| Manufacturer |
Blackburn Aircraft |
Boeing |
| Description |
The Blackburn Buccaneer is a British carrier-capable attack aircraft designed in the 1950s for the Royal Navy (RN). |
The Boeing F/A-18E and F/A-18F Super Hornet are a series of American supersonic twin-engine, carrier-capable, multirole fighter aircraft derived from the McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet. |
| First Flight |
1958-04-30 |
1995-11-29 |
| Entry Into service |
1962-07-17 |
1999-01-01 |
| Service End |
1994-03-31 |
|
| Designer |
Blackburn Aircraft |
Boeing |
| Type |
Maritime strike aircraft |
Carrier-based multirole fighter |
| Length (m) |
19.2024 |
18.31 |
| Height (m) |
4.8768 |
4.88 |
| Cockpit Crew |
2 |
18 |
| Max Speed (km/h) |
1074.159 |
|
| Cruise Speed (km/h) |
|
892.6632 |
| Min Speed (km/h) |
|
238.9078 |
| Max Ceiling (m) |
12192 |
15940 |
| Rate of Climb (m/s) |
|
228 |
| Armament |
4 × under-wing pylon stations for up to 12000 lb of bombs, and 1 × internal rotating bomb bay |
1× 20 mm (0.787 in) M61A2 Vulcan, 412 rounds; 11 (2× wingtips, 6× under-wing, and 3× under-fuselage) |
| Max Mach (Mach) |
0.95 |
1.8 |
| National Origin |
United Kingdom |
United States of America |
| Number Built |
211 |
632 |
| Powerplant Description |
2 × Rolls-Royce Spey Mk.101 turbofan engines |
2 × General Electric F414-GE-400 turbofans, 62.3 kN thrust each |
| Primary Users |
Royal Navy, Royal Air Force, South African Air Force |
United States Navy, Royal Australian Air Force , Kuwait Air Force |
| Status |
|
In service |
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackburn_Buccaneer |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_F/A-18E/F_Super_Hornet |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
13.4112 |
13.62 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
47.7522 |
46.5 |
| Aircraft Engine |
|
General Electric F414 |
| Number of Engines |
2 |
2 |