Well God Bless Finland too !! We had a Finish exchange student stay with us for the summer when I was a kid. What a wonderful person. I have nothing but nice things to say about the Finnish people!
The greatest cockpit video i have ever seen!!!!! No music was excellent. So much respect for the pilots skills and elite engineering. Thanks for posting!
A-W-E-S-O-M-E!!! One of the best videos of fighter planes I've ever seen (and I saw a lot of them). A real sensation of being on board. As someone said, thanks for *NOT* adding any music. The real sound is great. Thanks a lot for sharing. P.S.: The stress on the wings seems to be HUGE.
This was truly one of the absolute best aviation videos that I've ever seen! Talk about pure! No music or sound track was very well chosen. The sounds from the turbines and yes, the slip stream. You could actually hear the sound of the spinning vortices coming off the leading edge strakes whenever he pulled the high G maneuvers. Awesome video, Sir! Thank you!
One of the most fantastic rides I ever took in any aircraft...and I've been in a few. Our Canadian boys know how to be top gun as they put the CF-18 through its paces. I did the refit for their huds(head up displays) and got to go for a few spins. The F-16 Fighting Falcon is a magnificent experience as well.
Far out outstanding sir, one of the best in-cam aerial video I've ever seen. The sound of rushing air, the humming compressor etc. Couldnt ask for more.....
There are a lot of videos in the cockpit of fighters on YT. None provide the true sound of the airflow over the forward wing strakes/leading edge extensions (LERX) of the Hornet like this one does. It sounds like one pissed off tornado, which it essentially is every time a high load turn/climb is done. Absolutely stunning. Great video, great pilot, great aircraft.
SHIT!!! I heard F-18s had fatigue problems with their vertical stabilizers but DAMN!!! Look at how much those wingtips and vertical fins are fluttering under the high loads! This guy sure knows his hit to pull off a demonstration and go through all this fun!!! WOO!!!
incredible video ... it shows perfectly the huge workload that supports a fighter pilot ... and his plane ... saw as the wings curve ? and magnificent view of the leading edge of the wing by changing the angle depending on the angle of attack and speed ... very good
Speechless. What a magnificent machine. If only we built them for fun, ...not to kill people. Don't get me wrong, I totally support the troops but I believe even the pilots themselves would rather celebrate these amazing creations for their beauty and inspiration and not for the unfortunate task for which they are designed. God Bless America.
Thank you very much for not adding any music, the natural sound environment is way more impressive (esp. at high-G/high-Alpha... wow!) Demo happend at RIAT 2009, on July 17th to 19, 2009. Aircraft is from 21st Fighter Squadron of the Finnish Air Force, called "Hävittäjälentolaivue 21, HävLLv 21" located at Tampere/Pirkkala (EFTP) airbase. Airframe (Boeing F-18C Hornet) is either serial HN-440 or HN-450.
Thanks for the video and I agree with the comment of likeawhip. Listening to the air rushing around the aircraft and the whispering of the engines are like music to the ears themselves.
Man, I've been watching Starduster Too biplane aerobatic flights all evening on RUclips admiring the fun, and then I got to this video...Jesus Mother of Mercy, the %#&*ing SPEED (!!)...I could actually feel it through my computer screen...
The F18 uses two F404 turbofan engines rated at 11,000 pounds thrust each (17,750 pounds thrust with afterburners). The rough equivalent horsepower is 6,400 per turbofan enigne. That will push the F18 to about mach 1.8 which translates to approximately 1,300 mph. Mach 1 (speed of sound) translations to mph varies with altitude, temperature, and barametric pressure so the 1,300 mph translation depends on those factors. I hope that answers your question.
@123thatoneguy The F/A-18 has an onboard oxygen generating system that pulls from the outside air, concentrates the oxygen and delivers it to the pilot. The hose itself is actually connected to a port in the cockpit.
thousands of hours of prepparing, before you in your twenties. The getting accepted, then going through some grueling training and education requirements. These are some of our best and brightest folks. Thank god for them. The pay isn't too bad either-those solo's don't come cheap.
@wardyboy6, the airflow over the wings is created when the aircraft performs high-G manouvers. the air above the jet is literally crushed into a vapor.
