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- From: megazone@yoyodyne.WPI.EDU (MegaZone)
- Newsgroups: rec.aviation.military
- Subject: Re: type differences
- Date: 21 Jan 1993 20:18:00 GMT
- Organization: WPI Discordian Society, Undocumented Cabal
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- In article <1993Jan21.180929.25467@bernina.ethz.ch> FLY@EZINFO.VMSMAIL.ETHZ.CH (VOEGTLI,CHRISTOPH) writes:
- >Can anybody tell me the differences of the several versions
- >(e.g. F-14 A,B,.. or F/A-18 A,B,...)
- >of US fighterplanes ?
- >Are they improvements ?
-
- Basically yes, they are newer models.
-
- F-14A - orignal F-14
- F-14B - currently used for former F-14A+ models. Basically A models with the
- F-110 engine and various upgrades. At one time was applied to the
- engine test aircraft
- F-14C - Designator for proposed version. Never saw service
- F-14D - F-110 engines, new electronics, internal modifications. Similar to the
- F-14B but with a revised electronics suite.
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- F-15A - original F-15
- F-15B - two-seat F-15A
- F-15C - electronics upgrades, detail work, cockpits, FAST Packs, etc.
- F-15D - two-seat F-15C
- F-15E - The Strike Eagle penetration attack aircraft. All 'E's are two-seaters
- and they are major modifications of the F-15D basically. New
- electronics, beefed up fuselage. Conformal carriage for several weapons
- on special FAST Packs.
-
- F-16A - original production F-16
- F-16B - two-seat trainer version of the F-16A
- F-16C - new tail-surfaces, redesigned cockpit, elctronics upgrades, lots of
- detail work
- F-16D - two-seat trainer version of the F-16C
- F-16E - designation sometimes applied to the F-16XL 'cranked arrow' wing
- aircraft that competed with the F-15E. I've also seen it applied to the
- "Agile Falcon" design with an increased wingspan.
-
- F-18A - original F-18
- F-18B - Two-seat F-18A I believe this was TF-18A at first, in the navies old
- numbering system. (T is for trainer)
- F-18C - Revised electronics and cockpit, I don't think there were any mods to
- the airframe.
- F-18D - Two-seat F-18C
- F-18E - upcoming version. New engines, stretched body, wing increase from 400
- square feet to 500 square feet. New tail, new radar, new cockpit, new
- square engine inlets, more stores stations, more fuel. It's a new
- plane basically based on the F-18. The only reason I can think of for
- keeping the 18 designator is political.
- F-18F - Two-seat F-18E
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