You dropped the F-18C and F-18E weight table by yourself.
F-18C - 33.325 lbs
F-18E - 42.023 lbs
(42.023-33.325)/33.325*100% = 26%
The T/W difference is not a static concept. It varies depending on the height and other parameters.
IMHO, the pilot’s words are absolutely no proof of anything. They cannot be used as an argument for technical specifications. The pilot is just a talking head.
As it says, it varies 8-24% in the document.
The drag is still far higher on the super hornet.
However, even with this in mind, there are no proofs for an almost threefold difference in acceleration speed.
@MiG_23M According to the material that you threw at me, it takes ~ 45-48 seconds from 0.8M to 1.1M at 10,000 ft. (it takes too long to get to 1.125M).
How do you figure
Right, the time to accelerate becomes increasingly slower as it approaches the maximum speed at that altitude. This is a function of excess power - the F-18E has less than the F-18C.
I can feel Rhino getting closer.
dogfighting? yes, everything else? no
We will have to wait and see if it is true, but it may be getting really close.
So what’s the bet that the GBU-53 is going to only be loaded on the BRU-55, not -61. And be missing the IIR seeker, Considering what happened to the Brimstone.
In order to meet the IOC, testing will be limited to the F/A-18 E/F midboard stations. Following midboard station testing, the program will test SDB II and BRU-55 on inboard stations and the SDB II and BRU-61 four-place launcher on midboard and inboard stations.
Well, IIR isnt ARH, so, might be added
The GBU-53 seeker is multimode (SALH, MMW & IIR ) and additionally has GPS / INS (LOAL) point & area targeting w/ Post release (and 3rd party) guidance update capabilities.
And as such having 8~28 of them at a time seems a little much especially considering they can be backported to all existing airframes that currently have access to the SDB-I (e.g. A-10C, F-16C, F-15E)
Just not giving them for other aircrafts might be an option
But for hornet thats only few of them, so must be fine
And still, even when theres 20+ of them - theyrr culnerable for ERA, aswell as theyre slow
In the future, I want gaijin to add F/A-18E early (Block I) (2001 ~ 2004) for USA tech tree, fill gap between F-14 Tomcat group and F/A-18C Late
Rank VIII F/A-18C line is already full, so no room for new vehicle.
under F/A-18 Late group, which would be F/A-18C Late and F/A-18E
Battle rating 14.3, and place gap between F-14 group & F/A-18C late if gaijin expand battle rating to 14.7 for F/A-18C late
F/A-18E early equipped 2nd gen targeting pod AN/AAS-46 TFLIR. Air-to-Air & Air-to-Ground armaments like F/A-18C late but pre JHMCS, AIM-9X (Block I) and GBU-54(V)2/B Laser JDAM
Maybe F/A-18C+ or F/A-18C with AN/APG-79(V)4 AESA radar in folder with F/A-18C late
F/A-18E late (Block II) after F/A-18C Late, my guess
Speaking of which, there are something on CDK. Texture only, though.
Theres also another option besides the Block 3 Super Hornet… The Advanced Super Hornet Prototypes.
It fix what is probably the BIGGEST issue the jet, the terrible performace; by increaseing the thust 8 thousand pounds total. As well as adding other features like an integradeted IRST and enclosed weapons bays. It came in both single seat and two seat configurations but the single seat is just cooler.
Note the single seat prototype had in internal irst mounted and the twin seat jet had an internal targeting pod mounted
TS more paper than the yak-141
