McDonnell Douglas F/A-18A/B/C/D Hornet

[cpasley]

Trying to keep her pinned to the ground under very windy conditions

F/A-18D Hornet VFA-122 BuNo 164058 by Chris Pasley, on Flickr

[Jay Beckman]

Pretty Sexy Eric!

[Scott Youmans]

F/A-18A - NSAWC - 2009

[cpasley]

CF-18A Hornet RCAF 410 "Cougars" #188793 by Chris Pasley, on Flickr

[Jay Beckman]

VFC-12 "Fighting Omars" Legacy Hornet still sporting CoNA paint at NAS Oceana

[Jay Beckman]

Pair of VFA-15 "Valions" Legacy birds in the pattern at NAS Oceana...

[cpasley]

F/A-18A Hornet VMFA-314 BuNo 162149 by Chris Pasley, on Flickr

[Jeff D. Welker]

[Jeff D. Welker]

VMFA-314 Black Knights

[jslugman]

Any one have a bead on what the left wing tip pod is?

F/A-18D from VMFAT-101 Sharpshooters at Willie back in January, 2010...

[Jay Beckman]

Any one have a bead on what the left wing tip pod is?

F/A-18D from VMFAT-101 Sharpshooters at Willie back in January, 2010...

Do you think it's something more than just a missile rail?

[Joe Copalman]

Might just be the angle, but it does look a little different. 

Perhaps an adapter for the AIM-9X?

[jslugman]

According to my Avitaion Ordinance brother it is the LAU-7 launcher rail for the AIM-9X (good on you Joe) but he couldn't tell if it was a D/A or the newer E/A or F/A version without looking at the data plate. Used because the X doesn't need external coolant for the seeker heads like the older missiles.

[Barry Griffiths]

 
McDonnell-Douglas CF-188A Hornet #188781 RCAF 425 Tactical Fighter Squadron "Alouette" CFB Bagotville QC by Barry Griffiths CAD, on Flickr

[Bjorn van der Flier]

Spanish EF-18A C.15-46/12-04, of ALA12 at Flrennes Airbase Belgium, back in Januari 2009 at freezing winter conditions we have in europe