Evolution of F/A-18 Hornet (F/A-18A to Block III Advanced Super Hornet)
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- The F/A-18 Hornet manufactured by Designed by McDonnell Douglas which is now part of Boeing and Northrop is a twin-engine, supersonic, all-weather, carrier-capable, multirole combat jet, designed as both a fighter and attack aircraft. Because of its avionics, cockpit displays, and excellent aerodynamic characteristics, the F/A-18 was designed to be a highly versatile aircraft capable of carrying a wide range of weapons. There are many variants of the F/A hornet, they are.
F/A-18A Hornet
F/A-18B Hornet
F/A-18C Hornet
F/A-18D Hornet
F/A-18E Super hornet
F/A-18F Super hornet
Boeing EA-18G Growler
F/A-18 XT Advanced Super Hornet
F/A-18E Block III Super Hornet
F/A-18F Block III Super Hornet
EA-18G Block III
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Props for the attention to detail. I was surprised to see pictures of the actual first F/A-18A squadrons in the delivery timeframe, not just some random A model pics. Well done!
Any “ Evolution” of the F/A-18 MUST include what it evolved from. It’s origin begins with the F-5 Freedom Fighter which gave birth to the Y/F-17, a smaller version of what would become the F/A-18. The Y/F-17 flew off against the F-16 in flight trials but lost. The Y/A-17 was redesigned into the F/A-18 because the Navy need to replace its aging F-4 and F-14 fleets.
The F/A-18 was not envisioned as a replacement to the F-14 until the F-22N was canned.
thats wrong. if anything it was a replacement of the A4 skyhawks. its absolutely a carrier attacker. that can also do very competent air to air.
the F14 getting replaced had little to do with this and didnt happen until 2005 so they are very unrelated.
I love it when someone chimes in to say "Your list isn't complete" or "You MUST include what I say", just so they can show off their big brain and thrown out some trivia that they picked up from Wikipedia.
Nice squawking, Donald Duck!
@@ShawnKitchen LOL
NO, the F-18 was to replace the A-7 and A-6. Not the F-14 or F-4.
The F-18 and the Russian Su-27 are examples of how ahead of time both aircraft's core airframes that they are still relevant and potentially could be upgraded.
Soon is going to be replaced. 2030's perhaps?
When I got to the fleet the A and B models were gone and the C/D models were in service. I was on the USS Theodore Roosevelt from 86 to 90 and we had two squadrons of F-18's. If I remember right, it was mostly the C models (single seat) and a few D's. One badass plane.
I think Im gonna fire up DCS and do a FA18C SEAD mission off CVN-71 in VR right now ;)
Please do more of these!!! They are great. Thank you.
Thank you for posting all types of F/A 18, I’ve been trying to figure out how many are there.
Very informative. Nice job.
Great video!
It's amazing to me how old the design for the F-18 is, (late 60s, early 70s). They sure got it right. It has plenty of room for upgrades and advancements.
This channel is getting better 🙂
It would be really interesting to trace the history of the F/A-18 back all the way through the entire set of stages Northrop (not MDD) followed when designing it.
The N-300 (mid-wing, scaled-up F-5), then the P-530/600/610, then finally how MDD and Northrop evolved the design to meet the NFAX specification.
