Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Flatotel New York

Description:

Flatotel near Radio City New York is a luxury suite hotel located in New York City. The 289 rooms are stunning and large with their custom designed furniture and each is equipped with all the accommodations needed to make you feel right at home. These would include such things as cable television, telephone, ironing facilities, high speed internet and microwave.
Services: 24-hour front desk,24-hour room service,24-hour security,Car rental desk,Front desk - fax service,Laundry service,Limousine service,Massage services,Room service - limited hour,Shops in the hotel,Smoking area,Tourist information,VIP Facilities,Wake-up service
General facilities: ATM/Cash machine,Airconditioning,Baby sitting,Ballroom,Banqueting service,Bar,Bicycle rentals,Body building equipment,Business centre,City maps,Cocktail lounge,Concierge,Conference facilities,Doctor on call,Drugstore/pharmacy,Dry cleaning,Elevator,Fitness centre,Gift shop,Groups welcome,Health club,Ironing service,Luggage room,Meals for groups,Multilingual staff,Newspapers,Non-smoking area (generic),Photocopy center,Recently renovated,Restaurant,Secretarial service,Telephone,Theatre desk,Toilet
Internet: WiFi/Wireless Internet free of charge throughout the hotelLobby is wireless. Rooms are hard wired and wireless.
Parking: Indoor parking,Valet servicePaid parking is available at the hotel.
Rate: from $ 251.00

Crowne Plaza La Guardia

Located in East Elmhurst, the Crowne Plaza La Guardia features room service, airport transportation, concierge services and a fitness center.

Telephone: 877-314-2424
Reservations: 877-314-2424
Fax: 718-899-9768
Rooms: 342
Suites: 16
Floors: 7
Rate Range: From $119 to $399 per night *
Nearest Airport: LaGuardia (LGA)
In Rooms: Air-Conditioned. Cable TV. Movies. Coffee Maker. Hair Dryer. Iron & Ironing Board. Data Line. Voice Mail.
Services: Airport Transportation. Car Rental. Concierge. Room Service. Valet/Laundry.
Special Amenities: Bar/Lounge. Business Center. Fitness Center. Pool, Indoor. Restaurant. Sauna. Whirlpool/Hot Tub.
Other Info: Interior Room Entrance. Non-Smoking Rooms. Smoking Rooms. Parking Fee.
Credit Card: Visa,Master Card,Discover,American Express,JCB.

Holiday Inn Express

The Holiday Inn Express features a multi-lingual staff and a concierge. This property offers access for travelers with disabilities. Telephone: 800-356-3584 Reservations: 800-356-3584 Fax: 718-784-8532 Getting There: Take 495 East to Borden Avenue. Turn left on Greepoint Avenue then right onto 39th Street. Turn right onto Hunters Point Avenue. Rooms: 79 Floors: 3 Check In Time: 3:00 pm Check Out Time: 12:00 pm Nearest Airport: John F. Kennedy International (JFK) In Rooms: Air-Conditioned. Complimentary Newspaper. Cable TV. Coffee Maker. Hair Dryer. Iron & Ironing Board. Data Line. Voice Mail. Services: Concierge. Valet/Laundry. Wake Up Service. Special Amenities: Complimentary Breakfast. Other Info: Multi-lingual Staff. Pets Allowed. Self Parking. Language(s) Spoken: English. Spanish. Credit Cards: Visa,Master Card,American Express.

Holiday Inn Express Hotel Maspeth

This property features an exercise room and a business center. This property offers access for travelers with disabilities.. If you would like to reserve a room, this hotel offers the "Book With Confidence ®" Lowest Internet Rate Guarantee when you go directly to the official hotel website.

Telephone: 800-356-3584
Reservations: 800-356-3584
Fax: 646-646-8582
Rooms: 115
Check In Time: 3:00 pm
Check Out Time: 11:00 am
Nearest Airport: LaGuardia (LGA)
In Rooms: Air-Conditioned. Cable TV. Coffee Maker. Iron & Ironing Board. Safe. Voice Mail
Special Amenities: Business Center. Complimentary Breakfast. Fitness Center. Whirlpool/Hot Tub.
Other Info: Interior Room Entrance. Non-Smoking Rooms.
Credit Cards: Visa,Master Card,Discover,America Express,JCB.

