"I think the F-18 Eagle received similar criticism when it first came out, but has since gone on to prove itself, well, in a word, a fighter/bomber, aircraft."
Oppps! "I think the F-18 Eagle received similar criticism when it first came out, but has since gone on to prove itself, well, in a word, a SUPERIOR fighter/bomber, aircraft."
F-15 Eagle, a McDonnell-Douglas plane.
F-18 Hornet
F-16 (Falling) Falcon
F-22 Raptor
F-117 Night Hawk
F-20 Tigershark
F-4 Phantom
F-105 Thunderchief (aka Thud)
A-10 Thunderbolt II (Warthog)
A-7 Corsair II
No the F/A-18 can not do what the F-14 could. It’s not superior.