| 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 F/A-18 Hornet is an all-weather supersonic, twin-engined, carrier-capable, multirole combat aircraft, designed as both a fighter and ground attack aircraft (hence the F/A designation). |
| First Flight |
1954-09-29 |
1978-11-18 |
| Entry Into service |
1961-01-01 |
1983-01-07 |
| Production End |
|
2000-01-01 |
| Service End |
1987-01-01 |
2019-01-01 |
| Designer |
McDonnell Aircraft |
McDonnell Douglas |
| Type |
Interceptor aircraft |
|
| Length (m) |
20.55 |
17.1 |
| Height (m) |
5.49 |
4.7 |
| Cockpit Crew |
|
1 |
| Max Speed (km/h) |
1825 |
|
| Cruise Speed (km/h) |
|
888.9592 |
| 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 |
1× 20 mm (0.787 in) M61A1 Vulcan nose mounted 6-barrel rotary cannon, 578 rounds; 9 total: 2 × missile launch rails on wingtips, 4 × under wing, and 3 × under fuselage |
| Max Mach (Mach) |
1.72 |
1.8 |
| National Origin |
United States of America |
United States of America |
| Number Built |
132 |
18 |
| Powerplant Description |
2 × Pratt & Whitney J57-P-55 afterburning turbojets, 53.3 kN thrust each |
2 × General Electric F404-GE-402 afterburning turbofan engines |
| Primary Users |
Royal Canadian Air Force, Canadian Forces |
United States Navy (historical), United States Marine Corps , Finnish Air Force , Spanish Air and Space 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_F/A-18_Hornet |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
12.09 |
12.3 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
34.2 |
38 |
| Flat Wing Aspect Ratio |
|
4 |
| Aircraft Engine |
Pratt & Whitney J57 |
|
| Number of Engines |
2 |
2 |