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 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.

Maximum speed: Mach 1.8 (1,200 knots, 2,223 km/h, 1381 mph). M61A21 Vulcan 20 mm cannon with 6 rotating barrels, 578 rounds. The F-18 was one of the first fighter airplanes to use multi …

Mar 5, 2021 · A U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornet squadron flew the Marines’ final deployment on an aircraft carrier. The Marine Corps adopted the F/A-18C in 1987 and flew the jets for a …

Airspeed: Mach 1.7 Range: 1,089 nm. The F/A-18 Hornet is an all-weather jet aircraft that is used by the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps as both a fighter and attack platform.

The F/A-18C on display in the museum, Bureau Number 163508, is one of two Hornets that shot down a pair of Iraqi MiG-21 Fishbed fighters on January 17, 1991, the first day of Operation …

The F/A-18 Hornet is built for aircraft carrier duty and was the first tactical aircraft designed to carry out both air-to-air and air-to-ground missions. As a fighter, and an attack aircraft, it is …

Nov 10, 2018 · The F/A-18 was now finally capable of finding and lasing its own targets and receive external laser energy all using a single pod.

The Boeing F/A-18 C/D Hornet is a multi-mission, high-performance tactical aircraft armed with an internal 20mm M61A2 lightweight Gatling gun and closed-loop rotary linkless feed system …

In the air-to-ground role, the F/A-18C can attack targets over 550 miles away and deliver conventional bombs, precision munitions, air-to-surface missiles, cluster weapons and rockets, …