General characteristics
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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 |