Hornet vs Viper

If both planes were completely finished. Which would you pick? Just curious.

No need to give your reasons.

F-18 honestly. I love navy aircraft and it's very versatile.

A/A- covered

A/G- covered

Landing at sea- covered

Landing on runways- covered

F-18 honestly. I love navy aircraft and it's very versatile.

A/A- covered

A/G- covered

Landing at sea- covered

Landing on runways- covered

Then you should vote for the Hornet.

In case anybody was wondering why I started this poll. When this question has been asked in the past too many guys picked the Hornet because it was more complete.

I wanted to see which plane they really like if they were both finished.

Viper, because of its much better HOTAS and display management. That's pretty much the only reason, but it's a big one (for me) as it is really terrible in the Hornet.

F-18 display management is a nightmare for me, and I can't ****ing read anything in VR. I just don't get it right.

Even if I cannot read more in the Viper, I "understand" better what is happening in the aircraft. Maybe its more "intuitive".

But I haven't thought too much about this logics, neither I read the manual :shocking:

Maybe this is unfair to the Hornet, but I love the Viper more than the Hornet.

Depends on the mood I'm in when I'm sitting down to fly a virtual pit. There was no question about buying either module. >.<

I arbitrarily like the Hornet more than the Falcon. I have never cared too much for the F-16. I love the F-4 Phantom over everything. When the F-4 was being replaced starting in the mid to late 70s, my interest/preference fell to the F-15 Eagle. The F/A-18 looks a little like a baby F-15. Yet, for some reason, I don't like the Super Hornet that much. I am glad DCS gave us the Legacy Hornet, first. I much prefer the F/A-18C to the F-16C and the F/A-18E.

Viper keeps holding a small lead.

Really can't decide which one, both are really good planes. Depends on my mood I guess, sometimes I prefer the viper and sometimes the hornet.

Viper for me.

Its just a more elegant platform in some ways. And will be "more done" than the hornet when its done on a systems level, because its systems are somewhat simpler. Plus kinematically its better than hornet.

I think the hornet if it were actually modeled right would be the better A/A fighter, but I don't have much faith in ED actually implementing alot of the sensor fusion MSI functionality that the hornet of that era has, or if they "legally" can.

F-16 for A2A, F-18 for everythine else imo. And since im an A2A guy im going Viper.

Hornet, mainly because doing carrier traps in a Viper just feels awkward!

(JK!) :pilotfly: :joystick:

Honestly I love them both but the Hornet lands on carriers and thats the nudge for the win.

Flip a coin!

Hornet. I just like it better. The 3rd screen is valuable and its avionics are more sophisticated, even though its HOTAS implementation isn't as good as the Viper's

This was a very hard choice tbh

As great as the hornet is and can do everything and carrier ops and is more modern i just fell in love with the viper. It just feels so immersive when i get in the cockpit. It just feels so intuitive, I can't wait till it's finished. So Viper for me!:thumbup:

Ya know, this sounds like a question for...

...Mondays With Mover!

You know, considering he's flown both Vipers and Bugs IRL !!

Viper. It's faster and only a scrub takes 10 amraams.

I just feel more at home in VR in the Viper. That big bubble is a big draw for me. The way it flies also works better for me. Overall readibility of the instruments also works better in my Rift S than the Hornet.

Carrier ops is the only reason I will still fly the Hornet for years, it is just so much fun. Once both are feature complete I suspect I will fly the Viper a lot more though.

Oh man, tough choice... but carrier ops made me vote hornet.

This is actually really difficult.

I much prefer the F-16Cs HOTAS and general usability, it's friendlier to learn I also think the F-16C cockpit is the best of all time, second to none. It's really fun to fly and capable all around.

The only thing I maybe don't like, though it's pretty minor is the ACM HUD symbology - in the hornet it tells you precisely where to put/line up the bandit and when you get a lock, it declutters. With the Viper, you get an indication of what mode you're in, and it stays there even when locked.

The F/A-18 however has the superior RADAR, carrier capable and can perform anti-ship, making it the more versatile choice, it has a less involved and I'd argue better radios.

Viper, because it's the better jet.

Hornet, because the Viper is ugly.

Also, carrier ops.

For a long time I took Falcon on the ride, after a longer period of the Rook flying with some mixtures between Hornet (and some bug testing) and Harrier, I was just amazed that how different it was. You really can feel the different design between Navy and Air Force, where A-10C is closer to Navy.

So of course I voted for Hornet. Don't know why it even feels so much more agile and responsive. But it really comes to those displays, that are so ugly tiny in Falcon and so low that I hate the idea to look so deep inside the cockpit.