The F/A-18E/F Super Hornet was developed from -- and as a successor to -- the F/A-18 Hornet. To extend the aircraft`s range, its interior fuel tank was enlarged. This modification required an 86cm lengthening of the fuselage. Onboard fuel storage capacity was extended even to the vertical stabilzer. The resulting increase in aircraft weight extra fuel loading necessitated more power than the engine change is evidence by the larger, more rectangular air intake on the Super Hornet. The wings were lengthened and wing surface area enlarged to increase lift. Outside of these extensive airframe modifications and minor tweaks of onboard electrical system and avionics systems on the Super Hornet have been kept as interchangeable as possible with the original F/A-18C/D.
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- VFA-102 '' Diamondbacks '', US NAVY.
- VFA-103 '' Jolly Rogers '', US NAVY.
