- Primary Function: Multi-role attack and fighter aircraft.
- Contractor: Prime: McDonnell Douglas; Major Subcontractor: Northrop.
- Date Deployed: November 1978. Operational – October 1983 (A/B models); September 1987 (C/D models).
- Unit Cost: $29 million
- Propulsion: Two F404-GE-402 enhanced performance turbofan engines. 17,700 pounds static thrust per engine.
- Length: 56 feet (16.8 meters)
- Height: 15 feet 4 inches (4.6 meters)
- Wingspan: 40 feet 5 inches (13.5 meters)
- Weight: Maximum Take Off Gross Weight is 51,900 pounds (23,537 kg).
- Crew: A, C models: One B, D models: Two
- Maximum Range Combat: 1,089 nautical miles (1252.4 miles/2,003 km), clean plus two AIM-9s
- Maximum Range Ferry: 1,546 nautical miles (1777.9 miles/2,844 km), two AIM-9s plus three 330 gallon tank
- Maximum Ceiling: 50,000+ feet
- Maximum Speed: Mach 1.7+
- Armament: One M61A1/A2 Vulcan 20mm cannon; AIM 9 Sidewinder, AIM 7 Sparrow, AIM-120 AMRAAM, Harpoon, Harm, SLAM, SLAM-ER, Maverick missiles; Joint Stand-Off Weapon (JSOW); Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM); various general purpose bombs, mines and rockets.
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