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General characteristics

• Crew: 1

• Length: 29 ft 11 in (9.12 m)

• Wingspan: 36 ft 10 in (11.23 m)

• Height: 11 ft 5 in (3.48 m)

• Wing area: 242.1 sq ft (22.49 m2

• Empty weight: 5,065 lb (2,297 kg)

• Gross weight: 6,622 lb (3,004 kg)

• Max takeoff weight: 6,700 lb (3,039 kg)

• Powerplant: 1 × Rolls-Royce Merlin 45 V-12 liquid-cooled piston engine, 1,470 hp (1,100 kW) [nb 15]

• Propellers: 3-bladed Rotol constant-speed propeller

Performance

• Maximum speed: 370 mph (600 km/h, 320 kn)

• Range: 479 mi (771 km, 416 nmi)

• Combat range: 248 mi (399 km, 216 nmi)

• Ferry range: 1,100 mi (1,800 km, 960 nmi) with fuel tank

• Service ceiling: 36,500 ft (11,100 m)

• Rate of climb: 2,600 ft/min (13 m/s)

• Wing loading: 27.35 lb/sq ft (133.5 kg/m2)

• Power/mass: 0.22 hp/lb (0.36 kW/kg)

General characteristics

• Crew: one

• Capacity: three passengers

• Length: 27 ft 2 in (8.28 m)

• Wingspan: 36 ft 1 in (11.00 m)

• Height: 8 ft 11 in (2.72 m)

• Wing area: 174 sq ft (16.2 m2)

• Empty weight: 1,691 lb (767 kg)

• Gross weight: 2,450 lb (1,111 kg)

• Fuel capacity: 56 US gallons (212 litres)

• Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming IO-360-L2A four cylinder, horizontally opposed aircraft engine, 160 hp (120 kW)

• Propellers: 2-bladed metal, fixed pitch

Performance

• Cruise speed: 122 kn (140 mph, 226 km/h)

• Stall speed: 47 kn (54 mph, 87 km/h) (power off, flaps down)[84]

• Never exceed speed: 163 kn (188 mph, 302 km/h) (IAS)[8]

• Range: 696 nmi (801 mi, 1,289 km) with 45 minute reserve, 55% power, at 12,000 feet (3,700 m)

• Service ceiling: 13,500 ft (4,100 m)

• Rate of climb: 721 ft/min (3.66 m/s)

• Wing loading: 14.1 lb/sq ft (68.6 kg/m2)

General characteristics

• Crew: One pilot

• Capacity: 156 kg (343 lb) water ballast

• Length: 7.06 m (23 ft 2 in)

• Wingspan: 18.00 m (59 ft 1 in)

• Height: 1.35 m (4 ft 5 in)

• Wing area: 11.8 m2 (127 sq ft)

• Aspect ratio: 27.4

• Empty weight: 344 kg (757 lb)

• Gross weight: 600 kg (1,320 lb)

• Powerplant: 1 × Solo , 40 kW (53 hp)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 270 km/h (170 mph, 150 kn)

• Maximum glide ratio: 50 (51.5 with winglets)

• Rate of climb: 5.2 m/s (1,000 ft/min)

• Rate of sink: 0.50 m/s (98 ft/min)

General characteristics

• Crew: Two

• Capacity: 17 passengers

• Length: 19 m (62 ft)

• Wingspan: 29 m (96 ft)

• Height: 5.5 m (18.2 ft)

• Wing area: 110.50 m2 (1,189.4 sq ft)

• Empty weight: 5,720 kg (12,610 lb)

• Gross weight: 9,500 kg (20,944 lb)

• Max takeoff weight: 10,499 kg (23,146 lb)

• Powerplant: 3 × BMW 132A-3 9-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engines, 541 kW (725 hp) each for take-off (525 PS[86])

• Propellers: 2-bladed variable-pitch propeller

Performance

• Maximum speed: 265.5 km/h (165.0 mph, 143.4 kn) at sea level

     276.8 km/h (172.0 mph; 149.5 kn) at 910 m (3,000 ft)

