Empty weight: 2A6M: 60.2 t 2A6: 57.6 t 2A5: 57.3 t 2A4: 52 t
Combat weight: 2A6M: 62.5 t 2A6: 59.9 t - 61.7 t 2A5: 59.5 t 2A4: 55.15 t
Mass / Weight / Displacement
Empty weight:
32,081 lb / 14,552 kg
Loaded weight:
47,000 lb / 21,320 kg (in air-to-air configuration)
Max. takeoff weight:
66,000 lb / 29,937 kg
2A6/2A6M: 10.97 m / 393 inches (gun forward)
2A4/2A5: 9.67 m
Length
60 ft 1¼ in / 18.31 m
2A5/2A6/2A6M: 3.76 m / 148 in 2A4: 3.7 m
Width / Beam
2A5/2A6/2A6M: 3.030 m / 120 in 2A4: 2.79 m
Height
16 ft / 4.88 m
540 mm / 54 cm / 0.54 m
Ground Clearance
4
Crew
F/A-18E: 1 (pilot) F/A-18F: 2 (pilot and weapon systems officer)
Wingspan
44 ft 8½ in / 13.62 m
Wing Area
500 ft² / 46.5 m²
Wing Loading
94.0 lb/ft² / 459 kg/m²
Powerplant
2 × General Electric F414-GE-400 turbofans
Thrust
Dry thrust:
13,000 lbf / 62.3 kN each
Thrust with afterburner:
22,000 lbf / 97.9 kN each
1,200 litres / 264 imperial gallons / 317 US gallons
Fuel Capacity
Internal: F/A-18E: 14,700 lb / 6,667 kg F/A-18F: 13,760 lb / 6,241 kg
External:
Up to 4 × 480 gal tanks, totaling 13,040 lb / 5,914 kg
Road: ca. 340 l/100 km, ca. 340 km Terrain: ca. 530 l/100 km, ca. 220 km Average: ca. 410 l/100 km, ca. 280 km Static test: 12.5 l/h, 72–93 hours (with 900–1,160 liters capacity)
Fuel Consumption
68 km/h / 42 mph
31 km/h backwards
Speed
At high altitude (40,000 ft / 12,190 m):
Mach 1.8 / 1,190 mph / 1,915 km/h
550 km / 340 mi (internal fuel)
Operational Range
Range:
1,275 nmi / 2,346 km clean plus two AIM-9s
Combat radius:
390 nmi / 449 mi / 722 km for interdiction mission
Ferry range:
1,800 nmi / 2,070 mi / 3,330 km
Service Ceiling
50,000+ ft / 15,000+ m
Rate of Climb
44,882 ft/min / 228 m/s
Thrust-to-Weight Ratio
0.93 (1.1 with loaded weight & 50% internal fuel)
24.1 PS/t / 17.7 kW/t
Power-to-Weight Ratio
G-load Factor
7.6 g
Main armament: 2A6/2A6M:
1 × 120 mm Rheinmetall L/55 smoothbore gun (42 rounds) 2A4/2A5:
1 × 120 mm Rheinmetall L/44 smoothbore gun
Secondary armament:
2 × 7.62 mm MG3A1 (4,750 rounds)
Armament
2A5/2A6/2A6M: 21 t 2A4: 16 t
Turret Weight
2A6: 3rd generation composite; including high-hardness steel, tungsten and plastic filler with ceramic component
Armor
MTU MB 873 Ka-501 liquid-cooled V12 twin-turbo diesel engine
1,500 PS / 1,479 hp / 1,103 kW at 2,600 rpm
Engine
Renk HSWL 354
Transmission
Torsion bar suspension
Suspension
10 seconds
Vehicle Rotation Time (360 degrees)
2A5/2A6/2A6M: 360° in 9 seconds (electric)
Turret Rotation Time (360 degrees)
1,100 mm / 1.1 m
Vertical Obstacle
3,000 mm / 3 m
Trench Crossing
1,200 mm / 1.2 m without preparation
4,000 mm / 4 m with snorkel
