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This is the original legacy A\/B\/C\/D Hornet; they share a name and a look but not their dimensions, engines or radar.\"}},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"How fast is the F\/A-18 Hornet?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"Over Mach 1.8, roughly 1,900 km\/h at altitude.\"}},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"Who flies the legacy Hornet now?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"In 2026, Finland, Switzerland, Spain and Malaysia still operate legacy Hornets, though several are transitioning to the F-35. The US, Canada and Australia have retired theirs.\"}},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"Did the F\/A-18 Hornet see combat?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"Yes - Desert Storm in 1991, including two MiG kills followed by a bombing run on the same sortie, then Kosovo, Iraq and Afghanistan, flown by US and allied crews.\"}}]}<\/script> <\/p>\n<header class=\"hero\">\n<div class=\"hero-media\"><img data-opt-id=578339988  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:78--.b845\/w:1536\/h:1008\/q:96\/f:best\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/fa-18-hornet-fa18c-uss-carl-vinson.jpg\"  src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201536%201008%22%20width%3D%221536%22%20height%3D%221008%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%221536%22%20height%3D%221008%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"McDonnell Douglas F\/A-18C Hornet aboard USS Carl Vinson\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wrap hero-in\">\n<div class=\"crumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/\">Aircraft Museum<\/a> \u203a <span>Multirole Fighter<\/span> \u203a <span>F\/A-18 Hornet<\/span><\/div>\n<h1>McDonnell Douglas F\/A-18<br \/><em>\u201cHornet\u201d<\/em><\/h1>\n<p class=\"sub\">The world\u2019s first true carrier multirole fighter \u2014 born from a jet that <em>lost<\/em> the contest the F-16 won, it merged fighter and attack into one airframe, proved it in a single 40-second Desert Storm sortie, and armed seven allied air forces. This is the original \u201clegacy\u201d Hornet (A\/B\/C\/D), not the larger Super Hornet.<\/p>\n<div class=\"statstrip\">\n<div class=\"stat\"><b>~1,480<\/b><span>Legacy A\/B\/C\/D built \u2014 totals vary by source<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"stat\"><b>Mach 1.8+<\/b><span>Top speed<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"stat\"><b>1983<\/b><span>Entered US Navy &amp; Marine service<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"stat\"><b>F\/A<\/b><span>Fighter and attack in one jet<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"credit\">Photo: U.S. Navy \u00b7 Public domain<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n<div class=\"chips\"><span class=\"chip\"><b>Role<\/b>Carrier-capable multirole fighter<\/span><span class=\"chip\"><b>Era<\/b>1978 \u2013 present<\/span><span class=\"chip\"><b>Engine<\/b>2 \u00d7 GE F404 turbofans<\/span><span class=\"chip\"><b>Origin<\/b>USA \u00b7 McDonnell Douglas \/ Northrop<\/span><span class=\"chip\"><b>Status<\/b>Active \/ being retired<\/span><a class=\"chip fly\" href=\"#faq\">Can a civilian fly the F\/A-18 Hornet?<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section>\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n<div class=\"kicker\">The Story<\/div>\n<h2>The winner that lost \u2014 and rewrote how navies fly<\/h2>\n<div class=\"cols\">\n<div>\n<p>The Hornet grew out of a loser. Northrop\u2019s <strong>YF-17 \u201cCobra\u201d<\/strong> lost the US Air Force\u2019s Lightweight Fighter fly-off to the General Dynamics YF-16 in 1975 \u2014 the design that became the F-16. But the US Navy wanted a <strong>twin-engine, carrier-capable multirole jet<\/strong>, and picked the YF-17 as the basis for its Naval Air Combat Fighter. McDonnell Douglas became prime contractor, with Northrop as partner, and heavily navalized the design: a bigger, stronger structure, folding wings, carrier landing gear and an arrestor hook.<\/p>\n<p>The F\/A-18 first flew on <strong>18 November 1978<\/strong> and entered US Navy and Marine Corps service in <strong>1983<\/strong> with squadrons VMFA-314 and VFA-113. Its breakthrough was doing two jobs in one airframe \u2014 fighter <em>and<\/em> attack, hence the \u201cF\/A\u201d designation \u2014 replacing separate F-4s and A-7s. The improved <strong>F\/A-18C\/D<\/strong> arrived from 1987 with new avionics and weapons, and the US Navy\u2019s Blue Angels have flown Hornets since 1986.