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McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C Hornet

F/A-18 Hornet family FAA approach category C Payware (DC Designs)

Target for the McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C Hornet

100 to 200fpm

Full marks for descent rate up to 200 fpm; under 100 fpm the coach says the touchdown was softer than this aircraft is normally flown.

Vref reference
135ktat 14,515 kg
Tail-strike limit
12°this aircraft's own
Ideal touchdown zone
200 to 500mpast the threshold
G-force
1.10Gfull marks, the category's curve

Single-seat carrier-based multirole fighter from McDonnell Douglas and Northrop with two General Electric F404 afterburning turbofans, derived from the YF-17 prototype.

Roundout scores this aircraft with the Military Fighter / Combat Jet category's curves and touchdown-zone window. The figures it uses are below.

How its touchdown is scored.

The score at each point of its curves. Between the points, scores fall in a straight line; the full method is in the scoring methodology.

Descent rate at touchdown (fpm)30 of the 100 points, on the carrier curve.
100≤ 200fpm
100≤ 600fpm
85≤ 1000fpm
65≤ 1400fpm
35≤ 1800fpm
10≤ 2200fpm
G-force at touchdown (g)20 of the 100 points.
100≤ 1.10g
90≤ 1.26g
75≤ 1.49g
55≤ 1.80g
35≤ 2.11g
10≤ 2.50g

No shared landings or board for this aircraft yet. Its figures appear once pilots with a public profile have shared 5 graded landings in it, and a board once at least 5 opted-in pilots have flown it 10 or more times each. See the boards there are.

For reference.

Aircraft data

Manufacturer
McDonnell Douglas
Model
F/A-18C
Variant
Hornet
FAA approach category
C
MTOW
23,541 kg (51,899 lbs)
Vref in flight
Adjusted to the weight you land at
MSFS source
Payware (DC Designs)

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