This and NGAD will be awesome
Thought I’d post a comment 2 - read a few and enjoyed the one from the TomCat fan - with that I thought I’d give a history lesson on the 14 and the 18 as most who try Fuck up from the start. Work had begun on the Tom around 69 - my father started Grumman in 65 as an accountant/ was asked by Leroy to go to engineering school - graduated in 69 and immediately started on the Tom airframe - I’ll fast forward to 1980 - shortly when Regan became Prez - Carter had almost killed the Cat so Grumman had asked Hollywood for help in producing a movie: The final countdown - they succeeded and their hopes (Regan to watch) he was given a private screening in the hopes of increasing Tomcat Production - with that Grumman was given an audience/ a Govt Rep named Dick Cheney - (Yes VP Dick Cheney) immediately the Grumman rep discovered that Dick knew nothing about Defense Aircraft (still doesn’t) so Grumman asked for someone with a background in defense aircraft - the rep was elated with the 14 so production was greatly increased an Grumman made history with not only TomCat improvements but A-6 improvements and the E-2C - In the 90’s Bush/Cheney became Prez and VP and immediately Cheney asked Grumman for an apology from years earlier - a team of Grumman engineers met (my father included) and decided to tell Cheney pound sand. With that Cheney (with way to much power) halted production of everything Grumman including rail production of the LIRR - soon F-14’s became obsolete\ not needed dinosaurs of the past that cost way too much and too many maintenance hours - soon the DOD was pushing for production of the 18 - a shit jet that neither the Navy or USAF wanted. Cheney in his stupidity tried to cut costs by cancelling the A-6 and the 14 by merging both into an airframe that is good at neither the 18 hence the term AF-18 or attract fighter - it neither Carrie’s the arsenal of the A-6 or the 14 nor the distance but we have it now cuz Cheney hated Grumman and fucked We the People - he forced 32,000 families including mine outta work with a hostile takeover by Northrop and killed our Railroad by having to buy rail cars at over 10x the cost including shipping from Germany (we are still paying for it in NY) the proud son of a Grumman Airframe Engineer recently deceased..
Super 👍 The most beautiful fighter of the world
Nice job! Keep up the hard work!
As far as I can ascertain thee overwing “conformal” fuel tanks on the latest Block III F/A-18E/F Super Hornet has not been accepted by the Navy. Apparently there are performance issues with the tanks for carrier operations and unless solved they will not be incorporated in the Navy's Block III.
Such a good aircraft
my favorite jet
Your pictures used to show the different models of the legacy hornets show a D model in place of the B model. The B model has the squared of antenna on the turtle deck like the A model. The C and D models has the taller swept back atenna on the turtle deck.
I was in the very first f-18 squadron on the east coast VFA-131 Wildcats stationed at NAS Cecil Field fla Airlants first and finest , This was the same squadron with f-18"s to see combat in Libya in 1986 operation el-dorado canyon and also the first Hornets aboard the Uss Coral Sea CV-43 . Aviation Ordnanceman 2nd class 1986/1988 .
I like how you used a screenshot from Ace Combat 7 for the Block III Super Hornet
And the DCS screenshot for the Charlie Model
The VMFA-314 at 1:05 is the version before the Black Knights and other USMC Squadrons cracked the tail buttresses.
epic
you should have started with the F-17, what about the f/a-18 l model. but great job.
You beat me to it. Considering that this video included both the F-18 Hornet and the Super Hornet which are basically two different aircraft which just look similar, the F-17 Cobra should have been the first one mentioned.
I wonder if the Canadians are like what about then CF-18? What do the Aussies have again?
@@stephenfritz7493 We kept the USN naming. (F/A-18 A & B Hornets, now retired and the F/A-18 F Super Hornets and EA-18G Growlers.)
@@the5gen i didn't know canadair licensed built any super hornets
@@stephenfritz7493 Australians used to have F/A-18As that were upgraded to the RAAF's standards but theyve been completely replaced by the F-35a now. However, Australia also currently operates F/A-18Fs and EA-18Gs.
nice video, looking forward for f16
I love that the aircraft used to represent the C model is J-5011
i felt that "EF EI EIT EI IN NITI EITI EI"
Best all around jet there is imo
TOP GUN❤
It is a great companion for F 35 C in air combat
That's like saying red bull is a great beverage when crossing death valley on foot already dehydrated.
Can't wait for evolution of the F16!
Great video. Computer voices are getting much better. You can still spot them, but much better.
It's a human voice
@@thebuzz4108 So you are saying that is it a human voice mispronouncing. Then we are good all around.
