F-18E/F flight tests resume after GE cures compressor

FLIGHT TESTING OF the McDonnell Douglas (MDC) F-18E/F Super Hornet has resumed after engine manufacturer General Electric developed a cure for a compressor failure in the F414 which halted flying in November (Flight International, 4-10 December, 1996, P14).

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