Aircraft gurus correct me if I'm wrong.

[InfidelSerf]

I was getting out of my car to go walk around Fry's for a bit when 4 of these guys flew over, landing at McCarran.
One right after another so I snagged this short video.
My first guess was F/A 18 Hornets
I'm pretty sure I was right.  
The audio gives them no justice.  I love low flying aircraft  
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9EeeF3aemY

[MillCreek]

Yep, they be Hornets all right.

[Devonai]

Nyet, Comrade, they were Migs.  Please to be having your papers ready when the knock comes on your door.

[Jamisjockey]

Affirm on the id.  Could possibly be super hornets.

[BobR]

One of the F/A 18 variants.

Here is the quick and dirty on how to tell an earlier Hornet from a Super Hornet.



The early Hornet has the round intakes and the Super Hornet has the rectangular intakes.

There are a few other ways but this is the quickest and doesn't require a lot of time to figure out.

bob

[seeker_two]

Just as long as you didn't see this at the same time......


http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/policy/army/accp/ad0575/lesson1.htm


.....we're good......



 

[French G.]

In that video looking to see if it was an E/F, aka Super Hornet, I was looking at the under-wing hardpoints and the horizontal stab. Larger more angular control surfaces, longer wing, three under-wing atations on the Supers vs. 2 on the A-D models. Moar pics!!! 

[Jamisjockey]

One of the F/A 18 variants.

Here is the quick and dirty on how to tell an earlier Hornet from a Super Hornet.



The early Hornet has the round intakes and the Super Hornet has the rectangular intakes.

There are a few other ways but this is the quickest and doesn't require a lot of time to figure out.

bob

Winning! I hadn't studied up on the super.  Now, I know.