F18 Pilot Elizabeth Pham: 2026

F/A-18 DATA

F/A-18 A/B
Role: Multirole fighter
National origin: United States
Manufacturer: McDonnell Douglas/BoeingNorthrop
First flight: 18 November 1978
Introduction: 7 January 1983
Primary users: United States Navy, United States Marine Corps, Royal Australian Air Force, Spanish Air Force.
Number built: >1,458
Unit cost: US$41 million in 2008 Developed from
Northrop YF-17

F/A-18 E/F
Role: Multirole fighter, strike fighter
Manufacturer: McDonnell Douglas, Boeing Integrated Defense Systems
First flight: 29 November 1995
Introduction: 1999
Primary user: United States Navy
Produced: 1995-present
Number built: >350 as of 2008
Unit cost: US$55.2 million (2008)
Developed from: F/A-18 Hornet
Variants: EA-18G Growler

EA-18G GLOWLER
Role: Electronic warfare
Manufacturer: Boeing
First flight: 15 August 2006
Status: Flight testing
Primary user: United States Navy
Unit cost: US$66 million
Developed from: F/A-18F Super Hornet

NỮ ĐẠI ÚY PHI CÔNG F.18 ELIZABETH PHẠM.

NỮ ĐẠI ÚY PHI CÔNG F.18 ELIZABETH PHẠM.
Đại Úy Elizabeth Phạm sinh ra tại Seattle, hai năm sau khi cha mẹ cô đến định cư tại thành phố này, sau khi miền Nam mất vào tay Cộng Sản. Cô là ái nữ của Bác Sĩ Phạm Văn Minh hiện có phòng mạch tại Seattle tiểu bang Washington. Liz Phạm tốt nghiệp từ Đại Học USD (University of San Diego) và theo học về kỹ thuật bay tại trường huấn luyện phi hành T 34 của Hải Quân Hoa Kỳ tại Pensacola (Florida) với cấp bậc Thiếu Úy. Sau đó, cô tiếp tục theo học về kỹ thuật bay cấp cao T 45 Goshawk tại trung tâm huấn luyện Meridian của Hải Quân Hoa Kỳ tại tiểu bang Mississippi.
Cuối năm 2003, Trung úy Elizabeth Phạm đã tốt nghiệp "Top Hook" (Thủ Khoa) và được Đại Tướng Chỉ Huy Trưởng đích thân trao bằng tốt nghiệp, và được tuyển chọn là Phi Công đầu tiên của Quân Chủng TQLC Hoa Kỳ điều khiển một phóng pháo cơ siêu thanh F 18 Hornet (trị giá 67 triệu dô la). Liz Phạm được thăng Đại Úy từ năm 2005.
Cô thành hôn với Đại Úy Alexander Roloss cũng là một sĩ quan Phi Công F 18 và hai vợ chồng cùng ở chung một đơn vị. Cả hai vợ chồng đều đến tham dự Đại Nhạc Hội "Cám Ơn Anh.. " vào ngày 3 tháng 8 tới đây tại Sân Vận Động Bolsa Grande High School.