Human voice indeed and she's not American
You can hear the breathing between words.
My favorite f 18 variant is the original f/a 18a hornet cause i always thought that the f 18 was a double seater fighter, turns out no
@The Buzz:
I noticed that I have models all of the SuperHornets that you showed off. I know that Hobby Master model jets all have pics on their website with these jets in their side profile, is that where you get the pics for your videos?
Did you draw those models?
No, no. I meant the paint schemes on all the pictures match the models made by hobby master for their model jets. I was just wondering if that was where you source your pictures form?
If you choose to do one on the F-14 Tomcat, remember that the Veritech/Valkyrie aircraft which can change mode and served on the SDF1 is a fictional aircraft and should not be included on the list. (Couldn't resist 🤣😁🤪)
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Which one the kuwaity air force use ??
Guess what, guys!
I live on the border of Austria and Hungary and very early this morning I heard a jet creaming just past my house; I popped out of bed and just caught a glimpse of an F-18 pulling hellacious Gs pulling back toward Austria! The noise was horrendous. Must have been from Aviano airbase in Italy. What an event that was for me! I wonder how many of these turkeys around me even had a clue what just transpired.
even with the super hornet its electronics are getting old and it gets more and more difficult to get new mistles to work with them. 1985 its from. i heard its like making a 3090 work on a sinclair zx81. i think its a miracle that they got any of the connectivity or electronic warfare stuff to work at all. and upgrading the computers entirely is almought like making a new plane as so mutch stuff needs to changed.
can you do one of these for the SU-27 or SU-35
Its amazing that you can make this much videos in just 2to3 days thanks for the hard work
I specially like this.video beacause its my favourite plane
Whats the difference between f18 d and f18 f??....please help
Lest I say when the facts are wrong for those who aren't on the program.
I heard that Polish Air Force may be interested in getting maybe 32 of jets just like Super Hornets, possibly in a short time.
Is that a DCS screenshot at 2:27
6:56 Hold on. Something isn’t right with the F/A-18E Block 3 picture
Not bad for pahtpahtz!!! Roa aotearoa nui.
Apache next ?
Started off as the YF-17
HORNET FOR EVER!!!!!!! WHOOOOOOO 2 sexy to stop!!!
What is this "bump" on the nose of the aircraft, above the gun, giving the Hornet the nickname, rhino?
CFTs are gone from the Block 3 (for now).
there were more varients than these, YF-17, AF-18, EF-18 and CF-188 and the RF-18D which this person forgot to add to the list
make a video about evolution of f16
The Portugal Air Force has F-16 that are old and in service for a long time maybe its time to replace for a couple of F-18s older aircraft versions that the US no longer uses.
Nah just get more modern F-16s. They have better performance than the F/A-18 and are more fuel efficient too.
The older F/A-18s are carrier based…
2:25 DCS ?
the F18, the con to replace the F-14...
Why are the McDonnell Douglas F/A 18 "Hornet" series so much slower than the other fourth-generation fighters?
(Edited for error correction)
Speed isn't as important these days given the nature of today's aerial warfare. What the Hornet lacks in speed however makes up for it with it's agility and overall versatility.
*McDonnell Douglas. But to answer your question it's because they had to sacrifice performance in favour of fuel efficiency. The original Hornet barely met the minimum requirements for range and payload, so they couldn't afford to increase it's performance. Several were lost just because they ran out of fuel when returning from missions.
The Super Hornet was developed to rectify the Hornet's lack of range and payload. It does have significantly more powerful engines, but it is also a bigger airframe producing a lot more drag. It was about as much as they could do while retaining a range advantage over the original Hornet.
@@dumdumbinks274 , thank you, thank you, thank you for your error correction. What is especially embarrassing is that I know the correct manufacturer. I was juggling too many names as I was composing and editing. I have updated my comment, above.
