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Sukhoi Su-30 and McDonnell Douglas FA-18 Hornet

Name:	Sukhoi Su-30	McDonnell Douglas FA-18 Hornet
Type:	Multirole fighter	Multirole fighter
Origin:	Russia	USA
Produced:	1990	1980
Unit cost:	37.5 million $	29 million $ (2006)

Full description:	Description, operators	Description, operators

Specifications

Range:	3,000 km	2,000 km
Max speed:	Mach 2.0 (2,120 km/h, 1,320 mph)	Mach 1.8 (1,190 mph, 1,915 km/h)
Service ceiling:	17,300 m	15,240 m
Weight empty:	17.7 t	10.4 t
Weight max:	34.5 t	23.5 t

Crew:	2	1 or 2

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Dimensions

Length:	21.9 m	17.1 m
Width:	14.7 m	12.3 m
Height:	6.36 m	4.7 m

Images

Sukhoi Su-30

Author: "Uganda People's Defence Force Air Wing Sukhoi Su-30MK2 MTI-2" by Melting Tarmac Images - http://www.airliners.net/photo/Uganda---Air/Sukhoi-Su-30MK2/1953037/L/. Licensed under GFDL via Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Uganda_People%27s_Defence_Force_Air_Wing_Sukhoi_Su-30MK2_MTI-2.jpg#/media/File:Uganda_People%27s_Defence_Force_Air_Wing_Sukhoi_Su-30MK2_MTI-2.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