- Keep your Post clean! Please dispose of trash in
the proper receptacles and especially those cigarette
butts! There are “Smokers Posts” strategically located
for the convenience of our smokers. Please lend a
hand and field strip your butts, and or deposit them
in one of the grey cigarette receptacles. Thanks!
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Data from U.S. Navy fact file,[13] Aerospaceweb[90]
General characteristics
· Crew: F/A-18E: 1, F/A-18F: 2
· Length: 60 ft 1¼ in (18.31 m)
· Wingspan: 44 ft 8½ in (13.62 m)
· Height: 16 ft (4.88 m)
· Wing area: 500 ft² (46.45 m²)
· Empty weight: 30,600 lb (13,900 kg)
· Loaded weight: 47,000 lb (21,320 kg) (in fighter configuration)
· Max takeoff weight: 66,000 lb (29,900 kg)
· Powerplant: 2× General Electric F414-GE-400 turbofans
o Dry thrust: 14,000 lbf (62.3 kN) each
o Thrust with afterburner: 22,000 lbf (97.9 kN) each
· Internal fuel capacity: F/A-18E: 14,400 lb (6,530 kg), F/A-18F: 13,550 lb (6,145 kg)
· External fuel capacity: 5 × 480 gal tanks, totaling 16,380 lb (7,430 kg)
Performance
· Maximum speed: Mach 1.8+[13] (1,190 mph, 1,900 km/h) at 40,000 ft (12,190 m)
· Range: 1,275 nmi (2,346 km) clean plus two AIM-9s[13]
· Combat radius: 390 nmi (449 mi, 722 km) for interdiction mission[91]
· Ferry range: 1,800 nmi (2,070 mi, 3,330 km)
· Service ceiling: 50,000+ ft (15,000+ m)
· Wing loading: 92.8 lb/ft² (453 kg/m²)
· Thrust/weight: 0.93
· Design load factor: 7.6 g[92]
Armament
· Guns: 1× 20 mm (0.787 in) M61 Vulcan nose mounted gatling gun, 578 rounds
· Hardpoints: 11 total: 2× wingtips, 6× under-wing, and 3× under-fuselage with a capacity of 17,750 lb (8,050 kg) external fuel and ordnance
· Rockets:
· Missiles:
o Air-to-air missiles:
§ 4× AIM-9 Sidewinder or 4× AIM-120 AMRAAM, and
§ 2× AIM-7 Sparrow or additional 2× AIM-120 AMRAAM
o Air-to-surface missiles:
§ AGM-65 Maverick
§ Standoff Land Attack Missile (SLAM-ER)
§ AGM-88 HARM Anti-radiation missile
§ AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW)
o Anti-ship missile:
§ AGM-84 Harpoon
· Bombs:
o JDAM Precision-guided munition (PGMs)
o Paveway series of Laser guided bombs
o Mk 80 series of unguided iron bombs
o CBU-87 cluster
o CBU-78 Gator
o CBU-97
o Mk 20 Rockeye II
· Others:
o SUU-42A/A Flares/Infrared decoys dispenser pod and chaff pod or
o Electronic countermeasures (ECM) pod or
o AN/ASQ-228 ATFLIR Targeting pods or
o up to 3× 330 US gallon (1,200L) Sargent Fletcher drop tanks for ferry flight or extended range/loitering time or
o 1× 330 US gal (1,200 L) tank and 4× 480 US gal (1,800 L) tanks for aerial refueling system (ARS).
Avionics
· Hughes APG-73 or Raytheon APG-79 Radar
Department Schedule of Activities
September 6 Monday Labor Day – Department Office closed
September 7 Tuesday SAL Meeting Post 81 Contoocook 7:00pm
September 7 – 9 ------40/8 Nationale Promenade Springfield, Illinois
September 8 Wednesday Auxiliary Meeting Post 81 Contoocook 7:00pm
September 8 Wednesday District 4 Manchester VA Bingo Sponsored by Post 90 Raymond SAL 7:00pm
September 9 Thursday Rosh Hashanah
September 10 – 12 ------National Commander Visits New Hampshire
September 11 Saturday Patriot Day
September 11-12 ------POW/MIA 24 Hour Vigil – New Hampshire Tilton Veterans Home Opening ceremonies at 11:00am on the 11th and closing ceremonies at 11:00am on the 12th
September 11 Saturday 9/11 Motorcycle Run – Sponsored by Enforcers MC New Hampshire and Fire & Iron Station 28 Ride starts at Hudson VFW and ends at the Upper Deck, Salisbury Beach Registration 8:30am Kickstands up 10:30am Register on line: $20.00 rider/$30.00 rider and passenger
September 11 Saturday Post 35 Hampton 6:00pm – Global War on Terrorism Monument Dedication of New Hampshire’s fallen since 09/11/09
September 15 Wednesday Legion Meeting Post 81 Contoocook 7:00pm
September 18 Saturday Yom Kippur
September 26 Sunday 40/8 Grande du NH Boxcar Memorial Service
Post 43 Manchester 10:30am Coffee Meet at Boxcar for service 11:30am Lunch at Post 43 Manchester 1:00pm Call Tony Rabbia at 603-848-4095 if attending the lunch
September 24 Friday District 4 meeting – Post 16 Goffstown 7:00pm (15 Mountain Road Goffstown)
September 25 Saturday Auxiliary Executive Board Meeting – TBA
September 26 Sunday Auxiliary District 7 Executive Board Meeting – Post 72 Alton 1:00pm