McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet

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Iznenadio si me sa tim F-18 HARV, pa sam pomislio da je nešto novijeg datuma... ali, ne...

Fotografija je sa testova iz 1991. a HARV program trajao je od 1987. do 1996.



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post sam stavio iskljucivo zbog snimka. a slika je samo da se vidi o cemu je rec.

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Svajcarcima kasni modernizacija i produzetak zivota za flotu
Truncated and delayed Swiss Hornet upgrade set for 2027 completion
Citat:Switzerland's service life extension programme (SLEP) for its fleet of Boeing F/A-18C/D Hornet fighters is to be rolled out to a fewer number of aircraft and is taking longer than originally intended.

The Swiss Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection, and Sport (VBS) said on 22 March that, while much of the upgrade work had already been completed on the Swiss Air Force's 30 Hornets, only 15 would now receive the full SLEP enhancement and that this effort would be completed two years later than the planned 2025 deadline.
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The Marines just got their first squadron of APG 79 (V)4s for their F/A-18s, which is a gallium nitride #GaN upgrade that is twice as capable at the same cost" ~ Bryan Rosselli, President, Raytheon Advanced Products & Solutions
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Citat:The Canadian Forces CF-18 Demonstration Team has announced their 2024 paint scheme in honor of the Royal Canadian Air Force Centennial.
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Malezijci dobili drugi remontovani/modernizovani F/A-18D
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Navy Pays $100K To Replace Each F/A-18 Tire, 3D Printed Repairs Cuts Cost To $300
Additive manufacturing and cold spray technology are revolutionizing how the Navy looks at sustainment, saving millions in the process.

t the recent Sea Air Space conference near Washington D.C., Theodore Gronda, program manager for Naval Air Systems Command’s (NAVAIR) Additive Manufacturing (AM) Team told an audience that replacement tires for the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet are wildly expensive.

How much? According to Gronda, replacing them costs nearly six figures each. That’s partly because they are swapped out along with the wheels they’re mounted on. The Navy actually buys replacement Super Hornet tires as assemblies, receiving tires/wheel rims already mated to each other. Each tire/wheel assembly costs approximately $100,000.
There’s no doubt that wheels and tires on a carrier aircraft like the Super Hornet lead hard, relatively short lives. Since 2019, the Navy’s E/F fleet has progressively undergone a multi-phase service life modification program which stretches the fighter’s service life from 6,000 to 10,000 hours. Over that service life Super Hornets make literally thousands of landings and takeoffs, both arrested landings and catapult takeoffs from aircraft carriers and takeoffs and landings from fixed bases. In the process they consume many wheels and tires, using them up particularly quickly during carrier operations.

If the rims could be fixed and the tires remounted, the Navy’s wheel/tire bill might go down significantly. Gronda explained that NAVAIR’s AM team recognized a possible opportunity to repair Super Hornet rims using solid-state cold spray 3D printing technology.

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Malezija i dalje zainteresovana za kuvajtske F/A-18D
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Citat:VMFA-112 new color bird
Photos by SSgt Eric Kilpatrick
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Citat:Swiss Air Force trained landing and take off from a motorway for the first time since 1991 with their F/A-18 fighter jets today.
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