Thanks also for your explication. I had read much as you state above. The real issue is why the Navy and/or the DoD had not kept the Grumman F-14D "Tomcat" Air Superiority Fighter and its subsequent variants. I have read it was a maintenance nightmare.
Recent scuttlebutt of the "Super Duper Tomcat" (I simply this to "Ultra Tomcat") might offer resolutions to all these issues. Even so, I rather doubt the Pentagon would essentially double back.
If anything, the Lockheed Martin F-35B "Lightning II" U.S. Navy Attack Fighter would fill that space--though I understand it to be no faster. Aside from stealth, what is its advantage over the F-18 and the F-14? Additionally, the obvious follow-on question is "what next?"
Its a multi role jet and is meant for taking off from air craft carriers. That equipment to do everything makes its heavier.
My biggest complaint against the BLOCK III F/A-18 is that it does NOT have VECTORED THRUST Super-Cruise Engines!
Where’s the first hornet yf-17 cobra
I've never understood dual seat cockpits, I mean I get one is the pilot and one is the gunner but why not just have the pilot fly and gun?
Wrong, one is pilot and one is radar officer. Pilot is still the gunner and missile shooter the job of the rio is to detect enemy and operate electronic jamming system, autonomous detecting like in F22 and F35 is expensive and it still needs rational decision like a human mind.
@@DOI_ARTS Thankyou for your response and information.
@@makegaminggreatagain3907 Your original post was totally correct. Nowadays in regards to two-seat warplanes, one is the pilot and another is the "gunner", or more specifically "Weapons System Officer". Their job is the using and deploying the weapons. That's not to say that the pilot can't use the weapons, or the WSO is the only one who can use the weapons. Simply that the weapons are the WSO's primary responsibility.
The other guy's information is outdated. There have not been "radar officers" or "RIOs" in US Military fighter planes since the F-14 Tomcat was retired in 2006. Electronics have advanced to the point where a pilot can fly and work the radar by themselves. The current "WSO" has other responsibilities than using the radar.
While a pilot could theoretically do most things by themselves, a two-seat can make it easier in some situations. The pilot can become overloaded from all the multi-tasking they have to do. When there is another person in the airplane, that second person can take some of the workload off the pilot, allowing the pilot to better concentrate on other things.
Some specific examples are monitoring and communicating with the airplane's radios (particularly in the "Forward Air Controller-Airborne" mission), and the usage of certain weapons like laser-guided bombs. A person in the back seat performing these roles allows the pilot to concentrate on flying and not become overloaded from trying to do too many things at once.
You could of it like having a passenger in your car. Do you think you could handle driving, watching out for hazards, looking at the GPS, and having a phone conversation at the same time? Wouldn't it be easier if you could have a friend or family member in the car handle the GPS and phone for you instead, allowing you to concentrate on driving and looking out for hazards?
I never understood why the military names some models “advanced,” because what do you call the next best thing?
“We’re replacing the AMRAAM. This new air-to-air missile travels at up to Mach 10, has active radar, IRST, and home-on-jam, has a range of over 2000nm, and *involuntary chuckle* can hijack the target’s radio communication systems so it can talk shit to them and their mothers from launch to impact. We call it the Advanced-er Shit-talking Super-long Range Air-to-air Missile. For secret military reasons we decided to drop the second ‘A’ for this one. But I think it’s safe to say that given its demonstrated capabilities, there’s not a single enemy pilot in the world who won’t fear being violently ASSRAMed.”
The F-35 and the 6th generation fighters are slowly replacing them.
The next FA-18 Upgrade will be called "FA-18 Salagubang block 1"
their are lost of F18 I am shocked 😮😮😮
A real person narrating would be a tremendous improvement!
Amazing 50 year old design
F-18 range could be doubled or tripled on internal fuel alone by replacing it's two engines with one C-17 type engine that has equal thrust.
