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FA-18E Super Hornet and McDonnell Douglas FA-18 Hornet

Name:	FA-18E Super Hornet	McDonnell Douglas FA-18 Hornet
Type:	Carrier-based multirole fighter	Multirole fighter
Origin:	USA	USA
Produced:	1995	1980
Unit cost:	60.9 million $	29 million $ (2006)

Full description:	Description, operators	Description, operators

Specifications

Range:	2,346 km	2,000 km
Max speed:	Mach 1.8 (1,190 mph, 1,915 km/h)	Mach 1.8 (1,190 mph, 1,915 km/h)
Service ceiling:	15,000 m	15,240 m
Weight empty:	14.5 t	10.4 t
Weight max:	29.9 t	23.5 t

Crew:	1 or 2	1 or 2

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Dimensions

Length:	18.31 m	17.1 m
Width:	13.62 m	12.3 m
Height:	4.88 m	4.7 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

McDonnell Douglas FA-18 Hornet

Author: "USMC FA-18 Hornet" by LCPL JOHN MCGARITY, USMC - http://www.defenselink.mil/multimedia/. Licensed under Public Domain via Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:USMC_FA-18_Hornet.JPEG#/media/File:USMC_FA-18_Hornet.JPEG License