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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
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