F/A-18 Hornet

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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
Military Aviation
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 Hornet pilot explains why F/A-18 drivers cut the fingertips off their gloves
Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
US Navy Hornet pilot explains why F/A-18 drivers cut the fingertips off their gloves
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
Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
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
US Navy F/A-18 pilot explains why Hornet drivers have to keep their right hand up off the controls during cat launch
Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
US Navy F/A-18 pilot explains why Hornet drivers have to keep their right hand up off the controls during cat launch
The story of the US Navy F/A-18 pilot that made a night trap on a carrier having the Fresnel Lens Optical Landing System (AKA ball) turned off
Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
The story of the US Navy F/A-18 pilot that made a night trap on a carrier having the Fresnel Lens Optical Landing System (AKA ball) turned off
Axalp 2021 (4K): the coolest Swiss Air Force’s Axalp Air Power demonstration video you’ve ever seen
Military Aviation
Axalp 2021 (4K): the coolest Swiss Air Force’s Axalp Air Power demonstration video you’ve ever seen
B-52 Navigator tells the story of when his BUFF was nearly fired at by a Navy/Marine F/A-18 during Operation Desert Storm (and remembers other scary sorties flown during the First Gulf War)
Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
B-52 Navigator tells the story of when his BUFF was nearly fired at by a Navy/Marine F/A-18 during Operation Desert Storm (and remembers other scary sorties flown during the First Gulf War)
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"NASA 831 do not light your afterburners!” The story of the SR-71B Blackbird that had an almost catastrophic fuel leak on a mission to perform a flyby at EAA Oshkosh
Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird
“NASA 831 do not light your afterburners!” The story of the SR-71B Blackbird that had an almost catastrophic fuel leak on a mission to perform a flyby at EAA Oshkosh
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
Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation / U.S. Navy
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
USAF KC-135 loses air-refueling hose over Finland while refueling a Finnish F/A-18. And it’s not the first time.
Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
USAF KC-135 loses air-refueling hose over Finland while refueling a Finnish F/A-18. And it’s not the first time.
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
Cold War Era / Military Aviation
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
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
Airshows / Military Aviation
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
F-14 Vs Everything: Video shows how the mighty Tomcat Could Dogfight and Win against (almost) any dissimilar aircraft
Military Aviation / U.S. Navy
ADVERSARY! A QUICK LOOK AT THE AIRCRAFT FLOWN BY U.S. NAVAL AVIATORS TO PLAY THE BAD GUYS
7 years after it was unable to scramble fighter jets to respond to a hijacking outside of business hours, Switzerland starts to provide 24 hours airspace protection
Military Aviation
7 years after it was unable to scramble fighter jets to respond to a hijacking outside of business hours, Switzerland starts to provide 24 hours airspace protection
Video shows Blue Angels F/A-18C final flight to the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum
Airshows / Military Aviation
Video shows Blue Angels F/A-18C final flight to the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum
Here are some awesome air-to-air photos of RAAF F/A-18 “Classic” Hornets
Military Aviation
Here are some awesome air-to-air photos of RAAF F/A-18 “Classic” Hornets
Axalp Air Power Demonstration 2017: where mountains meet the sky
Military Aviation
Slim 50.1% majority of Swiss voters approves purchase of new fighter jets
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