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| The leading independent Dutch aviation magazine 'Piloot en Vliegtuig' describes the F/A-18 Hornet | ||
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| The Boeing F/A18 hornet is a plane that captures the imagination by it's so called wing leading edge extensions | ||
| This feature provides the ability to the Hornet to attack from a high angle | ||
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| Actually the Hornet was developed by Mc.Donnell Douglas, which became part of Boeing later on. | ||
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| The Hornet has foldable wings which enables the Swiss the possibility of parking in the 'cavernen' in the mountains | ||
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| The Hornet has a strong defending capability, therefor 24/7 stand-by near the airspace of Madrid Spain (Torrejon) | ||
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| Above you see the single-seater, above that the twin-seat version | ||
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| Nice to see pictures: Hornets operational at Gando Airforcebase at Gran Canaria Spain. | ||
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| Hornets operated in the exercise 'DACT' (Dissimilar Air Combat Training) See another 5 images around Gando below: | ||
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| In the USA a Super-Hornet is in use (Marines) in Europe the Hornet is used in Switzerland, Spain and Finland. | ||
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| In Spain you can find the Hornet on several places such as Torrejon, 24/7 operational stand by to defend Madrid | ||
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| ...Gando Gran Canaria... | ||
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| ...some pictures on the Torrejon platform... | ||
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| ... where the Hornets reside in large numbers. | ||
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| Detail of the twin-seat cockpit. | ||
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| Switzerland is a greatful country to make Hornet pictures ! See the five images that follow below: | ||
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| So far the Swiss... | ||
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| ... and we close our impressions with some Hornets from Finland... | ||
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| These examples participated in the Dutch exercise 'Frysian Flag' in 2012. | ||
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| Thanks for your attention for the Hornet F/A-18 ! | ||
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