McDonnell Douglas/Boeing FA-18 Hornet



The McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing) FA-18 Hornet is a twin-engine supersonic, all-weather carrier-capable multirole combat jet, designed as both a fighter and attack aircraft (FA designation for Fighter/Attack). Designed by McDonnell Douglas and Northrop, the FA-18 was developed for the United States Navy and Marine Corps. The Hornet is also used by the air forces of Australia and Canada. It was developed into the more advanced Boeing FA-18E/F Super Hornet.

Specifications
Crew: F/A-18C: 1, F/A-18D: 2 (pilot and weapons system officer)

Length: 56 ft (17.1 m)

Wingspan: 40 ft (12.3 m)

Height: 15 ft 4 in (4.7 m)

Powerplant: 2 × General Electric F404-GE-402 turbofans

Maximum speed Mach 1.8 (1,190 mph, 1,915 km/h)

Service ceiling: 50,000 ft (15,240 m) Armament

Guns: 1× 20 mm (0.787 in) M61 Vulcan nose mounted 6-barreled Gatling cannon, 578 rounds

Rockets: 2.75 inches (70 mm) Hydra 70 rockets 5 in (127.0 mm) Zuni rockets

Missiles:Air-to-air missiles:

AIM-9 Sidewinder Heat seeking missile

AIM-7 Sparrow Semi-active radar guided missile

AIM-120 AMRAAM Active radar controlled missile

Air-to-surface missiles:

AGM-65 Maverick

AGM-88 HARM Anti-radiation missile (ARM)

Bombs:

JDAM precision-guided munition (PGMs)

Paveway series of laser-guided bombs

CBU-87 cluster

Mk 82 unguided bomb

Apperances in story
The FA-18 Hornet only appeared once, several on the deck of the USS Harry Truman in chapter 16.