On Tue, 12 Oct 2010 15:12:22 +0000, Volitan
wrote:
'Walt[_5_ Wrote:
;743249']On Fri, 08 Oct 2010 13:24:01 -0500, John Szalay
john.szalay.at.att.net wrote:
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Walt wrote in news:49iua6tknsf4jvbv3qi41kpfk4up5a45rl@
4ax.com:
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What does the N in F/A-18C(N) mean? Is it an official USN
designation? And if so what is the difference between a C and a C(N)?
TIA.-
I MAY be mistaken, and if so , I'm sure that I will be corrected.
But IIRC:
its a F/A-18C that has been upgraded to have night attack capabilities.
"The F/A-18C Nigh Attack Hornet has a pod-mounted Hughes AN/AAR-50
thermal
imaging navigation set, a Loral AN/AAS-38 Nite Hawk FLIR targeting pod,
and
GEC Cat's Eyes pilot's night vision goggles"
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Thanks for the reply John. I knew it was some kind of upgrade, but I
was wondering if there was any new production. Also as far as I can
determine it isn't a official Navy designation.
I thought it was the designation that the Navy put on thier "aggressor"
aircraft in combat training school
Not in the case of the F/A-18C(N). They are an upgrade, but I still
don't know if the upgrade was applicable to all C aircraft.
There is an F-16N and a F-5N, both are aggressors. In this case I
believe the N indicates Navy versions. The F-5Ns (F-5E or F-5n
depending on the source) are ex USAF F-5Es and most carry original
USAF serials. The original F-16Ns (22?) were built for the Navy, but
IIRC they later obtained some ex-USAF (or boyocotted ex-Pakastini)
aircraft which apparently carried their original AF designation.
More information would be appreciated.