@@lepepelepub12 Its called pride in your nation, your work and heart. I too spent some time with Canadian Royal Marines, Australian Army Amphib Warfare, and British Royal Marines and found them to be top notch and easily peers to the USMC in their knowledge, tactics, and capabilities. I feel for anyone who gets on Canada's bad side. Yeah most countries pale in numerical and technological comparison to the US equipment, but as they say it's not what you have, but how you use it that counts.
I think Canadian showed what they made of inWW2! Even though they aren’t immediately thought of when you think Ww2. They are one of the first vet’s speak of and some of the most respected!
Canadian here. Thank you for mentioning the "...surprising" initial achievement of the Canadian CF/A-18 Hornet's mission success in the Balkans conflict. Although somewhat technically simpler than other Coalition F/A-18s, the outstanding mission success (75%) of Canadian pilots prompted Coalition commanders to assign Canadian CF/A-18s 50% of later aerial missions. I enjoy your outstanding documentary videos. Just a minor correction: The F-35 does not have twin engines "... for reliability."
The F-18 was the fighter that spearheaded the counter attack against the aliens in the War of 1996. It is for that reason the Hornet is my favorite fighter jet.
Being Canadian, I’ve gotten to see this aircraft up close many many times. I know it’s old and past it’s time but let me tell you, I’ll be sad when I no longer hear it in our skies. Beautiful airplane with some incredible capabilities.
Yeah, I was stationed aboard the USS Constellation back in the late 90s, the Hornets were loved by the maintenance guys for the ease engine swap for maintenance. They hated the F14s because it was so difficult and demanding for the same reasons.
Hey friend, I was filming on the Connie in January 2001 for “Behind Enemy Lines” - great bunch of people , did everything the could for us and more even though they were in full fat sea-quals…they even turned the boat for us for sun-angle! 👊 Thank you for your service.
And F-14s leaked like crazy....on purpose. I ran composites on the USS Enterprise...last cruise it had F-14s...and several hard landings sheared the canoes. Took over a week to try and get fuel and hydraulic fluid out of the fiberglass in order to start the repairs. We could never get it all out.
Australia ordered the F/A-18 in 1981 and all aircraft were delivered by May 1990. So they didn't buy them because of their performance in the first gulf war as they already had them!
Yeah, I watch to see how many objective facts they can screw up. You would think reading the script out loud slowly would catch plenty of them but it must be too much effort.
@@davidgill3356 its all AI BS. The only thing accurate in AI is the A. AI isn’t going to proofread itself because it doesn’t have enough I to recognize its A. And the humans who program the BS AI don’t care that it’s all A and inaccurate, they just want constant disjointed commentary puked out to accompany the random video.
@josephtabar492 Very sure. I flew the thing in The Marines back in 1997. Attached to VMFA-533 "The Hawks" stationed @ Martine Corps Air Station Beaufort, SC.
The Royal Australian Airforce had the F/A-18 prior to the First Gulf War, 73 of the 75 were partially constructed and assembled at the Government Aircraft Factory at Fisherman's Bend in Victoria in the mid 1980s.
The first time an f-18 was used in combat was in april 1986 operation el-dorado canyon firing agm-88 harm missles at enemy radar sites in Libya , I was there VFA-131 Wildcats on board the USS Coral Sea , Good video !
@@_SimpleJack_you do know that Gadafi had a sizeable military for the time with decent Soviet equipment? El Dorado Canyon was a great Operation. So yeah, we will stay classy and brag about it until our military superiority gets revoked.
3:40 - I think he meant to say the F-22, as the F-35 does not have twin engines. Then I read down and was not the only one to pick that, lol. An odd mistake for someone of this guys knowledge.
Your Best Doc Yet! Great history with no hype. Fascinating, well-rounded tech info. Your naration has less tension and more authority. Thirty minutes went fast!
No, the F-35 Lightning II is a single-engine aircraft. It is powered by the Pratt & Whitney F135 engine, which is a highly advanced and powerful engine designed specifically for this aircraft. The F-35 is a fifth-generation stealth multirole fighter developed by Lockheed Martin and comes in three variants: 1. F-35A: Conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL). 2. F-35B: Short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL). 3. F-35C: Carrier-based variant for the U.S. Navy. Despite having only one engine, the F-35’s design and the performance of the F135 engine make it extremely capable and reliable.
