McDonnell-Douglas/Boeing F/A-18C Hornet References:



External Dimensions:

Wing span 11.43 m
Wing span over missiles 12.31 m
Wing chord (at root) 4.04 m
Wing chord (at tip) 1.68 m
Wing aspect ratio 3.52
Width, wings folded 8.38 m
Length overall 17.07 m
Height overall 4.66 m
Tailplane span 6.58 m
Distance between fin tips 3.60 m
Wheel track 3.11 m
Wheelbase 5.42 m



Areas:

Wings, gross 37.16 m2
Ailerons (total) 2.27 m2
Leading-edge flaps (total) 4.50 m2
Trailing-edge flaps (total) 5.75 m2
Fins (total) 9.68 m2
Rudders (total) 1.45 m2
Tailerons (total) 8.18 m2



Weights and Loadings:

Weight empty 10,810 kg
Maximum fuel weight:
Internal (JP5)
4,926 kg
External: F/A-18 (JP5)
3,053 kg
Maximum external stores load 7,031 kg
Take off weight:
Fighter mission
16,651 kg
Attack mission
Approx 23,541 kg
Maximum
Approx 25,401 kg
Maximum wing loading (attack mission) 156,80 kg/kN



Performance (At Maximum Takeoff Weight):

Max level speed Mach 1.8
Max speed, intermediate power More than Mach 1.0
Approach speed 134 knots
Acceleration from 460 knots to 920 knots at 10,670 m under 2 min
Combat ceiling approx 15,240 m
T-O run Less than 427 m
Minimum wind over deck:
Launching
35 knots
Recovery
19 knots
Combat radius, interdiction, hi-lo-lo-hi 290 nm
Combat endurance, CAP 150 nm from aircraft carrier 1 h 45 min
Ferry range, unrefueled More than 1,800 nm