Some information on This Hornet Upgrade from BEN LESNICK (CIG):
Is the upgrade covered by the ship's LTI? Yes.
Is the armor increased (if yes, how much in relation to the F7A)? Yes, but we have not specified any armor amounts yet.
Is the mass increased (if yes, how much)? Yes, but we have not specified the mass of the finished military Hornet yet.
Does it allow a max size 4 power plant? No.
Does it change the number of upgrade slots? No.
Does a F7C Hornet (including Ghost, Recon, and Super variants) with the F7A upgrade pack applied to it allow players to ultimately create a Hornet that is in some way superior to those same craft without the F7A upgrade pack? Yes, the upgrade pack will alter the armor, silhouette, thruster placement, etc. of the base Hornet.
Does a F7C Hornet (including Ghost, Recon, and Super variants) with the F7A upgrade pack applied to it allow players to ultimately create a Hornet that is in some way inferior to those same craft without the F7A upgrade pack? We are still balancing, but the increased armor on the military Hornet will likely decrease the speed of the base model.
Can the paint job (texture skin) on a Hornet with the F7A upgrade pack applied to it be altered to no longer have the same paint scheme as the F7A? Yes.
Does the F7A upgrade pack tie up any sort of slot (e.g. upgrade slot) when in use? No.
Can the F7A upgrade pack be removed from and/or reapplied to a Hornet by the player in-game? Yes.
Since applying the F7A upgrade pack to the Super Hornet does not remove the Super Hornet's second seat, is there a military version of the F7A Hornet that (like the Super Hornet) is a two-seater? If there is a two-seater variant of the F7A military Hornet, is the fuselage shaped differently than the Super Hornet? If so, in what way? The Super Hornet appears to have a longer wingspan than the F7A. Does a Super Hornet with an F7A upgrade pack applied to it have shorter wingers than a Super Hornet without the F7A upgrade pack? Or does the wingspan remain unchanged? The Super Hornet seems to have advantages over a standard F7C (e.g. power plant). Does a Super Hornet with the F7A upgrade repack retain those advantages over a standard F7C that has been modified with the F7A upgrade pack? We're talking about this now - it hasn't been decided yet. All changes to the Super Hornet (better powerplant, etc.) will still be present with the body kit upgrade.
Can the F7A upgrade pack be purchased even if you don't yet own a Hornet, and then stored and later applied to a Hornet purchased in-game through credits? Yes it can.