Bill's Force RC F-18 Blue Angels 64mm EDF Jet Maiden Flight

This video features Bill's Force RC F-18 Blue Angels 64mm EDF Jet Maiden Flight. I was very proud of how Bill handled this plane as he continues to grow as an EDF Jet Pilot.

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This is how Horizon Hobby describes this F-18 EDF Jet:

"The full-scale F/A-18 has proven itself time and time again as the U.S. Navy front-line air superiority aircraft. There's almost no task it can't handle from air strikes, close air support, refueling, anti-shipping, forward air control missions or dramatic precision-aerobatics demonstrations.

The Force RC F-18 Blue Angels model has everything from high-speed performance to the finest low-speed characteristics of any jet in its class. At its core is a powerful electric ducted fan system that can punch out more than a 1:1 thrust-to-weight ratio for excellent vertical and aerobatic performance. The wing armament and landing gear can be removed for an even more thrilling experience and higher top speeds."

Considering they just discontinued this jet, I really hope that they have an E-flite version of this jet in the pipeline that would be a stablemate of the E-flite F-15 Eagle, E-flite F-16 Thunderbirds, and the E-flite F-4 Phantom. In my opinion there should be an E-flite F-18 Hornet in every respectable line-up.

Here is some history on the scale version of this jet:

"The McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet is a twin-engine, supersonic, all-weather, carrier-capable, multirole combat jet, designed as both a fighter and attack aircraft (hence the F/A designation). Designed by McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing) and Northrop, the F/A-18 was derived from the latter's YF-17 in the 1970s for use by the United States Navy and Marine Corps. The Hornet is also used by the air forces of several other nations, and since 1986, by the U.S. Navy's Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels.

The F/A-18 has a top speed of Mach 1.8 (1,034 knots, 1,190 mph or 1,915 km/h at 40,000 ft or 12,200 m). It can carry a wide variety of bombs and missiles, including air-to-air and air-to-ground, supplemented by the 20-mm M61 Vulcan cannon. It is powered by two General Electric F404 turbofan engines, which give the aircraft a high thrust-to-weight ratio. The F/A-18 has excellent aerodynamic characteristics, primarily attributed to its leading-edge extensions. The fighter's primary missions are fighter escort, fleet air defense, suppression of enemy air defenses, air interdiction, close air support, and aerial reconnaissance. Its versatility and reliability have proven it to be a valuable carrier asset, though it has been criticized for its lack of range and payload compared to its earlier contemporaries, such as the Grumman F-14 Tomcat in the fighter and strike fighter role, and the Grumman A-6 Intruder and LTV A-7 Corsair II in the attack role.

The Hornet first saw combat action during the 1986 United States bombing of Libya and subsequently participated in the 1991 Gulf War and 2003 Iraq War. The F/A-18 Hornet served as the baseline for the Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, its larger, evolutionary redesign."