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- A-18_Hornet abstract "The McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing) F/A-18 Hornet is a twin-engine supersonic, all-weather carrier-capable multirole combat jet, designed as both a fighter and attack aircraft (F/A designation for Fighter/Attack). Designed by McDonnell Douglas and Northrop, the F/A-18 was derived from the latter's YF-17 in the 1970s for use by the United States Navy and Marine Corps. The Hornet is also used by the air forces of several other nations. The U.S. Navy's Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels has used the Hornet since 1986.The F/A-18 has a top speed of Mach 1.8 (1,190 mph or 1,915 km/h at 40,000 ft or 12,190 m). It can carry a wide variety of bombs and missiles, including air-to-air and air-to-ground, supplemented by the 20 mm M61 Vulcan cannon. It is powered by two General Electric F404 turbofan engines, which give the aircraft a high thrust-to-weight ratio. The F/A-18 has excellent aerodynamic characteristics, primarily attributed to its leading edge extensions (LEX). The fighter's primary missions are fighter escort, fleet air defense, Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses (SEAD), air interdiction, close air support and aerial reconnaissance. Its versatility and reliability have proven it to be a valuable carrier asset, though it has been criticized for its lack of range and payload compared to its earlier contemporaries, such as the Grumman F-14 Tomcat in the fighter and strike fighter role, and the Grumman A-6 Intruder and LTV A-7 Corsair II in the attack role.The Hornet saw its first combat action in 1986 during Operation El Dorado Canyon and subsequently participated in 1991 Operation Desert Storm and 2003 Operation Iraqi Freedom. The F/A-18 Hornet provided the baseline design for the Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, a larger, evolutionary redesign of the F/A-18.".
- A-18_Hornet manufacturer Boeing.
- A-18_Hornet manufacturer McDonnell_Douglas.
- A-18_Hornet manufacturer Northrop_Corporation.
- A-18_Hornet predecessor Northrop_YF-17.
- A-18_Hornet successor High_Alpha_Research_Vehicle.
- A-18_Hornet successor McDonnell_Douglas_CF-18_Hornet.
- A-18_Hornet thumbnail Northrop_YF-17_Cobra_-_in_flight.jpg?width=300.
- A-18_Hornet type Multirole_combat_aircraft.
- A-18_Hornet unitCost "29.0".
- A-18_Hornet wikiPageExternalLink U.S._FA-18s_by_Lot.
- A-18_Hornet wikiPageExternalLink Hornet.aspx.
- A-18_Hornet wikiPageExternalLink SuperBug.html.
- A-18_Hornet wikiPageExternalLink bug.html.
- A-18_Hornet wikiPageExternalLink f-18.htm.
- A-18_Hornet wikiPageExternalLink fa18.htm.
- A-18_Hornet wikiPageExternalLink fact_print.asp?cid=1100&tid=1200&ct=1&page=3.
- A-18_Hornet wikiPageExternalLink swiss-air-force-fa-18c-hornet-walkaround_9.html.
- A-18_Hornet wikiPageID "45998".
- A-18_Hornet wikiPageRevisionID "606303854".
- A-18_Hornet afterburningThrustAlt "79.2 kN".
- A-18_Hornet afterburningThrustMain "17750".
- A-18_Hornet airfoil "NACA 65A005 mod root, 65A003.5 mod tip".
- A-18_Hornet areaAlt "38.0".
- A-18_Hornet areaMain "400.0".
- A-18_Hornet avionics "*Hughes APG-73 radar *ROVER antenna for use by US Navy's F/A-18C strike fighter squadrons".
- A-18_Hornet bombs "**B61 nuclear bomb **JDAM precision-guided munition **Paveway series of laser-guided bombs **Mk 80 series of unguided iron bombs **CBU-87 cluster **CBU-89 GATOR mine **CBU-97 Sensor Fuzed Weapon **Mk 20 Rockeye II *Others: **SUU-42A/A Flares/Infrared decoys dispenser pod and chaff pod or **Electronic countermeasures pod or **AN/AAS-38 Nite Hawk Targeting pods , to be replaced by AN/ASQ-228 ATFLIR or **LITENING targeting pod or **up to 3× Sargent Fletcher drop tanks for ferry flight or extended range/loitering time.".
- A-18_Hornet ceilingAlt "15,240 m".
- A-18_Hornet ceilingMain "50000.0".
- A-18_Hornet climbRateAlt "254.0".
- A-18_Hornet climbRateMain "50000.0".
- A-18_Hornet combatRadiusMain "400.0".
- A-18_Hornet combatRadiusMore "on air-air mission".
- A-18_Hornet crew "F/A-18C: 1, F/A-18D: 2".
- A-18_Hornet developedFrom Northrop_YF-17.
- A-18_Hornet developedInto F_Super_Hornet.
- A-18_Hornet developedInto Boeing_X-53_Active_Aeroelastic_Wing.
