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F/A-18 HORNET
Prime contractor: Boeing
Principal contractor (airframe): Northrop Grumman Corporation
Powerplant: Two General Electric F404-GE-400 low-bypass, turbofan engines; each in the 16,000-pound thrust class
Radar: Hughes APG-65 with long-range detection in both head-on and tail-on aspects
Length: 56 feet
Height: 15.3 feet
Wingspan:40.4 feet (with missiles)
Wing area:400 square feet
Speed: Mach 1.7+ (1,200 mph)
First flight: November 1978
Crew: One (two in two-seat trainer version)
Combat radius: 500-plus nautical miles
Combat ceiling:50,000 feet (approx.)
Fuel: (approx.) 11,000 lbs. internal, 16,000 lbs. with external tanks.
Maximum takeoff weight: 56,000 lbs. (approx.) fighter escort missions
Cost: Approximately $18 million


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