The McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet, and later variants the Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet, is an American multirole fighter manufactured by McDonnell Douglas and subsequently Boeing Defense, Space & Security.
Summary[]
| “ | The F/A-18 Super Hornet is a line of twin-engine, supersonic, multi-role fighter aircraft produced by American defense contractor Boeing. The Super Hornet, which can operate from either land airfields or from aircraft carriers, performs a number of missions, including armed reconnaissance, fleet defense, in-flight refueling, close air support, and air superiority, among others. The F/A-18E is the single-seat variant of the Super Hornet, and the F/A-18F is the two-seat version, with a pilot and a weapon systems officer, who sits behind the pilot. The Super Hornet is operated by the United States Navy, the Royal Australian Air Force, and the Kuwait Air Force. The Super Hornet features a main wing with a span of 44 ft 8.5 in (13.63 m) tricycle landing gear, and a fuselage-mounted empennage with twin outwardly-angled vertical stabilizers. Both the E and F versions of the Super Hornet are powered by two General Electric F414-GE-400 afterburning turbofan engines that each deliver up to 13,000 lbf (58 kN) of thrust in military power and up to 22,000 lbf (98 kN) pounds under afterburner. The Super Hornet has a top speed of Mach 1.6, has a service ceiling of 50,000 feet above sea level, climbs at a rate of 45,000 feet per minute, and has a range of 1,800 nmi (3,334 km). Extreme power and extraordinary performance define the Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet. Whether flying breathtakingly-fast just feet above the surface, or engaging in a performance of dynamic maneuvers tens of thousands of feet aloft, the Super Hornet is a machine meant to be pushed to the limits. |
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| ~ Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020) on its hangar description |
Simulator availability[]
Overview
This asset is available in the following simulators.
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| FGFS2020.3LTS | ||||
| FS2020 | 1 | 2 | ||
| XP11 | ||||
| DCS | 1 | |||
| P3D | 1 | |||
| XP10 | ||||
| FSX | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| FS2004 | 4 |
Package listing
The following packages are either included in the base sim or available for purchase/download. Note that the inclusion of packages below is not an endorsement of quality or fitness. Potential buyers are highly encouraged to research payware packages through reviews, videos, or other means before purchasing.
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F/A-18E | Asobo |
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F/A-18 | Arkid77, et. al. @Flightsim.to | |||||||||||||||||
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F/A-18 | Tag21 @Flightsim.to | |||||||||||||||||
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F/A-18C | Eagle Dynamics @DCS Store |
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F/A-18 | Microsoft |
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Just Flight | |||||||||||||||||
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F/A-18 | Jivko Rusev, et. al. @FlyAway | |||||||||||||||||
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F/A-18E | TEAM FS KBT @FlyAway | |||||||||||||||||
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AerialFoundry @SimMarket |
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AerialFoundry @SimMarket |
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CF-18 | AerialFoundry @SimMarket |
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Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)[]
Included Liveries[]
The following liveries accompany the included Asobo model at no additional cost.
Default
Aviators Club
Xbox Aviators Club
History[]
Sim Update X (SU10) (2022-09-20):
- HMD has been added
Sim Update IX (SU9) (2022-04-26):
- Course steering arrow has now the correct shape
- Connect Auto Sequential Steering to Autopilot
- Added Auto Sequential Steering feature
- Added display Tacan information and bearing on external HUD
- Changed external HUD Angle Of Attack Indicator to support Navy Indicator
- CRS and HDG/TRK switch will accelerate when hold
- Fixed clicks triggered when right click on mouse with pad plugged
- Fixed Waypoints and sequences management system
- Added Course Selection
- Display Nose Wheel Steering modes on HUD
- Lower max HUD brightness to avoid blurred fonts
- Improved the Aural Warnings
- Improved to allow you to insert a waypoint in a sequence without entering its LatLong
- Improved external HUD by displaying the airspeed in Mach
- Improved by ensuring that it does not have access to the Radio Altitude at high bank angles
- Adjusted Mach and drag coefficient to match real max speed at sea level
- Corrected an issue with the afterburner not properly getting disabled when the throttle is set below it's range through its InputEvent
- Corrected the behavior of the flaps while on the ground
- Corrected an AP conflict when attempting to hold an altitude with the autothrottle active on some plane
- Corrected an issue that would sometimes cause the plane to spawn with invalid throttle position
- Added an Axis key to control the Nosewheel steering
- Added the NAV3/NAV4 version of the keys that were missing them
- Corrected an issue that would cause the Magneto's Tooltip to always show the values of Engine 1
- Corrected an issue that inverted the bank of the F18's Standby Attitude Indicator
- Corrected an issue that caused the AOA Indicator of the F18 to stay enabled with gears raised
- Prevented a fixed view to clip through the plane
- Fixed folded wings aerodynamics
- Afterburner power ratio improved to match acceleration time at all altitudes
- Corrected an issue that would cause the F18's Autothrottle to disable when pressing the flaps up key while already at the up position
- Fixed issue with HUD pitch ladder moving when rudder is applied
- Fixed the wheels contact points
- Fixed decals on the left and right panel who had bad naming
- Fixed the HMD color glass
- Update seatbelt texture
- Fixed a fuel system issue
- Tweaked wingtip vortices
- Vapor cone effect should now trigger when reaching mach 1, below 30°C and below 15000 ft
Sim Update VIII (SU8) (2022-03-01):
- Glass HUD draw order fix and color update
- Some holes in cockpit fixed
- Cockpit shadows improved
- EWR instrument aliasing with distance fixed
- Landing lights not bright enough fixed
- Icing added
- HUD now display autothrottle status
- Heading selected in HSEL mode of autopilot is now updated when moving the switch
- Trim reset behavior corrected
- Fuel system rework to use all tanks
- Multiple fixes: ATC approach mode behavior, aileron trim button, auto shutdown, exterior lights and AP disconnect
Sim Update VII (SU7) (2021-11-18):
- Officially added the F/A-18E to the simulator
- [Undocumented] Includes 3 free liveries
| Sim | Airplanes by simulator availability | Airplanes by source | |||||||
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| XP12: | All • | Included • | Payware • | Freeware • | In development | Included • | Third-party | ||
| FGFS2020.3LTS: | All • | Included | • | Freeware • | In development | Included • | Third-party • | Launcher | |
| FS2020: | All • | Included • | Payware • | Freeware • | In development | Included • | Third-party • | Marketplace | |
| XP11: | All • | Included • | Payware • | Freeware • | In development | Included • | Third-party | ||
| DCS: | All • | Included • | Payware • | Freeware • | In development | Included • | Third-party • | Marketplace | |
| P3D: | All • | Included • | Payware • | Freeware • | In development | Included • | Third-party | ||
| XP10: | All • | Included • | Payware • | Freeware | Included • | Third-party | |||
| FSX: | All • | Included • | Payware • | Freeware | Included • | Third-party | |||
| FS2004: | All • | Included • | Payware • | Freeware | Included • | Third-party | |||