The F/A-18 Hornet was a twin-engine supersonic fighter aircraft.[1] It was manufactured by McDonnell Douglas.[1] It had a mid-mounted variable-camber swept wings.[1] The two vertical stabilizers were 20 degrees outward from vertical.[1] It also used leading edge extensions in front of the wing root.[1] The weight was 25000 lbs with an MTOW of 51,900. It could carry 10,000 lbs of fuel internally with the option of 6000 more in external pods.[1] It has full-span Leading edge flaps, inboard trailing edge flaps, and outboard ailerons.[1] It was powered by two GE F404-GE-400 engines.[1] The Legacy hornet did not have a sideslip probe; therefore, the sideslip angle was determined using the software.[1] The F-18 has dual toe-in fins to increase directional stability.[1] The vortices produced by the LEXs buffeted the tail surfaces at high AOA, this led to the addition of fences to the LEX.[1] The primary mission is fighter escort with two wingtip-mounted sidewinders, and two fuselage-mounted sparrow missiles. It has a design sinking speed at touchdown of 25.1 ft/s.[2] It has design load factors of +7.5g to -3g.[2] It has a moderately-swept wing and highly-swept LEX.[2] The engines are canted outward 1.98 degrees.[2]
Legacy Hornet Controlled Flight Issues
[[Legacy Hornet Flight Control System]]
[[GE F404-GE-400 Engine]]
[[Leading Edge Extensions]]
F-18 Flight Software Versions
[[GE F404-GE-400 Engine]]
[[Leading Edge Extensions]]
[[F-18 Flight Software Versions]]
[[Legacy Hornet Pirouette]]
[[YF-188G Bird of Prey]] – used the F-18 control stick.
[[F-15 Afterbody Configuration]] – the F-15 used toe-out fins to reduce drag.
[[McDonnel Douglas]] – aircraft company.
[[F-18 Structural Vibration Modes]] – measuring tail buffets
[[mdcf18 Program]] – nonlinear simulation
[[dmsf18]] – real-time simulator
f18bas – includes preliminary thrust vectoring design
[[F-18 Dimensional Data]]
[[HIRM Model]] – scaled a drop-test model data up to F-18 size
[[YF-17 Cobra]] – prototype model
[[F-18 Wing Fold Mechanism]]
[[YF-23]] – used main strut from Hornet
Sources
- [1] E. J. Mitchell, “F/A-18A-D Flight Control Computer OFP Versions 10.6.1 and 10.7 Developmental Flight Testing: Out-of-Controlled Flight Test Program Yields Reduced Falling Leaf Departure Susceptibility and Enhanced Aircraft Maneuverability”.
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[[AIM-7F Sparrow]]
[[AIM-9 Sidewinder]]
[[Paul Metz]]
Pilot-Induced Oscillations
[[Super Hornet Design]]
[[Supersonic Flight]]
[[Swept Wing]]
[[X-29 Automatic Camber Control]]