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Tables of Contents for F/A-18 Hornet
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Foreword
xi
Preface
xiii
An Unusual Beginning: The Lightweight Fighter Competition
1
18
Energy Maneuverability
4
1
Surprises at Domodadovo
5
2
Dissension within the Air Force
7
1
Lightweight Fighters
8
8
YF-17 Description
16
3
A Second Chance: The F/A-18A
19
34
And the Winner Is
20
2
Growing the YF-17
22
4
The Doomed F-18L
26
3
Trouble in Paradise
29
1
F/A-18A
29
7
F/A-18B Two-Seater
36
1
Initial Service
36
6
Libya: The Hornet's First Sting
42
2
Blue Angels
44
3
Hornets for NASA
47
6
Improved Hornets: The F/A-18C/D
53
26
Night Attack Hornets
59
5
F/A-18D Two-Seater
64
2
Reconnaissance Hornets
66
4
American Hornets in Desert Storm
70
6
Operation Deliberate Force
76
1
Operation Allied Force
76
3
Foreign Hornets: Widely Exported
79
28
Canada
79
7
Australia
86
5
Spain
91
2
Kuwait
93
4
Switzerland
97
3
Korea
100
1
Finland
100
2
Malaysia
102
2
Thailand
104
1
Singapore
104
1
Chile
104
2
Poland
106
1
Super Hornet: The F/A-18E/F
107
24
The Improved C/D Debate
109
2
F/A-18E/F
111
6
Not Stealth, but Reduced Observability
117
2
Initial Testing
119
8
SHARP
127
2
F/A-18C2W
129
2
The Science: Construction and Systems
131
48
Fuselage
131
2
Cockpit
133
6
Wings
139
1
Empennage
139
1
Landing Gear
140
4
Engines
144
3
Air Intakes
147
1
Fuel System
147
3
Other Systems
150
1
Electronic Systems
151
2
Radar
153
3
Sensors
156
1
Electronic Countermeasures
157
6
Armament
163
16
Appendix A: Hornet Operators
179
6
Appendix B: Hornet Serial Numbers
185
20
Appendix C: Significant Dates
205
4
Appendix D: Acronyms
209
6
Appendix E: Notes
215
8
Index
223