Malaysia launches a probe as footage shows an RMAF F/A-18D Hornet bursting into flames during take-off at Kuantan.

The incident at the Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Airport is believed to be the first major crash involving an F/A-18D Hornet jet in ...

This is the terrifying moment a fighter jet burst into flames before crashing during a runway takeoff. Footage shows the ...

Today on The Daily Aviation discover the awesome story of one of the most emblematic US Navy plane: the McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet and its variant the Super Hornet.

What happens to a jet when it loses its engine? It becomes a rock.” The blunt aphorism recalled by retired U.S. Navy Naval Flight Officer Josh Bennet sums up one of the most decisive factors in a ...

The advanced aircraft featured a 20 percent larger airframe, which could carry upwards of 33 percent more internal fuel, increasing its mission range by 41 percent and its endurance by 50 percent over ...

Not content to rest on their laurels, the McDonnell Douglas/Boeing folks came out with the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet on November 29, 1995; this variant entered fleet service with the USN in 1999 and ...

AIRCRAFT McDonnell Douglas F/A-18A/B Hornet Latest News Aircraft Air USA Buys Former RAAF Hornets ...

The Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet was first developed by McDonnell Douglas Corporation in 1978 as an all-weather supersonic, twin-engine, carrier-capable combat aircraft.

The Hornet replaced the F-14 Tomcat and A-7 Corsair II in Navy service and F-4 Phantom IIs in the Marine Corps. These early Hornets have since been replaced in the Navy by larger Super Hornets. Credit ...