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    The McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet is an all-weather supersonic, twin-engine, carrier-capable, multirole combat aircraft, designed as both a fighter...
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    McDonnell Douglas CF-18 Hornet (official military designation CF-188) is a Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) variant of the American McDonnell Douglas F/A-18...
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    operated McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet fighter aircraft between 1984 and 2021. The Australian Government purchased 75 A and B variants of the F/A-18 in 1981...
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  • Harrier) McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet (used by the Blue Angels) McDonnell Douglas CF-18 Hornet High Alpha Research Vehicle McDonnell Douglas YC-15 McDonnell...
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    from the McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet, in service with the armed forces of the U.S., Australia, and Kuwait. The F/A-18E single-seat and F/A-18F tandem-seat...
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  • F18 (redirect from F.18)
    F18, F-18 or F.XVIII may refer to: McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet, an American all-weather carrier-capable multirole fighter jet Boeing F/A-18E/F Super...
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    The McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle is an American twin-engine, all-weather tactical fighter aircraft designed by McDonnell Douglas (now part of Boeing)....
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    airbases. The CF-101s were retired in the 1980s and replaced with McDonnell Douglas CF-18 Hornet fighters. Many examples are preserved in museums and parks in...
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    for the McDonnell Douglas A-12 Avenger II. After the cancellation of the A-12, the research was directed toward an engine for the Super Hornet, which evolved...
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  • Thumbnail for High Alpha Research Vehicle
    The High Alpha Research Vehicle was a modified American McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet used by NASA in a three-phase program investigating controlled...
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    Northrop YF-17 (redirect from F-17 Cobra)
    Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet Northrop F-5 Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era General Dynamics F-16 Fighting...
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    F-15 Eagle, General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon, and McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet. Unsuccessful experimental and prototype fighters assigned numbers...
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  • capsule. McDonnell Aircraft later merged with the Douglas Aircraft Company to form McDonnell Douglas in 1967. James McDonnell founded J.S. McDonnell & Associates...
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    The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II is an American tandem two-seat, twin-engine, all-weather, long-range supersonic jet interceptor and fighter-bomber...
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    Vought Model 1600 (category General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon)
    derivative of the General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon, but lost to the Northrop/McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet. Following the YF-16's victory over...
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  • No. 77 Squadron began converting to McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet multi-role fighters in June 1987. It supplied a detachment of four aircraft to the...
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  • Thumbnail for Boeing X-53 Active Aeroelastic Wing
    technology was flight tested on a modified McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet. Active Aeroelastic Wing Technology is a technology that integrates wing aerodynamics...
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  • code was XF, and they flew the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom, Grumman F-14 Tomcat and the McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet until their disestablishment in...
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    Fighter Attack Squadron 112 (VMFA-112) is a reserve United States Marine Corps McDonnell-Douglas F/A-18 Hornet squadron. The squadron is based at NASJRB...
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    Royal Danish Air Force F-16 (Northrop Grumman AN/AAQ-28(V)8 Litening G4)  Finland Finnish Air Force McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet (Northrop Grumman Litening...
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    of the 1970s, becoming the official description of the new McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet. In 1983, the U.S. Navy even renamed each existing Fighter...
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    based in Inglewood, California. The Marvin LAU-127 enables the McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet multirole combat aircraft to carry and launch the AIM-120 Advanced...
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    The McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing) F-15E Strike Eagle is an American all-weather multirole strike fighter derived from the McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle...
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    Lightweight Fighter program (category General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon)
    as the F-16 Fighting Falcon. The U.S. Navy adopted a modified version of the YF-17 as the McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet. Project Forecast, a 1963 Air...
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    General Dynamics/McDonnell Douglas A-12 Avenger II was a proposed American attack aircraft from General Dynamics and McDonnell Douglas. It was to be an...
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    Martin F-35 Lightning II aircraft for the Royal Australian Air Force. The program is intended to replace the Air Force's McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet fleet...
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  • Emergency and the Indonesia–Malaysia Konfrontasi. Equipped with McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet multi-role fighters from 1986, the squadron deployed to Diego...
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    the early 1990s, as Kuwait awaited delivery of more capable McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet, protracted efforts were made to sell its remaining Skyhawks...
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    System Aviation portal Related development McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet Aircraft of comparable role, configuration,...
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  • Thumbnail for List of McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II variants
    The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II variants were numerous versions and designations of the F-4 and are described below. asterisk indicates converted...
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