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Description
| Notes: Two seat FA-18C. | ||
| Manufacturer: | McDonnell-Douglas | |
| Base model: | FA-18 | |
| Designation: | FA-18 | |
| Version: | D | |
| Nickname: | Hornet | |
| Designation System: | U.S. Tri-Service | |
| Designation Period: | 1962-Present | |
| Basic role: | Fighter | |
| Modified Mission: | Trainer | |
| Crew: | 2 | |
Specifications
| Length: | 56' | 17.0 m | |
| Height: | 15' 3.5" | 4.6 m | |
| Wingspan: | 37' 6" | 11.4 m | |
| Wingarea: | 400.0 sq ft | 37.1 sq m | |
| Empty Weight: | 23,050 lb | 10,453 kg | |
| Gross Weight: | 3,585 lb | 1,625 kg | |
| Max Weight: | 56,000 lb | 25,396 kg | |
Propulsion
| No. of Engines: | 2 | ||
| Powerplant: | General Electric F404-GE-400 | ||
| Thrust (each): | 16,000 lb | 7,256 kg | |
Performance
| Cruise Speed: | 660 mph | 1,062 km/h | 574 kt |
| Max Speed: | 1,190 mph | 1,916 km/h | 1,035 kt |
| Climb: | 45,000 ft/min | 13,715 m/min | |
| Ceiling: | 50,000 ft | 15,239 m | |
Operators (Past and Present)
| USN | VFA-106 | Cecil Field | FL |
| USN | VFA-125 | Lemoore | CA |
| USN | VFA-125 det | Fallon | NV |
| USMC | VMFAT-101 | El Toro | CA |
| USMC | VMFA(AW)-121 | MCAS El Toro | CA |
| USMC | VMFA(AW)-225 | EI Toro | CA |
| USMC | VMFA(AW)-242 | EI Toro | CA |
| USN | VX-5 | China Lake | CA |
Recent comments by our visitors
| CJD WANTED REWARD!, CA | I worked on the F/A-18 at Northrop El Segundo. I had a Lucite, paperweight thing with a chip or scrap from the milling of the first part of the first F/A-18, well about 6 mos ago I went to visit a friend at Hawthorne Northrop Grumman plant and left it for 2 mins and came back and someone had stole it!
If you know anyone who might have one to buy, sell, trade please let me know! Thanks I collect these from other aircraft as well, and might be interested, but the F/A-18 really holds the place in my history...thanks! WANTED Lucite / Acrylic/ Perspex Paperweights WANTED Lucite / Acrylic/ Perspex Paperweights mainly aviation related....many may say they have a “First Chip” in example “ First Chip from the milling process of the YF-23” or F-16 or something like that, many are from planes, missiles etc… Some examples. McDonnell Douglas C-17 Production Shaving Lucite Paperweight, First F-22 Production Chip Lucite in the shape of the state of Georgia, containing production chip / shaving any project! See link for photos Another type are made from metals, materials & alloys used in the aircraft's manufacture they have “this is a example of the aluminum alloy used in making the B-52, they are about the size of a pack of cigarettes, see link to photos REMEMBER-I pay a finders fee; please pass this around to anyone who may be able to help… Thanks from Charles! To see the photo examples: copy and paste the web address below into your browser's web address bar: http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/bacchusd@pacbell.net/album?dir=/cbed&.src=ph&.tok=phuE 01/25/2006 @ 21:46 [ref: 12316] |
| C. Ferguson Washington, DC | It most certainly is Maj. Malebranche. Here is the remainder of the photo caption, from the U.S. Navy website:
An F/A-18 Hornet, piloted by U.S. Air Force Maj. Philip Malebranche, from Virginia Beach, Va., is launched from the flight deck of USS George Washington (CVN 73) during carrier qualifications. Maj. Malebranche is part of an Air Force to Navy exchange program, and is currently attached to Fighter Squadron One Zero Six (VFA-106). George Washington, homeported in Norfolk, Va., is conducting fleet carrier qualifications (CQ) in the Atlantic Ocean. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class J. Scott Campbell. 10/28/2002 @ 12:54 [ref: 5976] |
| TONY STUBBLEFIELD , WA | THAT F/A-18D WAS NOT PLIOTED BY MAJOR PHILIP MALEBRANCHE , STEVE&CORI THE U.S. AIR FORCE HAS NO F/A-18'S. THE U.S.MARINE CORPS,KUWAIT AIR FORCE,AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE ARE THE ONLY F/A-18D OPERATORS IN THE ENTIRE WORLD THE U.S.AIR FORCE,THE NAVY,DEFENTLY NOT THE ARMY AND THE COAST GUARD DO NOT HAVE THE F/A-18D OF COURSE.THE F/A-18D IS NOT A TRAINER EXCPED TO THE MARINE CORP'S VMFAT-101 SHARPSHOOTERS BASED AT MCAS EL TORO.WHEN ARE THE GOING TO PUT THE F/A-18DPLUS WITH A PLUS SIGN NOT THE WORD THE RF-18D,THE F/A-18[R], THE KAF-18D,AND THE F/A-18D[RC]THE REST OF THE D MODEL HORNETS.THE F/A-18D IS ONE OF BEST MILITARY AIRCRAFT IN THE WORLD.THE FUTURE MODELS ARE PROBALY GOING TO BE THE BF-18D FIGHTER-BOMBER,BF/A-18D,MF-18D,MF-18D[RC],FB-18D HORNET.THE USERS OF THE F/A-18D ARE THE U.S. MARINE CORPS,CANADA,AUSTRALIA,KUWAIT,SPAIN,FINLAND,SWITZERLAND,AND MALAYSIA.THE FIRST BUYER OF THE F/A-18D[RC]KING OF THE 18D'S VMFA[AW]-225.THE F/A-18D EVOLDED FROM THE F/A-18B THE NAVY ONLY USED THE B MODEL SQUADRON VFA-106. 07/10/2002 @ 13:05 [ref: 5283] |
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