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The first multi- purposed carrier born aircraft
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General Characteristics, C and D modelsPrimary Function: Multi-role attack and fighter aircraft Contractor:
Prime: McDonnell Douglas; Major Subcontractor: Northrop Unit Cost: $29 million Propulsion: Two F404-GE-402
enhanced performance turbofan engines Thrust: 17,700 pounds static thrust per engine Length: 56 feet (16.8
meters) Height: 15 feet 4 inches (4.6 meters) Maximum Take Off Gross Weight: 51,900 pounds (23,537 kg) Wingspan:
40 feet 5 inches (13.5 meters) Range Combat: 1,089 nautical miles (1252.4 miles/2,003 km), clean plus two AIM-9s Ferry:
1,546 nautical miles (1777.9 miles/2,844 km), two AIM-9s plus three 330 gallon tanks Ceiling: 50,000+ feet Speed:
Mach 1.7+ Crew: A, C and E models: One B, D and F models: Two Armament: One M61A1/A2 Vulcan 20mm
cannon; External payload: AIM 9 Sidewinder, AIM 7 Sparrow, AIM-120 AMRAAM, Harpoon, Harm, SLAM, SLAM-ER, Maverick missiles; Joint Stand-Off Weapon (JSOW); Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM); various general purpose bombs, mines and rockets. See the F/A-18 weapons load-out page. Date Deployed: First flight - November 1978 Operational - October 1983 (A/B models); September 1987
(C/D models);
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External Dimensions
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F/A-18C/D |
F/A-18E/F |
| Wing span |
11.43 m |
| Wing span over missiles |
12.31 m |
| Wing chord (at root) |
4.04 m |
| Wing chord (at tip) |
1.68 m |
| Wing aspect ratio |
3.52 |
| Width, wings folded |
8.38 m |
| Length overall |
17.07 m |
| Height overall |
4.66 m |
| Tailplane span |
6.58 m |
| Distance between fin tips |
3.60 m |
| Wheel track |
3.11 m |
| Wheelbase |
5.42 m | |
| Wing span over missiles |
13.62 meters |
| Wing aspect ratio |
4.00 |
| Width wings folded |
9.32 m |
| Length overall |
18.31 m |
| Height overall |
4.88 m | |
Areas
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F/A-18C/D |
F/A-18E/F |
| Wings, gross |
37.16 m2 |
| Ailerons (total) |
2.27 m2 |
| Leading-edge flaps (total) |
4.50 m2 |
| Trailing-edge flaps (total) |
5.75 m2 |
| Fins (total) |
9.68 m2 |
| Rudders (total) |
1.45 m2 |
| Tailerons (total) |
8.18 m2 | |
| Wings, gross |
46.45 sq. meters | |
Weights and Loadings |
F/A-18C/D |
F/A-18E/F |
| Weight empty |
10,810 kg |
| Maximum fuel weight: |
Internal (JP5) |
4,926 kg |
External: F/A-18 (JP5) |
3,053 kg |
CF-18 (JP4) |
4,245 kg |
| Maximum external stores load |
7,031 kg |
| Take off weight: |
Fighter mission |
16,651 kg |
Attack mission |
Approx 23,541 kg |
Maximum |
Approx 25,401 kg |
| Maximum wing loading (attack mission) |
156,80 kg/kN | |
| Weight, empty |
| Design target |
13.387 kg |
| Specification limit |
13.865 kg |
| Maximum fuel weight: |
Internal |
6.531 kg |
External (JP5) |
4.436 kg |
Maximum external stores load (JP5) |
8.051 kg |
| T-O weight, attack mission |
29.937 kg |
| Maximum wing loading |
620.0 kg/m2 |
| Maximum power loading |
147.1 kg /kN | |
Performance (At Maximum Takeoff Weight) |
F/A-18C/D |
F/A-18E/F |
| Max level speed |
More than Mach 1.8 |
| Max speed, intermediate power |
More than Mach 1.0 |
| Approach speed |
134 knots |
| Acceleration from 460 knots to 920 knots at 10,670 m |
under 2 min |
| Combat ceiling |
approx 15,240 m |
| T-O run |
Less than 427 m |
| Minimum wind over deck: |
Launching |
35 knots |
Recovery |
19 knots |
| Combat radius, interdiction, hi-lo-lo-hi |
290 nm |
| Combat endurance, CAP 150 nm from aircraft carrier |
1 h 45 min |
| Ferry range, unrefueled |
More than 1,800 nm | |
| Maximum level speed at altitude |
more than Mach 1.8 |
| Combat ceiling |
13,865 m |
| Minimum wind over deck: |
- Launching
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30 knots |
- Recovery
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15 knots |
Combat radius specification:
Interdiction with four 1,000 lb bombs, two Sidewinders,
and two 1,818 liter (480 U.S. gallon:
400 Imp gallon) external tanks,
navigation FLIR and targeting FLIR: Forward Looking Infra-Red
hi-lo-lo-hi |
390 nm |
Fighter escort with two Sidewinders and two AMRAAMs |
410 nm |
Combat endurance: maritime air superiority, six AAMs,
three 1,818 liter external tanks, 150 nm from aircraft carrier. |
2h 15 min | |
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Weapons Loads FA-18E
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