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| Function |
Carrier-based multi-role strike
fighter |
| Contractor |
Grumman Aerospace Corporation |
| Unit Cost |
$38 million |
| Thrust |
F-14A: 20,900 pounds (9,405 kg)
static thrust per engine;
F-14B and F-14D: 27,000 pounds (12,150 kg) per engine |
| Length |
18.6 meters |
| Height |
4.8 meters |
| Maximum Takeoff Weight |
32,805 kg |
| Wingspan |
19 meters unswept, 11.4 meters
swept |
| Ceiling |
Above 53,000 feet |
| Speed |
Max Mach Number = 1.88
Cruise Mach Number = 0.72 |
| Mission Radius |
500 nm Hi-Med-Hi strike profile
380 nm Hi-Lo-Lo-Hi strike profile |
| Crew |
Two: pilot and radar intercept
officer |
| First flight |
December 1970 |
McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle
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| Primary Function |
Tactical fighter. |
| Contractor |
McDonnell Douglas Corp. |
| Power Plant |
Two Pratt & Whitney
F100-PW-100 turbofan engines with afterburners. |
| Thrust |
(C/D models) 11,250 kilograms |
| Length |
19.43 meters |
| Height |
5.69 meters |
| Wingspan |
13.06 meters |
| Speed |
1,875 mph (Mach 2.5-plus at sea
level). |
| Ceiling |
19,697 meters |
| Maximum Takeoff Weight |
(C/D models) 30,600 kilograms |
| Range |
3,450 miles (3,000 nautical miles)
ferry range with conformal fuel tanks and three external fuel tanks. |
| Crew |
F-15A/C: one. F-15B/D: two. |
Unit cost $FY98
[Total Program] |
$43 million. |
| Date Deployed |
July 1972 |
General Dynamics F-16 Falcon
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| Primary Function |
Multirole fighter |
| Builder |
Lockheed Martin Corp. |
| Power Plant |
F-16C/D:
one Pratt and Whitney F100-PW-200/220/229 or
one General Electric F110-GE-100/129 |
| Thrust |
F-16C/D, 12,150 kilograms |
| Length |
14.8 meters |
| Height |
4.8 meters |
| Wingspan |
9.8 meters |
| Speed |
Mach 2 at altitude |
| Ceiling |
15 kilometers |
| Maximum Takeoff Weight |
16,875 kilograms |
| Range |
More than 2,000 miles ferry range
(1,740 nautical miles) |
Unit cost $FY98
[Total Program] |
F-16C/D, $26.9 million [final
order] |
| Crew |
F-16C: one; F-16D: one or two |
| Date Deployed |
January 1979 |
| Contractor |
Boeing
[McDonnell Douglas Aerospace] and
Northrop Grumman (Airframe),
General Electric (Engines), and
Hughes (Radar) |
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F/A-18C/D
Hornet |
F/A-18E/F
Super Hornet |
| Power Plant |
Two F404-GE-402
afterburning engines, each in the 18,000 pound thrust class, which results in a combat
thrust-to-weight ratio greater than 1-to-1. Depending on the mission and loading, combat
radius is greater than 500 nautical miles. |
Twin F414-GE-400
engines, each in the 22,000 pound thrust class. On an interdiction mission, the E/F will
fly up to 40 % further than the C/D. |
| Performance |
- F/A-18C maximum speed at level
flight in altitudes of 36,089 ft.
Mach 1.7
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- F/A-18E maximum speed at level
flight in altitudes of 36,089 ft.
Mach 1.6
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Unit cost $FY98
[Total Program] |
$39.5 million. |
$60 million |
| Country of Origin |
UK |
| Powerplant |
Two afterburning Turbo Union
RB199-103 turbofans of 15,800lb st. |
| Span |
- 45ft 7.25in (13.90m) - wings fully
spread;
- 28ft 2.5in (8.59m) - 68° sweep
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| Length |
16.70m |
| Max Speed |
1,452mph (2,336km/h) at 36,000ft
(11,000m) |
| Accommodation |
Pilot and navigator in tandem
seating |
| Armament |
- Two IWKA-Mauser 27mm cannon and
up to 18,000lb of ordnance or
- One 27mm cannon plus four Sky Flash
medium range and
four AIM-9L Sidewinder short-range AAMs
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MIRAGE 2000 (DASSAULT-BREGUET)
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| Countries of Origin |
France |
| Crew |
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| Role |
Interceptor |
| Length |
15.3 m |
| Span |
9 m |
| Empty Weight |
14,360 kg |
| Maximum Weight |
17,000 kg |
| Payload |
6,300 kg |
| Maximum Speed |
Mach 1,2 [low altitude]
Mach 2,2 [high altitude] |
| Ceiling |
16,500 m |
| Range [low altitude] |
925 km |
| Cruise range |
840 nm |
| Range [high
altitude] |
1850 km |
| Internal Fuel |
3036 kg |
| SUPER
ETENDARD (DASSAULT-BREGUET) |
| Country of Origin |
France |
| Crew |
One |
| Role |
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| Span |
31 ft, 6 in / 9.60 meters |
| Length |
47 ft / 14.31 meters |
| Height |
3.85 meters |
| Range |
750-1080 nautical miles |
| Endurance |
1h45 to 2h15 with réservoir
supplémentaire |
| Speed |
- Mach 1,3 (@ 11 000 m)
- Mach 0,97 (@ low altitude)
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| Ceiling |
45,000 feet / 13700 meters |
| Weight |
11.90 tonnes (6.25 à vide). |
| In-Flight Refueling |
Yes |
| Internal Fuel |
2612 kg |
| Payload |
2100 kg w/full int fuel |
| Engine |
1 SNECMA 8K50 @ 5 tonnes thrust |
| Contractor: |
McDonnell Douglas
Aircraft (Airframe Prime), Rolls Royce (Engine Prime) |
| Power Plant: |
- TAV-8B/AV-8B Day Attack (DA): One
Rolls Royce Pegasus F402-RR-406 turbofan engine with approximately 20,280 pounds of thrust
- AV-8B Night Attack (NA)/AV-8B Radar:
One Rolls Royce Pegasus F402-RR-408A turbofan engine with approximately 22,200 pounds of
thrust
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| Accommodations: |
- AV-8B DA/NA/Radar Aircraft: Pilot
only
- TAV-8B Trainer: Two seats
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| Performance: |
- Maximum airspeed: 550 KCAS
- Range greater than 142 nautical
miles high speed/low altitude combat radius
- Maximum range: 900 nautical miles
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| Armament: |
- One fuselage-mounted 25 mm gun
system
- Standard Air-to-Ground (A/G) load:
Six Mk 82, 500 pound bombs
- Standard Air-to-Air (A/A) load: Four
AIM-9L/M Sidewinder missiles
- Provisions for carrying up to 9,000
pounds of ordnance on seven stations
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