F/A-18A Hornet Walkaround with Flight Lieutenant Em
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- Äas pĆidĂĄn 6. 09. 2024
- Join Flight Lieutenant Em from No. 77 Squadron for a walk-around one of our F/A-18A Hornets. đ
With No. 77 Squadron retiring the F/A-18A/B last year, 2021 will be significant as they transition to our F-35A Lightning II our first fifth-generation air combat capability.âĄ
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Thank you for your service maâam, and thank you for the video.
Love the Hornet. Definitely my favourite jet. Iâm going to miss itâs growl. Thanks for sharing đđ»đđ»đđ
Congratulations on 100 years from the SAAF
Thankyou for your service and mini tour of that magnificent war bird. Appreciated!
Jason Easthope "Easty". Pretty sure I "eyeballed" Easty when he flew a RNZ Skyhawk over Muja Power Station, between the stacks in the 1990's. It was so low I could see him in the cockpit as I was standing on the roof of the Power Station.
F/A-18âs are the sexiest aircraft EVER đ
I think you misspelled F-14....
Uh-oh... I smell an actual legitimate debate. I'm voting for The Hornet though
@@ThirdHornet nope, I spelt F/A-18 perfectly fine đ
@@IC3XR the hornets and super hornets aren't bad looking by any means. But I'm a sucker for those massive square intakes and huge vertical stabs. Hornets are third on my list right behind the eagle and tomcat is no. 1.
@@ThirdHornet no lie. I do love the old Tomcats. My top 3 are Super Hornet, Raptor, and F35
What a legend. Im going for this role, and its awesome to see chicks out there
Thank you for your service maâam
Unbelievable you are still, not for long, flying Alphas. I was U.S. Navy and my squadron transitioned from Alphas to Charlies in 1991. Even the Blue Angels have been flying Charlies for years and they get the oldest airframes in the fleet. Give your maintenance team a thumbs up for me.
I think the bean counters have kept this up in the air for as long as it did too đ
They have been upgrade extensively over the years including some centre barrel replacements. Rasonably comparable to c's and d"s over all. None the less they have done well to keep them going for so long. Well done RAAF.
The last alpha models built were Australian jets in 1991. Also, not having to land on a carrier has helped with the service life. I believe that they were going to replace all of the centre barrels in every Horent but only did 16 Hornets because there was no cracking in the ones that they replaced.
@@MattyClivingthedream carrier arrested landings and cat shots do take their toll.
Thanks for your service ma'am.
I was fortunate to visit for an entire week with Ross Fox (dec) RAAF and Rossâ wife Vicki in Washington DC prior to Aus taking delivery of the Hornets. At the time Ross gave me a hornet trifold brochure such as you may expect to receive from a salesman selling a holden car. I still have that trifold brochure. Ross invited me to go with him to Spery in St Louis where our flight simulator was built. However Ross was too busy with RAAF/Hornet business so I said no to St Louis. Before I left Ross and Vicki took me to the Beach Boys concert on the Mall 4th July âŠnow that was a blast. Thanks for the tour of the grand old hornet. I loved it. Keep up the good work.
As a 12 Year Old I remember watching the 60 minutes presentation back in 1985 (Australian version) on Sunday Night. Linked below.
I have no doubt, that like myself, thousands of school children were in awe of Ross and the other fighter pilots in this 17 minute presentation title "The Right Stuff". I even remember discussing it with friends the next day, and we started in search of computer games on the commodore 64, like "JET" to test our metal . . .lol
It just so happens I've read "Fighter Pilot" by Mac Serge Tucker", and in His autobiography he writes how he was taken under Ross's wings both before and after joining the RAAF as pilot. Even venturing out to fly the very simulator you've mentioned above ! Incredible story. Serge writes that he was also there that fateful night, and later drove Vicki out to Hornet Hill. He even mentions some of the other pilots lost in 3 squadron such as JP.
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Congratulations ! Hello from France đšđ”
Loved seeing this aircraft as a kid when it first arrived, beautiful aircraft, great to see it's still being used.
awesome thanks for the videos!!!!!
