The FA-18 Hornet got everyone's attention - I mean, tight turns at low altitude with afterburners can't be ignored, right? I was up in the stand surrounded by enthusiastic Australians and after the FA-18 had departed one said that he had never seen a Hornet so low at any air show in Australia. From what he said, over there, civil aviation regulations put limits on what air show organisers and pilots can do, but, as one Australian said to me in 2017, in New Zealand the pilots are allowed to "fly them like they stole them". It probably helped that the commanding officer of the Hornet squadron, and who was flying the display aircraft, is a New Zealander... 14:36 The Omaka replica V1 doesn't normally have a cockpit but this year's show celebrated women in aviation and the V1 was modified to represent the real manned V1 that was test flown by the renowned German test pilot Hanna Reitsch. Considering the lethal nature of the original aircraft it is a credit to her skills that she survived the programme.
MarsFKA thank you I was wondering why the V1 had a cockpit. I’ve been to Wings over Illawarra and the F18s were getting about the same altitude but from memory don’t think they were doing as tight on the turns.
It crashed on landing at the 2015 air show - when the pilot applied the brakes, only the left side worked. One huge ground loop later, the undercarriage and propeller were wrecked. It went into the hangar and returned to flight at the 2019 air show. There are photos of the crash online.
That was one of the most spectacular F-18 displays I’d ever seen. Glad to have seen it in person in 2019.
Will probably be F35 next time, I believe they’re going to display it at warbirds over wanaka next year..
What a show! Beautifully shot and edited. And NO bloody music drowning out the ‘music’ of the engines. 10/10 mate 👍😊
6:07 There's my ride! A couple of weeks after the air show I did thirty minutes in the back seat. What a ride! The hottest hot rod that I ever sat in.
The FA-18 Hornet got everyone's attention - I mean, tight turns at low altitude with afterburners can't be ignored, right?
I was up in the stand surrounded by enthusiastic Australians and after the FA-18 had departed one said that he had never seen a Hornet so low at any air show in Australia. From what he said, over there, civil aviation regulations put limits on what air show organisers and pilots can do, but, as one Australian said to me in 2017, in New Zealand the pilots are allowed to "fly them like they stole them".
It probably helped that the commanding officer of the Hornet squadron, and who was flying the display aircraft, is a New Zealander...
14:36 The Omaka replica V1 doesn't normally have a cockpit but this year's show celebrated women in aviation and the V1 was modified to represent the real manned V1 that was test flown by the renowned German test pilot Hanna Reitsch. Considering the lethal nature of the original aircraft it is a credit to her skills that she survived the programme.
MarsFKA thank you I was wondering why the V1 had a cockpit.
I’ve been to Wings over Illawarra and the F18s were getting about the same altitude but from memory don’t think they were doing as tight on the turns.
There is some really cool shit here but then the flying cockpit V-1 dragged a WTF out of me!
I was standing right next to you at that point lol
Great vid. Thanks for posting.
I love the spitfireeee
wow is this on every year
Every second year
@@GBlanchy so this year its on?
@@bullcogs7975 was supposed to be on last weekend but got postponed till September later this year.
Fw-190 the best!
Was that V-1 a RC Model?
Radio controlled V-1 yes.
The quality of the recording is really good.
I like the FW 190, but the plane is a replica, isn't it? Thanks for posting.
Yes it’s a replica
It crashed on landing at the 2015 air show - when the pilot applied the brakes, only the left side worked. One huge ground loop later, the undercarriage and propeller were wrecked. It went into the hangar and returned to flight at the 2019 air show.
There are photos of the crash online.
Is the FW 190 built in 1:1 scale?
A really beautiful aircraft. In general, the whole event is great, I would have loved to be there.
@@Samutse It's a full-size FW190, with a Russian engine (can't remember the name).
@@MarsFKA Thank you!
welldone
I was next to that spitfire watching the helicopter
🤣👍