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Its history dates back to 1973, when the United States Congress asked the Navy to find a more affordable alternative to the F-14 Tomcat. At first, the options that were proposed included a slightly cheaper version than the F-14 and the alternative of the F-15 Eagle. Finally, it was the YF-16 that won the competition, but the Navy found it difficult for a single-engine aircraft like the F-16 to be economically adapted to serve on an aircraft carrier.<\/p>\r\n
In the end there was no other option than the YF-17 prototype, which was liked by the Navy, and on which it was requested to be developed to create a device that would respond to the requested needs. This is how the final design of the F\/A-18 Hornet finally emerged. Its great success led to the construction of an exportable version that did not have to operate on aircraft carriers, making it more attractive to sell to other countries.<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"featured_media":4895,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_glsr_average":0,"_glsr_ranking":0,"_glsr_reviews":0},"volumen":[10],"class_list":["post-8633","vehiculos","type-vehiculos","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","volumen-volumen-0"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n