F/A-18 Hornet

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attack aircraft carrier-capable fighter aircraft multirole combat aircraft supersonic aircraft twin‑engine jet aircraft

The F/A-18 Hornet is a twin-engine, supersonic, multirole combat jet used by the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps and several allied air forces for both fighter and attack missions.

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All labels observed (21)

Label Occurrences
F/A-18 Hornet canonical 24
McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet 8
F-18 Hornet 4

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf attack aircraft ⓘ
carrier-capable fighter aircraft ⓘ
multirole combat aircraft ⓘ
supersonic aircraft ⓘ
twin‑engine jet aircraft ⓘ
canCarry air-to-air missiles ⓘ
air-to-ground missiles ⓘ
guided bombs ⓘ
unguided bombs ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
crew 1 ⓘ
2 ⓘ
crewNote single-seat and two-seat variants ⓘ
designedFor carrier operations ⓘ
developedFrom Northrop YF-17 ⓘ
enteredServiceWith United States Navy ⓘ
firstFlight 1978-11-18 ⓘ
hasFeature arrestor hook ⓘ
catapult launch capability ⓘ
leading-edge extensions ⓘ
tricycle landing gear ⓘ
twin tails ⓘ
hasVariant F/A-18 Hornet self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: F/A-18A

F/A-18 Hornet self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: F/A-18B

F/A-18 Hornet self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: F/A-18C

F/A-18 Hornet self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: F/A-18D
introduced 1983 ⓘ
laterManufacturer Boeing ⓘ
manufacturer McDonnell Douglas ⓘ
Northrop ⓘ
maximumSpeed approximately Mach 1.8 ⓘ
operatorType air forces of allied nations ⓘ
marine aviation ⓘ
naval aviation ⓘ
powerplant 2 × General Electric F404 turbofan engines ⓘ
primaryArmament M61A1 Vulcan 20 mm cannon ⓘ
surface form: M61A1 Vulcan 20 mm rotary cannon
primaryUsers Kuwait Air Force ⓘ
Royal Australian Air Force ⓘ
Royal Canadian Air Force ⓘ
Spanish Air Force ⓘ
United States Marine Corps ⓘ
United States Navy ⓘ
role attack ⓘ
fighter ⓘ
multirole ⓘ
serviceCeiling approximately 50,000 ft ⓘ
successor Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet ⓘ
surface form: F/A-18E/F Super Hornet
usedInConflict Gulf War ⓘ
Iraq War ⓘ
Libya operations ⓘ
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) ⓘ

