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toys and models f a 18a hornet blue angels
the mcdonnell douglas f a 18 hornet was a result of the united states navy & x60 ; s usn naval fighter attack experimental program to procure a multirole aircraft to replace the f 4 phantom ii a 4 skyhawk and a 7 corsair ii and to complement the f 14 tomcat secretary of the navy w graham claytor jr gave the name hornet on march 1 1977 the f a 18 is a twin engine multi mission fighter attack aircraft that can operate from either aircraft carriers or land bases it was designed to attack both ground and aerial targets developed in the 1970s for service with the navy and the us marine corps it is also used by the air forces of several other nations the hornet fills a vast spectrum of roles including fleet air defense interdiction air superiority suppression of enemy air defenses close and deep air support reconnaissance forward air control fighter escort and day and night strike missions in addition it is the aerial demonstration aircraft of the usn & x60 ; s navy flight demonstration squadron the blue angels formed in 1946 the blue angels are the world & x60 ; s first officially sanctioned military aerial demonstration team the group has been using the hornet since they completed their 40th anniversary year and unveiled the sleek aircraft on november 8 1986 the power and aerodynamics of the hornet allows them to perform a slow high angle of attack tail sitting maneuver and to fly a loop with landing gear down in formation neither of which has been duplicated by the thunderbirds of the air force the blue angels perform more than 70 shows at 34 locations throughout the united states each year where they still employ many of the same practices and techniques in their aerial displays as in 1946 since their inception they have flown for more than 427 million spectators worldwide sku tam385
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