F/A-18 "Hornet" (English: McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet) is a carrier-based aircraft used on aircraft carriers of the United States Navy. It is an all-weather air/ground medium multi-purpose fighter aircraft. McDonnell-Douglas was further developed based on the YF-17 "Cobra" prototype designed by Northrop. It was the first aircraft in the U.S. military to have both fighter and attack aircraft identities. Currently retired from the U.S. Navy.
For aircraft carriers with limited space and a small fleet, multi-purpose general-purpose aircraft such as the F/A-18 are a very suitable option. They were deployed from 1983 until they were retired. The main carrier-based aircraft of the U.S. Navy. The current main carrier-based aircraft of the US military aircraft carrier, the F/A-18E/F "Super Hornet", is based on the "Hornet" and has been significantly modified and enlarged in overall size.
The United States F-18 is a carrier-based fighter jointly developed by the American McDonnell Douglas Company and Northrop Company. It is mainly incorporated into the US aircraft carrier fleet.
F-18 is nicknamed "Bumblebee". The F-18 Hornet is the first production model and is a single-seat, twin-engine airborne combat attack aircraft.
The F-18 fighter is mainly used to escort air-to-air defense and airborne attack aircraft, and some are also used to perform air-to-ground attack missions.
F-18 fighter derivatives include F/A-18E/F, EA-18G, etc.
In appearance, the F/A-18 roughly retains the basic configuration of the F-17, such as dual engines, dual vertical tails and most of the fuselage structure. However, in terms of the fuselage structure, avionics system and power system, They are all developed from the ground up.
The cutting-edge models in the F/A-18 family are the single-seat F/A-18E and the two-seat F/A-18F, nicknamed " Super Hornet ".
got this nickname because although these two models continued the design concept of the original F/A-18, these two models were completely redesigned. The entire fuselage was enlarged by about 30% and replaced with new ones. The F414 engine is currently the most important air superiority and ground attack aircraft of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps. The biggest improvement of
F/A-18E/F is that its radar reflection area is reduced by about 10%. Although it cannot be completely invisible in front of traditional radar like the new generation of F-22 and other stealth fighters , it is enough to defeat the enemy. The effective distance of the aircraft's lock is reduced, and even if it is locked, it is easier to escape, greatly reducing the probability of being destroyed.
In addition, the number of weapon mounting points has also increased than before, and up to 5 auxiliary fuel tanks can be mounted. In addition to greatly extending the combat radius, it can even perform simple aerial refueling tasks.
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