• Cruise speed: 246 km/h (153 mph, 133 kn) maximum continuous at 910 m (3,000 ft) 209 km/h (130 mph; 113 kn) economical cruise

• Range: 998 km (620 mi, 539 nmi)

• Service ceiling: 5,900 m (19,360 ft)

• Rate of climb: 3.9 m/s (770 ft/min)

• Time to altitude: 910 m (3,000 ft) in 17 minutes 30 seconds

• Wing loading: 83.35 kg/m2 (17.07 lb/sq ft)

• Power/mass: 7.95 kg/kW

General characteristics

• Crew: one

• Capacity: one passenger

• Length: 18 ft 9 in (5.72 m)

• Upper wingspan: 20 ft 0 in (6.10 m)

• Lower wingspan: 19 ft 0 in (5.79 m)

• Height: 6 ft 7+1⁄2 in (2.019 m)

• Wing area: 125.0 sq ft (11.61 m2)

• Empty weight: 1,150 lb (522 kg)

• Max takeoff weight: 1,625 lb (737 kg)

• Fuel capacity: 29 US gal (24 imp gal; 110 L)

• Powerplant: 1 × Textron Lycoming AEIO-540-D4A5 air-cooled flat-six engine, 260 hp (190 kW)

Performance

• Cruise speed: 152 kn (175 mph, 282 km/h) (max. cruise)

• Stall speed: 52 kn (60 mph, 96 km/h)

• Never exceed speed: 182 kn (209 mph, 337 km/h)

• Range: 277 nmi (319 mi, 513 km) (55% power)

• Service ceiling: 21,000 ft (6,400 m)

• Rate of climb: 2,700 ft/min (14 m/s)

General characteristics

• Crew: one

• Length: 17 ft 0 in (5.19 m)

• Wingspan: 26 ft 10 in (8.18 m)

• Height: 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)

• Wing area: 124 sq ft (11.54 m2)

• Empty weight: 275 lb (125 kg)

• Max takeoff weight: 600 lb (272 kg)

• Powerplant: 1 × Rotax 447 fixed pitch, 40 hp (30 kW)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 70 mph (113 km/h, 61 kn)

• Cruise speed: 63 mph (102 km/h, 55 kn)

• Stall speed: 35 mph (57 km/h, 30 kn)

• Never exceed speed: 75 mph (122 km/h, 65 kn)

• Range: 120 mi (194 km, 100 nmi)

• Rate of climb: 800 ft/min (4.1 m/s)

• Wing loading: 4.83 lb/sq ft (23.6 kg/m2)

• Power/mass: 15 lb/hp (0.11 kW/kg)

General characteristics

• Crew: F/A-18E: 1 (pilot), F/A-18F: 2 (pilot and weapon systems officer)

• Length: 60 ft 1.25 in (18.31 m)

• Wingspan: 44 ft 8.5 in (13.62 m)

• Height: 16 ft 0 in (4.88 m)

• Wing area: 500 sq ft (46.5 m2)

• Empty weight: 32,081 lb (14,552 kg)

• Gross weight: 47,000 lb (21,320 kg) (equipped as fighter)

• Max takeoff weight: 66,000 lb (29,937 kg)

• Internal fuel capacity: F/A-18E: 14,700 lb (6,667 kg), F/A-18F: 13,760 lb (6,241 kg)

• External fuel capacity: Up to 4 × 480 gal (1,800 L) tanks, totaling 13,040 lb (5,914 kg)

• Powerplant: 2 × General Electric F414-GE-400 turbofans, 13,000 lbf (58 kN) thrust each dry, 22,000 lbf (98 kN) with afterburner

Performance

• Maximum speed: 1,030 kn (1,190 mph, 1,915 km/h) at 40,000 ft (12,190 m)[inconsistent]

• Maximum speed: Mach 1.6[237]

• Range: 1,275 nmi (1,458 mi, 2,346 km) with armament of two AIM-9s[3]

• Combat range: 390 nmi (449 mi, 722 km) combat radius for interdiction with 4 x 1,000 pounds (450 kg) bombs and 2x AIM-9s[238]

• Ferry range: 1,800 nmi (2,070 mi, 3,330 km)

