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F-18 Hornet and Super Hornet Ideas and Inspiration

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GTX_Admin:
Hi folks,

A thread for your F/A-18 Hornet and Super Hornet Ideas and Inspiration.

To start with, here are some concepts that were looked at before the Super Hornet was finalised:

GTX_Admin:
Some thoughts:  if the YF-17 had won the LWF contest would we have seen essentially what became the F/A-18 Cobra enter USAF service?  Would we then ultimately see these entering service with multiple users around the world?  Would the Japanese F-2 be essentially the Super Hornet Cobra?

...isn't it interesting how one's mind rambles from one idea to the next? ;D

elmayerle:
Well, the production F-17 would have looked similar to the F-18, but with a spine similar to that of the YF-17 (you can see it in the family tree drawing that appears in a number of F-18 books).  What would've been equally interesting would be the F-18L outcompeting the F-16 (in the "Sale of the Century" and elsewhere) and an equivalent Super Hornet version of it appearing.

Maverick:
One would have thought with the land-based nations buying the type (ie: Canada, Australia, Spain, et al) that the F-18L would have had merit as a production line rather than the baseline A and later C.  I'm sure the type would have conferred advantages over its naval sibling.

Regards,

John

dy031101:
Maybe the Cobra would have been a single-engine jet powered by F100 turbofan?   ???

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