TYPE:
McDonnel Douglas |
| F/A-18A Hornet ееееееееееее | single-seat carrierborne and
land based fighter and
attack warplane |
ENGINES: |
| two General Electric F404-GE-400 |
| turbofans еееееееееееееееее | 16,000lb (7,257kg) reheated
thrust each |
PERFORMANCE:
Max level speed ееееееееееее | over Mach 1.8 |
Max speed, intermediate
power еееееееееееееееееееее | over Mach 1.0 |
| Approach speed еееееееееееее | 134knots (154mph; 248km/h) |
Acceleration from 460knots (530mph; 850km/h) to
920knots (1,060mph; 1,705km/h) at 35,000ft |
| (10,670m) еееееееееееееееее | under 2min |
| Rate of climb at S/L еееееее | over 45,000ft (13,715m)/min |
| Combat ceiling еееееееееееее | approx. 50,000ft (15,240m) |
| T-O run ееееееееееееееееееее | under 1,400ft (427m) |
Combat radius:
Fighter mission еееееееееее | over 400nm (460miles; 740km) |
| Attack mission еееееееееееее | 575nm (662miles; 1,065km) |
| Ferry range, unrefuelled еее | over 2,000nm (2,303miles;
3,706km) |
WEIGHTS: |
| Weight empty еееееееееееееее | 23,050lb (10,455kg) |
| Max fuel weight: |
| internal ееееееееееееееееее | 10,860lb (7,348kg) |
| external ееееееееееееееееее | 6,732lb (3,053kg) |
| Max external stores load еее | 17,000lb (7,710kg) |
| T-O weight: |
| Fighter mission еееееееееее | 36,701lb (216,651kg) |
| Attack mission ееееееееееее | 49,224lb (22,328kg) |
DIMENSIONS, EXTERNAL:
Wing span ееееееееееееееееее | 37ft6in (11.43m) |
| Wing span over missiles ееее | 40ft4 3/4in (12.31m) |
Wing chord:
at root еееееееееееееееееее | 13ft3in (4.04m) |
| at tip ееееееееееееееееееее | 5ft6in (1.68m) |
| Wing aspect ratio ееееееееее | 3.5 |
| Length overall еееееееееееее | 56ft0in (17.07m) |
| Height overall еееееееееееее | 15ft3 1/2in (4.66m) |
| Tailplane span еееееееееееее | 21ft7 1/4in (6.58m) |
| Distance between fin tips ее | 11ft9 1/2in (3.60m) |
| Wheel track ееееееееееееееее | 10ft2 1/2in (3.11m) |
| Wheelbase ееееееееееееееееее | 17ft9 1/2in (5.42m) |
AREAS: |
| Wings, gross еееееееееееееее | 400.0sqft (37.16Зu) |
| Ailerons (total) еееееееееее | 24.4sqft (2.27Зu) |
| Leading-edge flaps (total) е | 48.4sqft (4.50Зu) |
| Trailing-edge flaps (total) | 61.9sqft (5.75Зu) |
| Fins (total)ееееееееееееееее | 104.2sqft (9.68Зu) |
| Tailplanes (total) еееееееее | 88.1sqft (8.18Зu) |
| Rudders (total) ееееееееееее | 15.6sqft (1.45Зu) |
ARMAMENT:
Cannon еееееееееееееееееееее | one 20mm multi-barrel cannon |
| Disporsal stores еееееееееее | up to 17,000lb (7,711kg) |