| Manufacturer |
McDonnell Aircraft |
McDonnell Douglas |
| Description |
The McDonnell F-101 Voodoo is a supersonic jet fighter designed and produced by the American McDonnell Aircraft Corporation. |
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 |
1957-05-01 |
1982-10-25 |
| Production End |
|
1988-01-01 |
| Service End |
1972-01-01 |
|
| Designer |
McDonnell Aircraft |
McDonnell Douglas |
| Type |
Fighter aircraft |
Multirole fighter |
| Length (m) |
20.4216 |
17.0688 |
| Height (m) |
5.4864 |
4.572 |
| Cockpit Crew |
2 |
1 |
| Max Speed (km/h) |
1824.996 |
1814.032 |
| Max Ceiling (m) |
17800.32 |
15240 |
| Rate of Climb (m/s) |
|
254 |
| Armament |
4 (originally 6) × AIM-4 Falcon or 2 × AIR-2 Genie nuclear rockets, plus 2 × AIM-4 Falcon |
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 |
Macao |
United States of America |
| Number Built |
807 |
138 |
| Powerplant Description |
2 × Pratt & Whitney J57-P-55 afterburning turbojet engines |
2 × General Electric F404-GE-400 afterburning turbofan engine |
| Primary Users |
United States Air Force (historical), Republic of China Air Force (historical), Royal Canadian Air Force (historical) |
Royal Canadian Air Force |
| Status |
Retired |
In service |
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonnell_F-101_Voodoo |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_CF-18_Hornet |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
11.8872 |
12.192 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
34.1883 |
37.1612 |
| Wake Category |
|
M |
| Number of Engines |
2 |
2 |