Time-line references are incorrect "F/A-18 deliveries to the RAAF began on 29 October 1984, and continued until May 1990." and "The first two CF-18s were formally handed over to 410 (Operational Training Unit) Squadron at CFB Cold Lake, Alberta on 25 October 1982." not as a result of the Gulf War of 1991 expereriences.
the f18 was great at the slow speed fight but lacked the range and payload for the f14. the range and top speed difference between the f18 and the f14 tells us why the tomcat didnt retire till 2006. the f14d was an amazing aircraft. the super hornet has better range than the C model but still didnt match that of the tomcat .
The RAAF first had FA-18s in service around 1983, well before the first Gulf War in 1991. The Aussie air force didn't purchase these because of their performance in the Gulf War, they already had them.
The GROWLER is a Super Hornet. The Hornet & Super Hornet are largely two different aircraft with the later done by BOEING, now merged with Mac Douglas. The GROWLER is a variant of the SUPER HORNET. The Super Hornet is larger, much more wing area, rectangular engine inlets, and curved extended wings at the root / foward, assiting in high angle of attack manouvers, guess it increases the stall speed. Cheers.
@@toshizohijikata9164 No, they're not junk. In some ways they're more capable than the F-16. That Iraqi Mig-25 pilot just got lucky and was using the Foxbat the way it was designed to be used which is using it's powerful radar to burn through ECM and get long range radar-guided missile kills while using it's high speed to evade counter-attacks. That is why the Russians still use the successor to the Mig-25, the Mig-31 Foxhound. Ukraine didn't accept the F18's because they needed something more widely used by NATO for logistic reasons....that being the F-16 which is used by many NATO countries. Because of this more parts are available within Europe to keep them flying.
This video showcases the F/A-18 Hornet’s incredible legacy from the Gulf War to modern-day operations. It’s amazing to see how this versatile fighter jet continues to evolve and play a crucial role in global defense. What do you think-will the Hornet remain a dominant force even into the 2030s?
I fondly recall in the late 70s, while stationed at Cold Lake, the announcement that we Canucks were on a shopping excursion to purchase new Fighters to replace our rather aged CF-104s and CF-101s. All the American companies were doing press junkets to entice us to select their products, even having Reps visiting the respective Messes to put on sales delivery speeches, provide brochures, lectures, even films, highlighting each ac strengths. Of course, many of us slathered at the idea of getting F-15 Eagles but realistically, we knew Canada would not (and no doubt could not) afford such a huge investment. Grumman even touted their F-14 Tommies, which again, we new was unrealistic. The F-16 gang really hammed it up but I think even they knew Canada would never buy a single engine ac again (yeah, I know, F-35... anyway, moving on). The Northrop/McDonnell group put on a great show and as the F-18 was a two engine, multirole, fully upgradeable bird, we all pretty much knew it was bound to win. The rest, as they say, is history and I think most of us Canucks with investment in the game, are happy that for once, the politicians met our desires. :) p.s. Thanks for mentioning us DS, much appreciated!
Hughes Aircraft Company designed, built the avionics and weapons systems (AIM 7 & 9)- my wife worked at HAC Radar Systems Group - her department did all the manufacturing and test failure analysis for the F14, F15, F16, F/A18, B2, APSAR, and ASAR programs (another department did the B1)
UH, the F-35 C, the naval variant is single engine. Just as the F-35 A (the Air Force variant) and the F-35 B (the marine S/VTOL variant) both are. The B has a second "fan", but it is still powered by the single engine.
Although the F/14 is a great War-Bird in it's own right, I personally think and believe that the F/111 all variants, is and was the best military aircraft ever built, only my opinion, but as an Australian, we had nothing but success, with complete retirement in 2010.
So the initial encounter, the pilot fired a sidewinder head on from beyond visual range Then switched to the Sparrow? We’re 15 mile all aspect shots a sidewinder thing back then? Do they just make things up to get enough run time for an extra ad?
I noticed that too. Isn’t the sidewinder a short range heat seeking missile? Why would they fire THAT head on, beyond visual range? And another thing…. Earlier they recalled a mission where the F-18s were on a bombing run, and a couple of F-14s were on standby to take care of any enemy fighters that might make themselves present. In the narrative of this video, a few F-18s broke from bombing formation to take care of the adversaries, and then returned to complete the mission. Nothing was mentioned of the F-14s. What were they doing during that mission? Why did the F-18s break off?
@ Yeah< it’s almost like they make it up and aren’t even careful about continuity. I almost want to see if that action report is even real and if it’s public.
You have to tell the truth. You cannot deny that Iraq did not have the ability to fight in the air due to the lack of spare parts for warplanes, the number of which can be counted on the fingers, and without weapons, while you have thousands of modern aircraft.
