Boeing shows off its new F/A-18 Super Hornet

SLP99032901- 29 MARCH 1999 - ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, USA: U.S. Senators John Ashcroft (R-MO) (L) and Rick Santorum (R-PA), look up at a F/A-18 E/F Hornet that is being spliced together, during a tour of the facility, March 29. Ashcroft invited Santorum to tour the plant because he is seeking support for a major multi-year purchase of the attack fighter. Santorum is a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and Chairman of the AirLand Subcommittee, which oversees military air power. iw/bg/BIll Greenblatt UPI