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| Type of
mission : |
Multirole
fighter |
| Contractor
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Boeing (Mc
Donnell Douglas
Aerospace) |
| Dimensions |
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| Length
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17,07 meters |
| Weight
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10,455 kg |
| Height
: |
4,66 meters |
| Wingspan
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12,31 meters |
| Powerplant
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2 General
Electric F404 low
bypass turbojets |
| Speed
: |
Mach 1.8 |
| Service
ceiling : |
15,000 meters |
| Range
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3,704 km
(more with air-to-air
refueling) |
Armement
: |
Sidewinder
and Sparrow air-to-air
missiles, Maverick air-to-ground
missile, conventional bombs and
precision-guided bombs, rockets,
and M-61 20mm cannon |
| Crew : |
1 pilot (CF-18A),
2 pilots
(CF-18B) |
| Year(s)
procured : |
1982-1988 |
| Quantity
in CF : |
122 (60 operational,
28 for fighter
training and testing, 34 fo
maintenance and rotation) |
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