Referenced by (63)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

AMRAAM air-to-air missile → compatibleWith → F/A-18 Hornet ⓘ
subject surface form: AMRAAM
Finnish Defence Forces → standardEquipment → F/A-18 Hornet ⓘ
this entity surface form: F/A-18 Hornet fighter aircraft
Finnish Air Force → usesAircraft → F/A-18 Hornet ⓘ
this entity surface form: F/A-18C Hornet
Finnish Air Force → usesAircraft → F/A-18 Hornet ⓘ
this entity surface form: F/A-18D Hornet
ASRAAM short-range air-to-air missile → designedForPlatform → F/A-18 Hornet ⓘ
subject surface form: ASRAAM
Spanish Air Force → uses → F/A-18 Hornet ⓘ
this entity surface form: EF-18 Hornet
CF-18 Hornet → basedOn → F/A-18 Hornet ⓘ
this entity surface form: McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet
Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet → developedFrom → F/A-18 Hornet ⓘ
this entity surface form: McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet
Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet → variant → F/A-18 Hornet ⓘ
this entity surface form: F/A-18F
Operation Okra → airComponent → F/A-18 Hornet ⓘ
this entity surface form: RAAF F/A-18 Hornet aircraft
Kuwait Air Force → operates → F/A-18 Hornet ⓘ
McDonnell Douglas → notableProduct → F/A-18 Hornet ⓘ
this entity surface form: McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet
McDonnell Douglas → notableSeries → F/A-18 Hornet ⓘ
this entity surface form: F/A-18 fighter series
F/A-18 Hornet → hasVariant → F/A-18 Hornet self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: F/A-18A
F/A-18 Hornet → hasVariant → F/A-18 Hornet self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: F/A-18B
F/A-18 Hornet → hasVariant → F/A-18 Hornet self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: F/A-18C
F/A-18 Hornet → hasVariant → F/A-18 Hornet self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: F/A-18D
Rissala Air Base → basedAircraftType → F/A-18 Hornet ⓘ
this entity surface form: F-18 Hornet
Karelian Air Command → usesAircraft → F/A-18 Hornet ⓘ
this entity surface form: F/A‑18 Hornet
Rovaniemi Air Base → basedAircraftType → F/A-18 Hornet ⓘ
this entity surface form: F-18 Hornet
Meteor → usedOnPlatform → F/A-18 Hornet ⓘ
this entity surface form: F-18 Hornet
Taurus KEPD 350 → launchPlatform → F/A-18 Hornet ⓘ
Royal Malaysian Air Force → usesAircraft → F/A-18 Hornet ⓘ
this entity surface form: Boeing F/A-18D Hornet
Ala 12 → operatesAircraftType → F/A-18 Hornet ⓘ
this entity surface form: McDonnell Douglas EF-18 Hornet
Ala 12 → operatesAircraftType → F/A-18 Hornet ⓘ
this entity surface form: EF-18M Hornet
Zaragoza Air Base → primaryAircraftType → F/A-18 Hornet ⓘ
this entity surface form: EF-18 Hornet
Swiss Armed Forces → usesAircraft → F/A-18 Hornet ⓘ
F-35C Lightning II → designedToReplace → F/A-18 Hornet ⓘ
this entity surface form: F/A-18C Hornet
General Electric F404 → usedIn → F/A-18 Hornet ⓘ
this entity surface form: McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet
General Electric F404 → usedIn → F/A-18 Hornet ⓘ
this entity surface form: F/A-18A
General Electric F404 → usedIn → F/A-18 Hornet ⓘ
this entity surface form: F/A-18B
General Electric F404 → usedIn → F/A-18 Hornet ⓘ
this entity surface form: F/A-18C
General Electric F404 → usedIn → F/A-18 Hornet ⓘ
this entity surface form: F/A-18D
M61A1 Vulcan 20 mm cannon → usedOn → F/A-18 Hornet ⓘ
F-35 Lightning II → intendedReplacementFor → F/A-18 Hornet ⓘ
X-32 → intendedReplacementFor → F/A-18 Hornet ⓘ
RAF Waddington International Air Show → featuredAircraftType → F/A-18 Hornet ⓘ
Hands On Throttle And Stick → usedIn → F/A-18 Hornet ⓘ
Lightweight Fighter program → influenced → F/A-18 Hornet ⓘ
A-6 Intruder → successorAircraft → F/A-18 Hornet ⓘ
Blue Angels → usesAircraft → F/A-18 Hornet ⓘ
this entity surface form: McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet
Litening targeting pod → compatibleWith → F/A-18 Hornet ⓘ
No. 81 Wing RAAF → historicallyOperated → F/A-18 Hornet ⓘ
this entity surface form: McDonnell Douglas F/A-18A Hornet
No. 81 Wing RAAF → historicallyOperated → F/A-18 Hornet ⓘ
this entity surface form: McDonnell Douglas F/A-18B Hornet
No. 3 Squadron RAAF → aircraftTypeOperated → F/A-18 Hornet ⓘ
this entity surface form: McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet
AGM-45 Shrike → platform → F/A-18 Hornet ⓘ
No. 77 Squadron RAAF → operatedAircraft → F/A-18 Hornet ⓘ
this entity surface form: McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet
AIM-7 Sparrow missiles → platform → F/A-18 Hornet ⓘ
subject surface form: AIM-7 Sparrow
Northrop YF-17 → designBasisFor → F/A-18 Hornet ⓘ
this entity surface form: McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet
Northrop YF-17 → successor → F/A-18 Hornet ⓘ