Global Aircraft -- F-18 HARV
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F-18 HARV Specifications
Primary Function: |
experimental - High Angle-of-Attack (Alpha) Research Vehicle |
Contractor: |
McDonnell Douglas |
Crew: |
One |
Unit Cost: |
N/A |
Powerplant |
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Two General Electric F404-GE-400 turbofan engines, each producing 16,000 pounds of thrust in afterburner |
Dimensions |
Length: |
56 ft |
Wingspan: |
37 ft, 5 in |
Height: |
10 ft, 6 in -- at canopy |
Weights |
Empty: |
N/A |
Gross Weight: |
31,980 lb -- phase I; 36,099 lb phase II and III |
Performance |
Speed: |
limited to 170 mph |
Ceiling: |
N/A |
Range: |
N/A |
Armament |
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N/A |
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F-18 HARV Achievements
- The F-18 HARV demonstrated stabilized flight at angles of attack between 65 and 70 degrees using thrust vectoring vanes
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