At different lighting angles, you can see the pilot’s eyes. A lot of concentration there! Nice little detail showing the 1 Squadron emblem on the t-shirt under the flight suit. Go RAAF.
That would have to be one of the best clips I have seen on RU-vid. Pilots face, ground, clouds, speed and clear vision. OK I am an Aussie too. Be there Sunday.
Great footage. Saw the show today, blown away by both the Rhino and the Lightning II. The RAAF showcase was fantastic showing off the capability of the fast jets and the other platforms (my son has gone to bed cuddling the little cardboard model C-17 he was handed)! Thank you for protecting our skies.
I was there today, and out of all the flying displays the F-18 Super Hornet was my favourite! Couldn’t wipe the smile from my face! Loved every minute of the show!!!
In 2011 I took my son to Avalon to support his interest in an Air Force career. That's him you can see in the video. Dreams really do come true. Not sure of your age, but Air Force Cadets is a great place to start your investigation.
@@DaveWhoa I couldn’t agree more!!! At some point we will wake up. In my head it feels like we’re letting our allies bare the cost of safety. Thanks I guess!
@@bendavis6530 and we're seeing it now with Ukraine for example - they want F-16 jets, but just the training alone for those is 18 months ... that's a lonnng time to wait if your country is under attack. Invest in deterrence today so we don't need to fight war tomorrow
Oh that right the former pm doesn't like any mil . She wouldn't even let a nuke class US carrier in to her waters.. (unless nz was attacked then it would be ok.) Australia is not much better. We wait for something to happen then go "oh crap". But it makes the loopy left and the greens happy . We will never learn
I went yesterday. F-18’s we’re my favourite along with the Mustang and F-22. It’s crazy how quiet it sounds from inside the jet compared to the outside.
Big shout out to the boys in the squadrons who keep these things in the air 24/7! & To their families who support them behind the scenes! Your service is appreciated!!!
Thanks for this, RAAF. A better view than I would've had from the ground, and I didn't have to sit four hours in ground traffic. 👍👍 (Actually, the highway traffic looks OK at this time. 😊)
Why do a display with missiles on the rails? Surely a clean ship would be best? Also why so far from the crowd? US Airshows they get closer by a good amount.
@@longslongprong lol, assuming some of the 6-8 production SU-57s( there are more prototypes which are less capable) could get airborne, given Russian maintenance problems, maybe they could be a problem if they could actually get that close. My money is on their stealth not being anywhere near as good as they claim, therefore making them a target way sooner.
@@longslongprong Yeh mate, the russians have totally proven how capable they are as a fighting force, as they enter day 369 of their 3 day 'special operation'
@@longslongprong Russia couldn’t ever capture Ukraine after 3 days what make you ever think su 57 stands a chance a against a super hornr let alone a f35
Go the Australian Air Force, and its superbly trained personnel--thank you! Does anyone know if the dual engine F/A-18F Super Hornet can out dogfight or out maneuver our newly purchased single engine F-35 Lightnings? Was hoping to see the Hornet pull Pugachev's Cobra (it is said to be possible when modified) or a spectacular tailslide--and also to see the Australian Air Force hedge its bets by investing in just a few advanced Russian Sukhoi Gen 4/5 fighters--because that's what we'll actually be up against here in this region, if the chips are ever down. Sukhoi's fighter hyper-maneuverability is always a joy to see (the jets can literally sky-dance) and I understand they are also less expensive. BTW, Soviet test pilot Viktor Pugachev, first demonstrated the Cobra publicly in 1989, at the Le Bourget air show--it apparently achieved the intended effect--stunning Western spectators who couldn't believe their eyes.
In terms of fighter jets, anything can outperform other anything. Employ tailored tactics, train well, master the advantage and disadvantage of the aircraft and you'll be one step ahead of your adversaries. But one thing for sure, the Super Hornet is the one of the best dogfighter out there with its incredible slow speed, high AOA nose authority.
