#fa18

renault fernando alonso (these are from multiple years)

blue and yellow color scheme

gold boots 2005, when racing #5 car. silver boots 2006 when racing #1.

mild seven japanese cigarette sponsor

sometimes long hair, sometimes short hair, always sideburns, sometimes soul patch

the BEST sunglasses

strong eyebrows, hazel eyes, extremely nice teeth, DIMPLES

My third character reference sheet is one of my Jolly Wrench F/A-18E OC's - Daisy. She's a shy girl, and a little ball of sunshine - nothing like your typical Jolly Wrench at all! She is also the character that I've shipped with Echo (who's known in this biography as Daniel - I gave him a real name)

Fun fact: I actually gave Daisy the callsign of 'Delta' before I actually found the Jolly Wrench diecast Delta online - which is funny. I didn't know that Disney made characters that never got to feature in the film. Now I got 2 of em...

*Biography*

First Name: Daisy

Surname: (currently unknown) [later takes Daniel’s surname through marriage]

Nicknames: D, Daise, Flower (often used by Daniel) 

Callsign: Delta

Species: Jet

Breed: F/A-18E Superhornet

Nationality: British

Languages: English

Sexuality: Straight/Hetero

Date of birth: May 24th 2001

Age: 20s

Sex: Female

Fuselage Colours: Light grey body with black tail fins and canopy. Yellow accents on the nose and tail fins

Helmet colour: Bright yellow, covered in a white daisy flower pattern

Occupation: Military Fighter

Military: UK Navy

Squadron: VF-17 Jolly Wrenches

Modex Number: 222

Emblem: A single enlarged daisy flower

Eye colour: Blue

Birthplace: Northern England, UK

Mental Characteristics: Caring, kind, friendly, sweet, expressive, sensitive, initially shy around new people

Physical Traits: Slim, agile, average height

Hobbies/Interests: Baking sweet treats and enjoys nature. Likes to keep her home space quiet with natural daylight. Also likes to read occasionally.

Likes: Quiet, slow mornings. Prefers to spend her days off relaxing. Likes hanging out with her closest friends, but keeps a small social circle. Enjoys staying in as much as she likes to go out.

Dislikes: doesn't like to take risks, can get timid when overwhelmed, doesn't like big crowds, noise, fires or storms.

Relationships

Mother: Sadie (F/A-18E Superhornet)

Father: David (F/A-18E Superhornet)

Siblings: None

Cousins: Emily (F/A-18E Superhornet)

Romantic Partner: Daniel (F/A-18E Superhornet)

Children: TBC...

Dimensions

Length: 18.3 meters (60 feet)

Wingspan: 13.62 meters (44.7 feet)

Height: 4.88 meters (16 feet)

Maximum Takeoff Weight: 29,000 kg (66,000 lbs)

Top Speed: Mach 1.8 (1,190 mph or 1,915 km/h)

Combat Range: 1,250 nautical miles (2,315 km)

Service Ceiling: 50,000 feet (15,240 meters)

Empty weight: 14,550 kg (32,077 lbs)

Climb rate: 228.0 m/s (748.0 ft/s)

Operational range: 2,346 km (1,458 mi)

Maximum speed: 1915 km/h (1190 mph)

Powerplant: 2 × Pratt & Whitney F414-GE-400 turbofan engines (22,000 lbf thrust each with Afterburner)

Range: 1275 nautical miles / 1467 miles / 2361 kilometres

Climb rate: 44890 feet / 13682.47 meters

Fuel capacity: 1761 gallons / 1466.34 gallons imperial / 6666.11 litres

Performance

The F/A-18E Super Hornet is a carrier-capable supersonic multirole fighter aircraft known for its exceptional performance and advanced features. Derived from the legacy Hornet, the Super Hornet is one of the fighter jets that still forms the backbone of allied air power in modern, 21st‑century warfare. The F/A-18 can provide air superiority, strike capabilities, electronic warfare, and reconnaissance missions. The aircraft's design includes a large fuel capacity, improved avionics, two powerful General Electric F414-GE-400 Turbofan engines, an advanced avionics system, reduced radar cross-section, and an advanced networking infrastructure.