The increase in cross-section (if the C-17 engines are thicker and I think so) would create tons of drag + the afterburner installation will be funky, the aircraft's area rule will be broken and it will have a really hard time going supersonic even if it has more thrust. One way to go around this is to take off the fan of the C-17 engine to make a low bypass afterburning turbofan maybe that will actually work
Other than the difficulty in going supersonic if you want a subsonic attack plane like the A-7 then that might be fine but the cost will be high
Please give a video about top 10 military gear producer
if it keeps evolving it will become a F14
Navy should have went with the Super Tomcats
No...
F-18 Block 3 they all two-seat no more single seat
Wdym
It's a bit similar to a F-14
Evolution of f16 please
Your block III E-model photo is still an F-model
Should have made more f14 ds and made the super TOMCATS
Why? They decided against that.... You think they didn't try?
As I keep saying, Germany is missing out.
not to mention, that the super hornet has literally and figuratively nothing in common and/or to do with the classic hornet but the visual design, minus the intakes and the most forward wing sections, they look identical, but they arent at all. plus you forgot to mention, that all the XT models upgrades are right now already being largely incorporated into all super hornet models. how else could the super hornets link up in flight together and with the marines aircraft carriers drone squadrons?
not just visuals, the cockpit of the super hornet is largely the same as the legacy C variant, as well as the flight characteristics
@@kubefs "largely the same" ofc bc they had to cram in all the interconnectivity shit and the modern battle components for it to be integrated.
I like how they are trying to turn it into a Tomcat .
F16 &18The same design one and two engine F22 only have strong radars electronic War missile Attack but the same Technology
Um ... YF-17, F-18 HARV, and X-53, anyone?
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Izzy, I don’t think that’s what Zipp meant when she said she wanted to reform the wonderbolts….
Are you bot? 🙂
@@thealvatar6181 But I like fighter jets :))
@@thealvatar6181 I think Zipp may like this topic.!!!
So many variants yet still can't stand up to 5th gen fighters...
Nice to see Indian 🇮🇳 ❤
Ok so which super hornet is in top gun ✌️😂
So basically America is putting together the best fighter possible so that if it's shot down, the F-22 Raptor capabilities are safe.
Go 'Merca 🇺🇸 😎
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I went and saw it, it was not a great movie and didn't have the magic like the first one did.
I enjoyed seeing Super Hornets on the big screen, but past that- yeah
hey plz make video on all fighter jet of Indian airforce ❤❤
2:24 you used Operatordreeski's
thumbnail with out even crediting him
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Never liked the F/A-18. Call me when there is a F/A-181 Black Wasp II
Great beautiful airplane; classic gets slow fast and fast slow, my favorite jet ever. But "excellent aerodynamic characteristics?" Baloney. Sharp leading edges mean aerodynamic instability, overcome by computer extrapolation of pilot inputs. Without that it would be a nightmare to fly. Excellent aerodynamic characteristics are owned by gliders. This airplane compensates for poor aerodynamics with high power and fly-by-wire software.
Waste of time and energy
Should go with 5 gen hornet
Block III surpasses 4th gen capabilities meaning its a 4.5G aircraft.
But how about the SPEED? why so slow? Do american jet fighter really cannot make this more than Mach. 2?
I see your point. But these are Naval strike fighters. So they are designed to take off from a carrier. So they don’t need to go too fast because the carrier can sail them anywhere. Unlike a normal fighter that is restricted by how far it’s airbase is form it’s target.
Even with all these "evolutions", the FA-18 fighters are still "inferior" to the Gripens fighters of Brazil! Ha ha ha ha ha
Nice joke
So delusional
FA-18 better in BVR Avionics and Technology wtf are you talking about
Yes, we heard all about those bombing runs and dog fights you guys get into down there. HA HA How many sorties have you guys had? NONE!
I hear those Gripen's do great landing and taking off on Brazil's air craft carriers down there. HA HA HA HA HA
Super Hornet is ugly with its pylons not straight
Great video!