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Welcome back to the Daily Aviation for a feature on the F-18 Super Hornet's operation on the aircraft carrier, and how its design had to be modified to make it operable on the limited space of the ...
The F/A-18 Hornet is one of the most iconic and versatile combat aircraft in modern naval aviation. Developed by Northrop and ...
The Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet was first developed by McDonnell Douglas Corporation in 1978 as an all-weather supersonic, twin-engine, carrier-capable combat aircraft.
The Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet was first developed by McDonnell Douglas Corporation in 1978 as an all-weather supersonic, twin-engine, carrier-capable combat aircraft.
This protrusion — at least from the front of the aircraft — supposedly looks like the horn of a rhinoceros, which eventually led to the F-18 Super Hornet being called the "Rhino." ...
A US Navy sailor jumped from the cockpit of an F/A-18 fighter jet just before it fell off an aircraft carrier into the Red Sea on Monday, a defense official confirmed to Business Insider.
A US Navy sailor jumped from the cockpit of an F/A-18 fighter jet just before it fell off an aircraft carrier into the Red Sea on Monday, a defense official confirmed to Business Insider.
News Military Branches Navy Navy Super Hornet falls overboard as USS Harry Truman makes hard turn during Houthi attack The aircraft was being towed when the crew lost control of the Super Hornet.
An investigation is underway into how an F/A-18E Super Hornet and a tow tractor were lost at sea after going overboard off the USS Harry S. Truman.
This post has been updated with additional details on the incident An F/-18E Super Hornet assigned to the carrier air wing embarked aboard aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) was lost at ...
While the Super Hornet is an evolution of the F/A-18 Hornet, the two fighter jets are like completely different machines. Here's how they stack up.
The F/A-18E/F Super Hornet was introduced in 1999 and has become a staple combat aircraft of the U.S. Navy It can be equipped with air-to-air missiles, joint direct attack munitions (drop/guided ...