Anatomy of an F/A 18 Part 2

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(Wikipedia)
The McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing) F/A-18 Hornet is an all-weather carrier-capable multirole fighter jet, designed to attack both ground and aerial targets. The F/A-18 was derived from the YF-17 in the 1970s for use by the United States Navy and Marine Corps. The Hornet is also used by the air forces of several other nations. It has been the aerial demonstration aircraft for the U.S. Navy's Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, since 1986.
The fighter's primary missions are fighter escort, fleet air defense, suppression of enemy air defenses (SEAD), interdiction, close air support and reconnaissance. Its versatility and reliability have proven it to be a valuable carrier asset, though it has been criticized for its lack of range and payload compared to its earlier contemporaries, such as the F-14 Tomcat in the fighter and strike fighter role, and the A-6 Intruder and A-7 Corsair II in the attack role.[3]
F/A-18 Hornet provided the baseline design for the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, a larger, evolutionary redesign of the F/A-18. Compared to the Hornet, the Super Hornet is larger, and heavier and has improved range and payload capability. The F/A-18E/F was originally proposed as an alternative to a completely new aircraft to replace existing dedicated attack aircraft such as the A-6. The larger variant was also directed to replace the aging F-14 Tomcat, thus serving a complementary role with Hornets in the U.S. Navy, and serving a wider range of roles including refueling tanker, and electronic jamming platform.

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[slickstrings]

kirk, its not the pilots. its been proven that the human body can only take 9 consistantly. The reason the hornet is limited to 7.5 is strucural. Its a LIGHT airframe but carries a substantial load. EVERYTHING its carrying its multiplied 7.5. Design a light airframe that can do that and still call it dissapointing. 7.5 is a lot.

[slickstrings]

it certainly would be nice to have 9 g's. but as someone who works in engineering i can say its not always possible or practical. To increase strenth weight is usually increased. To negate the weight gain, design and materials cost is increased. A lot. And then there is the fact that 9 g's isnt just a pull and do manouver. The right operating conditions need to be met as well. speed, angle of attack and so on. So there becomes the overdesigning problem and overcost. 7.5 has met the requirement.

[poyanator]

i'm gonna be practicing this from now on...

i'll look like a retard tensing my whole body and breathing heavily... but i dont care!

flying a hornet is my dream!! :O

[knowpassword]

You know what i say... Thank god for you flyboys putting yourselves thru that bullshit hell.. I couldn't nor wouldn't want to.... I got your back while your out their fighting off the aliens..

[Helicopterpilot16]

Wow the show forgot about the Leading edge slats???

[chandrasekarmk]

Yoga is t best fr this Pilots... Please practice it... dont think Indian Yoga is not useful... it is the best... !

[superjam18]

I remember curving the world pulling over 600 g's no suit

[Snarekid19]

The plane is a 9 g aircraft. It can carry 9 g's, a fighter pilot told me that but I cant remember the reaon why they dont

[Snarekid19]

You know they have a G override swich incase they need to pull more G's than they need to. Its for operational reasons

[kirkjamestkirk]

You're 100 % right slickstrings. 7.5 g is a lot. However i think that engineers should have made a 9 g capable structure for the aircraft and limit the load to 6 or 7 g when its carrying external tanks and bombs using digital fly-by-wire programming. Concerning the pilots, I thought navy pilots where trained to endure the same kind of load factor than other military pilots, but i still think they're making a really good job [I wouldn't even be able to endure 5 sustained g's ]