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The F/A-18C and F/A-18D were considered by the French Navy (Marine Nationale) during the 1980s for deployment on their aircraft carriers Clemenceau and Foch and again in the 1990s for the later nuclear-powered Charles de Gaulle, in the event that the Dassault Rafale M was not brought into service when originally planned.

 

Specifications
General

Type: Multirole Fighter
Crew: 1
First flight: 18 November 1978
Introduction: 7 January 1983
Number built: F/A-18A/B/C/D: 1480
Powerplant
2 × General Electric F404-GE-402 turbofans
Dry thrust: 48.9 kN each
Thrust with afterburner: 79.2 kN each
Dimensions/Masses
Length: 17.10 m | Wingspan: 12.3 m | Height: 4.7 m
Wing Area: 38 m² | Empty weight: 10400 kg
Loaded weight: 16770 kg | Max. takeoff weight: 23500 kg
Performances
Maximum speed: Mach 1.8 (1915 km/h)
Combat radius: 740 km | Ferry range: 3330 km
Service ceiling: 15240 m
Armament

Inside: 1× 20 mm (0.787 in) M61 Vulcan nose mounted 6-barreled gatling cannon, 578 rounds
Hardpoints: 9 total: 2× wingtips missile launch rail, 4× under-wing, and 3× under-fuselage with a capacity of 6215 kg external fuel and ordnance

 

 

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