Sierra99 Posted May 15, 2019 Posted May 15, 2019 Here is a list of FA-18C Squadrons assigned to the John C. Stennis since her launch...Bold font indicates proper Tail Code for Squadrons assigned during the periods listed. ( This list does not include other aircraft types concurrently deployed . ) [TABLE]CVW-8 (AJ) Mar. 1996 (Shakedown Cruise) 300 - VFA-15 "Valions" - FA-18C(N) 400 - VFA-87 "Golden Warriors" - FA-18C(N)[/TABLE] [TABLE]CVW-7 (AG) Feb.26, 1998 - Aug.26, 1998 300 - VFA-136 "Knight Hawks" - FA-18C(N) 400 - VFA-131 "Wildcats" - FA-18C(N)[/TABLE] [TABLE]CVW-9 (NG) Jan.7, 2000 - Jul.3, 2000 / Nov.12, 2001 - May 28, 2002 200 - VMFA-314 "Black Knights" - FA-18C(N) 300 - VFA-146 "Blue Diamonds" - FA-18C 400 - VFA-147 "Argonauts" - FA-18C[/TABLE] [TABLE]CVW-14 (NK) May 24, 2004 - Nov.1, 2004 300 - VFA-113 "Stingers" - FA-18C(N) 400 - VFA-25 - "Fist of the Fleet" - FA-18C(N)[/TABLE] [TABLE]CVW-9 (NG) Jan.16, 2007 - Aug.31, 2007 / Jan.13, 2009 - Jul.10, 2009 200 - VMFA-323 "Death Rattlers" - FA-18C(N) 300 - VFA-146 "Blue Diamonds" - FA-18C 400 - VFA-147 "Argonauts" - FA-18C(N)[/TABLE] [TABLE]CVW-9 (NG) Jul.25, 2011 - Mar.2, 2012 / Aug.27, 2012 - May 3, 2013 300 - VFA-97 "Warhawks" - FA-18C(N) 400 - VFA-192 "Golden Dragons" - FA-18C(N)[/TABLE] Hope this is of use to those making skins. I'll update with F-14A/B info when I can. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Primary Computer ASUS Z390-P, i7-9700K CPU @ 5.0Ghz, 32GB Patriot Viper Steel DDR4 @ 3200Mhz, ZOTAC GeForce 1070 Ti AMP Extreme, Samsung 970 EVO M.2 NVMe drives (1Tb & 500 Gb), Windows 10 Professional, Thrustmaster Warthog HOTAS, Thrustmaster Warthog Stick, Thrustmaster Cougar Throttle, Cougar MFDs x3, Saitek Combat Rudder Pedals and TrackIR 5. -={TAC}=-DCS Server Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD3, i7-3770K CPU @ 3.90GHz, 32GB G.SKILL Ripjaws DDR3 @ 1600Mhz, ZOTAC GeForce® GTX 970.
Nealius Posted May 17, 2019 Posted May 17, 2019 Getting all the right tail codes is always the hard part when trying to populate the deck. A lot of the liveries we have are from different deployments on different ships attached to different CVWs.
Jetguy06 Posted May 23, 2019 Posted May 23, 2019 Quick question... What does the '(N)' mean behind the aircraft type? Some are just F/A-18C, others are F/A-18C(N). Thanks!!
tebsu Posted May 23, 2019 Posted May 23, 2019 Quick question... What does the '(N)' mean behind the aircraft type? Some are just F/A-18C, others are F/A-18C(N). Thanks!! "...It began in November 1989, when the first F/A-18C/Ds of Lot 12 (constituting Blocks 29 to 31), referred to as the “Night Attack” Hornet, were delivered to the Navy. The new Hornets, later designated F/A-18C(N), were designed with night-vision goggle (NVG)-capable cockpits, low-level flying ability at night via the Hughes AN/AAR-50 Thermal Imaging Navigation System (TINS) pod, digital map display, colorized multipurpose displays (MFDs) replacing the monochrome green displays of the F/A-18A/B, and a new Heads-Up Display (HUD) utilizing raster graphics..."
Jetguy06 Posted May 23, 2019 Posted May 23, 2019 "...It began in November 1989, when the first F/A-18C/Ds of Lot 12 (constituting Blocks 29 to 31), referred to as the “Night Attack” Hornet, were delivered to the Navy. The new Hornets, later designated F/A-18C(N), were designed with night-vision goggle (NVG)-capable cockpits, low-level flying ability at night via the Hughes AN/AAR-50 Thermal Imaging Navigation System (TINS) pod, digital map display, colorized multipurpose displays (MFDs) replacing the monochrome green displays of the F/A-18A/B, and a new Heads-Up Display (HUD) utilizing raster graphics..." Makes sense. Thanks!!
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