Homestead Air Show

FA 18E Super Hornet Both the single seat E and two-seat F models convert quickly from one mission type to the next with the flip of a switch to provide consistent air dominance: * Day/night strikes with precision-guided weapons * Anti-air warfare * Fighter escort * Close air support * Suppression of enemy air defense * Maritime strike * Reconnaissance * Forward air control * Tanker Payload Flexibility The Super Hornet's versatility applies to its weapon stations and payload types: * 11 weapon stations * Supports a full complement of smart weapons, including laser-guided bombs * Carries a full spectrum mix of air-to-air and air-to-ground ordnance Power and Flight Characteristics The Super Hornet is powered by two General Electric F414-GE-400 engines: * Distinctive caret-shaped inlet to provide increased airflow and reduced radar signature * 22,000 pounds (98 Kn) of thrust per engine, 44,000 pounds (196 Kn) per aircraft Flight qualities: * Highly departure resistant through its operational flight envelope. * Unlimited angle-of-attack and carefree flying qualities for highly effective combat capability and ease of training. * Reconfigurable digital flight-control system detects and corrects for battle damage.

FA 18E Super Hornet Both the single seat E and two-seat F models convert quickly from one mission type to the next with the flip of a switch to provide consistent air dominance: * Day/night strikes with precision-guided weapons * Anti-air warfare * Fighter escort * Close air support * Suppression of enemy air defense * Maritime strike * Reconnaissance * Forward air control * Tanker Payload Flexibility The Super Hornet's versatility applies to its weapon stations and payload types: * 11 weapon stations * Supports a full complement of smart weapons, including laser-guided bombs * Carries a full spectrum mix of air-to-air and air-to-ground ordnance Power and Flight Characteristics The Super Hornet is powered by two General Electric F414-GE-400 engines: * Distinctive caret-shaped inlet to provide increased airflow and reduced radar signature * 22,000 pounds (98 Kn) of thrust per engine, 44,000 pounds (196 Kn) per aircraft Flight qualities: * Highly departure resistant through its operational flight envelope. * Unlimited angle-of-attack and carefree flying qualities for highly effective combat capability and ease of training. * Reconfigurable digital flight-control system detects and corrects for battle damage.

F-15E on short take off The McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle is an American all-weather ground attack strike fighter. It was designed in the 1980s for long-range, high speed interdiction without relying on escort or electronic warfare aircraft. The Strike Eagle, a major derivative of the F-15 Eagle air superiority fighter, was deployed in Operation Desert Storm and Operation Allied Force, carrying out deep strikes against high-value targets, combat air patrols, and providing close air support for coalition troops. It has also seen action in later conflicts and has been exported to several countries. United States Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles can be distinguished from other U.S. Eagle variants by darker camouflage and conformal fuel tanks mounted along the engine intakes.

Blue Angles F/A 18E Super Hornet Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet is a twin-engine 4.5 generation[3][4] carrier-based multirole fighter aircraft. The F/A-18E single-seat variant and F/A-18F tandem-seat variant are larger and more advanced derivatives of the F/A-18C and D Hornet. The Super Hornet has an internal 20 mm gun and can carry air-to-air missiles and air-to-surface weapons. Additional fuel can be carried with up to five external fuel tanks and the aircraft can be configured as an airborne tanker by adding an external air refueling system.

North American P-51 Mustang Generally considered the best fighter of WWII "The day I saw Mustangs over Berlin, I knew the jig was up." Hermann Goering 15,100 planes produced. P-51D specs: 440 MPH, six 50 caliber machine guns Physically, it was pleasing to the eye and looked fast, even sitting on the ground. Power was provided by a V-1650 Rolls-Royce Merlin engine built under license in the States by Packard, the luxury automobile company. The V-1650 was a fine engine and could be taken up to 61 inches of manifold pressure at 3,000 RPM for take-off or, if needed in combat, 67 inches for up to five minutes in Emergency Power. Normally aspirated engines tended to run out of power as altitude increased, usually between 15,000 and 20,000 feet. The P-51 had a two-stage blower in the induction system that was controlled automatically with a barometric switch. Around 17,000 feet, when the throttle had been advanced almost all the way forward just to maintain normal cruise, the blower would kick into high, the manifold pressure would jump up, and the climb could be continued to 30,000 feet. The P-51 could be taken a lot higher than that, but above 30,000 feet the power was way down and the controls had to be handled gingerly.