Well done Ma'am great tour stay safe and thanks
Wish it was longer. Love to see a superhornet walkaround
Thanks LT
great video, tks for awesome video Royal Australian Air Force
That was a great tour - thank-you.
Fantastic video RAAF cheers.
Fantastic video! My father built these planes starting back in 1987 working for GAF and ASTA! Just found out they are being retired not long ago!
F/18 Hornet is the best!đđđż
Love to see this, especially some of the history.
Jeepers...that's dropped a few bombs!
I love the video but I have one question. Can a f18 do a cobra manoeuvre
I love the hornet Iâm gonna miss there roar
Are they selling them all?
I hope there's a few going to museums
Some went/are going to the Canadian airforce.
Yep. I know Fighter World is getting one & HARS is getting 2 I think. I believe that they are going to try & keep one flying.
@@matk4731 no way, really?
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Yep thatâs what I was told when I was at HARS & fighter world in November.
@@matk4731 oh I really hope so, cheers
Thank you!
YES đ„°
Cool asf, nice livery.
Gotta say its amazing to fly the hornet in dcs god imagine flying it for real My hats of to all of you hornet and super hornet pilot's
Hammer !â
Very enjoyable. Can I buy it?
Will these thing be at anymore air shows
Not likely
Maybe, I think they aim to maintain or keep one going. Theyâll send some to museums and others to Canada
We are keeping 8.
@@jimmyrecard6021 Will they be airworthy?
@@TheSuziesue not too sure.
APG-68? That's the F-16's old radar. The Hornets old radar is the APG-73 IIRC.
The hornets used to have the APG-65 that was replaced with the APG-73 in the early 2000's as part of the Hornet Upgrade Program.
Wish I had the chance to fly in one! CP3 prevented that.
Not to be rude but if I got $1 for every time she said umm I would have a fair bit of money thank you for your service
Call sign "Goose"
hi territorian here live near airport so sonic booms are part of daily life...
Come on , who's given the seven dislikes?? It was a very informative clip but with all due respect lieutenant Em is a very attractive young lady.....
Very informative? Very rushed if anything đ
@@nessuno5403 one could say...on the fly.....
@@coldude2559 ... boom, boom! haha
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Why is Australian Air force using a naval fighter meant for carrier based operation?
Because they put it up against the F-16, and the hornet was better for the Australians.
@@lmj06 USAF uses F-15s. Why can't Australia use the same?
I guess they want to team up with American Navy.
@@abhishekdev258 because back then we couldnt afford the F-15. And also back then the RAAF needed a multirole aircraft, the F-15 was only an air-to-air platform
@@lmj06 oh..thanks for the insight
@@abhishekdev258 nw
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G, day Flight Lieutenant Em.
* If you are wanting a squeeze, every now and then to reminise on the military anti-shock trousers?
* drop me a line?
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Fitzpatrick, a sad life you must lead
@@nessuno5403 I must.đ
Em seems really cool too! Not the cocky tom cruise type most people see hahahah
So yeah, this is a plane, it's got wings and ah engines
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In the Navy they don't call them walkarounds but reacharounds đ€Łđ
Seems like you're the type who got asked to grab the bar of soap off the shower floor
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Ya baby mach 1.8 not 1.6 like the super Hornet đšđŠđ€ đ
Super hornet can also go mach 1.8
When you cant pronounce your own rank?
Sounded right to me?
@@zelatrix2470 maybe if yoi are American
@@campaspe810 perhaps, people make mistakes, especially with English. Like putting a â?â On the end of a statement :)
@@zelatrix2470 you won't get in the raaf btw
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Um, pretty um good um video um but um all um the ums are um rather um annoying.
pilote woman is beautiful
Dang.. she must wear the pants in her house! O_O
I will miss these aircraft. I have zero interest in the POS. Sorry! I mean JSF.
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Pity she mispronounced lieutenant
yep, we are being Americanised .
Didnt know Women were allowed in the frontline fighter jets.
Yes, they have been since 1990s idk if you live under a rock or somewhere in another country lmao
still under Martial law down under?
Sheâs currently supplying close air support to the Victorian police mask enforcement battalion đ€Łđ
I don't see the same enthusiasm for service to country in Australian Defense Forces as I do across the U.S. military! Such a shame!