F/A-18E/F Super Hornets taxi out for airshow display - Seinäjoki Airshow 2017 HD

Plane: Boeing F/A-18E & F/A-18F Super Hornet / US Navy Pilot: Boeing factory test pilot (C) Jukka O. Kauppinen 2017 Seinäjoki International Airshow 10.-11.6.2017 Seinäjoki, Finland www.siivet.fi Kaksimoottorinen hävittäjä- ja rynnäkkökone F/A-18E/F Super Hornet on Yhdysvaltain laivaston käyttämä hävittäjämalli, joka on kehitetty C/D -mallien Hornetista. E-mallin on yksipaikkainen ja F-malli kaksipaikkainen ja se on otettu käyttöön vuonna 1999. Mallista on kehitetty Advanced Super Hornet ja EA-18G Growler -muunnos. Super Hornet suuremman kokonsa puolesta mahdollistaa suuremman polttoainekuorman kantamisen sisäisesti sekä ulkoisesti useamman lisäsäiliön käyttämisen samanaikaisesti. Yleiset ominaisuudet Super Hornet on kookkaampi kuin aiempi malli (suluissa C/D-malli): Pituus: 18.31 m (17.1 m) Kärkiväli: 13.62 m (12.3 m) Korkeus: 4.88 m (4.7 m) Siipipinta-ala: 46.5 m² (38 m²) Huippunopeus: 1 915 km/h Lentomatka: 3 330 km Paino: 14 550 kg Esitelty: 1999 Lentonopeus: 1 250 km/h Moottorityyppi: General Electric F414 The Boeing F/A-18E and F/A-18F Super Hornet are twin-engine carrier-capable multirole fighter aircraft variants based on the McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet. The F/A-18E single-seat and F/A-18F tandem-seat variants are larger and more advanced derivatives of the F/A-18C and D Hornet. The Super Hornet has an internal 20 mm M61 rotary cannon and can carry air-to-air missiles and air-to-surface weapons. Additional fuel can be carried in up to five external fuel tanks and the aircraft can be configured as an airborne tanker by adding an external air refueling system. Designed and initially produced by McDonnell Douglas, the Super Hornet first flew in 1995. Full-rate production began in September 1997, after the merger of McDonnell Douglas and Boeing the previous month. The Super Hornet entered service with the United States Navy in 1999, replacing the Grumman F-14 Tomcat, which was retired in 2006; the Super Hornet serves alongside the original Hornet. General characteristics Crew: F/A-18E: 1 (pilot), F/A-18F: 2 (pilot and weapon systems officer) Length: 60 ft 1¼ in (18.31 m) Wingspan: 44 ft 8½ in (13.62 m) Height: 16 ft (4.88 m) Wing area: 500 ft² (46.5 m²) Empty weight: 32,081 lb (14,552 kg) Loaded weight: 47,000 lb (21,320 kg) (in fighter configuration)) Max. takeoff weight: 66,000 lb (29,937 kg) Internal fuel capacity: F/A-18E: 14,400 lb (6,780 kg), F/A-18F: 13,550 lb (6,354 kg) External fuel capacity: 5 × 480 gal tanks, totaling 16,380 lb (7,381 kg) Powerplant: 2 × General Electric F414-GE-400 turbofans Dry thrust: 13,000 lbf (62.3 kN) each Thrust with afterburner: 22,000 lbf (97.9 kN) each Performance Maximum speed: Mach 1.8 (1,190 mph, 1,915 km/h) at 40,000 ft (12,190 m) Range: 1,275 nmi (2,346 km) clean plus two AIM-9s[20] Combat radius: 390 nmi (449 mi, 722 km) for interdiction mission[170] 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[171] (228 m/s) Wing lo