
Название: The F/A-18 Hornet Story
Автор: Tony Holmes
Издательство: The History Press
Серия: Story Series
ISBN: 978 0752462691
Год издания: 2011
Язык: English
Cтраниц: 136
Формат: PDF
Размер: 59,6 MB
From failed Air Force fighter to the Navy's "universal soldier," this history chronicles the evolution of the Hornet. Built to replace both the A-7 Corsair II light attack aircraft and the F-4 Phantom II fighter in Navy service, the F/A-18 evolved from Northrop's YF-17 in the late 1970s. Production aircraft reached the Navy in May 1980, with the Marine Corps receiving Hornets two years later.