![]() The F-18 Super Hornet uses two General Electric F414 turbofan engines.īoeing is proposing a new GE-F414-EPE (Enhanced Performance Engines) for a 20% increase of thrust.Īn F-18 equipped with an AGM-84 SLAM-ER under the right wing (top) and two AN/AWW-13 Advanced Data Link pods under the left wing (bottom) Armament The F-15 Eagle uses two Pratt & Whitney F100 axial-flow turbofan engines with afterburners mounted side-by-side in the fuselage. These come with multi-function displays and can be operated independently. The F-18 Super Hornet has two cockpits: front and aft. It has a one-piece windshield and large canopy. The cockpit of the F-15 Eagle is mounted high in the forward fuselage. Its loaded weight is 21,320 kg.īoeing employees talk about some of the features offered in Boeing's F-15 Silent Eagle and F-18 Super Hornet in this video: The F-18 Super Hornet is 60 feet 1.25 inches long, with a wingspan of 44 feet 8.5 inches. ![]() The F-15 Eagle is 63 feet 9 inches long, with a wingspan of 42 feet 10 inches. It was underwent US Navy operational tests in 1999 and was officially approved in February 2000. It first flew on 29th November 1995 and flight testing began in 1996. It was first ordered by the US Navy in 1992 as a replacement for the F-14 Tomcat. The F-18 Super Hornet was proposed in the late 1980s as an improvement on early F-18 models and gets its name from the unique wing and tail configuration like that of a hornet. It was introduced in 1976 and was followed by other single-seat and two-seat models with extra fuel capacity and improved radar and engines. As the planes developed by the US Navy, such as the F-14 Tomcat, were unsuitable for these purposes, the US Air Force spearheaded the F-X program, which led to the development of the F-15A. The F-15 Eagle was developed as an air superiority fighter with both air-to-air and air-to-ground capabilities. In service and production in the US and AustraliaĢ0mm M61 Vulcan 6-barreled Gatling cannon, bombs, missiles, drop tanks.Ģ0mm M61 Vulcan Gatling gun, missiles, bombsĪn F-15E Strike Eagle pops flares during an aerial training dog fight History Used primarily by the US, Japan, Saudi Arabia and Israel Under no circumstances, the Modi government will allow India's strategic autonomy and operational readiness to be compromised.McDonnell Douglas Boeing Defense, Space and Security ![]() In case of Rafale-M the fighter will only fit to carrier lift after the wing tips of the aircraft are removed as the wings cannot be folded and the span is more than that of a folded F-18 fighter.Īviation experts says that an adapter platform will have to be fitted for F-18 Super Hornet as it allows faster movement of jets from lower deck to deck under combat and high seas condition.Īlthough both France and US are close allies of India, the Modi government will also take into account the license, maintenance and spare parts issues as it cannot afford to be caught on the wrong foot in a rapidly changing security environment. ![]() The other important factor that weighs in favour of the F-18 is that it can fit the INS Vikramaditya or INS Vikrant lift with folded wings without compromising on its operational readiness. Rafale-M is a single seater fighter, while it has a two seater trainer but that can only be operated from the shore. While presently the operational demonstration of Rafale-Marine is on at the INS Hansa as the other option for Indian aircraft carriers, both the twin engine aircraft are virtually of the same later 1990s vintage and of the same 4.5 generation.Įven as the Indian Navy will be evaluating both the aircraft, the F-18 is a two seater fighter, which is more suitable to carrier based operations for better orientation at sea. A year later in December 2021, both the US Navy and the aircraft manufacturer did a site inspection of SBTF at INS Hansa in the presence of Indian Navy officials. However, the US Navy shared extensive data of the ski jump trials with the Indian Navy. A fully loaded F-18 Super Hornet.Īccording to officials in knowledge of the matter in Washington and in New Delhi, the US Navy conducted ski-jump trials of F-18 fighter at Naval Air Station Patuxent River in Maryland in US or Pax river in December 2020 but the Indian Navy team could not attend the demonstration due to travel restrictions on account of the coronavirus pandemic. Both the Indian aircraft carriers use ski-jump to launch the fighters with arrested recovery through the net. ![]() US defence major Boeing is planning an operational demonstration of F-18 Super Hornet carrier-based fighter at the shore-based test facility (SBTF) at INS Hansa in Goa in April-May this year as a possible contender for Indian Navy’s sole aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya and soon to be commissioned INS Vikrant. ![]()
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