Phantom88 Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 Not sure this is such a "Good" thing with the recent Hornet Accident rate:( 1 Patrick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hummingbird Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 (edited) Great to see that these old birds will be kept in service. Always better liked the legacy hornet over the superbug. As for the accident rate, I don't think this something that will plaque these new refurbished F-18's. http://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/defense/2016-06-10/boeing-restores-30-f/18c-models-marine-corps Edited November 17, 2016 by Hummingbird Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gladman Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 CF-18's will be in service until 2025. i9 9900K @ 5.1Ghz - ASUS Maximus Hero XI - 32GB 4266 DDR4 RAM - ASUS RTX 2080Ti - 1 TB NVME - NZXT Kraken 62 Watercooling System - Thrustmaster Warthog Hotas (Virpil Base) - MFG Crosswind Pedals - Pimax 5K+ VFA-25 Fist Of The Fleet [sigpic]http://forums.eagle.ru/signaturepics/sigpic99190_2.gif[/sigpic] Virtual Carrier Strike Group 1 | Discord Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom88 Posted November 17, 2016 Author Share Posted November 17, 2016 Great to see that these old birds will be kept in service. Always better liked the legacy hornet over the superbug. As for the accident rate, I don't think this something that will plaque these new refurbished F-18's. http://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/defense/2016-06-10/boeing-restores-30-f/18c-models-marine-corps :thumbup:Thank You for the link:thumbup: Patrick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkateZilla Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 The C+s will be better than anything the USMC has now... 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...
Tirak Posted November 19, 2016 Share Posted November 19, 2016 The C+s will be better than anything the USMC has now... To be fair, there's probably F-4s in the boneyard in better shape than most of the current USMC Hornets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkateZilla Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 To be fair, there's probably F-4s in the boneyard in better shape than most of the current USMC Hornets. That's the Brutally Honest Sad Truth. 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...
Sweep Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 To be fair, there's probably F-4s in the boneyard in better shape than most of the current USMC Hornets. So what you're saying is that the Marines should buy Rhinos? Lord of Salt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tirak Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 So what you're saying is that the Marines should buy Rhinos? Trade the dilapidated for the inferior? No, there's a reason why USMC F-35 buys have been accelerated. Say what you will about the F-35, the one thing everyone agrees on is that it's perfect for the Marine Corps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweep Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 Trade the dilapidated for the inferior? No, there's a reason why USMC F-35 buys have been accelerated. Say what you will about the F-35, the one thing everyone agrees on is that it's perfect for the Marine Corps. That was a joke. ---> Which Rhinos am I referring to? :D Okay maybe that looked better in my head, whatever... :P Joking aside though, we're in agreement on the Lightning and all that. Lord of Salt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tirak Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 That was a joke. ---> Which Rhinos am I referring to? :D Okay maybe that looked better in my head, whatever... :P Joking aside though, we're in agreement on the Lightning and all that. I wasn't sure, since I've run int a surprising amount of people who don't know Rhino was also the Phantom's nickname :megalol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkateZilla Posted November 23, 2016 Share Posted November 23, 2016 USMC is Operating 2 Variants of the F-35. 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...
Rangi Posted November 24, 2016 Share Posted November 24, 2016 USMC is Operating 2 Variants of the F-35. The expensive ones and the burning ones? ;) PC: 6600K @ 4.5 GHz, 12GB RAM, GTX 970, 32" 2K monitor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkateZilla Posted November 25, 2016 Share Posted November 25, 2016 The expensive ones and the burning ones? ;) B and C 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...
Dr_Arrow Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 B and C the (B)urning ones and the ©ostly ones :D (sorry couldn't resist) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkateZilla Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 (edited) Another Legacy Hornet Down in JPN. Pilot Status unknown. Another USMC F/A-18, Pilot Ejected, Has not Been Recovered, SAR Operations Underway Edited December 7, 2016 by SkateZilla 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...
Phantom88 Posted December 7, 2016 Author Share Posted December 7, 2016 Prayers https://theaviationist.com/2016/12/07/yet-another-u-s-fa-18-has-just-crashed-in-japan-its-the-9th-legacy-hornet-lost-in-6-months-and-the-crash-rate-is-alarming/ "Reports are emerging that a U.S. F/A-18 Hornet has crashed earlier today in Japan. Rescue efforts to recover the pilot would be underway. Although no further details are available at this time, the fact that the aircraft was stationed at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, seems to suggest the jet involved in the crash was a U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18C/D model. If confirmed this would be the 9th major incident involving a “Legacy Hornet” (including the Canadian CF-18 lost on Nov. 28, 2016) in the last 6 months. Although each crash has its own root causes and may depend on several contributing factor (including the human error), we can’t but observe, once again, that the rate of crashes involving legacy Hornets is alarming. Two U.S. Marine Corps F-18 Hornets from MCAS Miramar crashed on Nov. 9 near San Diego. Another one on Oct. 25. A Swiss Air Force Hornet was lost on Aug. 29, whereas a Navy F/A-18C crashed on Aug. 2. On Jul. 27 USMC F/A-18 crashed so as the Blue Angels Hornet that crashed on Jun. 2. This is how we commented the Royal Canadian Air Force CF-18 crash: “In the wake of the Hornet crashes from June through October, the U.S. Marine Corps temporarily grounded its non-deployed Hornets. Unfortunately, few days after the ban was lifted, two more F/A-18Cs were lost on Nov. 9. Hornet crashes over the last year have depleted the number of available airplanes for training and operations. According to USNI News the service had 85 Hornets available for training, compared to a requirement for 171. In order to face the critical shortage of operational fighters caused by both crashes and high operational tempos, the U.S: Marine Corps has launched a plan that will see Boeing upgrade 30 retired legacy Hornets (currently stored at the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group at Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona) to a standard dubbed F/A-18C+. With this upgrade, that will also embed new avionics, the service will be able to keep up with its operational tasks until the F-35 is able to take over. Once upgraded to the C+ standard, these “gap fillers” should be more than enough to conduct combat operations in low-lethality scenarios like those that see the USMC at work these days. Furthermore, once these “refreshed” Hornets are delivered to the squadrons, older airframes can be retired, improving flight safety.” Once again: aircraft may crash for a variety of reasons, not always technical. Still, the rate of Legacy Hornet crashes in the last months seems to be unusual and, as such, concerning." Patrick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkateZilla Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 1st Marine Aircraft Wing. F/A-18C Pilot Ejected, (About 120 miles southeast of Iwakuni), 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...