<\/p>\n<p>Widely exported, the legacy Hornet armed <strong>seven allied air forces<\/strong> \u2014 Canada, Australia, Spain, Kuwait, Finland, Switzerland and Malaysia \u2014 and flew combat for many of them. Today it is an active but retreating aircraft: the US Navy retired the legacy Hornet from its front-line fleet squadrons in 2018, Australia bowed out in 2021, and Canada, Finland and Switzerland are transitioning to the F-35. This page is the original \u201clegacy\u201d Hornet \u2014 not the larger, later Super Hornet.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pull\">Win the dogfight and complete the strike on the same mission, without swapping jets or dropping ordnance \u2014 that was the promise of the slash in \u201cF\/A.\u201d<cite><b>One airframe, two jobs<\/b> \u2014 why the Hornet replaced two specialists<\/cite><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"deepset\">\n<details class=\"deep\">\n<summary><span class=\"no\">01<\/span><span class=\"t\">The multirole revolution, proven in one 40-second F\/A-18 sortie<\/span><\/summary>\n<div class=\"a\">\n<p>On the opening morning of Desert Storm, <strong>17 January 1991<\/strong>, four VFA-81 \u201cSunliners\u201d F\/A-18Cs launched from USS <em>Saratoga<\/em>, each hauling four 2,000-lb Mk 84 bombs toward the H-3 airfield in western Iraq. An E-2C Hawkeye warned of MiG-21s closing head-on. <strong>Lt Cdr Mark Fox<\/strong> and <strong>Lt Nick Mongillo<\/strong> swung to the threat and killed both MiGs \u2014 Fox with an AIM-9 Sidewinder, Mongillo with an AIM-7 Sparrow \u2014 then rolled back onto their attack run and dropped their bombs on target.<\/p>\n<p>The whole air-to-air engagement lasted under a minute. No aircraft type had ever so publicly demonstrated the \u201cF\/A\u201d promise: win the dogfight <em>and<\/em> complete the strike on the same mission, without swapping jets or jettisoning ordnance. It became the enduring case study for why one multirole airframe could replace two specialists.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<hr class=\"divider\">\n<section>\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n<div class=\"kicker\">Design &amp; Engineering<\/div>\n<h2>What makes the F\/A-18 Hornet special<\/h2>\n<div class=\"cards3\">\n<div class=\"ecard\">\n<div class=\"num\">01<\/div>\n<h3>Twin GE F404 turbofans<\/h3>\n<p>Two <strong>General Electric F404<\/strong> turbofans (F404-GE-400\/-402), roughly <strong>78\u201380&nbsp;kN each<\/strong> in afterburner, gave the reliability, tolerance and quick throttle response the Navy demanded. Two engines meant redundancy for long over-water carrier sorties, and strong spool-up for the exacting carrier approach \u2014 a deliberate contrast to the single-engine F-16.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ecard\">\n<div class=\"num\">02<\/div>\n<h3>Leading-edge extensions &amp; high-alpha control<\/h3>\n<p>The big wing-root <strong>leading-edge extensions (LEX)<\/strong>, paired with relaxed stability, generate stabilising vortices that keep airflow attached at extreme angles of attack. The result is superb slow-speed, nose-high controllability \u2014 the signature air-show and dogfight trait that lets the Hornet point its nose where older jets would simply depart.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ecard\">\n<div class=\"num\">03<\/div>\n<h3>Carrier-suitable, digital, and multirole<\/h3>\n<p>A beefed-up structure, folding wings, tailhook and rugged gear made it carrier-suitable; a digital fly-by-wire system, APG-65\/73 radar, HOTAS controls and glass-cockpit multifunction displays let <strong>one pilot<\/strong> switch from fighter to attack in flight. That marriage of a robust airframe and modern avionics is the core \u201cF\/A\u201d idea made real.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"deepset\">\n<details class=\"deep\">\n<summary><span class=\"no\">02<\/span><span class=\"t\">The F\/A-18\u2019s LEX: vortices that tame high angle of attack<\/span><\/summary>\n<div class=\"a\">\n<p>The strakes running forward of the wing roots are not decoration. At high angle of attack they shed powerful vortices that re-energise the airflow over the wing, keeping it attached when the nose is pointed high and older designs would stall and depart. That is why the Hornet stays crisply controllable in the slow, nose-high regime \u2014 a decisive advantage in a close-in knife-fight and, just as importantly, on the low-and-slow carrier approach where control authority is everything.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details class=\"deep\">\n<summary><span class=\"no\">03<\/span><span class=\"t\">Why the Hornet is heavier than the F-16 it shared a contest with<\/span><\/summary>\n<div class=\"a\">\n<p>The YF-17 and YF-16 were rival lightweight fighters, but navalizing the YF-17 into the F\/A-18 meant reinforcing almost everything: a heavier structure to survive catapult shots and arrested landings, catapult-capable nose gear, an arrestor hook and wings that fold to fit crowded decks. All of that added weight over a land-based fighter like the F-16. The payoff was an aircraft that could slam onto a pitching carrier deck day and night, over open ocean, on two engines \u2014 exactly what the Navy could not get from the lighter, single-engine design.