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The F18 vs F18 Superhornet wasn't a limited upgrade. They replace (iirc) 30% of the plane and it's much bigger. https://qph.fs.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-2f54130d
by noir_lord 8y ago
The F18 vs F18 Superhornet wasn't a limited upgrade.
They replace (iirc) 30% of the plane and it's much bigger.
https://qph.fs.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-2f54130dd50490fcfd1ad0efb0f53ea7 https://qph.fs.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-2f54130dd50490fcfd1ad0...
- nradov 8y agoI guess it depends on how you define limited. But regardless, the minor low-observability upgrades in the Superhornet were insufficient to make it survivable.
- engi_nerd 8y agoTo correct and expand upon your point a bit. Yes, the Super Hornet isn't just a limited upgrade. The Super Hornet is a bigger airframe. You can think of it as "what would happen if we scaled up a Hornet by about 15%?" New wing. New intake design. It required a development program and a flight test program of a kind that you do when you make a new airplane, not upgrade an old one. The Super Hornet is much more capable. Greater endurance, can have an AESA radar, better ESM suite, better communications.
- noir_lord 8y agoAye, F-18 Super Hornet is my favourite plane of the jet age bar none.