@kosnow11 Yep, they are used on a lot of other aircraft, passenger planes and fighters, but not all. The F-15 for example has what's called a "stiff wing" where it has no LEFs, just a small fixed amount of camber or down curve along the front of the wing. For this reason, it can't pull as much AOA as the Hornet, so if an F15 gets real slow, the F18 could have the advantage. Big passenger jets have LE SLATS - they have an air gap between the flap and wing which helps recharge air over the wng.
Oh btw, you can watch this exact same demo flight from ground view here on YT, search for "F/A-18 Finnish AirForce RIAT 2009" by Tonkatsu298, runtime 05:06 min.
@kosnow11 This display is mainly flown at low speed, so whenever the pilot does pull G, the AoA builds very rapidly and the LEFs deploy quickly. They start to work generally when the speed is below about 300 knots.
You can really see the crush of the G forces -- shows how *athletic* it has to be. And watching the wings in the bg, it almost feels like even the plane is barely holding it together in some of those turns!
He is beginning and inside loop. At around the 5 minute mark, the pilot flies parallel to the runway, straight and level while the aircraft gains enough speed to avoid having the use of afterburners for sufficient thrust to begin an inside loop. Notice the ground in the background.
This is how a RUclips video should be done!!! No lame ass music just the sound of the turbines and the airframe battling against the air. Fucking awesome!!!
@123thatoneguy The oxygen line goes through a regulator on the pilots chest. From their it goes into the left console in the cockpit. The oxygen comes from bleed air off the engines through the On Board Oxygen Generating System (OBOGS).
look how the wings flex wheen he loads up on it. this is the first vid I have seen where you can hear it biting the air when he really gets after it. gives me chills
The spatial awareness of these guys is amazing. I would have no idea where the runway is after the first roll
Mike, you must be joking. He stayed within 10miles from the base at all times. You’re not driving me home, lad!
Mike McDermott - .hhhhhh..Ain't THAT a fact...lol..
@@grahamkemp it's not how far he was from the runway. It's where he was in relation to the runway.
Forget fast cars and fancy motorbikes, this is the ultimate adrenalin rush. Awesome vid.
Well God Bless Finland too !! We had a Finish exchange student stay with us for the summer when I was a kid. What a wonderful person. I have nothing but nice things to say about the Finnish people!
The greatest cockpit video i have ever seen!!!!!
No music was excellent. So much respect for the pilots skills and elite engineering.
Thanks for posting!
Love the vapour trails as the plane slices through the sky!
A-W-E-S-O-M-E!!! One of the best videos of fighter planes I've ever seen (and I saw a lot of them). A real sensation of being on board. As someone said, thanks for *NOT* adding any music. The real sound is great. Thanks a lot for sharing. P.S.: The stress on the wings seems to be HUGE.
Fighter pilots have the best job in the world.
Until they get shot down.
micah greene IF
@@micahgreene4573 they don't
Man, This guy really rips it up! Wing's flexing and all. Love to see a ground version this display.
Yep. This guy really tore it up.
No music! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you very much. Listening to the aircraft and slipstream is so much better! Good work. :)
This was truly one of the absolute best aviation videos that I've ever seen! Talk about pure! No music or sound track was very well chosen. The sounds from the turbines and yes, the slip stream. You could actually hear the sound of the spinning vortices coming off the leading edge strakes whenever he pulled the high G maneuvers. Awesome video, Sir! Thank you!
One of the most fantastic rides I ever took in any aircraft...and I've been in a few. Our Canadian boys know how to be top gun as they put the CF-18 through its paces. I did the refit for their huds(head up displays) and got to go for a few spins. The F-16 Fighting Falcon is a magnificent experience as well.
Far out outstanding sir, one of the best in-cam aerial video I've ever seen. The sound of rushing air, the humming compressor etc. Couldnt ask for more.....
7:53 not even a completed second after touchdown, the deep breath of relief " i did it, i am back, and safe".
Good video, great pilot.
Best jet in the world! My dad flew these while he was in the Marine Corps. Love em! :D
I love how loud the air is rushing and shaking by as the jet goes into hard-G pulls.
There are a lot of videos in the cockpit of fighters on YT. None provide the true sound of the airflow over the forward wing strakes/leading edge extensions (LERX) of the Hornet like this one does. It sounds like one pissed off tornado, which it essentially is every time a high load turn/climb is done. Absolutely stunning. Great video, great pilot, great aircraft.
