The F/A-18E/F Super Hornet is a larger and more advanced variant of the F/A-18C/D Hornet. An early version was marketed by McDonnell Douglas as Hornet 2000 in the 1980s. The Hornet 2000 concept was an advanced version of the F/A-18 with a larger wing longer fuselage to carry more fuel and more powerful engines. The F/A-18E/F fuselage was stretched by 860 mm to make room for fuel and future avionics upgrades and increased the wing area by 25%. However the Super Hornet has 42% fewer structural parts than the original Hornet design. The General Electric F414 engine developed from the Hornet s F404 has 35% more power. The Super Hornet can return to an aircraft carrier with a larger load of unspent fuel and munitions than the original Hornet. The term for this ability is known as bringback. Bringback for the Super Hornet is in excess of 9 000 pounds (4 100 kg). The Super Hornet first flew in 1995. Full-rate production began in September 1997. The Super Hornet entered service with the United States Navy in 1999 replacing the F-14 Tomcat since 2006. Item No 03205 Item Name F/A-18F Super Hornet Bar Code 9580208032054 Scale 1:32 Item Type Static Aircraft Model Brief Length: 570.55mm Wingspan: 425mm Total Parts 761pcs Metal Parts main landing gear strut Photo Etched Parts 2pcs Film Parts n/a Resin Parts n/a Total Sprues 54 sprues lower fuselage upper fuselage 4 tyres and 2 metal main landing gear strut Paint Schemes 1. F/A-18f Super Hornet VFA-102 Diamondbacks cvw-5 165882 USS Kitty hawk 2. F/A-18f Super Hornet VFA-2 Bounty Hunters cvw-2 NE-100/165916 USS Released Date 2010-05 More Features Fuselage - Detailed fuselage w/accurate design - O (omega) shape canopy is 2-directional slide-moulded Wing - Optional position flaps - Ple.