Title
F/A-18 A Hornet
Description
A bright blue aircraft with yellow detailing on the wings, cockpit, and tailfin. The Hornet has markings for the 'U.S. Navy,' and the 'Blue Angles,' and the bureau number is 162435.
The McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet is an all-weather combat jet used as a fighter and an attack aircraft. Designed for used on aircraft carriers, the Hornet is a twin-engine craft with supersonic capabilities. The Hornet was also designed as a versatile aircraft capable of performing escort, support, defense, and reconnaissance duties.
The McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet is an all-weather combat jet used as a fighter and an attack aircraft. Designed for used on aircraft carriers, the Hornet is a twin-engine craft with supersonic capabilities. The Hornet was also designed as a versatile aircraft capable of performing escort, support, defense, and reconnaissance duties.
Collection
National Naval Aviation Museum
Context
Designed by McDonnell Douglas, the F/A-18 Hornet was created out of need for a multirole aircraft that could replace the functions of the F-4 Phantom II, the A-7 Corsair II, and the A-4 Skyhawk. The Hornet was introduced to the Marine Corps in 1983, but quickly became popular with the US Navy as well, including their Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels.
Bureau Number 162435 was involved in an accident in Naval Air Station Miramar. Upon landing, the aircraft flipped inverted on the runway after hydroplaning on landing and then rolled killing Captain Henry "Hank" Kleeman, USN.
The Hornet arrived at Patriots Point in 2007 and is on loan from the National Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola, Florida.
Bureau Number 162435 was involved in an accident in Naval Air Station Miramar. Upon landing, the aircraft flipped inverted on the runway after hydroplaning on landing and then rolled killing Captain Henry "Hank" Kleeman, USN.
The Hornet arrived at Patriots Point in 2007 and is on loan from the National Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola, Florida.
Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Primary Object Name
Airplane
Sub-Class Name
Aircraft
Class Name
Aerospace Transportation T&E
Category Name
Category 07: Distribution & Transportation Objects