I really enjoy watching the Leading Edge Flaperons operate. Great video for that perspective.
41 "thumbs down" votes? Insane!!! Whoever did that shouldn't be allowed to ever watch RUclips again. That was frickin awesome.
Communist pilots most likely who down voted this awesome Naval avaiator.
Kirk Decker Maybe because of no POV cam? but fuck them because this still rules. I do wish he had a POV element though.
I know right!
There can't be anything more exciting than soloing an F-18.
I love the roar of the slipstream when he is turning, so exhilerating!
absolutely fantastic mate
SHIT!!! I heard F-18s had fatigue problems with their vertical stabilizers but DAMN!!! Look at how much those wingtips and vertical fins are fluttering under the high loads! This guy sure knows his hit to pull off a demonstration and go through all this fun!!! WOO!!!
Let's not forget, the Engineers and craftsmen/women...who build and maintain these fabulous machines!.... thanks for the ride!..it was fab :)
great flying, excelent training....I got dizzy just from watching, but that pilot manages to land in a perfect center line after all those g-forces.
Very good ride Hornet Driver! Nice job flying the F/A-18 c
it's pretty amazing that human kind are able to design and build machines like these. Pre-frontal cortex ftw
Great video w/o music. Nice to hear the engines and raw sound in general.
Really great footage ! Thanks a lot for sharing !
Finnish air force. Damn I´m glad this guy covers our airspace with his friends.
Awesome video lads, and THANK YOU for keeping the real cockpit sounds... If I'd like some music track, then I should go to a music store!!!!
WOW WOW WOW!!! I don't comment much on these, but this is the best vid on cockpit view I have seen. This guy did some serious maneuvers.
Love the audio, loud, obnoxious and real! No soundtrack needed, this is awesome
Just watching this makes me short of breath.
incredible video ... it shows perfectly the huge workload that supports a fighter pilot ... and his plane ... saw as the wings curve ? and magnificent view of the leading edge of the wing by changing the angle depending on the angle of attack and speed ... very good
Fantastic footage!! Thank you for sharing!
One of the saw more beautiful than has ever seen.
Very beautiful!!!!!
the best video i seen today!
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ADDING NOO MUSIC!!! [I love jet noise]
Great vid. You can really see those leading edge Slats digging in, particularly in the high alpha maneuver.
Speechless. What a magnificent machine. If only we built them for fun, ...not to kill people. Don't get me wrong, I totally support the troops but I believe even the pilots themselves would rather celebrate these amazing creations for their beauty and inspiration and not for the unfortunate task for which they are designed. God Bless America.
Thanks for the ride!
Thank you very much for not adding any music, the natural sound environment is way more impressive (esp. at high-G/high-Alpha... wow!)
Demo happend at RIAT 2009, on July 17th to 19, 2009. Aircraft is from 21st Fighter Squadron of the Finnish Air Force, called "Hävittäjälentolaivue 21, HävLLv 21" located at Tampere/Pirkkala (EFTP) airbase. Airframe (Boeing F-18C Hornet) is either serial HN-440 or HN-450.
Watching the wings load and unload at 5:53 is awesome.
Thanks for the video and I agree with the comment of likeawhip. Listening to the air rushing around the aircraft and the whispering of the engines are like music to the ears themselves.
This is so awesome. Love the sound when he's pulling some G's
This is an awesome video. Really well done. The F-18 is so amazing, as are the pilots,
Man, I've been watching Starduster Too biplane aerobatic flights all evening on RUclips admiring the fun, and then I got to this video...Jesus Mother of Mercy, the %#&*ing SPEED (!!)...I could actually feel it through my computer screen...
The F18 uses two F404 turbofan engines rated at 11,000 pounds thrust each (17,750 pounds thrust with afterburners). The rough equivalent horsepower is 6,400 per turbofan enigne. That will push the F18 to about mach 1.8 which translates to approximately 1,300 mph. Mach 1 (speed of sound) translations to mph varies with altitude, temperature, and barametric pressure so the 1,300 mph translation depends on those factors. I hope that answers your question.
@123thatoneguy The F/A-18 has an onboard oxygen generating system that pulls from the outside air, concentrates the oxygen and delivers it to the pilot.
The hose itself is actually connected to a port in the cockpit.
Fantastic!!!Fantastic!!!Congratulations.
Greetings from Greece!
