| McDonnell Douglas CF-18 Hornet ✕ | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | McDonnell Douglas |
| Description | 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 | McDonnell Douglas |
| Type | Multirole fighter |
| Length (m) | 17.0688 |
| Height (m) | 4.572 |
| Cockpit Crew | 1 |
| Max Speed (km/h) | 1814.032 |
| Max Ceiling (m) | 15240 |
| Rate of Climb (m/s) | 254 |
| Armament | 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) | 1.8 |
| National Origin | United States of America |
| Number Built | 138 |
| Powerplant Description | 2 × General Electric F404-GE-400 afterburning turbofan engine |
| Primary Users | Royal Canadian Air Force |
| Status | In service |
| Wikipedia Article (URL) | en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_CF-18_Hornet |
| Flat Wing Span (m) | 12.192 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) | 37.1612 |
| Wake Category | M |
| Number of Engines | 2 |