F-18 Super Hornet in museum's?

warbirdfinder · **Posted:** Fri Jan 31, 2020 12:17 am

Would anyone have any information on F-18 Super Hornets that may be on display in a museum or ?

Andy Marden · **Posted:** Fri Jan 31, 2020 4:43 am

I'm pretty sure that up till now, no Super Hornets have been placed on display.

Combatmech · **Joined:** Tue Feb 11, 2014 9:09 pm **Posts:** 116

With the SOME Super Bugs getn long in the tooth, I'm sure sure are a few that'll end up parked somewhere.

Some of the early Super Bugs are knocking on 15+ years old depending upon what "lot" aircraft they came from. I recall in 2002 up in Fallon NADEP having a mini mod shop there to fix the fuel cell cavity floors of Super Bugs right off the production line.

Mick G · **Joined:** Sat Feb 13, 2016 5:39 pm **Posts:** 213

Go to Canada, their entire fleet of CF18's should be put in a museum

DH82EH · **Posted:** Fri Jan 31, 2020 6:22 pm

Even the clapped out Aussie ones, we bought as a bandaid??? :lol:

None of them are "super". just super old!
I saw my first one at an airshow in 1984 :shock:

Combatmech · **Joined:** Tue Feb 11, 2014 9:09 pm **Posts:** 116

Far as I know.....the Blues are the last of the "legacy" Hornet operators. And those are REALLY old F/A-18C's. They'll be sporting Supers next season. Not sure what Spain or the other NATO Hornet models are still out there.

sandiego89 · **Joined:** Mon May 21, 2012 12:28 pm **Posts:** 1196

Combatmech wrote:

Far as I know.....the Blues are the last of the "legacy" Hornet operators. And those are REALLY old F/A-18C's. They'll be sporting Supers next season. Not sure what Spain or the other NATO Hornet models are still out there.

I believe every foreign operator of the original F/A-18 A-D series is still flying them. Australia, Canada, Finland, Kuwait, Malaysia, Spain and Switzerland. Australia draw down will be coming soon as they bring the E/F/G on line, and some have already been transferred to Canada. Several of those countries have replacement programs/competitions in place (if Canada can ever make up their mind.... :wink:

), but think we will be seeing legacy Hornets for some years.

bdk · **Joined:** Sun May 02, 2004 1:16 am **Posts:** 11319

Boeing St. Louis is working a Service Life Extension Program. If inspections find any that are too far gone, those might be candidates for display, but any usable components would be removed.

https://news.usni.org/2017/04/18/boeing ... -first-jet

Combatmech wrote:

With the SOME Super Bugs getn long in the tooth, I'm sure sure are a few that'll end up parked somewhere.

Some of the early Super Bugs are knocking on 15+ years old depending upon what "lot" aircraft they came from.

bdk · **Joined:** Sun May 02, 2004 1:16 am **Posts:** 11319

Boeing just delivered the first Service Life Modification aircraft under the program I mentioned.

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