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<hr class=\"divider\">\n<section>\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n<div class=\"kicker\">Technical Data<\/div>\n<h2>Full F\/A-18C specifications<\/h2>\n<div class=\"specgrid\">\n<div class=\"spectable\">\n<h4>Airframe &amp; Performance<\/h4>\n<dl>\n<dt>Crew<\/dt>\n<dd>1 (C) \/ 2 (D)<\/dd>\n<dt>Length<\/dt>\n<dd>~17.1 m (17.07 m)<\/dd>\n<dt>Wingspan<\/dt>\n<dd>~11.4 m (~8.4 m folded)<\/dd>\n<dt>Height<\/dt>\n<dd>~4.7 m (4.66 m)<\/dd>\n<dt>Wing area<\/dt>\n<dd>~37.2 m\u00b2<\/dd>\n<dt>Max takeoff weight<\/dt>\n<dd>~23,500 kg (up to ~25,400 kg cited)<\/dd>\n<dt>Max speed<\/dt>\n<dd>&gt;Mach 1.8 \u00b7 ~1,900 km\/h<\/dd>\n<dt>Service ceiling<\/dt>\n<dd>~15,000 m (~50,000 ft)<\/dd>\n<dt>Combat radius<\/dt>\n<dd>~537 km \/ 290 nm (interdiction; profile-dependent)<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"spectable\">\n<h4>Propulsion &amp; Armament<\/h4>\n<dl>\n<dt>Engine<\/dt>\n<dd>2 \u00d7 GE F404-GE-402 (EPE)<\/dd>\n<dt>Thrust<\/dt>\n<dd>~78\u201380 kN each with afterburner<\/dd>\n<dt>Cannon<\/dt>\n<dd>1 \u00d7 20 mm M61 Vulcan (~578 rounds)<\/dd>\n<dt>Air-to-air<\/dt>\n<dd>AIM-9, AIM-7, AIM-120 AMRAAM<\/dd>\n<dt>Air-to-ground<\/dt>\n<dd>Mk 80 bombs, JDAM\/JSOW, Maverick, HARM, Harpoon<\/dd>\n<dt>First flight<\/dt>\n<dd>18 November 1978<\/dd>\n<dt>Unit cost<\/dt>\n<dd>~US$29\u201357M (historic; varies widely)<\/dd>\n<dt>Cost per flight hour<\/dt>\n<dd>No single reliable public figure<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"deepset\">\n<details class=\"deep\">\n<summary><span class=\"no\">04<\/span><span class=\"t\">The F\/A-18 Hornet\u2019s cost: why the numbers are slippery<\/span><\/summary>\n<div class=\"a\">\n<p>Published unit costs for the legacy Hornet range roughly from <strong>US$29 million to US$57 million<\/strong> depending on the variant, the year and how the accounting is done \u2014 flyaway cost, program cost, then-year versus constant dollars all give different answers. Treat any single figure as an approximation. No credible, consistent cost-per-flight-hour number exists in open sources for the legacy A\/B\/C\/D either. What is clear is the value proposition the Navy bought: a single airframe that did the work of two, cutting the number of aircraft types a carrier air wing had to buy, crew, arm and maintain.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<hr class=\"divider\">\n<section>\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n<div class=\"kicker\">Timeline<\/div>\n<h2>From rejected prototype to retreating veteran<\/h2>\n<div class=\"tl\">\n<div class=\"tl-item\">\n<div class=\"yr\">1974\u201375<\/div>\n<h3>The YF-17 loses<\/h3>\n<p>Northrop\u2019s YF-17 loses the USAF Lightweight Fighter fly-off to the YF-16 \u2014 the jet that becomes the F-16.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tl-item\">\n<div class=\"yr\">2 May 1975<\/div>\n<h3>The Navy adopts the loser<\/h3>\n<p>The US Navy selects the YF-17 as the basis for its Naval Air Combat Fighter; McDonnell Douglas becomes prime contractor.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tl-item\">\n<div class=\"yr\">18 Nov 1978<\/div>\n<h3>First flight<\/h3>\n<p>The navalized F\/A-18 takes to the air for the first time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tl-item\">\n<div class=\"yr\">1983<\/div>\n<h3>Enters service<\/h3>\n<p>The Hornet joins US Navy and Marine Corps squadrons VMFA-314 and VFA-113.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tl-item\">\n<div class=\"yr\">1986<\/div>\n<h3>The Blue Angels adopt it<\/h3>\n<p>The US Navy flight demonstration squadron re-equips with the Hornet, making its shape iconic.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tl-item\">\n<div class=\"yr\">1987<\/div>\n<h3>The improved C\/D<\/h3>\n<p>The F\/A-18C\/D enters production with upgraded avionics and expanded weapons.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tl-item\">\n<div class=\"yr\">17 Jan 1991<\/div>\n<h3>Two MiGs, then the bombs<\/h3>\n<p>VFA-81 Hornets down two MiG-21s in under a minute on the opening morning of Desert Storm, then complete their bombing run.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tl-item\">\n<div class=\"yr\">1999\u20132000s<\/div>\n<h3>Kosovo, Iraq, Afghanistan<\/h3>\n<p>US and allied Hornets fly combat over the Balkans, Iraq (2003 onward) and Afghanistan.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tl-item\">\n<div class=\"yr\">2018<\/div>\n<h3>US Navy retires the legacy Hornet<\/h3>\n<p>Front-line fleet squadrons hand over to the Super Hornet; legacy Hornets pass to reserve and training roles.