USA - Naval aviation and armament
McDonnel Douglas / Boeing F/A-18 Hornet fighter-attacker
F/A-18A Hornet
| Modification | Purpose | Deliveries | Number of commissioned | Discarding | Differences from the previous modification |
| F/A-18A Hornet | fighter-attacker | 1/1983 - 1985 | 371 | --- | 1 seat, 2 General Electric F404-GE-400 engines (2 x 7258 kgf), 1 sixtuple 20-mm gun, 7031 kg of combat load on 2 wing-edge, 4 wing, 1 hull ad 2 hull-sides points (2 Sidewinder or AMRAAM (from 1993) AAM on wing-edge points; 4 Sparrow or 4 AMRAAM (from 1993) or 4 Sidewinder AAM or 4 HARM ARM or 4 Harpoon or SLAM or Skipper ASM or Shrike ARM or Walleye guided bombs or JDAM guided bombs or JSOW bomb cassettes or Paveway guided bombs or 227-kg bombs or 454-kg bombs or 907-kg bombs or Rockeye bomb cassettes or mines or rockets on other points), APG-65 radar |
| F/A-18B | training fighter - attacker | 1983 - 1985 | 39 | --- | 2 seats |
| F/A-18C | fighter - attacker | 1986 - 1988 | 620 | --- | 1 seat, 2 F404-GE-402 engines (2 x 7982 kgf), 1 sixtuple 20-mm gun, 7031 kg of combat load on 2 wing-edge, 4 wing, 1 hull ad 2 hull-sides points (2 Sidewinder or AMRAAM (from 1993) AAM on wing-edge points; 4 Sparrow or 4 AMRAAM (from 1993) or 4 Sidewinder AAM or 4 Maverick ASM or 4 HARM ARM or 4 Harpoon or SLAM or Skipper ASM or Shrike ARM or Walleye guided bombs or JDAM guided bombs or JSOW bomb cassettes or Paveway guided bombs or 227-kg bombs or 454-kg bombs or 907-kg bombs or Rockeye bomb cassettes or mines or rockets on other points) |
| F/A-18C Night Attack | 1988 - 1995 | --- | APG-73 radar | ||
| F/A-18D | training fighter - attacker | 1986 - 1988 | 68 | --- | 2 seats, APG-65 radar |
| F/A-18D Night Attack | fighter - attacker | 1988 - 1995 | --- | APG-73 radar | |
| F/A-18D (RC) | fighter - attacker - recon | 1990s | 31 modified from F/A-18D | --- | 7031 kg of combat load on 2 wing-edge, 4 wing, 1 hull ad 2 hull-sides points (2 Sidewinder or AMRAAM (from 1993) AAM on wing-edge points; 4 Sparrow or 4 AMRAAM (from 1993) or 4 Sidewinder AAM or 4 Maverick ASM or 4 HARM ARM or 4 Harpoon or SLAM or Skipper ASM or Shrike ARM or Walleye guided bombs or JDAM guided bombs or JSOW bomb cassettes or Paveway guided bombs or 227-kg bombs or 454-kg bombs or 907-kg bombs or Rockeye bomb cassettes or mines or rockets on other points), APG-65 radar |
| F/A-18E Super Hornet | fighter - attacker | 2001 - | 548 (planned) | --- | 1 seat, 2 F414-GE-400 engines (2 x 9980 kgf), 1 sixtuple 20-mm gun, 8051 kg of combat load on 2 wing-edge, 6 wing, 1 hull ad 2 hull-sides points (2 Sidewinder or AMRAAM AAM on wing-edge points; 4 Sparrow or 4 AMRAAM or 4 Sidewinder AAM or 4 Maverick ASM or 4 HARM ARM or 4 Harpoon or SLAM or Skipper ASM or Shrike ARM or Walleye guided bombs or JDAM guided bombs or JSOW bomb cassettes or Paveway guided bombs or 227-kg bombs or 454-kg bombs or 907-kg bombs or Rockeye bomb cassettes or mines or rockets on other points), APG-73 radar |
| F/A-18F | training fighter - attacker | 2001 - | --- | 2 seats |
| Modification | F/A-18C | F/A-18E |
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Wing span, m |
12.31 | 13.62 |
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Length, m |
17.07 | 18.31 |
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Height, m |
4.66 | 4.88 |
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Wings area, m2 |
37.16 | 46.45 |
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Empty mass, kg |
10810 | 13864 |
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Full flying-off mass, kg |
25401 | 29937 |
| Engine | 2 General Electric F404-GE-402 | 2 General Electric F414-GE-400 |
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Force, kgf |
2 x 7982 | 2 x 9980 |
| Maximal speed, km/h | 1915 | 1915 |
| Cruise speed, km/h | ||
| Flying range, km | 3333 | 3333 |
| Vertical speed, m/s | ||
| Maximal altitude, m | 15240 | 15240 |
| Complement | 1 | 1 |
| Armament | 1 sixtuple 20-mm gun, 7031 kg of combat load on 2 wing-edge, 4 wing, 1 hull ad 2 hull-sides points (2 Sidewinder or AMRAAM (from 1993) AAM on wing-edge points; 4 Sparrow or 4 AMRAAM (from 1993) or 4 Sidewinder AAM or 4 Maverick ASM or 4 HARM ARM or 4 Harpoon or SLAM or Skipper ASM or Shrike ARM or Walleye guided bombs or JDAM guided bombs or JSOW bomb cassettes or Paveway guided bombs or 227-kg bombs or 454-kg bombs or 907-kg bombs or Rockeye bomb cassettes or mines or rockets on other points) | 1 sixtuple 20-mm gun, 8051 kg of combat load on 2 wing-edge, 6 wing, 1 hull ad 2 hull-sides points (2 Sidewinder or AMRAAM AAM on wing-edge points; 4 Sparrow or 4 AMRAAM or 4 Sidewinder AAM or 4 Maverick ASM or 4 HARM ARM or 4 Harpoon or SLAM or Skipper ASM or Shrike ARM or Walleye guided bombs or JDAM guided bombs or JSOW bomb cassettes or Paveway guided bombs or 227-kg bombs or 454-kg bombs or 907-kg bombs or Rockeye bomb cassettes or mines or rockets on other points) |
F/A-18A Hornet
F/A-18C Hornet
© Ivan Gogin, 2008