North American P-51 Mustang Generally considered the best fighter of WWII "The day I saw Mustangs over Berlin, I knew the jig was up." Hermann Goering 15,100 planes produced. P-51D specs: 440 MPH, six 50 caliber machine guns Physically, it was pleasing to the eye and looked fast, even sitting on the ground. Power was provided by a V-1650 Rolls-Royce Merlin engine built under license in the States by Packard, the luxury automobile company. The V-1650 was a fine engine and could be taken up to 61 inches of manifold pressure at 3,000 RPM for take-off or, if needed in combat, 67 inches for up to five minutes in Emergency Power. Normally aspirated engines tended to run out of power as altitude increased, usually between 15,000 and 20,000 feet. The P-51 had a two-stage blower in the induction system that was controlled automatically with a barometric switch. Around 17,000 feet, when the throttle had been advanced almost all the way forward just to maintain normal cruise, the blower would kick into high, the manifold pressure would jump up, and the climb could be continued to 30,000 feet. The P-51 could be taken a lot higher than that, but above 30,000 feet the power was way down and the controls had to be handled gingerly.

F-15E Strike Eagle Armament: One 20mm M61A1 Vulcan cannon, AIM-7 Sparrow or AIM-120 AMRAAM missiles, plus 15,000 lbs. mixed ordnance carried externally Engines: Two Pratt & Whitney F100-PW-220 turbofans of 23,450 lbs. static sea level thrust each with afterburner Maximum speed: Plus 1,600 mph (Mach 2.5) at 45,000 ft. Range: 2,762 miles with external fuel tanks Service ceiling: 65,000 ft. Span: 42 ft. 9 3/4 in. Length: 63 ft. 9 in. Height: 18 ft. 5 1/2 in. Weight: 81,000 lbs. maximum Crew: Two

F-15E Strike Eagle Armament: One 20mm M61A1 Vulcan cannon, AIM-7 Sparrow or AIM-120 AMRAAM missiles, plus 15,000 lbs. mixed ordnance carried externally Engines: Two Pratt & Whitney F100-PW-220 turbofans of 23,450 lbs. static sea level thrust each with afterburner Maximum speed: Plus 1,600 mph (Mach 2.5) at 45,000 ft. Range: 2,762 miles with external fuel tanks Service ceiling: 65,000 ft. Span: 42 ft. 9 3/4 in. Length: 63 ft. 9 in. Height: 18 ft. 5 1/2 in. Weight: 81,000 lbs. maximum Crew: Two

F-15E Strike Eagle Armament: One 20mm M61A1 Vulcan cannon, AIM-7 Sparrow or AIM-120 AMRAAM missiles, plus 15,000 lbs. mixed ordnance carried externally Engines: Two Pratt & Whitney F100-PW-220 turbofans of 23,450 lbs. static sea level thrust each with afterburner Maximum speed: Plus 1,600 mph (Mach 2.5) at 45,000 ft. Range: 2,762 miles with external fuel tanks Service ceiling: 65,000 ft. Span: 42 ft. 9 3/4 in. Length: 63 ft. 9 in. Height: 18 ft. 5 1/2 in. Weight: 81,000 lbs. maximum Crew: Two

