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F-18A Images

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F-18A 3-View line art Feb 1998 EG-0037-01 27 KBytes 62 KBytes 108 KBytes 194 KBytes
F-18A in flight line art Feb 1998 EG-0037-02 22 KBytes 52 KBytes 99 KBytes 131 KBytes

The F-18 Hornet is used primarily as a safety chase and mission support aircraft at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California. The formal designation of the aircraft is F/A-18, corresponding to the dual fighter-attack role of the Hornets in the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps.

The aircraft were obtained from the U.S. Navy between 1984 and 1991. As support aircraft, the F-18's are used for safety chase, pilot proficiency, aerial photography and other mission support functions.



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