In that "alpha strike" four of the F/A-18Cs were a self-escorting part of the strike, while the F-14Ds were escorting A-6 Intruders and A-7 Corsair II's many miles north. The MiG-21s were initially vectored towards the A-6s and A-7s until the F-14s (their top cover) came directly at the MiG-21s. Detecting the F-14s AWG-9 radar, the Iraqi GCI then vectored them south to a flight of four F/A-18Cs approaching an airfield many miles away. The E-2C Hawkeye warned the F/A-18Cs of the approach of the Mig-21s. Cmd. Fox ordered two of the F/A-18Cs to continue their attack on the Iraqi airfield while he and his wingman flew directly at the MiG-21s. While they carried four 2,000lbs. bombs each. They engaged and shot down the MiG-21s head-on, ten plus miles away. (This was not an aerial engagement that required the F/A-18Cs to pull many "G's".) "Aviation Week & Space Technology" Magazines as well as "The US Naval Proceedings Magazines" had very good and detailed articles about the incident.
That’s interesting. I thought USMC didn’t fly the Super Hornets. They chose to keep the legacy Hornets in order not to jeopardize the funding of their F-35Bs
@16:05, if anyone’s wondering (I was), that’s a display model CF-116 w/the supports goin’ up through the engine exhausts. I was like “WTH’s comin out the back & where’s the pilot?” Ha.
15:33 Spain was the first country to acquire the jet from the US Navy directly in mid 80's! 72 A variant and 12 B variant. In 1990 they where all in service.
I was always a tomcat fan and always will as that aircraft will represent history as the most beautiful,graceful,evil, speedy man made fighter ever made. However the hornet especially super hornet is different tool in a newer era.
The YF-17 became the F-18 which was further refined into the F/A-18, they are three distinct platforms. Additionally the RAAF already had their hornets in service well before the Gulf War.
A small correction, @3.20 "McDonald Douglas now part of Boeing", that didn't happen until many years later (around the time the E /F was roughly halfway through development)
The background of the F/A 18 Hornet was from it’s predecessor the Northrop YF-17 in which McDonnell Douglas after took over Northrop aircraft manufacturing, making considerable changes to it, and it was a whole other aircraft
You need to mention that Aussie F18s as well Super hornets and F18g Growlers have been the backbone of Aussie air defence since the 80s. Try mentioning that!
Just to point out, you claimed a Super Hornet is about 15,000's heavier than a Legacy Hornet. That's with both aircraft loaded to their maximum takeoff weights. The dry weight difference is about 7,000 lbs between the two.
Scott Speicher was a lieutenant commander at the time of death. And FYI, his name was pronounced "Spiker". His story is a very interesting one that lasted about 18 years after he was shot down.
no, the first group of hornets didnt engage with sidewinders first, they engaged with sparrows first. the AIM-7M sparrows have a range of 12-18nm depending on altitude and target aspect while the AIM-9M has a range no greater than 3nm from the rear aspect..maybe a tad bit further if a head on shot is taken, but you dont launch Fox 2s first in a head on engagement; you shoot Fox 1s (radar guided, semi active) or Fox 3's (radar guided, active).
Huuuuh? "Like the F4, the F14, and the F35 now incorporated twin engines"??? WTF you mean the F22 right? Cuz I havent seen an F35 with twin engines yet.
Love how a documentary on the Hornet shows an F-16 firing a sidewinder twice. If you don't have footage of Hornet deploying weapons then don't use any.
question ? why when a plane is under development does the designation seem to always start with the "Y" and when its in production the "Y" is dropped , anybody
Originally designed by Northrop as the YF-17 Cobra in order to compete against the YF-16 Falcon, later redesigned, adopted by the Navy and renamed YF-18 Hornet.
Dad did the sidewinder and sparrow 3 with a few friends. Aim 7f I believe was another version. . Cruise missiles I think taken away but came back for he was pissed when Gov took away
Canadian military, under staffed, under funded and under appreciated but well trained and professional
Under funded equals not enough training dipstick
I spent 4 days at the Canadian Air Force base in Cold Lake. I never met a more professional group of military men.
Seeing 2 pairs of CF-188 taking off from very close was a very good expericence I've had the chance to live.
@@lepepelepub12 Its called pride in your nation, your work and heart. I too spent some time with Canadian Royal Marines, Australian Army Amphib Warfare, and British Royal Marines and found them to be top notch and easily peers to the USMC in their knowledge, tactics, and capabilities. I feel for anyone who gets on Canada's bad side. Yeah most countries pale in numerical and technological comparison to the US equipment, but as they say it's not what you have, but how you use it that counts.
