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General characteristics
Crew: F/A-18C: 1, F/A-18D: 2 (pilot and weapons system
officer)
Length: 56 ft (17.1 m)
Wingspan: 40 ft (12.3 m)
Height: 15 ft 4 in (4.7 m)
Wing area: 400 ft² (38 m²)
Airfoil: NACA 65A005 mod root, 65A003.5 mod tip
Empty weight: 23,000 lb (10,400 kg)
Loaded weight: 36,970 lb (16,770 kg)
Max takeoff weight: 51,900 lb (23,500 kg)
Powerplant: 2× General Electric F404-GE-402 turbofans
Dry thrust: 11,000 lbf (48.9 kN) each
Thrust with afterburner: 17,750 lbf (79.2 kN) each
Performance
Maximum speed: Mach 1.8 (1,190 mph, 1,915 km/h) at
40,000 ft (12,190 m)
Range: 1,089 nmi (1,250 miles, 2,000 km) with only two
AIM-9s
Combat radius: 400 nmi (460 mi, 740 km) on air-air mission
Ferry range: 1,800 nmi (2,070 mi, 3,330 km)
Service ceiling: 50,000 ft (15,240 m)
Rate of climb: 50,000 ft/min (254 m/s)
Wing loading: 93 lb/ft² (454 kg/m²)
Thrust/weight: 0.96
Armament
Guns: 1× 20 mm (0.787 in) M61 Vulcan nose mounted 6-barreled gatling
cannon, 578 rounds
Hardpoints: 9 total: 2× wingtips missile launch
rail, 4× under-wing, and 3× under-fuselage with a
capacity of 13,700 lb (6,215 kg) external fuel and ordnance
Rockets:
2.75 inches (70 mm) Hydra 70 rockets
5 in (127.0 mm) Zuni rockets
Missiles:
Air-to-air missiles:
Air-to-surface missiles:
Anti-ship missile:
Bombs:
Others:
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