- A-18_Hornet emptyWeightAlt "10400.0".
- A-18_Hornet emptyWeightMain "23000.0".
- A-18_Hornet engine(jet)_ "General Electric F404-GE-402".
- A-18_Hornet ferryRangeMain "1800.0".
- A-18_Hornet firstFlight "1978-11-18".
- A-18_Hornet guns "1".
- A-18_Hornet hardpointCapacity "external fuel and ordnance".
- A-18_Hornet hardpoints "9".
- A-18_Hornet hasPhotoCollection A-18_Hornet.
- A-18_Hornet heightAlt "4.7 m".
- A-18_Hornet heightMain "467.36".
- A-18_Hornet introduced "1983-01-07".
- A-18_Hornet jetOrProp%3F_ "jet".
- A-18_Hornet lengthAlt "17.1 m".
- A-18_Hornet lengthMain "56.0".
- A-18_Hornet lists "*List of active United States military aircraft *List of fighter aircraft".
- A-18_Hornet loadedWeightAlt "16770.0".
- A-18_Hornet loadedWeightMain "36970.0".
- A-18_Hornet loadingAlt "454".
- A-18_Hornet loadingMain "93".
- A-18_Hornet manufacturer Boeing.
- A-18_Hornet manufacturer McDonnell_Douglas.
- A-18_Hornet manufacturer Northrop_Corporation.
- A-18_Hornet maxSpeedMain "**High altitude: Mach 1.8 at 40,000 ft **Low altitude: Mach 1.2".
- A-18_Hornet maxTakeoffWeightAlt "23500.0".
- A-18_Hornet maxTakeoffWeightMain "51900.0".
- A-18_Hornet missiles "**Air-to-air missiles: ***4× AIM-9 Sidewinder or 4× AIM-132 ASRAAM or 4× IRIS-T or 4× AIM-120 AMRAAM and ***2× AIM-7 Sparrow or 2× AIM-120 AMRAAM **Air-to-surface missiles: ***AGM-65 Maverick ***AGM-84H/K Standoff Land Attack Missile Expanded Range ***AGM-88 HARM Anti-radiation missile ***AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapon ***AGM-158 Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile ***Taurus missile **Anti-ship missile: ***AGM-84 Harpoon".
- A-18_Hornet moreGeneral "Fuel capacity: internally".
- A-18_Hornet moreUsers Royal_Australian_Air_Force.
- A-18_Hornet moreUsers United_States_Marine_Corps.
- A-18_Hornet moreUsers "See ''[[#Operators".
- A-18_Hornet nationalOrigin "United States".
- A-18_Hornet numberBuilt "F/A-18A/B/C/D: 1,480".
- A-18_Hornet numberOfJets "2".
- A-18_Hornet planeOrCopter%3F_ "plane".
- A-18_Hornet primaryUser United_States_Navy.
- A-18_Hornet rangeAlt "1250".
- A-18_Hornet rangeMain "1089.0".
- A-18_Hornet rangeMore "-9.0".
- A-18_Hornet ref "U.S. Navy fact file, Frawley Directory, Great Book".
- A-18_Hornet related "*Northrop YF-17 *McDonnell Douglas CF-18 Hornet *Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet *Boeing EA-18G Growler *High Alpha Research Vehicle *X-53 Active Aeroelastic Wing".
- A-18_Hornet rockets "** Hydra 70 rockets ** Zuni rockets".
- A-18_Hornet seeAlso "*4th generation jet fighter".
- A-18_Hornet similarAircraft "*Dassault Rafale *General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon *Saab JAS 39 Gripen *JF-17 Thunder *Sukhoi Su-33 *Mikoyan MiG-29K".
- A-18_Hornet spanAlt "12.3 m".
- A-18_Hornet spanMain "40.0".
- A-18_Hornet spanMore "with AIM-9 Sidewinders".
- A-18_Hornet status "In service".
- A-18_Hornet weight "0.96".
- A-18_Hornet thrustAlt "48.9 kN".
- A-18_Hornet thrustMain "11000".
- A-18_Hornet type Multirole_combat_aircraft.
- A-18_Hornet typeOfJet "turbofans".
- A-18_Hornet unitCost "US$29–57 million".
- A-18_Hornet variantsWithTheirOwnArticles High_Alpha_Research_Vehicle.
- A-18_Hornet variantsWithTheirOwnArticles McDonnell_Douglas_CF-18_Hornet.
- A-18_Hornet subject Category:Boeing_aircraft.
- A-18_Hornet subject Category:Carrier-based_aircraft.
- A-18_Hornet subject Category:McDonnell_Douglas_aircraft.
- A-18_Hornet subject Category:Twinjets.
- A-18_Hornet subject Category:United_States_attack_aircraft_1970–1979.
- A-18_Hornet subject Category:United_States_fighter_aircraft_1970–1979.
- A-18_Hornet type Aircraft.