I think Canadian showed what they made of inWW2! Even though they aren’t immediately thought of when you think Ww2. They are one of the first vet’s speak of and some of the most respected!
Canadian here. Thank you for mentioning the "...surprising" initial achievement of the Canadian CF/A-18 Hornet's mission success in the Balkans conflict. Although somewhat technically simpler than other Coalition F/A-18s, the outstanding mission success (75%) of Canadian pilots prompted Coalition commanders to assign Canadian CF/A-18s 50% of later aerial missions. I enjoy your outstanding documentary videos. Just a minor correction: The F-35 does not have twin engines "... for reliability."
So much bull in these videos hardly any true facts
@@mechntechbeau-- please list the errors
@Charles-k9g5y F35 is a single engine fighter 1st and foremost. F22 on the other hand has 2 engines.
"Aging and unequipped"...That's Canada's military in a nutshell, really. Not to mention severely understaffed.
Lucky Canada bought those surplus Australian Hornets with all the upgraded bells and whistles... and hours!
The F-18 was the fighter that spearheaded the counter attack against the aliens in the War of 1996.
It is for that reason the Hornet is my favorite fighter jet.
@@archmageofmetal8883 exactly
Yes, those US Air Force F-18s flying out of Area 51 saved the day.
Don't forget potatoes 😉
Hahahaha
IF WAS MIG 29 HORNET FULLY LOADED WOULD HAD LOST BIG TIME MIG 21 A F4 CAN SHOT IT DOWN HORNET IS A MEDIOCRE PLANE PERIOD
As a former McDonnell Douglas employee, I am proud of the FA-18.
It’s a shames your toxic management culture not only killed your company but Boeing as well.
It’s a shame your toxic management culture not only killed your company but now Boeing as well.
We still use them in Canada. I watched one do a slow 360 around the refinery I work at. Best day ever
How proud are you or are you just jawing?
F-35 is single engine.
Yeah, I was going to say the same thing.
AI script gets it wrong and channel owner is only interested in pumping out more clicks.
Its known fact dark doesn't fact check his AI generated scripts
The 'Dark' channels went off the deep end with the Ukraine war & Israel conflict.
Until the JSF program, it was a doctrinal preference for the Navy to use twin engine aircraft. Of course they had to compromise on that design.
This is the first i've heard of the false canopy on the CF's. That's brilliant.
Me too.
Ditto
Some American ones have em too!
Same. I had to go back & look at it a couple times. What a cool idea!
As a concept it sorta reminds me of "Dazzle Camouflage" in WW1 and 2
Being Canadian, I’ve gotten to see this aircraft up close many many times. I know it’s old and past it’s time but let me tell you, I’ll be sad when I no longer hear it in our skies. Beautiful airplane with some incredible capabilities.
As a carrier vet, F18 models are just incredible machines.
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Yeah, I was stationed aboard the USS Constellation back in the late 90s, the Hornets were loved by the maintenance guys for the ease engine swap for maintenance. They hated the F14s because it was so difficult and demanding for the same reasons.
Hey friend, I was filming on the Connie in January 2001 for “Behind Enemy Lines” - great bunch of people , did everything the could for us and more even though they were in full fat sea-quals…they even turned the boat for us for sun-angle! 👊 Thank you for your service.
I was stationed at Cecil and worked on the avionics, yes a true maintenance improvement.
Were you under the command of Lieutenant Jean-Luc Picard? 😂 Just a nerd joke! I appreciate all you have done, Sir.
That’s a lie, the engine dropped the exact same way and amount of time. I was in 102 the engine was no more difficult than the 18.
And F-14s leaked like crazy....on purpose. I ran composites on the USS Enterprise...last cruise it had F-14s...and several hard landings sheared the canoes. Took over a week to try and get fuel and hydraulic fluid out of the fiberglass in order to start the repairs. We could never get it all out.
It's good to hear something abount Canada. The hornet is a beast. Good show 👍
Australia ordered the F/A-18 in 1981 and all aircraft were delivered by May 1990. So they didn't buy them because of their performance in the first gulf war as they already had them!
Yeah, the research in this video is really poor. There's several factual errors.
Par for the course for Dark Skies, unfortunately.
Yeah, I watch to see how many objective facts they can screw up. You would think reading the script out loud slowly would catch plenty of them but it must be too much effort.
