F/A-18SH Silent Hornet

Jesse220 · February 19, 2015, 01:09:44 PM

I'm thinking that Boeing could make the Super hornet into a semi stealth fighter like how they turned the F-15 Eagle into a semi stealth fighter. What do you say?

pyro-manic · February 19, 2015, 01:14:53 PM

It already is! Note the revised intakes, and planned "stealthy" weapons pods etc. The "stealth" Eagle hasn't really worked out, to be honest. All it is now is a set of modified CFTs with built-in weapons bays, radar-absorbent paint, and some systems upgrades. Nobody's bought any.

Spey_Phantom · February 19, 2015, 01:42:15 PM

indeed they have:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxrZ7jWT_GY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lE3h8yImm4U

kerick · February 19, 2015, 02:13:11 PM

The CFTs and the pod would look good.

Captain Canada · February 19, 2015, 03:58:54 PM

They need to straighten out the vertical tails

perttime · February 20, 2015, 12:39:02 AM

Among my first whif drawings there were a couple of Super Hornettes, with some features that I - at the time - felt to be somewhat stealthy...

http://www.whatifmodelers.com/index.php/topic,34783.30.html

Jesse220 · February 20, 2015, 02:38:15 PM

I guess those could work.

McColm · February 26, 2015, 11:44:55 PM

Could kitbash a F-18E/F and a F-22 or F-35.

Jesse220 · February 27, 2015, 02:10:39 PM

Quote from: McColm on February 26, 2015, 11:44:55 PM
Could kitbash a F-18E/F and a F-22 or F-35.

Probably not a bad Idea