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How are the landing lights of the legacy F-18 Hornet seen before landing on the carrier?
The LSO will be able to see the nose gear landing lights to make sure that the aircraft's angle of attack is at $8.1^\circ$ if the aircraft is "on speed". Are these lights (all 3 of them) ...
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F/A-18E and F/A-18F Rhinos: What's the difference?
The answer to this question seems intuitively obvious: One is a single seat strike fighter while the other has two crew stations. But is that all?
When it was under development I judged that the E ...
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Why don't the US Navy Blue Angels fly Super Hornets?
The US Navy demonstration team has been flying the legacy Hornet for a long time and I was wondering why don't they use the Super Hornet? The legacy Hornet is over 30 years old and showing its age. I ...
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