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Higher, Cheaper: RVSM Certifying the Super-Hornet

Higher, Cheaper: RVSM Certifying the Super-Hornet

by Joe Katzman | Aug 18, 2009 | Fighters & Attack, Fuel & Power, Legal, Testing & Evaluation, USA

F/A-18Es over Afghanistan(click to view full) It’s a seemingly small change. Allow US Navy F/A-18 E/F Super Hornets to cruise between 29,000 and 41,000 feet, where the thinner air would save the US Navy several million dollars per year in fuel costs –...
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