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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

McDonnell Douglas (and Northrop) came up with an F/A-18 variant about the same size (LxW) as the F-14 and Boeing bought McDonnell Douglas. Northrop continued to build 2/3 of the "Boeing" F/A-18E/F.

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 ...

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.

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 ...

November will mark the 30th anniversary of the first flight of the locally-built F/A-18 Super Hornet. The National Museum of Transportation will celebrate the fighter jet’s legacy with a series of ...