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FA-18E Super Hornet and Chengdu J-10

Name:	FA-18E Super Hornet	Chengdu J-10
Type:	Carrier-based multirole fighter	Multirole combat aircraft
Origin:	USA	China
Produced:	1995	2002
Unit cost:	60.9 million $	27.8 milion $ (2010)

Full description:	Description, operators	Description, operators

Specifications

Range:	2,346 km	1,850 km
Max speed:	Mach 1.8 (1,190 mph, 1,915 km/h)	Mach 2.2 (2,400 km/h, 1,490 mph)
Service ceiling:	15,000 m	18,000 m
Weight empty:	14.5 t	9.8 t
Weight max:	29.9 t	19.3 t

Crew:	1 or 2	1

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Dimensions

Length:	18.31 m	15.49 m
Width:	13.62 m	9.75 m
Height:	4.88 m	5.43 m

Images

FA-18E Super Hornet

Author: "FA-18 Hornet VFA-41" by Service Depicted: NavyCamera Operator: TSGT ROB TABOR, USAF - ID:DFSD0609181 / 050913F5480T016. Licensed under Public Domain via Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:FA-18_Hornet_VFA-41.jpg#/media/File:FA-18_Hornet_VFA-41.jpg License

Chengdu J-10

Author: "J-10a zhas" by Retxham - Own work. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:J-10a_zhas.png#/media/File:J-10a_zhas.png License