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Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II and McDonnell Douglas FA-18 Hornet

Name:	Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II	McDonnell Douglas FA-18 Hornet
Type:	Stealth multirole fighter	Multirole fighter
Origin:	USA	USA
Produced:	2006	1980
Unit cost:	98 milion $ (F35A)	29 million $ (2006)

Full description:	Description, operators	Description, operators

Specifications

Range:	2,220 km	2,000 km
Max speed:	Mach 1.6 (1,200 mph, 1,930 km/h)	Mach 1.8 (1,190 mph, 1,915 km/h)
Service ceiling:	15,240 m	15,240 m
Weight empty:	13.2 t	10.4 t
Weight max:	31.8 t	23.5 t

Crew:	1	1 or 2

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Dimensions

Length:	15.67 m	17.1 m
Width:	10.7 m	12.3 m
Height:	4.33 m	4.7 m

Images

Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II

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McDonnell Douglas FA-18 Hornet

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