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Country of Origin. USA.
Similar Aircraft. F-16 Fighting Falcon,
MiG-29 Fulcrum,
Su-27 Flanker,
F-15 Eagle.
Crew. One; TF/A-18—two.
Role. US Marine Corps fighter, strike.
Armament. Cannon, bombs, missiles, rockets.
Dimensions. Length: 56 ft (17.08 m). Span: 37 ft, 6 in (11.44 m).
Wings. Mid-mounted, semi-delta with prominent leading edge
root extension on sides of fuselage from the wing to the front of the cockpit. Missiles are usually on square tips.
Engine(s). Two turbofans mounted in the aircraft rear section. Oval air intakes
under the wings.
Fuselage. Barrel-shaped with solid, pointed nose. Aircraft widens at the air intakes
and tapers to the rear. Bubble canopy.
Tail. Swept-back and tapered tail flats mid-mounted on the body. Twin, swept-back,
and tapered tail fins mounted forward on the fuselage. Fins have an outward tilt.
Australia, Canada, Finland, Kuwait, Malaysia, Spain, USA.
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| Updated: 30 January 2008 |
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Born on 22 July 2000 |