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McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C "Legacy" Hornet

One of the most notable aircraft ever introduced into the US Navy, I present the F/A-18C Hornet. Having it's first flight in 1978, and introduced in 1983, this aircraft was the true start of the "Multirole" Designation. On multiple occasions, the aircraft fulfilled both air to air and air to ground roles, in the same mission. Recently retired by the Navy, in Feburary of 2019, the aircraft still holds service with the United States Marine Corps, and is expected to remain in service with them until the 2030s. At which point, the Hornet is to be phased out by F-35s. For those wondering, the "Legacy" name comes from it being a classic Hornet, not a Super Hornet, which is, in it's own respect, another aircraft.

This specific aircraft is from VMFA-232 "Red Devils", the most decorated Marine Attack Squadron in the History of the United States Marine Corps.

This aircraft was built around the AFDS/AFAS Standard, so make sure to use that! https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1636598202

Probably one of my quicker projects, this aircraft took about a week, all in all. I spent a lot of time on it's individual systems, and it probably has over a dozen subsystems and such. The one that took me the most time was probably the UFC Selector, and I'm quite happy with that.

I like to call this aircraft High Fidelity because of it's systems, and the fact that it's not a plug and play. It requires a bit of learning, and it's not exactly a walk in the park to start.

The landing gear is painfully accurate, space wise. It takes up a surprisingly little amount of space and allows me to actually keep the same intake shape as the real one all the way back to the engine.

• Working Triple-purpose UFC Keypad, with selectable modes.
  
• Hyper Accurate Engine Control/Startup System
  
• 1:1 Design
  
• Hyper Accurate Landing Gear Fold
  
• Working 360 degree Altitude Hold
  
• Speed Hold (In Knots)
  
• Full AFDS/AFAS Compatibility, ideal for strikes.
  
• Folding Wings
  
• Working + Accurate Stabilators
  
• Tailhook
  
• Accurate Nav/Formation lights
  
• Nosewheel Steering

Startup is not neccesarily a short process, in the F/A-18C. It's emulating what startup is like on the real F/A-18C, using information from DCS and other sources.

1. DO NOT TOUCH THE THROTTLE UNTIL ENGINES ARE STARTED.
   
2. Power up APU (Bottom Right of Cockpit)
   
3. Crank Right Engine,
   
4. Set Right Engine Throttle to Idle.
   
5. Wait for "Right Engine Idling" Light to appear. Takes about 30 seconds.
   
6. Crank Left Engine
   
7. Set Left Engine Throttle to Idle
   
8. Wait for "Left Engine Idling" Light to appear. Takes about 30 seconds.
   
9. Power down APU.
   
10. Check Engine Status Panel (Below Weapons Control Panel, right hand side) for when engine RPMs are matching.
    
11. Throttle Up,
    
12. Pull Back, and take off.

My Up Front Controller, UFC for short, is responsible for inputting data into the aircraft. I designed a custom 3-mode UFC Selector, that allows you to toggle between the UFC Modes.

To switch modes, you press a mode button, all three of them are in front of the pilot. The UFC Status Board will display one of the following.

• AL - Altitude Hold Input
  
• SP - Speed Hold Input
  
• PY - Pylon Selection System

Altitude and speed hold are relatively simple. With the mode selected, you input a value that is different from the one before it, it will send the number to that respective system.

Pylon Control will give you feedback on the pylon you've selected. Once you've selected a pylon, and input a number from 1-7 (These numbers should be whole numbers), it will display "P#", to indicate which pylon you've picked. You can also find the currently selected pylon on the right side of the cockpit, on the "Armament Panel".

Dedicated to Major Taj Sareen, a pilot of VMFA-232 who gave his life to save innocent ones.

This is probably my pride and joy, at the moment, I'm planning on keeping this updated and working for a while, and since it doesn't really use any bugs, or tricks, (It's really accurate to the real thing) I think I can do that.

I hope you guys enjoy this one as much as I do,

Have fun, and watch your six.