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The '''McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet''' is a twin-engine supersonic, all-weather carrier-capable multirole combat jet, designed as both a fighter and attack aircraft. The Hornet is use by the United States Navy and Marine Corps. |
The '''McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet''' is a twin-engine supersonic, all-weather carrier-capable multirole combat jet, designed as both a fighter and attack aircraft. The Hornet is use by the United States Navy and Marine Corps. |
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The McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet is a twin-engine supersonic, all-weather carrier-capable multirole combat jet, designed as both a fighter and attack aircraft. The Hornet is use by the United States Navy and Marine Corps.
The Hornet were used by the VMFA-314 "Black Knights" during their assault on a City Destroyer in Los Angeles. The Black Knights were severely defeated in a one-sided dogfight by the aliens' attacker ships in which nearly all the Hornets are destroyed.
Behind the Scenes
- Steven Hiller's F/A-18 is shown to have a deployable braking parachute. In reality, the F/A-18, being a carrier based aircraft, does not actually possess a braking parachute, relying on its arrestor hook to slow it down when landing on carriers. Neither does it maneuver through a canyon, as depicted in the film.
- F/A-18's are depicted with the IAF Stars of David in the "Iraqi Desert" scene. In real life, the Israeli Air Force does not operate F/A-18's.
- F/A-18's are erroneously depicted in Area 51, which is an U.S. Air Force base that doesn't operate F/A-18's.