Holiday Inn Express LaGuardia Airport

The Holiday Inn Express LaGuardia Airport features airport transportation, a multi-lingual staff, an exercise room and a business center. This property offers access for travelers with disabilities.
Telephone: 800-356-3584
Reservations: 800-356-3584
Fax: 718-699-0094
Rooms: 84
Suites: 44
Floors: 5
Check In Time: 4:00 pm
Check Out Time: 11:00 am Nearest Airport: LaGuardia (LGA)
In Rooms: Air-Conditioned. Complimentary Newspaper. Cable TV. Coffee Maker. Hair Dryer. Iron & Ironing Board. Data Line. Voice Mail.
Services: Airport Transportation. Valet/Laundry.
Special Amenities: Business Center. Complimentary Breakfast. Fitness Center.
Other Info: Interior Room Entrance. Multi-lingual Staff. Self Parking.
Language(s) Spoken: English. Spanish. German. Italian. Chinese.
Credit Cards: Visa,Master Card,American Express,Discover,JCB.

Monday, May 4, 2009

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Gilgit
Gilgit (Urdu: گلگت, Hindi: गिलगित) is the capital city of the Northern Areas, Pakistan and a tehsil (headquarters) of Gilgit District. Its ancient name was Sargin, later to be known as Gilit, and it is still called Gilit or Sargin-Gilit by local people. In the Burushaski language, it is named Geelt. Ghallata is considered its name in ancient Sanskrit literature. Gilgit city is one of the two major hubs on the Northern Areas for all mountaineering expeditions of Karakoram to the peaks of the Himalayas, the other hub being Skardu. Gilgit has an area of 38,000 square kilometres (14,672 sq mi). The region is significantly mountainous, lying on the foothills of the Karakoram mountains, and has an average altitude of 1,500 metres (4,900 ft). It is drained by the Indus River, which rises in the neighbouring regions of Ladakh and Baltistan.

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Beauty Of Eaurope Is Calling You

Switzerland (German: Die Schweiz[7] French: Suisse, Italian: Svizzera, Romansh: Svizra, officially the Helvetic Confederation[8]) is a landlocked alpine country of roughly 7.7 million people (2009) in Western Europe with an area of 41,285 km². Switzerland is a federal republic consisting of 26 states called cantons. Berne is the seat of the federal authorities, while the country's economic centres are its three global cities, Geneva, Basel and especially Zürich. Switzerland is one of the richest countries in the world by per capita gross domestic product. Zürich and Geneva have respectively been ranked as having the first and second highest quality of life in the world.[9] Switzerland is bordered by Germany to the north, France to the west, Italy to the south and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east. The country has a long history of neutrality — it has not been at war since 1815 — and hosts many international organizations, including the Red Cross, the World Trade Organization and one of the U.N.'s two European offices. However, it is not a member of the European Union. Switzerland is multilingual and has four national languages: German, French, Italian and Romansh. The country's formal name is Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft in German, Confédération suisse in French, Confederazione Svizzera in Italian and Confederaziun svizra in Romansh. The establishment of Switzerland is traditionally dated to 1 August 1291; the first of August is the national holiday.

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Spend These Holidays In Wuhan

Wuhan (help·info) (simplified Chinese: 武汉; traditional Chinese: 武漢; pinyin: Wǔhàn) is the capital of Hubei province, and is the most populous city in central People's Republic of China. It lies at the east of Jianghan Plain, and the intersection of the middle reaches of the Yangtze and Han River. Arising out of the conglomeration of three boroughs, Wuchang, Hankou, and Hanyang, Wuhan is known as the "thoroughfare of nine provinces"; it is a major transportation hub, with dozens of railways, roads and expressways passing through the city. The city of Wuhan, first termed as such in 1927, has a population of approximately 9,100,000 people (2006), with about 6,100,000 residents in its urban area. In the 1920s, Wuhan was the capital of a leftist Kuomintang (KMT) government led by Wang Jingwei in opposition to Chiang Kai-shek, now Wuhan is recognized as the political, economic, financial, cultural, educational and transportation center of central China.

