Well they are called that way because indeed they are (F/A-18A/BC/D) the legacy to the new hornets or "super" hornets, meaning that the new ones are entirely developed from the original design but changed in such way that they are not the same, whereas the C and D versions were not that much different than the first batch of hornets which are A and B's. As a matter of fact, the hornet design comes from the YF-17 but this one was called Cobra, so no hornet there, being the first hornets the A,B,C and D models.
I'm wondering if there was a further design after the super hornets how would they be named? Ultra hornets, Ultimate hornets? LOL! Yes I know that'll never happen because the F-35 is here now...
Jose Valdez.

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