The McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet is an all-weather supersonic, twin-engine, carrier -capable, multirole combat aircraft, designed as both a fighter and attack aircraft (hence the F/A …

The Boeing F/A-18E and F/A-18F Super Hornet are a series of American supersonic twin-engine, carrier-capable, multirole fighter aircraft derived from the McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet. …

Feb 4, 2021 · The U.S. Navy's Blue Angels Flight Demonstration Squadron has proudly flown the F/A-18 Hornet since 1984, but began transition to the F/A-18 Super Hornet in 2020.

A multi-mission aircraft designed to replace the F-4 Phantom II and A-7 Corsair II, the F/A-18 Hornet became the front line naval strike fighter shortly after fleet introduction in the...

Nov 4, 2020 · The Blue Angels are taking their last F/A-18 Hornet fighter for a final flight today. The Blues flew the F/A-18 for 34 years, the longest run of any of their airframes.

May 6, 2020 · With the Navy’s Flight Demonstration Team’s transition from the Legacy Hornet to the Super Hornet coming in hot, we have got our first look at an F/A-18E in the Blue Angels’ …

Dec 29, 2020 · The Blue Angels’ final flight in the legacy F/A-18 Hornet fighter jet was completed in November.

Dec 24, 2024 · The designation “F/A-18” means the aircraft can operate equally well as an air-to-air air superiority and fleet defense fighter (F) or as an air-to-surface attack aircraft (A).

The F/A-18 Hornet, in its various guises, was the ‘universal soldier’ of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF), with some 250 seeing combat during the campaign from land bases and the six …

It has been the aerial demonstration aircraft for the U.S. Navy’s Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, since 1986, when they adopted the F-18 to replace the aging A-4 Skyhawk.