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tl-item\">\n<div class=\"yr\">Nov 2021<\/div>\n<h3>Australia retires its Classic Hornets<\/h3>\n<p>The RAAF withdraws its F\/A-18A\/B fleet, replaced by the F-35A. Canada, Finland and Switzerland are also transitioning to the F-35.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<hr class=\"divider\">\n<section>\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n<div class=\"kicker\">Stories &amp; Eyewitnesses<\/div>\n<h2>From the flight line: twelve Hornet stories<\/h2>\n<div class=\"car\"><button class=\"cbtn p\" onclick=\"document.getElementById('stcar').scrollBy({left:-712,behavior:'smooth'})\">\u2039<\/button><button class=\"cbtn n\" onclick=\"document.getElementById('stcar').scrollBy({left:712,behavior:'smooth'})\">\u203a<\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"track\" id=\"stcar\">\n<div class=\"mscard\">\n<div class=\"tag\">Design<\/div>\n<h4>Born from a rejected fighter<\/h4>\n<p>The winner that lost<\/p>\n<details>\n<summary>Read the full story<\/summary>\n<div class=\"full\">The Hornet is the YF-17 \u201cCobra,\u201d which LOST the USAF Lightweight Fighter contest to the jet that became the F-16. The Navy wanted twins for over-water safety, adopted the loser, navalized it heavily under McDonnell Douglas \u2014 and got one of the most successful carrier fighters ever. The runner-up outlasted expectations.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mscard\">\n<div class=\"tag\">Combat<\/div>\n<h4>Two MiGs killed, then the bombs still fell<\/h4>\n<p>Dogfight and strike, one sortie<\/p>\n<details>\n<summary>Read the full story<\/summary>\n<div class=\"full\">17 January 1991: VFA-81 Hornets bound for H-3 airfield were jumped by MiG-21s. Fox and Mongillo downed both in under a minute \u2014 Fox with a Sidewinder, Mongillo with a Sparrow \u2014 then rolled back in and dropped their Mk 84s on target. The definitive proof of the multirole idea.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mscard\">\n<div class=\"tag\">Design<\/div>\n<h4>Why it\u2019s F\/A, not just F or A<\/h4>\n<p>What the slash means<\/p>\n<details>\n<summary>Read the full story<\/summary>\n<div class=\"full\">Before the Hornet, navies flew separate fighters (F-4) and attack jets (A-7). The F\/A-18 did both in one airframe, one pilot, switchable in flight. The \u201cF\/A\u201d designation announced a new philosophy \u2014 and every modern multirole fighter follows its lead.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mscard\">\n<div class=\"tag\">Display<\/div>\n<h4>America\u2019s team flew Hornets for 34 years<\/h4>\n<p>The Blue Angels\u2019 mount<\/p>\n<details>\n<summary>Read the full story<\/summary>\n<div class=\"full\">From 1986 to 2020 the US Navy Blue Angels performed in legacy Hornets, thrilling millions and making the jet\u2019s shape iconic. The high-alpha passes that define the show trade on the Hornet\u2019s LEX-driven low-speed control \u2014 before the team moved to the Super Hornet.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mscard\">\n<div class=\"tag\">Tech<\/div>\n<h4>How the LEX tame high angle of attack<\/h4>\n<p>Vortices that keep flying<\/p>\n<details>\n<summary>Read the full story<\/summary>\n<div class=\"full\">The strakes running forward of the wing roots generate powerful vortices that keep airflow attached when the nose is pointed high. Result: the Hornet stays controllable at extreme angles of attack where older jets depart \u2014 a gift in a knife-fight and on the carrier approach.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mscard\">\n<div class=\"tag\">Export<\/div>\n<h4>MiGFlug\u2019s home country flies the Hornet<\/h4>\n<p>Switzerland\u2019s Alpine Hornets<\/p>\n<details>\n<summary>Read the full story<\/summary>\n<div class=\"full\">Switzerland bought F\/A-18C\/D Hornets in the 1990s to guard its mountain airspace, and they remain among the most prominent operators. Prominent \u2014 but NOT flyable with civilians. Switzerland is now transitioning to the F-35, so the Swiss Hornet era is drawing toward its close.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mscard\">\n<div class=\"tag\">Export<\/div>\n<h4>Cold-weather Hornets on the Baltic frontier<\/h4>\n<p>The Finnish Ilmavoimat<\/p>\n<details>\n<summary>Read the full story<\/summary>\n<div class=\"full\">Finland acquired F-18C\/D Hornets in the 1990s as its air-defence backbone, operating them in harsh sub-zero conditions from dispersed bases. They soldier on into the late 2020s until the F-35 replaces them under the HX programme.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mscard\">\n<div class=\"tag\">Carrier<\/div>\n<h4>Folding wings, a hook and a very strong airframe<\/h4>\n<p>Built for the boat<\/p>\n<details>\n<summary>Read the full story<\/summary>\n<div class=\"full\">Navalizing the YF-17 meant reinforcing everything: heavier structure, catapult-capable nose gear, an arrestor hook and wings that fold to fit crowded decks. It made the Hornet heavier than the F-16 \u2014 but able to slam onto a pitching carrier deck day and night.