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Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet
The Hornet
“The Navy's all-weather, all-purpose fighter.”
Boeing · military
Length
60 ft 1 in
Wingspan
44 ft 9 in
Max speed
Mach 1.8
Range
1,275 nmi
Ceiling
50,000+ ft
Engines
2x GE F414-GE-400
Crew
1
First flight
1978
In service
1983–present
Built
1,480+
The F/A-18 Hornet does it all — air-to-air combat, ground attack, reconnaissance, and it lands on aircraft carriers. The Super Hornet version is bigger, meaner, and the backbone of US naval aviation.
Fun fact
The Blue Angels fly a modified version of the F/A-18 — the only difference is the smoke generator and a spring on the stick for formation flying.
How to spot one
Twin canted tails, twin engines, folding wingtips (for carrier storage). LEX (leading edge extensions) are prominent.
Crews call it
The Rhino
Sounds like
Twin F414 engines — a higher-pitched scream than the F-15. The Blue Angels' signature sound.
One might be overhead right now.
Bogey turns the The Hornet from a dot in the sky into a card in your logbook. Coming to iOS and Android.
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