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October 2nd 04, 12:43 PM
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On 10/2/04 5:38 AM, in article
, "Allen Epps" wrote: Pugs, I thought all of the USMCR Hornets got ECP-583 A+ upgrades. Were the Hell's Angels the exception? By the way, the Hornet community's mishap rate this year seems to be in the toilet. Anybody got any comparative numbers? --Woody Woody, You may well be right. I just saw next to the buno on their jets it still had F/A-18A. Was the A+ a field mod or depot level work? Pugs The A+ comes in two flavors: ECP-560 and ECP-583. Both mods upgrade the Mission Computers to XN-8's (i.e. C model MC's) and Embedded GPS/INS (EGI). The result is an F/A-18C weapons system in an F/A-18A airframe--an F/A-18A+. The ECP-583 also comes with an APG-73 (Radar Upgrade or RUG) radar and the Combined Interrogator Transponder (CIT). All this is done at depot level. Long answer for a short question. --Woody 
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