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Thursday, April 30, 2009

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Saipan International Airport

Saipan International Airport (IATA: SPN, ICAO: PGSN, FAA LID: GSN), also known as Francisco C. Ada/Saipan International Airport, is a public airport located on Saipan Island in the United States Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. The airport is owned by Commonwealth Ports Authority.[1] Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, Saipan International Airport is assigned GSN by the FAA and SPN by the IATA (which assigned GSN to Mount Gunson, South Australia, Australia). Facilities and aircraft: Saipan International Airport covers an area of 734 acres (297 ha) which contains one paved runway (7/25) measuring 8,700 x 200 ft (2,652 x 61 m).[1] For 12-month period ending December 31, 2005, the airport had 39,542 aircraft operations, an average of 108 per day: 61% air taxi, 19% general aviation, 18% scheduled commercial and 1% military.

Dillingham Airfield

Dillingham Airfield (IATA: HDH, ICAO: PHDH) is a regional airport of the State of Hawai'i. Located on the North Shore of O'ahu near the unincorporated town of Waialua. Most flights to Dillingham Airfield are general aviation originating at Dillingham Airfield for skydiving or glider operations. It is primarily used as a recreation facility, a base for gliding, hang gliding and parachuting. Military operations consist largely of night operations for night vision device training.

Facilities:
As a general aviation joint-use facility, the airfield has one runway, a UNICOM tower, powered aircraft and glider hangars, and a tie down area for recreation aircraft. Jet-A and Avgas are available in a self-serve facility ultilizing credit cards for payment. There is a plan to extend the taxiway to the end of the 26 runway in 2007. Air traffic, unless approved prior by the US Army, is limited to daytime operations by general aviation and sport parachuting operations. Although the largest users on the airfield are the sport parachuting operations, the State of Hawaii refuses safety improvements.
Authority:
Dillingham Airfield is part of a centralized state structure governing all of the airports and seaports of Hawai'i. The official authority of Dillingham Airfield is the Governor of Hawai'i. He or she appoints the Director of the Hawai'i State Department of Transportation who has jurisdiction over the Hawai'i Airports Administrator. The Hawai'i Airports Administrator oversees six governing bodies: Airports Operations Office, Airports Planning Office, Engineering Branch, Information Technology Office, Staff Services Office, Visitor Information Program Office. Collectively, the six bodies have authority over the four airport districts in Hawai'i: Hawai'i District, Kaua'i District, Mau'i District and the principal O'ahu District. Dillingham Airfield is a subordinate of the O'ahu District officials.
Lost:
The TV Series Lost has filmed several scenes at Dillingham Airfield, due to its remote location close to the North Shore, where the series is primarily filmed.[1] The fuselage from Oceanic Airlines flight 815 is also stored at Dillingham, and is transported to the beach when needed for filming.

List of airports in Pakistan

The page lists major civil aviation airports, military airbases, and small airports that are not being served by any airline (like Chilas Airport). There are an estimated 139 airfields in Pakistan.[1]. The largest airport in Pakistan is the Jinnah International Airport, Karachi, that can handle 30 aircraft at a time and has 16 passenger gates. It handles 6 million passengers annually and has a capacity of handling 12 million passengers annually. In addition the international airports at Lahore, Islamabad, Peshawar and Quetta are also major Pakistani airports catering to a majority of the local and international travellers. All public airports are run by Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority, with the exception of Sialkot International Airport which is run by the Sialkot Chamber of Commerce & Industry. All military airbases are run by the Pakistan Air Force, with the exception of Dhamial Army Airbase which is run by the Pakistan Army. List: ICAO location identifiers are linked to each airport's Aeronautical Information Publication (AIP), where available. Airport names shown in bold indicate the airport has scheduled service on commercial airlines.