F-15E Strike Eagle Armament: One 20mm M61A1 Vulcan cannon, AIM-7 Sparrow or AIM-120 AMRAAM missiles, plus 15,000 lbs. mixed ordnance carried externally Engines: Two Pratt & Whitney F100-PW-220 turbofans of 23,450 lbs. static sea level thrust each with afterburner Maximum speed: Plus 1,600 mph (Mach 2.5) at 45,000 ft. Range: 2,762 miles with external fuel tanks Service ceiling: 65,000 ft. Span: 42 ft. 9 3/4 in. Length: 63 ft. 9 in. Height: 18 ft. 5 1/2 in. Weight: 81,000 lbs. maximum Crew: Two

F-15E Strike Eagle Armament: One 20mm M61A1 Vulcan cannon, AIM-7 Sparrow or AIM-120 AMRAAM missiles, plus 15,000 lbs. mixed ordnance carried externally Engines: Two Pratt & Whitney F100-PW-220 turbofans of 23,450 lbs. static sea level thrust each with afterburner Maximum speed: Plus 1,600 mph (Mach 2.5) at 45,000 ft. Range: 2,762 miles with external fuel tanks Service ceiling: 65,000 ft. Span: 42 ft. 9 3/4 in. Length: 63 ft. 9 in. Height: 18 ft. 5 1/2 in. Weight: 81,000 lbs. maximum Crew: Two

F-15E Strike Eagle Armament: One 20mm M61A1 Vulcan cannon, AIM-7 Sparrow or AIM-120 AMRAAM missiles, plus 15,000 lbs. mixed ordnance carried externally Engines: Two Pratt & Whitney F100-PW-220 turbofans of 23,450 lbs. static sea level thrust each with afterburner Maximum speed: Plus 1,600 mph (Mach 2.5) at 45,000 ft. Range: 2,762 miles with external fuel tanks Service ceiling: 65,000 ft. Span: 42 ft. 9 3/4 in. Length: 63 ft. 9 in. Height: 18 ft. 5 1/2 in. Weight: 81,000 lbs. maximum Crew: Two

F-16 Fighting Falcon Primary Function: Multirole fighter Contractor: Lockheed Martin Corp. Power Plant: F-16C/D: one Pratt and Whitney F100-PW-200/220/229 or General Electric F110-GE-100/129 Thrust: F-16C/D, 27,000 pounds Wingspan: 32 feet, 8 inches (9.8 meters) Length: 49 feet, 5 inches (14.8 meters) Height: 16 feet (4.8 meters) Weight: 19,700 pounds without fuel (8,936 kilograms) Maximum Takeoff Weight: 37,500 pounds (16,875 kilograms) Fuel Capacity: 7,000 pounds internal (3,175 kilograms); typical capacity, 12,000 pounds with two external tanks (5443 kilograms) Payload: Two 2,000-pound bombs, two AIM-9 and 1,040-gallon external tanks Speed: 1,500 mph (Mach 2 at altitude) Range: More than 2,002 miles ferry range (1,740 nautical miles) Ceiling: Above 50,000 feet (15 kilometers) Armament: One M-61A1 20mm multibarrel cannon with 500 rounds; external stations can carry up to six air-to-air missiles, conventional air-to-air and air-to-surface munitions and electronic countermeasure pods Crew: F-16C, one; F-16D, one or two

F-16 Fighting Falcon Primary Function: Multirole fighter Contractor: Lockheed Martin Corp. Power Plant: F-16C/D: one Pratt and Whitney F100-PW-200/220/229 or General Electric F110-GE-100/129 Thrust: F-16C/D, 27,000 pounds Wingspan: 32 feet, 8 inches (9.8 meters) Length: 49 feet, 5 inches (14.8 meters) Height: 16 feet (4.8 meters) Weight: 19,700 pounds without fuel (8,936 kilograms) Maximum Takeoff Weight: 37,500 pounds (16,875 kilograms) Fuel Capacity: 7,000 pounds internal (3,175 kilograms); typical capacity, 12,000 pounds with two external tanks (5443 kilograms) Payload: Two 2,000-pound bombs, two AIM-9 and 1,040-gallon external tanks Speed: 1,500 mph (Mach 2 at altitude) Range: More than 2,002 miles ferry range (1,740 nautical miles) Ceiling: Above 50,000 feet (15 kilometers) Armament: One M-61A1 20mm multibarrel cannon with 500 rounds; external stations can carry up to six air-to-air missiles, conventional air-to-air and air-to-surface munitions and electronic countermeasure pods Crew: F-16C, one; F-16D, one or two

