McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet

F/A-18 Hornet
A U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18C in October 2003, flying over the South China Sea.
Role	Multirole fighter
Naitional oreegin	Unitit States
Manufacturer	McDonnell Douglas / Boeing Northrop
First flicht	18 November 1978
Introduction	November 1983 (USN)[citation needit] 7 Januar 1984 (USMC)
Status	In service
Primar uisers	Unitit States Navy Unitit States Marine Corps Ryal Australie Air Force Spaingie Air Force
Nummer biggit	F/A-18A/B/C/D: 1,480
Unit cost	US$29million (F-18C/D) (2006)
Developit frae	Northrop YF-17
Variants	McDonnell Douglas CF-18 Hornet High Alpha Research Vehicle
Developit intae	Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet Boeing X-53 Active Aeroelastic Wing

The McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet is a twin-ingine supersonic, aw-wather carrier-capable multirole combat jet, designed as baith a fechter an attack aircraft (hence the F/A designation).

References

Bibliografie

• Jenkins, Dennis R. F/A-18 Hornet: A Navy Success Story. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2000. ISBN 978-0-07-134696-2.