City ICAO IATA Airport Name Usage Coordinates
Public Airports
Abbottabad OPAB AAW Abbottabad Airport Public
Bahawalpur OPBW BHV Bahawalpur Airport Public 29°20′53″N 071°43′04″E / 29.34806°N 71.71778°E / 29.34806; 71.71778 (Bahawalpur Airport)
Bannu OPBN BNP Bannu Airport Public 32°58′19″N 070°31′29″E / 32.97194°N 70.52472°E / 32.97194; 70.52472 (Bannu Airport)
Chashma OP19 Chashma Airport Public 32°25′28″N 071°27′30″E / 32.42444°N 71.45833°E / 32.42444; 71.45833 (Chashma Airport)
Chilas OPCL CHB Chilas Airport Public 35°25′37″N 074°05′06″E / 35.42694°N 74.085°E / 35.42694; 74.085 (Chilas Airport)
Chitral OPCH CJL Chitral Airport Public 35°53′11″N 071°48′02″E / 35.88639°N 71.80056°E / 35.88639; 71.80056 (Chitral Airport)
Dalbandin OPDB DBA Dalbandin Airport Public 28°52′30″N 064°24′16″E / 28.875°N 64.40444°E / 28.875; 64.40444 (Dalbandin Airport)
Dera Ghazi Khan OPDG DEA Dera Ghazi Khan International Airport Public 29°57′39″N 070°29′09″E / 29.96083°N 70.48583°E / 29.96083; 70.48583 (Dera Ghazi Khan Airport)
Dera Ismail Khan OPDI DSK Dera Ismail Khan Airport Public 31°54′33″N 070°53′47″E / 31.90917°N 70.89639°E / 31.90917; 70.89639 (Dera Ismail Airport)
Faisalabad OPFA LYP Faisalabad International Airport Public 31°21′55″N 072°59′44″E / 31.36528°N 72.99556°E / 31.36528; 72.99556 (Faisalabad International Airport)
Gilgit OPGT GIL Gilgit Airport Public 35°55′08″N 074°20′01″E / 35.91889°N 74.33361°E / 35.91889; 74.33361 (Gilgit Airport)
Gwadar OPGD GWD Gwadar International Airport Public 25°13′59″N 062°19′46″E / 25.23306°N 62.32944°E / 25.23306; 62.32944 (Gwadar International Airport)
Hyderabad OPKD HDD Hyderabad Airport Public 25°19′06″N 068°22′00″E / 25.31833°N 68.366667°E / 25.31833; 68.366667 (Hyderabad Airport)
Islamabad / Rawalpindi OPRN ISB Benazir Bhutto International Airport / Chaklala Airbase Public / Military 33°36′59″N 073°05′57″E / 33.61639°N 73.09917°E / 33.61639; 73.09917 (Islamabad International Airport / Chaklala Airbase)
Islamabad / Fateh Jang New Islamabad International Airport (under construction) Public
Jacobabad OPJA JAG Jacobabad Airport / Jacobabad Airbase Public / Military 28°17′03″N 068°26′59″E / 28.28417°N 68.44972°E / 28.28417; 68.44972 (Jacobabad Airport/Airbase)
Jiwani OPJI JIW Jiwani Airport Public 25°04′04″N 061°48′19″E / 25.06778°N 61.80528°E / 25.06778; 61.80528 (Jiwani Airport)
Kadanwari KCF Kadanwari Airport Public
Karachi OPKC KHI Jinnah International Airport Public 24°54′24″N 067°09′39″E / 24.90667°N 67.16083°E / 24.90667; 67.16083 (Jinnah International Airport (Karachi))
Khuzdar OPKH KDD Khuzdar Airport Public 27°47′40″N 066°38′25″E / 27.79444°N 66.64028°E / 27.79444; 66.64028 (Khuzdar Airport)
Lahore OPLA LHE Allama Iqbal International Airport Public 31°31′17″N 074°24′09″E / 31.52139°N 74.4025°E / 31.52139; 74.4025 (Allama Iqbal International Airport (Lahore))
Lahore OPLH Walton Airport Public 31°29′41″N 074°20′46″E / 31.49472°N 74.34611°E / 31.49472; 74.34611 (Walton Airport (Lahore))
Mangla OPMA XJM Mangla Airport Public 33°03′00″N 073°38′18″E / 33.05°N 73.63833°E / 33.05; 73.63833 (Mangla Airport)
Mohenjo-daro OPMJ MJD Moenjodaro Airport Public 27°20′07″N 068°08′35″E / 27.33528°N 68.14306°E / 27.33528; 68.14306 (Moenjodaro Airport)
Multan OPMT MUX Multan International Airport Public 30°12′12″N 071°25′09″E / 30.20333°N 71.41917°E / 30.20333; 71.41917 (Multan International Airport)
