A No.75 Squadron pilot taxies a Hornet out on to the runway at RAAF Base Tindal for a mission during Exercise Aces North. |
The world's most potent and technologically advanced short-range air-to-air missile has been accepted into service for the Hornet fleet. |
The Hornet set sail and made way for the launch point Southeast of Japan's coast line. |
Pulling engineers from the Super Hornet program then led to a maintenance backlog on that program too, sources said. |
A Super Hornet horizontal stab has 3,000 psi of hydraulic pressure, and its trailing edge can move 10 feet per second. |
On one occasion, 72 Japanese aircraft were downed by Hornet pilots in one day! |