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mscard\">\n<div class=\"tag\">Combat<\/div>\n<h4>The Hornet went to war for many flags<\/h4>\n<p>Allied over many skies<\/p>\n<details>\n<summary>Read the full story<\/summary>\n<div class=\"full\">Beyond US Navy and Marine service, legacy Hornets flew combat for allies: Canada over Libya and against ISIS, Australia over Iraq and Syria, Spain over the Balkans, Kuwait in regional operations. Few export fighters have seen action under so many national roundels. (Exact sortie and claim figures are best treated with caution.)<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mscard\">\n<div class=\"tag\">Retirement<\/div>\n<h4>The Classic Hornet\u2019s Down Under farewell<\/h4>\n<p>Australia says goodbye<\/p>\n<details>\n<summary>Read the full story<\/summary>\n<div class=\"full\">After more than 30 years, the Royal Australian Air Force retired its \u201cClassic\u201d F\/A-18A\/B Hornets in November 2021, replaced by the F-35A. Some airframes were sold on; others became museum pieces and gate guards. A long, hard-working career ended quietly.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mscard\">\n<div class=\"tag\">Family<\/div>\n<h4>Legacy Hornet vs Super Hornet<\/h4>\n<p>Don\u2019t confuse the cousins<\/p>\n<details>\n<summary>Read the full story<\/summary>\n<div class=\"full\">The F\/A-18E\/F Super Hornet looks similar but is a bigger, heavier, later aircraft \u2014 roughly 25% larger, new engines, different radar. It is a SEPARATE type (and a separate exhibit). This page is the ORIGINAL \u201clegacy\u201d Hornet: A\/B\/C\/D. The distinction is critical \u2014 figures do not transfer.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mscard\">\n<div class=\"tag\">Human<\/div>\n<h4>The workload the Hornet handed its aviator<\/h4>\n<p>One pilot, two jobs<\/p>\n<details>\n<summary>Read the full story<\/summary>\n<div class=\"full\">Doing fighter and strike work solo meant a single pilot juggling radar, weapons and threats. HOTAS controls and multifunction displays \u2014 advanced for the early 1980s \u2014 were what made it possible, foreshadowing the sensor-fused cockpits of today\u2019s fighters.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<hr class=\"divider\">\n<section>\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n<div class=\"kicker\">Gallery<\/div>\n<h2>The Hornet in pictures<\/h2>\n<div class=\"car\"><button class=\"cbtn p\" onclick=\"document.getElementById('gal').scrollBy({left:-660,behavior:'smooth'})\">\u2039<\/button><button class=\"cbtn n\" onclick=\"document.getElementById('gal').scrollBy({left:660,behavior:'smooth'})\">\u203a<\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"track gal\" id=\"gal\">\n<figure data-full=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:78--.b845\/w:1280\/h:854\/q:96\/f:best\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/fa-18-hornet-catapult-launch-uss-harry-s-truman.jpg\"><img data-opt-id=1136608184  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:78--.b845\/w:980\/h:653\/q:96\/f:best\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/fa-18-hornet-catapult-launch-uss-harry-s-truman.jpg\"  class=\"ph\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20980%20653%22%20width%3D%22980%22%20height%3D%22653%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%22980%22%20height%3D%22653%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"A US Marine Corps F\/A-18C Hornet fires off the catapult of USS Harry S. Truman  the violent carrier launch the airframe was reinforced for.\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><figcaption>A US Marine Corps F\/A-18C Hornet fires off the catapult of USS Harry S. Truman \u2014 the violent carrier launch the airframe was reinforced for.<span>Photo: MC3 Blagoj B. Petkovski, U.S. Navy \u00b7 Public domain<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure data-full=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:78--.b845\/w:1280\/h:860\/q:96\/f:best\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/fa-18-hornet-arrested-landing-uss-george-washington.jpg\"><img data-opt-id=880725615  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:78--.b845\/w:980\/h:658\/q:96\/f:best\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/fa-18-hornet-arrested-landing-uss-george-washington.jpg\"  class=\"ph\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20980%20658%22%20width%3D%22980%22%20height%3D%22658%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%22980%22%20height%3D%22658%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"An F\/A-18 Hornet catches a wire in an arrested landing aboard USS George Washington in the Persian Gulf.