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Awesome! Thanks for sharing!

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Interesting asymmetrical loadouts on RAAF (alert) Hornets recently.

 

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ASRAAM on each wingtip, 3 bags, TGP on fuselage and a pair of slammers under one wing. Would be interesting to know what the rationale is behind it! Perhaps the two slammers balance the asymmetrical drag of the TGP somewhat...


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Interesting asymmetrical loadouts on RAAF (alert) Hornets recently. ...

 

Very interesting loadout indeed! I wonder why they would choose to double rack the AMRAAM on 1 pylon, and remove the other one entirely instead of having one on each pylon. Those amraams must have a lot more drag effect than the TGP which is closer to the fuselage.

 

I'm guessing they're also using the TGP more as a FLIR, since it wouldn't make sense keeping it around if they're also cutting on pylons.

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Very interesting loadout indeed! I wonder why they would choose to double rack the AMRAAM on 1 pylon, and remove the other one entirely instead of having one on each pylon. Those amraams must have a lot more drag effect than the TGP which is closer to the fuselage.

 

I'm guessing they're also using the TGP more as a FLIR, since it wouldn't make sense keeping it around if they're also cutting on pylons.

 

They're most likely using the TGP as a long range VID. More often than not QRA ROE dictate positive VID before engagement...the TGP can provide a PVID at 10 miles or more.

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This video is from way back in 2006. I was lucky enough to fly online with the pilot who did this video. If you look close when he turns his head, you will see he is a member of VFA-192. "The World Famous Golden Dragons". As old as this is, I still get chills watching it!

 

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This video is from way back in 2006. I was lucky enough to fly online with the pilot who did this video. If you look close when he turns his head, you will see he is a member of VFA-192. "The World Famous Golden Dragons". As old as this is, I still get chills watching it!

 

 

Are you sure he wanted his face posted on the forums? Please take it down unless you have disclosure from him to post.

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Are you sure he wanted his face posted on the forums? Please take it down unless you have disclosure from him to post.

 

Yeah we will get right on it, as soon as we have have erased the memories of the 52,023 people who have seen it on YouTube. Gonna take some time buddy so hang in there. :thumbup:

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Are you sure he wanted his face posted on the forums? Please take it down unless you have disclosure from him to post.

As I see it Sir, he would not have sent me that picture if he were concerned

about his face.:smilewink:

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lol that was AWESOME.

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lol that was AWESOME.

 

 

 

so far that's my favorite hornet video

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Found on instagram... just in case anyone having problems seeing the differences between the F/A-18 models... ;)

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Another picture setting the differences in the 'Bugs ;)

 

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Next to the BIG difference in the LEX, the bigger, longer intakes help me with ID'ing :thumbup:

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Guess main gear malfunctioned (don't know if that can be done on purpose for training).

 

Couple of shots later, you can see, possibly the same aircraft, landing with all wheels down + arresting cable

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Everybody gotta be offended and take it personally now-a-days

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Another picture setting the differences in the 'Bugs ;)

 

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Next to the BIG difference in the LEX, the bigger, longer intakes help me with ID'ing :thumbup:

 

Friends, don't overfeed your Hornets. I'm sure the Navy started calling it the Super Hornet, so the poor thing doesn't feel bad about itself.

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Super hornet looks like “hornet's fat cousin“... :D

...more like a “bumblebee“ compared to the sleek lines of the charlie.

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