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   F/A-18 Hornet

   NASA used the F-18 HARV to demonstrate flight handling characteristics at high angle-of-attack (alpha) of 65-70 degrees using thrust vectoring vanes. ... CF-18 Hornet
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   High Alpha Research Vehicle

   The High Alpha (angle of attack) Research Vehicle was a modified F/A-18 Hornet used by NASA in a 3-phase program investigating controlled flight at high angles of attack using thrust vectoring, modifications to the flight controls, and forebody strakes.
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   USS Hornet (CV-12)

   ↑ Apollo 12, NASA (NSSDC ID: 1969-099A). ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: USS Hornet (CV-12)
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   F/A-18E/F Super Hornet

   F/A-18 Hornet ... ↑ Young, J., Anderson, R., Yurkovich, R., AIAA-98-4701, "A Description of the F/A-18E/F Design and Design Process", 7th AIAA/USAF/NASA/ISSMO Symposium on Multidisciplinary Analysis and Optimization, St. Louis, Missouri, 2-4 September 1998.
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   de Havilland Canada DHC-5 Buffalo

   In the late 1970s and early 1980s, NASA used another C-8A Buffalo in the Quiet Short-Haul Research Aircraft (QSRA) program.:153 Its experimental wing was designed, fabricated and installed by Boeing, and was a swept, supercritical design incorporating a boundary layer control system.:8 Instead of the standard engines, this aircraft was powered by four prototype Avco Lycoming YF-102 high-bypass turbofan engines (originally from the Northrop YA-9 program) mounted above the wing to take advantage of the Coandă effect.:9-10 In 1980, this aircraft particpated in carrier trials aboard USS Kitty Hawk, demonstrating STOL performance without the use of catapults or arrestor gear.:154 ... Fighter aircraft: CF-188 Hornet
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   Essex class aircraft carrier

   Hornet (CV-12), in Alameda, California ... NASA Special Publication-4201.
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   F-16 Fighting Falcon variants

   From 1989–1999, both aircraft were used by NASA for several experimental research programs, and in 2007, NASA was considering returning the single-seat F-16XL to operational status for further aeronautical research. ... LM claimed the F-16X could be built for two-thirds the cost of the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet.
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   Apollo 11

   The splashdown point was 13°19′N 169°9′W / 13.317, -169.15, 2,660 km (1,440 nm) east of Wake Island, or 380 km (210 nm) south of Johnston Atoll, and 24 km (15 mi) from the recovery ship, USS Hornet. ... NASA.
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   F-16 Fighting Falcon

   From 1989–1999, both aircraft were used by NASA for several experimental research programs, and in 2007, NASA was considering returning the single-seat F-16XL to operational status for further aeronautical research. ... F/A-18 Hornet
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    Splashdown (spacecraft landing)

    Although not new, NASA and the Air Force originally wanted to place a paraglider recovery system to allow for a controlled, precise landing on land on ski-like skids (a landing system used on X-15 rocket plane), most likely on the dry lakebeds at Edwards Air Force Base in California. ... | Apollo 11 | July 24, 1969 | 13°19′N 169°9′W / 13.317, -169.15 | USS Hornet (CVS-12) | 3.1 km |

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• F/A-18 Hornet,
• High Alpha Research Vehicle,
• USS Hornet (CV-12),
• F/A-18E/F Super Hornet,
• de Havilland Canada DHC-5 Buffalo,
• Essex class aircraft carrier,
• F-16 Fighting Falcon variants,
• Apollo 11,
• F-16 Fighting Falcon,
• Splashdown (spacecraft landing)