The CF-18 Hornet is a Canadian Forces aircraft, based on the American F/A-18 Hornet.

It was originally manufactured in St. Louis, Missouri, USA by the McDonnell Douglas military aerospace company, who in 1997 merged with Boeing.

The term CF-18 is actually a misnomer. The planes are technically designated CF-188: the name Hornet is not used as it is not bilingual. However, in every context except the most official of military documents, the planes are referred to as CF-18s.

Specifications:
Length: 17.07 m
Wingspan: 12.31 m
Height: 4.66 m
Weight: 10,455 kg

Power: 2 General Electric F404 low bypass turbofans
Speed: Mach 1.8
Ceiling: 15,000 m
Range: 3,704 kilometres (more with air-to-air refueling)

Armament: Sidewinder and Sparrow air-to-air missiles, Maverick air-to-ground missile, conventional bombs and precision-guided bombs, rockets, and M-61 20 mm cannon

Crew: 1 pilot (CF-18A), 2 pilots (CF-18B)

Year(s) procured: 1982 to 1988

Quantity in CF: 122 (60 operational/62 fighter training, testing and rotation)

Location(s): 3 Wing CFB Bagotville , Quebec and 4 Wing CFB Cold Lake , Alberta

See also

List of Canadian Air Force Equipment

External link

http://www.airforce.forces.ca/equip/equip1m_e.htm