| Manufacturer |
McDonnell Aircraft |
McDonnell Douglas |
| Description |
The McDonnell CF-101 Voodoo is an all-weather interceptor aircraft operated by the Royal Canadian Air Force and the Canadian Forces between 1961 and 1984. |
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 |
1954-09-29 |
1982-07-28 |
| Entry Into service |
1961-01-01 |
1982-10-25 |
| Production End |
|
1988-01-01 |
| Service End |
1987-01-01 |
|
| Designer |
McDonnell Aircraft |
McDonnell Douglas |
| Type |
Interceptor aircraft |
Multirole fighter |
| Length (m) |
20.55 |
17.0688 |
| Height (m) |
5.49 |
4.572 |
| Cockpit Crew |
|
1 |
| Max Speed (km/h) |
1825 |
1814.032 |
| Max Ceiling (m) |
17800 |
15240 |
| Rate of Climb (m/s) |
185 |
254 |
| Armament |
two AIR-2A Genie unguided nuclear rockets with 1.5 Kt warhead; Two AIM-4D Falcon heat-seeking air-to-air missiles |
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) |
1.72 |
1.8 |
| National Origin |
United States of America |
United States of America |
| Number Built |
132 |
138 |
| Powerplant Description |
2 × Pratt & Whitney J57-P-55 afterburning turbojets, 53.3 kN thrust each |
2 × General Electric F404-GE-400 afterburning turbofan engine |
| Primary Users |
Royal Canadian Air Force, Canadian Forces |
Royal Canadian Air Force |
| Status |
Retired from service, All have either been scrapped or have been put preserved in museums |
In service |
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonnell_CF-101_Voodoo |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_CF-18_Hornet |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
12.09 |
12.192 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
34.2 |
37.1612 |
| Wake Category |
|
M |
| Aircraft Engine |
Pratt & Whitney J57 |
|
| Number of Engines |
2 |
2 |