Boeing FA-18C/D Hornet

Origin

USA

Type

carrierborne fighter and attack aircraft

Max Speed

1,032 kt / 1,183 mph

Max Range

740 km / 460 miles

Dimensions

span 11.43 m / 37 ft 6 in length 17.07 m / 56 ft 0 in height 4.66 m / 15 ft 3.5 in

Weight

empty 10,455 kg / 23,050 lb max. take-off 25,401 kg / 56,000 lb

Powerplant

two 7257-kg (16,000-lb) afterburning thrust General Electric F404-GE-400 turbofans

Armament

one 20-mm M61A1 Vulcan six-barrel rotary cannon with 570 rounds; up to 7711 kg (17,000 Ib) of disposable stores, including AAMs, ASMs, anti-ship missiles, free-fall or guided bombs, cluster bombs, dispenser weapons, napalm tanks, rocket launchers, drop tanks and ECM pods, carried on nine external hardpoints

Operators:

Australia, Canada, Finland, Kuwait, Malaysia, Spain, Switzerland, United States