• Service ceiling: 50,000 ft (15,000 m) at least

• Rate of climb: 44,882 ft/min (228 m/s)

• Wing loading: 94.0 lb/sq ft (459 kg/m2) at max takeoff weight 127.0 lb/sqft, 620 kg/m2

• Thrust/weight: 0.93[240]

• Design load factor: 7.6 g[60][241]

General characteristics

• Crew: 2

• Length: 10.97 m (36 ft 0 in)

• Wingspan: 10.86 m (35 ft 8 in)

• Height: 3.60 m (11 ft 10 in)

• Wing area: 19.3 m2 (208 sq ft)

• Aspect ratio: 5.26:1

• Airfoil: root: NACA 64A-114 (mod); tip: NACA 64A-212 (mod)

• Empty weight: 3,075 kg (6,779 lb)

• Gross weight: 4,400 kg (9,700 lb) (clean)

• Max takeoff weight: 5,897 kg (13,001 lb) (with external stores)

• Fuel capacity: 1,413 L (311 imp gal; 373 US gal) internal fuel

• Powerplant: 1 × Rolls-Royce Viper Mk. 632 turbojet engine, 17.8 kN (4,000 lbf) thrust

Performance

• Maximum speed: 898 km/h (558 mph, 485 kn) at sea level

• Stall speed: 148.5 km/h (92.3 mph, 80.2 kn)

• Never exceed speed: 926 km/h (575 mph, 500 kn) (EAS: Mach 0.82)

• Range: 1,760 km (1,090 mi, 950 nmi) (internal fuel)

• Ferry range: 2,110 km (1,310 mi, 1,140 nmi) (with two drop tanks)

• Service ceiling: 14,630 m (48,000 ft)

• g limits: +8.0, -4.0

• Rate of climb: 33.50 m/s (6,595 ft/min)

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Cockpit crew2

2-class seats140165206: 16J @36 in + 190Y @30 in[107]

1-class maximum160195[185] @ 27 in[186]244[187][188]

Seat widthEconomy at 6 abreast: 18 in (46 cm),[18] 3.7 m (12 ft 2 in) cabin width, Business at 4 abreast

Cargo capacity27 m3 (950 cu ft)37 m3 (1,300 cu ft)51 m3 (1,800 cu ft)[a]

Length33.84 m (111.0 ft)37.57 m (123 ft 3 in)44.51 m (146.0 ft)

Wingspan35.80 m (117 ft 5 in)

Height11.76 m (38 ft 7 in)

Max. takeoff weight75.5 t (166,400 lb)79 t (174,200 lb)97 t (213,800 lb)[b][c]

Max. payload17.7 t (39,000 lb)[191]: page 3-2-1 20 t (44,100 lb)[192]: page 3-2-1 25.5 t (56,200 lb)[193]: page 3-2-1 

Operating empty42.6 t (93,900 lb)44.3 t (97,700 lb)50.1 t (110,500 lb)

Minimum Weight[d][185]40.3–40.6 t (89,000–90,000 lb)46.3–46.6 t (102,000–103,000 lb)

Fuel capacity29,659 L (7,835 USg)[e]32,853 L (8,679 USg)[f]

Engines (×2)CFM International LEAP-1A or Pratt & Whitney PW1100G[196]

Fan diameterPW1100G: 81 in (206 cm),[197] LEAP-1A: 78 in (198 cm)[198]

Max. Thrust[185]107 kN (24,100 lbf)[199][200]120.6 kN (27,120 lbf)147.3 kN (33,110 lbf)

SpeedCruise: Mach 0.78 (450 kn; 833 km/h),[196] Max.: Mach 0.82 (473 kn; 876 km/h)[23]

Ceiling39,100–39,800 ft (11,900–12,100 m)[185]

Typical range6,950 km / 3,750 nmi[g]6,500 km / 3,500 nmi[h]6,760 km / 3,650 nmi

A321LR: 7,400 km / 4,000 nmi

A321XLR: 8,700 km/ 4,700 nmi[i][b][c]

Takeoff1,951 m (6,400 ft) [203]1,988 m (6,522 ft)[23]