Boeing had worked with the Navy on laboratory testing of fuel properties and engineering evaluations of fuel system compatibility. On ApEarth Day- an unmodified, Boeing-built F/A-18F Super Hornet took off from Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md., powered by a sustainable biofuel blend of 50 percent camelina and 50 percent JP-5 aviation fuel. and allied forces, delivering full-spectrum airborne electronic attack capability along with the targeting and self-defense capabilities of the Super Hornet. A Super Hornet derivative, the EA-18G provides tactical jamming and electronic protection for U.S. In 2008, the EA-18G Growler joined the Navy’s aircraft fleet. In April 2005, Boeing delivered the first Block II Super Hornet, an upgraded Super Hornet with the world’s first tactical multimode active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar.
Navy in 1999, after Boeing had merged with McDonnell Douglas, won the Collier Trophy for that year and flew its first combat missions in 2002. It entered operational service with the U.S.
The F/A-18E/F is 25 percent larger than the original Hornet and has increased maneuverability, range, and payload, and more powerful engines. The Super Hornet is produced in the single-seat E model and the two-seat F model. Navy Carrier Air Wings (25 squadrons) and the Royal Australian Air Force. The Super Hornet is a low-observable aircraft that performs multiple missions, including air superiority, day-and-night strike with precision-guided weapons, fighter escort, and close air support. The F/A-18E/F Super Hornet made its first flight in November 1995. During 2001, Hornets provided around-the-clock battlefield coverage in the Afghanistan Theater of operations. During the 1991 Persian Gulf War, while performing an air-to-ground mission, Hornets switched to fighter mode and destroyed two Iraqi MiG-21s in air-to-air combat, then switched back to attack mode and successfully completed their air-to-ground mission. In 1986, Hornets on the USS Coral Sea flew their first combat missions. Hornets entered active duty in January 1983. Variants included a two-seater, an improved fighter, a reconnaissance aircraft and a night-attack fighter. The F/A-18 Hornet was also the first aircraft to have carbon fiber wings and the first tactical jet fighter to use digital fly-by-wire flight controls. It can switch roles easily and can also be adapted for photoreconnaissance and electronic countermeasure missions. Marines ordered it as an F-18 fighter and the Navy as an A-18 attack aircraft. You await your clearance with anticipation which will spell the start of your mission.The McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet was designed for aircraft carrier duty and was the first tactical aircraft designed to carry out both air-to-air and air-to-ground missions. Two transport planes are leaving in the amber twilight on another covert operation. The green glow of the many instruments dance over your visor. “It’s a beautiful morning as the day is about to break, you are on the apron in the hornet with its powerful twin engines already spinning. The operation will take about 80 minutes. As the operation proceeds the element of surprise will reduce. You will be supported overhead by Dark Star. Your load out consists of Aim9X, Mark83s and one central external fuel tank. You will then proceed to attack two further targets and finally fence out and land on the Stennis fleet based off the coast. Here you will refuel and rearm using the same weapons load out. You will then traverse the mountains and land at Nalchik Air Base. You will leave Batumi Air Base at 6.00 am in the morning and attack two targets. You have been selected to pilot a single F18C, call sign "Puma", and execute this early morning operation. It has been decided to use the element of surprise and attack all four sites in one early morning strike. They have located four sites where manufacturing is currently underway. Our Intel have discovered that the opposing forces are manufacturing chemical weapons on an industrial basis.
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