RhineHornet Posted March 18, 2018 Posted March 18, 2018 (edited) Edited March 18, 2018 by RhineHornet [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
Lithion Posted March 19, 2018 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
Boogieman Posted March 20, 2018 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
Lithion Posted March 20, 2018 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
RaceFuel85 Posted March 20, 2018 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.
Firebreak Posted March 21, 2018 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:
Baz000 Posted March 22, 2018 Posted March 22, 2018 dunno if this was posted before but I found it to be a very good video
SkateZilla Posted March 22, 2018 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
SnappShot Posted March 24, 2018 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.
Mule Posted March 24, 2018 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.
Firebreak Posted March 28, 2018 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:
eliterizzo Posted March 29, 2018 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
Buckeye Posted March 29, 2018 Posted March 29, 2018 lol that was AWESOME. Rig: SimLab P1X Chassis | Tianhang Base PRO + Tianhang F-16 Grip w/ OTTO Buttons | Custom Throttletek F/A-18C Throttle w/ Hall Sensors + OTTO switches and buttons | Slaw Device RX Viper Pedals w/ Damper Tactile: G-Belt | 2x BK LFE + 1x BK Concert | 2x TST-429 | 1x BST-300EX | 2x BST-1 | 6x 40W Exciters | 2x NX3000D | 2x EPQ304 PC/VR: Somnium VR1 Visionary | 4090 | 12700K
eliterizzo Posted March 29, 2018 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
Banzaiib Posted March 31, 2018 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:
JumpinK Posted April 23, 2018 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.
Vitormouraa Posted April 23, 2018 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
Lithion Posted April 23, 2018 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
mwd2 Posted April 28, 2018 Posted April 28, 2018 Not sure, if it was posted before - and we don't talk over the ... 'music remix' .... Playing: DCS World Intel i7-13700KF, 64GB DDR5 @5600MHz, RTX 4080 ZOTAC Trinity, WIN 11 64Bit Prof. Squadron "Serious Uglies" / Discord-Server: https://discord.gg/2WccwBh Ghost0815
Vampyr Posted April 30, 2018 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?
Emilio_Ger Posted April 30, 2018 Posted April 30, 2018 What`s up with that single deployed landing gear from 2:13+ ?
Shadow KT Posted April 30, 2018 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
Retu81 Posted April 30, 2018 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.
JumpinK Posted April 30, 2018 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.
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