Muzaffarabad OPMF MFG Muzaffarabad Airport Public 34°20′21″N 073°30′31″E / 34.33917°N 73.50861°E / 34.33917; 73.50861 (Muzaffarabad Airport)
Nawabshah OPNH WNS Nawabshah Airport Public 26°13′10″N 068°23′24″E / 26.21944°N 68.39°E / 26.21944; 68.39 (Nawabshah Airport)
Ormara OPOR ORW Ormara Airport Public 25°16′29″N 064°35′10″E / 25.27472°N 64.58611°E / 25.27472; 64.58611 (Ormara Airport)
Panjgur OPPG PJG Panjgur Airport Public 26°57′17″N 064°07′57″E / 26.95472°N 64.1325°E / 26.95472; 64.1325 (Panjgur Airport)
Parachinar OPPC PAJ Parachinar Airport Public 33°54′10″N 070°04′17″E / 33.90278°N 70.07139°E / 33.90278; 70.07139 (Parachinar Airport)
Pasni City OPPI PSI Pasni Airport Public 25°17′26″N 063°20′43″E / 25.29056°N 63.34528°E / 25.29056; 63.34528 (Pasni Airport)
Peshawar OPPS PEW Peshawar International Airport Public 33°59′38″N 071°30′53″E / 33.99389°N 71.51472°E / 33.99389; 71.51472 (Peshawar International Airport)
Quetta OPQT UET Quetta International Airport Public 30°15′05″N 066°56′16″E / 30.25139°N 66.93778°E / 30.25139; 66.93778 (Quetta International Airport)
Rahim Yar Khan OPRK RYK Shaikh Zayed International Airport Public 28°23′02″N 070°16′47″E / 28.38389°N 70.27972°E / 28.38389; 70.27972 (Shaikh Zayed International Airport (Rahim Yar Khan))
Rawalakot OPRT RAZ Rawalakot Airport Public 33°50′59″N 073°47′54″E / 33.84972°N 73.79833°E / 33.84972; 73.79833 (Rawalakot Airport)
Sialkot OPST SKT Sialkot International Airport Public 32°32′08″N 074°21′50″E / 32.53556°N 74.36389°E / 32.53556; 74.36389 (Sialkot International Airport)
Saidu Sharif OPSS SDT Saidu Sharif Airport Public 34°48′48″N 072°21′10″E / 34.81333°N 72.35278°E / 34.81333; 72.35278 (Saidu Sharif Airport)
Sehwan Sharif OPSN SYW Sehwan Sharif Airport Public 26°28′23″N 067°43′02″E / 26.47306°N 67.71722°E / 26.47306; 67.71722 (Sehwan Sharif Airport)
Sibi OPSB SBQ Sibi Airport Public 29°34′28″N 067°50′35″E / 29.57444°N 67.84306°E / 29.57444; 67.84306 (Sibi Airport)
Sindhri OPMP MPD Sindhri Airport Public 25°40′58″N 069°04′22″E / 25.68278°N 69.07278°E / 25.68278; 69.07278 (Sindhri Airport)
Skardu OPSD KDU Skardu Airport Public / Military 35°20′08″N 075°32′10″E / 35.33556°N 75.53611°E / 35.33556; 75.53611 (Skardu Airport)
Sui OPSU SUL Sui Airport Public 28°38′43″N 069°10′37″E / 28.64528°N 69.17694°E / 28.64528; 69.17694 (Sui Airport)
Sukkur OPSK SKZ Sukkur Airport Public 27°43′19″N 068°47′30″E / 27.72194°N 68.79167°E / 27.72194; 68.79167 (Sukkur Airport)
Tarbela Dam OPTA TLB Tarbela Dam Airport Public 33°59′10″N 072°36′41″E / 33.98611°N 72.61139°E / 33.98611; 72.61139 (Tarbela Dam Airport)
Turbat OPTU TUK Turbat International Airport Public 25°59′11″N 063°01′49″E / 25.98639°N 63.03028°E / 25.98639; 63.03028 (Turbat Airport)
Zhob OPZB PZH Zhob Airport Public 31°21′30″N 069°27′49″E / 31.35833°N 69.46361°E / 31.35833; 69.46361 (Zhob Airport)
Military Airbases
Chandhar OP1Y Chandhar Airbase Military
Kamra Minhas Airbase Military
Karachi Faisal Airbase Military
Karachi OPMR Masroor Airbase Military
Kohat OPKT OHT Kohat Airbase Military
Mianwali OPMI MWD Mianwali Airbase Military
Murid Murid Airbase Military
Peshawar Peshawar Airbase Military
Qasim OPQS Dhamial Army Airbase Military
Quetta Samungli Airbase Military
Risalpur OPRS Risalpur Airbase Military
Sargodha OPSR SGI Mushaf Airbase Military
Shorkot OPRQ Rafiqui Airbase Military
Sialkot OPRQ Sialkot Cantonment Airport Military

Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport

Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport (simplified Chinese: 深圳宝安国际机场; traditional Chinese: 深圳寶安國際機場; pinyin: Shēnzhèn Bǎo'ān Guójì Jīchǎng; formerly named Shenzhen Huangtian Airport) (IATA: SZX, ICAO: ZGSZ) is located near Huangtian and Fuyong villages in Bao'an District, Shenzhen, Guangdong, the People's Republic of China. It is 32 km from the city centre (CBD) at Luohu District. It is the hub for Shenzhen Airlines, and a focus city for China Southern Airlines. The airport was opened on 12 October 1991. It occupies an area of 10.8 km². Its runway is 3400 m long and 45 m wide, and has 53 parking spaces on its apron. The airport also has ferry routes to Hong Kong International Airport, where passengers can transit without going through immigration and custom checks, like transit between two flights. Shenzhen airport handled 21,400,509 passengers in 2008, according to Civil Aviation Administration of China, making itself the fifth busiest in China. The airport was also the 4th busiest airport in terms of cargo traffic, registering 616,172 tonnes of freight. In terms of traffic movements, Shenzhen airport was the 5th busiest airport in China, 2008. Shenzhen Airport is one of the choices of Hong Kong residents as it has lower landing fees, thus benefiting low-cost carriers.

Shenzhen Airlines

Shenzhen Airlines (Chinese: 深圳航空) is a domestic budget airline based in Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.

History:
The airline was established in October 1992 and started operations on 13 September 1993. It was formed by the CAAC and Shenzhen government, with financial participation by Air China, Overseas Chinese City Economic Development Corporation, Bank of China and Shenzhen South Tongfa Industrial Corporation. It is one of the most profitable airlines in China. It is currently owned by Guangdong Development Bank (65%), CNAC (Air China) (25%) and Shenzhen Investment Management (10%). In 2004 it founded, with German partners Lufthansa Cargo and DEG, the international cargo airline Jade Cargo International which started operations in September 2005. Shenzhen Airlines owns a 51% stake in the cargo airline. On 10 June 2005, Boeing handed over the first Boeing 737-900 to Shenzhen Airlines in Seattle. It was the first of five to be delivered during 2005 for operation on domestic and regional routes. Shenzhen is the first Chinese airline to order the Boeing 737-900 and this is the airline's first direct delivery from Boeing. In 2006, Shenzhen Airlines signed an agreement with Mesa Air Group of the United States to launch a joint venture regional airline, Kunpeng Airlines. This airline began flying in October 2007 with 3 Bombardier CRJ 200's. The airline's goal is to grow at a rate of 20 aircraft per year for the next 5 years. In 2009 Phoenix-based Mesa Air Group has reached an agreement to sell off its stake in a Chinese joint venture airline for a net $3.6 million. Mesa said in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission that it will sell its interest in Kunpeng to Shenzhen for $4.5 million, minus return of security deposits totaling $900,000.

