Superhornet (f/a18e/f) & Growler (ea-18g) Thread

[Jura The idiot]

I didn't recall my Hornet post, wondered what I would see when quoted ...
... and I see
#4651
from
F-35 Joint Strike Fighter News, Videos and pics Thread
pulled here ...

Jura FA18 Super Mega Deluxe with extra Cheese Hornet news goes here.

LOLOL I think you're well aware of the F-35 connection

 

[TerraN_EmpirE]

Jura would you like fires fries and a coke with your hornet?

 

[Jura The idiot]

Jura would you like fires fries and a coke with your hornet?

did you mean

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(LOL I don't like them, don't take them, even if "included")

 

[FORBIN]

Yeah

F-18 Ejection seat in action...

 

[FORBIN]

Yep by the time you attempt to SLEP those rusty old birds from 6,000 to 9,000 hrs, pull fuel tanks, fix the OBOGS, which alone nearly killed the HE

Reading it 6000 hrs to 10000 after F-18 retired too dangerous
3 millions the F-18 enough cheaper.

FRCSW Center Barrel Program: The Lifeline of Legacy Hornets

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For USA :

F-18 Total build
411 F/A-18 A/B : 371 + 40 - delivered 1980/87
627 F/A-18C/D : 466 + 161 - 1987/2000
F/A-18E-F : 568 ordered about 560 delivred - 1998 - ?
EA-18G : 160 in order about 120 delivered - 2007 - ?

For comparison :
1108 F-15 : 373 F-15A 29 F-15B 408 F-15C 62 F-15D 236 F-15E
2212 F-16 :
768 F-16A/Bs : 43 Block 1, 73 block 5, 213 block 10 and 457 block 15, between 1978/85.
1,444 F-16C/Ds : 244 Block 25, 407 block 30, 62 block 32, 266 block 40, 196 block 42, 216 Block 50 and 53 Block 52, between 1984/2004.

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US Navy : 40 : 26 F/TF-16N, 14 F-16A/B embargo Pakistan

 

[Air Force Brat]

Reading it 6000 hrs to 10000 after F-18 retired too dangerous
3 millions the F-18 enough cheaper.

FRCSW Center Barrel Program: The Lifeline of Legacy Hornets

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For USA :

F-18 Total build
411 F/A-18 A/B : 371 + 40 - delivered 1980/87
627 F/A-18C/D : 466 + 161 - 1987/2000
F/A-18E-F : 568 ordered about 560 delivred - 1998 - ?
EA-18G : 160 in order about 120 delivered - 2007 - ?

For comparison :
1108 F-15 : 373 F-15A 29 F-15B 408 F-15C 62 F-15D 236 F-15E
2212 F-16 :
768 F-16A/Bs : 43 Block 1, 73 block 5, 213 block 10 and 457 block 15, between 1978/85.
1,444 F-16C/Ds : 244 Block 25, 407 block 30, 62 block 32, 266 block 40, 196 block 42, 216 Block 50 and 53 Block 52, between 1984/2004.

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US Navy : 40 : 26 F/TF-16N, 14 F-16A/B embargo Pakistan

The F-18 is currently in a very intense maintenance crisis, both the Hornet, which is horrible, and the Super Hornet which is newer and doing a little better. The legacy Hornet has atrocious corrosion issues, as it wasn't expected to be in service as long as it has, and did not receive the best corrosion protections as a cost saving measure.

Who would have dreamed it would have outlasted the F-14 at the time??

 

[Air Force Brat]

Yeah

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thank God it works! T-45 Goshawk is currently grounded with OBOGS issues, poison air?? wicked old witch??? with a poison apple?? no using poison air???

 

[Air Force Brat]

did you mean

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(LOL I don't like them, don't take them, even if "included")

Hey, I'll take your fries! just call me Bubba!

 

[Jura The idiot]

Hey, I'll take your fries! just call me Bubba!

sure, once we go to a fast-food joint together, I'll take the fries for you!

 

[Air Force Brat]

sure, once we go to a fast-food joint together, I'll take the fries for you!

I'll buy you a steak and a baked potato! lets forget the fast food, and then we can take the little women for a flying lesson?