Hummingbird Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 That's a lot of aircraft in a short time, hopefully they can narrow down the cause. But as mentioned amost all the aircraft that crashed were very old worn birds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkateZilla Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 11th Legacy Hornet Since June (all Branches) and I think 9th for the USMC. 80 of the Required 171 F/A-18s are Flight Worthy. Less than 50% Airworthy Readiness. 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...
Sierra99 Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 Trade the dilapidated for the inferior? No, there's a reason why USMC F-35 buys have been accelerated. Say what you will about the F-35, the one thing everyone agrees on is that it's perfect for the Marine Corps. Its perfect for the Marines...but too expensive to justify for a single service purchase. There is something very important to remember about the A-10, F-15, F-16 and F-18. These are the last of the aircraft built for a "single mission". All were originally optimized for a task that they did well. it wasn't after they were in production that the propeller heads started asking if the aircraft was capable of more. In every case it was capable of more because the initial design was sound. Aircraft being designed and manufactured today are built to compromises not specifications. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Primary Computer ASUS Z390-P, i7-9700K CPU @ 5.0Ghz, 32GB Patriot Viper Steel DDR4 @ 3200Mhz, ZOTAC GeForce 1070 Ti AMP Extreme, Samsung 970 EVO M.2 NVMe drives (1Tb & 500 Gb), Windows 10 Professional, Thrustmaster Warthog HOTAS, Thrustmaster Warthog Stick, Thrustmaster Cougar Throttle, Cougar MFDs x3, Saitek Combat Rudder Pedals and TrackIR 5. -={TAC}=-DCS Server Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD3, i7-3770K CPU @ 3.90GHz, 32GB G.SKILL Ripjaws DDR3 @ 1600Mhz, ZOTAC GeForce® GTX 970. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkateZilla Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 Pilot did not survive, RIP <S> http://www.military.com/daily-news/2016/12/08/marine-hornet-pilot-killed-in-japan-identified.html?ESRC=todayinmil.sm 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...
Phantom88 Posted December 8, 2016 Author Share Posted December 8, 2016 Sad News,God Bless...... " Home Previous Post Next Post 44 ? 0 0 0 USMC Pilot Killed in F/A-18 Crash in Japan Identified DECEMBER 8, 2016usmc-pilot-jake-frederick FIGHTERSWEEP STAFF NO COMMENTS MARINE CORPS, MILITARY AVIATION, NEWS Marine Corps F/A-18 pilot Captain Jake Frederick was killed Wednesday when his aircraft crashed into the ocean off the coast of Japan. The 32 year Hornet old pilot was on a training mission and ejected from the aircraft. Another F/A-18 that was on the mission with Captain Frederick remained on scene circling the location of the crash until he ran low on fuel. The Japanese Ministry of Defense reported Thursday that a Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force ship had recovered Frederick. Frederick was a graduate of Ray High School in Corpus Christi, Texas, and attended the University of Texas at Austin, where he met the love of his life, Kiley, his mother, Donna Frederick, said Thursday. The couple have a young son and a baby on the way, she said. Donna Frederick said the Marines had been to her home to notify her. Jake was “a beloved son,” Donna Frederick said. He loved water skiing, snow skiing and tennis. “Flying was his dream,” she said. “He got to do that.”Serving in the Marine Corps runs deep in the family, she said. Jake Frederick’s brother, Joe Bob Frederick, is also a Marine and a C-130 Hercules pilot. He is a flight instructor in Corpus Christi. Donna Frederick’s father was also a Marine. – Stars & Stripes" Patrick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkateZilla Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 It Seems Oceana is now participating in Efforts to Restore Mothballed F/A-18s to C+ Standards. Several Airframes arrived by flat bed this week. 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...
Phantom88 Posted February 10, 2017 Author Share Posted February 10, 2017 60% USN Strike Aircraft Down because of Maintenance https://fightersweep.com/7054/60-us-navy-strike-fighter-aircraft-grounded-due-budget-issues/ Patrick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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