McDonnell Douglas F/A-18F Super Hornet 

USN Blue Angels, no7, 2021

JC Wings 1:72  JCW-72-F18-010

The year 2021 marked the 75th anniversary of the Blue Angels Air Demonstration Squadron. This year also saw the squadron transition to the F/A-18E (single-seat) and F/A-18F (two-seat) Super Hornets, which replace the older F/A-18 Hornet fighter jets that the demonstration team airline had been flying for 34 years. First used in 1995, the Super Hornet is approximately 20 percent larger, with a curb weight 7,000 pounds higher and a maximum weight 15,000 pounds higher than the original Hornet.

McDonnell Douglas F/A-18F Super Hornet

Designed as a replacement for the A-4 Skyhawk and the A-7 Corsair II and as a complement to the F-14 Tomcat, the F/A-18 first flew on November 18, 1978. Perhaps best known as the aircraft of the US Navy's Blue Angels, this carrier-capable, supersonic, all-weather fighter has many roles, including fighter escort, fleet air defense and close air support. The F/A-18 is a versatile aircraft: it can operate from carriers or land bases and a single switch converts it from fighter to strike mode. During Operation Desert Storm, the F/A-18 proved that, on a single mission, one aircraft could serve as both fighter and a bomber.

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