Aviation
F/A-18D
VIII
Rank
AB
13.7
RB
13.7
SB
13.7
AB
—
RB
13.3
SB
12.7
AB
13.7
RB
13.7
SB
—
Battle rating
USA
Research country
Fighter
Main role
Premium vehicle
Status
General information
Flight performance
Max speed
at 10,668 m
1,8401,8091,8921,809 km/h
Rate of Climb
225179.8273.8179.9 m/s
Turn time
23.224.822.224.3 s
Max altitude
16,764 m
Takeoff Run
750 m
Landing
flaps
flaps
Take-off
flaps
flaps
Combat
flaps
flaps
Air
brake
brake
General characteristics
Crew
2 persons
Engine
Length
17.1 m
Wingspan
11.5 m
Wing Loading
429 kg/m²
Weight:
Base weight
11.9212.3111.6112.24 t
Fuel in main tanks
4.38 t (32m)
Fuel in drop tanks
2.78 t (20m)
Limits:
Max Speed Limit (IAS)
1,477 km/h
Mach Number Limit
2.1 M
G limit
≈ -5/10 G
Flap Speed Limit (IAS)
L / T
463 / 935 km/h
Gear Speed Limit (IAS)
700 km/h
Offensive armament
20 mm M61A1 cannon
Ammunition
578 rounds
Fire rate
6,000 shots/min
One-second Burst Mass
9.98 kg
| Belt | Belt filling | Armor penetration (mm) at a distance: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 m | 100 m | 500 m | 1000 m | 1500 m | 2000 m | ||
| HEF-I/API-T/AP-I/SAPHEI | 40 | 36 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 3 | |
| HEF-I/HEF-I/API-T/HEF-I/HEF-I/AP-I | 40 | 36 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 3 | |
| HEF-I/AP-I/AP-I/SAPHEI | 40 | 36 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 3 | |
| SAPHEI | 37 | 33 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 4 | |
Suspended armament
Max weight
7,700 kg
Wing loading
left / right
Maximum
4,000 kg
Max. difference
3,000 kg
| Name | Weight | Slot | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 84.5 kg |  | | ||||||||
| 2 × | 168.9 kg |  | | |||||||
| 231.3 kg |  | | | | | | ||||
| 2 × | 313 kg |  | | |||||||
| 38 × | 512.3 kg |  | | | | |||||
| 8 × | 560.6 kg |  | | | | |||||
| 240.9 kg |  | | | | | |||||
| 2 × | 481.8 kg |  | | | | | ||||
| 446.8 kg |  | | | | | |||||
| 2 × | 893.6 kg |  | | | | |||||
| 893.6 kg |  | | | | ||||||
| 254 kg |  | | | | | |||||
| 2 × | 508 kg |  | | | | | ||||
| 446.8 kg |  | | | | | |||||
| 2 × | 893.6 kg |  | | | | |||||
| 235.9 kg |  | | | | | |||||
| 2 × | 471.8 kg |  | | | | |||||
| 277.1 kg |  | | | | ||||||
| 2 × | 554.3 kg |  | | | | |||||
| 495.3 kg |  | | | | ||||||
| 943.9 kg |  | | | | ||||||
| 1,079.6 kg |  | | | | ||||||
| 253.1 kg |  | | | | ||||||
| 2 × | 506.2 kg |  | | | | |||||
| 260.8 kg |  | | | | ||||||
| 2 × | 521.6 kg |  | | | | |||||
| 446.8 kg |  | | | | ||||||
| 2 × | 893.6 kg |  | | | | |||||
| 893.6 kg | | | | | ||||||
| 289.7 kg |  | | | | ||||||
| 2 × | 579.4 kg |  | | | | |||||
| 987 kg |  | | | | ||||||
| 497 kg |  | | | | ||||||
| 2 × | 994 kg |  | | | | |||||
| 14 × | 289.2 kg |  | | | | |||||
| 14 × | 321 kg |  | | | | |||||
| 1,061.4 kg |  | | ||||||||
| 291.2 kg |  | | | | ||||||
| 303.5 kg |  | | | | ||||||
| 668.1 kg |  | | | | ||||||
| 362.9 kg |  | | | | ||||||
| 549.1 kg |  | | | | ||||||
| Drop tank (330 gal.) | 110 kg |  | | | ||||||
| 156.5 kg |  | | ||||||||
| LITENING II targeting pod | 208 kg |  | ||||||||
Economy
Repair cost
AB
2,298 
RB
6,506
SB
7,583
Crew training
10,000
Experts
1,540,000
Aces
3,700 
Research Aces
2,750,000 
Reward multiplier
AB / RB / SB
2 x (95 / 320 / 505) %
2 x 262 %
Premium vehicle
All modifications are unlocked
Flight performance | |
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