This is the EA-18G Growler, developed for use with MSFS 2020 and distributed as freeware

If you like this aircraft, be sure to check out the very similar F/A-18F Super Hornet - https://flightsim.to/file/75116/boeing-f-a-18f-super-hornet

Key Features:

• Weapons loadout can be selected by entering weights in the payload menu. Other players with this mod can see the loadout you select and many of your visual effects in multiplayer
• The canopy can be opened on the ground with Taxi lights
• The boarding ladder appears down when the canopy is open and engines are shut down
• Formation/slime lights can be toggled with Recognition lights
• The aerial refueling probe can be extended with Wing lights
• A paint kit is included to help with creation of new liveries

The cockpit is the single seat F-18E cockpit using Asobo gauges. Weapons still appear on the wings but the paint scheme will not match and there is no back seat. A proper two-place cockpit may be added in the future if someone wants to model it. You must have the Asobo F-18 installed for the proper cockpit textures to appear.

The flight model is custom and should provide generic fighter-like performance without targeting any specific real world numbers. The engines and fuel system are not necessarily accurate either.

The tailhook is functional but it only appears to work with some of the available carriers. Hopefully someone can assist with getting it fully functional for all carrier packs.

The weapons and most visual effects are controlled by lights as a hack to make them visible in multiplayer. You may notice that things will quickly flash if you hit a light command - this is normal. Some players with 'hard toggle' light switches on their joysticks may run into issues where the aircraft and controller are fighting to turn lights on/off at the same time and things flash. If this is the case I suggest you set your light controller to neutral so it is not constantly forcing a light state.

Known issues:

• Some light meshes are not showing on other players (MSFS issue)
• The launch bar does not animate

Thank you to Whisky_Tango_Foxtrot and Groom Lake Simulations for their help with the texture files.
Thank you to SpectreSimShorts for the normal files
Thank you to Jimmy Jones for the VAQ-130 livery in memory of Lt. Serena Wileman and Lt. Cmdr. Lyndsay Evans
Thank you to TouchingCloud for the incredible Super Warrior mod as a baseline for this

If you make a livery for the aircraft, please send me a message! I would be happy to incorporate it into future versions of this pack.

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Boeing EA-18G Growler

Fly the EA-18G Growler in MSFS 2020 with this freeware add-on. Customize your weapons loadout, toggle various lights, and enjoy a detailed cockpit experience. Create new liveries with the included paint kit and look out for potential updates adding a two-place cockpit. Grasp the opportunity to contribute your own liveries for future versions of this pack.

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