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F/A-18E/F Super Hornet

 

 

The Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet is a supersonic carrier-capable fighter/attack aircraft. The F/A-18E/F Super Hornet is a

 

larger and more advanced derivative of the F/A-18C/D Hornet. The Super Hornet entered service with the United States Navy in

 

1999, replacing the F-14 Tomcat since 2006 and will serve alongside the original Hornet. The Super Hornet was ordered in 2007

 

by the Royal Australian Air Force to replace its aging F-111 fleet.

 

 

Airframe changes.The forward fuselage is unchanged while the wing, center and aft fuselage, tail surfaces and power plants

 

are new. The wing area of the Super Hornet is 25% larger.The fuselage was stretched to carry more fuel and room for future

 

avionics upgrades. An engine with 35% more power, the General Electric F414, was developed from the Hornet's F404 to power

 

this larger, heavier aircraft.The Super Hornet can return to an aircraft carrier with a larger load of unspent fuel and

 

munitions than the original Hornet. The term for this ability is known as "bringback". Bringback for the Super Hornet is in

 

excess of 9,000 pounds (4,000 kg).

 

Other differences include rectangular intakes for the engines, a reduced radar cross section (RCS), two extra wing hard

 

points for payload, and other aerodynamic changes.One of the most significant of which is the inclusion of significantly

 

enlarged leading edge extensions (LEX) which provide improved vortex lifting characteristics in high angle of attack

 

maneuver, and reduce the static stability margin to enhance pitching characteristics. This results in pitch rates in excess

 

of 40 degrees per second.[ In the end, the Super Hornet shared little with earlier F/A-18s aft of the forward fuselage. The

 

Super Hornet has 42% fewer structural parts than the original Hornet design.Flight characteristics include being highly

 

departure resistant through its flight envelope, and having high angle-of-attack with care free flying qualities for combat

 

and ease of training.

 

 

Radar signature reduction measures

 

Survivability is an important feature of the Super Hornet design. The US Navy says that a "balanced approach" to

 

survivability was built in to the design.This means that it does not rely on low-observable technology such as stealth

 

systems-to the exclusion of other survivability factors. Instead, its design incorporates a combination of stealth, advanced

 

electronic-warfare capabilities, reduced ballistic vulnerability, the use of standoff weapons, and innovative tactics that

 

cumulatively and collectively enhance the safety of the fighter and crew.

 

The F/A-18E/F's radar cross section was reduced greatly from some aspects, mainly front and rear.The design of the engine

 

inlets reduce the aircraft's forward sector radar cross section. The alignment of the leading edges of the engine inlets is

 

designed to scatter radiation to the sides. Fixed fanlike reflecting structures in the inlet tunnel divert radar energy away

 

from the rotating fan blades.

 

The Super Hornet also makes considerable use of panel join serration and edge alignment. Considerable attention has been paid

 

to the removal or filling of unnecessary surface join gaps and resonant cavities. Where the F/A-18A-D used grilles to cover

 

various accessory exhaust and inlet ducts, the F/A-18E/F uses perforated panels that appear opaque to radar waves at the

 

frequencies used. Careful attention has been paid to the alignment of many panel boundaries and edges, to scatter traveling

 

waves away from the aircraft.

 

It is claimed that the Super Hornet employs the most extensive radar cross section reduction measures of any contemporary

 

fighter, other than the F-22 and planned F-35. While the F/A-18E/F is not a true stealth fighter like the F-22, it will have

 

a frontal RCS an order of magnitude smaller than prior generation fighters.

 

 

Avionics

 

While there are some similar cockpit items of the original Hornet, the Super Hornet features a touch-sensitive, up-front

 

control display; a larger, liquid crystal multipurpose color display; and a new engine fuel display.The Super Hornet has a

 

quadruplex digital fly-by-wire system, as well as a digital flight-control system that detects and corrects for battle

 

damage.Super Hornet production started with the APG-73 radar. The APG-79 AESA radar was introduced later (see the upgrade

 

section below).

 

The AN/ASQ-228 ATFLIR (Advanced Targeting Forward Looking InfraRed), is the main electro-optical sensor and laser designator

 

pod for the Super Hornet. Defensive systems are coordinated through the Integrated Defensive Countermeasures system (IDECM).

 

The IDECM system includes the ALE-47 countermeasures dispenser, the ALE-50 towed decoy, the AN/ALR-67(V)3 radar warning

 

receiver, and the ALQ-165 Airborne Self-Protect Jammer (ASPJ). Aircrew have the ability to use night vision goggles (NVG) for

 

Super Hornet operations which means the aircraft interior and exterior lighting are NVG compatible.

 

 

 

And..........

 

 

F/A-18F Super Hornet

 

Skins by 101tfs and Erwin_hans

 

3D Model by 101tfs

 

Flight Model by Erwin_hans

 

INI work by 101tfs and Erwin_hans

 

Effects by 101tfs and Erwin_hans

 

Original F/A-18A/B Cockpit by TMF modified to an F-18E/F by Erwin_hans.

 

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Thanks:

 

 

 

For Cockpit:

 

Based at TMF's F/A-18A,and littlesmoke's FA-18a panel repaint v1.1

 

 

 

For avionics:

 

I used some TGAs from Moonjumper aka Crusader's F-15C MISP, and HUD I used C-15 Spanish EF-18 HORNET by sordo

 

RWR Symbology from Fubar512

 

 

I didn't change much the F/A-18A's FM because of F and A are not too different.

 

 

 

Some infors come from CAers:

 

AmokFloo,littlesmoke,76.IAPBlackbird,Vampyre,Silverbolt,ArturR,rovert97,Dave,Hrntfixr,ace888..........and others

 

Really hanks you a lot ! :-)

 

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1, unzip the FA-18F.rar

 

 

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2,Copy ALL FA-18F folder and to ALL files from pilot folder to :

 

Strike Fighters\Objects\aircraft directory

 

 

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3,Copy ALL effect folder and to ALL files from pilot folder to :

 

Strike Fighters\effect directory

 

 

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4,Copy ALL weapon folder and to ALL files from pilot folder to :

 

Strike Fighters\Objects\weapon directory

 

Open included 'AddToWeaponData INI.txt' files. copy text and paste into WEAPONDATA.INI file. and change numbers to your

 

current list. Run WeaponEditor and resave it.

 

 

 

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5,then............enjoy it

 

 

 

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