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Since the LWF did not share the design requirements of the VFAX, the Navy asked McDonnell Douglas and Northrop to develop a new aircraft from the design and principles of the YF-17. On 1 March 1977, Secretary of the Navy W. Graham Claytor announced, that the F-18 would be named "Hornet", after the characteristics of the Hornet insect.
The Super Hornet is an enlarged redesign of the McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet.The wing and tail configuration trace its origin to a Northrop prototype aircraft, the P-530, c. 1965, which began as a rework of the lightweight Northrop F-5E (with a larger wing, twin tail fins and a distinctive leading edge root extension, or LERX). [4]
This gave General Dynamics an opportunity to offer the improved F-16C to the RAAF. The capability of these aircraft was closer to that of the F-18 as they were equipped with BVR missiles. Richardson and another RAAF pilot test-flew F-16Cs in May 1981. [10] The F-18 design was also improved during 1981, and was redesignated the F/A-18.
[1] [55] Boeing introduced a new corporate identity based on the McDonnell Douglas logo, which showed the globe being encircled in tribute to the first aerial circumnavigation which was accomplished in 1924 by Douglas aircraft. It was designed by graphic designer Rick Eiber, who had been the corporate identity consultant for Boeing over ten years.
A former F-18 pilot with ties to Central Massachusetts testified Wednesday before a U.S. House subcommittee hearing about his experience witnessing unidentified flying objects.. Ryan Graves, 37 ...
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The Boeing EA-18G Growler is an American carrier-based electronic warfare aircraft, a specialized version of the two-seat Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet.The EA-18G replaced the Northrop Grumman EA-6B Prowlers in service with the United States Navy.
A CRV7 on a retired CF-18 at the Musée de la Défense aérienne at CFB Bagotville. Data from CF-18 Technical Specifications [84] General characteristics. Crew: 1 or 2; Length: 56 ft 0 in (17.07 m) Wingspan: 40 ft 0 in (12.19 m) Height: 15 ft 4 in (4.67 m) Wing area: 400 sq ft (37 m 2) Airfoil: root: NACA 65A005 mod; tip: NACA 65A003.5 mod [85]