@@davidgill3356 its all AI BS. The only thing accurate in AI is the A. AI isn’t going to proofread itself because it doesn’t have enough I to recognize its A. And the humans who program the BS AI don’t care that it’s all A and inaccurate, they just want constant disjointed commentary puked out to accompany the random video.
i built the flaps for Australias hornets
You got a fact wrong. At the time that the FA-18 was rolled out (1978), McDonnell Douglas WAS NOT part of Boeing. That did not occur until 1997.
Are you sure you got your facts straight?...
@josephtabar492 Very sure. I flew the thing in The Marines back in 1997. Attached to VMFA-533 "The Hawks" stationed @ Martine Corps Air Station Beaufort, SC.
Canadians were some of the finest foreign pilots I ever encountered. They are good dudes (dudes are male and female, for clarification).
the F/A 18 is my favourite 20th century fighter design even by todays standers its still a very capable fighter
The Royal Australian Airforce had the F/A-18 prior to the First Gulf War, 73 of the 75 were partially constructed and assembled at the Government Aircraft Factory at Fisherman's Bend in Victoria in the mid 1980s.
41 years and still 'stinging!' "Go Navy!"
Define stinging...
@@josephtabar492 You must be awfully young, to not understand that "Hornets sting."
Maybe watch the video above to be enlightened.
The power and precision of these military machines are absolutely breathtaking!
You can breathe now.😮
The first time an f-18 was used in combat was in april 1986 operation el-dorado canyon firing agm-88 harm missles at enemy radar sites in Libya , I was there VFA-131 Wildcats on board the USS Coral Sea , Good video !
Thank you for your service 🇺🇲🫡
Nothing like boasting about beating a 3rd world nation with 3rd world planes. Stay classy America
HARM is that old? I thought they used Shrikes then.
@@_SimpleJack_
Shut Up
Liberal 🤮
@@_SimpleJack_you do know that Gadafi had a sizeable military for the time with decent Soviet equipment? El Dorado Canyon was a great Operation. So yeah, we will stay classy and brag about it until our military superiority gets revoked.
Canopy painted on the bottom is genius
McDonnell Douglas
Knocked it Out Of the PARK!!!
Especially with the
E/A GROWLER
Then they ruined Boeing 🤦🏻
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Yea they did!!!!
Watched RAAF Growlers fly down the river and through buildings for Riverfire in Brisbane, they're loud!
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Yes Sir, it’s the intact and compression ratios
Same deal on the Viper’s F-16C/D MODELS
Loved this episode!
3:40 - I think he meant to say the F-22, as the F-35 does not have twin engines. Then I read down and was not the only one to pick that, lol. An odd mistake for someone of this guys knowledge.
Your Best Doc Yet! Great history with no hype. Fascinating, well-rounded tech info. Your naration has less tension and more authority. Thirty minutes went fast!
No, the F-35 Lightning II is a single-engine aircraft. It is powered by the Pratt & Whitney F135 engine, which is a highly advanced and powerful engine designed specifically for this aircraft. The F-35 is a fifth-generation stealth multirole fighter developed by Lockheed Martin and comes in three variants:
1. F-35A: Conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL).
2. F-35B: Short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL).
3. F-35C: Carrier-based variant for the U.S. Navy.
Despite having only one engine, the F-35’s design and the performance of the F135 engine make it extremely capable and reliable.
Are you sure?
Love the longer content! yes and a great video
Time-line references are incorrect "F/A-18 deliveries to the RAAF began on 29 October 1984, and continued until May 1990." and "The first two CF-18s were formally handed over to 410 (Operational Training Unit) Squadron at CFB Cold Lake, Alberta on 25 October 1982." not as a result of the Gulf War of 1991 expereriences.
the f18 was great at the slow speed fight but lacked the range and payload for the f14. the range and top speed difference between the f18 and the f14 tells us why the tomcat didnt retire till 2006.
the f14d was an amazing aircraft. the super hornet has better range than the C model but still didnt match that of the tomcat .
It’s because the Tomcat is strictly an air superiority fighter, not a multi role airplane.
Comparing apples to oranges.
I don't know where you got your information, but the F-35 has only one engine.
How did you come about your theory?
The RAAF first had FA-18s in service around 1983, well before the first Gulf War in 1991. The Aussie air force didn't purchase these because of their performance in the Gulf War, they already had them.
All the famous twin jet planes of the Navy before the F/A-18. A4, A7, F8....
Multi- role fighter, versatile aircraft.
The " Hot Dang, that's one beautiful plane", test cannot be under valued.