\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><figcaption>An F\/A-18 Hornet catches a wire in an arrested landing aboard USS George Washington in the Persian Gulf.<span>Photo: U.S. Navy \/ Brian Fleske \u00b7 Public domain<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure data-full=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:78--.b845\/w:1280\/h:850\/q:96\/f:best\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/fa-18-hornet-fa18c-in-flight-philippine-sea.jpg\"><img data-opt-id=120759452  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:78--.b845\/w:980\/h:651\/q:96\/f:best\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/fa-18-hornet-fa18c-in-flight-philippine-sea.jpg\"  class=\"ph\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20980%20651%22%20width%3D%22980%22%20height%3D%22651%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%22980%22%20height%3D%22651%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"A US Navy F\/A-18C Hornet in flight  the clean lines of the original legacy jet.\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><figcaption>A US Navy F\/A-18C Hornet in flight \u2014 the clean lines of the original legacy jet.<span>Photo: U.S. Navy \u00b7 Public domain<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure data-full=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:78--.b845\/w:1280\/h:852\/q:96\/f:best\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/fa-18-hornet-blue-angels.jpg\"><img data-opt-id=1986871552  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:78--.b845\/w:980\/h:652\/q:96\/f:best\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/fa-18-hornet-blue-angels.jpg\"  class=\"ph\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20980%20652%22%20width%3D%22980%22%20height%3D%22652%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%22980%22%20height%3D%22652%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"A US Navy Blue Angels legacy Hornet  the team flew the type from 1986 to 2020.\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><figcaption>A US Navy Blue Angels legacy Hornet \u2014 the team flew the type from 1986 to 2020.<span>Photo: U.S. Navy Blue Angels \u00b7 Public domain<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure data-full=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:78--.b845\/w:1280\/h:854\/q:96\/f:best\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/fa-18-hornet-finnish-air-force-f18c.jpg\"><img data-opt-id=1260227013  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:78--.b845\/w:980\/h:653\/q:96\/f:best\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/fa-18-hornet-finnish-air-force-f18c.jpg\"  class=\"ph\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20980%20653%22%20width%3D%22980%22%20height%3D%22653%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%22980%22%20height%3D%22653%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"A Finnish Air Force F-18C Hornet flies alongside a US Air Force B-52  the Ilmavoimat has flown the Hornet since the 1990s.\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><figcaption>A Finnish Air Force F-18C Hornet flies alongside a US Air Force B-52 \u2014 the Ilmavoimat has flown the Hornet since the 1990s.<span>Photo: U.S. Air Force \/ Tech. Sgt. Codie Trimble \u00b7 Public domain<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure data-full=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:78--.b845\/w:1280\/h:905\/q:96\/f:best\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/fa-18-hornet-vfa-131-wildcats-patrol.jpg\"><img data-opt-id=2043627314  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:78--.b845\/w:980\/h:693\/q:96\/f:best\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/fa-18-hornet-vfa-131-wildcats-patrol.jpg\"  class=\"ph\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20980%20693%22%20width%3D%22980%22%20height%3D%22693%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%22980%22%20height%3D%22693%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Two F\/A-18C Hornets of the VFA-131 Wildcats on patrol  a US Navy strike-fighter pair.\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><figcaption>Two F\/A-18C Hornets of the VFA-131 \u201cWildcats\u201d on patrol \u2014 a US Navy strike-fighter pair.<span>Photo: U.S. Navy \/ Lt. 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It later served over the Balkans and Kosovo (1999), Iraq (2003 onward) and Afghanistan, flown by US Navy and Marine crews and by allies. Per-nation air-to-air tallies for the legacy jet are small and sometimes contested, so specific claims are best hedged.