F-16 Fighting Falcon Primary Function: Multirole fighter Contractor: Lockheed Martin Corp. Power Plant: F-16C/D: one Pratt and Whitney F100-PW-200/220/229 or General Electric F110-GE-100/129 Thrust: F-16C/D, 27,000 pounds Wingspan: 32 feet, 8 inches (9.8 meters) Length: 49 feet, 5 inches (14.8 meters) Height: 16 feet (4.8 meters) Weight: 19,700 pounds without fuel (8,936 kilograms) Maximum Takeoff Weight: 37,500 pounds (16,875 kilograms) Fuel Capacity: 7,000 pounds internal (3,175 kilograms); typical capacity, 12,000 pounds with two external tanks (5443 kilograms) Payload: Two 2,000-pound bombs, two AIM-9 and 1,040-gallon external tanks Speed: 1,500 mph (Mach 2 at altitude) Range: More than 2,002 miles ferry range (1,740 nautical miles) Ceiling: Above 50,000 feet (15 kilometers) Armament: One M-61

F-16 Fighting Falcon Primary Function: Multirole fighter Contractor: Lockheed Martin Corp. Power Plant: F-16C/D: one Pratt and Whitney F100-PW-200/220/229 or General Electric F110-GE-100/129 Thrust: F-16C/D, 27,000 pounds Wingspan: 32 feet, 8 inches (9.8 meters) Length: 49 feet, 5 inches (14.8 meters) Height: 16 feet (4.8 meters) Weight: 19,700 pounds without fuel (8,936 kilograms) Maximum Takeoff Weight: 37,500 pounds (16,875 kilograms) Fuel Capacity: 7,000 pounds internal (3,175 kilograms); typical capacity, 12,000 pounds with two external tanks (5443 kilograms) Payload: Two 2,000-pound bombs, two AIM-9 and 1,040-gallon external tanks Speed: 1,500 mph (Mach 2 at altitude) Range: More than 2,002 miles ferry range (1,740 nautical miles) Ceiling: Above 50,000 feet (15 kilometers) Armament: One M-61A1 20mm multibarrel cannon with 500 rounds; external stations can carry up to six air-to-air missiles, conventional air-to-air and air-to-surface munitions and electronic countermeasure pods Crew: F-16C, one; F-16D, one or two

F-16 Fighting Falcon Primary Function: Multirole fighter Contractor: Lockheed Martin Corp. Power Plant: F-16C/D: one Pratt and Whitney F100-PW-200/220/229 or General Electric F110-GE-100/129 Thrust: F-16C/D, 27,000 pounds Wingspan: 32 feet, 8 inches (9.8 meters) Length: 49 feet, 5 inches (14.8 meters) Height: 16 feet (4.8 meters) Weight: 19,700 pounds without fuel (8,936 kilograms) Maximum Takeoff Weight: 37,500 pounds (16,875 kilograms) Fuel Capacity: 7,000 pounds internal (3,175 kilograms); typical capacity, 12,000 pounds with two external tanks (5443 kilograms) Payload: Two 2,000-pound bombs, two AIM-9 and 1,040-gallon external tanks Speed: 1,500 mph (Mach 2 at altitude) Range: More than 2,002 miles ferry range (1,740 nautical miles) Ceiling: Above 50,000 feet (15 kilometers) Armament: One M-61

P-51 Mustang WWII Vintage Prop Plane (middle) F-16 Fighting Falcon (bottom) F-15E Strike Eagle (top)

P-51 Mustang WWII Vintage Prop Plane (top) F-16 Fighting Falcon (middle) F-15E Strike Eagle (bottom)

