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The F/A-18 Hornet

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The Hornet

Armament:
The Hornet can carry over 17,000 pounds of ordnance, and has an all-weather air-to-air radar as well as a fire control system for accurate delivery of conventional or guided weapons in the air-to-ground role.
The Hornet has nine weapons stations: two wing tip stations for Sidewinders; two outboard stations for air-to-ground weapons, Sparrows or Sidewinders; two inboard wing stations for fuel tanks or air-to-ground weapons; two nacelle fuselage stations for Sparrows or sensor pods; and one centerline station for fuel or air-to-ground weapons. The 18 also has the internal M61 20mm gun that is mounted in the nose.

The Hornet

Propulsion:
Two, low-bypass F404-GE-400 engines, each in the 16,000-pound thrust class. Combat thrust to weight ratio greater than one-to-one.

Range:
The Hornet has a unrefueled farry range of more than 2000 nautical miles, and a combat radius of more than 400 nautical miles on internal fuel with a full compliment of air-to-air missiles, and a radius exceeding 550 nautical miles on the interdiction mission. The F-18 has inflight refueling capability and is able to carry three external fuel tanks for additional range.

Specs.

Dimensions:
Length: 56ft.
Height: 15.3ft.
Wingspan: 40.4ft.

Speed:
Mach 1.8(around 1,100mph)

Service Ceiling:
Approximately 50,000ft.

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F-18c
The F-18c (above) is the second single-seater version developed by MD. It is basicly the same airplane as the A version, except it has much more radar and electronics onboard. The main disadvantage to the F-18c is that it is much heavier than the F-18a. Which makes it have a less-than-perfect power-to-weight ratio. Guys that fly the F-18c sometimes say that "the plane has all the poop but none of the power", because of the weight difference.

F-18a