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Its mean time between failures is three times Has required far less downtime than its heavier counterparts, the F-14 Notable for having been designed to reduce maintenance, and as a result, Single-slotted flaps and ailerons over the entire span. The wing has full-span, leading-edge flaps and the trailing edge has Wing has a 20-degree sweepback on the leading edge and a straight trailingĮdge. The Hornet to remain controllable at high angles of attack. The Hornet is highly maneuverable, owing to its good thrust-to-weight ratio,ĭigital fly-by-wire control system, and leading-edge extensions, which allow Designedīy McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing) and Northrop, the F/A-18 was derivedįrom the latter's YF-17 in the 1970s for use by the United States Weather, carrier-capable, multirole combat jet, designed as bothĪ fighter and attack aircraft (hence the F/A designation). The McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet is a twin-engine, supersonic, all. Special thanks to Paul "Goldwolf" Whittingham for creating the guide icons. PART 11 – DEFENCE: RWR AND COUNTERMEASURES F/A-18C HORNET BY CHUCKLAST UPDATED: LOT 20
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