McDonnell Douglas CF-18 Hornet
The CF-18 is a air-to-air and air-to-ground tactical aircraft. It is
in 4 different squadrons over Canada and each squadron has 15 planes in
it. These aircraft are assigned to air defence of Canada. They can also
be used for ground attacks.
Specifications
Length- 17.07 m
Wingspan- 12.31 m
Height- 4.66 m
Weight(empty)- 10 455 kg
Engine- 2 F404-GE-402 low bypass turbofans with give off 7290 kgs of
thrust
Top Speed- Mach 1.8
Ceiling- 15 000 m
Range- 3704 km (more with added air-to-air refueling)
Armement- short range heat seeking AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles, medium
range AIM-7 Sparrow missiles, Mavericks, conventional free fall bombs, precision
bombs and rockets. MK-61A1 20mm Vulcan cannon also.
There are 60 orperation CF-18s in Canada and 62 training aircraft.
Locations:
- Bagotville, Quebec
- Cold Lake, Alberta