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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]
The single-seat F/A-18E and two-seat F/A-18F, both officially named Super Hornet, carry over the name and design concept of the original F/A-18 but have been extensively redesigned by McDonnell Douglas.
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.
The F/A-18E/F Super Hornet is basically a super-sized F/A-18C Hornet fighter. The Super Hornet weighs 7,000 pounds more and has a 50 percent greater range. The Super Hornet is also designed with a ...
The McDonnell Douglas CF-18 Hornet (official military designation CF-188) is a Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) variant of the American McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet fighter aircraft. In 1980, the F/A-18 was selected as the winner of the New Fighter Aircraft Project competition to replace CF-104 Starfighter, CF-101 Voodoo and the CF-116 ...
The AN/APG-79(V)4 has been selected for retrofitting the F/A-18C/D [5] and upgrading the fleets of F/A-18 fighters in Canada, [6] [7] Malaysia and the United States Marine Corps. The APG-79(V)4 is the first U.S. fighter radar to use gallium nitride (GaN) transmit/receive modules.
A Navy fighter jet made a special landing at the Erie International airport, creating a loud noise that spurred interest from Millcreek neighborhoods.
The F/A-18 Super Hornet, like the one pictured here, can now carry a modified SM-6 missile known as the AIM-174B. The weapon has a longer range than other American air-to-air missiles and could ...