FA-18 HORNET MANEUVERABILITY

The McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet (now incorporated into Boeing) is a versatile supersonic fighter that can be operated to and from aircraft carriers in all weather, designed to be able to engage in air combat and attack targets on the ground (F/A is the initials). for fighter (combat) and attack (attack)). The F/A-18 is a derivative of the YF-17 in the 1970s for use by the United States Navy and Marine Corps. Hornets are also used by the air forces in several countries. It has been the aerospace demonstration aircraft for the United States Navy Flying Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, since 1986.