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Found this at the Northrop Grumman facilities gift shop I was working at today.

Crosswind Landing

VMFA-232 Red Devils, Operation Inherent Resolve. Nice to see some F/A-18Cs in action.

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FIAF Hornets

Not so much Hornets, but cool formation!

The national parade of Finland’s centenary included some special events such as a Finland 100 special formation flypast by Finnish Air Force F/A-18 multi-role fighters and a static display of a F/A-18 at the main square of the city of Kuopio. Combat Camera Finland documented the parade from its preparation stage on December 5th to the parade review on the December 6th.

I don't know if this is the right thread... but here goes:

Considering the just-published Hornet Caucasus video by Wags- is it just me, or do you feel that the sense of speed is way off... as if the trees were way too big.

In the video, flight speed is around 700 KIAS. For reference, the sense of speed and motion in the Su-25 over Normandy (by Wags as well) seems to have similar sense of speed (a little lower), but that is played on a lower FOV (which decreases the sense of speed) and the speed in that is just below 700 KMPH! The difference in speed is almost 2x, but the Hornet video seems just slightly faster.

As a reference I watched a RAF Typhoon video (albeit at a larger FOV) of a low-level flight at 400KIAS. On that the sense of speed seems much higher. Admittedly the rumble of the airframe and the larger FOV add to it, BUT, that is still 300 knots slower than the Hornet video.

Links:

Hornet:

Su-25 over Normandy, good reference footage at around 2 minutes:

The RAF Typhoon video. Check around 1:25:

What's your take on this?

Regards,

MikeMikeJuliet

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Neither of the official two copies (on Matt's and on ED's channel) open on my Android 7.1 device, neither in the official YT app nor in the browser (Firefox).

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You know you've spent too long in one map when ED release a graphically upgraded version and you still know which exact valley is being shown and which airfield (hi, Batumi!) is going to be at the end of it.

Does look good though.

You know you've spent too long in one map when ED release a graphically upgraded version and you still know which exact valley is being shown and which airfield (hi, Batumi!) is going to be at the end of it.

 

Does look good though.

My reaction was similar :) Mine actually was: "I know where this is... this valley... in the mountains... in Caucasus... shiiiii#..." :D

I don't know if this is the right thread... but here goes:

 

Considering the just-published Hornet Caucasus video by Wags- is it just me, or do you feel that the sense of speed is way off... as if the trees were way too big.

 

In the video, flight speed is around 700 KIAS. For reference, the sense of speed and motion in the Su-25 over Normandy (by Wags as well) seems to have similar sense of speed (a little lower), but that is played on a lower FOV (which decreases the sense of speed) and the speed in that is just below 700 KMPH! The difference in speed is almost 2x, but the Hornet video seems just slightly faster.

 

As a reference I watched a RAF Typhoon video (albeit at a larger FOV) of a low-level flight at 400KIAS. On that the sense of speed seems much higher. Admittedly the rumble of the airframe and the larger FOV add to it, BUT, that is still 300 knots slower than the Hornet video.

 

 

Links:

Hornet:

Su-25 over Normandy, good reference footage at around 2 minutes:

 

The RAF Typhoon video. Check around 1:25:

 

 

 

What's your take on this?

 

Regards,

MikeMikeJuliet

I completely agree. This is closer to 550kts. 700 is way fast for a hornet anyways at that drag count while maneuvering even if it was a big motor Charlie. Breaking the number at sea level is certainly doable at max AB in a slick hornet but in level flight almost impossible with pylons and ordnance.

It is a little bit older....

My apologies if this is a repost.

It is a little bit older....

...still awesome! I feel blessed living in one of the few countries outside the US that operates the legacy hornet :)

Not sure, if it was post before....

i know, the music.....

 

My apologies if this is a repost.

This is probably my favourite Hornet video... The hype is intensifying..

HUD + FLIR simulation footage?

EDIT: watched their other video and it looks like these guys got some time to play with the USN F/A-18C simulator. So this is what the Navy's simulator displays.. At least back in 2002.

Also, some HMD footage.

thats not simulator footage

I'm 100% sure it's a sim... look at the textures :P

In a little under a weeks time, the Hornet has been in pre-purchase for 3 months already. Sure went fast, and I hope the time will go just as fast, if not faster, for the Early Access release.

Cant come soon enough.

In a little under a weeks time, the Hornet has been in pre-purchase for 3 months already.

I think you might mean 2 months. I pre-ordered on Jan 12th 2018, which if memory serves me correctly is day one. When exactly do you think it went on pre-purchase sale?

Haha indeed. No wonder I think time was flying :).

Got fooled by the date stamp, 1.12.2018. Didnt pick up on the year, but just read that as december 1st. We go day, month, year in Denmark.

Oh well never mind me.