McDonnell Douglas F/A-18A Hornet Aircraft Data
Photo ID 101987 by Peter Boschert. USA Marines McDonnell Douglas F A 18A Hornet, 163133
The F/A-18 Hornet is an all-weather carrier-capable multirole fighter jet, designed to attack both ground and aerial targets.
  • Country of Origin: United States
  • First Flight: 1978
  • Initial Service Date: 1983
  • No. Built: 1,458
  • No. In Service: 1,400 (approx.)
  • No. of Hardpoints: 9
  • Crew: 1

Power:

2x General Electric F404-400 afterburning turbofans at 142.4 kN

Weapons:

One 20-mm M61A1 Vulcan cannon (570 rds)
AIM-7 Sparrow, AIM-9 Sidewinder, AIM-120 AMRAAM, AIM-132 ASRAAM
AGM-45 Shrike, AGM-62 Walleye, AGM-65 Maverick, AGM-84 Harpoon, AGM-84 SLAM, AGM-84 SLAM-ER, AGM-88 HARM, AGM-123 Skipper, AGM-154 JSOW
GBU-10/12/24/51 Paveway laser-guided, GBU-15 EO-guided, GBU-29/30/31/32/35 JDAM, B-57/61 nuclear, Mk 82/83/84 GP, Mk 20 Rockeye, BLU-107 Durandal, CBU-59 cluster

Dimensions:

Length: 17.07 m.
Wing Span: 11.43 m.
Wing Area: 37.16 m²
Height: 4.66 m.
Empty Weight: 11.43 kg.
Max. Weight: 25,400 kg.
Max. Ordnance Load: 7,030 kg.
Internal Fuel: 4,925 kg.

Performance:

Max. Speed: 1,915 kph
Normal Range: 1,480 km
Max. Range: 3,335 km

Operators:

Australia (Royal Australian Air Force)
Canada (Canadian Armed Forces, Air Command)
Finland, Suomen Ilmavoimat (Finnish Air Force)
Kuwait, al-Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Kuwaitiya (Kuwaiti Air Force)
Malaysia, Tentera Udara Diraja Malaysia (Royal Malaysian Air Force)
Spain, Ejército del Aire Española (Spanish Air Force)
Switzerland, Schweizer Luftwaffe (Swiss Air Force)
United States (US Marine Corps)
United States (US Navy)
United States (NASA)

Random great photos of the McDonnell Douglas F/A-18A Hornet:

Photo ID 118931 by David F. Brown. USA Navy McDonnell Douglas F A 18A Hornet, 162861
Photo ID 86684 by Peter Boschert. USA Navy McDonnell Douglas F A 18A Hornet, 162425
Photo ID 64082 by Michael Baldock. USA Marines McDonnell Douglas F A 18A Hornet, 161748
Photo ID 29639 by Tom Gibbons. USA Marines McDonnell Douglas F A 18A Hornet, 161960
Photo ID 73908 by William T  Shemley. USA Navy McDonnell Douglas F A 18A Hornet, 163151
Photo ID 127726 by David F. Brown. USA Marines McDonnell Douglas F A 18A Hornet, 163169
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