F/A-18 HORNET

Specifications

	A/C MODEL	E/F MODEL
Type	single-seat carrierborne fighter/attack plane	single-seat carrierborne fighter/attack plane
Contractor	MCDonnell Douglas	MCDonnell Douglas
Country of Origin	USA	USA
Powerplant	two General Electric F404-GE-400 turbofan engines	twoGeneral Electric F414-GE-400 turbofan engines
Thrust	16,000lbs each	22,000lbs each
Length	56ft	60ft 3in
Height	15ft 3in	16ft
Wingspan	40ft 4in	44ft 7in
Wing Area	400 Sq. ft	499.8 Sq. ft
Max Speed	1,188+mph (Mach 1.8 @ 40,000ft	Mach 1.8+ @ 36,089ft
Climb Rate	45,000ft/minute	unknown
Service Ceiling	50,000+ft	45,477ft
Range	662 mile radiuson typical attack mission	unknown
Empty Weight	23,050lbs	23,782lbs
Max Take-Off Weight	49,224lbs	55,882lbs
Armament	one 20-mm cannon 13,700lbs of GBU,s, Sidewinders, Sparrows, AMRAMMs, AGMs, CBUs, JDAM, B-57 or B61 nuclear bomb	one 20-mm cannon 17,750lbs of same weaponary

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