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F-18 Hornet, North American F-86 Sabre, P-51 Mustang
©2017, by Denis D'Arbela
Flown by Capt Lauri Mäkinen, who won the Sir Douglas Bader Trophy for the best individual flying demonstration.
A second RCAF CF-18 Hornet performing the CF-18 Demo in the evening show of the 2022 Abbotsford Airshow. It cool seeing the demo at night, the Hornet's afterburners could be fully seen. It was a loud demo too, the pilot didn't hold back.
"Bearshark" at the Westfield Int' Airshow doing a touch and go in his VFA-106 "Gladiators" F/A-18C Hornet, 13 August 2017
2022 Dayton Airshow
Blue Angels
F/18 Hornet
The Blues' F/A-18 Hornets are former fleet aircraft that are nearly combat-ready. Modifications to each aircraft include removal of the aircraft gun and replacement with the tank that contains smoke-oil used in demonstrations, and outfitting with the control stick spring system for more precise aircraft control input. The standard demonstration configuration has a spring tensioned with 40 pounds (18 kg) of force installed on the control stick as to allow the pilot minimal room for uncommanded movement. The Blues do not wear G-suits, because the air bladders inside them would repeatedly deflate and inflate, interfering with the control stick between the pilot's legs. Instead, Blue Angel pilots tense their muscles to prevent blood from rushing from their heads and rendering them unconscious.
A Royal Canadian Air Force CF-18 Hornet on the static display at the 2025 Abbotsford International Airshow.
A second RCAF CF-18 Hornet performing the CF-18 Demo in the evening show of the 2022 Abbotsford Airshow. It cool seeing the demo at night, the Hornet's afterburners could be fully seen. It was a loud demo too, the pilot didn't hold back.
A Boeing EA-18G Growler (VAQ-129) accelerates to take off speed at Naval Air Facility El Centro (NAFEC).
Swiss air force F/A-18C Hornet, J-5002, landing runway 16, RAF Leeming, N Yorkshire, UK.
Tiger tail design by Gerry Hofstetter.
Abbotsford Airshow 2009. First frame of F-18 developing vapor cone. Got kinda lucky on this one. It's like trying to take a picture of an arrow shot out of a bow as it goes past you. You never know for sure until you scream and then look at the back of your camera.
Canadian Air Force CF18 Hornet Display jet on a low level jolly through North Wales enroute to Fairford.
The CF-18 Centennial Hornet is a tribute to the 100th anniversary of powered flight in Canada. Pilot: RCAF Captain Tim “Donor” Woods.
Abbotsford Airshow 2009.
texture courtesy of Spektoral Addendum on Flickr. thanks much!
77 Squadron, Royal Australian AIr Force F/A-18B Hornet A21-118 at Avalon, Victoria on 2nd March 2019.