Authentic Media: The F/A-18 Super Hornet Block III
Fighter Pilot Podcast
E. Vincent "Jell-O" Aiello, Retired U.S. Navy Fighter Pilot
4.9 • 2K Ratings
🗓️ 7 September 2023
⏱️ 41 minutes
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Summary
In this Snap Shot, join former FPP cohost Sunshine and Roger as they discuss the cutting-edge Block III upgrade of the F/A-18 Super Hornet, commonly known as the Rhino. While this iconic aircraft has been a staple of U.S. carrier aviation for over two decades and gained cinematic fame in Top Gun: Maverick, it's far from resting on its laurels.
The Block III modifications are poised to revolutionize the Super Hornet capabilities, extending its relevance and lethality into the 2030s and beyond. Don't miss this deep dive into the technological advancements of the newest Super Hornet iteration.
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| 0:31.0 | Hey everyone, Vincent, ILO, Carl Sangello, and this week on The Fighter Pilot Podcast, |
| 0:35.8 | we're trying something different. We're airing an authentic media snapshot, as we call it. |
| 0:40.7 | It's a portion of one of the shows that are military aviation based from our friends |
| 0:45.7 | over at Authentic Media. I think you're going to enjoy it. Here we go. |
| 0:59.2 | This is Authentic. |
| 1:02.2 | Hey, welcome back to the channel, everybody. Scott Rogers-Chefian here with Sunshine Sinclair. |
| 1:07.7 | Hi, Sunshine. Hey, Roger, how are you these days? |
| 1:11.0 | I'm great. How are you doing? |
| 1:13.1 | No complaints, man. San Diego is nice and sunny as always. |
| 1:16.4 | And Norfolk is sunny until it's cold until it's rainy until it's sunny. So just, you know, |
| 1:23.2 | wash your hands repeat. Yeah, but the nice thing is you have variety. So believe it or not, |
| 1:28.9 | as much as I like San Diego, nice actually gets boring a little bit. Yeah, yeah, it really does. |
| 1:34.6 | So I enjoy when it rains here, believe it or not. |
| 1:38.9 | No, I get that. Having grown up in San Francisco, you know, our study wasn't even quite as nice |
| 1:45.0 | as San Diego. So I get it, those seasons can be cool. Indeed. Yeah. So we're here, you know, |
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