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"First flight of F/A-18A/B, November 18, 1978"
"First flight of F/A-18E/F, November 29, 1995"
F/A-18 Hornet Fighter
The McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 is a multirole fighter designed for aircraft carrier duty. The U.S. Marines ordered it as an F-18 fighter and the Navy as an A-18 attack aircraft. It can switch roles easily and can also be adapted for photoreconnaissance and electronic countermeasure missions.
The resilient F/A-18 Hornet was the first aircraft to have carbon fiber wings and the first tactical jet fighter to use digital fly-by-wire flight controls. Variants included a two-seater, an improved fighter, a reconnaissance aircraft and a night-attack fighter.
Since the first Hornet entered service in 1980, McDonnell Douglas built over 1,200. Overseas, Hornets served with the Australian, Canadian, Spanish, Kuwaiti, Swiss, Finnish and Malaysian air forces. In November 1986, the 40th anniversary of the Navy's Blue Angels, the demonstration squadron replaced its A-4 Skyhawks with F/A-18 Hornets. They saw use as a show aircraft the following season.
Hornets entered active duty in January 1983. In 1986, Hornets on the USS Coral Sea flew their first combat missions. During the 1991 Persian Gulf War, while performing an air-to-ground mission, Hornets destroyed two Iraqi MiG-21s in air-to-air combat.
The F/A-18E/F Super Hornet made its first flight in November 1995. This advanced version offered greater range and payload-carrying ability, more powerful engines, an improved cockpit, and increased mission radius, endurance and survivability.
Specifications
First flight:
Nov. 18, 1978
Wingspan:
37 feet 5 inches
Length:
56 feet
Height:
15 feet 3.5 inches
Takeoff weight:
Fighter, 36,710 pounds; attack, 49,224 pounds
Speed:
1,360 mph plus
Ceiling:
50,000 feet
Power plant:
Two 16,000-pound-thrust GE F404-GE-400 low-bypass turbofan engines
Accommodation:
One crew (F/A-18A/C); two crew (F/A-18B/D)
Armament:
One 20 mm M61A1 Vulcan six-barrel cannon with 570 rounds, plus up to 17,000 pounds ordnance, including bombs, rockets, missiles and drop tanks on nine external points

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Không Lực Việt Nam Cộng Hòa được tổ chức theo tiêu chuẩn không lực Hoa Kỳ
Phi tuần = 2 Phi Cơ phi đội = 4 Phi cơPhi đoàn = 12 Phi Tuần= 24 Phi CơKhông đoàn = 2 hay 3 phi đòan = 48 hay 72 Phi cơ

Hoa Ky Phi Đòan = SquadronWing = Không Đòan = 2-3 Phi Đòan
Division = 3 Wings + 1 Wing for Services/ Maintenance +Fire Fighter +Facilities+ Couple Companies for Base Security + Armor Vehicles + MP + Division Staff

Bò Vàng Insignia của 242 là con Dzơi có nghĩa đen là phi đoàn họat động ban đêm.Tuy nhiên vì nhu cầu ở Iraq họ họat động cả đêm lẫn ngày.Người 2nd seater sè là Weapon Officer 2 pair of eyes see better than 1 pair !Họ dùng Precision POD nhìn day / night through Cloud and smoke by project the captured real time target image on a TV screen and the Fire control will take over when the cross hair ailgned with the Target.F-18F tốn hơn F-18D rất nhiều vì phi cơ bay xa hơn, đem nhiều săng , nhiều đụng cụ phi hành hiện đại hơn như con F-117.F-18F còn bay không chiến với 6-8 AIM-120 va 2-4 AIM-9X all bearing , all purpose heat seeker. Tui có thể bắn rơi bò vàng ví ông bám theo đít tui bằng AIM-120C hay AIM-9X

Trong bài viết tác giả dùng chử "Không đoàn" là không chính xác, cấp số là phi đoàn không quân có lẻ chính xác hơn.Trích dẫn :(Marine All Weather Attack Fighter Squadron 242). Không Đoàn nầy còn vang danh trong Quân Chủng TQLC Hoa Kỳ với danh xưng là Không Đoàn "Bats" (Con Dơi - Cú đánh bất ngờ và chính xác, không chậm trễ). Không Đoàn nầy hiện nay có nhiệm vụ không yễm cực cận cho các lực lượng bộ binh khi chạm địch trên các mặt trận tại Iraq. Những phi công của không đoàn nầy được tuyển từ những phi công ưu tú nhất của Quân Chủng TQLC Hoa Kỳ và Đại Úy Elizabeth Phạm là người nữ phi công duy nhất có mặt trong Không Đoàn 242 Marine All Weather Figther Squadron.

