Hobby Master 1/72 Air Power Series
HA3572F/A-18C Hornet J-5014, Swiss Air Force, 2014
General Background
The McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing) F/A-18 Hornet is a supersonic twin engine all-weather night fighter and attack aircraft. The F/A-18s first flew in November 1978 and the first production flight on April 12, 1980. The first 380 aircraft were F/A-18As and in September 1987 production switched to the F/A-18C. Variants A and C are single-seat aircraft while B and D are tandem-seats. The Hornet can operate from either aircraft carriers or land bases with the capability of in flight refueling. A total of 1,480 A-D variants were built.
The Aircraft
The Swiss Air Force Air14 Air Show was held at Payerne AB and meant to celebrate 100 years of Swiss aviation, 50 years of the Patrouille Suisse and 25 years for the PC-7 Team. There were going to be so many participants and events that it was decided to hold it on the last weekend of August 2014 and the first weekend of September. F/A-18C Hornet J-5014 serial 1359/SFC014, 11th Flying Squadron, 13th Wing was given a special paint scheme corresponding to Swiss WWII aircraft. It was Europe’s largest show that year.
Hobby Master HA3572, F/A-18C Hornet J-5014, Swiss Air Force, 2014, 1:72
SKU: HA3572
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- Role: supersonic twin engine all-weather night fighter and attack aircraftCrew: 1 x F/A-18C, 2 x F/A-18D (Pilot and Weapons Systems Officer – WSO)DimensionsLength: 56 ft (17.1 m)Wingspan With AAMs: 40 ft 5 in (12.31 m)Folded: 27 ft 6 in (8.38 m)Height: 15 ft 4 in (4.7 m)Weight:Empty: 23,000 lb (10,400 kg)Loaded: 36,970 lb (16,770 kg)Maximum Take off: 51,900 lb (23,500 kg)PerformancePower Plant: 2 x General Electric F404-GE-402 turbofanDry Thrust: 11,000 lbf (48.9 kN) per engineAfter Burner Thrust: 17,750 lbf (79.2 kN) per engineMaximum Speed: Mack 1.8 (1,190 mph) (1,915 km/h) @ 40,000 ft (12,190 m)Range: 1,089 nmi (1,250 miles) (2,000 km) with 2 x AIM-9sCombat Radius: 400 nmi (460 miles) (740 km) air-to-air missionsFerry Range: 1,800 nmi (2,070 miles) (3,330 km)Service Ceiling: 50,000 ft (15,240 m)Rate of Climb: 50,000 ft/min (254 m/s)Armament: 1 x 20 mm M61 Vulcan cannon mounted in nose with 578 rounds9 x Hardpoints - a capacity of 13,700 lb (6,215 kg) with external fuel tanks and ordnance2 x wingtip missile launch rails4 x under-wing3 x under-fuselageRockets: 2.75 inch (70 mm) Hydra 70 rockets5 inch (127 mm) Zuni rocketsMissiles: Air-To-Air4 x AIM-9 Sidewinders or4 x AIM-132 ASRAAM or4 x IRIS-T or 4 x AIM-120 AMRAAM and 2 x AIM-7 Sparrow orAdditional - 2 x AIM-120 AMRAAMAir-To-Surface: AGM-65 MaverickStandoff Land Attack Missiles (SLAM-ER)AGM-88 HARM Anti-radiation Missile (ARM)AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW)Taurus Missile (Cruise Missile)Anti-ship: AGM-84 HarpoonBombs: JDAM Precision-Guided Munition (PGM)Paveway series of Laser-guided bombsMk. 80 series of unguided iron bombsCBU-87 cluster bombsCBU-89 gator mineCBU-97Mk. 20 Rockeye IIB61/Mk. 57 nuclear bombsOthers: SUU-42A Flares/Infrared decoys dispenser pod and chaff pod OrElectronic countermeasures (ECM) pod OrAN/AAS-38 Nite Hawk targeting pod (USN only) to be replaced by AN/ASQ-228 ATFLIR OrLITENING targeting pod (only used by USMC, Royal Australian Air Force, Spanish Air Force and Finnish Air Force) OrUp to 3 x 330 US gallons (270 imp gallons / 1,200 liters) Sargent Fletcher drop tanks for ferry flight Or Extended range/loitering timeAvionics: Hughes APG-73 radarROVER (Remotely Operated Video Enhanced Receiver) antenna for use by USN F/A-18C strike fighter squadronsInertial Navigation System (INS)GPS2 x mission computersHUD (Head Up Display) cockpit displayVery High Frequency (VHF) omni-directional landing systemMultiple-functioning Cathode Ray Tube (CRT) display
