The Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet & EA-18G Growler: A Developmental and Operational History

ISBN-13: 9780764340413 / Angielski / Twarda / 2012 / 400 str.

Brad Elward

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A Developmental and Operational History. The story of how the Super Hornet and Growler came into existence is the focus of this new book. The F/A-18E/F has its roots in the late-1980s Hornet 2000 study, which itself evaluated ways to enhance the range, payload, and bring-back capability of the existing F/A-18 Hornet. Through a series of trade-offs imposed by largely limited defense funds, what emerged was a versatile, affordable strike fighter aircraft that has served the Navy well since its fleet introduction in 2002. The Growler has a similar history. Itself an offshoot of the Super Hornet program, the EA-18G brought many of the