P-51 Mustang WWII Vintage Prop Plane (top) F-16 Fighting Falcon (middle) F-15E Strike Eagle (bottom)

Wigs Over Homestead Air Show November 6, 2010

Fat Albert support craft for Blue Angles

Fat Albert support craft for Blue Angles

Blue Angles F/A 18E Super Hornet Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet is a twin-engine 4.5 generation[3][4] carrier-based multirole fighter aircraft. The F/A-18E single-seat variant and F/A-18F tandem-seat variant are larger and more advanced derivatives of the F/A-18C and D Hornet. The Super Hornet has an internal 20 mm gun and can carry air-to-air missiles and air-to-surface weapons. Additional fuel can be carried with up to five external fuel tanks and the aircraft can be configured as an airborne tanker by adding an external air refueling system.

Blue Angles F/A 18E Super Hornet Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet is a twin-engine 4.5 generation[3][4] carrier-based multirole fighter aircraft. The F/A-18E single-seat variant and F/A-18F tandem-seat variant are larger and more advanced derivatives of the F/A-18C and D Hornet. The Super Hornet has an internal 20 mm gun and can carry air-to-air missiles and air-to-surface weapons. Additional fuel can be carried with up to five external fuel tanks and the aircraft can be configured as an airborne tanker by adding an external air refueling system.

Blue Angles F/A 18E Super Hornet Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet is a twin-engine 4.5 generation[3][4] carrier-based multirole fighter aircraft. The F/A-18E single-seat variant and F/A-18F tandem-seat variant are larger and more advanced derivatives of the F/A-18C and D Hornet. The Super Hornet has an internal 20 mm gun and can carry air-to-air missiles and air-to-surface weapons. Additional fuel can be carried with up to five external fuel tanks and the aircraft can be configured as an airborne tanker by adding an external air refueling system.

Blue Angles F/A 18E Super Hornet Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet is a twin-engine 4.5 generation[3][4] carrier-based multirole fighter aircraft. The F/A-18E single-seat variant and F/A-18F tandem-seat variant are larger and more advanced derivatives of the F/A-18C and D Hornet. The Super Hornet has an internal 20 mm gun and can carry air-to-air missiles and air-to-surface weapons. Additional fuel can be carried with up to five external fuel tanks and the aircraft can be configured as an airborne tanker by adding an external air refueling system.

Blue Angles F/A 18E Super Hornet Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet is a twin-engine 4.5 generation[3][4] carrier-based multirole fighter aircraft. The F/A-18E single-seat variant and F/A-18F tandem-seat variant are larger and more advanced derivatives of the F/A-18C and D Hornet. The Super Hornet has an internal 20 mm gun and can carry air-to-air missiles and air-to-surface weapons. Additional fuel can be carried with up to five external fuel tanks and the aircraft can be configured as an airborne tanker by adding an external air refueling system.

Blue Angles F/A 18E Super Hornet Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet is a twin-engine 4.5 generation[3][4] carrier-based multirole fighter aircraft. The F/A-18E single-seat variant and F/A-18F tandem-seat variant are larger and more advanced derivatives of the F/A-18C and D Hornet. The Super Hornet has an internal 20 mm gun and can carry air-to-air missiles and air-to-surface weapons. Additional fuel can be carried with up to five external fuel tanks and the aircraft can be configured as an airborne tanker by adding an external air refueling system.

Blue Angles F/A 18E Super Hornet Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet is a twin-engine 4.5 generation[3][4] carrier-based multirole fighter aircraft. The F/A-18E single-seat variant and F/A-18F tandem-seat variant are larger and more advanced derivatives of the F/A-18C and D Hornet. The Super Hornet has an internal 20 mm gun and can carry air-to-air missiles and air-to-surface weapons. Additional fuel can be carried with up to five external fuel tanks and the aircraft can be configured as an airborne tanker by adding an external air refueling system.

