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Which is Better? Flying the F-16 or the F/A-18?
It's been a long time since I flew either the F-16 (1000 hrs) or F/A-18 (400 hrs), but after four years in each jet, I ...
NAS OCEANA, Va. — The largest F/A-18 squadron on the East Coast is right here in our backyard: the Rhino Demo Team of VFA-106 at Naval Air Station Oceana in Virginia Beach. One squadron member is Lt.
To contextualize the achievement, 12 million flight hours translates into almost 1,370 years, or 500,000 days, of non-stop flying. The F/A-18 Hornet—the main fighter jet platform operated by both the ...
The F-35 Lightning II platform is widely considered to be the most advanced fifth-generation jet of its kind in service today. From stealth and avionics to electronic warfare and data modularity, the ...
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The YF-17 Cobra Lost to the F-16 Fighter (But Became the F/A-18 Hornet)
Northrop’s YF-17 “Cobra” lost the U.S. Air Force’s 1970s Lightweight Fighter competition to the YF-16, but it went on to ...
A fighter jet can pull many Gs, which is why back in the mid-80s, there was such a sudden concern shortly after the Navy first deployed the Hornet. It was discovered during testing that there was a ...
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