{"product_id":"f-18a-c-hornet","title":"F-18A\/C Hornet","description":"\u003cp\u003e1\/72\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch5\u003eSuomellakin käytössä ollut Hornet. Ei sisällä suomalaisia tunnuksia\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cb\u003eMcDonnell Douglas F\/A-18 Hornet\u003c\/b\u003e is an all-weather \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Supersonic_aircraft\" title=\"Supersonic aircraft\"\u003esupersonic\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Twinjet\" title=\"Twinjet\"\u003etwin-engined\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Carrier-based_aircraft\" title=\"Carrier-based aircraft\"\u003ecarrier\u003c\/a\u003e-capable, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Multirole_combat_aircraft\" title=\"Multirole combat aircraft\"\u003emultirole combat\u003c\/a\u003e aircraft, designed as both a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fighter_aircraft\" title=\"Fighter aircraft\"\u003efighter\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Attack_aircraft\" title=\"Attack aircraft\"\u003eground attack aircraft\u003c\/a\u003e (hence the F\/A \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1962_United_States_Tri-Service_aircraft_designation_system\" title=\"1962 United States Tri-Service aircraft designation system\"\u003edesignation\u003c\/a\u003e). Designed by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/McDonnell_Douglas\" title=\"McDonnell Douglas\"\u003eMcDonnell Douglas\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Northrop_Corporation\" title=\"Northrop Corporation\"\u003eNorthrop\u003c\/a\u003e, the F\/A-18 was derived from the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/YF-17\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"YF-17\"\u003eYF-17\u003c\/a\u003e that lost against the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/General_Dynamics_F-16_Fighting_Falcon\" title=\"General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon\"\u003eYF-16\u003c\/a\u003e in the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States_Air_Force\" title=\"United States Air Force\"\u003eUnited States Air Force\u003c\/a\u003e's \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lightweight_Fighter_program\" title=\"Lightweight Fighter program\"\u003elightweight fighter program\u003c\/a\u003e. The \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States_Navy\" title=\"United States Navy\"\u003eUnited States Navy\u003c\/a\u003e selected the YF-17 for the Navy Air Combat Fighter program, further developed the design and renamed it F\/A-18; the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States_Marine_Corps\" title=\"United States Marine Corps\"\u003eUnited States Marine Corps\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e would also adopt the aircraft. The Hornet is also used by the air \u003cbr\u003eforces of several other nations, and formerly by the U.S. Navy's Flight \u003cbr\u003eDemonstration Squadron, the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Blue_Angels\" title=\"Blue Angels\"\u003eBlue Angels\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3 id=\"F\/A-18A\/B_Hornet\"\u003eF\/A-18A\/B Hornet\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eF\/A-18A,\u003c\/i\u003e single-seat variant, can employ the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Harpoon_(missile)\" title=\"Harpoon (missile)\"\u003eAGM-84 Harpoon\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/AGM-65_Maverick\" title=\"AGM-65 Maverick\"\u003eAGM-65E Maverick\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/AGM-88_HARM\" title=\"AGM-88 HARM\"\u003eAGM-88 HARM\u003c\/a\u003e and the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/AGM-62_Walleye\" title=\"AGM-62 Walleye\"\u003eAGM-62 Walleye I\/II\u003c\/a\u003e. The F\/A-18A was also equipped with the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/AN\/AAS-38\" title=\"AN\/AAS-38\"\u003eAN\/AAS-38 Nite Hawk\u003c\/a\u003e targeting pod and the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/AN\/AAS-38\" title=\"AN\/AAS-38\"\u003eAN\/ASQ-173\u003c\/a\u003e laser spot tracker for targeting. During the Gulf War, there were limited numbers of the Nite Hawk for USN and USMC Hornets. The \u003ci\u003eF\/A-18B\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e has space for the two-seat cockpit, provided by a relocation of \u003cbr\u003eavionics equipment and a 6% reduction in internal fuel. Two-seat Hornets\u003cbr\u003e are otherwise fully combat-capable. The B-model is used primarily for \u003cbr\u003etraining.