The GROWLER is a Super Hornet. The Hornet & Super Hornet are largely two different aircraft with the later done by BOEING, now merged with Mac Douglas. The GROWLER is a variant of the SUPER HORNET. The Super Hornet is larger, much more wing area, rectangular engine inlets, and curved extended wings at the root / foward, assiting in high angle of attack manouvers, guess it increases the stall speed. Cheers.
Not largely, completely. 8% is the commonality which is mostly fasteners and other hardware.
Excellent épisode !
Single engine wasn't the deal breaker for the navy. It was narrow/fragile gear and the low intake next to the nose wheel that was a risk to deck crew.
And the small size of the Falcon.
@@thelandofnod123Yeah, I would imagine the F-16’s range was probably a deal breaker for a naval aircraft.
Why did you show head on view of an a 6E when you were talking about an F 14? Just an oversight?
You forgot to mention that the only air to air kill by Iraq was on a FA18 Hornet that was shot down by an Iraqi Mig-25 Foxbat.
And Ukraine Commander say when Australia did want to Donate F-18s to Ukraine Hell no we don't want Flying Junkies they want Mig-29s instead.
@@toshizohijikata9164 No, they're not junk. In some ways they're more capable than the F-16. That Iraqi Mig-25 pilot just got lucky and was using the Foxbat the way it was designed to be used which is using it's powerful radar to burn through ECM and get long range radar-guided missile kills while using it's high speed to evade counter-attacks. That is why the Russians still use the successor to the Mig-25, the Mig-31 Foxhound.
Ukraine didn't accept the F18's because they needed something more widely used by NATO for logistic reasons....that being the F-16 which is used by many NATO countries. Because of this more parts are available within Europe to keep them flying.
That was because the Hornet pilot couldn't get authorisation from AWACS to fire... Not exactly a fair fight!
@@tigerpjmThank a restarted politician
@@SpartyCubsFan
Pretty sure there's no politicians sitting in the back of an AWACS champ
This video showcases the F/A-18 Hornet’s incredible legacy from the Gulf War to modern-day operations. It’s amazing to see how this versatile fighter jet continues to evolve and play a crucial role in global defense. What do you think-will the Hornet remain a dominant force even into the 2030s?
Why would they fire the short range sidewinder beyond visual, then the long range radar guided sparrow?
3:45; Last time I looked the F-35 did not have twin engines...
2:03 Do you know the difference between an A-6 Intruder and a F-14 Tomcat?
The F/A-18E/F Super Hornet Block 3 is a beast!
I fondly recall in the late 70s, while stationed at Cold Lake, the announcement that we Canucks were on a shopping excursion to purchase new Fighters to replace our rather aged CF-104s and CF-101s. All the American companies were doing press junkets to entice us to select their products, even having Reps visiting the respective Messes to put on sales delivery speeches, provide brochures, lectures, even films, highlighting each ac strengths.
Of course, many of us slathered at the idea of getting F-15 Eagles but realistically, we knew Canada would not (and no doubt could not) afford such a huge investment. Grumman even touted their F-14 Tommies, which again, we new was unrealistic. The F-16 gang really hammed it up but I think even they knew Canada would never buy a single engine ac again (yeah, I know, F-35... anyway, moving on). The Northrop/McDonnell group put on a great show and as the F-18 was a two engine, multirole, fully upgradeable bird, we all pretty much knew it was bound to win.
The rest, as they say, is history and I think most of us Canucks with investment in the game, are happy that for once, the politicians met our desires. :)
p.s. Thanks for mentioning us DS, much appreciated!
Hughes Aircraft Company designed, built the avionics and weapons systems (AIM 7 & 9)- my wife worked at HAC Radar Systems Group - her department did all the manufacturing and test failure analysis for the F14, F15, F16, F/A18, B2, APSAR, and ASAR programs (another department did the B1)
One saying in the Navy, in the air, on surface, on ground, underwater, "Train as you Fight, Fight as you Train".
Are you sure?
I served onboard the USS Coral Sea, CV-43, from 75 to 77.
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I served on board U.S.S. ABRAHAM LINCOLN 90-93. Thank you for your service.
I did like the F14 Tomcat, I feel as though they just adding more and more roles they pushed it from it's primary role .
A Navy Captain an 06 flying combat, rare!
03:48 The F35 does not have a twin engine design.
The technology has vastly changed. The F-35 also makes more dry and wet thrust.
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Sure. But the point remains that the F-35 is NOT twin engine as claimed in the video.
