- Primary Function: STOVL close-support
- Contractor: McDonnell Douglas
- Crew: One
- Unit Cost: $23,700,000
- Powerplant: one Rolls-Royce F402-RR-408 Pegasus (23,800 lb)
- Length: 46.3 feet
- Wingspan: 30.3 feet
- Height: 11 feet, 7 inches
- Empty Weight: 14,867 lb
- Maximum Takeoff Weight: 31,000 lb
- First Flight: November 9, 1978 (YAV-8B) November 5, 1981 (AV-8B)
- End of Service: N/A
- Number Built: [340+ total
- Maximum Range: 900 nautical miles
- Maximum Ceiling: above 50,000 feet (15 kilometers)
- Maximum Speed: 550 knots (Mach .85)
- Armament: One fuselage-mounted 25 mm gun system Standard Air-to-Ground (A/G) load: Six Mk 82, 500 pound bombs Standard Air-to-Air (A/A) load: Four AIM-9L/M Sidewinder missiles Provisions for carrying up to 9,000 pounds of ordnance on seven stations
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