No chance for the RAAF to purchase Russian equipment any time soon, if they were ever going to, it would have been twenty years ago. Now? Not a chance in hell. Even if the Sukhoi was cheaper (which it isn't, not really) it wouldn't fit into the RAAF Doctrine. And the Cobra Manoeuvre is just a bit of showy flying to wow 'em at airshows, Has zero real world influence in a fighting environment
@@ngarewyrd I understand exactly what you mean :-) However, at the time we committed to the F-35 for our future, I’ll never forget one aviation expert’s assessment on Four Corners I believe, of the F-35 as being “Ineffective for its primary purpose” with associated comments that it would retard the effectiveness of the RAAF for the next 50 years. Might be false but those comments stuck with me. Then the whole argument that dogfighting is dead, along with need for hyper-manoeuvrability given the American philosophy that in future no F-22 or F-35 would ever come within 100 miles of enemy fighters due to a stealthy electronic battlefield. Still, is it a missed opportunity that the F-22 didn’t receive 3D vectored thrust?
@@Michael.Chapman There has been a long standing concerted effort to poo-poo the abilities of the F-35 by a lot of people, Most of those people who have the opinion that the F-35 is "ineffective for primary purpose" don't know what the hell they're talking about (see, Pierre Sprey, a failed jazz artist who moonlighted once as a thorn in the side of the folks designing the F-15) Hypermanouverability was shown to be less then important once we started making missiles that didn't need the plane to be facing in the direction of the target to hit And yes, The F-35 will get within 100 miles of enemies, even in US doctrine, They installed a cannon on the thing after all, but when you've gotten to that point, Shit has really hit the fan and you really should have bugged out ages ago. In terms of ability, the F-35 is one of the most capable weapons platforms in the world, just because of the software and radar suites. Add to that the teaming with the MQ-28a, you've got an effective tool that will be difficult to counter. Adding 3d vectored thrust on the F22 only adds complexity, cost and weight for near zero advantage.
Didn't realise everywhere looks so brown like a desert around Avalon during summer, and doesn't look comfortable sitting inside a fighter jet cockpit 😄
It's called the Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System (JHMCS). Theres not a ton of info out there on it, but it does have a integrated HUD, and can be used as a sensor of interest (SOI) allowing the pilot to quickly move the targeting pod to a line of sight position, or indicate where the targeting pod is looking, among a plethora of other weapons and critical information.
@@dartheveloper5449 that is correct, it is a HMD rather than a HUD, but for simplicity, I usually explain it as a HUD due to the information overlay being nearly identical.
A few years ago we were fishing outside Crocodile creek near Townsville and one of these F18 critters buzzed us really low, came out of nowhere ..juss sayin
I had a 'session' on one of the Super Hornet simulators at RAAF Amberley in 2009 (I think). 6 SQDN had received two at that stage and the F-111's only had another couple of years left. Had a go at the F-111 simulator too.
@@a.khanage4599 The guy who put me through the F-111 simulator was a Squadron Leader with a big moustache. I think his name was Mike (or Steve). The chap who guided me on the Hornet was Luke Warner who was the navigator on the F-111 that belly landed there a few years prior. My daughter was working with 6 SQDN and arranged all this for me.
I went to the show with my 8 year old son ,he was so impressed with the show and planes ,he told me like every other kid I want to become a fighter pilot ,I hope and pray to God his ambition comes true God bless👍👍👍👍👍.
Awesome show , haven't missed an airshow in a long time , Could use some more shaded areas , as seeing 50 + people with little kids all huddled under the shadow of a planes wing is quite sad ! and the traffic congestion was a disaster even compared to previous years - its pretty much a free for all on who rushes any way they can through the carpark at high speed and attempts to jam in-between the other patient drivers that have been in the queue for ages - could've been a fatality as some of the driving was atrocious . But still an amazing display .
Was this a low display due to the cloud cover? Noted the absence of the pirouette usually seen in the US Navy Super Hornet TACDEMO or does RAAF not do that manouver in their Hornet display?
Very interesting to watch the nuances of what he does. After a prolonged positive G manoeuvre he's sure to pull some negative G, I assume, to push some blood back up to his head. This is clearly indicated by the little strap near his left shoulder. Such a physical job that anyone would just love to do. He's living his best dream. 👍👍🙏🙏
ive always wondered why the australian airforce has never gotten the f16. my understanding is that its one of the cheaper fighter jets and thought it be perfect for the australian airforce.
