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Boeing F-18 Hornet
(derivat din prototipul
Northrop YF-17 Cobra
) este un
avion de van?toare
?i
avion de atac la sol
, proiectat pentru a ac?iona de la bordul unui
portavion
(avion ambarcat). A fost conceput in anii 1970 pentru a servi in
U.S. Navy
(Marina Militar? S.U.A.) ?i
U.S. Marines
(Pu?ca?ii marini S.U.A.), inlocuind aparate ca
F-4 Phantom
,
A-4 Skyhawk
sau
A-7 Corsair
,?i ac?ionand al?turi de
F-14 Tomcat
.
La randul lui, F-18 Hornet va fi inlocuit de c?tre Lockheed
F-35 Lightning II
.
US Navy
F/A-18 in anul 2002
- Echipaj: 1
- Costul unei buc??i: $39.5 milioane (1998)
- Lungime: 56 ft 0 in (17.1 m)
- Anvergura aripii: 40 ft 0 in cu rachete Sidewinder (12.3 m)
- In?l?ime: 15 ft 4 in (4.7 m)
- Suprafa?? portant?: 400 ft² (37.16 m²)
- Masa (gol): 24,700 lb (11,200 kg)
- Masa (inc?rcat): 37,150 lb (16,850 kg)
- Masa maxim? la decolare: 51,550 lb (23,400 kg)
- Motor: 2× General Electric F404-GE-402 turbofans, 17,751 lbf (79 kN) fiecare
- Vitez? maxim?: Mach 1.8, 1,127 mph la 36,100 ft (1,814 km/h la 11,000 m)
- Raza de ac?iune: 330 mile in misiune hi-lo-lo-hi ; 2,070 mile in zbor la viteza de croazier? (535 km / 3,330 km)
- Plafon opera?ional: 50,000 ft (15,000 m)
- Rata urc?rii: 50,000 ft/min (254 m/s)
9 piloni ? 2 la cap?tul aripii (rachete Sidewinder), 4 sub arip? ?i 3 sub fuselaj, care pot duce 13,700 lb (6,215 kg) de rachete aer-aer ?i aer-sol, bombe, rezervoare de combustibil etc.
1x 20 mm M61 Vulcan tun de bord
- Aer-aer: AIM-9 Sidewinder, AIM-120 AMRAAM, AIM-7 Sparrow, IRIS-T
- Aer-sol: AGM-45 Shrike, AGM-65 Maverick, AGM-88 HARM, SLAM-ER, JSOW, rachete Taurus
- Anti-nav?: AGM-84 Harpoon
CBU-87 cluster, CBU-89 gator mine, CBU-97 CEM, Paveway, JDAM, serile Mk 80 , bombe nucleare, MK 20 Rockeye cluster, mine.
Radarul APG-73
Operatorii din lume a lui F/A-18 sunt colora?i in albastru
Australia (Royal Australian Air Force) - 71 aparate
Canada (Canadian Forces Air Command) - 138 aparate
Finlanda (Suomen Ilmavoimat, F-18C/D) - 63 aparate
Kuwait (Al Quwwat Aj Jawwaiya Al Kuwaitiya) - 40 aparate
Malaysia (Tentera Udara Diraja Malaysia) - 8 F-18D
Spania (Ejercito del Aire, modelul C.15/EF-18) -72 aparate ?i un op?ional de 24 F/A-18 din inventarul USA
Elve?ia (Schweizer Luftwaffe / Forces aeriennes suisses / Forze aeree Svizzere) - 33 aparate
Unit??i care folosesc F-18 Super Hornet (US Navy)
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F/A-18A Hornet in diferite culori
F/A-18B Hornet in diferite culori
NASA
, video avioanelor F/A-18A la decolare ?i in zbor, 2002
- VFA-2 Bounty Hunters (F/A-18F)
- VFA-11 Red Rippers (F/A-18F)
- VFA-14 Tophatters (F/A-18E)
- VFA-15 Valions (F/A-18E incepand din 2008)
- VFA-27 Royal Maces (F/A-18E)
- VFA-31 Tomcatters (F/A-18E)
- VFA-32 Swordsmen (F/A-18F)
- VFA-41 Black Aces (F/A-18F)
- VFA-81 Sunliners (F/A-18E incepand din 2008)
- VFA-102 Diamondbacks (F/A-18F)
- VFA-103 Jolly Rogers (F/A-18F)
- VFA-105 Gunslingers (F/A-18E)
- VFA-137 Kestrels (F/A-18E)
- VFA-143 Pukin' Dogs (F/A-18E)
- VFA-146 Blue Diamonds (F/A-18E incepand din 2008)
- VFA-154 Black Knights (F/A-18F)
- VFA-211 Fighting Checkmates (F/A-18F)
- VFA-151 Vigilanties ( variantele F/A-18C/E/F)
- VX-9 Vampires (utilizeaz? F/A-18C/D/E/F,
EA-6B
,
AV-8B
, ?i AH-1)
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