(Baonghean.vn) - The F/A-18 Hornet carrier-based fighter is considered one of the most fearsome aircraft in the US. It is also considered the backbone of the US Navy Air Force and Marine Corps.
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| The F/A-18E/F Super Hornet is a carrier-based fighter and attack aircraft that entered service with the United States Navy in 1999. |
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| This type of aircraft is also currently ordered by the Royal Australian Air Force. The F/A-18E/F Super Hornet is larger and more modern than the F/A-18C/D Hornet. |
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| The aircraft is designed with length: 18.31 m (60 ft 1¼ in); Wingspan: 13.62 m (44 ft 8½ in); Height: 4.88 m (16 ft). |
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| The Super Hornet's design may have gone through a broader evolution than that of any other fighter. |
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| The F-5 Freedom Fighter laid the basic foundation for the Super Hornet's wing design, the Super Hornet only extended the wing aperture connecting to the fuselage, and the nose was developed from the Northrop YF-17 Cobra, a light fighter. |
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| The YF-17 was evaluated for potential addition to the F/A-18 medium-weight multi-role fighter, which was comparable to the Phantom in range/maximum payload and missile armament. |
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| The Super Hornet is approximately 20% larger, weighs 7,000 lb more empty, and has a maximum load weight 15,000 lb greater than the original Hornet. |
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| The fighter is equipped with the most modern weapons such as AIM-120 AMRAAM medium-range air-to-air missiles, Paveway laser-guided bombs, AGM-88 Harm anti-radiation missiles, AGM-154 and AGM-158 point-defense air-to-air missiles. |
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| The F/A-18 has a combat radius of more than 900 km with a maximum speed of over Mach 1.8 (1,915 km/h), making it an effective tool for projecting air power for the US Navy. |
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| Armament consists of a 20 mm (0.787 in) M61A1/A2 Vulcan autocannon and has 11 hardpoints with the ability to carry up to 8,050 kg (17,750 lb) of weapons (bombs and missiles). |
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