F/A-18E SUPER HORNET

• Manufacturer: Meng Models
• Scale: 1/48
• Step By Step Level: Intermediate
• Presented By: Bobby waldron
• Number of Episodes: 4
• Camera Angels: 3
• Camera Definition: Full HD & 4K
• PE Parts Used: Yes
• painting Mask Used: Yes
• Resin Parts Used: No
• Kit Used No: MMLS-012

At the time, the Grumman F-14 Tomcat was the Navy’s primary air superiority fighter and fleet defense interceptor. Cheney described the F-14 as 1960s technology, and drastically cut back F-14D procurement in 1989 before cancelling production altogether in 1991, in favor of the updated F/A-18E/F.^[13][14] The decision to replace the Tomcat with an all-Hornet Carrier Air Wing was controversial; Vietnam War ace and Congressman Duke Cunningham criticized the Super Hornet as an unproven design that compromised air superiority.^[12][15] In 1992, the Navy canceled the Navy Advanced Tactical Fighter (NATF), which would have been a navalized variant of the Air Force’s Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor to complement the A-12.^[7] As a cheaper alternative to NATF, Grumman proposed substantial improvements to the F-14 beyond Quick Strike, but Congress rejected them as too costly and reaffirmed its commitment to the less expensive F/A-18E/F.^[16]