F/A-18 E/F Walkaround 🇺🇸

The Boeing F/A-18E and F/A-18F Super Hornet are twin-engine, carrier-capable, multirole fighter aircraft variants based on the McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet. The F/A-18E single-seat and F/A-18F tandem-seat variants are larger and more advanced derivatives of the F/A-18C and D Hornet.

Role
Carrier-based multirole fighter
National origin
United States
Manufacturer
McDonnell Douglas (1995–1997)
Boeing Defense, Space & Security (1997–present)
First flight
29 November 1995
Introduction
1999[1][2]
2001 (IOC)[3]
Status
In service
Primary users
United States Navy
Royal Australian Air Force
Kuwait Air Force
Produced
1995–present
Number built
608+ as of April 2020[4]
Developed from
McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet
Variants
Boeing EA-18G Growler

The Super Hornet has an internal 20 mm M61 rotary cannon and can carry air-to-air missiles and air-to-surface weapons. Additional fuel can be carried in up to five external fuel tanks and the aircraft can be configured as an airborne tanker by adding an external air-to-air refueling system.

Designed and initially produced by McDonnell Douglas, the Super Hornet first flew in 1995. Low-rate production began in early 1997 with full-rate production starting in September 1997, after the merger of McDonnell Douglas and Boeing the previous month. The Super Hornet entered fleet service with the United States Navy in 1999, replacing the Grumman F-14 Tomcat, which was retired in 2006; the Super Hornet has served alongside the original Hornet. The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), which has operated the F/A-18A as its main fighter since 1984, ordered the F/A-18F in 2007 to replace its aging General Dynamics F-111C fleet. RAAF Super Hornets entered service in December 2010.

The F/A-18 Super Hornet is the Navy's premier strike fighter. The Super Hornet is a more powerful version of the F-18 Hornet, which is the aircraft the Blue Angels fly. Powered by two General Electric turbofan after-burning engines, the Hornet is supersonic with a top speed of Mach 1.8 (1,190 mph).

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