Northrop YF-17

The Northrop YF-17 (unofficially nicknamed "Cobra") was a prototype lightweight fighter aircraft designed for the United States Air Force's Lightweight Fighter (LWF) technology evaluation program. The LWF was created because many in the fighter community believed that aircraft like the F-15 Eagle were too large and expensive for many combat roles. The YF-17 was the culmination of a long line of Northrop designs, beginning with the N-102 Fang in 1956, continuing through the F-5 family. Although it lost the LWF competition to the F-16, the YF-17 was selected for the new VFAX specification. In enlarged form, the F/A-18 Hornet was adopted by the United States Navy and United States Marine Corps to replace the A-7 Corsair II and F-4 Phantom II, complementing the more expensive F-14 Tomcat.[1] This design, conceived as a small and lightweight fighter, would ironically be scaled up to the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, which is similar in size to the original F-15. The Super Hornet has replaced the F-14 in USN inventory, and performs all jet combat aircraft roles in the Navy from attack to fighter, tanker and electronic warfare.

Development:
The aircraft's main design elements date to early 1965, from the internal Northrop project N-300. The N-300 was itself derived from the F-5E, and features a longer fuselage, small leading-edge root extensions (LERX), and more powerful GE15-J1A1 turbojets, rated at 9,000 lbf (40 kN) each. The wing was moved higher on the fuselage to increase ordnance flexibility. The N-300 further evolved into the P-530 Cobra, utilizing 13,000 lbf (58 kN) GE15-J1A5 engines, with a very small .25 bypass ratio leading to the nickname "leaky turbojet". The bypass effectively was only a cooling stream for the rear of the engine, allowing the engine bay to be constructed of lighter, cheaper materials.[1] The P-530's wing planform and nose section was similar to the F-5, with a trapezoidal shape formed by a sweep of 20° at the quarter-chord line, and an unswept trailing edge, but was over double the area, with 400 sq ft (37 m2) as opposed to the 186 of the F-5E. Initially shoulder mounted, the wings were gradually shifted down to the mid position. Its most distinctive new feature were the LERXs, that tapered into the fuselage under the cockpit. They enabled maneuvering at angles of attack exceeding 50°, by providing about 50% additional lift. The extensions also trapped airflow under them at high angles of attack, ensuring airflow into the engines. The resemblance to the head of a cobra lead to the adoption of the nickname "Cobra", often unofficially used for the YF-17.[2] Studies showed a single vertical stabilizer was insufficient at high angles of attack, and it was changed to twin vertical stabilizers, canted at 45°. The result was an aircraft that had relaxed longitudinal stability, enhancing maneuverability. However, Northrop was not yet confident in fly-by-wire controls and retained mechanically signaled flight controls. The resulting aircraft, unveiled on 28 January 1971, advertised a max weight of 40,000 lb (18,144 kg) and maximum speed of Mach 2, but stirred little interest among foreign buyers.

F/A-18 Hornet

The McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing) F/A-18 Hornet is an all-weather carrier-capable multirole fighter jet, designed to attack both ground and aerial targets. Designed in the 1970s for service with the United States Navy and Marine Corps, the Hornet is also used by the air forces of several other nations. It has been the aerial demonstration aircraft for the U.S. Navy's Blue Angels since 1986. Its primary missions are fighter escort, fleet air defense, suppression of enemy air defenses (SEAD), interdiction, close air support and reconnaissance. Its versatility and reliability have proven it to be a valuable carrier asset, though it has been criticized for its lack of range and payload compared to its contemporaries.[3] The F/A-18E/F Super Hornet is a distinct, evolutionary upgrade to the F/A-18 designed to serve a complementary role with Hornets in the U.S. Navy.

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