THE AMAZING LEGACY HORNET

This build has been collecting dust for more than 2 years, so it's very outdated.

AG:1 = Arresting Hook
AG:2 = Air Brake
AG:3 = Drop Fuel Tank
AG:4 = Carpet Bomb(Drops bombs)
AG:5 = Flaperons & Rudder Inwards(takeoffs & landings)
AG:6 = Fold Wings
AG:7 = Afterburner
AG:8 = Arm weapons
Trim = Flaps

Important stuff to get the full high AoA Hornet experience

Whoever made those LEXs is a genius
The hornet is one of the most fun fighters to fly around as its high AoA capabilities allow it to perform deliciously exquisite moves that are usually reserved for canard, delta, thrust-vectored, or basically Russian fighters.

The rudders & flaps are very important when performing very high AoA or post-stall maneuvers.

High Alpha Vertical

(its Basically a Cobra)
The cobra maneuver requires sufficient energy at level flight to be used for the sudden high alpha pitch. To execute the maneuver the flaps must be quickly put down using trim together with pitching up. recovery from the maneuver is done by pitching down and adjusting the trim to level off and build up energy.

Cobra Spin Thingy

This maneuver must be executed at a relatively high energy level as the hornet performs a "cobra maneuver" and some more energy to spin around. At a certain high alpha degree, rudder controls invert. Whereas left rudder control encourages aircraft to yaw left and roll right, at high alpha, the same left rudder control would push the hornet to yaw right.

To perform the spin, the cobra must be executed first then right roll and left yaw to induce a clockwise spin. At halfway around the spin, the opposite controls should be inputted, left roll and right yaw to keep the high alpha which can be transitioned into a tailslide maneuver.

IDK why but people forget the legacy Hornet has holes

Yeah Holes

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Cool Stuff

FiAF F-18 Hornet @RIAT 2019
The High Alpha Era 1986 to 1996
F-18 High Alpha Research Vehicle Resource Tape