The first Navy air carrier profile in the Series, this book tells a particularly interesting tale. Traded off by the Air Force, the F/A 18 became the Navy's primary strike aircraft, claiming the only two Navy air-to-air kills in Desert Storm. All the tech details, specs and illustrations standard to the series are featured. Of special note are the F/A 18's custom-developed Hornet weapons systems, including laser-guided weapons and sophisticated electronic countermeasures. The Hornet's significant export success is profiled as well: Canada, Switzerland, Australia, Spain, Malaysia Our military aircraft series presents authoritative, interesting treatments of aircraft technology that spans the history and future of military aviation. The series is headed by Walter J. Boyne, an internationally renown aviation expert and author with an esteemed former military career. The authors contracted to series are also recognized experts and authors. The books themselves are superior in look as well as content. Quality products inside-out!
- ISBN10 0071400370
- ISBN13 9780071400374
- Publish Date 1 April 2002 (first published 1 May 2000)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 7 August 2002
- Publish Country US
- Publisher McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
- Imprint McGraw-Hill Inc.,US
- Format Paperback
- Pages 226
- Language English