F/A-18 Hornet gweyan McDonnell Douglas (saiki gabung sajrone Boeing) ya iku pesawat tempur supersonik serbaguna kang bisa dioperasikan saka lan kapal induk ing kabèh cuaca, dirancang supaya bisa bertempur di udara lan menyerang sasaran ing darat (F/A ya iku inisial kanggo fighter (tempur) lan attack (serang)). F/A-18 ya iku turunan saka YF-17 ing dasawarsa 1970-an kanggo digunakaké déning Angkatan Laut lan Korps Marinir Amérika Sarékat. Hornet uga digunakaké déning angkatan udara ing pira-pira nagara. Pesawat iki wis dadi pesawat peraga dirgantara kanggo Skuadron Peraga Terbang Angkatan Laut Amérika Sarékat, Blue Angels, awit taun 1986.
Hornet duwé peran minangka pesawat tempur pengawal, pertahanan udara, perusak pertahanan udara musuh, larangan udara, pesawat serang antigerilya, lan pesawat intai. Keserbagunaan lan keandalané wis mbuktèkaké dadi aset bernilai ing salah sijiné kapal induk, sanajan dhèwèké dikritik amarga kelemahané sajeroning hal jelajah lan daya muat ketimbang karo kang diduwèni pesawat-pesawat mutakhir pendahulunya, kaya ta F-14 Tomcat sajeroning hal peran tempur lan serang-tempur, lan A-6 Intruder lan A-7 Corsair II sajeroning hal peran serang.

F/A-18 Hornet dadi dhasar kanggone pengembangan F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, yakni pesawat tempur rancang-ulang F/A-18 kang luwih gedhé lan evolusioner. Ketimbang karo Hornet, Super Hornet berukuran luwih gedhé, luwih abot, lan ana perbaikan sjroné hal daya jelajah lan daya muaté. F/A-18E/F awalé diusulaké minangka alternatif kanggo pesawat tempur kang sama sekali anyar kanggo ngganteni pesawat serang kang isih bertugas kaya ta A-6. Varian kang luwih gedhé uga diarahake kanggo ngganteni F-14 Tomcat kang wis meh uzur, kanti menkono bisa saling berganti-tugas karo Hornet ing Angkatan Laut Amérika Sarékat, lan bertugas ing rentang peran kang luwih amba meliputi pengisian bahan bakar ing udara, lan anjungan pengacau kelistrikan (electronic jamming platform).

Operator

Spesifikasi (F/A-18C/D)

Karakteristik umum

Kru: F/A-18C: 1, F/A-18D: 2 (juru anggegana and weapons system officer)
Dawa: 56 ft
Amba swisi: 40 ft
Duwur: 15 ft 4 in
Amba Swiwi: 400 ft²
Airfoil: NACA 65A005 mod root, 65A003.5 mod tip
Bobot kosong: 24,700 lb
Bobot terisi: 37,150 lb
Bobot maksimum lepas landas: 51,550 lb
Mesin: 2× General Electric F404-GE-402 turbofans
Dorongan kering: 11,000 lbf masing-masing
Dorongan kanti pembakar lanjut: 17,750 lbf masing-masing

Kinerja

Laju maksimum: Mach 1.8 (1,190 mph, 1,915 km/h) at 40,000 ft (12,190 m)
Radius tempur: 330 mi on hi-lo-lo-hi mission
Jarak jangkau ferri: 2,070 mi
Batas tertinggi servis: 50,000 ft
Laju panjat: 50,000 ft/min
Beban sayap: 93 lb/ft²
Dorongan/berat: >0.95

Persenjataan

Senjata api: 1× 20 mm (0.787 in) M61 Vulcan nose mounted gatling gun, 578 rounds
Titik keras: 9 total: 2× wingtips missile launch rail, 4× under-wing, and 3× under-fuselage dengan kapasitas 13,700 lb (6,215 kg) external fuel and ordnance,
Roket:
70 mm (2.75 in) Hydra 70 rockets
5 in (127 mm) Zuni rockets

Rudal:

Air-to-air missiles:
4× AIM-9 Sidewinder or 4× AIM-132 ASRAAM or 4× IRIS-T 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 (SLAM-ER)
AGM-88 HARM Anti-radiation missile (ARM)
AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW)
Taurus missile (Cruise missile)

Anti-ship missile:

AGM-84 Harpoon
Bom:
JDAM Precision-guided munition (PGMs)
Paveway series of Laser guided bombs
Mk 80 series of unguided iron bombs
CBU-87 cluster
CBU-89 gator mine
CBU-97Mk 20 Rockeye II
B61/Mk57 nuclear bombs[16]

Others:

SUU-42A/A Flares/Infrared decoys dispenser pod and chaff pod or
Electronic countermeasures (ECM) pod or
AN/AAS-38 Nite Hawk Targeting pods (US Navy only), to be replace by AN/ASQ-228 ATFLIR or
LITENING targeting pod (USMC, Royal Australian Air Force, Spanish Air Force, and Finnish Air Force only) or
up to 3× 330 US gallon Sargent Fletcher drop tanks for ferry flight or extended range/loitering time.

Avionik

Hughes APG-73 radar
ROVER (Remotely Operated Video Enhanced Receiver) antenna for use by US Navy's F/A-18C strike fighter squadrons

Uga delengen

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