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Description
| Notes: Light-weight, mid-wing, supersonic carrier-based fighter with twin vertical stabilizers (1 CREW) . | ||
| Manufacturer: | McDonnell-Douglas | |
| Base model: | F-18 | |
| Designation: | F-18 | |
| Version: | A | |
| Nickname: | HORNET | |
| Designation System: | U.S. Tri-Service | |
| Designation Period: | 1962-Present | |
| Basic role: | Fighter | |
Specifications
| Not Yet Available |
Operators (Past and Present)
| USN | VAQ-34 | Lemoore | CA |
| USN | VFA-15 | Cecil Field | FL |
| USN | VFA-82 | Cecil Field | FL |
| USN | VFA-86 | Cecil Field | FL |
| USN | VFA-87 | Cecil Field | FL |
| USN | VFA-106 | Cecil Field | FL |
| USN | VFA-125 | Lemoore | CA |
| USN | VFA-137 | Cecil Field | FL |
| USN | VFA-203 | Cecil Field | FL |
| USN | VFA-204 | New Orleans | LA |
| USN | VFA-303 | Lemoore | CA |
| USN | VFA-305 | Point Mugu | CA |
| USMC | VMFA-112 | Dallas | TX |
| USMC | VMFA-115 | MCAS Beaufort | SC |
| USMC | VMFA-122 | Beaufort | SC |
| USMC | VMFA-134 | El Toro | CA |
| USMC | VMFA-142 | Cecil Field | FL |
| USMC | VMFA-251 | Beaufort | SC |
| USMC | VMFA-312 | Beaufort | SC |
| USMC | VMFA-314 | El Toro | CA |
| USMC | VMFA-321 | Washington | DC |
| USMC | VMFA-323 | EI Toro | CA |
| USMC | VMFA-333 | Beaufort | SC |
| USMC | VMFA-531 | EI Toro | CA |
| USMC | VMFAT-101 | El Toro | CA |
| USN | VX-4 | Point Mugu | CA |
Examples of this type may be found at
| Museum | City | State |
| Aviation Heritage Park | NAS Oceana | Virginia |
| MCAS El Toro Historical Foundation | Irvine | California |
| NAS Cecil Field | Cecil Field | Florida |
| NAS Fallon | Fallon | Nevada |
| NAS Ft. Worth Joint Reserve Base | Ft. Worth | Texas |
| NAS New Orleans Joint Reserve Base | New Orleans | Louisiana |
| National Museum of Naval Aviation | NAS Pensacola | Florida |
| Patuxent River Naval Air Museum | Patuxent River | Maryland |
FA-18A on display
Aviation Heritage Park | NAS Fallon | National Museum of Naval Aviation | Naval Air Warfare Center |
Recent comments by our visitors
| tyler adkins hilliard, OH | I think the F-18A Hornet is a very high performance air-craft, it is also very manuverable air-craft. I would like you to e-mail me the fallowing information: maximum/minimum weght, maximum service ceiling, maximum speed, maximum G, and maximum range. please give me the correct answers. 06/26/2004 @ 23:14 [ref: 7703] |
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