Since its recovery, the jet has been sent to a nearby military installation where it will be delivered to the US. The incident sparked an investigation, as it was not immediately clear how bad weather was able to toss the heavy aircraft into the sea. One sailor suffered minor injuries but has since recovered. The carrier was in the middle of a replenishment-at-sea when the plane blew off the deck. Truman in early July because of "unexpected heavy weather" in the Mediterranean, the Navy said at the time. Miguel Lewis, a Sixth Fleet salvage officer who helped recover the aircraft, said in the statement. The search and recovery took less than 24 hours, a true testament to the team's dedication and capability," Lt. Guns: 1 x 20 mm M61 Vulcan internal Gatling gun with 578 roundsīombs: Mk 82 500lb (227kg) General Purposeįor more information about individual aircraft click here."Our task tailored team operated safely and efficiently to meet the timeline. Rate of climb: 50,000 ft/min (254 m/s) Armament Range: 330 nm combat on a hi-lo-lo-hi mission 2,070 nm ferry (535 km / 3,330 km)
Powerplant: 2× General Electric F404-GE-402 turbofans, 17,751 lbf (79 kN) each Payload: 13,700 lb (6,215 kg) external fuel and ordnance Wingspan: 40 ft 0 in with Sidewinders (12.3 m) RAAF Hornets maintain a presence for the five-power Integrated Air Defence System (IADS) at RMAF Butterworth with deployments each year. RAAF F/A-18 Hornets have also been deployed to Diego Garcia and the Middle East Area of Operations and have flown aerial patrols within Australia as security forces during the Commonwealth Heads of Government conference and the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne. On 15 December 1988, the last RAAF dual-seat Hornet, A21-118, was delivered and the last single-seater Hornet, A21-57, was delivered on. The next unit to re-equip was No 77 Sqn at Williamtown in May 1987.The final RAAF Hornet unit was No 75 Sqn which commenced operations at RAAF Tindal in September 1988. No 3 Squadron became the first operational Hornet unit at Williamtown.
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The F/A-18 simulator was installed late in 1985 and on 25 November the first single-seater (A21-1) was accepted. The first 14 aircraft were all allocated to 2OCU to enable the start of Hornet training. At the same time history was made when A21-101 and 102 were flown non-stop from Naval Air Station Lemoore in California to RAAF Base Williamtown in New South Wales on a ferry flight that required USAF McDonnell Douglas KC-10 Extender tankers to refuel each of the Hornets 15 times. This aircraft was delivered to 2OCU at Williamtown on. A21-103 made its first flight at Avalon on 26 February 1985, reached a speed of Mach 1.6 at an altitude of 40,000 ft. The Australian Hornet program called for the first two aircraft to be entirely assembled by McDonnell-Douglas in the USA with the remaining 73 to be assembled by the Government Aircraft Factories (GAF) in Victoria.
The pulse-doppler radar had a look-down shoot-down capability the inertial navigation system, mission computers and on-board sensors allowed the pilot to accurately navigate around enemy positions and avoid potential conflicts and the head-up display meant the pilot was not constrained by the need to be head down monitoring aircraft performance and weapons systems. The Hornet provided the Royal Australian Air Force with a giant leap in technology over the venerable Mirage. On 20 October 1981 the Hornet was finally selected and an initial order for 75 Hornets was placed in November 1981. Australia's shortlist for the Mirage replacement had only two candidates in November 1979, the General Dynamics F-16 and the McDonnell-Douglas F/A-18 Hornet.
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