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McDonnell Douglas FA-18 Hornet and General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon

Name:	McDonnell Douglas FA-18 Hornet	General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon
Type:	Multirole fighter	Multirole fighter, air superiority fighter
Origin:	USA	USA
Produced:	1980	1973
Unit cost:	29 million $ (2006)	18.8 million $

Full description:	Description, operators	Description, operators

Specifications

Range:	2,000 km	4,220 km
Max speed:	Mach 1.8 (1,190 mph, 1,915 km/h)	Mach 1.2 (915 mph, 1,470 km/h)
Service ceiling:	15,240 m	15,240 m
Weight empty:	10.4 t	8.57 t
Weight max:	23.5 t	19.2 t

Crew:	1 or 2	1

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Dimensions

Length:	17.1 m	15.06 m
Width:	12.3 m	9.96 m
Height:	4.7 m	4.88 m

Images

McDonnell Douglas FA-18 Hornet

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General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon

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