F/A18A Hornet RAAF, A21-27, 75 Squadron, 2003

Professionally painted
Great attention to detail
All markings are Tampoed (pad applied)
Option to display the model on a stand that is provided
Model can be shown with the landing gear in the down or up positions
Canopy can be displayed open or closed
Extremely heavy metal with a minimum of plastic
Highly collectable

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.


The RAAF ordered 75 F-18 Hornets made up of 57 single-seat "A" variant serials A21-1 to A21-
57 and 18 two-seater F-18 "B" serials A21-101 to A21-118. F/A-18A A21-27 c/n 514 AF-27 was
first delivered to 75 Sqn./81 Wing on May 10, 1988. 75 Sqn. deployed to Qatar from February
2003 to May 2003 for Operation Bastille and Operation Falconer, RAAF names for their
participation in OIF. During their time in Qatar 75 Sqn. flew 350 combat missions delivering 122
LGBs before returning to home base Tindal.


Specifications for the McDonnell Douglas F/A-18A/B

Role – Fighter/Attack

Manufactured – 1980 to 1987

Numbers Produced
A – 371
B – 40

Crew
A – 1
B – 2

Dimensions
Length – 56 ft 0 in (17.07 m)
Wingspan – 40 ft 8 in  (12.4 m)
Height – 15 ft 4 in  (4.66 m)

Weight
Empty – 28,000 lbs  (12,700 kg)
Gross – 38,000 lbs  (17,240 kg)
Maximum Take-off – 56,000 lb  (25,400 kg)

Performance
Engines – 2 X GE F404-GE turbofans producing 10,600 lb.s.t. dry & 15,800 lb.s.t with
afterburning per engine
Fuel
Internal – 1,670 U.S. gal  (6,322 l)
External – As many as 3 X 330 U.S. gal  (1,249 l) drop tanks
Maximum Fuel – 2,660 U.S. gal  (10,070 l)
Maximum Speed – Mach 1.8  1,190 mph  (1,915 km/h) @ 35,000 ft  (10,670 m)
Landing Speed – 150 mph  (241.4 km/h)
Combat Ceiling – 50,000 ft  (15,240 m)
Maximum Range – 2,875 miles  (4,627 km)
ARMAMENT
1 X 20 mm M61A1 cannon in nose
PLUS
Hard Points
4 X under-wing
2 X fuselage corner stations
1 X center-line
2 X wing-tip
To carry AIM-9 Sidewinder Missiles
Or
AIM-7 Sparrow Missiles
Plus
Up to 3 external fuel tanks and other assorted ordnance