F-18 Hornet
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The McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet is a twin -engine , supersonic , all-weather, multirole jet fighter capable of operating from aircraft carriers . [ 2 ] Initially developed by McDonnell Douglas , the F/A-18 Hornet is currently produced by Boeing . The OF/A/-18 Hornet is a derivative of the 1970s YF-17 used by the United States Navy and the United States Marine Corps . The Hornet is also used by the Air Forces of several nations and, since 1986, by the U.S. Navy's Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels .
The OF/A-18 has a maximum speed of Mach 1.8 or 1,915 km/h (at an altitude of 12,200 meters) and can carry a wide variety of bombs and missiles, such as air-to-air and air-to-ground missiles, including a 20mm M61 Vulcan cannon . It is powered by two General Electric F404 turbofan engines , which gives the aircraft a high thrust-to-weight ratio . The OF/A-18 has excellent aerodynamic characteristics, attributed to its wingtip extensions.
Controls
Ag1 - Fold Wings
Ag2 - Deploy Tanks
Ag3 - Deploy Missiles
VTOL:Flaps
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Specifications
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General Characteristics
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- Wingspan 44.9ft (13.7m)
- Length 66.7ft (20.3m)
- Height 18.6ft (5.7m)
- Empty Weight 26,405lbs (11,977kg)
- Loaded Weight 37,512lbs (17,015kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 4.043
- Wing Loading 97.9lbs/ft2 (478.1kg/m2)
- Wing Area 383.0ft2 (35.6m2)
- Drag Points 12020
Parts
- Number of Parts 282
- Control Surfaces 6
- Performance Cost 1,388
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