Global Aircraft -- F-18 HARV
@JSCRIPT@
<!--END MAIN BAR-->
<!--LOWER BAR-->
<!--BEGIN HEADER-->
<!--END HEADER-->
<!--BEGIN SPECIFICATIONS-->
F-18 HARV Specifications
| Primary Function: |
experimental - High Angle-of-Attack (Alpha) Research Vehicle |
| Contractor: |
McDonnell Douglas |
| Crew: |
One |
| Unit Cost: |
N/A |
| Powerplant |
| |
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 |
| |
N/A |
<!--END SPECIFICATIONS-->
<!--BEGIN ACHIEVEMENTS-->
F-18 HARV Achievements
- The F-18 HARV demonstrated stabilized flight at angles of attack between 65 and 70 degrees using thrust vectoring vanes
<!--END ACHIEVEMENTS-->
<!--BEGIN FEATURES-->
<!--
F-18 HARV Features
-->
<!--END FEATURES-->
<!--BEGIN BACKGROUND-->
<!--
F-18 HARV Background
-->
<!--END BACKGROUND-->
<!--BEGIN PHOTOS-->
<!--END PHOTOS-->
Stumble This!
Bookmark on Delicious!
<!--END ID level2Center-->
<!--END CENTER BAR-->
<!--XX11XX GROUP CLOSE-->