April 24, 2008 at 1:03 am
Do non-naval Hornets, i.e Canadian, Finnish, Spanish, Aussie etc, have the same landing gear as USN/USMC versions or a lighter less robust version?
Also do they retain the same tail hook and associated rear fuselage strengthening or do they have a tail hook set-up similar to other non-naval fighters.
I know they are certainly not carrier capable, just wondering as I know the Finns slam them pretty hard in road ops and use a mobile arresting gear for said use.