@@tigerpjmIt wasn't though, he said they did not accept the f16 bc of the single engine so they made the Yf17 which turned into the 18
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No.
Go to 3:38. You can just click on the blue text in this comment {the OP mistyped the timestamp).
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@@intrinsicimageryIt’s what the video said, not the performance of the engine.
UH, the F-35 C, the naval variant is single engine. Just as the F-35 A (the Air Force variant) and the F-35 B (the marine S/VTOL variant) both are. The B has a second "fan", but it is still powered by the single engine.
Thank you that was interesting.
The F-14 is still the most beautiful aircraft ever built.
This carrier vet agrees.
Although the F/14 is a great War-Bird in it's own right, I personally think and believe that the F/111 all variants, is and was the best military aircraft ever built, only my opinion, but as an Australian, we had nothing but success, with complete retirement in 2010.
So the initial encounter, the pilot fired a sidewinder head on from beyond visual range Then switched to the Sparrow? We’re 15 mile all aspect shots a sidewinder thing back then? Do they just make things up to get enough run time for an extra ad?
I noticed that too. Isn’t the sidewinder a short range heat seeking missile? Why would they fire THAT head on, beyond visual range?
And another thing…. Earlier they recalled a mission where the F-18s were on a bombing run, and a couple of F-14s were on standby to take care of any enemy fighters that might make themselves present. In the narrative of this video, a few F-18s broke from bombing formation to take care of the adversaries, and then returned to complete the mission. Nothing was mentioned of the F-14s. What were they doing during that mission? Why did the F-18s break off?
@ Yeah< it’s almost like they make it up and aren’t even careful about continuity. I almost want to see if that action report is even real and if it’s public.
You have to tell the truth. You cannot deny that Iraq did not have the ability to fight in the air due to the lack of spare parts for warplanes, the number of which can be counted on the fingers, and without weapons, while you have thousands of modern aircraft.
18's carrying SM3's is absolutely insane... We own China's skies and not even flying in their airspace..
Canadians will always stand with our American brothers and sisters. Dam proud to be North American best friends, family and neighbour!
I was there when this video of the CF18 was taking off in Norway, its my background at work haha.
In that "alpha strike" four of the F/A-18Cs were a self-escorting part of the strike, while the F-14Ds were escorting A-6 Intruders and A-7 Corsair II's many miles north. The MiG-21s were initially vectored towards the A-6s and A-7s until the F-14s (their top cover) came directly at the MiG-21s. Detecting the F-14s AWG-9 radar, the Iraqi GCI then vectored them south to a flight of four F/A-18Cs approaching an airfield many miles away. The E-2C Hawkeye warned the F/A-18Cs of the approach of the Mig-21s. Cmd. Fox ordered two of the F/A-18Cs to continue their attack on the Iraqi airfield while he and his wingman flew directly at the MiG-21s. While they carried four 2,000lbs. bombs each. They engaged and shot down the MiG-21s head-on, ten plus miles away. (This was not an aerial engagement that required the F/A-18Cs to pull many "G's".)
"Aviation Week & Space Technology" Magazines as well as "The US Naval Proceedings Magazines" had very good and detailed articles about the incident.
No matter how super it is a hornet is still a bug. Go TOMCATS!
Furry plane for the win!!! Cant beat that AWG-9 man or the AIM-54. A leathal combo even to todays standards
@@tacticalbacon9877the awg-9 was already outdated by the mid to late 90s and that’s if it wasn’t broken
@@Eirik36 shhhhhhhhhhh
I was in the corps from 1995 to 2004. The F18 superhornet was our bird. I love that thing
That’s interesting. I thought USMC didn’t fly the Super Hornets. They chose to keep the legacy Hornets in order not to jeopardize the funding of their F-35Bs
@DesMen-i9z from 1995 to 04 while I was in there marine pilots did fly the super hornet
@DesMen-i9z we also had the 8b harrier at that time
@16:05, if anyone’s wondering (I was), that’s a display model CF-116 w/the supports goin’ up through the engine exhausts. I was like “WTH’s comin out the back & where’s the pilot?” Ha.
15:33 Spain was the first country to acquire the jet from the US Navy directly in mid 80's! 72 A variant and 12 B variant.
In 1990 they where all in service.
Does anybody know the callsign of Lt. Cmdr. Mark Fox? Maybe it's Fox?
“There is no glory in war-only good men dying terrible deaths.” ― Harold G. Moore
At time-mark 3:46, you included the F-35 in a short list of twin-engine fighters.