Great job sir!
wow!! I felt like I was right there in the seat with him the whole way. What a great job!
Really pushing in the end. Great vid!
This is awesome!!!
Thank you. Awesome video.
Very good video, I like the original audio, it's cool to hear the systems as they naturally sound.
thousands of hours of prepparing, before you in your twenties. The getting accepted, then going through some grueling training and education requirements. These are some of our best and brightest folks. Thank god for them. The pay isn't too bad either-those solo's don't come cheap.
Absolutely fantastic. Nice job. Many thanks.
Crazy how fast he gets to the clouds then back to the ground. Thanks so much for no music!
These people make it look so easy........ like driving a car. Incredible.
Working at Amberley R.A.A.F Base at present. Watching the Super Hornets take off every day gives you goose bumps. Bloody brilliant.
Iam at Walloon , n still to far away :)
Thanks for original sound!
the sound of the airflow hitting the aircraft surface is unbelievable...
I never realized how much the wings flex during some of those rolls and pitches
@wardyboy6, the airflow over the wings is created when the aircraft performs high-G manouvers. the air above the jet is literally crushed into a vapor.
Just mindblowing. I could watch this all day.
What a great video :-)
Thank you for sharing this!!
@kosnow11 Yep, they are used on a lot of other aircraft, passenger planes and fighters, but not all. The F-15 for example has what's called a "stiff wing" where it has no LEFs, just a small fixed amount of camber or down curve along the front of the wing. For this reason, it can't pull as much AOA as the Hornet, so if an F15 gets real slow, the F18 could have the advantage. Big passenger jets have LE SLATS - they have an air gap between the flap and wing which helps recharge air over the wng.
mio dioooooooo!!!!!!!! stupendo!! complimenti!!!
Oh btw, you can watch this exact same demo flight from ground view here on YT, search for "F/A-18 Finnish AirForce RIAT 2009" by Tonkatsu298, runtime 05:06 min.
Thank you
Great video, thank you! I enjoyed!
@kosnow11 This display is mainly flown at low speed, so whenever the pilot does pull G, the AoA builds very rapidly and the LEFs deploy quickly. They start to work generally when the speed is below about 300 knots.
The entire plane shakes when pitching, awesome video, never seen anything like that.
Amazing ride!
I can't imagine how tough that is
That is some frickin' awesome! :)
You can really see the crush of the G forces -- shows how *athletic* it has to be.
And watching the wings in the bg, it almost feels like even the plane is barely holding it together in some of those turns!
I will get an F- 18 to fly around and só I will get fit. IUPIII
I wish I had your job dude!
I can't have that job. I had surgery and my medical conditions didn't let me. That's why I got a bike. Reminds me of jets.
***** yeah, I blame my failings on the equipment too.
He is beginning and inside loop.
At around the 5 minute mark, the pilot flies parallel to the runway, straight and level while the aircraft gains enough speed to avoid having the use of afterburners for sufficient thrust to begin an inside loop. Notice the ground in the background.
Wonderful video! Different from anything that can be seen! Very naturalistic, very real, with no musical ornaments or effects.
This is how a RUclips video should be done!!! No lame ass music just the sound of the turbines and the airframe battling against the air. Fucking awesome!!!
It's the rapid reduction of air pressure, it's essentially the moisture being squeezed out of the air
Great video. Loved it!
This aint no simple game..... Just look how he struggles in those high G positions. These bunch of guys are awesome!
IT'S JUST AMAZING!!! FANTASTIC WHAT YOU CAN DO!
@123thatoneguy The oxygen line goes through a regulator on the pilots chest. From their it goes into the left console in the cockpit. The oxygen comes from bleed air off the engines through the On Board Oxygen Generating System (OBOGS).
AMAZING ! IT'S AMAZING
THIS IS SOOO FREAKING AWESOME!!!!!
look how the wings flex wheen he loads up on it. this is the first vid I have seen where you can hear it biting the air when he really gets after it. gives me chills
That was great....thanks for not putting crappy music with it.
great video!!
love how the computers make control surface micro adjustments and the automatic leading edge
AWESOME ... thanks for sharing this ! !!
Loving it!
Love this video!
INTENSE!!!! Awesome Vid
Very tight radius high g solo. Awesome
Hooking into some serious speed here and there..cool vid..
Thank you for not adding a sound track. Great video!
this is amazing!!