Hornet (disambiguation)

A hornet is an insect. It may also mean:

Insects

• a colloquial term for American wasps, particularly the bald-faced hornet
• a colloquial term for certain Australian potter wasp species, including the Australian hornet

In the military

Air

• McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet, a jet combat aircraft
  • McDonnell Douglas CF-18 Hornet, a Canadian variant
• De Havilland Hornet, a World War II-era combat aircraft
• Hornet, original name of the Hawker Fury British biplane fighter
• Hornet, unofficial name of the Curtiss 18 Model 18B triplane fighter
• AGM-64 Hornet, an experimental American missile
• ABC Hornet, a World War I aircraft engine
• Messerschmitt Me 410 Hornisse ("Hornet"), a World War II German aircraft
• Aérospatiale SA 321 Super Frelon ("Super Hornet") helicopter, also known in the Israeli Air Force as Tzir'a ("Hornet")
  • SNCASE SE.3200 Frelon ("Hornet") helicopter (precursor of the Aérospatiale SA 321 Super Frelon)
• nickname of 443 Maritime Helicopter Squadron, a Royal Canadian Air Force unit
• 113 Squadron (Israel), an Israeli Air Force unit also known as the Tayeset Ha'Tsira'a ("Hornet Squadron")

Sea

• HMS Hornet, ten ships of the Royal Navy
• USS Hornet, eight ships of the U.S. Navy

Land

• Medium Mark C Hornet, a British First World War tank
• Humber Hornet, a British armoured car
• M93 Hornet mine, an American anti-tank mine

Transportation

Air

• Firebird Hornet, a German paraglider design
• Glasflügel 206 Hornet, 1970s glider
• US Light Aircraft Hornet, an ultralight aircraft
• Hiller YH-32 Hornet, an American ultralight helicopter
• Harkness Hornet, 1920s Australian aircraft engine
• Pratt & Whitney R-1690 Hornet, aero engine produced 1926–1942
• Vintage Ultralight SR-1 Hornet, an American 1980s ultralight aircraft design

Land

• AMC Hornet, a compact car manufactured from 1970 to 1977
• Dodge Hornet (concept car), a concept car revealed in 2006
• Dodge Hornet, an SUV revealed in 2022
• Hudson Hornet, a car manufactured from 1951 to 1957
• Wolseley Hornet six, a 1930s saloon, coupé, sports and racing car
• Wolseley Hornet (Mini), a variant of the original Mini car
• Honda CB250F, a motorcycle known as the Hornet, first 'Hornet' released by Honda
• Honda CB600F, a motorcycle known as the Hornet in Europe and Brazil
• Honda CB900F, a motorcycle known as the Hornet 900 in Europe
• BSA Hornet, a British motorcycle for export to the United States from 1964 to 1965

Sea

• Hornet (clipper), an 1851 clipper ship which raced Flying Cloud around Cape Horn
• Hornet (dinghy), a type of sailing dinghy
• Hornet, a steamer involved in the Hornet incident (an 1871 diplomatic incident)

Fictional characters

• Hornet (comics), a name shared by three Marvel characters
• Hornet (DC Thomson), a British comic of the 1960s-1970s
• Hornet Squadron, an RAF squadron in a series of books by Derek Robinson
• Hornet (Gobots), an alien cyborg shapeshifter
• Hornet, a secondary character in Hollow Knight, and the main character of Hollow Knight: Silksong.
• Robot henchmen in Buzz Lightyear of Star Command

Sports

University and high school teams

• Alabama State University Hornets
• California State University, Sacramento Hornets
• the teams of Concordia College Alabama
• Delaware State University Hornets
• Emporia State Hornets and Lady Hornets, Kansas
• Kalamazoo College Hornets, Michigan
• Surrattsville High School Hornets, Maryland
• Dixie High School Hornets, South Carolina
• Midwood High School Hornets, New York
• Hamilton High School West Hornets, New Jersey
• Herndon High School Hornets, Virginia

Ice hockey teams

• Bracknell Hornets, a team in the English National Hockey League
• Cambridge Hornets, a Canadian Senior "AAA" team from Cambridge, Ontario
• Herlev Hornets, a Danish AL-Bank Ligaen team
• Huntington Hornets, an American International Hockey League team in the 1956–57 season
• Langley Hornets, a former name of the Canadian Junior "A" team West Kelowna Warriors
• Pittsburgh Hornets, a former American minor league team (1936–56, 1961–67)
• Thunder Bay Hornets, a former Canadian Junior "A" team (1982-86)

Other teams

• Charlotte Hornets (disambiguation), several sports teams
• Cleveland Hornets, former baseball team
• Dandy Town Hornets F.C., Bermuda soccer team
• Howick Hornets, New Zealand, rugby league team
• Hull Hornets, British American-football team
• Montreal Hornets, former Canadian rugby union team
• New Orleans Hornets, former National Basketball Association team
• Rochdale Hornets, professional rugby league team
• Rochdale Hornets (speedway), former speedway team
• Watford F.C., known as "the Hornets" after their yellow and black kit

American football stadiums

• Hornet Stadium (Montgomery), on the campus of Alabama State University
• Hornet Stadium (Sacramento), on the campus of California State University, Sacramento

Other uses in sports

• The Hornet, a professional wrestler from the United States Wrestling Association
• Hornet, the puck used in the Swiss sport Hornussen

Places

• Hornet Township, Beltrami County, Minnesota
• Hornet, Missouri, an unincorporated community
• Hornet Peak, Queen Maud Land, Antarctica

Student newspapers

• The Hornet, the student newspaper of Delaware State University
• The Hornet, the student newspaper of Fullerton College
• The State Hornet, the student newspaper of California State University, Sacramento

Other uses

• Hornet (roller coaster), an amusement ride in Amarillo
• Hornet (Hewlett-Packard), a codename for an 80186-compatible embedded processor for the HP 100LX, 200LX and 1000CX palmtop PCs
• Hornet (app), a gay dating app
• .17 Hornet, a type of rifle cartridge
• .22 Hornet, a type of rifle cartridge