McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet Multirole Fighter Family
The McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet is a twin-engine, carrier-capable multirole fighter family developed from a lightweight-fighter design and adapted for all-weather strike and air-defence work. The original A through D Hornet established a durable naval and land-based family that remains globally significant through its long service, international operation, and influence on later Hornet derivatives.
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Identity
- Aliases
- F/A-18 HornetF-18 HornetF/A-18A-DLegacy HornetHornet
- Family Name
- McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet
- Full Name
- McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet Multirole Fighter Family
- Roles
- military
- Status
- active
- Type
- aircraft
Details
- Aircraft Specs
- Configuration
- fixed_wing
- Operating Modes
- land
- Takeoff Landing Capabilities
- conventional
- Description
- The McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet is a twin-engine, carrier-capable multirole fighter family developed from a lightweight-fighter design and adapted for all-weather strike and air-defence work. The original A through D Hornet established a durable naval and land-based family that remains globally significant through its long service, international operation, and influence on later Hornet derivatives.
- First Flight Year
- 1,978
- Manufacturer
- Propulsion Configurations
- Entries
- Nested value
- Name
- F/A-18 Hornet
- Notes
- Canonical family installation: two GE F404-GE-402 main engines. No narrower placement is asserted by this packet.
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- Creation Time
- August 6, 2026 at 16:19:41 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 6, 2026 at 16:39:27 UTC