"We have never had this kind of unrelated dual engine mishap in the F-18, " he said.

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It has tested a biofuel made from the camelina plant in its F-18 Hornet jet.

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F-18 accidentally bombed one of its own observation towers on the firing range.

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The Su-30 is an extremely capable aircraft, a potent adversary for aircraft like the F-15, F-16, Mirage 2000 and the F-18.

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As for the cost of the F-22, the same criticisms were made years ago when the F-15 and the F-18 were being developed.

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Subsequent evidence showed that he ejected from his F-18 and fell into the hands of Iraqi military or paramilitary forces, Pentagon officials say.

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And, in fact, a US pilot in an F-18 or F-15 would be presented with a greater challenge--by far--than anything the Iranians can present today.

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When the F-18 dropped to 50 feet the crew ejected.

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So, for example, at the announcement where I talked about offshore drilling, I did so in front of an F-18, a fighter jet, that is actually going to be run half on biomass.

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When Mary Cummings, a former US Navy pilot, stopped flying F-18 fighter jets in 1997, there were no video links between cockpits and command centres, and even radio contact was patchy at times.

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Now Iraq has inked a contract for another batch of 18 F-16 fighters from the United States.

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