The F/A-18 Hornet has become the most common aircraft on the decks of US aircraft carriers in the history of naval aviation. While the Super Hornet is a distant relation of the A-D Hornets, they all trace their roots to the loser of the lightweight fighter competition of the early 1970s, the Northrop YF-17. However, the Navy had a requirement for a lightweight fighter to replace the A-7 and F-4 and the US Congress dictated that the Navy choose one of the lightweight fighter contenders as its new fighter/attack aircraft. The twin-engine YF-17 had a definite advantage in this competition; on 2 May 1975, the Navy announced the MDD/Northrop design as the winner. The new lightweight fighter would be built as the F-18. More than 100 photographs, colour profiles and detailed line drawings. Drendel. 52 pages.
Other Products You May Also Like:
Issue 061 - May 2011
by adminFlying Scale Models Issue 219 - Feb 2018
by adminA-20 Havoc in Action
by adminMAI Issue 130 - May 2016
by admin
Shopping Cart
There are no items in your cart.Latest Products Added
MAI Issue 226 - May 2024
by adminIssue 126 (1044)
by adminIssue 152 May 2024
by adminIssue 343 - May 2024
by adminSlot - Issue 63
by adminIssue 217 - May 2024
by adminMAI Issue 225 - April 2024
by adminIssue 342 - April 2024
by adminIssue 151 April 2024
by adminIssue 125 (1043)
by adminIssue 216 - April 2024
by adminMAI Issue 224 - March 2024
by adminIssue 341 - March 2024
by adminIssue 150 March 2024
by adminIssue 124 (1042)
by adminSlot - Issue 62
by adminTamiya 2024 Catalogue
by adminIssue 215 - March 2024
by admin