<\/p>\n<div class=\"combat\">\n<div class=\"cstat\"><b>7<\/b><span>Allied export operators of the legacy Hornet<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"cstat\"><b>1991\u2013<\/b><span>Combat from Desert Storm onward<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"cstat\"><b>2 MiGs<\/b><span>Killed, then bombs dropped \u2014 same sortie, 17 Jan 1991<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Compare the <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/fighter-jet-combat-statistics\/\">combat record of every military aircraft<\/a>. Figures as of July 2026.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<hr class=\"divider\">\n<section id=\"faq\">\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n<div class=\"kicker\">Questions &amp; Answers<\/div>\n<h2>Everything people ask about the F\/A-18 Hornet<\/h2>\n<div class=\"qa\">\n<details open=\"\">\n<summary>Can I fly in an F\/A-18 Hornet?<\/summary>\n<div class=\"a\"><b>No.<\/b> The legacy Hornet is an active \u2014 and now recently-retired \u2014 frontline carrier fighter, and it is not offered to civilians by MiGFlug. Even in Switzerland (MiGFlug\u2019s home country), where Swiss Hornets are prominent, no civilian Hornet flights exist. However you CAN fly several genuine military jets today \u2014 see MiGFlug\u2019s real fighter-jet flights at <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/flights-prices\/\">migflug.com\/flights-prices\/<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>Why is it called \u201cF\/A\u201d?<\/summary>\n<div class=\"a\">Because it is both a Fighter and an Attack aircraft in one airframe \u2014 the first true carrier multirole jet, replacing separate F-4 fighters and A-7 attack jets.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>Is the Hornet the same as the Super Hornet?<\/summary>\n<div class=\"a\">No. The F\/A-18E\/F Super Hornet is a bigger, later, separate aircraft (and a separate exhibit). This page is the original legacy A\/B\/C\/D Hornet; the two share a name and a look but not their dimensions, engines or radar.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>How fast is the F\/A-18 Hornet?<\/summary>\n<div class=\"a\">Over Mach 1.8 \u2014 roughly 1,900 km\/h at altitude.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>Is it related to the F-16?<\/summary>\n<div class=\"a\">Distantly. The Hornet\u2019s ancestor, the YF-17, lost the same US Air Force lightweight-fighter contest that the F-16 (YF-16) won; the Navy then developed the loser into the Hornet.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>Who flies the legacy Hornet now?<\/summary>\n<div class=\"a\">In 2026, Finland, Switzerland, Spain and Malaysia still operate legacy Hornets, though several are transitioning to the F-35. The US, Canada and Australia have retired theirs.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>Did the F\/A-18 Hornet see combat?<\/summary>\n<div class=\"a\">Yes \u2014 Desert Storm in 1991 (including two MiG kills followed by a bombing run on the same sortie), then Kosovo, Iraq and Afghanistan, flown by US and allied crews.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>Do the Blue Angels fly the Hornet?<\/summary>\n<div class=\"a\">They flew legacy Hornets from 1986 to 2020, and now fly the Super Hornet.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<div class=\"ad\">\n<div class=\"adin\">\n<div class=\"kicker\">The part of the collection you can touch<\/div>\n<h2>You can\u2019t fly the Hornet.<br \/>These, you can.<\/h2>\n<p class=\"adp\">Some legends only live in museums \u2014 others are fuelled and waiting. 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alt=\"Lockheed F-104 Starfighter side profile\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\"><\/span><b>Fly the F-104 Starfighter<\/b><span>\u201cThe missile with a man in it\u201d<\/span><\/a><a class=\"flycard\" href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/mig-21-launch\/\"><span class=\"fico\"><img data-opt-id=791639987  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alt=\"Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 side profile\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\"><\/span><b>Fly the MiG-21<\/b><span>The Cold War\u2019s most-produced jet<\/span><\/a><a class=\"flycard\" href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/flights-prices\/t-33-in-canada\/\"><span class=\"fico\"><img data-opt-id=791639987  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alt=\"Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star side profile\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\"><\/span><b>Fly the T-33 Shooting Star<\/b><span>America\u2019s first jet trainer<\/span><\/a><a class=\"flycard\" href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/flights-prices\/vampire-flight-near-london\/\"><span class=\"fico\"><img data-opt-id=791639987  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alt=\"de Havilland Vampire side profile\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\"><\/span><b>Fly the DH Vampire<\/b><span>A piece of early jet history<\/span><\/a><a