Can anyone else see these videos? Not sure if I inserted them right... Didn't get any comments, just curious...

Because it's a Hornet, right? ;)

Its not a Super Hornet (which are really bad***!)

Great pics! My ex-Wife's old man was a boom operator in the 135 and he had some pics just like that but of F-4Es, RF-4s, B-52s from when he flew missions out of Thailand during Vietnam. Beautiful!

Awesome! I bet he has an SR-71 picture somewhere... Thats the one plane I wish would pull up to the window... Just once

Maybe so. I remember when the Blackbird used to fly missions for Navy. I had the privilege of seeing the Blackbird at an airshow at Travis AFB and that was quite a site! That plane still rocks! I think they still fly for NOAA or NASA at least they used to. Coolest aircraft stuff I viewed outside of regular carrier flights ops which in and of itself is quite the thing to witness was when a B-52 and a B-1B Lancer flew low level right above the water past our carrier. Thats something you don't see every day, even in the Navy!

Seeing a B-1B go practically vertical, and then going inverted straight through a cloud (practically decimating it in the process) gave me a hardon.

As much as I like all the pics, I see that A-10 and pop wood.

The Warthog is one of my favorites! A good buddy of mine flew them in Alaska and I remember waiting on the end of the runway as the first ones flew in from the Fairchild-Republic factory in the early 80s. I asked my friend who flew them up there if he was ever worried about flying such a slow aircraft and he responded, "When you are in an F-15 flying Mach 2 you really don't feel it. However, at sea level going 300 knots and then yanking and banking it is like riding a roller coaster. He said, "I can out turn any fighter and if I can point my 30MM cannon at him, he is toast!" Tragically, he died in a training crash flying a low level. It really is a remarkable aircraft. As of today though, the F-22 Raptor is undeniably the most awesome aircraft built by man. It can do things no other aircraft in the world can do. Simply makes your jaw drop when you watch it go through its paces.

Nice Photos....amazing!!

I've been told by some A-10 pilots I know, that the 30mm Gattling gun on the nose can (if fired long enough) produce enough thrust to actually slow the aircraft down!

Anyone know if my videos are working? I can see them and play them... not sure anyone else can...

i want your job!

I thought it was funny that they were thinking of bringing a prop-driven close support aircraft in...all I could think is, "Uhhhh, we have quite possibly the BEST close support aircraft in the inventory already...and you simply wont be able to improve it..."

I also find it funny that they sandbag the performance of the F22 at airshows so much for all the spies :)

They do have AC-130s...

And its funny, because Raptors are STILL impressive at airshows and its not even breaking a sweat

Pish posh - as much as I love Spookies, even they don't have the ridiculous survivability and maneuverability of the A10.

Not to mention the fact that the 30MM is a terrifying sound.