Weaponry:

• AGM-84H/K SLAM-ER

• AGM-88 HARM

• AGM-65 Maverick

• AGM-158 JASSM

• AGM-154 JSOW

• AGM-183 ARRW

• AGM-84 Harpoon

• AGM-158C LRASM

• Joint Strike Missile (JSM)

• AIM-7 Sparrow

• AIM-120 AMRAAM

• AIM-9 Sidewinder

• AIM-260 JATM

Bombs:

• Cluster Aerojet CBU-78/B Gator

• Cluster Aerojet CBU-87/B CEM

• Thermonuclear Livermore B83

• Cluster Mk 20 Mod 0 Rockeye

• Cluster Textron CBU-97/B SFW

• JDAM bombs (up to 10× GBU-32/35/38/54 or 4× GBU-31)

• Paveway series of laser-guided bombs

• Mk 80 series unguided bombs

• CBU-78 Gator mine system[citation needed]

• Mk 20 Rockeye II cluster bomb[citation needed]

• Mk-62/63/65 Quick Strike Naval mine

• GBU-39 Small Diameter Bomb

Other:

• SUU-42A/A Flares/infrared decoy dispenser pod and chaff pod

• AN/ALE-50 towed decoy system pod

• up to 4× 480 US gal (1,800 L; 400 imp gal) drop tanks and 1× A/A42R-1 Aerial Refueling Store pod for aerial refueling.

• 12× ADM-141C TALD decoys

• AWW-13 Advanced data link pod

• M61A2 Vulcan 20 mm cannon with 6-barreled Gatling cannon, 500 rounds of either M-56 or PGU-28 ammunition

Avionics:

• Hughes AN/APG-73 or Raytheon AN/APG-79 AESA radar

• Northrop Grumman/ITT ALQ-165 self-protection jammer system or L3 Harris AN/ALQ-214 integrated defensive electronic countermeasures system

• Raytheon AN/ALE-50 or BAE Systems AN/ALE-55 towed decoy

• Raytheon AN/ALR-67(V)3 radar warning receiver

• Lockheed Martin AN/ASG-34(V)1 IRST21 infrared search and track (mounted on centerline external tank)

• Raytheon AN/ASQ-228 ATFLIR or Northrop Grumman AN/AAQ-28(V) Litening targeting pod

• MIDS LVT or MIDS JTRS datalink transceiver

Profile

Daisy is the single daughter of FA-18 parents, Sadie and David. Her mother, Sadie, works for the Royal Air Force. Her callsign is Sunshine - renowned for constantly being cheery and happy, and always having a positive attitude. Her father, David, works in the Royal Navy. He has the callsign of Vapour - Known for always pushing himself to the limit, both in active service and training. Both from different military branches, the two met at a naval air base when their two squadrons came together for NATO-based training for a few weeks, and it was love at first sight.

Daisy was born in the early summer, and shortly after her birth, Sadie was gifted a soft cotton blanket with a daisy flower pattern on it, prompting Sadie to name her daughter after the flower. The blanket was gifted by her older sister, Stacey, who was heavily pregnant herself at the time. She gave birth a month later, which gave Daisy a cousin.

The cousins practically bonded from birth and spent their whole lives together. Their mother's often joked that both Emily and Daisy were meant to be sisters, not cousins. They both looked alike, gaining their appearances from their maternal side.

The girls grew up alongside each other. They'd spend every waking hour together from the moment they could open their eyes, to when they joined Primary school together. As the girls grew older, they started to discover their personalities. Daisy was calmer and more reserved, whilst her cousin had the personality of a firework. Despite their differences, they were incredibly close and shared an unbreakable sisterly bond with each other.

As Daisy grew into her teenage years, she realised that a lot of her appearance came from her mother and grandmother, but her personality traits came from her father. She found that she had a deeper connection to her father since they shared the same level-headedness, calmness and reserved nature. She was glad to have a close connection with her parents, but was saddened to learn that her cousin wasn't bonding quite so well with her own parents. Daisy supported her throughout their teens and became her rock during this uncertain time in their lives.

Daisy and her cousin Emily were the first females in their family to join the Navy. Her parents were fully supportive of her career choice, even her mother, who was a tiny bit disappointed that her daughter didn't want to follow in her tracks.

Together with her cousin, they both joined the Royal Navy at the same time. Vowing to each other that they'd never split apart, the two were lucky enough to qualify to join the Jolly Wrenches squadron - one of the most feared Navy squadrons in the world.