class=\"flycard\" href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/flights-prices\/s-211-jet-flight-munich\/\"><span class=\"fico\"><img data-opt-id=791639987  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alt=\"SIAI-Marchetti S.211 side profile\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\"><\/span><b>Fly the S.211<\/b><span>Agile Italian jet trainer<\/span><\/a><a class=\"flycard\" href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/flights-prices\/l-39-mb-326-jet-provost-in-italy\/\"><span class=\"fico\"><img data-opt-id=791639987  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alt=\"Aermacchi MB-326 side profile\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\"><\/span><b>Fly the MB-326<\/b><span>The classic Aermacchi jet<\/span><\/a><a class=\"flycard\" href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/flights-prices\/mig-15-fagot-czech-republic\/\"><span class=\"fico\"><img data-opt-id=791639987  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alt=\"Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 side profile\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\"><\/span><b>Fly the MiG-15<\/b><span>The Soviet legend of the Korean War<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"btn\" href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/flights-prices\/\">See all flights &amp; prices<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section style=\"padding-top:44px\">\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n<div class=\"kicker\">Related Aircraft<\/div>\n<h2>Continue the tour<\/h2>\n<div class=\"relgrid\"><a class=\"rel\" href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/f-14-tomcat\/\"><span class=\"rk\">The Carrier Stablemate<\/span><span class=\"rh\">F-14 Tomcat<\/span><span class=\"rp\">The big swing-wing fleet-defence interceptor the Hornet flew alongside \u2014 and eventually replaced \u2014 on US Navy carrier decks.<\/span><span class=\"go\">Read the F-14 story<\/span><\/a><a class=\"rel\" href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/f-16-fighting-falcon\/\"><span class=\"rk\">The Rival That Won<\/span><span class=\"rh\">F-16 Fighting Falcon<\/span><span class=\"rp\">The jet that beat the Hornet\u2019s ancestor in the lightweight-fighter contest \u2014 a single-engine land-based counterpart to the Navy\u2019s twin.<\/span><span class=\"go\">Read the F-16 story<\/span><\/a><a class=\"rel\" href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/f-35-lightning-ii\/\"><span class=\"rk\">The Replacement<\/span><span class=\"rh\">F-35 Lightning II<\/span><span class=\"rp\">The stealth multirole fighter now taking over from legacy Hornets in the US, Australia, Canada, Finland and Switzerland.<\/span><span class=\"go\">Read the F-35 story<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<hr class=\"divider\">\n<section style=\"padding:48px 0 64px\">\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n<div class=\"kicker\">Sources &amp; Further Reading<\/div>\n<h2>Every fact, checked<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"srclist\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.navair.navy.mil\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NAVAIR \/ US Navy<\/a><span>Official F\/A-18 A\u2013D product data and specifications.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalsecurity.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GlobalSecurity.org<\/a><span>F\/A-18 specifications and variant history.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usna.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">USNA Naval Aviation<\/a><span>Hornet development and service overview.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/theaviationgeekclub.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Aviation Geek Club<\/a><span>The VFA-81 17 January 1991 MiG kills, in detail.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vintageaviationnews.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vintage Aviation News \/ Coffee or Die<\/a><span>The Fox &amp; Mongillo dogfight-and-bomb sortie.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.twz.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The War Zone (TWZ)<\/a><span>Australia\u2019s Classic Hornet retirement, November 2021.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AeroTime \/ Australian Aviation<\/a><span>Operator retirements and F-35 transitions.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boeing.com\/history\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Boeing \/ McDonnell Douglas heritage<\/a><span>Origins of the YF-17 and F\/A-18 program.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div id=\"galfix71\" data-js=\"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\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/div>\n<p><script>(function(){var 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