Post pictures of the F/A-18 and all its variations.
I think she's uglyand not in a cool way like Tomcat
> starting the thread with a video game picture bruh
*fries your balls*
Hello boys, I'm back!
>the larger F-5
>>64275190Was the kamikaze attack using a crop duster too much of a Deus Ex Machina-like script?
>>64275453I had no idea the LEX had gaps between the fuselage on the prototypes, that is cool as hell
HARV my beloved
have this webm
>>64275948cool asf
F/A-18 is cooler than the Tomcat and I'm tired of pretending it's not
>>64276257Superbug yes, legacy bug no
>>64274622That's obviously a video game image.
>>64276257Legacy bug yes, Superbug no.
>>64276317This isn't a real f-18. It's from a video game.
>>64276333There are no real F-18s in this thread.
>>64275948>>64276179The roll-pitch-yaw computer in the legacy bugs is flat-out amazing, especially considering when it was developed. The Rhino's is even more impressive.
>>64277459Why didn't the F-15s do this
Look at this cool shot of the Blue Angels that I found.
>>64278597looks like it's jumping lol
>>64278616Perhaps it is because it was made by Boeing without the e.Here are two of them together.
>>64278898
legacy bugs are svelte and sexoooosuperbugs are neither svelte or sexoo
That is all I have of the Blue Angels.
>>64279090This your own pic anon?
>>64277459
>>64279105Yeah I took it at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh a few months ago. Unfortunately I only had my phone so that was the best one.
>>64279169Pretty damn good for a phone photo.
>>64275549No. It was because he carried the missile in the other cockpit. In the original script, he's dismissed because drunk, and he steals a missile that he puts in the second cockpit, then crashes in the primary weapon. Test audiences hated it because it was less of a sacrifice, while the Sidewinder jamming was more poignant.>>64275948Nice landing, but its a 1 wire.
>>64276831This is a Growler.
>>64277459I never knew South Vietnam had F/A-18s
>>64279848>Nice landing, but its a 1 wire.He landed a slightly short and the hook skipped the other wires it seems
>>64280010it was rising storm 2 dlc pic unrel
Blue Angels never used the F-14 therefore it's gay. Simple as
>>64280460Tbh the name blue angels sounds twinkified as hell
>>64280460The F-14 is a big, heavy motherfucker, it would not make sense for a team that benefits from light and nimble aircraft, so that is why the Scooter was the favorite.
>>64280465>the name blue angels sounds twinkified as hellThats because youre a faggot. Quit playing VRchat and furry porn games you degenerate
>>64277476because the Navy might be gay. But the Airforce are faggots.
>>64279090>callsignthis man fucked a tranny
I found a pic of an aggressor one, this scheme is neat.
>>64280526It's just an f-5e that the iranians put 2 tails on.
>>64280623Damn it, I was hoping that nobody would say something.
>>64274622Die, we should have had Tomcat II instead!!!
>>64280640Go back to your grave, boomer retard. F-14 was a hangar queen approved by boomer fucks. I'm glad soon all of you will be dead
>>64280482true, I should probably kill myself
>>64278088The retrofit paddle based thrust vectoring is so cool. It's like the aerospace equivalent of a sketchy looking 1000hp drift car.
>>64280465navy stuff
>>64277476do what? carry amraams? the F-15 can do that just fine
>>6428267510 AMRAAMS + 2 Sidewinders with room for a fuel tank
>>64276274There is nothing 'super' about a Superhornet
>>64281019Not him, but the Tomcat has a far more interesting service history than the Hornet.
>>64280460>>64280470Also when the tomcat was introduced we were going through the oil crisis. Both the Blue Angels and the Thunderbirds switched to T-38s to be more optic-friendly.
>>64283070>optic-friendlyreminds me of this video I saw earlier, kek
>>64283070>Blue Angels>T-38
>>64283132I was thinking of F-4s that both of them flew at the same time. Which doesn't really scream as an airframe I'd want to use for an airshow.
>>64283142The Luftwaffe's team used F-104s. https://aerobaticteams.net/en/teams/i201/Vikings.htmlAlso, enjoy this video of a F-105 at an airshow: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOwIdAXlgPg
The Navy switched to A-4s
>>64283070 I meant to reply to this post my bad.
>>64283055Yes. As the only teen series to fight in a near-peer war, not a curbstomp, baby-seal clubbing baserape (cue that one minute webm of the first 36 hours of the air war in the Gulf).
>>64274622Unfortunate that the Hornet never got to partake in any kino conflicts, and its too late now that all war is mega gay
>>64275943Can it land with all that ordnance?
>>64284232This anon over here asking the real questions.
>>64284232no they just aerial refuel and when the pilot is tired they fly low and slow and have the next pilot jump in and the previous pilot ejects pic unrel
>>64283070Lol poorfags
>>64286387Goddamn that picture is spectacular but I always assume it was edited somehow anymore :(
>>64286459that is the bad part about modern aviation photography, all the images are filtered and shoppedpic maybe rel idk
>>64286490The filtering doesnt bother me as much because it can help with contrast, etc. but it can be a bit heavy handed. The shooping is more concerning. Then again with current cameras and shit what they can capture is pretty amazing
>>64286459>>64286490this ones real af
>>64274904>>64274925>>64274933(You) got those from me
>>64286970thanks!pic unrel
>>64290125Great livery
>>64290977zesty ass wingwalker
>>64274744Nice. Thanks for this one. I always liked the looks of these planes.>1990>on commercial fishing boat off Calvert Island, B.C.>beautiful clear, sunny day>buddy on another vessel trailing ~10 nm behind>hear "look what's coming up behind you on starboard side" on VHF radio>look back and left>see growing object about 50 or 60 ft above water>approaching at very high speed followed by something white>CF-18 passes us on our right several hundred feet away followed by a rooster-tail of waterMan that thing was hauling ass! And loud too. Btw, what's the reason for the paint job on the one off to the left?