RhineHornet Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 (edited) Edited March 18, 2018 by RhineHornet [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lithion Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 ... Awesome! Thanks for sharing! T.16000m HOTAS + Pedals || TrackIR5 || Win10 64bit || 120+500GB SSD, 1TB HDD || i5 4440 @3.3GHz || 16GB RAM @ 1600MHz || GTX1070 G1 || FCIII, L39ZA, AJS-37, Normandy '44, Persian Gulf, Channel F/A-18C, Bf-109 K-4, WW2 Asset Pack, CA, P-47, F-16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boogieman Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 (edited) Interesting asymmetrical loadouts on RAAF (alert) Hornets recently. https://www.facebook.com/AviationSpottersOnline/posts/872738659573108 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... Edited March 20, 2018 by Boogieman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lithion Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 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. T.16000m HOTAS + Pedals || TrackIR5 || Win10 64bit || 120+500GB SSD, 1TB HDD || i5 4440 @3.3GHz || 16GB RAM @ 1600MHz || GTX1070 G1 || FCIII, L39ZA, AJS-37, Normandy '44, Persian Gulf, Channel F/A-18C, Bf-109 K-4, WW2 Asset Pack, CA, P-47, F-16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaceFuel85 Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firebreak Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 (edited) Hornet Hype 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! Edited March 21, 2018 by Firebreak " I Know You Understand What You Think I Said...But I Am Not Sure You Realize... That What You Heard....Is Probably.... Not What I Meant. ":pilotfly: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baz000 Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 dunno if this was posted before but I found it to be a very good video Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkateZilla Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 [FBV]10155345362692036[/FBV] Windows 10 Pro, Ryzen 2700X @ 4.6Ghz, 32GB DDR4-3200 GSkill (F4-3200C16D-16GTZR x2), ASRock X470 Taichi Ultimate, XFX RX6800XT Merc 310 (RX-68XTALFD9) 3x ASUS VS248HP + Oculus HMD, Thrustmaster Warthog HOTAS + MFDs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnappShot Posted March 24, 2018 Share Posted March 24, 2018 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mule Posted March 24, 2018 Share Posted March 24, 2018 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: Fighter Pilot Podcast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firebreak Posted March 28, 2018 Share Posted March 28, 2018 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: " I Know You Understand What You Think I Said...But I Am Not Sure You Realize... That What You Heard....Is Probably.... Not What I Meant. ":pilotfly: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eliterizzo Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 Sytem Specs: Asus armor Z170 mobo, Intel 6700k i7 chip, gtx 1080, 32g DDR4, 800watt pws, Win10, Samsung NVME M.2 256G Drive, 1T Samsung Evo SSD, 250G Corsair SSD, Asus 4k 28" 60hz Monitor, Oculus Rift, WarthogTM stick and throttle, CH rudder pedals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckeye Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 lol that was AWESOME. VR Cockpit (link): Custom Throttletek F/A-18C Throttle w/ Hall Sensors + Otto switches | Slaw Device RX Viper Pedals w/ Damper | VPC T-50 Base + 15cm Black Sahaj Extension + TM Hornet or Warthog Grip | Super Warthog Wheel Stand Pro | Steelcase Leap V2 + JetSeat SE VR Rig: Pimax 5K+ | ASUS ROG Strix 1080Ti | Intel i7-9700K | Gigabyte Z390 Aorus Master | Corsair H115i RGB Platinum | 32GB Corsair Vengeance Pro RGB 3200 | Dell U3415W Curved 3440x1440 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eliterizzo Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 lol that was AWESOME. so far that's my favorite hornet video Sytem Specs: Asus armor Z170 mobo, Intel 6700k i7 chip, gtx 1080, 32g DDR4, 800watt pws, Win10, Samsung NVME M.2 256G Drive, 1T Samsung Evo SSD, 250G Corsair SSD, Asus 4k 28" 60hz Monitor, Oculus Rift, WarthogTM stick and throttle, CH rudder pedals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banzaiib Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 LEX Vapor Saw this image from this video and hadn't seen the LEX vapor look quite like this before... cheers! video link: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dali Posted April 1, 2018 Share Posted April 1, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JumpinK Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 Found on instagram... just in case anyone having problems seeing the differences between the F/A-18 models... ;) "Landing on the ship during the daytime is like sex, it's either good or it's great. Landing on the ship at night is like a trip to the dentist, you may get away with no pain, but you just don't feel comfortable" — LCDR Thomas Quinn, USN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vitormouraa Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 Very cool! You can see how the LEX surface area is much greater, as well as the intake, which provides a higher airflow to the engines. SplashOneGaming Discord https://splashonegaming.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lithion Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 Another picture setting the differences in the 'Bugs ;) Next to the BIG difference in the LEX, the bigger, longer intakes help me with ID'ing :thumbup: T.16000m HOTAS + Pedals || TrackIR5 || Win10 64bit || 120+500GB SSD, 1TB HDD || i5 4440 @3.3GHz || 16GB RAM @ 1600MHz || GTX1070 G1 || FCIII, L39ZA, AJS-37, Normandy '44, Persian Gulf, Channel F/A-18C, Bf-109 K-4, WW2 Asset Pack, CA, P-47, F-16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwd2 Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 Not sure, if it was posted before - and we don't talk over the ... 'music remix' .... Playing: F-16C Intel i7-13700KF, 64GB DDR5 @5600MHz, RTX 4080 ZOTAC Trinity, WIN 11 64Bit Prof. Squadron "Serious Uglies" / Discord-Server: https://discord.gg/2WccwBh Ghost0815 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vampyr Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 Went out for a walk today and saw a tree with some leaves. That means we're at the end of spring now, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emilio_Ger Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 What`s up with that single deployed landing gear from 2:13+ ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow KT Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 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 'Shadow' Everybody gotta be offended and take it personally now-a-days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retu81 Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 Another picture setting the differences in the 'Bugs ;) 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JumpinK Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 Super hornet looks like “hornet's fat cousin“... :D ...more like a “bumblebee“ compared to the sleek lines of the charlie. "Landing on the ship during the daytime is like sex, it's either good or it's great. Landing on the ship at night is like a trip to the dentist, you may get away with no pain, but you just don't feel comfortable" — LCDR Thomas Quinn, USN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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