The F-18 Super Hornet rules the skys!
About this creation
The F-18 Super Hornet.
Type:carrier-based naval strike fighter
Power:two 71-kN (16,000) thrust General Electric F404-GE-400 turbofans.
Weightmaximum take off weight is 22317 kg (49,200 lbs).
A front view of the plane. The dimensions of the real F-18 are a wing span of 11.43 meters (37ft 6in), and a length of 17.07 meters (56ft), so I took these dimensions and made my replica 11 by 17 inches instead of meters.
A side view.
An"inflight" view with me holding it. The F-18 is equipped with a M61 20-mm six-barrelled cannon mounted in the front of the nose, for close quarter combat,plus nine external hardpoints for weapon(bomb) storage under its wings.
A back view of one of the engines, and tail wings.
An afar view.
The F-18 super hornet is an upgraded version of the original F-18. It was released to the navy in 1999. So how do I know this stuff? Well my dad who is an aerospace engineer, helped design this plane. He worked on the landing gear. The F-18 remains in combat today, but is slowly being replaced by the F-22 Raptor.
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August 2, 2012 |
It's not an F-18. It's a Harrier/Hornet mix...Nice work though. |
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| Josh Guilbert June 10, 2011 |
Uh yeah this doesnt look like an F-18 at all.Nice try though |
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i'm sorry but this looks nothing like an f/a 18 hornet more like a futuristic space plane |
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June 11, 2010 |
sometimes, criticism is helpful in improvement, and I have built a hornet out of real bricks and it transformed into a robot and was more detailed and could still hold a minifig. sorry to take this to your page dylan B, really. Very good still. |
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June 11, 2010 |
hey f-22, someday when your not being a massive critic, try making one better with real bricks. i know i couldn't. nice job. |
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June 11, 2010 |
very good, but not very accurate at all. the real one has two jets and the wings really aren't slanted. All in all, very good, but it looks more like a harrier. |
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Brendan Dore January 14, 2010 |
This is good, very good. But, it needs two engines, less slanty wings, and it is being replaced by the F-35, not F-22. |
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Its ok, it looks way more like some spacefighter than a Hornet though. |
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I like it |
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June 7, 2009 |
Well i'm no expert on the plane in question, but I love the shape. Good job. |
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| Franklin Manolio May 2, 2009 |
No ofense but the hornet doesnt have slanted wings at all and the hornet has 2 exhaughts not 1 sorrybut i rate it average. but i dont have any thing against u i lik ur creativity keep it up |
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| Franklin Manolio May 2, 2009 |
No ofense but the hornet doesnt have slanted wings at all and the hornet has 2 exhaughts not 1 sorrybut i rate it average. but i dont have any thing against u i lik ur creativity keep it up |
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February 14, 2009 |
Nice job! |
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Tristan Amaya February 6, 2009 |
OHhhh please please please can I be in your group best lego creations please please please I realy realy realy want to join!!!!! |
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February 3, 2009 |
This is a very good jet, oh why do want me to join the group. I haven't even posted anything yet. LOL |
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February 2, 2009 |
That's an awesome Moc. By the way thanks for inviting me to your group. I accept your invitation. And, I will be building a PT boat soon, so look at it on my home page. |
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January 31, 2009 |
aw! i like the hornet! i want it to stay! good job. |
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January 29, 2009 |
Cool! That is a AWSOME ship! |
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January 23, 2009 |
Tbh. Looks almost nothing like the Super Hornet.
But it's a piefull of win MOCwise.
5/5 |
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January 23, 2009 |
I hate to break it to ya, but the F/A-18 does not have slanted wings |
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January 19, 2009 |
This is a very nice plane, GO PACKERS!!! |
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masterchief 1 January 17, 2009 |
Exallant work! |
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January 17, 2009 |
In this model it is very evident that you put effort into the design. My main gripe about it is that the wings have a sharper leading edge. Very nice model though!
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| By the way... The Super Hornet at this point in time is not being phased out of US service. The United States Air Force doesn't Use F/A-18s, due to the F-15 (The Hornet and Super Hornet are Navy). The Raptor is designed to replace the F-15, but it's innability to take off from a carrier made it useless for Navy. The F-18 is planned to be phased out sometime this year by F-35 Lightning, which is basicaly a small F-22 with a lift fan, one engine, and a less swept leading edge.
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Still, this is a very nice model.
Jack Ford |
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January 17, 2009 |
wow, its awesome!!!!! |
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I like it |
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January 17, 2009 |
Awesome work! |
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