McDonnell Douglas FA-18 Hornet (16-8928)

Magnifique!!! Worth 50 stars at least! Thanks so much, Gary!!

I was positioned on the west edge of Charlie taxiway (parallel to 34R on the edge closest to 34R) so I was wearing eye and hearing protection as this Super Hornet came by. But there wasn't much I could do to prepare for the heat and thrust turbulence except brace myself and grip the camera firmly. And I'll admit -- it got rather breezy and a bit toasty right about the time I was getting this shot. lol

Hundo .... TYVM for the compli. And hey, I'm passing thru your general area in a few weeks (RNO-MDW-BUF and then back the reverse route after a week at BUF). I've been thru ORD seven or eight times but I've only clicked MDW while flying over it so I'm interested in getting some snaps there. Not sure what (besides SW) uses it but I'll snap anything I can. (Wave)

Gary
SWA,Delta,Volaris,North Country Sky and Porter operate at MDW, so should be something good there along with Bizjets etc. Prob see SBN and EKM very well on the MDW-BUF leg! Just amazed at that F-18 snap...I can smell the jet exhaust!! Thanks again Gary!
"Hundo"

Wow!! Fantastic shot

Great shot, Gary !

Stunning shot with the exhaust making a nice effect in the image!

Fantastic action shot Gary.I can almost hear it down in Sydney!!

Nice shot. I was LMAO...Lick and Kooter. Is this painted on the A/C?

I took a sec to look back at the shots taken a few seconds earlier in this series as it went past me -- and yes, both names are painted on the aircraft.

Great shot. Thanks for standing "firm"

Gary, Cudos! Excellent pic. Have one small nit though. That is not an AB departure. The nozzles are too tight, the fire is the wrong color and the wing configuration is a bit aggressive for a full power departure. For an AB departure, the nozzle ring at the aft tips has a diameter about as big as the fuselage where the "shiny part" ends. The color in this image has a large deep blue fire-ball on the left engine and a distinct blue tinge to the whole right engine exhaust. Blue indicates a very lean mixture, plenty of O2 left in the exhaust. AB by definition dumps more fuel to consume the remaining available O2 and thus produces a red-orange fireball, which by the way, often extends well beyond the end of the adjustable nozzle. This image is a normal take-off power setting with all the exhaust outside the nozzle puffy clear hot gasses. AB departures are expensive and usually only used when there is a good reason to be in a real hurry.

Do love the gear almost retracted shutter timing though that's awesome!

Thanx to all for your comments. Skylab >>> I am extremely appreciative for the correction. I went back and looked over a couple of my previous posts (from NFL) and your info is totally verified in those photos -- even down to the diameter of the nozzle ring. I am in awe of your in-depth knowledge and of how easily you were able to identify my info error .... AND I am super grateful that you took the time to share your knowledge and explain the difference to me. I truly enjoy learning such info so as to be able to differentiate in the future. My very sincere Thanks. (Wave)

Great shot.

WOW...how in the H did I miss this one,,,typing 7/12/2020.......fantastic heat wave! 5x Martha's on this one!!!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5k0GDQrK2jo

Missed this one..............

Wow !!