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The F/A-18 Hornet: Inside the Navy Plane that Almost Never Flew
The Air Force passed on the YF-17 prototype, preferring the more agile F-16. But Navy planners liked it—ultimately ...
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Yemen’s Houthis Are Learning to Fear the U.S. F/A-18 Super Hornet
The resurgence in violence between American troops and the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen is ongoing, as the U.S. campaign aims to dismantle the designated terrorist group. Following the ...
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Thrust Vectoring F18 Hornet - The NASA Dryden HARV Project
The aircraft flew from 1989 to 1996 in a 3 phased research program that progressively added modifications to the Hornet. Let's take a look at the specifications of the F-18 HARV Elon Musk holds ...