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fredag, december 28, 2012

F/A-18 Hornet

Fly By: A crowd watches a pilot zoom past in an F/A-18 Hornet fighter jet during the Swiss air force's annual flight demonstration at the Axalp-Ebenfluh firing range in October. The aircraft is a supersonic jet designed for dogfights and attacks on ground targets

 F/A-18 Hornet ;








A U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18C
RoleMultirole fighter
National originUnited States
ManufacturerMcDonnell Douglas / Boeing
Northrop
First flight18 November 1978
Introduction7 January 1983
StatusIn service
Primary usersUnited States Navy
United States Marine Corps
Royal Australian Air Force
See Operatorsbelow for others
Number builtF/A-18A/B/C/D: 1,480[1]
Unit costUS$29–57 million (2006)[2]
Developed fromNorthrop YF-17
VariantsMcDonnell Douglas CF-18 Hornet
High Alpha Research Vehicle
Developed intoBoeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet
Boeing X-53 Active Aeroelastic Wing /Wikipedia

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