F/A-18 A/C & CF-18C HORNET — LOCK ON N° 15 — AIRCRAFT PHOTO FILE 692
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Characteristics
| ISBN-10 | 1930607121 |
| Book cover finish(es) | Stapled |
| Condition | Used - like NEW |
| Author(s) | Willy Peeters |
| Publisher | Verlinden Publications |
| Number of pages | 36 |
| Published date | 1992 |
| Language(s) | English |
| Size | 24 x 22 x 0.5 cm |
| Categorie(s) | • AVIATION MILITAIRE • AVIATION NAVALE • APPAREILS - CONSTRUCTEURS |
Description
Step into the technical intimacy of the F/A-18 A/C & CF-18C Hornet, the fifteenth volume in the Lock On collection. Designed as a high-precision photographic dossier, this publication from Éditions Verlinden offers an exhaustive exploration of the airframe, cockpit, and weapons systems of the fighter, providing modelers and aviation enthusiasts with an uncompromising visual reference to the aircraft’s finest mechanical details and to the specific features of the Canadian variant.
The front cover shows two “haulers” moving CAG aircraft 400 of VFA-137 “Kestrels” across the flight deck of the USS Forrestal in August 1991, beneath a clear Mediterranean sky, with extra wheel chocks and tow-bars secured atop the yellow mule.
On the title page, aboard the same vessel, CAG aircraft 300 of VFA-132 “Privateers” is being hooked up for launch on the number two catapult, as a white-shirt officer carefully monitors the “green shirt” crouched at the nosewheel strut. A striking head-on, sunlit view highlights the distinctive features of the F/A-18 Hornet: its relatively large nose section, outward-positioned main landing gear legs that widen the wheelbase, and its canted twin vertical surfaces.
The rear cover features a Canadian CF-18 Hornet of 490 Squadron, based at Baden-Söllingen, Germany, rolling out after a brief stopover at Kleine Brogel Air Base during a familiarization flight—reflecting NATO policy to train pilots and ground crews from all member nations to service different aircraft types whenever required.