| Manufacturer |
Grumman |
McDonnell Douglas |
| Description |
The Grumman G-118 (sometimes called the XF12F, though this was never official) was a design for an all-weather missile-armed interceptor aircraft for use on US Navy aircraft carriers. |
The McDonnell Douglas CF-18 Hornet (official military designation CF-188) is a Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) variant of the American McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet fighter aircraft. |
| ICAO Code |
|
F18H |
| First Flight |
|
1982-07-28 |
| Entry Into service |
|
1982-10-25 |
| Production End |
|
1988-01-01 |
| Designer |
Grumman |
McDonnell Douglas |
| Type |
Fighter aircraft |
Multirole fighter |
| Length (m) |
17.3736 |
17.0688 |
| Height (m) |
4.2672 |
4.572 |
| Cockpit Crew |
2 |
1 |
| Max Speed (km/h) |
|
1814.032 |
| Max Ceiling (m) |
18288 |
15240 |
| Rate of Climb (m/s) |
|
254 |
| Armament |
2 x AIR-2 Genie unguided nuclear rockets or; ; 3 × AIM-7 Sparrow III missiles , or; 2 × AIM-7 Sparrow and; 3 × AIM-9 Sidewinder |
Nine weapon/store stations (5 pylons: 1 under fuselage and 4 wing stations) carrying up to of missiles, rockets, bombs, fuel tanks, and pods; 2 LAU 116 on sides of fuselage: deploy AIM-7 Sparrow and AIM-120 AMRAAM missiles; 2 LAU 7 on the wing tips: deploy AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles; 1 × 20 mm M61A1 Vulcan internal rotary cannon with 578 rounds, with a firing rate of or rounds per minute; Missiles… |
| Max Mach (Mach) |
2 |
1.8 |
| National Origin |
|
United States of America |
| Number Built |
|
138 |
| Powerplant Description |
2 × J79-GE-3 after-burning turbojet engines |
2 × General Electric F404-GE-400 afterburning turbofan engine |
| Primary Users |
United States Navy (intended) |
Royal Canadian Air Force |
| Status |
Not built |
In service |
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grumman_G-118 |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_CF-18_Hornet |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
13.1064 |
12.192 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
55.2773 |
37.1612 |
| Wake Category |
|
M |
| Aircraft Engine |
General Electric J79 |
|
| Number of Engines |
2 |
2 |