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The Boeing F-A-18E-F Super Hornet is a twin-engine carrier-based multirole fighter aircraft. The F-A-18E single-seat variant and F-A-18F tandem-seat variant are larger and more advanced derivatives of the F-A-18C and D Hornet. The Super Hornet has an internal 20 mm gun and can carry air-to-air missiles and air-to-surface weapons. Additional fuel can be carried with up to five external fuel tanks and the aircraft can be configured as an airborne tanker by adding an external air refueling system.
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It is the successor of the McDonnell Douglas F-A-18 Hornet ,
Boeing F-A-18E-F Super Hornet is the predecessor of the Boeing EA-18G Growler.
More Users
Royal Australian Air Force
Height Main
16.0
Align
right
Height Alt
4.88 m
Predecessor
McDonnell Douglas F-A-18 Hornet
Engine(jet)
General Electric F414-GE-400
Length Alt
18.31 m
Ferry Range Alt
124200.0
Thrust Main
14000
Jet Or Prop
jet
Lists
*List of fighter aircraft*List of active United States military aircraft
Range Main
1275.0
Loaded Weight Main
47000.0
Combat Radius Main
390.0
Max Speed Alt
71400.0
Program Cost
3.95 billion
More General
Internal fuel capacity: F-A-18E: 14
400 lb
F-A-18F: 13
550 lb * External fuel capacity: 5 × 480 gal tanks
totaling 16
380 lb
Combat Radius More
for interdiction mission
Crew
F-A-18E: 1
F-A-18F: 2
Loading Main
94
Title
Articles and topics related to the Super Hornet
Developed From
McDonnell Douglas F-A-18 Hornet
Introduced
1999
Range More
9.0
Bombs
80.0
Rockets
**
Max Speed Main
Mach 1.8+
Max Takeoff Weight Alt
29937.0
Ceiling Main
50000
Number Built
500
Successor
Boeing EA-18G Growler
Max Speed More
at 40
000 ft
Combat Radius Alt
26940.0
Max Takeoff Weight Main
66000.0
Unit Cost
5.5E7
4824.0
Thrust Alt
62.3
Loaded Weight Alt
21320
Area Main
500.0
Primary user
Span Alt
13.62 m
Plane Or Copter?
Avionics
165.0
Empty Weight Main
32081.0
Manufacturer
Status
Missiles
**Air-to-air missiles:***4× AIM-9 Sidewinder or 4× AIM-120 AMRAAM
and***2× AIM-7 Sparrow or additional 2× AIM-120 AMRAAM**Air-to-surface missiles:***AGM-65 Maverick***Standoff Land Attack Missile ***AGM-88 HARM Anti-radiation missile***AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapon **Anti-ship missile:***AGM-84 Harpoon
First Flight
29
Number Of Jets
2
State
collapsed
Hardpoints
11
National Origin
United States
Climb Rate Main
44882.0
More Performance
7.6 g
Image
Boeing F-A-18E Super Hornet Cutaway from Flightglobal.com
Production Start Year
1995
Type of jet
Guns
1200.0
Climb Rate Alt
228 m-s
Variants With Their Own Articles
Boeing EA-18G Growler
Afterburning Thrust Main
22000
Length Main
60
Span Main
44
Area Alt
46.5 m²
Range Alt
2346.0
Similar Aircraft
*Dassault Rafale*Eurofighter Typhoon*Grumman F-14 Tomcat*McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle*Mikoyan MiG-29K*Mikoyan MiG-35*Shenyang J-15*Sukhoi Su-33
Thrust/weight
1
Related
*Northrop YF-17*McDonnell Douglas F-A-18 Hornet*Boeing EA-18G Growler
Afterburning Thrust Alt
97.9
Ceiling Alt
15000
Topic
Boeing F-A-18E Super Hornet Cutaway
Ferry Range Main
1800.0
Category
Produced
1995
Empty Weight Alt
14552.0
Hardpoint Capacity
17750
Loading Alt
459