Message posted by Jose on March 12, 2001 at 16:01:50 PST:
Monday March 12 4:31 PM ET By The Associated Press, Background information on the F/A-18 Hornet, the type of Navy jet that accidentally dropped a bomb Monday on a group of military personnel in Kuwait: -Single or twin-seat fighter-attack aircraft. -With twin engines, it reaches a speed of Mach 1.8, almost twice the speed of sound. -First tactical aircraft built for both air-to-ground and air-to-air missions. -Used for interdiction, air support, as a fighter escort and for air defense. Supplements the Navy's F-14 Tomcat. -Known for its reliability, safety and ability to switch from strike to fighter mode quickly and easily. -Entered service in 1983; regular upgrades have included improvement of radar system and increased ability to strike at night. -Used during the airstrikes campaign in the confrontation with Yugoslavia over Kosovo and in the Persian Gulf War (news - web sites). -Foreign countries with Hornet fleets include Canada, Australia, Spain, Switzerland, Finland, Kuwait. Sources: U.S. Navy: http://www.chinfo.navy.mil/navpalib/factfile/aircraft/air-fa18.html Boeing Co.: http://www.boeing.com/defense-space/military/fa18/fa18.htm
A Look at the Navy's F/A-18 Hornet
In Reply to: Bad New's from Kuwait ! ! posted by F105_THUD on March 12, 2001 at 12:43:36 PST:
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