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| Type of
Mission : |
Light multi-mission
fighter/attack aircraft |
| Contractor
: |
Boeing [McDonnell
Douglas
Aerospace] and Northrop
Grumman |
| Power
Plant : |
Two General
Electric F404-GE-402
afterburning engines |
| Accommodations
: |
The F/A-18C
and F/A-18E are
single seat aircraft. The D and F
models are flown by two crew
members |
| Dimensions |
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| Lenght
overall : |
56 feet (17,1
meters) |
| Height
overall : |
15,3 feet
(4,7 meters) |
| Wingspan
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40,4 feet
(12,3 meters) |
| Speed
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Mach 1.7 |
| Service
ceiling : |
Approximately
50,000 ft
(15,250 m) |
Max take-off
weight : |
Approximately
25 401 kg |
| Crew : |
Two |
| Cost : |
$39.5 million
U.S. |
| Introduction
date : |
1982 |
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