Missiles are the game changer. Planes just carry them to the target.
I was always a tomcat fan and always will as that aircraft will represent history as the most beautiful,graceful,evil, speedy man made fighter ever made. However the hornet especially super hornet is different tool in a newer era.
The YF-17 became the F-18 which was further refined into the F/A-18, they are three distinct platforms. Additionally the RAAF already had their hornets in service well before the Gulf War.
Nose on sidewinder is not a good shot at all? All aspect was not available back then, so why not go with sparrow first, given it is radar guided?
Mig 21 vs F/A-18s is like a Toddler vs Mike Tyson.
A small correction, @3.20 "McDonald Douglas now part of Boeing", that didn't happen until many years later (around the time the E /F was roughly halfway through development)
Honestly? Boeing is part of McDonald Douglas. Which is why the company has become complete shit over the last couple decades
The background of the F/A 18 Hornet was from it’s predecessor the Northrop YF-17 in which McDonnell Douglas after took over Northrop aircraft manufacturing, making considerable changes to it, and it was a whole other aircraft
Why is the first engagement not a sparrow but a sidewinder?
Because sparrows are sparrows
You need to mention that Aussie F18s as well Super hornets and F18g Growlers have been the backbone of Aussie air defence since the 80s. Try mentioning that!
Just to point out, you claimed a Super Hornet is about 15,000's heavier than a Legacy Hornet. That's with both aircraft loaded to their maximum takeoff weights. The dry weight difference is about 7,000 lbs between the two.
Would have been interesting if the volue wasn''t sooo low!
Thought f35 single engine?
nice, talking about an F14, showin a Ae6 Prowler ;)
Ayeeee had my squadron in there, VFA-213 Fighting Blacklions
Scott Speicher was a lieutenant commander at the time of death. And FYI, his name was pronounced "Spiker". His story is a very interesting one that lasted about 18 years after he was shot down.
As if the Hornets wanted to meet the Flanker 35s! 🤣
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Lol, the dual engine F35 is what did it for me. Even though it should have been at the "F-14" while showing an A-6
How can you tell?
Word Salad: How does a bomb load get attached up and onto a Fighter wings become " Load Out" ? Its either a Bomb Load or Load dropped in missions.
@@Rusty_Gold85 They just say airplanes words and make up sentences. Virtually guaranteed to have three objectively wrong statements in every video.
no, the first group of hornets didnt engage with sidewinders first, they engaged with sparrows first. the AIM-7M sparrows have a range of 12-18nm depending on altitude and target aspect while the AIM-9M has a range no greater than 3nm from the rear aspect..maybe a tad bit further if a head on shot is taken, but you dont launch Fox 2s first in a head on engagement; you shoot Fox 1s (radar guided, semi active) or Fox 3's (radar guided, active).
I wish we had built the ST-21 Super Tomcat
They shot it it down twice.... 😂
Wow a whole two times! You know how many MiGs were shot down in 1991? Cope and seethe Ruskie
M21? That's like WWI vs WWII.
Outstanding
They named the base in tikrit after the pilot shot down. COB Speicher.
Huuuuh? "Like the F4, the F14, and the F35 now incorporated twin engines"??? WTF you mean the F22 right? Cuz I havent seen an F35 with twin engines yet.
Love how a documentary on the Hornet shows an F-16 firing a sidewinder twice.
If you don't have footage of Hornet deploying weapons then don't use any.
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question ? why when a plane is under development does the designation seem to always start with the "Y" and when its in production the "Y" is dropped , anybody
The Y designation is for prototypes.
@@FlightLizard thanks for the answer
In one of the shots that was supposed to be of a CF-18 you show an F-16.... on the tarmac, front-on angle.
It was Northrup Grumman and McDonnell Douglas. Boeing came later
The data on the GE F404 engines is inaccurate. The original versions had 16,000 lbs of thrust, not 18,000.
Everyone knows the F-35 has ONE ENGINE.
Originally designed by Northrop as the YF-17 Cobra in order to compete against the YF-16 Falcon, later redesigned, adopted by the Navy and renamed YF-18 Hornet.
sparrow is longer range radar guided missile rather than close in heat seeking sidewinder, you sure it wasn't the sparrow that was fired first?
Dad did the sidewinder and sparrow 3 with a few friends. Aim 7f I believe was another version. . Cruise missiles I think taken away but came back for he was pissed when Gov took away
00:08 the air is certainly NOT scorching in January in the Gulf. Unless 25 centigrade is 'scorching'.
😂 25°c is scorching for me in South Wales UK