How many F 18 fighters are there in the United States now

The F-18A Hornet is a single-seat, twin-engine carrier-based fighter-attack aircraft. There are 6 types of YF A-18A B, F A-18A, RF-18A, F A-18B, F A-18C and F A-18D, and a total of 1,137 aircraft were produced

On the aircraft carrier most are F-18 Hornets.

Dimensions data of the American F A-18E F: length meters, aircraft height meters, wingspan (including wingtip missiles) meters, (folding wings) meters, wing area square meters, aspect ratio.

Weight and load: empty weight (design target) 13,387 kg, maximum internal fuel 6,531 kg, maximum external fuel 4,436 kg, maximum external load 8,051 kg, take-off weight (attack mission) 29,937 kg.

Performance data: maximum level flight speed, maximum speed (medium thrust), practical ceiling 15240 meters, air patrol time (with 6 medium-range missiles, 3 1818-liter drop fuel tanks, 278 km from the aircraft carrier) 2 hours and 15 minutes.

Finally, when the Navy got the YF-17, it was modified according to its own needs, such as adding tail hooks, increasing the wings, and enhancing the strength of the wings so that the wings could be folded. In the end, the unrecognizable YF-17 was simply named F-18 by the Navy. In fact, this is also the Navy to avoid suspicion, after all, the YF-17 is an aircraft that the Air Force does not want, as a high-minded and arrogant Navy, it is naturally unwilling to fall into such a name.

So the F-17 inexplicably disappeared into the numbering system of American aircraft.

The YF-17 and YF-16 lost the competition and did not receive an order from the Air Force. Later, it was renamed YF-17 and became F A-18 and entered service with the Navy.

It may be that the bidding failed, just like the Chinese J-9, because it was dismounted to make room for the new J-8 model, and jumped directly to the J-10.

Because the U.S. Air Force's F-4 Phantom II fighter did not perform well during the Vietnam War, especially in close air dogfights, which repeatedly fell in front of Soviet fighters, this gave birth to the F-15 and F-16. In 1976, the U.S. Air Force finalized the selection of the YF-16 from General Electric (now Lockheed Martin), a prototype of the F-16, while Northrop's YF-17 was not selected by the U.S. Air Force in the U.S. competitive bidding.

Because the F-17 is not very auspicious in the eyes of the United States, it is said that the American fighter will not be called this name, and it will be the F-18 directly after skipping it

Because 17 is not a lucky number for them, they do not use this number on many occasions, and it is also on a dangerous machine like a combat machine, so there is no 17

In fact, there was no shortage of F17, but it was not selected as a fighter in the United States at that time, in fact, the F17 program also extended many other classic models. In fact, there are many more cases like this, and the development may not be adopted, so the plan is put on hold.

The United States has 187 F-22s, about 30 F-35A, about 506 F-15s (286 C-D, 220 E-F), about 1028 F-16C D, about 650 F-18C D, and about 515 F-18E F; a total of about 2,184 3rd generation aircraft, 515 generation aircraft, and 198 4th generation aircraft; In total, about 2,900 modern fighters are capable of firing active medium-range shells. The number of third-generation aircraft is about equal to the sum of the four countries of China, Russia, France, and the United Kingdom.

With an average flight time of about 240 hours per year, American pilots have a wealth of combat experience and modern combat doctrine.

The total strength of the active U.S. force is 10,000.

Army: 269 aircraft for various purposes;

7 unmanned aerial vehicles;

about 4,990 aircraft, of which 1,489 are armed;

Navy There are 12 aircraft carriers, of which each aircraft carrier is equipped with a carrier-based aircraft wing, each wing is generally equipped with 3 F A 18 fighter attack aircraft squadrons, 1 F 14 fighter squadron, 1 S 3B and EP 3 anti-submarine aircraft squadron, 1 SH 60 anti-submarine *** squadron, 1 EA 6B electronic warfare aircraft squadron, 1 E 2C AWACS aircraft squadron and 1 C 2 support aircraft squadron.

