- Jul 1, 2018
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| Product Type | Vehicle Production |
| Country | United States |
| Product Name | Boeing F/A-18D Hornet |
| Product Quantity | 150 |
| Unit Cost | 29,000,000.00 |
| On the Catalogue? | Yes |
| Private / Encrypted? | No |
| Completion Date | Wed, 15 Jan 2020 |
| Total Cost | 4,350,000,000.00 |
| Product Information | Crew: 2 Length: 56 ft 1 in (17.1 m) Wingspan: 40 ft 4 in (12.3 m) with AIM-9 Sidewinders on wingtip LAU-7 launchers Width: 32 ft 7 in (9.94 m) wing folded Height: 15 ft 5 in (4.7 m) Wing area: 410 sq ft (38 m2) Aspect ratio: 4 Airfoil: root:NACA 65A005 mod.; tip:NACA 65A003.5 mod. Empty weight: 23,000 lb (10,433 kg) Gross weight: 36,970 lb (16,769 kg) Max takeoff weight: 51,900 lb (23,541 kg) Fuel capacity: 10,860 pounds (4,930 kg) internally Powerplant: 2 × General Electric F404-GE-402 afterburning turbofan engines, 11,000 lbf (49 kN) thrust each dry, 17,750 lbf (79.0 kN) with afterburner Performance Maximum speed: 1,034 kn (1,190 mph, 1,915 km/h) at 40,000 ft (12,000 m) Maximum speed: Mach 1.8 Cruise speed: 570 kn (660 mph, 1,060 km/h) Range: 1,089 nmi (1,253 mi, 2,017 km) Ferry range: 1,800 nmi (2,100 mi, 3,300 km) Service ceiling: 50,000 ft (15,000 m) Rate of climb: 50,000 ft/min (250 m/s) Wing loading: 93 lb/sq ft (450 kg/m2) Thrust/weight: 0.96 (1.13 with loaded weight at 50% internal fuel) Armament Guns: 1× 20 mm (0.787 in) M61A1 Vulcan nose mounted 6-barrel rotary cannon, 578 rounds Hardpoints: 9 total: 2× wingtips missile launch rail, 4× under-wing, and 3× under-fuselage with a capacity of 13,700 lb (6,200 kg) external fuel and ordnance,with provisions to carry combinations of: Rockets: 2.75 in (70 mm) Hydra 70 rockets 5 in (127.0 mm) Zuni rockets Missiles: Air-to-air missiles: 2× AIM-9 Sidewinder on wingtips and 8× AIM-9 Sidewinder (with double-racks) or 4× AIM-132 ASRAAM or 4× IRIS-T or 8× AIM-120 AMRAAM (with double-racks) and 2× AIM-7 Sparrow or 2× AIM-120 AMRAAM Air-to-surface missiles: 4x AGM-65 Maverick AGM-84H/K Standoff Land Attack Missile Expanded Range (SLAM-ER) AGM-88 HARM Anti-radiation missile (ARM) 4x AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW) AGM-158 Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) Taurus Cruise missile Anti-ship missile: AGM-84 Harpoon Bombs: B83 nuclear bomb B61 nuclear bomb[172] Joint Direct Attack Munition JDAM precision-guided munition (PGMs) Paveway series of laser-guided bombs Mk 80 series of unguided iron bombs CBU-78 Gator CBU-87 Combined Effects Munition CBU-97 Sensor Fuzed Weapon Mk 20 Rockeye II MK-77 Incendiary Bomb Other: ADM-141 TALD SUU-42A/A Flares/Infrared decoys dispenser pod and chaff pod or Electronic countermeasures (ECM) pod or AN/AAS-38 Nite Hawk Targeting pods (US Navy only), now being replaced by AN/ASQ-228 ATFLIR or LITENING targeting pod (USMC, Royal Australian Air Force, Spanish Air Force, and Finnish Air Force only) or up to 3× 330 US gallons (1,200 l; 270 imp gal) Sargent Fletcher FPU-8/A drop tanks for ferry flight or extended range/loitering time. Avionics Hughes APG-73 radar ROVER (Remotely Operated Video Enhanced Receiver) Antenna |
