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FA-18E Super Hornet and Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II

Name:	FA-18E Super Hornet	Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II
Type:	Carrier-based multirole fighter	Stealth multirole fighter
Origin:	USA	USA
Produced:	1995	2006
Unit cost:	60.9 million $	98 milion $ (F35A)

Full description:	Description, operators	Description, operators

Specifications

Range:	2,346 km	2,220 km
Max speed:	Mach 1.8 (1,190 mph, 1,915 km/h)	Mach 1.6 (1,200 mph, 1,930 km/h)
Service ceiling:	15,000 m	15,240 m
Weight empty:	14.5 t	13.2 t
Weight max:	29.9 t	31.8 t

Crew:	1 or 2	1

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Dimensions

Length:	18.31 m	15.67 m
Width:	13.62 m	10.7 m
Height:	4.88 m	4.33 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

Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II

Author: "An F-35B test dropping a bomb" by Official Navy Page - Flickr: An F-35B test dropping a bomb.. Licensed under CC BY 2.0 via Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:An_F-35B_test_dropping_a_bomb.jpg#/media/File:An_F-35B_test_dropping_a_bomb.jpg License