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1992, the original \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hughes_Aircraft\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Hughes Aircraft\"\u003eHughes\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/AN\/APG-65\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"AN\/APG-65\"\u003eAN\/APG-65\u003c\/a\u003e radar was replaced with the Hughes (now \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Raytheon\" title=\"Raytheon\"\u003eRaytheon\u003c\/a\u003e) \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/AN\/APG-73\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"AN\/APG-73\"\u003eAN\/APG-73\u003c\/a\u003e, a faster and more capable radar. A-model Hornets that have been upgraded to the AN\/APG-73 and are capable of carrying the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/AIM-120_AMRAAM\" title=\"AIM-120 AMRAAM\"\u003eAIM-120 AMRAAM\u003c\/a\u003e are designated \u003cb\u003eF\/A-18A+\u003c\/b\u003e. Later in the 2010s they received life-extending upgrades from the USMC and then became \u003cb\u003eF\/A-18A++\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3 id=\"F\/A-18C\/D_Hornet\"\u003eF\/A-18C\/D Hornet\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe F\/A-18C and D models are the result of a block upgrade in 1987 incorporating upgraded radar, avionics, and the capacity to carry new missiles such as the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/AIM-120_AMRAAM\" title=\"AIM-120 AMRAAM\"\u003eAIM-120 AMRAAM\u003c\/a\u003e air-to-air missile and later on the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/AGM-84E_Standoff_Land_Attack_Missile\" title=\"AGM-84E Standoff Land Attack Missile\"\u003eAGM-84E SLAM\u003c\/a\u003e as well as the IR version of the AGM-65 (AGM-65F).Other upgrades include the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Martin-Baker\" title=\"Martin-Baker\"\u003eMartin-Baker\u003c\/a\u003e NACES (Navy Aircrew Common \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ejection_seat\" title=\"Ejection seat\"\u003eejection seat\u003c\/a\u003e), and a self-protection jammer. A \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Synthetic_aperture_radar\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Synthetic aperture radar\"\u003esynthetic aperture ground mapping radar\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e enables the pilot to locate targets in poor visibility conditions. C \u003cbr\u003eand D models delivered since 1989 also have improved night attack \u003cbr\u003eabilities, consisting of the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hughes_Aircraft\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Hughes Aircraft\"\u003eHughes\u003c\/a\u003e AN\/AAR-50 thermal navigation pod, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/AN\/AAS-38\" title=\"AN\/AAS-38\"\u003eAN\/AAS-38\u003c\/a\u003eA NITE Hawk \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/FLIR\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"FLIR\"\u003eFLIR\u003c\/a\u003e (forward looking infrared array) targeting pod, night vision goggles, and two full-color (formerly monochrome) \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Multi-function_display\" title=\"Multi-function display\"\u003emulti-function display\u003c\/a\u003e (MFDs) and a color moving map.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4 id=\"Finland\"\u003eFinland\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003ehe \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Finnish_Air_Force\" title=\"Finnish Air Force\"\u003eFinnish Air Force\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ordered 64 F-18C\/Ds (57 C models, seven D models) in 1992. The F-18Ds \u003cbr\u003ewere built at St. Louis, while the F-18Cs were locally assembled in \u003cbr\u003eFinland. Delivery of the aircraft started in November 1995 and ended in August 2000. The Hornet replaced the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mikoyan-Gurevich_MiG-21\" title=\"Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21\"\u003eMiG-21bis\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Saab_35_Draken\" title=\"Saab 35 Draken\"\u003eSaab 35 Draken\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e in Finnish service. The Finnish Hornets were initially to be used only \u003cbr\u003efor air defense, hence the F-18 designation. The F-18C includes the ASPJ\u003cbr\u003e (Airborne Self-Protection Jammer) jamming pod ALQ-165. The U.S. Navy later included the ALQ-165 on their F\/A-18E\/F Super Hornet procurement.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"webstore_product_info ksk_res_mob_100\" style=\"margin-left: 210px;\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"ws_pro_description\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/eshop.kovozavody.cz\/soubory\/produkty\/KPM0163-kamo.jpg\" jsaction=\"\" class=\"sFlh5c FyHeAf iPVvYb\" style=\"max-width: 883px; width: 512px; height: 338px; margin: 0px;\" alt=\"Kovozávody Prostějov 1:72 McDonnell Douglas F-18A\/C Hornet KPM0163\" jsname=\"kn3ccd\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Kovozavody (KP)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57795606086016,"sku":"KPM163","price":23.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0978\/1601\/9328\/files\/KPM163.jpg?v=1775220107","url":"https:\/\/pienoismallimarketti.fi\/products\/f-18a-c-hornet","provider":"Pienoismallimarketti","version":"1.0","type":"link"}