Hobby Master 1/72 Air Power Series
HA3576CF-18 Hornet "Demo 2022" 188794, RCAF, 2022
General Background
The McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing) F/A-18 Hornet is a supersonic twin engine all-weather night fighter and attack aircraft. The F/A-18s first flew in November 1978 and the first production flight on April 12, 1980. The first 380 aircraft were F/A-18As and in September 1987 production switched to the F/A-18C. Variants A and C are single-seat aircraft while B and D are tandem-seats. The Hornet can operate from either aircraft carriers or land bases with the capability of in flight refueling. A total of 1,480 A-D variants were built.
Hobby Master HA3576, CF-18 Hornet "Demo 2022" 188794, RCAF, 2022, 1:72
SKU: HA3576
$87.00 Regular Price
$67.00Sale Price
Excluding Tax
- Number of aircraft purchased: 62 CF-18A / 18 CF-18BCrew: 1 x CF-18A / 2 x CF-18BDimensionsLength: 56 ft 0 in (17.07 m)Wingspan: 40 ft 0 in (12.31 m) with SidewindersHeight: 15 ft 4 in (4.66 m)Weight:Empty: 23,049 lb (10,455 kg)Loaded: 37,150 lb (16,850 kg)Maximum Take off: 51,550 lb (23,400 kg)PerformancePower Plant: 2 × General Electric F404-GE-400 turbofans, 16,000 lbf (71.2 kN) per engineMaximum Speed: Mach 1.8 (1,127 mph, 1,814 km/h) @ 36,100 ft (11,000 m)Combat Radius: 330 mi (290 nmi, 537 km) on hi-lo-lo-hi missionFerry Range: 2,070 mi (1,800 nmi, 3,330 km) (range without ordnance)Service Ceiling: 50,000 ft (15,000 m)Rate of Climb: 50,000 ft/min (254 m/s)Armament: Nine Weapon/ Store Stations (5 pylons: 1 Under Fuselage and 4 Wing Stations) (2 LAU 116 located on sides of fuselage: deploys AIM 7 Sparrow and AMRAAM Missiles)(2 LAU 7 located on the wing tips: Deploys AIM 9 Sidewinder Missile), carrying up to 13700 lb (6215 kg) of missiles, rockets, bombs, fuel tanks, and pods1 × 20 mm M61A1 Vulcan internal Gatling gun with 578 rounds, with a firing rate of 4,000 or 6,000 rounds per minuteMissiles: Air-To-Air - AIM-9 Sidewinder, AIM-120 AMRAAM, AIM-7 SparrowAir-to-ground - AGM-65 Maverick, CRV7 rocketsBombs - Paveway, Mk 82, Mk 83, Mk 84, GBU-10, -12, -16 and -24 laser guided bombsAvionics: Raytheon AN/APG-73 radarBAE Systems AN/APX-111 IFFRockwell Collins AN/ARC-210 RT-1556/ARC VHF/UHF RadioGeneral Dynamics Advanced Information Systems AN/AYK-14 XN-8
