Any Airfields Long Enough for an F18-C Hornet?

[WytchCrypt]

Hey all,

I bought Normandy because I love the geographical area but I only fly the Hornet.  SuperCarrier ops missions are great here but are there any airfields in France or England long enough to successfully land a Hornet?

Thanks!

[razo+r]

There should be a few around long enough. After all it is more of a question how heavy you are and how good is your landing procedure. 

[WytchCrypt]

Well, just had a detailed measurement session.   Looked on the Caucasus map for a baseline and all airfield runways are at the least 1.3nm with 4 or 5 1.5nm or larger.  On the Normandy map nearly all the airfield runways in both France & England are around 5,000ft which is about 83% of 1 nm (and many of those aren't paved).  The only ones I found comparable to the minimum required length as defined on the Caucasus map are:

England:  Manston (1.5nm) & Heathrow (1.5nm)

France:  Creil is the only large scale modern airfield at 1.6nm and the next closest is Abbeville at 5300ft which would be quite a challenge to get a Hornet down and stopped in time.

While that seriously limits mission planning options at least there is something suitable on both sides of the channel that can accommodate a Hornet - or should I say a somewhat less than perfect Hornet pilot 

[Minsky]

33 minutes ago, WytchCrypt said:

Well, just had a detailed measurement session.

Shameless plug, but this could've saved you some time:

https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3312200/

[WytchCrypt]

Doh!  Oh well, I've d'loaded yours anyway as it's much more detailed and complete than the quick measurement session I put in...

Thanks!  Very useful

[TKhaos]

There is 6076ft in a nautical mile so 1.5nm is 9114ft (2777m) so should be able to land a Hornet there.

I haven't got that map to try but I do a lot of F/A-18C flights in and out of Batumi which is a short runway at only 7500ft (2286m) so got an extra 500m on that. I have had a few times where I've touched down too late and had to take off again and go back round. I will have to do a video sometime, I land shorter than that but it's not exactly a normal landing, airbrakes go on and pull the front up, bit like a cobra until it's past stall speed then put the nose down hard and sort of glide in, although that can go wrong sometimes and face plant the runway  

[TKhaos]

2 hours ago, Minsky said:

Shameless plug, but this could've saved you some time:

https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3312200/

Just downloaded that, thanks saved me a lot of time as well.

[Aluminum Donkey]

On 7/26/2024 at 4:23 PM, WytchCrypt said:

Hey all,

I bought Normandy because I love the geographical area but I only fly the Hornet.  SuperCarrier ops missions are great here but are there any airfields in France or England long enough to successfully land a Hornet?

Thanks!

It's just a simulator. Suck it and see!

The Hornet has a low wing loading for a modern fighter jet and has big ass flaps. Try it out yourself!

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Edited October 22, 2024 by Aluminum Donkey