Daisy was able to bunk up with Emily and share a room with her, and they trained together.

Her cousin fit right in, with her boldness, fire and ambition. Daisy found things more challenging. She often missed home whilst in the Wrenches' recruitment phase, and she had a difficult time settling in once she moved into carrier ops.

Being the timid, innocent and shy girl that she was, she was a stark contrast to the dangerous, lethal and ambitious aura that the squadron was renowned for. In her free time, she'd stay in their dorm room below deck. She was more introverted than her cousin and preferred the quiet timeouts amongst the chaos of Navy life.

She was almost given the callsign of "flower" due to being teased about her delicate and innocent nature, but luckily, she was instead given the callsign "Delta", and she started to become more accustomed to Navy life.

As Daisy’s naval career developed, so did she. Although combat training and the idea of potentially having to kill enemy planes frightened her, the flight training lessened her timidness and grew her confidence in herself. She began to grow braver and a little bolder and started to really enjoy being on the ship. She also noticed that her cousin had the hots for one of the squadron's identical twins, Steve - he had the callsign of Bravo. Although Emily kept brushing it off and changing the subject, Daisy knew what her true intentions were beneath all the sassiness and competition with the male Hornet. Daisy still preferred staying below deck in her free time, which prevented her from bumping into the other twin.

Some time later, the squadron hosted a party at a naval air base. Daisy was parked at a table with Emily and a couple of other female colleagues. As she surveyed the bustling room around her, she happened to clap eyes on Daniel, the other twin, and it was immediately love at first sight.

Daniel was a ball of energy and could light up any room he was in; a stark contrast to his brother's calm, laid-back nature. He boldly approached their table and immediately began to woo Daisy with his charm. She had no interest in males before this, but there was something about this FA18 that she just couldn't resist.

Joining a quiet table, just the two of them, she began to learn more about him. His callsign was Echo, and he was a stark contrast to her. He was bold, confident, charming, funny, and witty. He had the most beautiful, deep blue eyes and the most infectious smile. She was quiet, shy, and calm, but deep down, they both had similar personalities. They were both sweet, kind and sensitive. Their connection was strong, and their chemistry was well matched.

As the pair began to date, they both started to discover and learn more about themselves. Daniel was energetic, always happy and charismatic, but being with Daisy calmed him down and made him settle, without extinguishing that excitable energy of his. Daisy felt her confidence growing further whenever she was with him. She found that Daniel was always trying to make her laugh, blush profusely at least once a day. He could somehow draw this shy Hornet out of her shell and helped her become more confident and bold. Their relationship and chemistry grew swiftly and intensely. The pair started to display forms of affection, and before long, they became intimate with each other. They met up during the day to train or eat together and be in each other's company, and sometimes snuck into each other's rooms in the middle of the night.

As their relationship developed, Daisy switched places with Steve so that both couples could share rooms. Daniel complimented her introvertedness well. He was more than happy to spend their free time cuddling up with her in bed to rest or watch a film together. But having Daniel as her partner made Daisy even more excited to go up on deck for duty. She and Emily also got to meet the twins' parents, Stella and Logan.

They were seasoned members of the Wrenches and were two very sweet and supportive jets. They were so happy to finally meet Daisy properly after they gave her and their son some space for their relationship to grow and thrive, and once they got to know her, they already treated her and Emily as if they were their own daughters.

Daisy also began to form a lifelong bond with Steve - Daniel's twin. Since he was dating her cousin, and Daisy was dating his sibling, it brought them closer as a group of 4.

Daisy often found similar aspects of herself in him. They were both laid back and reserved compared to their significant others. Soon, Steve started to behave like an older brother around her; always protectively looking out for her and treating her like a younger sister.

Daisy and Daniel, along with her cousin and his twin, often work perfectly as a little unit of 4, both on and off the ship. They spend a lot of their free time together, including being on deck, training, meeting up to eat, etc., and they pretty much spend all of their deployments like this.

After a deployment ended, Daisy brought Daniel home to meet her parents. They were overjoyed to finally meet him after everything she told them whilst on deployment. They were incredibly welcoming and supportive of their relationship, and were just as happy to meet Daniel’s twin, Steve, who was also dating their niece, Emily.

McDonnell Douglas F/A-18Cs with Strike Fighter Squadron Eighty Six near Jacksonville Aug. 1995. (Christian Viera)