Thumpalumpacus
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How many Hornets were lost by the Navy in 2021 due to engine failures? Let's see some numbers.
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I havent but 9 times out of 10 you wont make it in a single engine when it fails
I dont know ask the navyHow many Hornets were lost by the Navy in 2021 due to engine failures? Let's see some numbers.
Luckily the F/A-18 A/B Hornet and F-18E/F Super Hornet have two!
I dont know ask the navy
Well i don know you should ask themThat's not really convincing.
NOWe could even save more money if we started rebuilding the F4F Wildcat and replaced all the fighters in the USN/USAF with it.
Finally. We could reopen the Grumman plant at Bethpage!We could even save more money if we started rebuilding the F4F Wildcat and replaced all the fighters in the USN/USAF with it.
I'm telling you we need the tomcat back
I'm telling you we need the tomcat back
But you dont have AIM-54sCorsairs were cooler --even funkier wing, you see -- as well as cheaper, and don't need a catapult for the Ford-class carrier. They could also carry a 20-mm cannon and rockets.
But you dont have AIM-54s
Once again my young friend you need to crack the books open! How many engines does the F-18 have?2 engines is better than 1
We also need MTV to start playing music videos again!I'm telling you we need the tomcat back
There is the other argument, that having two engines means your are twice as likely to have an engine failure.
I'm telling you we need the tomcat back
I feel your pain, honest. The Tomcat is just on the other side of obsolete. A hot, still capable plane (ask a veteran Iraqi Air Force pilot) BUT the other guys now have its number. I felt the same way when the USN replaced the Phantom with some ridiculous high-tech tactical Tinkertoy called the F-14. The new plane turned out to be better than the F-4 for a changing environment. Things change. The USN needed the Tomcat then. I thought replacing the F-14 with the Hornet was purely cost cutting leaving us with a lesser plane. It may be a slower plane but it ain't that slower. Aerial conflict is always evolving. Technology got us a very capable successor to the F-14 in the Super Bug.I'm telling you we need the tomcat back
It's more like Skynet than the Red Baron.