F-18C Hornet Cockpit Formation 1680 x 1050 Widescreen Wallpaper


This shot doesn't need a lot of comment. I like cockpit shots and this one puts you directly into action. Imagine yourself flying in a F-18 with your wingman on your left side just above the clouds. Free like a bird!

It reminds me of a quote I found in a book.




"Suddenly the Mach needle...went up to .995 Mach - then tipped right off the scale... We were flying supersonic. And it was smooth as a baby's bottom."

General Charles "Chuck" Yeager, on his first supersonic flight in the Bell X-1.

I will post some quotes from famous aviation pioneers this week...Hope you like it!

Pieter

4 comments:

  1. Nice shot, as usual. Pretty sure you meant to type 'Hornet' though. Also, the jet off his wing is a legacy F/A-18, not a Super Hornet, and the pilot taking the pic isn't wearing a JHMCS so it's likely not a Super Hornet either. Hope you don't take this as me being a jerk, I just thought you'd want to keep the site accurate. Keep up the great work, I stop by here all the time for wallpaper for my new widescreen monitor.

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  2. D.A.

    I'm glad that you correct me, because I don't have any idea what the difference is between Super Hornet and Hornet. So thank you for the correction...

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  3. I checked, and these fighters are assigned to the “Gunslingers” of Strike Fighter Squadron One Zero Five (VFA-105).

    my mistake...

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  4. Glad to help. I was trying not to sound like I was insulting you or anything, I just thought you should know. Keep up the awesome, awesome work you do! The orange filter pics of the A-10s this week is my favorite non F-14 pic yet. Always glad to see Tomcat shots, if you take requests! Thanks again for what you do.

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