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Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet
🇺🇸 United States ·first flew 1995· carrier-based multirole fighter
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10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. 081102-N-0000C-002: U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Adam Cohen/Released· Public domain
- 2. Boeing EA-18G Growler: US Navy· Public domain
- 3. A44-204 Boeing F-A-18F Super Hornet & A21-16 McDonnell Douglas F-A-18A Hornet RAAF (7017164337): Robert Frola· GFDL
- 4. A Royal Australian Air Force F-A-18F Super Hornet departs after receiving fuel from a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker: Tech. Sgt. Amy Lovgren· Public domain
- 5. Boeing F-A-18F Super Hornet, United States - US Navy (USN) JP7509785: Sean D Silva· GFDL 1.2
- 6. F18F Super Hornet - RIAT 2010 (4831365273): Tim Felce (Airwolfhound)· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 7. F 18 Super Hornet at Aero India 2011 (8th edition of Aero India): Pritishp333· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 8. US Navy 070204-N-7780S-106 An F-A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the: U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Kyle Steckler· Public domain
- 9. US Navy 070306-N-8446A-011 An F-A-18E Super Hornet from the "Pukin' Dogs" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 143 prepares to conduct an arrested landing aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eis: U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Travis S. Alston· Public domain
- 10. US Navy 090429-N-9062E-001 An F-A-18F Super Hornet from the: U.S. Navy photo· Public domain
what is it?
The Boeing F/A-18E and F/A-18F Super Hornet are a series of American supersonic twin-engine, carrier-capable, multirole fighter aircraft derived from the McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet. The Super Hornet is in service with the armed forces of the United States, Australia, and Kuwait. The F/A-18E single-seat and F tandem-seat variants are larger and more advanced versions of the F/A-18C and D Hornet, respectively.
How to recognise it: 2 jet engines · 13.6 m wingspan
base stats
Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).
fun facts
- First flew 31 years ago, in 1995.
- Wingspan of 13.6 m: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
- Fully loaded it can weigh as much as 5 African elephants (~6 t each).
- Range of 2,346 km: 13× Amsterdam to Brussels.
- Can fly 1.8× higher than Mount Everest (8,849 m).
jet: Gas turbine pushing air out the back (turbofan or turbojet): fast and high-flying.
spec sheet
- first flight
- 1995-11-29
- introduced
- 2001
- status
- still flying
- number built
- 632
- role
- carrier-based multirole fighter
- origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- makers
- Boeing, McDonnell Douglas, Boeing Defense, Space & Security
- engines
- 2× General Electric F414-GE-400
- crew
- 18
- length
- 18.3 m
- wingspan
- 13.6 m
- height
- 4.9 m
- max take-off weight
- 29.9 t
- top speed
- —
- cruise speed
- 893 km/h
- range
- 2,346 km
- ceiling
- 15,940 m
Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
family
Sources: Wikidata Q223318, Wikipedia: Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.