Blue Angles F/A 18E Super Hornet Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet is a twin-engine 4.5 generation[3][4] carrier-based multirole fighter aircraft. The F/A-18E single-seat variant and F/A-18F tandem-seat variant are larger and more advanced derivatives of the F/A-18C and D Hornet. The Super Hornet has an internal 20 mm gun and can carry air-to-air missiles and air-to-surface weapons. Additional fuel can be carried with up to five external fuel tanks and the aircraft can be configured as an airborne tanker by adding an external air refueling system.

Blue Angles F/A 18E Super Hornet Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet is a twin-engine 4.5 generation[3][4] carrier-based multirole fighter aircraft. The F/A-18E single-seat variant and F/A-18F tandem-seat variant are larger and more advanced derivatives of the F/A-18C and D Hornet. The Super Hornet has an internal 20 mm gun and can carry air-to-air missiles and air-to-surface weapons. Additional fuel can be carried with up to five external fuel tanks and the aircraft can be configured as an airborne tanker by adding an external air refueling system.

Blue Angles F/A 18E Super Hornet Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet is a twin-engine 4.5 generation[3][4] carrier-based multirole fighter aircraft. The F/A-18E single-seat variant and F/A-18F tandem-seat variant are larger and more advanced derivatives of the F/A-18C and D Hornet. The Super Hornet has an internal 20 mm gun and can carry air-to-air missiles and air-to-surface weapons. Additional fuel can be carried with up to five external fuel tanks and the aircraft can be configured as an airborne tanker by adding an external air refueling system.

Blue Angles F/A 18E Super Hornet Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet is a twin-engine 4.5 generation[3][4] carrier-based multirole fighter aircraft. The F/A-18E single-seat variant and F/A-18F tandem-seat variant are larger and more advanced derivatives of the F/A-18C and D Hornet. The Super Hornet has an internal 20 mm gun and can carry air-to-air missiles and air-to-surface weapons. Additional fuel can be carried with up to five external fuel tanks and the aircraft can be configured as an airborne tanker by adding an external air refueling system.

Blue Angles F/A 18E Super Hornet Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet is a twin-engine 4.5 generation[3][4] carrier-based multirole fighter aircraft. The F/A-18E single-seat variant and F/A-18F tandem-seat variant are larger and more advanced derivatives of the F/A-18C and D Hornet. The Super Hornet has an internal 20 mm gun and can carry air-to-air missiles and air-to-surface weapons. Additional fuel can be carried with up to five external fuel tanks and the aircraft can be configured as an airborne tanker by adding an external air refueling system.

Blue Angles F/A 18E Super Hornet Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet is a twin-engine 4.5 generation[3][4] carrier-based multirole fighter aircraft. The F/A-18E single-seat variant and F/A-18F tandem-seat variant are larger and more advanced derivatives of the F/A-18C and D Hornet. The Super Hornet has an internal 20 mm gun and can carry air-to-air missiles and air-to-surface weapons. Additional fuel can be carried with up to five external fuel tanks and the aircraft can be configured as an airborne tanker by adding an external air refueling system.

Blue Angles F/A 18E Super Hornet Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet is a twin-engine 4.5 generation[3][4] carrier-based multirole fighter aircraft. The F/A-18E single-seat variant and F/A-18F tandem-seat variant are larger and more advanced derivatives of the F/A-18C and D Hornet. The Super Hornet has an internal 20 mm gun and can carry air-to-air missiles and air-to-surface weapons. Additional fuel can be carried with up to five external fuel tanks and the aircraft can be configured as an airborne tanker by adding an external air refueling system.

Blue Angles F/A 18E Super Hornet Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet is a twin-engine 4.5 generation[3][4] carrier-based multirole fighter aircraft. The F/A-18E single-seat variant and F/A-18F tandem-seat variant are larger and more advanced derivatives of the F/A-18C and D Hornet. The Super Hornet has an internal 20 mm gun and can carry air-to-air missiles and air-to-surface weapons. Additional fuel can be carried with up to five external fuel tanks and the aircraft can be configured as an airborne tanker by adding an external air refueling system.