lọai máy bay F-18 F chỉ có HQ mới được dùng lọai này.Liz Phạm bay F-18 D lọai 2 chỗ ngồi và dùng cho Close Air Support.Việc ném bom cách 600 thước cũng không còn lạ nưa vì lọai bom này là bom tinh khôn có đường kính nhỏ nên chi/ tàn phá mục tiêu không tạo ra Collateral damage.Liz là trong nhiều nữ hoa tiêu của TQLC và HQ Hoa Kỳ.Navy và Marine của cuối thập niên có nhiều nữ hoa tiêu bay C-130J, CH-53 Sea Stallion, CH-46 Sea Knight, AH-1W Super Cobra Gun ship, UH-1N Slick và Gunship hay bay AV-8B.

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Military News Live-Fire Missile Exercises Keep Marines Sharp Sun, 23 Sep '07 Training Conducted Off Mexican Coast Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 242 trained along with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 323 while conducting live-missile training exercises September 10–14. The squadrons launched approximately 28 live missiles at decoys jettisoned into the skies over a training area off the coast of Mexico.
The training is important for the pilots because during simulated exercises, pilots pull the trigger with no actual missile that’s released, according to Major Robert George, the operations officer of VMFA(AW)-242, “The Bats.” Live-missile training gives pilots the opportunity to see and feel how the aircraft’s weapons system operates with live ammunition. Through this training, pilots also gain a better understanding and appreciation for the capabilities of their aircraft’s weapons systems. For many of the pilots with the Bats, this exercise provides them with a first time experience with releasing live-missiles from an aircraft. “It’s my first time shooting a live missile.
It was really neat to see the product of what you practice,” said Capt. Elizabeth Pham, a pilot with the Bats.
During the four-day training evolution, the two squadrons alternated roles. One squadron would deploy the decoys while the other practiced firing the missiles at the decoys. The pilots aren’t the only ones who benefit from training with live missiles.
The ordnance Marines get great training during this mission and play a big role in loading, testing and handling the missiles as well as troubleshooting components of the weapons systems, according to George. The ordnance Marines primary responsibility is to maintain the weapons systems for the entire aircraft and repair components as needed, explained Master Sgt. Victor Colombo, the ordnance chief with the Bats. During the training, the squadrons employed three types of air intercept missiles. AIM-7 Sparrow is a radar-guided air-to-air missile. AIM-9 Sidewinder is a heat-seeking air-to-air missile. AIM-120 Advanced Medium Air-to-Air Missile is a radar-guided missile with radio frequency target detection. According to Bats pilot, Captain Albert Mendoza, the training offered a very rare opportunity for some very realistic training. (Aero-News salutes Pfc. Melissa Tugwell, MCAS Miramar) FMI:* Aero-News: Quote of the Day (09.23.07) Sun, 23 Sep '07 Aero-News Quote of the Day “It’s my first time shooting a live missile.
It was really neat to see the product of what you practice." Source: Captain Elizabeth Pham, of Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 242 -- nicknamed "The Bats" -- on recent live-missile training exercises. The squadrons launched approximately 28 live missiles at decoys jettisoned into the skies over a training area off the coast of Mexico.

Nhan Tin

Ok, Let me tell you the story about the creation of this website. Well, I was watching a video the other day and it was about a pilot name Elizabeth Pham.
She is a lady who has done something that was really impressive. She was a U.S pilot that flew a 35 million dollars airplane into battle.
To make the story short, her airplane was shot numerous times and she able to make it alive. I don’t know why, but her story inspire me to set up this website.
Maybe I have always wanted to write a book about a the great things that women were able to do.
Today is Sunday, May 11, 2008, I always want to use this website as a gift to my mom for mother’s day. She doesn’t knows about it, but “Happy Mother’s Day Mom”.
Anyway the purpose of this website is to honor all the women of our history (there are many of them out there). I will find more stories about all the great things that woman have done in the near future and place it on this site.
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