenance contracts separately and buy weapons in bulk batches that are not tied to the aircraft purchase, etc. They can do that because they have scale, but it makes their individual airframe purchase cost seem much cheaper compared to when a foreign country buys aircraft from the US.
Anyway hope that is informative. But yes, this stuff IS expensive!
@@lucianog7724 that cost is likely spread out over 10+ years of maintenance/parts, give or take.
Maintenance, spare parts, and training cost far more than aircraft, especially when you're talking about 10-20+ years.
Uh bad label the f18 cannot break mach 2😊
Old news had for a while
if it had swept wings in a airforce variant it would be even better
You can fall into the old trap of Talking Up the benefits of the super Hornet etc etc all you like .... BUT at the end of the day One has to look at the size of Australia and HOW MANY super HORNETS did you say there was .... to DEFEND Australia!.... You also have to consider Attrician Rate of Aircraft/Pilots. ie In the lead up to the Battle of Britain the Pilot Training was some 4 years.... During the B.o.B. due to Pilot Losses the Training period for Pilots had to be reduced to 6 MONTHS with new Pilots joining Squadrons with as low as 10 hours flying time.
Another matter of great importance is because of the complex nature of the Super Hornet etc is the Hornets Flying Hours ratio as against it's Servicing Down Time.
The Navy is an excellent example with them not having enough SHIPS available to go to SEA... An example is the Collins Class Sub...Is there one actually seaworthy if so what defence system does it have...can it fire Torpedoes or only Catapults.
The Army is wrung out with deployments and lacks vital equipment.
The three Services desperately need more manpower.
Due to the size of Australia and it's extremely long supply lines... Governments need to be up front with Australians regarding the dire need for Australia's Defense Budget to be at least doubled.
Migrants to Australia MUST be capable of earning their money and NOT relying on Social Security Handouts. I am an immigrant and the condition when we arrived in Australia in 82 was NO SOCIAL HANDOUTS.
This current Government is totally incompetent .... Along with the Defense Budget should be included the establishment of Australian Defense Manufacturing/ Development INDUSTRIES to ensure supply and to EXPORT.
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Yet everyone's raving over the F-22 and 35's and these people are sold on these old new jets that people are calling obsolete!💥😂😂😂
lol - very true- I thought the same thing then I realized this is a report from 2010 😂
@@HostileTakeover555 WOW really?😂 I didn't know that, I thought for sure this was an update video, thanks😂😂👍
@@catherineharris4746look on the screen, it says Archive episode from 2010. I initially thought it was new too until I saw it wasn’t.
Who is the enemy they want to kill?
MIGS…don’t cha know…LOL😂😂
back in 2010, Indonesia was the closest thing to be perceived as 'adversarial'. Today, China is more of a 'threat' to any other country in the Pacific who does not agree with their perceived territorial rights.
....and he drives a slow Holden
Great, arguably underrated plane, but it doesn't go mach 2.
Underrated? This is one of the most recognizable planes in the world. We know it doesn’t go Mach 2, it goes Mach 1.8 as the video clearly stated. Who cares? You think they dogfight at Mach 2 speeds? Lmfao.
you ran out of things to document, you love the 2010 archives 🤣
Ah, I was wondering why the F118 and then saw it’s from 2010.
@@johnrogers9481 F-111
F18s can’t do Mach 2
I consider Australia a brother nation along with the UK and Canada.
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Just want to first I'll say I'm leaving this comment on my wife's UA-cam because my computer is not working right now I'm having problems logging into my account but my name is Michael but I just wanted to say thisJust in case people in America do not know but 12000 km per hour in miles per hour is 1,242 MPH but reaching those speeds would have to be at a high altitude because the higher in altitude you are the thing of the areas so you can travel faster up higher than you could download if they were traveling lower to the ground they couldn't reach the speed of 2000 km or 124,000.
The Royal Austrailian Air Force has been flying the F18 Hornet since 1984.... WTF is that guy talking about? The older, Legacy Hornet is faster than the newer Super Hornet. This entire interview is wildly inaccurate in the first minute. The newer Super Hornet does have more powerful engines, but the aircraft is also larger and weighs more.
and doesnt have the range either
@@ivanfisher9301the range is farther than the legacy hornets.
Also more maneuverable than the legacy, my son flies these fighters.
He beats the legacy hornets most of the time in BFM.
did u fail to read the huge '10 YEARS AGO' 'LOGO IN RED THE WHOLE VIDEO?
Anyone can do that
Welcome to 1970
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Boeing that builds the F-18 Super Hornet's, also at the same time build's the F-15EX Eagle which is the updated version of the F-15 Eagle.
And those aircrafts are built here in St Louis Missouri across the airfield from Lambert International Airport, before it was Boeing, it was known as McDonnell Douglas before it was merged with Boeing.
This video is so old.... we cant defend ourselves with these. We need a couple thousand not 20 something. Silly talk!
Made in the USA, you’re welcome.
The hot pilots get the hot jets.
these boys are still far behind in their airforce compared to their allies
its 14 years old, theynow have f35
This was an archive episode from 2010.
When standing in a room full of people, how can you tell whIch of them is a pilot? Don’t worry, they will come and tell you. It’s the same for vegetarians.
2000km/h is not twice the speed of sound. The Super Hornet has a top speed of Mach 1.6 at 40,000 feet, so nowhere near twice the speed of sound.
Twice the speed of sound would be 1480 wouldn’t it?
And this plane does 1600?
@@MilkywayboyThe plane does NOT do Mach 2. Stripped down and clean it tops out around 1190 mph. But, it does not operate under those conditions. It always has weapons, drop tanks, or pods attached which produce drag and reduce speed.
That’s right. The classics do M1.8 and the supers are slightly slower.
@@Milkywayboy Twice the speed of sound is 2470 km/h, the Super Hornet max speed is 1975 km/h. I think you are mixing up mp/h and km/h?
Does it matter? He clearly stated it goes Mach 1.8 and you can see it in the video on the screen designated as “M.”
There’s no such thing as “breaking a second sound barrier” and flying a little faster doesn’t give any advantages in this scenario. Chill.
Neither the Hornet nor the Super Hornet can get anywhere close to Mach 2. As a matter of fact, with hard points, pylons, missiles, tanks and bombs, they cannot even break Mach 1 because of the high drag and lack of thrust at those speeds. It can only go to high supersonic speeds in slick configuration and without external tanks.
it can jettison it's munitions and external fuel nacelles mid- flight when the pilot accomplishes it's mission and needs to GTFO of there in over Mach 1, have you seen the latest Top Gun movie .... kind of like that.
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Will never forget the F111 dump n burn at the closing ceremony of the Sydney Olympic Games. “Snatching” the Olympic flame from the cauldron and flying off with it into the night sky. Just brilliant. Best games ever! 🦘🐨
Never heard the name "rhino" before.. WE call them hornets.
It is the radio callsign given to them by the USN. The F-4 Phantom previously used this callsign.
then u fail af since USA has been calling the E/F derivative the Rhino since forever now. lmao takeyour L and sit down boi.
the people on the control tower on the US carriers prefer the name 'Rhino' cuz it was easier to distinguish the older 'original' hornets and the then newer super hornets over the radio with the press and talk feature.
"Flying at twice the speed of sound"...
F/A-18E/F max speed Mach 1.6 🙄
It's easy to get burned