The naval aviation has a strength of 10,000 people and is equipped with 2,732 aircraft, including 1,598 combat aircraft; 1361, including 321 anti-submarine aircraft and 180 attack aircraft.

Marine corps.

The air force has 10,000 troops, three wings, and is equipped with about 520 aircraft of various types, including about 500 aircraft.

Air Force The U.S. Air Force has a strength of 10,000 troops and consists of an Air Combat Command and an Air Mobility Command. The Air Combat Command has five air groups (one of which is an ICBM air force and a flying wing; The Air Mobility Command has 2 air groups and 13 flight wings.

Main equipment: 206 long-range bombers, including 93 B 52H, 19 B 2A, and 94 B 1B;

61 reconnaissance aircraft, including 31 U 2R S and 7 SR 71;

48 airborne early warning command aircraft, including 32 E 3B C aircraft, 12 EC 135 aircraft, and 4 E 4B aircraft;

2,398 tactical aircraft, including 707 F 15, 1,237 F 16, 14 F 4E, 37 EF 111A, 53 F 117, 232 A 10A, 134 OA 10A, 4 EC 18 advanced ranging aircraft, and 4 E 8C joint surveillance and target attack radar system aircraft;

205 aircraft carrying out "open skies", special operations and meteorological reconnaissance missions;

990 transport aircraft;

1,381 training aircraft;

226 aircraft.

Coast guard.

10,000 people, and its Chinese staff 10,000. Under U.S. law, it is an integral part of the armed forces and is maintained and used by the Department of Transportation. Main ** Equipment:

There are 175 ships of various types, including 78 offshore patrol boats, 86 coastal patrol boats, 10 icebreakers, 1 training ship, 4 aircraft, and 161 aircraft.

In 1974, when the U.S. Air Force proposed the "light fighter" program and began to develop a prototype, the U.S. Navy also put forward a request for the development of a multi-role fighter. At that time it was called Project VFAX, and later it was renamed the Naval Air Combat Fighter Program. In 1974 Northrop's YF-17 failed in the competition for the prototype of the YF-16, fortunately Northrop's work was not done in vain, and in 1975 their YF-17 was selected by the Navy, which was the prototype of the F A-18.

Beginning in 1986, McDonnell Douglas improved the production of the F A-18C D based on the F A-18A B.

In January 1976, the U.S. Navy signed a contract with McDonnell Douglas and McDonnell Douglas to jointly develop the F A-18 "Hornet" with Northrop as the main company.

McDonnell Douglas was selected to manufacture the nose fuselage, cockpit, wings, horizontal stabilizers, landing gear and arrest hooks, as well as the entire aircraft because it had more experience in developing carrier-based aircraft than Northrop. Northrop is responsible for 30% of the development work and 40% of the manufacturing work. After further prototype test flights, production manufacturing, and test flights.

The first prototype of the F A-18A B made its maiden flight on November 18, 1978, and was delivered to the U.S. Navy in May 1980. By January 1983, the initial combat capability was formed. In addition, the Hornet has become a widely used air combat aircraft in the following seven countries and regions:

Australia, Canada, Finland, Kuwait, Malaysia, Spain, Switzerland. Canada ordered 138 aircraft, Australia ordered 75 aircraft and Spain ordered 84 aircraft, all of which were partially delivered. The F-18A Hornet is a single-seat, twin-engine carrier-based fighter-attack aircraft.

There are 6 types of YF A-18A B, F A-18A, RF-18A, F A-18B, F A-18C and F A-18D, and a total of 1,137 aircraft were produced, of which 150 were two-seat trainers and 112 were reconnaissance types.

Upstairs is brain-dead, who said that the F-18 can only be carrier-borne, then the Australian F-18 does not have an aircraft carrier, and it is not still flying on duty, I am speechless.