F/A-18 Hornet

US Navy F/A-18 pilot tells the story of when a Hornet used a 500-pound LGB to kill a lone terrorist scrambling across a gorge in Afghanistan

US Navy F/A-18 pilot tells the story of when Hornet used a 500-pound LGB to kill a lone terrorist scrambling across a gorge in Afghanistan

From October 2001 to August 2021, US Navy F/A-18s Hornet and Super Hornet strike fighters provided around-the-clock battlefield coverage in… Read More

2 years ago

US Navy Hornet pilot explains why F/A-18 drivers cut the fingertips off their gloves

Some F/A-18 Hornet fighter pilots cut the fingertips off their gloves. Why? Military pilots, like motorcyclists, “dress for the slide,… Read More

2 years ago

The story of the USMC F/A-18 Hornet student pilot who lost his wings for doing aileron rolls after touch and goes while practicing landing

‘With gaping mouths, the instructors watched one of their star students, Marine rocking the program, execute an aileron roll… Read More

2 years ago

US Navy F/A-18 pilot explains why Hornet drivers have to keep their right hand up off the controls during cat launch

‘The Hornet doesn’t like foreplay. You can take the stick once it’s off the deck and flying away, but not… Read More

2 years ago

The story of the US Navy F/A-18 pilot that made night trap on a carrier having the Fresnel Lens Optical Landing System (AKA ball) turned off

‘I never saw the ball. I called Clara [Clara = “can’t see the Fresnel lens”] and the LSOs said ‘continue,’… Read More

2 years ago

Axalp 2021 (4K): the coolest Swiss Air Force’s Axalp Air Power demonstration video you’ve ever seen

Held at Ebenfluh firing range near the summit of the 7,614 feet (2,321m) high Axalphorn mountain in central Switzerland, Swiss… Read More

2 years ago

B-52 Navigator tells the story of when his BUFF was nearly fired at by Navy/Marine F/A-18 during Operation Desert Storm (and remembers other scary sorties flown during the First Gulf War)

‘About 15 minutes from the bomb run, we heard the following warning from a US Navy/Marine F/A-18 Hornet —"Aircraft at… Read More

2 years ago

“NASA 831 do not light your afterburners!” The story of the SR-71B Blackbird that had an almost catastrophic fuel leak on mission to perform a flyby at EAA Oshkosh

Upon their safe return to Dryden and exiting the SR-71B Blackbird, Meyer and Schneider donned a pair of Wisconsin "cheeseheads"… Read More

2 years ago

U.S. Naval Aviator explains how he and his wingman were able to RTB after their F/A-18 fighters collided during air combat training

"It was significant testament to the construction of the F/A-18—that we were able to fly both aircraft after the… Read More

2 years ago

USAF KC-135 loses air-refueling hose over Finland while refueling Finnish F/A-18. And it’s not the first time.

The fall of the KC-135 Stratotanker hose did not cause any damage to the equipment or personnel. On Mar. 16,… Read More

2 years ago

Intercepting Iraqi MiG-25s, flying DACT against USMC F/A-18s and flying training sorties with live weapons: how RAF Tornado F3 crews prepared for Operation Desert Storm

‘Some sorties included highly dynamic dissimilar air combat exercises against the US Marine Corps F/A 18, as it had a… Read More

2 years ago

Photos of Blue Angels getting fuel on their way home to NAS Pensacola show that the team is still flying one F/A-18 tandem seat Legacy Hornet

As shown by the main image of this post, the team is still flying one F/A-18 tandem seat Legacy Hornet.… Read More

2 years ago

ADVERSARY! A QUICK LOOK AT THE AIRCRAFT FLOWN BY U.S. NAVAL AVIATORS TO PLAY THE BAD GUYS

To realistically carry out their duty U.S. Navy adversary pilots need the best aircraft to simulate the bandits during DACT… Read More

2 years ago

7 years after it was unable to scramble fighter jets to respond to hijacking outside of business hours, Switzerland starts to provide 24 hours airspace protection

Starting from Dec. 31, 2020 two Swiss Air Force F/A-18 fighter jets will be operational 24/7 to protect the airspace… Read More

2 years ago

Video shows Blue Angels F/A-18C final flight to the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum

The recently retired F/A-18C flew into Washington Dulles International Airport on Nov. 18, 2020 in preparation for display at the… Read More

3 years ago

Here are some awesome air-to-air photos of RAAF F/A-18 “Classic” Hornets

The awesome photos in this post show RAAF No. 77 Squadron F/A-18A Hornets flying in formation off the coast of… Read More

3 years ago

Slim 50.1% majority of Swiss voters approves purchase of new fighter jets

The Swiss government will decide next year among the Eurofighter from Airbus , the Rafale from France’s Dassault, Boeing’s F/A-18… Read More

3 years ago
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