좀 지난 모델이지만 기초공부를 한다는 의미에서....
사실  좀 지난 모델이라지만 사실 아직까지도 최첨단 모델중에 하나지요...워낙 이후 개발된 첨단 모델들이 있어서 그렇지 가공할 위력을 소유한 첨단모델중 하나임에는 틀림없습니다....

물론 GD사에 비해 기술력이 떨어지는 맥더사에서 만든 기종이라 개인적으로는 별로라고 생각합니다. 우리나라에서도 공군이 F-15나 F-16 도입을 주장한데 반해 뭣도 모르는 육군이 주축이된 국방부가  F-18도입을 주장해 거의 확정될 뻔 하다가 F-18 시범비행중 추락으로 도입이 취소되었던 전례가 있지요....

Contractor	Boeing [McDonnell Douglas Aerospace] and Northrop Grumman (Airframe), General Electric (Engines), and Hughes (Radar)
	F/A-18C/D Hornet	F/A-18E/F Super Hornet
Power Plant	Two F404-GE-402 afterburning engines, each in the 18,000 pound thrust class, which results in a combat thrust-to-weight ratio greater than 1-to-1. Depending on the mission and loading, combat radius is greater than 500 nautical miles.	Twin F414-GE-400 engines, each in the 22,000 pound thrust class. On an interdiction mission, the E/F will fly up to 40 % further than the C/D.
Accommodations	The F/A-18C and F/A-18E are single seat aircraft. The D and F models are flown by two crew members. The aft seat in the D and F may be configured with a stick and throttle for the training environment (or without when crewed with a Weapons System Officer).
Performance	F/A-18C maximum speed at level flight in altitudes of 36,089 ft. Mach 1.7	F/A-18E maximum speed at level flight in altitudes of 36,089 ft. Mach 1.6
Armament	F/A-18C/D can carry up to 13,700 pounds of external ordnance. Weapon stations include: two wingtip stations for Sidewinders; two outboard wing stations for air-to-air or air-to-ground weapons; two inboard wing stations for fuel tanks, air-to-air, or air-to-ground weapons; two nacelle fuselage stations for AMRAAMs, Sparrows, or sensor pods; and one centerline station for fuel or air-to-ground weapons.